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The Island Escape

The Island Escape
  • Author(s): Jess Ryder
  • Location(s): Greece
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary looking back to 1980s

Forty years ago, the island was paradise. Now, it’s haunted by shadows of the past. When Juno arrives at the breathtaking Greek island of Inios, she has one purpose: to find the father she’s never met. But he isn’t...

The Island Getaway

The Island Getaway
  • Author(s): Lucy Diamond
  • Location(s): Kefalonia (Cephalonia)
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The dream holiday just got complicated . . . On the sun-drenched island of Kefalonia, the new arrivals at The Ionian Escape hotel are hoping for a break from everyday life. But some of them are bringing a lot...

The Island of Dreams

The Island of Dreams
  • Author(s): Helen McGinn
  • Location(s): Paxos
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Martha is the youngest of three sisters and, in her mid-thirties, has the dubious honour of being the only one to call off a wedding at the last moment. Now, feeling as if she’ll be single forever, and trying...

The Island Retreat

The Island Retreat
  • Author(s): Cathy Kelly
  • Location(s): Corfu
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Six people gather on a fabulous Greek island, each one hoping that ten days in the sun, writing their life stories, will magically fix their lives. Rose Talisman is pinning it all on a fresh start. Five years after...

The Island Villa

The Island Villa
  • Author(s): Sarah Morgan
  • Location(s): Corfu
  • Genre(s): RomCom, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A messy family drama and a steamy little romance unfold under the Mediterranean sun for the perfect summer escape… Celebrated romance author Catherine Swift has topped the bestseller lists for decades, though her personal story hasn’t been quite so...

The Islanders

The Islanders
  • Author(s): S V Leonard
  • Location(s): Greece
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare… Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she’s desperate for change. So when...

The Jasmine Isle

The Jasmine Isle
  • Author(s): Ioanna Karystiani, Michael Eleftheriou (translator)
  • Location(s): Greek Islands
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 20th century

Set on the breathtaking island of Andros, The Jasmine Isle is one of the finest literary achievements in contemporary Greek literature. Mina Saltaferou is the despotic wife of a ship’s captain, Savvas Saltaferos. Her tyrannical influence over her two...

The Judas Inheritance

The Judas Inheritance
  • Author(s): James Collins
  • Location(s): Symi
  • Genre(s): Horror
  • Era(s): Contemporary

An ancient curse? Desperation in the economic crisis? What is causing the suicides of so many adults and children on this small Greek island? When Chris Trelawney arrives on the island to take away his late father’s belongings, he...

The King Must Die

The King Must Die
  • Author(s): Mary Renault
  • Location(s): Greece, Crete
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): Ancient Greece

Theseus is the grandson of the King of Troizen, but his paternity is shrouded in mystery – can he really be the son of the god Poseidon? When he discovers his father’s sword beneath a rock, his mother must...

The Last Bird of Paradise

The Last Bird of Paradise
  • Author(s): A J Aberford
  • Location(s): Greece, Italy, Malta, Syria
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Inspector George Zammit Series Book 5 An act of sacrifice A young boy starts his journey in the refugee camps of Syria, only to find himself excited on the terraces of a football stadium in London. How did...

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