An invitation you can’t refuse. You should . . . When shy, lonely Ivy meets a woman who claims to be her long-lost sister, she knows it’s too good to be true. She decides to trust Kate anyway. She wants a family. She wants someone to love. She’s making a mistake. Ivy enters Kate’s fairytale cottage, deep in the heart of Scotland . . . and she doesn’t come out. She’s the first to go missing. She won’t be the last. Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, Tash’s journey is just beginning . . . Multi-award-winning master of suspense Catriona McPherson is back with an ominous, twisty psychological thriller set in contemporary Scotland that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Families around the globe have long been making gingerbread houses together for holiday celebrations--now your can too! Whether you are a first-time builder or a serious gingerbread architect, you will turn to this complete resource guide over and over for recipes, building tips, and decorating ideas. You and your family can transform ordinary food items like pretzels, coconut, and bullion cubes into fences, snow, and chimneys--and learn how to enter a contest, throw a gingerbread party, or teach a class.

Margaret Harper, a well-educated, artistic young woman from a highly academic, yet dysfunctional family, seeks freedom by marrying the rebellious, brilliant physicist Chris. Margaret yearns for a normal family life and Chris offers her stability, but Margaret is haunted by her childhood, and struggles to be happy. When Chris is offered the chance of a new life for them, they swap the stifling home counties for vibrant Rio de Janeiro. Despite Margaret’s determination to survive, the toll proves too much and she finally admits defeat. Chris agrees to abandon the possibilities that Rio held for him, but arriving home only brings the realisation that escaping Brazil was only the beginning of their problems Chris’s life lies within the complex world of physics that mirrors the complexity of the inner challenges Margaret must face if she is to finally break free of her past.

The perfect cosy and uplifting romance to curl up with this winter! In Mistletoe Gardens a legend exists: anyone who kisses underneath the mistletoe will be guaranteed another year of love... When local baker Essie Browne discovers that Mistletoe Gardens is to be demolished in January, she’s determined to save the place she loves so much. So Essie proposes building a life size gingerbread house to bring in the crowds...just how hard can it be? Well, quite hard actually. Essie can bake gingerbread blindfolded, but she hasn’t got a clue how to build an actual house with it! She needs help - and fast! Enter local builder, Joss Hallissey. Essie is convinced that with Joss’s help they can pull this off. There’s just one tiny problem: Joss hates Christmas, gingerbread, and... well, just about everything else too. Joss the Grinch makes it clear that her idea is ludicrous and pointless, but he reluctantly agrees to help with her plan. Will the gingerbread house be enough to save Mistletoe Gardens? Or will Essie's chance for a magical kiss under the mistletoe be lost forever? Perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Kat French and Caroline Roberts! Readers LOVE Jaimie Admans! ‘This book really captured my heart and filled it with so much joy, I just couldn't put the book down. I can't wait to get stuck in to more of Jaimie's books.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Highly recommend this as a perfect escapist read, once I had started I couldn’t stop and read it in almost one sitting.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thank you Jaimie for another amazing book.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Oh wow Jaimie Admans has done it again. I laughed, I cried whilst trying to work out the mysteries within the story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this book! Clear your diary for an afternoon or two in the garden and get reading...’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Jaimie Admans books always manage to grab you from the first page, and this wonderful book is no exception. I was drawn in by the magical, otherworldly atmosphere of the story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Australia’s leading biographer Brenda Niall, now in her nineties, turns the spotlight on her own story in this fascinating memoir of a remarkable life and career

Found alone and crying in the rough countryside by a caravan of gypsies, a young girl, now living in an orphanage, tries to piece together the puzzle of her true identity.