You check a YouTube channel you have watched daily for five years, only to find it abruptly deleted. A favorite podcaster vanishes without a trace. A trusted online friend's avatar goes gray and never lights up again. The grief that follows is heavy, real, and entirely unsupported by society. We are living through a silent epidemic of parasocial mourning. As our lives become increasingly tethered to the digital world, our brains process the loss of a one-sided internet relationship with th...

**Brought to you by Penguin.A Mysterious Stranger, a Fortune at Stake, and a Race Against Time to Save Austen’s Family - perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Bridgerton**‘Who are you, Miss Austen, but a young lady of little experience and no consequence?’Welcome to Godmersham Park, 1797.Following many years apart, Jane Austen is set to spend the summer with her estranged brother, Neddy.As heir to wealthy widow Mrs Knight’s ...

Brought to you by Penguin.A delightful romantic adventure from one of the best-known and beloved historical novelists of all time.Robin and Prudence Merriot have been dissemblers since they were children. And in this age of slippery politics, they need to be. So it is nothing for them to rescue a rich heiress from her abductor. But once committed to their masquerade, they must see it through...For more than fifty years Georgette Heyer was the undisp...

Brought to you by Penguin.The festive season is fast approaching.Jane Austen fears that without her siblings at home, there won’t be much Christmas cheer in the Austen household this year.But when she uncovers a skeleton in the cellar of Deane Rectory, Jane soon forgets her woes. Who needs merriment, when there’s a mystery to solve?Her investigation leads her to the legend of a young bride who’s long been thought to haunt the woods nearby. A...

SMALL ANGELS updates the classic ghost story for the 21st century: a wedding in a Suffolk village sees the woods begin to stir with an unsettling magic, and forces a troubled family's secrets out into the open.When Chloe turns the key to Small Angels, the church nestled at the edge of Mockbeggar Woods where she is to be married, she is braced for cobwebs and dust.What she doesn't expect are the villagers' concerned faces, her fiancé's remoteness, or the nagging voi...

Brought to you by Penguin.______________'Shelf Life is whip-smart, slyly heartbreaking, and I felt the truth of it in my bones. Franchini dissects ideas of love, dating and identity in a way that feels both ruthless and humane. I loved it.'Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water CureLaunching an intelligent, perceptive new voice in fiction, Shelf Life is the exquisite, heart-wrenching story of a woman rebuildi...

Following a traumatic accident, a special friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music in this stunning novella from celebrated author Katya Balen.The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children’s fiction.After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she’s always loved.She exists in a world of angry silence – furious...

The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen.Juno’s furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. She’ll miss all the fun she and her friends had planned for the holidays. She’ll also miss her mum, but it’s her mum’s fault for leaving anyway.Then Juno discovers a long-forgotten little family in her grandfather’s attic. As she works to carefully cra...

For more than a decade, the widely used Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children has been helping early educators use research‐based practices to boost social‐emotional development. Now there’s a practical guide that makes it easier than ever to implement this highly effective framework in preschool classrooms.Created by the Pyramid Model developers and experts with extensive training experience, this is the first book to prov...

A proud, impoverished spinster goes to extraordinary lengths to hide her destitution from the judgmental eyes of her society. Her elaborate ruses and fiercely guarded independence mask a profound vulnerability and a desperate longing for connection. When an unexpected romantic interest threatens to expose her carefully constructed facade, she must decide whether to cling to her pride or risk her heart. Experience a poignant character study of dignity, resilience, and the transformative pow...

The Yates Pride: A Romance centers on Eudora Yates, a solitary New England woman whose past love, Harry Lawton, reappears, stirring old emotions. As gossip and social expectation swirl around her recent decision to adopt a child, Eudora must navigate pride, duty, and desire. Freeman explores romance, personal dignity, and societal scrutiny, following Eudora’s journey toward love, motherhood, and reconciliation with her past.

In a sleepy town steeped in old-fashioned traditions, an impoverished spinster fiercely guards her family's aristocratic legacy despite her dwindling fortunes. When an old flame returns, successful and wealthy, her stubborn independence and deep-seated pride threaten to sabotage a second chance at happiness. The delicate dance between unyielding dignity and unspoken longing creates a poignant tension that captivates from the start. As secrets are revealed and social barriers tested, she mu...