Based on the available information and the data hitherto collected, my hypothesis is that the further I stay away from love, the better off I will be.

'Contemporary romance's unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist.' Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners

*

When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive on her way to a happily ever after was always going to be tough, scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting woman, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.

That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when he agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire and Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support (and his unyielding abs), their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion.

Olive soon discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

What the five star reviews are saying about The Love Hypothesis:
'Did I read this in 24 hours? Yes.'
'Funny. Snarky. Intelligent. Real.'
'If you're even slightly thinking about getting this book to read, just go a head and do it'
'Adam is just *swoon*'
'Ali Hazelwood has made herself an auto-buy author'
'It was just... perfect.'
'A heroine you will instantly fall in love with'

When we go through something impossible, someone, or something, will help us, if we let them . . .

'I LOVE IT! Utterly and completely brilliant.' JOANNA CANNON

It is October 1966 and William Lavery is having the night of his life at his first black-tie do. But, as the evening unfolds, news hits of a landslide at a coal mine. It has buried a school: Aberfan.

William decides he must act, so he stands and volunteers to attend. It will be his first job as an embalmer, and it will be one he never forgets.

His work that night will force him to think about the little boy he was, and the losses he has worked so hard to forget. But compassion can have surprising consequences, because - as William discovers - giving so much to others can sometimes help us heal ourselves.

'It's a long time since I've read a debut novel that moved me so much.' RACHEL JOYCE

'Extraordinary.' SOPHIE HANNAH

'A brave and tender novel.' JOANNA GLEN

What readers are saying:
'One stunning read to remember.'

'Beautifully written . . . I would recommend this book to all.'

'Utterly heartbreaking and uplifting . . . I loved it.'

'Tremendous.'

**Now with an exclusive extract from Beth O'Leary's heart-warming new novel, The No-Show**

The instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the author of The Flatshare

'Joyful and uplifting' Sheila O'Flanagan

'O'Leary's best yet' Gillian McAllister

'A charming, heartfelt story of love found and love potentially lost' Laura Jane Williams

'This book is perfect' Rosie Walsh

'Completely fresh and unpredictable, The Road Trip is so compelling' Paige Toon

'Beth is quite rightly earning her title as "Queen of Uplit"' Prima

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?

'Funny, relatable and tender' Red

'If Richard Curtis and Nora Ephron made a story baby' Zoella Book Club

'So romantic and moving and brilliantly told' Louise O'Neill

'O'Leary does it again! The Road Trip is another sure-fire hit, filled with characters you won't forget' Mike Gayle

'An achingly tender love story' Richard Roper

In a marriage built on lies, the truth will destroy BOTH OF YOU.

‘Absolutely gripping’ Richard Osman

‘Chilling … and entirely unputdownable’ Lisa Jewell

‘Had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin

‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic' Louise Candlish

‘Smart and thought-provoking’ T.M. Logan

Happy. Married. Missing.

Leigh Fletcher, devoted wife and stepmum, goes to work one day and never returns home.

Same week, different world … Kai Janssen leaves her sexy, wealthy husband and their luxurious penthouse, and vanishes into thin air.

Both husbands seem distraught, claiming they have no idea where their wives have gone.

DC Clements wants answers. Did these women run away or were they taken? Most importantly, where are they now? When the detective discovers a shocking link between the missing women, it’s clear the truth can devastate. Now Clements must work against a ticking clock, before both wives disappear forever.

The Sunday Times Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with her most provocative book to date: Both Of You.

Praise for Both Of You:

‘As always with Adele Parks this is an absolutely gripping read’ Richard Osman

‘Yet another stick of literary dynamite from Adele Parks: chilling, gripping and entirely unputdownable’ Lisa Jewell

‘Really enjoyed this! Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin

‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic – I tore through it in two sittings' Louise Candlish

‘Clever and twisty’ Fabulous

‘Smart and thought-provoking with an absolutely brilliant mid-point twist’ T.M. Logan

‘Sizzling. Shocking. Sassy’ Jane Corry

‘A dark and intense tale that will keep you turning the pages’ Jane Fallon

‘Crackles with toxic relationships, dark desires and shocking twists’ Eve Chase

‘Clever and full of unexpected turns’ Woman & Home

‘Taut, raw, emotionally astute, clever and shocking. Parks gets better and better – a writer at the mind-blowing top of her game’ Gillian McAllister

‘Deliciously dark, sharp and intriguing … Another brilliant page-turner from domestic noir queen Adele Parks’ Tasmina Perry

‘Wildly compelling’ Rachel Edwards

About the author

Adele Parks was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 21 bestselling novels including the recent Sunday Times Number One hits Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck. Over four million UK editions of her work have been sold and her books have been translated into 31 different languages. Her Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck were both shortlisted for the British Book Awards and have been optioned for development for TV. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. She is a judge for the Costa Awards. Adele has lived in Botswana, Italy and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey. Find Adele on Twitter @adeleparks, Instagram @adele_parks and Facebook @OfficialAdeleParks or visit www.adeleparks.com.

‘Wow, Wow, Wow… What a read!... I could not put this book down… I devoured every word, every page and every chapter. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

Two Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder.

 

In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget…

 

A doting mother

with a manipulative daughter. 

 

A loving husband

lying to his family. 

 

A close friend

keeping a shocking secret. 

 

A beautiful girl

who will be dead by the end of the night.

 

A totally unputdownable and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller with an explosive double twist that will leave you reeling. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Lucy Foley will be hooked on The Night of the Party. 

 

 

Read what everyone is saying about The Night of the Party:

 

‘OMGosh what a read!!!!!!!!! One of the BEST books ever! I never wanted this to end, sooooooo many twists and turns. Shockers throughout each chapter… Fantastic rollercoaster of a ride!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘A fantastic, mind-bending thriller… perfect… gripping… so many twists, I was seeing double! My head was spinning… you won’t want to put this one down!… absolutely riveting… brilliant!’ Rubie_reads, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

‘Unputdownable… had me up all night… jaw-dropping… will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘OMG!... devoured this… gripping… A captivating, rollercoaster of a book. Loved it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘Absolutely loved this book… devoured it in one sitting… Just brilliant and jaw dropping.’ Once Upon a Time Book Reviews, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘Took my breath away! I read it in one sitting… I couldn’t put it down!’ Thrillersandcoffee, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘Read this in almost one sitting, it was that unputdownable.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

‘I absolutely loved this book from start to finish, I was drawn in from the first page… very difficult to put it down.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘WOW… totally enthralling… Excellent.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘An absolute corker… reeled me in hook, line and sinker from the very beginning.’ leona.omahony, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘Mind blowing… a must read.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


‘Fantastic… gripping… Wow!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

‘I absolutely loved this… thrilling.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Packs a real emotional punch' Guardian
'Very possibly the best crime fiction book since Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects' Neel Mukherjee

Three Women meets Tana French in a compulsive, unflinching and unexpectedly hopeful thriller set in a midwestern strip club.

'Gritty, glittery and pulsing with life' Sara Sligar
'Bold, compelling, brutal and brilliant' Chris Whitaker

It's 1999, and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club.

She's not used to taking anyone under her wing - after all, between her disapproving boyfriend and his daughter, who may as well be her own child, she has enough to worry about. But when Samantha overrides her better judgment to drive a new dancer home, they are run off the road. The police arrive at the scene of the accident - but find only one body.

Georgia, another dancer, is drawn into the investigation as she tries to assist Holly, a detective with a complicated story of her own. As the point of view shifts from police officers and detectives to club patrons, the women circle around a list of suspects, all the while grappling with their own understanding of loss and love.

As they get closer to the truth they must each confront a fundamental question:

How do women live their lives knowing that men can hurt them?

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD

Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.

People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call.

He calls them atomic habits.

In this ground-breaking book, Clears reveals exactly how these minuscule changes can grow into such life-altering outcomes. He uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the forgotten art of Habit Stacking, the unexpected power of the Two Minute Rule, or the trick to entering the Goldilocks Zone), and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter. Along the way, he tells inspiring stories of Olympic gold medalists, leading CEOs, and distinguished scientists who have used the science of tiny habits to stay productive, motivated, and happy.

These small changes will have a revolutionary effect on your career, your relationships, and your life.
________________________________
A NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'A supremely practical and useful book.' Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck

'James Clear has spent years honing the art and studying the science of habits. This engaging, hands-on book is the guide you need to break bad routines and make good ones.' Adam Grant, author of Originals

'Atomic Habits is a step-by-step manual for changing routines.' Books of the Month, Financial Times

'A special book that will change how you approach your day and live your life.' Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is the Way

Greer Parker had her life planned out. She’d follow in her father and brothers’ FBI footsteps, and then she’d become the first female director. Now on loan to the president’s off-the-books black ops group, Greer is at a crossroads in her life—go back to the FBI or forge a new path. The decision is about to become more complicated when the man Greer can’t decide if she loves or hates needs to be rescued—and she’s the only one who can save him.


Sebastian Abel’s best friend, the president, asked for a favor. Little did Sebastian know that developing code for a new spy satellite would find him kidnapped. When all hope is lost, he thinks about Greer Parker, the sweet girl next door with a sniper rifle. He had no business thinking of Greer in the many ways he was thinking of her. The trouble was Greer infuriated him by rolling her eyes at him and refusing to keep herself out of danger. Sebastian finds himself constantly worried about a woman he didn’t want . . . or was it that he shouldn’t want?


Explosions, daring rescues, a town racing to help, and all the apple pie bribes lead to two strong personalities ending the charade that it hasn’t been love all along. Is the small town of Keeneston ready for what happens when someone puts the woman Sebastian Abel loves in the crosshairs? Or the better question: are they prepared for what Greer Parker will do to protect the man she loves?

An instant Sunday Times bestseller and a book of the year for the Times and Sunday Times, Guardian, Observer, Independent, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, Spectator, Daily Express, Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Irish Daily Mail, Metro, Critic, Sydney Morning Herald, Los Angeles Times, Stylist, Red and Good Housekeeping

The book everyone is talking about:

'Just read it. It's unforgettable'
India Knight, The Sunday Times

'Full of snappy one-liners but, at the same time, remarkably poignant'
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday

'Completely brilliant. I think every girl and woman should read it'
Gillian Anderson

'Witty and affecting'
David Nicholls

'Exactly the book to read right now, when you need a laugh, but want to cry'
Eva Wiseman, Observer

'The most wonderful, heartbreakingly gorgeous novel of the year'
Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie

'I was making a list of all the people I wanted to send it to, until I realised that I wanted to send it to everyone I know'
Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House

'A masterclass on family, damage and the bonds of love'
Jessie Burton, author of The Confession

'Patrick Melrose meets Fleabag. Brilliant'
Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures

'It is impossible to read this novel and not be moved. It is also impossible not to laugh out loud... Extraordinary'
Guardian

'A raucously funny, beautifully written, emotion-bashing book'
The Times

'Probably the best book you'll read this year'
Mail on Sunday

Everyone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets.

So why is everything broken? Why is Martha - on the edge of 40 - friendless, practically jobless and so often sad? And why did Patrick decide to leave?

Maybe she is just too sensitive, someone who finds it harder to be alive than most people. Or maybe - as she has long believed - there is something wrong with her. Something that broke when a little bomb went off in her brain, at 17, and left her changed in a way that no doctor or therapist has ever been able to explain.

Forced to return to her childhood home to live with her dysfunctional, bohemian parents (but without the help of her devoted, foul-mouthed sister Ingrid), Martha has one last chance to find out whether a life is ever too broken to fix - or whether, maybe, by starting over, she will get to write a better ending for herself.

THE BOOK OF THE YEAR
One of The Times 'Best books for summer'
One of the Guardian's '50 hottest new books everyone should read this summer'
One of the Independent's '30 best books for summer'
One of the Irish Independent's '50 hottest summer reads'

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON
READERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION

'BEAUTIFUL' Jodi Picoult, 'UPLIFTING' i, 'BRILLIANT' Daily Mail, 'AMAZING' Joanna Cannon, 'ABSORBING' New York Times, 'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?