Blurred Faces
Allan Radcliffe
Two Edinburgh men meet on a dating app. Both are looking for a casual encounter, yet Davie recognises Jordan as someone he once knew.
Before the Leaves Fall
Clare O’Dea
When Swiss widower Ruedi signs up to work with an assisted dying organisation, he forms a life-changing bond with his first client.
The Hometown Bookshop
Jenna Warren
After West End actress Charlotte’s perfect existence falls apart, she retreats to her seaside hometown and gets a job in the local bookshop.
Woman in Blue
Douglas Bruton
A man is irresistibly drawn to a Vermeer painting in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum – but the Woman in Blue has a story of her own to tell.
Please Fear Me
Jennifer Love
Sixteen-year-old Smidge is on the run, travelling through the underbelly of America with fellow runaway and performance artist Violet.
The Mask of Merryvale Manor
Pete Sherlock
1960s Britain. When a woman’s body is found on the grounds of his family’s country estate, outsider Ben must decide where his loyalties lie.
The Maiden of Florence
Katherine Mezzacappa
In Renaissance Florence, innocent orphan Giulia is selected to test the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Medici family.
Winter Lights
Deborah Jenkins
A collection of heart-warming stories set in a small town over the festive period, exploring the struggles and joys of everyday life.
Dirty Geese
Lou Gilmond
Book 1 of the Kahna and Colbey thrillers. In a near-future world dominated by AI, two MPs join forces against political corruption.
Palisade
Book 2 of the Kanha and Colbey thrillers. When a murdered journalist leaves behind a secret dossier, Kanha and Colbey follow the trail.
Divinity Games
Book 3 of the Kanha and Colbey thrillers. As Kanha investigates an MP’s suspicious death, Colbey sets out to expose the sinister elite.
The Old Haunts
A wistful coming-of-age story, painting a tender portrait of grief in all its complexities, set across rural Scotland and Edinburgh.
Red Dust, White Snow
Pan Huiting
When an office worker receives a mysterious device promising to transport her to a parallel universe, she assumes it is a marketing stunt.
Other Names, Other Places
Ola Mustapha
Growing up in London with Tunisian parents, wayward Nessie finds herself caught between cultures and struggling with her identity.
Becoming Delilah
Sara Marchant
On a windswept island off Cape Cod, Delilah moves into a cottage by the shore, and quickly becomes the subject of gossip and scandal.
The Redemption of Isobel Farrar
Alan Robert Clark
England, 1926. Lady Isobel Farrar, an ageing widow with a colourful past, finds herself dwelling on a long-buried secret from her youth.
Mother Sea
Lorraine Wilson
When scientist Sisi’s remote island community comes under threat, she is caught between the ‘old ways’ and the possibilities of the outside world.
Temper
Phoebe Walker
Following a move to the Netherlands, a young woman confronts a sense of dislocation and develops an unusual friendship with a woman she dislikes.
With or Without Angels
An ageing artist embarks on one final artwork. As he collaborates with an enigmatic young photographer, he finds his past and present blurring.
The Moon and Stars
Struggling with debilitating stage fright, classical singer Matthew Capes hatches an audacious plan to avoid the spotlight.
The Fish
Joanne Stubbs
In a near-future world, as sea creatures leave the oceans and crawl onto land, the new normal becomes increasingly hard to accept.
Starling
Sarah Jane Butler
All Starling has ever known is a nomadic existence. But when she is left alone in the wilderness, she must go in search of a place to call home.
Instructions for the Working Day
Joanna Campbell
When Neil travels to East Germany with a plan to restore a derelict village, he is met with hostility, mistrust and underlying menace.
Braver
Hazel sticks to rigid routines to cope with everyday life. But an unlikely friendship inspires her to venture outside her comfort zone.
The House of Marvellous Books
Fiona Vigo Marshall
Editor Mortimer charts the descent of a once-prestigious London publishing house, now on the brink of financial disaster, in this literary comic caper.
Almost
Ami Rao
When a teenage girl dies in a car accident, her academic father turns to French philosophy to help him navigate his overwhelming grief.
The Piano Room
Clio Velentza
When Sandor makes a Faustian bargain with the devil, he receives an unexpected gift – a creature who looks exactly like him.
The Woodcock
Richard Smyth
When an American entrepreneur and his beautiful daughters arrive in a northern English seaside town, tensions and temptations arise.
Erringby
Gill Darling
On the cusp of adulthood, Kit spends the summer at his bohemian Aunt Marianne’s country house – with life-changing consequences.
Dreaming in Quantum and Other Stories
Lynda Clark
A collection of high-concept stories weaving together elements of folklore, horror and speculative fiction in a darkly humorous style.
Relative Secrets
Helen Stancey
Clearing out her grandmother’s room, Lucy finds something that wasn’t meant to be found: a locket bearing a shameful family secret.
David and Ameena
On the New York subway, an American-Jewish jazz musician and a British-Pakistani artist form an unexpected connection.
The Fairlight Book of Short Stories Volume 1
Various Authors
An anthology celebrating the art of the short story, featuring twenty-four original stories from a range of talented emerging writers.
Valhalla
May of Teck, only daughter of a noble family fallen from grace, is betrothed to the troublesome Prince Eddy, heir to the British throne.
Broadwater
Jac Shreeves-Lee
This collection of interconnected short stories gives voice to the people of Broadwater Farm, one of London’s best-known housing estates.
Conception
Özgür Uyanık
In this pitch-black comedy, a sociopathic artist plans an outrageous act of self-violation in a shameless bid for fame.
A Saint in Swindon
Alice Jolly
When a stranger arrives in town and shuts himself away in a hotel room to read an endless pile of novels, the neighbourhood takes notice.
Beyond Kidding
After Rob tries to impress at a job interview by making up a son, he struggles to maintain the lie – so he claims the boy has been kidnapped.
A Matter of Interpretation
Elizabeth Mac Donald
In medieval Europe, young monk and translator Michael Scot is caught up in a dramatic power struggle between Church and State.
Find Me Falling
Bonnie, a traumatised concert pianist, finds refuge at the edge of England, in a cliff-top house haunted by memories and broken dreams.
The Prince of Mirrors
Prince Eddy, heir to the British throne, is the black sheep of the royal family. A friendship with his tutor Jem leaves its mark on both men’s lives.
The Tale of Senyor Rodriguez
In 1960s Mallorca, English conman Thomas Sebastian hides out in the house of the late Senyor Rodriguez – but all is not what it seems.
The Madonna of the Pool
A moving and poetic collection of literary short stories exploring the triumphs, compromises and challenges of everyday life.
