Darcy, Darcy, Darcy. The name I should have wiped from my mind nearly two years ago. Her brother, and my assistant captain, has repeatedly warned she's off-limits to a guy like me-a playboy bound to bed her one night and break her heart the next morning-an opinion shared by her stepdad, who also happens to be my coach. I can see why they don't want their goalie anywhere near her. My reputation with women isn't exactly unblemished. Except, they shouldn't judge what they don't understand, and neither should my girl. Okay, she's not technically my girl yet, but that's just semantics, as are the things I'll do to make her mine. Each time she's visited from the UK, I've warred with the respect I have for my friendship with her brother versus pursuing a growing obsession for the honey-haired bombshell with blue eyes as big as the Ocean that separates us. That is, until everything changes and there's nothing keeping me at a safe distance. She's living in Brooklyn and looking for fun with guys, and I can no longer observe from the sidelines. Any chance-no matter how small-she gives me, I'm going to take it and say to hell with the consequences. Only, the opportunity I get isn't small, and neither are the stakes that go with it. But again, that's just semantics ...

Pre-order HIDE AND SEEK, the first standalone thriller from Chris Carter, coming July 2026! From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes the next installment in the Robert Hunter series! When an unidentified female body is discovered laid out on a slab in an abandoned butcher's shop, the cause of death is unclear. Her body bears no marks; except for the fact that her lips have been carefully stitched shut. It is only when the full autopsy gets underway at the Los Angeles County morgue that the pathologist will reveal the true horror of the situation - a discovery so devastating that Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Homicide Special Section has to be pulled off a different case to take over the investigation But when his inquiry collides with a missing persons' case being investigated by the razor-sharp Whitney Meyers, Hunter suspects the killer might be keeping several women hostage. Soon Robert finds himself on the hunt for a murderer with a warped obsession, a stalker for whom love has become hate. Readers can't get enough of The Night Stalker . . . (5 star reviews *****) 'A brilliantly written novel that Carter takes you into the darkest & Macabre side of a serial killer' 'Easy five star. Enjoy this series!!!!!!!!!!!' 'Super stuff from the master, as always!!!' 'An intense, pulse-pounding thriller that grips you from the very first page and doesn't let go' 'Another fantastic read'

Darcy, Darcy, Darcy. The name I should have wiped from my mind nearly two years ago. Her brother, and my assistant captain, has repeatedly warned she's off-limits to a guy like me-a playboy bound to bed her one night and break her heart the next morning-an opinion shared by her stepdad, who also happens to be my coach. I can see why they don't want their goalie anywhere near her. My reputation with women isn't exactly unblemished. Except, they shouldn't judge what they don't understand, and neither should my girl. Okay, she's not technically my girl yet, but that's just semantics, as are the things I'll do to make her mine. Each time she's visited from the UK, I've warred with the respect I have for my friendship with her brother versus pursuing a growing obsession for the honey-haired bombshell with blue eyes as big as the Ocean that separates us. That is, until everything changes and there's nothing keeping me at a safe distance. She's living in Brooklyn and looking for fun with guys, and I can no longer observe from the sidelines. Any chance-no matter how small-she gives me, I'm going to take it and say to hell with the consequences. Only, the opportunity I get isn't small, and neither are the stakes that go with it. But again, that's just semantics ...

The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia and historical feminist fiction. 'A wonderfully rich and absorbing tale' Observer 'Expertly crafted and beautifully told' Jennifer Saint ' All so good. I read it in two days flat, and wish I had spaced it out more' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW Beatrice is the convent's librarian. For years, she has shunned the company of her sisters, finding solace only with her manuscripts. Then, one carnival night, two women, bleeding and stricken, are abandoned outside the convent's walls. Moments from death, one of them presses something into Beatrice's hands: a bewitching book whose pages have a dangerous life of their own. But men of the faith want the book destroyed, and a zealous preacher has tracked it to her door. Her sisters' lives - or her obsession. Beatrice must decide. The book's voice is growing stronger. An ancient power uncoils. Will she dare to listen? More praise for THE BOOK OF EVE: 'What an extraordinary book' Harriet Tyce 'A ravishing, erudite feminist hijack of Renaissance Florence' Alice Albinia 'A beautifully written, utterly enthralling read' Karen Coles 'Mysterious, bewitching and beautiful' Elizabeth Lee 'Brutal and haunting' Melissa Fu 'Erudite and bewitching' Costanza Casati And some early reader reviews: 'It is a tribute to female strength, power and resilience' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A very interesting take on myth, mythology and the power of women when they work together for the greater good' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The writing was excellent with a compelling storyline and well developed characters and a fantastic setting' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'An emotional journey, I absolutely loved the story and characters' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

What would you do if you saw your husband killed right in front of you… identified his body… had him cremated… then six months later received a letter written by him two days ago? Amy Barrowman grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. So when she falls in love with millionaire Riley Hart and he asks her to marry him she can't believe her luck. She has found true love and her happy ever after. Riley Hart is a Millionaire Man about Town. Men want to be him and women want to bed him. But to achieve Riley's status, you have to tread on a lot of toes and make a lot of enemies. When Riley is gunned down at the nightclub they own, Amy is determined to avenge his death. She receives a mysterious letter detailing a list of suspects including Riley's sworn enemy, actor Grant Wilson. But with an obsessive passion brewing between her and Grant and a dangerous assassin trailing her every move it would seem Amy has opened a deadly and tempting Pandora's Box. In settling the score for her husband, has Amy put herself into terrible danger? A sizzling story of deadly secrets, this unputdownable read is perfect for fans of Melanie Blake, Tasmina Perry and Victoria Fox. What readers are saying about Deadly Obsession… 'The ultimate guilty pleasure of a rollercoaster read you'll want to repeat the experience of time and time again… His scandalously sexy novels will keep you up all night.' Melanie Blake, Author 'Thrilling, sexy and utterly compulsive, Deadly Obsession is a red-hot, white-knuckle joyride of dangerous glamour and delicious revenge. Jackie Collins meets Martina Cole in this latest offering from the King of the Bonkbuster. It's gritty and it's glorious and I adored it.' Victoria Fox 'Nigel's fourth bonkbuster brilliantly fills the void left by Jackie Collins. A racy tale full of intrigue and innuendo, it's glamorous and shocking in equal measure.' New! Magazine 'An utter page-turner. Shock, anger, sadness Deadly Obsession literally has it all!' Lozza's Book Corner 'A delicious cocktail of grit and glamour with a kick that'll leave you desperate for more!' Matt Cain 'Nigel May has the potential to fill the smut writing shoes of Jackie Collins. His latest adventure was heavy on the suspense, the drama, the danger and uber-descriptive bedroom scenes. Just may need a tall glass of cold water to cool down before moving on to the next book.' Fluff, Smut and Murder

' I absolutely devoured this book from the outset. I just loved it, as I do with all Jojo Moyes's books. ' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ I've been up until the wee hours , I had to race to finish it so I could actually sleep tonight!' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ ' A touching, thought-provoking novel with the perfect mix of drama, heart, and hope. Moyes has a gift for creating deeply human stories, and Night Music is no exception.' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES! Is it ever too late to start again? Isabel Delancey has always taken her gifted life for granted. But when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to a crumbling pile in the country. With the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings fast disappearing, Isabel turns to her neighbours, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions. As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had - and that a heart can play a new song . . . Praise for Jojo Moyes 'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell 'Nobody writes women the way she does' Jodi Picoult 'Warm, witty and wonderful' Chris Whitaker

' I absolutely devoured this book from the outset. I just loved it, as I do with all Jojo Moyes's books. ' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ I've been up until the wee hours , I had to race to finish it so I could actually sleep tonight!' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ ' A touching, thought-provoking novel with the perfect mix of drama, heart, and hope. Moyes has a gift for creating deeply human stories, and Night Music is no exception.' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES! Is it ever too late to start again? Isabel Delancey has always taken her gifted life for granted. But when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to a crumbling pile in the country. With the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings fast disappearing, Isabel turns to her neighbours, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions. As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had - and that a heart can play a new song . . . Praise for Jojo Moyes 'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell 'Nobody writes women the way she does' Jodi Picoult 'Warm, witty and wonderful' Chris Whitaker

' I absolutely devoured this book from the outset. I just loved it, as I do with all Jojo Moyes's books. ' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ I've been up until the wee hours , I had to race to finish it so I could actually sleep tonight!' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ ' A touching, thought-provoking novel with the perfect mix of drama, heart, and hope. Moyes has a gift for creating deeply human stories, and Night Music is no exception.' Reader review,¿¿¿¿¿ DISCOVER AN EARLY CLASSIC FROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE ALL LIVE HERE, JOJO MOYES! Is it ever too late to start again? Isabel Delancey has always taken her gifted life for granted. But when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to a crumbling pile in the country. With the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings fast disappearing, Isabel turns to her neighbours, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions. As she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. Isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had - and that a heart can play a new song . . . Praise for Jojo Moyes 'Wise, funny and glorious. She never ever disappoints' Lisa Jewell 'Nobody writes women the way she does' Jodi Picoult 'Warm, witty and wonderful' Chris Whitaker

Bad men make excellent fertilizer ... The cult Korean psychological horror tale of revenge, reinvention, and what it takes to grow back. Perfect nutrients for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER In the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the soil of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker.... ________ Every garden needs a little weeding ... Tucked away in the corner of a neighbourhood in Dosan, South Korea, is the Plant Shop. Its owner Yoohee has started anew, while her meticulously grown foliage thrives under her tender care. The shop is her refuge, where petunias and marigolds bloom and the air itself is like an elixir of peace. By day, Yoohee dispenses gardening advice, but she also finds herself offering a special service out-of-hours. Women in desperation come to her about a man they hope might disappear from their lives. Because Yoohee has encountered these kinds of men in her own life, men who treated her (and her beloved plants) with utter disrespect. So as night falls, Yoohee trades her apron for a shovel and a hoe and vanishes into her moonlit garden. There, she buries not just the remains of the day, but also the bloody remnants of a few unfortunate incidents. As more men are reported missing, a determined young detective comes knocking ... Atmospheric and haunting, PLANT LADY is a subtle, humorous story of dangerous obsession and misogyny that will fertilise your deepest fears and keep you rooted right to its chilling last page. __________ 'Gentle yet full of quiet rage, Plant Lady is sparse, haunting and timely' Parini Shroff, bestselling author of The Bandit Queens

Bad men make excellent fertilizer ... The cult Korean psychological horror tale of revenge, reinvention, and what it takes to grow back. Perfect nutrients for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER In the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the soil of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker.... ________ Every garden needs a little weeding ... Tucked away in the corner of a neighbourhood in Dosan, South Korea, is the Plant Shop. Its owner Yoohee has started anew, while her meticulously grown foliage thrives under her tender care. The shop is her refuge, where petunias and marigolds bloom and the air itself is like an elixir of peace. By day, Yoohee dispenses gardening advice, but she also finds herself offering a special service out-of-hours. Women in desperation come to her about a man they hope might disappear from their lives. Because Yoohee has encountered these kinds of men in her own life, men who treated her (and her beloved plants) with utter disrespect. So as night falls, Yoohee trades her apron for a shovel and a hoe and vanishes into her moonlit garden. There, she buries not just the remains of the day, but also the bloody remnants of a few unfortunate incidents. As more men are reported missing, a determined young detective comes knocking ... Atmospheric and haunting, PLANT LADY is a subtle, humorous story of dangerous obsession and misogyny that will fertilise your deepest fears and keep you rooted right to its chilling last page. __________ 'Gentle yet full of quiet rage, Plant Lady is sparse, haunting and timely' Parini Shroff, bestselling author of The Bandit Queens

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "This inventive, boundary-pushing follow-up to Detransition, Baby . . . [takes] on gender, transness and lives on the margins in all of their gorgeously complicated glory."-People "Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly victorious."-Miranda July, New York Times bestselling author of All Fours NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE ONE OF VULTURE'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Elle, Electric Lit, them, Chicago Public Library In this collection of one novel and three stories, bestselling author Torrey Peters's keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing. In Stag Dance, the titular novel, a group of restless lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will volunteer to attend as women. When the broadest, strongest, plainest of the axmen announces his intention to dance as a woman, he finds himself caught in a strange rivalry with a pretty young jack, provoking a cascade of obsession, jealousy, and betrayal that will culminate on the big night in an astonishing vision of gender and transition. Three startling stories surround Stag Dance: "Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones" imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex-girlfriend. In "The Chaser," a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school brings out intrigue and cruelty. In the last story, "The Masker," a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a handsome mystery man who objectifies her in thrilling ways, or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood. Acidly funny and breathtaking in its scope, with the inventive audacity of George Saunders or Jennifer Egan, Stag Dance provokes, unsettles, and delights.

* Winner - Best Novel, ITW Thriller Award * Authors on the Air Network - Thriller of the Year * Finalist - Anthony Award for Best Novel * Finalist - Macavity Award for Best Novel * "Jar of Hearts grabs you by the throat! The perfect blend of riveting characters, chilling details, and gasping twists in this standout thriller will keep you frantically reading until the explosive end." - Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who's been searching for the truth all these years . . . When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong-one of the most popular girls in school-disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school. But fourteen years later, Angela Wong's remains are discovered in the woods near Geo's childhood home. And Kaiser-now a detective with Seattle PD-finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women. To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he's something else entirely. Back in high school, Calvin was Geo's first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed. For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela's death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison. While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong. How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it? Find out in Jennifer Hillier's Jar of Hearts.

** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ** A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD: FICTION A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A 'BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR' IN THE NEW YORKER & OPRAH DAILY 'Relentlessly gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Menace-dipped' THE TIMES 'Thrilling and haunting' NEW YORK TIMES ------------------------------------------------------- You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women. All of you are young, all beautiful, all keen to escape the grinding poverty, political unrest and environmental catastrophe of the outside world. You realise that cameras are tracking your every move, broadcasting to millions of reality TV fans. Soon, ten men will arrive on foot - if they all survive the journey. What will you have to do to win? And what happens to the losers? The Compound is an addictive literary satire on modern excess: it holds a twisted mirror up to our obsession with winning, losing and, above all, watching. ------------------------------------------------------- READERS ARE GRIPPED 'THE must read hot book of summer 2025!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Ok I seriously loved this. The story is so addictive. There are sudden twists, simmering uneasiness and a wholly fitting ending that has stayed with me since I finished reading it' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Deliciously dark, this was a real page turner that I couldn't wait to get back to each night' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'There aren't many books that I would want to read twice, but this is one of them' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This was sold to me as Love Island meets Big Brother meets Survivor, and oh my gosh it didn't disappoint!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Fans of Black Mirror and The Hunger Games will find The Compound both thought-provoking and disturbingly relevant' ¿¿¿¿ 'A fun beach read, perfect for the summer' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I absolutely inhaled this. What a read. Materialism, wealth, love... Wow. So original and well written' ¿¿¿¿¿

'I honestly believe this is one of the best books that I've read this year!' NetGalley Reviewer, You're not who you say you are. But neither is she. Olive Anderson has accepted that tonight she'll be dining alone, without her husband. So when a beautiful stranger appears at Olive's dinner table, telling the waiter she's her wife, Olive is immediately unsettled. But the stranger wants to talk, and isn't this what Olive wants on this lonely winter night? To vent to a perfect stranger? She's too ashamed to tell her real friends the truth - six months into the marriage they all warned her against, her life is a living nightmare. Perhaps Olive should have asked the fake wife who she's really married to. Perhaps she should have known this chance encounter had something to do with her secretive husband. Because there is a string of missing women connected to Mr Anderson, and by the morning, Olive will be the latest... The Fake Wife is an unputdownable thriller that will shock and surprise you like the best television boxsets. If you enjoyed Netflix shows like Behind Her Eyes, The Stranger and Obsession you will love The Fake Wife. Read what everyone is saying about The Fake Wife: 'OMG this latest book by Sharon Bolton is so good, definitely worth reading' Reader Review, 'You'll never guess where this book is going' SAMANTHA DOWNING 'I swear the twists and turns you will not see coming!' 'Totally gripping, with characters who draw you in' JP DELANEY 'One thing Sharon Bolton knows how to do is write a compulsive page-turner, and The Fake Wife is just that' Reader Review, 'A thriller that had me desperate for answers. I loved it!' HARRIET TYCE 'Sharon Bolton has written another cracker! The twists! The tension! The characters!' Reader Review,

** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ** A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD: FICTION A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A 'BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR' IN THE NEW YORKER & OPRAH DAILY 'Relentlessly gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Menace-dipped' THE TIMES 'Thrilling and haunting' NEW YORK TIMES ------------------------------------------------------- You wake up in a compound in the middle of the desert, along with nine other women. All of you are young, all beautiful, all keen to escape the grinding poverty, political unrest and environmental catastrophe of the outside world. You realise that cameras are tracking your every move, broadcasting to millions of reality TV fans. Soon, ten men will arrive on foot - if they all survive the journey. What will you have to do to win? And what happens to the losers? The Compound is an addictive literary satire on modern excess: it holds a twisted mirror up to our obsession with winning, losing and, above all, watching. ------------------------------------------------------- READERS ARE GRIPPED 'THE must read hot book of summer 2025!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Ok I seriously loved this. The story is so addictive. There are sudden twists, simmering uneasiness and a wholly fitting ending that has stayed with me since I finished reading it' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Deliciously dark, this was a real page turner that I couldn't wait to get back to each night' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'There aren't many books that I would want to read twice, but this is one of them' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'This was sold to me as Love Island meets Big Brother meets Survivor, and oh my gosh it didn't disappoint!' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Fans of Black Mirror and The Hunger Games will find The Compound both thought-provoking and disturbingly relevant' ¿¿¿¿ 'A fun beach read, perfect for the summer' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I absolutely inhaled this. What a read. Materialism, wealth, love... Wow. So original and well written' ¿¿¿¿¿

"Creep is everything I want from a novel—it’s obsessive, it’s rapturous, it spirals into the most masochistic corners of the mind. A perfectly twisted debut."—Anna Dorn, author of Perfume & Pain "A chilling book by an exciting new voice."—Vogue (UK) From a blistering new voice in dark literary fiction, a novel of psychological suspense and an unsettling portrait of loneliness, obsession, and identity which asks: if a stranger was left alone in your house, how well could they truly get to know you—enough to fall in love with you? Alice and Tom are made for each other. Deeply connected, they share a flat in London, go to galleries together, enjoy the same books and wine. They even share a toothbrush. It’s all picture perfect. Except Alice and Tom have never met. Alice has been cleaning Tom’s apartment every Wednesday for a year. With every smudge wiped from his coffee cup, every multivitamin counted in the jar, Alice spirals deeper into infatuation, imagining a love so powerful it might erase a lifetime of self-hatred and loneliness. But as Alice prepares for the moment when she and Tom will finally meet face-to-face, she discovers that love might not be the cure she thought it was. Instead, the line between fantasy and reality becomes ever more blurred, shattering everything Alice thought she knew. Told in Alice’s compelling, deliciously acidic voice, Creep is a literary study of unreliability and unlikability. Exploring alienation, class, and race, it's a skilled debut with resonance in the way that we view women, mental health, and the lost in society. A great psychological thriller for spooky-season nights A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list for fans of unsettling stalker novels [Published as This Immaculate Body in the UK]

"Creep is everything I want from a novel—it’s obsessive, it’s rapturous, it spirals into the most masochistic corners of the mind. A perfectly twisted debut."—Anna Dorn, author of Perfume & Pain "A chilling book by an exciting new voice."—Vogue (UK) From a blistering new voice in dark literary fiction, a novel of psychological suspense and an unsettling portrait of loneliness, obsession, and identity which asks: if a stranger was left alone in your house, how well could they truly get to know you—enough to fall in love with you? Alice and Tom are made for each other. Deeply connected, they share a flat in London, go to galleries together, enjoy the same books and wine. They even share a toothbrush. It’s all picture perfect. Except Alice and Tom have never met. Alice has been cleaning Tom’s apartment every Wednesday for a year. With every smudge wiped from his coffee cup, every multivitamin counted in the jar, Alice spirals deeper into infatuation, imagining a love so powerful it might erase a lifetime of self-hatred and loneliness. But as Alice prepares for the moment when she and Tom will finally meet face-to-face, she discovers that love might not be the cure she thought it was. Instead, the line between fantasy and reality becomes ever more blurred, shattering everything Alice thought she knew. Told in Alice’s compelling, deliciously acidic voice, Creep is a literary study of unreliability and unlikability. Exploring alienation, class, and race, it's a skilled debut with resonance in the way that we view women, mental health, and the lost in society. A great psychological thriller for spooky-season nights A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list for fans of unsettling stalker novels [Published as This Immaculate Body in the UK]

"Creep is everything I want from a novel—it's obsessive, it's rapturous, it spirals into the most masochistic corners of the mind. A perfectly twisted debut."—Anna Dorn, author of Perfume & Pain "A chilling book by an exciting new voice."—Vogue (UK) From a blistering new voice in dark literary fiction, a novel of psychological suspense and an unsettling portrait of loneliness, obsession, and identity which asks: if a stranger was left alone in your house, how well could they truly get to know you—enough to fall in love with you? Alice and Tom are made for each other. Deeply connected, they share a flat in London, go to galleries together, enjoy the same books and wine. They even share a toothbrush. It's all picture perfect. Except Alice and Tom have never met. Alice has been cleaning Tom's apartment every Wednesday for a year. With every smudge wiped from his coffee cup, every multivitamin counted in the jar, Alice spirals deeper into infatuation, imagining a love so powerful it might erase a lifetime of self-hatred and loneliness. But as Alice prepares for the moment when she and Tom will finally meet face-to-face, she discovers that love might not be the cure she thought it was. Instead, the line between fantasy and reality becomes ever more blurred, shattering everything Alice thought she knew. Told in Alice's compelling, deliciously acidic voice, Creep is a literary study of unreliability and unlikability. Exploring alienation, class, and race, it's a skilled debut with resonance in the way that we view women, mental health, and the lost in society. A great psychological thriller for spooky-season nights A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list for fans of unsettling stalker novels [Published as This Immaculate Body in the UK]

Both revealing self-portrait and dramatic fictional chronicle of his final African safari, Ernest Hemingway's last unpublished work was written when he returned from Kenya in 1953. Edited by his son Patrick, who accompanied his father on the safari, True at First Light offers rare insights into the legendary American writer in the year of the hundredth anniversary of his birth. A blend of autobiography and fiction, the book opens on the day his close friend Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves Ernest in charge of the safari camp and news arrives of a potential attack from a hostile tribe. Drama continues to build as his wife, Mary, pursues the great black-maned lion that has become her obsession. Spicing his depictions of human longings with sharp humor, Hemingway captures the excitement of big-game hunting and the unparalleled beauty of the scenery - the green plains covered with gray mist, zebra and gazelle traversing the horizon, cool dark nights broken by the sounds of the hyena's cry. As the group at camp help Mary track her prize, she and Ernest suffer the "incalculable casualties of marriage," and their attempts to love each other well are marred by cruelty, competition and infidelity. Ernest has become involved with Debba, an African girl whom he supposedly plans to take as a second bride. Increasingly enchanted by the local African community, he struggles between the attraction of these two women and the wildly different cultures they represent. In True at First Light, Hemingway also chronicles his exploits - sometimes hilarious and sometimes poignant - among the African men with whom he has become very close, reminisces about encounters with other writers and his days in Paris and Spain and satirizes, among other things, the role of organized religion in Africa. What is fact and what is fiction? This is a question that was posed by Hemingway's readers throughout his career and is one of his principal subjects here.

THE VIRAL HOCKEY ROMANCE SENSATION FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, CHELSEA CURTO. COMES WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER. I never really felt like I had a home. But with Emmy next to me, I think home is wherever she is . . . Emmy Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she'll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling DC Stars. Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he's never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they're total opposites. After a night of explosive tension that ends in bed, Emmy and Maverick swear it'll be a one-time thing - just enough to clear the air so they can focus on their game. It's meaningless, she insists, because she doesn't date hockey players, and he's a notorious playboy who doesn't date at all. But 'just once' quickly becomes again and again, and while they promise their friends-with-benefits setup will end with the season, their chemistry off the ice proves impossible to ignore . . . Face Off is a spicy dislike-to-lovers hockey romance with professional athletes, friends with benefits, he falls first and a guaranteed happily ever after from bestselling author, Chelsea Curto. THE DC STARS WILL BECOME YOUR NEW OBSESSION . . . ' Utter perfection . Another must-read by Chelsea Curto' 'I will recommend until im blue in the face' 'I feel speechless. This is everything I wanted in this book and more . 6* tier read!!!' 'I LOVE THIS BOOK SO SO MUCH. I WOULD GIVE IT 10 STARTS IF I COULD ' 'Face Off really combined all the things I love: strong women, obsessed men, banter, heartfelt spice ' 'HE wears HER jersey. Do you need any more convincing on this one?' ' This book is everything . If you're looking for a spicy ice hockey romance where she's an athlete too, this is for you'