Collection: Fiction

Julie Parker's kids are her greatest gift. Still, she's not exactly heartbroken when the ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically g...

Inspired by the life of Florence Nightingale, this literary gem is part historical fiction, part ghost story, and utterly original. Mayfair, 1910. At the age of ninety, Florence Nightingale is frail and no longer of sound mind. After a storied career as a nurse, writer and statistician, she now l...

Nestled among the cobblestone streets of Compiègne, there existed a bakery unlike any other. Rumours were whispered through the town that its pastries offered a taste of magic, chasing away the darkest of sorrows. Just one bite of a croissant might bring luck, unlock a precious memory or reveal h...

Darkness looms over sunny Sidmouth when an unsolved murder comes to the attention of late-night radio talk show host Edward Temmis. Recently sacked from his beloved job after a devastating tragedy, Edward is cast adrift - until he meets Stevie, whose grandmother, a devoted listener, died in a sus...

The year is 1815, and an American, Miss Amelia Stonehold, has arrived in the Devon town of Axminster, accompanied by her "cousin" Serena Meleva. She's brought with her a list to tick find a property, investigate the neighbors, bargain for and purchase the property, staff the property and possibly...

Paris, 1900. Celebrated carousel-maker Gilbert works night and day to finish his masterpiece in time for the city's Exposition Universelle. But Gilbert is struggling in the wake of his wife and son's tragic deaths, and as he finalises his creation, a dangerous idea forms in his mind . . . Chicago...

Cambridge University student Joe Greene dreams of a future where his words will echo through the ages. Esi already knows his future. She's on a time-traveling tour to witness history's greatest moments. In Esi's era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare, and he's about to meet Diana, the subject of ...

From the bestselling author of The Truth About Her comes Lonely Mouth, a delicious, clever, tender and vivid novel about the conflicted way women think about their bodies, their appetites, and themselves in the world. 'Lonely mouth ... It's a Japanese expression. It means, like, you feel like you...

The Memory Cabin: "Jenna Stewart loves gathering at her Texas lakeside cabin with her girlfriends. It's an annual tradition to reconnect with the women who helped her deal with her mother's passing along with the end of her marriage. But this year, lives are changing, dreams are evolving. And per...

The Abbotts' new lodger Luke hasn't told them much about himself, but they can't expect to know everything about a stranger who's just moved in. But Luke keeps asking about their family photos and looking through their things. Why does he want to know everything about them? And why does daughter ...