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‘haunting and beautifully written’ emma burstall when her identical twin laurel dies, seventeen-year-old willow’s life falls apart. with her parents’ marriage faltering, she finds escape at her uncle joe’s cottage. but even as they begin to know each other, willow is plagued with memories of her sister. then, lucas arrives in her life – troubled, angry and with a dangerous past. joe’s cottage is idyllic, but the forest is filled with secrets. what is joe hiding from her? what events have brought lucas to her door? and who is the slaughter man who steals through willow’s sleep? as the lines between dreams and reality become blurred, willow’s torment deepens. it seems as if her only escape lies with the slaughter man. what reviewers and readers say: ‘a dark, eloquently creepy tale. parkin’s prose quivers with visceral terror’ carol lovekin, author of snow sisters & ghostbird ‘haunting, complex and beautifully written. a really compelling read’ emma burstall, the top 10 bestselling author of the tremarnock series

A raw and powerful novel from queen of ya holly bourne, perfect for fans of kathleen glasgow and amber smith. amber just wants a bit of love, and six weeks working at an american summer camp might be the perfect place to find it. two years ago, her alcoholic mum abandoned her for california and never looked back. this trip is their chance to reconnect, but the reunion is nothing like amber hoped. then there’s kyle, the all-american prom king. falling for him was never part of the plan, but neither was having her heart broken. will amber find the love she deserves? or will her american dream turn into a nightmare…”perfectly captures the emotional rollercoaster that is love.” booktrust

Ya. fantasy fiction. horror fiction. when sixteen year old zoey redbird gets marked as a fledgling vampire she must join the house of night school where she will train to become an adult vampire. that is, if she makes it through the change. but zoe is no ordinary fledgling. she has been chosen as special by the goddess nyx and discovers her amazing new power to conjure the elements: earth, air, fire, water and spirit. when zoey discovers that the leader of the dark daughters, the school’s most elite group, is misusing her goddess given gifts, zoey must look within herself to embrace her destiny, with a little help from her new vampire friends.

The stunning ya debut from internationally bestselling author cecelia ahern. celestine north lives a perfect life. she’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming art crevan. but then celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. she breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. she could be imprisoned. she could be branded. she could be found flawed. in this stunning novel, bestselling author cecelia ahern depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished. and where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller the keeper of stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered… her new chapter starts now… jo sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse colourful notebooks, distracts her from her bruised heart. when she meets ruth, a vicar running from a secret, and malcolm, a septuagenarian still finding himself, she suddenly realizes she isn’t alone. they each have a story that can transform jo’s life… if only she can let them in. the perfect gift for book lovers, the keeper of stories meets the lost bookshop in this gorgeous novel about secrets, second chances and finding friendship in the most unlikely places. netgalley reviewers love the book of beginnings! ‘another extraordinary read by the author of the keeper of stories.’ ‘what a gem of a book!’ ‘everything about the story moved me.’ ‘i am in awe of sally page’s writing’ ‘so refreshingly original.’ ‘you just have to read it.’ ‘a read cover-to-cover-in-one-sitting book that gives all the feels.’ ‘wonderful, just wonderful.’

King’s crime thriller featuring holly gibney and detective ralph anderson is now released with a stunning new cover look. now you see him. now you don’t. a horrifying crime. water-tight evidence points to a single suspect. expect he was seventy miles away, with an iron-clad alibi. detective anderson sets out to investigate the impossible: how can the suspect have been both at the scene of the crime and in another town?

At last – all the poirot short stories in a single volume ‘my name is hercule poirot and i am probably the greatest detective in the world.’ the dapper, moustache-twirling little belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own ‘little grey cells’ has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century. appearing in agatha christie’s very first novel in 1920 and her very last in 1975, hercule poirot became the most celebrated detective since sherlock holmes, appearing in 33 novels, a play, and these 51 short stories. arranged in their original publication order, these short stories provide a feast for hardened agatha christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through his many film and television appearances.