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“There’s a corpse on my doorstep, a were-cat on my sofa and I’m being stalked by the assassins division of the local Women’s Institute. I’m going to need a lot more coffee.” Lilith O’Reilly might be queen of the netherworld, but she’s determined to live a normal (after)life. All...

Lilith O’Reilly just wants to be left alone to run her coffee shop on a quiet Liverpool back street. But you don’t choose the undead life—the undead life chooses you.

Single mum and all-round superwoman Sally Freeman wants a better life for herself and her son, Charlie, so she sets about improving things for them. Just as her mission begins, enter Spencer Knight, who's offering Sally a ticket to a new life. He's got the looks, the charm—everything she could wish for. But is he really the answer to her prayers, or does her hapless ex-boyfriend, Johnny, still hold the key to her heart?

Lilith O’Reilly might be dead, but that hasn’t stopped life throwing problems at her. An entire city is living rent-free in her head, and her favourite mermaid is hoarding things she probably shouldn’t in the dark depths of the Mersey.

“The city keeps dropping people into the past, big cats are prowling Toxteth, and riding the Albert Dock carousel is now considered a dangerous sport. If things don’t calm down soon, I’m going to start banging undead heads together.” Lilith O’Reilly would find eternity far more...

The brand new novel from the author of Netgalley's Historical Fiction Book of 2025 The Lamplighter's Bookshop Two locked hearts. One secret that could set them free … He can't bear to remember. She is desperate to forget … From the stage of the Penny Farthing Theatre, Ava Adams uses...

When Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool, she criticises seemingly everything in Eloise Byrne’s life – her city, her accent, her trademark boldness – so if, when she catches Isabel staring, Eloise feels her pulse race, it must be because they hate each other. It surely couldn’t be for any other reason, could it?

Lili O’Reilly and her beloved cat, Grimm, live happily together on a quiet Liverpool back street above the coffee shop Lili runs with her best friend, Izzy. But everything changes the day Lili wakes up with a sore head and no pulse. When she accidentally murders someone—not a very nice someone, but a someone all the same—Lili has to consider that maybe she’s no longer entirely human. And as the inhabitants of the city’s underworld start taking an interest, Lili is forced to fight for her (after)life.

'Glitters with menace' LUCY ROSE 'Visceral and affecting' EMMA VAN STRAATEN ‘Hypnotic and deeply unsettling… both tender and terrifying’ CELIA SILVANI 'Utterly unique, experimental and, simultaneously, a page-turner with the sly, creeping pace of a horror film' HEATHER O'NEILL An...

When April joins a support group for young widows, she's looking for comfort after her husband's sudden death. What she finds instead is a group in turmoil. Set up by well-meaning amateurs, the founders are tussling for control of the group, and everyone's on edge. The founders are fighting for control, members are keeping dangerous secrets, and forbidden relationships are threatening to tear the club apart. And then there's Nick, the newest addition, whose charm feels just a little too calculated. But the most dangerous secret of all? Not all members are who they seem to be.

Kat Brennan has always been the work-hard, play-harder type, navigating single life in London and the chaos of her job at Northstar PR. When Excalibur Cruises invite her aboard to pitch for their account, she jumps at the chance to prove to her boss she's indispensable. But the last person she wants to get stuck on a boat with is industry hotshot Leo Kendrick, the CEO of rival agency Amplify – and Kat's nemesis. When Leo bagged a coveted marketing internship 15 years ago, Kat vowed never to let him win anything again.

The stunning new novel from the writer of The Lamplighter's Bookshop, perfect for fans of The Lost Bookshop and The Keeper of Stories Two locked hearts. One secret that could set them free … Readers love Sophie Austin! What's not to love?! Nineteenth century York, bookshops and brilliant...