Modern & contemporary fiction

It's 1994 in County Donegal, Ireland, and everyone is talking about Colette Crowley - the writer, the bohemian, the woman who left her husband and sons to pursue a relationship with a married man in Dublin. But now Colette is back, and nobody knows why. Returning to the community to try and recla...

Newly appointed Campaign Manager, Catherine Lawrence has a plan, and it definitely doesn’t include falling in love with the handsome, free-spirited, blue-eyed, surfer from Australia who just moved in next door. Jake Ryan came to Florida with every intention of surfing, enjoying life, and finding ...

After an initial misunderstanding between Nicky, a long-time widow, and Lane, an American history professor, they become close friends - but are wary of it developing into anything deeper. Amongst many other obstacles, Nicky and Lane both have family problems that are casting shadows over their r...

Scarlett Green and Theo Winters are two writers with only one bestselling book to their names: the one they wrote together all those years ago. None of the books they've written separately have ever been quite as successful. Now at risk of being dropped by their respective publishers, Theo and Sc...

The Welsh Marches, 1301. Strong-willed heiress Johane de Geneville is married to Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, at just fifteen years old. Soon Johane finds herself swept up in a world of treacherous court politics and dangerous secrets as her husband deposes Edward II and rules England alongside...

Sadie Smith - thirty-four-year-old American undercover agent of ruthless tactics, bold opinions and clean beauty - is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists influenced by the beliefs of a mysterious...

After Nancy's father dies, she is faced with two life-changing revelations. One - she has a half-brother she knew nothing about; Two - she's expecting a baby. Her brother is clearly the result of an affair, and she's having the baby with a man who, despite being in a relationship with Nancy for o...

Heart-broken Sarah Quinn is left to care for her father and siblings when their beloved mother dies. Putting her own dreams aside to keep the family together, she's watchful of her youngest sister, Janette, fast on the way to becoming a tearaway. Her father Fred, often in the pub rather than stri...

A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work. DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. Her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Ve...

A village hall, a primary school play, a beautiful Lake District town. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a train of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere. At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty, the daughter of ...