The hilarious no. 1 bestseller by comedian and author of According to Yes and Oh Dear SylviaEveryone hates the perfect family.So you'll love the Battles.Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who...

Katherine Lockley, the Dowager Countess of Wyndam has a mission. She's many years from her youthful days, and wants help women, widows in particular, in need. Women, who like her, found themselves on a path they didn't choose, but are forced to navigate it nonetheless.She takes a young widow under her wing, and if Katherine's plans are successful, she will continue her league of widows. Each one with their own story, their own path, and in time, the happiness they crave.But...

**The bold, brilliant and buzzy new novel from Dawn O'Porter – HONEYBEE – is available to buy now***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER and Richard & Judy book club pick*______________________________________________________________WHAT IF THE LIFE YOU’RE LIVING … ISN’T THE ONE YOU WANT?Mia has made all the right choices. She’s married, she has the nice house, the good career. But life isn’t about fitting into a box...

**Discover the joyously funny and charming novel from Dawn French, number one bestselling author of A Tiny Bit Marvellous and Oh Dear Silvia'I adored it. So charming, wise and brilliantly written'** MARIAN KEYES'Think the Vicar of Dibley, without the dog collar. YES YES YES indeed' IndependentThe Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a ...

When a glitch in an experimental game drops Wren into a fantasy world, she's given an impossible choice: a cursed farm no one has survived, or certain death.Armed with nothing but a magical purse full of "pun seeds" and zero survival skills, Wren discovers her new farm comes with deadly monsters, failing shields, and plants that grow exactly what their names suggest. Breadfruit produces actual bread. Silk trees grow finished gowns. And her attempts at defe...

A Picture of Dorian Grey meets A Cure for Wellness in this suspenseful, horror-tinted thriller set at an exclusive health retreat on a remote Scottish island, where miraculous treatments offered to wealthy clientele may not be precisely what they seem.Perfection comes at a cost.Jaimie Vane used to measure her life in concert halls and standing ovations. Now she measures it in symptoms. The chronic illness ...

My birth brought death to my mother, and my father grew to hate me for it, leaving me vulnerable to the abuse of my stepmother and stepsister.My mere appearance served as a constant reminder to my stepmother of the woman my father once loved the most - my mother. Consumed by jealousy, she relentlessly sought to destroy my life, but will she succeed?"Sign this contract, become my Luna, and after the contract term ends, you will receive generous rewards and freedom.""...

It’s been thirteen years since Maya McGlynn set foot in Taiga Ridge Lodge, the northern Ontario luxury resort where she grew up. She was Maisie, daughter of the caretakers, and thought of the lodge as her own.That was when her parents were arrested as serial killers.It’s been ten years since Maya last had contact with the lodge’s owner, who promised her—upon the conviction of her parents and her whole world forever altering—that she’d alway...

ETTA'S FOUND THE CURE FOR OLD AGE. BUT HER FAMILY WON'T LIKE IT . . .Etta is sixty-eight years old. Happy, healthy and an active participant in her world, she’s gathered her family together for an unforgettable weekend.Tick.At 5am that Saturday morning, Etta wakes her daughter, her granddaughter, her son and her daughter-in-law up to lead everyone down to the beach. To ‘Etta’s Hollow’, where a roaring fire has already been li...

She didn't ask to be kidnapped. She definitely didn't ask to fall for the man who did it.Jaide Calanarre is one of the best ship mechanics in the system — which is exactly why the Draconians want her, and why they're not taking no for an answer. Hustled aboard an alien warship with her partner, she's got plenty of reasons to be furious and zero reasons to trust the infuriatingly compelling soldier assigned to watch her.But someone wants her dead. Her partner is falling for ...

Before there was a modern-day town called Dark Moon Vale, there was an ancient kingdom nestled in the Transylvanian Alps. Before there was a primordial species called the Vampyr, there was a celestial race begotten of gods and men. Before light battled shadow, the sacrifice became mandatory, or the first Blood Moon adorned the celestial sky...There was The Curse.A punishment.An abomination.The ultimate act of vengeance.And it was placed upon a people...

Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades. Loved for her irreverant humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries and challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure.Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip...