"We believe your son Max is missing." What kind of nonsense is that? Missing? How long do you have to be gone before someone reports you missing? On the night of May 11-12, 2020, Marjolein Hartman is told that her son Max is one of five surfers who died off the coast of Scheveningen-in a freak display of natural forces. They suffocated in a thick layer of foam that had formed just offshore due to a sudden shift in wind. The tragedy shocks the nation and makes international headlines. Utter...

** NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX RELEASE STARRING EMILY BADER AND TOM BLYTH! **------'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us'A gorgeous romance' Beth O'Leary, The No-Show'Loveable characters, hilarious wit and steamy sexual chemistry' Laura Jane Williams, Our Stop*Also known as You and Me on Vacation*...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker, NPR, Vogue, the Washington Post, Electric Lit, and more!A “dryly witty” (The New Yorker) and “fabulously revealing” (The New York Times Book Review) debut that follows two sisters-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world on the verge of calamity—a Seinfeldian novel for readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Sally Rooney.**It’s March of 2019, an...

For fans of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh, A Bit Much is a darkly funny novel about the complexity of friendships, the agony of insecurity, and the beautiful and embarrassing nature of loving someone.Alice is twenty-four and falling apart. She’s lost her job, her appetite, her ability to sleep. And now she’s worried she’s going to lose Mia, her closest friend, who’s being treated for a serious illness. On the days Alice can get herself out of bed, she ...

‘Compelling’ Hello!‘[A] deliciously dark story shot through with black humour.’ Sunday MirrorA loving husband. The perfect killer?‘I wonder if Mia thinks I have a dark side. Most likely as far as she knows, I am just her dear loving husband.’Paul Strom has spent years building his perfect life: glittering career, beautiful wife, two healthy boys and a big house in the suburbs.But he also has his secrets. That’s why Paul has...

**A memoir of falling in love, the fallout of infidelity, and everything messy in between — and the inspiration behind the hit CBC podcast.“Beautifully and powerfully written, Alone: A Love Story left me heartbroken and inspired at the same time.” — Terry Fallis“A lyrical tribute to the intoxicating, dramatic, destructive and ultimately empowering nature of love.” — Anna Maria Tremonti“Michelle Parise is the best company. Her passion and humour leap off the p...

Return to Butternut Lake with New York Times bestselling author Mary McNear in a story where the complicated bonds of sisterhood are tested, long-kept secrets are revealed, and love is discovered…all during one unforgettable summer at the lake.They are two sisters who couldn’t be more different. Win organized and responsible, plans her life with care. Poppy impulsive and undependable, leaves others to pick up the pieces. But despite their differences, they share memories o...

Tracey Livesay returns in this seriously sexy sequel to American Royalty, following Duchess and Prince Jameson as they strive to turn their romance into a relationship, beneath the relentless glare of the spotlight.Against all odds, sexy American rapper, Danielle “Duchess” Nelson and brilliant reclusive royal Prince Jameson have fallen in love! They’ve decided to take their relationship public and find a way to make their two worlds coexist. On their

“Would you like to be the heroine in an otome game? The catch is…you must have a downfall so the villainess can gloat.”One day, a white cat who calls himself the messenger of a god comes to scout Nina Scaglione for a certain role. The prince, whose heart she’s meant to capture only to be thrown aside by him, is obsessed with farming. The villainess, who’s meant to gloat over the heroine’s failure, is a seemingly perfect noble girl with hidden flaws—one of them bein...

Falling stars are supposed to be a lucky sign, but not for Austen. Her new job as a secretary in an international games company isn't off to a good start. Her first assignment—decorating the Christmas tree in the lobby—results in a trip to the ER after Dee, the company's second-in-command, gets hit by the star-shaped tree topper. Dee blames her instant attraction to Austen on her head wound, not the magic of the falling star. She's determined not to act on it, especially since Austen has n...

Her father died instantly, her mother in the hospital.She has learned to say this flatly and without emotion, the way she says her name (Marina), her doll's name (also Marina) and her age (seven). Her parents were killed in a car crash and now she lives in the orphanage with the other little girls. But Marina is not like the other little girls.In the curious, hyperreal, feverishly serious world of childhood, Marina and the girls play games of desire and war...

She’s the one for me. Too bad we’re just friends.Endless days we spend under the bright spotlights of the reality TV show set where we work. We laugh together, lean on each other, tell each other everything. Except how I really feel. Although it sits there on the tip of my tongue every day, I can’t bring myself to confess.I’m her chubby, nerdy BFF, but she’s my everything.Should she find out the truth, and shoot me down, all that we have will be rui...