‘Hugely confident … harrowing, visceral … recommended’ Ian Rankin‘Kept me hooked’ Angela Marsons‘An excellent read’ Martina Cole'Gritty, dark and chilling’ Mel SherrattA dark and gripping debut crime novel – the first in a stunning series – from a huge new talent.The killer is just getting started…When three wife beaters are themselves found beaten to death, ...

Amanda Griffin has made a mistake. Or maybe a long series of them.First, she gets drunk at her sister's wedding and shares all her guilty secrets with Robert Castleman, the worst possible man. Then, at her cousin's wedding, she ends up in bed with Robert. At her best friend's wedding, they have a big, embarrassing fight. And then she gets stuck with him on the world's most annoying road trip. Her heart has always belonged to a man she can never have, so it's not like she'll ever fa...

Most people don't have a nemesis, but I do. His name is Rafe Archibald.On the first day of kindergarten, he stole my chocolate cupcake. In sixth grade, he won the big essay contest, while I ended up runner-up. All through high school, he was my academic rival, and in college he dated all my friends. After graduation, I hoped to be rid of him at last, but he moved into the apartment across the hall.He's always around. Inescapable. Constantly infuriating me with his too-long ...

After years of dreaming, Jessica is finally getting married, but the marriage isn't exactly what she thought.Daniel is her best friend, and she's known him all her life, but he's never gotten over losing his wife two years ago. His dream is to become the pastor of the church in their hometown, but the small-town congregation keeps balking over calling an unmarried minister. Since Daniel needs a wife and Jessica wants a husband and family, she proposes an arrangement that benefits b...

Jill has never been good at taking risks, but she spends one hot night with a sexy stranger, knowing she'll never see him again. Then Lucas shows up the next morning as her new roommate. He was supposed to be a one-night stand, but now he'll be living in the empty room in her shared apartment for the next six months.Jill needs stability and a long-term relationship, and she knows Lucas can never give her those things. He's looking for a life free of commitments or obligations. She ...

They're just roommates. They're definitely not in love.When Heather returns home to take over her father's historic restoration business, the last thing she expects is being forced into a partnership with Chris Dole — the man who betrayed her trust and walked away three years ago.It gets worse. To prove they can work together, they have to be roommates for six months.Sharing a converted apartment at Preston's Mill means Heather has to put up with Chris's sm...

Sex wasn't supposed to be part of the deal.Three years into a marriage of convenience, Molly's high-powered CEO husband wants to add a new term to their marriage agreement. Sex—without any messy emotional entanglements. But weekly sex with Luke, despite their carefully negotiated terms, is likely to get messy eventually.Content in a mutually beneficial arrangement, Molly isn't going to fall for Luke the way she fell for an old lover, only to be crushed in the end. ...

If you love books like THE HOUSEMAID, you will LOVE this . . .⭐ Praise for Noelle W. Ihli ⭐**'Hands down one of my favourite reads of the year' – FREIDA MCFADDEN'A true classic in the genre' – LISA JEWELL****FIVE DAYS. TWENTY STRANGERS. EIGHTY-FOUR MILES OF WHITEWATER.AND NO WAY OUT.**The rafting trip was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. But Kaia’s starting to think she made a mistake.Because ever ...

No matter what, she isn't going to fall for her late husband's cousin.As a widow at twenty-six, Zoe isn't looking for love. She's just looking for the energy to get through the next day and take care of her infant son. She might have to deal with Adam, her husband's cousin and business partner, but she doesn't have to like it. She doesn't have to like him.But he just won't go away.Adam knows that Zoe needs time and space to heal, so he resolves to be a frie...

*"Look at you! Such a healthy flush.""You're positively glowing! Luminous, even."*Katherine didn't think she had ever heard so many creative ways of being called fat before. Except she wasn't fat, of course. Even worse, she was pregnant.When Katherine begins experiencing seemingly random physiological changes a few months after being claimed as Bastian's mate, she's terrified that she may somehow be losing her supernatural abilities – her "inner wolf", so to speak.

Sea of Tranquility meets Dark Matter in this dizzying speculative thriller following a clan of Neanderthals living in isolation on a nature reserve and the scientists who care for them."This provocative cautionary tale will leave readers questioning what it truly means to be human." —Publishers WeeklyA clan of humans—they hunt and gather, they have lovers and rivals, their own society. They pass o...

He calls her The Annoying One.Liz overheard him say it to his friend, and that's just fine. She doesn't like him anyway. Vince Darcy is cold, arrogant, and detached from genuine feelings, and he's become her closest rival in the local antiques business. He might be her new neighbor, and Liz's sister might be falling for his best friend, but that doesn't mean Liz cares what Vince thinks of her.Yes, he's hot. Very hot. Way too hot. It's another one of his infuriating characte...