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Her Saturday night started normally. Recently separated from her husband, Ali has been persuaded by her friends to go on a date with a new man. She is ready, she is nervous, and she is excited. She is about to take a step into her new future. By Sunday morning, Ali’s life is unrecognizable. She wakes, and she knows that something is wrong. She is home, she is alone, she is hurt, and she has no memory of what happened to her.

The perfect daughter. The perfect girlfriend. The perfect murder? Jenna is seriously ill. She's lost all hope of getting the heart transplant she needs to live. But just as her life is ebbing away, she receives a donor heart from a girl called Callie. Who was Callie and how did she die? Jenna is determined to find out.

You know that feeling? When you want something so badly, you almost feel you'd kill for it? Be careful what you wish for.... Kat and her husband Nick have tried everything to become parents, and are on the point of giving up. Then a chance encounter with Kat's childhood friend Lisa gives Kat and Nick one last chance to achieve their dream. But Kat and Lisa's history hides dark secrets. And there is more to Lisa than meets the eye.

It should be the perfect opportunity: a manor house available rent free in exchange for a bit of housesitting. But when Cass and James dig deeper, they find the place has been abandoned since a robbery left almost all the inhabitants dead almost thirty years ago. But they’ve got to save for a deposit somehow, so they move in, and things quickly take a strange turn. Objects disappear and turn up in odd places, the clock always stops at the same time, and the house is oppressive yet strangely familiar. Could it just be bad memories, or are the house’s secrets a little closer to home?

Grace hasn't been the same since the death of her best friend, Charlie. She is haunted by Charlie's words the last time she saw her and, in a bid for answers, opens an old memory box of Charlie's. It soon becomes clear there was a lot she didn't know about her best friend. When Grace starts a campaign to find Charlie's father, Anna, a girl claiming to be Charlie's sister, steps forward. For Grace, finding Anna is like finding a new family, and soon Anna has made herself very comfortable in Grace and her boyfriend Dan's home. But something isn't right.

Meet the Walsh family: Lucy: mother. Wife. Falling to pieces. Aidan: father. Husband. In too deep. Connor: son. Friend. Can never tell the truth. Everyone in this family is hiding something, but one secret will turn out to be the deadliest of all.... Will this family ever recover when the truth finally comes out?

At her surprise 40th-birthday party, Kate Granger feels like the luckiest woman in the world but just hours later her fifteen-year-old daughter, Caily, is found unconscious underneath a bridge when she should have been at school. Now, Caily lies comatose in her hospital bed, and the police don’t believe it was an accident. As the investigation progresses, it soon becomes clear that not everyone in the family was where they claimed to be at the time of her fall. Caily should be safe in hospital but not everyone wants her to wake up.

The Abbotts’ new lodger Luke hasn’t told them much about himself, but they can’t expect to know everything about a stranger who’s just moved in. Only Luke keeps asking about their family photos, and snooping through their things. Why does he want to know everything about them? Then, suddenly, Mum Mel texts the family to say she needs a break. But Mel has never gone away on her own before. And now it’s been days and no one can get hold of her. While daughters Jen and Amy frantically try to find their mum they're alone with Luke. They're scared, and they should be.

Leah’s perfect marriage isn’t what it seems, but the biggest lie of all is that she’s learned to live with what happened all those years ago. Marie drinks a bit too much to help her forget. And Carly has never forgiven herself for not keeping them safe.

A collection of short stories from some of your favorite authors. You think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds - a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalize, and shock listeners.

Laura is grieving after the sudden death of her husband. Struggling to cope emotionally and financially, Laura is grateful when a local community, Oak Leaf Organics, offers her and her 17-year-old daughter, Tilly, a home. But as Laura and Tilly settle into life with their new ‘family’, sinister things begin to happen. When one of the community dies in suspicious circumstances, Laura wants to leave, but Tilly, enthralled by the charismatic leader, Alex, refuses to go.

A Quick Reads story from the bestselling author of The Fall and The Intruders! * * * * Two Neighbours. Two Secrets. One chance at survival. Running from her past, Meena hopes to find peace in her new home. But her neighbour, Ada, is a mystery. Meena can’t shake the feeling that something about...

‘Louise Jensen is the most amazing plotter!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great author, well written. Would definitely recommend’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * * * * Oh, God. There’s so much blood. Panic skitters around every cell in my body. I can’t breathe. I need to hide the...

"Stand and deliver! Hand over your valuables if you value your life!" Sophia's duty is clear: look pretty, behave well, and find a husband as soon as possible. But Sophia hates the social whirl of balls and masquerades. So under the cover of darkness, she secretly swaps her ball gowns for breeches, and turns to highway robbery. When one man begins to take a keen interest in her, Sophia must keep her distance - or risk him unmasking her secret life.

Ein Herrenhaus, mietfrei, im Austausch gegen simples Housesitting. Als Cass und James dieses ungewöhnliche Angebot entdecken, scheint ihr Traum zum Greifen nah. Doch Newington House hat eine dunkle Vergangenheit. Kurz nach ihrem Einzug nehmen die Dinge eine unheimliche Wendung. Gegenstände verschwinden und tauchen an seltsamen Orten wieder auf, die Uhr bleibt immer zur gleichen Zeit stehen, das Haus wirkt seltsam bedrückend und manchmal haben Cass und James das Gefühl, nicht allein zu sein.

Seit Jahren leben Jen, ihre Mutter Mel und ihre kleine Schwester Amy ein ruhiges, fast unauffälliges Leben. Doch als der neue Untermieter Luke einzieht, beginnt etwas zu kippen. Er gibt sich freundlich – doch seine Fragen sind zu gezielt, sein Interesse an alten Familienfotos zu groß. Dann verschwindet Mel. Luke ist nicht hier, um neu anzufangen. Er ist hier, weil er etwas weiß. Etwas, das sie begraben glaubten. Er kennt ihre Vergangenheit. Er kennt ihre Schwächen. Und er weiß genau, wie man eine Familie von innen heraus zerstört.

It's time to shake off the dust and make a new start... A warm, uplifting novel of bold adventures and new beginnings, perfect for readers of Rachel Joyce, Joanna Nell and Sophie Green. 'Warm, witty and wise - Winifred Peters is an absolute delight!' CELIA ANDERSON 'A joy from beginning to end'...

Willkommen in der Familie. Hier bist du sicher. Oder? Der spannende Psychothriller, der dich so schnell nicht mehr loslässt. Nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Mannes hat Laura nicht nur mit ihrer Trauer zu kämpfen, auch finanzielle Probleme belasten sie. Es scheint daher wie ein Geschenk des Himmels, als die lokale Gemeinschaft Oak Leaf Organics ihr und ihrer 17-jährigen Tochter Tilly einen Zufluchtsort bietet. Doch während Mutter und Tochter sich bei ihrer neuen "Familie“ einleben, geschehen immer wieder unheimliche Dinge.

Eine Familie, die alles füreinander tut. Wirklich alles. Dieser mitreißende und spannende Psychothriller ist nichts für schwache Nerven. Von außen betrachtet, scheint die vierköpfige Familie Walsh ein perfektes und idyllisches Leben zu führen. Mutter Lucy ist erfolgreiche Ärztin, Vater Aidan ist Tierarzt mit eigener Praxis, ihre Söhne Connor und Keiran sind ihr ganzer Stolz. Doch der 12-jährige Keiran leidet an einer Autoimmunkrankheit und wird früher oder später auf eine neue Niere angewiesen sein.