New Adult Fiction

Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost 50 years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. 'The Wind's Twelve Quarters' was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including...

1942, London. In the darkest times, hope lights the way. As the snow falls on Berkeley Square, the staff at the Buckingham Hotel are busy preparing for the arrival of American soldiers. 'King of the Ballroom' Raymond de Guise is rallying the performers for the forthcoming Winter Ball, with a fami...

Mellissa Knight thought she had a happy life in Devon - until Geoff, her husband of twenty-five years announces he's off to take the gap year he never had. Within days, he's gone. Reeling, Mel seizes an unexpected chance to house-sit in Antibes on the French Riviera, hoping distance might bring c...

Lucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own mom was formidable in her powers, but ashamed of her magic. Perhaps as a result, Lucie's own gift is weak: she can see into the future, sometimes-but more often, she can only see the present of some other...

1640 Jersey. Rue Underwood has long understood that her magic could kill her. In an age where witches are reviled and hunted gleefully by men like Elias le Cerf, the notorious Witchfinder, it's crucial that she remain hidden. But when whispers reach Elias's ears of Rue's abilities, he sends his n...

Billy Maguire, on his way to Scotland for a reunion with his university friends, stops for a few drinks en route. Then, on the deserted roads leading to the isolated location, he runs over a pedestrian. The man is alive, and Billy puts him in the back seat of his car, planning to leave him outsid...

Ruby Johnson is a nanny and maid to wealthy families in Manhattan's West 74th Street. She knows their routines. Their secrets. One night, on her way home, Ruby witnesses a neighbour's murder. She knows the victim. She knows the killer. She makes an anonymous call to the police and names the murde...

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 Ada is off. Ada is delighted to have a new neighbour, but she, too, knows Meena is hiding something. While Meena and Ada are watching each oth...

Popular singer-songwriter Kayleigh Towne receives an anonymous phone call: it's the first verse of her song - 'Your Shadow' - playing. Soon after, one of her crew members is horribly murdered. Special agent Kathryn Dance knows that stalking crimes are not one-offs, and she must find the killer be...

The fairy tale mermaid Arielle might have gotten her happily-ever-after, but her granddaughter Yemi is having a much harder time. Her father, the king of Ixia, was assassinated years ago, her mother is slowly dying of a poisoned wound, and she faces whispers and slights from her own people. Yemi ...