In 2024, following years of austerity, political instability and external shocks including Brexit, COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, the Labour Party was voted into power in the UK. This book is the first in-depth analysis of the Labour government from a social policy perspective.Through expert chapters covering broad themes such as public expenditure, public opinion and devolution, and substantive areas including children and families, health, education, housing, social secu...

COLD CASE PERILAn unsolved crime. A K-9 team on the case.Unexpected danger is closing in fast…When someone tries to run dog trainer Micah Landon off the road, Officer Lucy Lopez and her K-9 partner, Piper, show up just in time to make a rescue. Someone wants Micah dead—but why? Is this connected to Lucy’s weapon-smuggling case, in which she’s investigating Micah’s younger half brother? Or was Micah attacked because he started looking...

He's almost perfect . . . but he works for Death'Charming, original love story about grief. I loved it' SOPHIE COUSENS'This may be my favourite romance of the year' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW'Tender and romantic' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN'Okay five stars for the ~~VIIIIBES~~ alone' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW------------Nora Clanton sells caskets. It wasn't her dream job, but it's...

This collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allan Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems contained. A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English literature take on the world of vampires, werewolves and the supernatural.Authors: Edgar Allen Poe / WW Jacobs / Bram Stoker / E.F. Benson ...

'Fans of EMILY HENRY will devour this!' Cecilia RabessLove could be a recipe for disaster, or the best thing they ever cooked up...Kieran O'Neill should be on top of the world. He's just won a cooking reality TV show, he's on track to open his own restaurant before he turns thirty, and he's even got a high-paying cookbook deal. Still he can't impress his stuck-up family, his ADHD makes planning ahead impossible and, worst of all, his ghostwriter is the most upt...

HER HOT FLUSHES MUST BE THE PERI-MENOPAUSE. THEY SURELY COULDN'T BE ... LOVE?Lisa Darling - high-flying TV-exec and twice-divorced mother-of-two - has enough on her plate without having to deal with the handsome New Yorker parachuted in to her best friend's job at work.She's already navigating life with a grotty teenage son, organising a PTA cheese & wine event, supporting her oldest friend through breast cancer treatment and, since she hit 47, facing a new...

'Move over, hockey romance fans. There's a new game in town . . .' JODI PICOULT'I will be shouting about my love for One on One until my voice gives out' JESSICA JOYCE, author of You, With a View'An immersive, sexy, absolute winner of a debut' SARAH ADLER, author of Happy MediumA STEAMY RIVALS-TO-LOVERS WORKPLACE ROMCOM FOR FANS OF HANNAH GRACE AND SALLY T...

An unexpected romantic comedy about Esme, who after a head injury, discovers her imaginary boyfriend now exists.Is he too good to be true?Meet Theo. Handsome, sexy, funny. kind. And he can cook.He's literally the man of Esme's dreams. But Esme's sensible enough to know that you can't just manifest your perfect boyfriend then have him turn up on your doorstep.Or can you?Please note: the errors in the audio...

BEN ROSEWOOD NEVER MEANT TO BE BOUND TO A VAMPIRE SUCCUBUS, ESPECIALLY ONE AS SEXY-YET-TERRIFYING AS ELEONORE BETTENCOURT-DEVEREUX, BUT THERE ARE SOME FANG-TASTIC PERKS...'Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious!' ALI HAZELWOOD****Werewolf Ben Rosewood is happy with his life. One hundred percent. Everything is fine!! His business is thriving. His anxiety disorder is...well, it's been better. As for romance-who...

The hot, commitment-phobe surfer is the only one I can turn to...In my small-town bookstore, I'm surrounded by book boyfriends, but I've never had one in real life. At almost 30, I've never been in love, and my bookstore isn't breaking even. Something needs to change, and I know exactly who's going to help me: Wyatt Rhodes, the guy everyone wants.He agrees to be my relationship coach, but his lessons aren't what I expected.Between s...

My arrogant fake fiancé? I can't stand him.Cocky and charismatic Emmett Rhodes isn'ta relationship kind of guy, but now that he's running for mayor of our small town, his bachelor past is hurting the campaign.Thankfully, I'm the last woman who would everfall for him.We're total opposites-he's a golden retriever and I'ma black cat, but he'll co-sign on my restaurant loan if I play his devote...

Fall in love between the pages . . .Still grieving the death of her best friend, Erin knows she needs to start living - but has no idea how. Then she loses her favourite book, heavily annotated and containing her friend's final words to her.When James finds Erin's note-filled book in his local community library, he writes his own message back, and soon they are locked in an anonymous book exchange . . .But Erin and ...