Blogs in May 2026

All Grown Up 9th May 2026

After thirty long years, Louisa’s daughters can finally look after themselves … or so she thinks. Because suddenly, they’re back – apparently for good. Meg’s second-guessing her marriage. Jo’s career hangs in the balance. Amy has inexplicably quit university....

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Something Brewing in Cornwall 6th May 2026

Four years after establishing Braslou Bière, a British microbrewery in the heart of French wine country, Covid hits and Tommy and Rose Barnes are forced to make the agonising decision to return to England. Landing in a cramped cottage...

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Blackloop 5th May 2026

Sarah Holding’s coming-of-age novel takes inspiration from radical inventions by Nikola Tesla, the high weirdness of ‘Stranger Things’ and the teenage angst of ‘The Breakfast Club’. A freak electro-magnetic pulse leaves 17-year-old Bo and six other teenagers trapped inside...

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Five Days in Venice 30th April 2026

He’s the old flame she’s tried to put out. But should they rekindle their love—one more time? When bestselling romance novelist Olivia Sackville arrives at Venice’s prestigious winter literary festival, she’s prepared for everything except seeing Leo Greene—Britain’s number-one...

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Knave of Diamonds 30th April 2026

Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes no.19 When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her Uncle Jake, the black sheep of the family. But she hasn’t heard from him in many years, until her ne’er-do-well relative presents himself at...

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