Choc Lit imprint: 107 books

The truth can hurt, and sometimes it leads to murder … After becoming embroiled in a murder investigation, Nate Bastable and Ruby Fawcett have decided to opt for the quiet life. But crime has a habit of following them around. When her work dries up, Ruby finds herself accepting a job...

A young woman and a brooding widower are connected by a secret past in this suspenseful contemporary romance by the author of The Girl on the Beach. Sad circumstances bring Jenny Simpson back to Borteen Bay, the English coastal village where she grew up. Her father disappeared when she was...

A sparkling and suspenseful romance set amid the sights and sounds of Italy from the author of A Bargain Struck. Jenny O’Connor can hardly believe her luck when she’s hired to teach summer art classes in Italy. Whilst the prospect of sun, sightseeing, and Italian food is hard to resist,...

Former spy Sophie Green gets caught in a web of suspense, romance, and international intrigue in this “fast-paced thriller” (Star).   Sophie Green is an ex-spy, or she’s trying to be—if she wasn’t in so much trouble. An MI5 officer has been shot dead with her gun, her fingerprints all over...

A newlywed couple is cursed with an unsexy fate in this “fun, lively read [with] lots of humour and lots of laughs” (The French Village Diaries). Sex isn’t everything. At least, that’s what rock singer Casey and drummer Alex tell themselves when they are strangely unable to consummate...

A modern-day American Indian raised in England returns to his native land—and meets a woman who may change his life forever.   For as long as he can remember Jacob Weston has felt like he doesn’t belong, and the shockingly vivid dreams he experiences only make him feel more distant from others.   But...

A “gripping” story of romance, mystery, and family secrets in contemporary Ireland (Bookbag). On the surface, Jack Stewart has everything—success, money, a fine house, and beautiful women at his beck and call. Then the past he’s tried so hard to forget returns, when a woman he hasn’t...

Abducted by a Samurai warlord in 17th-century Japan what happens when fear turns to love? England, 1611, and young Hannah Marston envies her brothers adventurous life. But when she stows away on his merchant ship, her powers of endurance are stretched to their limit. Then they reach Japan and...

Who can you trust? Betrayed by his brother and his childhood love, Brice Kinross needs a fresh start. So he welcomes the opportunity to leave Sweden for the Scottish Highlands to take over the family estate. But theres trouble afoot at Rosyth in 1754 and Brice finds himself unwelcome....

A high-born British boarding-school girl is exiled to America—and meets a hunky punk rocker who turns her world upside down . . .   When wealthy Rain Mackenzie is expelled from her elite British boarding school, she’s forced to join her parents in Massachusetts and attend a lowly public high...

A woman driven to crime finds love with a man of the law in this tale of eighteenth-century Cornwall, “full of twists and turns” (Buried Under Romance). England, 1779. Though many citizens of Cornwall have resorted to smuggling as their only means of survival, Jenna Cartwright has determined...

A detective faces off against a man without conscience in this psychological thriller, the first in the British police procedural series. There’s evil—and then there’s Patrick Sullivan. There are no depths to which this drug dealer, pimp, and murderer won’t sink—and Detective Inspector...

In this little town in the Australian Outback, a person can escape the past—and sometimes, find a new future . . .   Pilloried as a woman who betrayed her lover to save herself from prison, Jessica Pearson hopes a job flying an outback air ambulance will atone for her mistakes.   Doctor Adam...

A delightful cast of characters take up residence in this fabulously funny read perfect for fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Jo Docherty and Hattie Contaldo have a vision: a holiday retreat in the heart of England’s Lake District exclusively for guests of a “certain age” wishing...