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During the Second World War, it is hard to imagine a situation where the British High Command could think that one of the only ways they could attack Hitler was to send ten canoeists with limpet mines to paddle one hundred miles up the Gironde estuary, in the middle of winter, in an attempt to sink German blockade ships in Bordeaux harbour. Yet this is precisely what happened in 1942. The man who gave the go-ahead for the audacious commando raid – Lord Louis Mountbatten, head of Combined Operations – fully anticipated that all ten men would die in the attempt. Mountbatten wasn’t far wrong – two ripped their collapsible canoes as they were manhandling them out of the submarine; two drowned when their canoes capsized entering the Gironde estuary; and a further six were captured by the Germans and later executed. By complete chance, the two canoeists who managed to escape – Major ‘Blondie’ Hasler and Marine Bill Sparks – stumbled into the arms of the French resistance. Once in their care, Hasler and Sparks made their way across France and into Spain, crossing the Pyrenees in the company (though they did not know it) of a Gestapo agent intent on bringing down the resistance network. Operation Suicide will be the first account of this enthralling raid for over fifty years. In utilizing primary source material, including detailed German records captured by the British in 1944 (which remained censored until 1976), Robert Lyman brings to life one of the most courageous and dramatic events to take place in the darkest days of the Second World War. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529440065 • Author: Robert Lyman • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm

This calming, creative colouring book is a great way to help you focus and increase your sense of well-being! Dive in and express the love with this fantastic book of images of hearts, flowers and all things romantic. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398852259 • Author: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 1 cm

A skull looks up at Jennie from the trench, but it’s not the chalk-white bone and grimacing teeth that send her reeling. It’s the heart-shaped gold pendant, its delicate chain snapped in two. The necklace Hannah never took off. It can’t be Hannah. But it is. When Jennie Whitmore arrives at her school reunion, she immediately regrets her decision. Why would she choose to surround herself with people who were never nice to her? Who still aren’t, even now she’s a police officer? The only person who truly looked out for her all those years ago was charming, beautiful Hannah. Until the day she disappeared. Jennie is ready to finally put White Cross Academy behind her, the old school building demolished the morning after the party. But with the demolition comes a call: a teenage girl’s remains have been found on the grounds. The instant drop in Jennie’s gut tells her that the remains might be Hannah’s, but when she’s called in to examine them, the truth becomes undeniable. Hannah didn’t run away and abandon Jennie thirty years ago; in fact, she never left White Cross at all. Suddenly, Jennie has a murder to solve. The murder of her best friend. But can she do so before her colleagues discover just how closely connected she is to the victim? Before a mystery stalker makes good on his threats to silence her for good? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398716575 • Author: M. J. Arlidge • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.9 x 1.93 cm

Help your little cuddle bug snuggle down at bedtime with this sweet and colourful rhyming board book! With chunky pages for small hands and die-cut parent and baby characters, this is the perfect bedtime read, featuring the much-loved Cuddle Bug from the bestselling You’re My Little . . . series. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838918118 • Author: Nicola Edwards • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Format: Board Book • Pages: 18 • Dimensions: 19 x 19 cm

Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The parents who offer the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing parents will not. Make no mistake. One child will die. When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable: that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping. And when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for Detective Kim Stone and the squad. Seemingly outwitted at every turn, Kim realises that these ruthless killers might be the deadliest she has ever faced. And that their chances of bringing the girls home alive are getting smaller by the hour... Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families' past might hold the key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so? Or will one of the girls pay the ultimate price? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836180500 • Author: Angela Marsons • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm

Snuggle up with your little cuddle bug to enjoy this sweet and colourful rhyming board book! With chunky pages for small hands and die-cut parent and baby characters, this is the perfect bedtime read. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838918101 • Author: Nicola Edwards • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Format: Board Book • Pages: 18 • Dimensions: 19 x 19 cm

The greater the evil, the deadlier the game... When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work. With the investigation quickly gathering momentum, Kim finds herself exposed to great danger and in the sights of a lethal individual undertaking their own twisted experiment. Up against a sociopath who seems to know her every weakness, each move Kim makes could be deadly. As the body count starts to mount, she will have to dig deeper than ever before to stop the killing. And this time - it's personal. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836180470 • Author: Angela Marsons • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3.2 cm

From sunny poppies to fragrant roses, this stunning collection of floral pictures features a multitude of flowers to fill with vibrant colour. Channel your innermost green thumb and design your own special garden from the idyllic images in this book. Each section is numbered so that, by following the key, you can add colour to these amazing images. With blooms from throughout the globe and for every style and taste, this colour-by-numbers collection will allow you to revel in the vast array of flowers that make up our world. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398838765 • Author: Else Lennox & David Woodroffe • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 0.8 cm

Dimitri Hardy and I were never really supposed to be friends. He was a risky, over-the-top investor. I was trying to avoid the glamorous lifestyle my parents had raised me in. He was fun and laid back. I was wound tight and dramatic. He had his life put together. I did not. So having Dimitri witness my breakup was a low moment. Especially since my boyfriend was also my professor, and after cheating on me, he decided to make me redo my master’s thesis. But Dimitri saw an opportunity. He offered to assist with my thesis. In exchange, I would help him gain the trust of the upscale town where I’d grown up-one he’d just heavily invested in. His proposal: Move back home and fake a relationship with him for the summer. Show my town he’s trustworthy. Adore one another in public and pretend there’s no desire brewing in private. It seems like an easy plan. But what Dimitri doesn’t understand is that a few months in my hometown can ruin you . . . and one summer of denying my desire of his stolen touches and longing stares just might ruin me too. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399736718 • Author: Shain Rose • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3 cm

Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood... Years later, a headmistress is found strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children's home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. Detective Kim Stone fast realises she's on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades. As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it's too late? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836180449 • Author: Angela Marsons • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3 cm

This old flame just might set them on fire . . . Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life―food. Women are a distraction, and he doesn’t do those. Especially not Cal Litvin, his little sister’s best friend. Although the two of them have a secret shared past, now her entire existence is a complication for him: she’s awkward, eccentric, infuriating . . . and she’s also hotter than his kitchen. But Cal is back in their hometown after her father’s death to nurse her mother’s broken heart. And, finding herself jobless, hopeless and penniless, she is forced to show up on the doorstep of Ambrose’s new restaurant to find work. For Cal, falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a huge mistake, But Ambrose’s resolve, like this patience, is ebbing each day Cal works at his restaurant . . . Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl. Now, she’s a woman that Ambrose will do anything to conquer. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399743952 • Author: L.J. Shen • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton  • Format: Paperback • Pages: 512 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 3.6 cm

He’s almost perfect . . . but he works for Death Nora Clanton sells caskets. It wasn’t her dream job, but it’s the family business. She lives in a sleepy town in the middle-of-nowhere, and her only friends are decades older than her. Her life might be comfortable but sometimes she finds herself wanting more. Then Garrett Bishop turns up and sweeps her off her feet. He’s handsome, charming and seems to have a good (if vague) job. There is one little thing though . . . death seems to follow him and rumours never stay buried in her tiny town. But when Nora finds out what Garrett has been hiding and all the ghosts left in his wake, she wonders whether it is time to lay their love to rest too . . . Brimming with characters you cannot help but fall for, Casket Case is a heartfelt small-town romance bursting with life, heart and light. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398723948 • Author: Lauren Evans • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm

The best way to gain confidence after years with the wrong guy? Get lessons in love from my best friend. Hayden Owens is the hottest defenseman in pro hockey, my confident best friend, and my new dating coach. He'll teach me to be a player, but convinces me to practice with him... and our flirting lessons and practice kisses push the bounds of friendship. All that relationship stuff he's always avoided? He doesn't seem to mind it anymore. Rule number one of being a player is no attachments, but when Hayden sees me picking up other guys, he's jealous enough that I wonder... Maybe my wingman's been waiting for me all along. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398724310 • Author: Stephanie Archer • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.6 cm

What happened to the missing victim? On a midsummer’s night, a stolen car packed with teenagers crashes at high speed on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. DI Jan Talantire arrives at the scene to find the victims of the crash. It appears to be a tragic accident until a worried mother turns up at the scene of the accident. Her daughter, Jade, a friend of the joyriders, hasn’t been seen since the previous night. The account dovetails with the statement of the householder who claimed to see a girl running near the crashed vehicle the moment he emerged. Was Jade in the car with her friends when it crashed, and if she was, why did she flee? And where is she now? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367810 • Author: Nick Louth • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm

A good deed can be deadly… Hannah Barker’s actions undeniably saved the life of nine-year-old Sofia Arpels. Sofia’s mother, Alina, has everything she could ever dream of and declares herself forever in Hannah’s debt. Anything that Hannah wants, is hers. Alina has the wealth, power and status to grant any wish. There are many things that Hannah desires. Edging closer to a role in the Momotaro Gallery is one of them, a goal she’s been pursuing for a while now, without success. But Hannah has another problem that’s even more pressing than her own career ambition. What will Hannah ask for? And will Alina be able to give it to her? And what lengths will Hannah go to if she can’t? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804365090 • Author: J.M. Hewitt • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3 cm

It's time to play with Bluey and Bingo! Join in the fun with Bluey and Bingo as they play all their favourite games. With pages to colour, stickers to stick and puzzles to solve, this book is full of fun activities to keep Bluey fans busy! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241754580 • Author: Bluey • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 16 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.4 cm

Addie and her sister are on an epic road trip to a friend’s wedding in rural Scotland. But, not long after setting off, a car slams into theirs. The driver is none other than Addie’s ex, who she hasn’t seen since their traumatic break-up two years earlier. Dylan and his best mate are heading to the wedding too, so Addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. And with four hundred miles to go, they can’t avoid confronting the very messy history of their relationship . . . Will they make it to the wedding? And, more importantly, is this really the end of the road for Addie and Dylan? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529438369 • Author: Beth O’Leary • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 480 • Dimensions: 20 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm

She’ll do whatever it takes to find happiness… When her mother dies, Sarah Mortonby is shocked to discover she has inherited a wealthy estate. She is advised to sell the crumbling manor house to her neighbour, Matthew Sewell, but falls in love with the charming estate and decides to keep it instead. Sewell is furious – and he is a man known for getting his own way, no matter the cost. Unable to manage the land alone and desperately needing support, Sarah proposes to her bailiff, Will Pursley, who has recently been thrown off his farm by Sewell’s thugs. With the help of her new husband, can Sarah save the estate? And will she find there’s more to her marriage than practicality? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367247 • Author: Anna Jacobs • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.85 x 1.78 cm

Follow The Very Hungry Caterpillar on a tasty journey to discover a world of wonderful food in this bright and beautiful book packed with sticker scenes, colouring and activities. Discover crunchy carrots, yummy yoghurts, sweet strawberries, and lots more - all without leaving the pages of this book! With over 30 big stickers for little hands, this is the perfect activity book for young explorers everywhere. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241754597 • Author: Eric Carle • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 16 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm

It is a lovely day at the fair… but someone thinks it is a lovely day for murder… Summer is in full swing in the picturesque Sussex countryside, and Maisie Cooper is bound for the annual Bitling Fair. Maisie expects to enjoy homemade cakes, a glass of cider and a spot of Morris dancing. But what she doesn’t bargain for is the tensions running high between the villagers of East Bitling and the disagreements being stirred up by the high and mighty Lady Catherine, from the big house on the hill. Is this nothing more than village politics? Or by the time the sun has set on the fair, will Maisie Cooper have another murder on her hands? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399715249 • Author: Greg Mosse • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.56 x 12.7 x 2.54 cm