Sidney Sheldon's Angel of the Dark

Sheena Wilkinson (Author)

Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau

They'll find you love even if they can't find it for themselves. April McVey hasn't a romantic bone in her body. So how has she found herself at the door of Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau, job application in hand? Matchmaker Martha hopes the lively Irish girl will breathe fresh air into a business struggling to keep with the times amid the tumult of 1930s Britain. So when lonely widower Fabian arrives at the bureau, the pair's matchmaking skills - and professionalism - meet their first true test. Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau is a charming and witty romantic comedy about friendship, loneliness, and the unexpected places where we find fulfilment.

Lindsey Kelk (Author)

Love Me Do

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2023 She's written the perfect romance . . . for someone else Greetings card copywriter Phoebe Chapman knows a good romantic line or two - and it makes her a fantastic Cupid.So when she lands in the Hollywood Hills - a place that proves film stars, golden beaches and secret waterfalls don't just exist in the movies - she can't resist playing matchmaker for her handsome neighbour, carpenter Ren.But you can't hide from love in La La Land.And isn't there something a little bit hot about Ren, her own leading man next door?EVERYONE ADORES LOVE ME DO'A total delight . . . captures all the sunny glamour of LA, but still so relatable and completely hilarious. You need this book in your suitcase this summer!' BETH O'LEARY'My favourite LIndsey book yet, and her funniest . . . I loved it' DAISY BUCHANAN'A new Lindsey book is the next best thing to going on holiday' MHAIRI McFARLANE'A stunner of a summer read . . . Deliciously fun . . . Make sure this one's on your summer reading list' GLAMOUR'A vitamin D-infused delight' STYLIST'Lindsey Kelk never leaves Phoebe without a quip. It's all done with an engagingly light touch and plenty of jokes' Times'A gorgeously warm ...

Jonathan Whitelaw (Author)

The Village Hall Vendetta

There's a fine art to murder... Hal Mulberry has long dreamt of owning the iconic painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And now the entrepreneur has got his hands on it, he's determined to bring it back to the Lakes where it belongs and put it on show, turning Penrith Village Hall into a cultural hotspot - with the painting at its heart. Journalist Jason Brazel is delighted to get the exclusive. Even if his mother in law, Amita, thinks he's making a fuss about an ugly piece of modern art. But when Amita uncovers a theory that the painting is cursed, she wonders just what Hal is bringing to their door: hex, hoax or dirty-deal? While the great and the good gather for the unveiling, someone's got murder on their mind. And it's up to Jason and Amita to find who is trying to put people out of the picture ... permanently.