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There are no white shrouded spectres here, no wailing ghouls. Just the echoes of those who have passed, whispering that history is set to repeat itself. The Cotswolds, Christmastime 1946: A young widow leaves behind the tragedy of her wartime life, and returns home to her ageing aunt and uncle. For Lucy – known as Mrs P – and the people who raised her, the books that line the walls of the family publishing business bring comfort and the promise of new beginnings. But the kind and reserved new editor at the Kershaw and Kathay Book Press is a former prisoner of war, and he has his own shadows to bear. And when the old secrets of a little girl’s abandonment are uncovered within the pages of Robert Underhills’s latest project, Lucy must work quickly if she is to understand the truth behind his frequent trips away. For a ghost dwells in the record of an orphan girl’s last days. And even as Lucy dares to risk her heart, the grief of her own past seems to be whispering a warning of fresh loss… Mrs P’s Book of Secrets will be published in the US as The Book Ghost.

From Santa… …with love! Children’s doctor Anna Maskell loves Christmas. But Muswell Hill Memorial’s new locum surgeon, Jamie Thurston, hates it! So Anna makes him a deal – if she teaches him to embrace Christmas again, he’ll play Santa to their little patients! But as Anna tempts him with the joys of the season, they also discover a connection neither expected. Can Jamie find the courage to give Anna what she truly needs this Christmas – his love?

Told with intimacy and ferocity and set in the passionate and crumbling Spanish Quarter of Naples, comes a poignant tale of first love – of a place, of a person – where languages and cultures collide while dreams soar and crash in spectacular ways. ‘Don’t forgive me, don’t answer, don’t be sad. Be happy, have babies, make mixed tapes, take pictures … it’s how I always love to think of you. And now and then, if you can and if you want to, remember me. ’ Several years after leaving Naples, Heddi receives an email from Pietro, her first love, admitting that he was wrong. Immediately, Heddi is transported back to her college days in that heartbreakingly beautiful city built on ruins and set against the cliffs of a sleeping volcano. Just the thought of the Spanish Quarter, the crumbling apartment she shared with friends and where she first met Pietro, still spark the pain of longing and a desire to belong. For Heddi’s tribe of university friends, Naples was the first taste of freedom and an escape from their familial obligations. But for Heddi it is the place where she searched for the roots she never had, while Pietro tried to escape his. For all of them Naples is a place that they’ll never forget: the setting of their unrestrained youth.

Can she find her Happily Ever After… #1 New York Times bestselling author For the past seven years, Viola Branham has enjoyed the luxury of traveling the world as an independent woman, and confining her awkward past to a distant, if painful, memory. But now she has been summoned home to England over a stipulation in the will of her late uncle, the Earl of Ellsworth, one that decrees she lose everything unless she reconciles with the man who broke her heart and ruined her life—her husband.

From the author of the smash hit Netflix romcom The Kissing Booth! Eloise, a self-confessed Christmas obsessive, can’t wait for the big day. Devoted to her Michael Bublé playlist, she’s organising the school nativity play and even her gorgeous Grinch of a neighbour, James, can’t get her down. Her workaholic twin sister, Cara, on the other hand, plans to work over the holiday – and figure out what secrets her seemingly-perfect boyfriend George might be keeping from her. The sisters used to be close but since Cara moved to London, everything’s been different. Only, Eloise isn’t giving up just yet, and with a white Christmas on the cards, Cara can’t fail to be moved by the magic of the season … can she?

Don’t miss the second book in the unforgettable House of Falconer series, available to pre-order now!From the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance. London 1889: Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity. Working his way up Henry Malvern’s trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. A fierce rivalry develops with Henry’s daughter and heir Alexis – but their animosity masks a powerful attraction. Embarking on a love affair with the daughter of Russian émigrés, James’s life begins to transform. But as treachery and danger threaten, a secret comes to light that will change his life forever. James must decide where his future lies – with Henry Malvern or following his own dream…

A Lady’s lessons… …in temptation! When her almost-fiancé proposes to someone else, Lady Eleanor is suddenly the talk of the ton! With her family in financial dire straits, Eleanor must marry before the end of the Season. Secret lessons with Charles, the dashing, infuriating—and devastatingly charming!—Duke of Somersville should help Eleanor shake off her shameful Ice Queen moniker. But how can she tempt a prospective husband, when it’s the Duke who ignites her desire…?

Secrets and Seduction A fling with tycoon Henri Sauveterre, leaves Cinnia Whitley pregnant…with twins! Not wanting to be bound to a past mistake she keeps it a secret. But when Henri discovers her deception he’s determind to make Cinnia his wife, and show her just how pleasurable their reunion can be!•Rich, powerful, with a beautiful wife, Greek shipping magnate Gideon Vozaras has it all. Except his perfect life is a façade…. Gideon can't afford the public scrutiny of divorce, but if his past has taught him anything it’s to fight dirty to keep what's his!•Raoul Zesiger has everything a man could want – including Sirena Abbott, the perfect PA. Until their professional relationship gives way to one hot, impassioned night… and then he has her arrested for embezzlement! But what will happen when Raoul uncovers the truth behind her theft?

From the Italian’s temporary temptation… …to his pregnant Cinderella! Billionaire Dante Lucarelli’s fake relationship with penniless waitress Belle Forrester was only supposed to last two weeks, to help clinch his latest business deal. But Dante underestimated the all-consuming power of the attraction that sparks instantly between them. Now, one astounding night of seduction in Paris will change the course of their convenient arrangement forever…

A Christmas miracle rescue! But dare she wish for more? Wrongfully-convicted and transported to Australia, Alice Fillips is saved from public flogging by wealthy landowner George Fitzgerald. Working as a domestic servant at his farm feels worlds away from her old life. But as the connection between her and George boils over, she’s torn between her fear of trusting anyone…and the tantalising glimpse of the fresh start this man could offer…

Healing the Single Dad’s Heart A fresh start in Vietnam. In this The Good Luck Hospital story, volunteering at a humanitarian hospital in Hanoi, single dad GP Joe’s surprised by how quickly he feels at home – which could have something to do with beautiful, intriguing colleague Dr Lien. Just Friends to Just Married? Home is where he is… In this The Good Luck Hospital story, when surgeon Duc asks for midwife Viv’s help at his late parents’ Hanoi hospital, she doesn’t hesitate. Duc’s the closest thing nomadic Viv has to family…but her platonic feelings for him are changing – into attraction!

Will she surrender to the Sheikh? Rosalie Winters is a challenge: beautiful and aloof, she doesn’t engage in the games of flirtation and seduction that Sheikh Arik Kareem Ben Hassan expects from women, and she lacks their sophistication and guile. Which makes him want her all the more. But Arik knows that to get her he has to take things slowly. Rosalie is shy, even withdrawn, as though something has changed her. However, Arik also knows that once she’s at his command Rosalie will open up to receive the loving that only he can give her…