When Chloe Adams embarked on the publicity tour for her new book, she didn’t expect to appear on a live radio interview alongside Joe Harris promoting his memoir on the same subject. Relationships. They had last met fifteen years ago when Chloe abruptly ended theirs. Now a successful journalist, she is married to an equally ambitious film director, while comedian Joe, still single, has struggled to move on. The spiky reunion leads to an offer they can’t refuse – hosting a podcast about failed relationships. They launch Ex-Communicate, exploring other people’s heartbreak while tiptoeing around their own complicated history.

When a woman is found unconscious on a ping-pong table in Warwick Gardens in Peckham, South East London, it looks like a case of mistaken identity.  Why would anyone want to injure this popular local mum of six?  But  Jim Domino, ex-CID detective turned private eye, keeps asking questions. 

Sophia is determined to grow old disgracefully and refuses to be invisible. She craves fiery passion and steamy romance, not targeted ads for funeral plans. After a heart-shattering breakup, she ditches love to date a new man each week for a year.

All Clara has ever wanted is Christmas surrounded by loved ones, full of warmth and delicious food. So, when her new boyfriend asks her to move to Switzerland, she can't help but say yes! After all, what could be more perfect than Christmas in the Alps?

The Portrait Girl thrusts its bereaved and beleaguered heroine, jewellery designer Freya Wetherby, into an astonishing world of re-enacted Victorian art salons and the devious machinations of modern art theft.

A tightly plotted thriller that is chock full of humour. It is set in Washington DC and northern Iceland, both highly exotic locations. A mentally challenged hero, described with empathy and psychological tact, is faced with two murders and the threat of more to come.

Trish’s self-esteem is at rock bottom in A Novel Solution, Sue Clark’s witty, satirical second novel. Her husband is unfaithful, her adult daughters are selfish and her boss underrates her. When Trish finds herself alone and out of a job, she decides to repair her shattered confidence by writing a best-selling book. As she has no idea how to go about this, she signs up for individual writing lessons.

From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a hamster; to consequences of accidental gluing, the imagined world of extreme shopping, and the delightfully surreal world of canine dating, these 15 boldly imaginative stories range across a multitude of genres and themes.

This article by a professional publicist makes interesting points about the role of book bloggers in publishing.

Ex-soldier Michael approaches journalist and single parent Julia with secret information about a hidden war crime. When Michael is assassinated, it strengthens Julia’s resolve to discover the truth behind his allegations. But before she can expose the shadowy figures behind the crime, she and her detective sidekick Joe must follow a long and dangerous path. Meanwhile, Julia has to deal with crises at the school gate.

The seventh in a series of witty, erudite suspense mysteries, by the celebrated classic author – with an independent, smart heroine and an ending sure to surprise!

To all appearances Joanna Emerson is a fully qualified, gold-medalled graduate of the world’s finest college of Nursery Nurses. No sooner is she engaged as a nanny to Benedict, newly born heir to a vast cosmetic fortune however, than she becomes caught up in a complex kidnap plot.