SAGAS, ROMANCE & HISTORICAL
HarperCollins, 27th May, pb, £8.99, 9780008435226 Charming and feelgood #OwnVoices romance. Funny, sexy and as cosy as a woolly jumper.
Lindsay Jacob Murder At Elmstow Minster Matador, 28th March, pb, £8.99, 9781800462441 Meticulously researched murder mystery set in Anglo-Saxon times explores a mysterious world of conflict and beliefs. The first in the Father Eadred tales.
Anna Jacobs A Woman’s Promise Hodde, 18th March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781473677883 Third book in wonderful Birch End saga.
Anna Jacobs A Valley Dream Hodder & Stoughton, 13th May, hb, eb, £20.99, 9781529353488 First instalment in the Backshaw Moss series.
Sara Jafari The Mismatch Arrow Books, 27th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781787465015 Début novel first love and finding one’s place in the world while caught between two cultures. For fans of Ayisha Malik, Candice Carty-Williams and Beth O’Leary.
Lucy Jago A Net for Small Fishes Bloomsbury, 4th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526616623 Wolf Hall meets “The Favourite” in the most gripping novel of the year. Exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court.
Chloe James Love in Lockdown Avon, 4th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008430573 Joyful love story set against the backdrop of lockdown—perfect for fans of The Flatshare. What if you met the right person at the wrong time?
Rosie James The War Girls HarperCollins, 18th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008386955 Heartwarming World War II saga for fans of Nancy Revell. Can friendship survive the darkest days of war?
Sara James
Mothering Sunday Orion, 4th March, pb, £7.99, 9781398704091 Absorbing story about motherhood, forbidden love, long-buried secrets, sacrifice and forgiveness.
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For fans of family dramas and ITV’s “Long Lost Family”.
Sabrina Jeffries Undercover Duke Headline Eternal, 25th May, pb, £9.99, 9781472266354 Dazzling fourth novel in the magnificent Duke Dynasty series.
Beverly Jenkins Wild Rain Avon Books, 1st April, pb, £6.99, 9780062861719 Second novel in USA Today bestselling author’s compelling new Women Who Dare series follows a female rancher in Wyoming after the Civil War.
Julia Claiborne Johnson Better Luck Next Time Custom House, 18th February, hb, £25, 9780062916365 Two very different women seeking divorces meet and form an unlikely friendship complicated by the handsome young ranch hand who befriends both.
Andy Jones The Last Act of Adam Campbell Hodder, 29th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473680456 Make every second count with the most heart- breaking read of 2021.
Neil Jordan The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small Te Lilliput Press, 18th February, hb, eb, £18, 9781843518037 From multi-award- winning author and director comes a new work of fiction.
MIRA, 24th June, hb, £18.99, 9780778331858 The Royal Jewel Cinema once again showcases in Joshi’s rich storytelling and talent for transporting readers to a different place and time with themes that are universal.
Alma Katsu The Deep Bantam Books, 11th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857504289 With its brilliantly evoked historical backdrop and a rich cast of characters, The Deep is the new supernatural chiller from the author of The Hunger.
Laura Kay The Split Quercus, 18th March, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529409819 Heartwarming and intensely funny story of love, heartache, friendship and family. For fans of Marian Keyes and Beth O’Leary.
William Melvin Kelley Dem riverrun, 8th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529412154 Provocative satire by one of the most important African-American novelists lays bare the abiding racism and legacy of slavery on the psyche of white America.
Thomas Keneally The Dickens Boy Sceptre, 29th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529345100 By the Booker-winning author of Schindler’s Ark, a vibrant novel about Charles Dickens’ son and his little-known adventures in the Australian Outback.
Carolyn Kirby When We Fall No Exit Press, 22nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857303974 A Times Best Book of 2020. Based on World War II atrocity the Katyn Massacre When We Fall is a moving story of three lives forever altered by one fatal choice.
Alka Joshi
The Henna Artist Mira, 1st April, pb, £9.99, 9780778331476 #OwnVoices début set in post-Raj Jaipur about a young woman struggling to shape her own destiny in a world pivoting between the traditional and the modern.
Alka Joshi The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
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Mick Kitson Featherweight Canongate, 6th May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781838851910 Story of overcoming all the odds and a woman centuries ahead of her time set on the canals of 19th-century England.
Matthew Kneale Pilgrims Atlantic Books, 4th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786492395 Sweeping tale of intrigue and suspense from award-winning author
of Sweet Thames and Rome: A History in Seven Sackings.
Annabelle Knight Chasing Clouds Austin Macauley, 8th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781398408302 Elodie Taylor has a lot to be thankful for. She has great friends, a hardworking boyfriend and a job she enjoys. But is it enough.
Lana Kortchik Untitled HQ Digital, 1st April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008364878 Breathtaking historical novel author of Sisters of War.
Giles Kristian Camelot Corgi Books, 10th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552174015 Following the bestselling Lancelot, Kristian returns to the Arthurian legend in his epic, heart-pounding new novel.
Eleni Kyriacou She Came to Stay Hodder, 18th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529337693 Story of new beginnings, friendships, family, love and loss set against the grimy and glittering streets of fifties Soho. From an exciting début author.
Thien-Kim Lam Happy Endings Avon, 10th June, pb, £9.99, 9780063040847 Sexy second-chance romance about exes who are forced to work together to save their respective businesses.
Alexis Landau Those Who Are Saved Orion, 25th February, hb, £14.99, 9781398702783 Heartbreaking World War II novel of one mother’s search for her daughter against all odds.
Ariel Lawhon Code Name Helene Headline Review, 2nd February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472275363 Gripping novel based on astonishing true story of wartime spy Nancy Wake.
Eimear Lawlor Dublin’s Girl Aria, 29th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781800249301 Inspired by real events, the story of a young woman who falls for the British officer she has been ordered to betray during the Irish War of Independence.
Layova AC
The Mctavish Regressions: Beasts Matador, 28th March, pb, £9.99, 9781800462557 Second book in The McTavish Regressions series brings together the unique combination of past-life regression therapy and criminology.
Louisa Leaman Meant to Be Corgi Books, 1st April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552176637 Uplifting memoir of finding family in unexpected places and learning to embrace the unpredictable in life.
Elizabeth Lee Cunning Women Windmill Books, 22nd April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781786091161 Bewitching story of forbidden love and the curtailing of female wildness set among the long shadows cast by the Pendle Witch Trials. A magnetic début novel.
Gerald Lees (tr), Francis Walder (tr) The Negotiator: The Masterclass At Saint-Germain Unicorn, 15th February, hb, £14.99, 9781913491284 France has been torn apart by religious war between Catholics and Huguenots. The Queen Mother, Catherine de Medicis, calls upon Henri de Malassise to negotiate a treaty with the Huguenots.
Eva Leigh Waiting for a Scot Like You Mills & Boon, 1st April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008401160 The book, and series, has a unique hook—gender- flipped reimaginings of classic 80s movies. This one samples “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”.
Ulla Lenze
The Radio Operator HarperVia, 27th May, hb, £18.99, 9780063018389 Josef Klein, who is targeted by world powers in NewYork, reveals the espionage activities of the Nazi regime in the US and tells about political entanglements far away from home.
Margarita Liberaki Three Summers Viking, 13th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241475065 A gorgeous Greek modern classic about three sisters coming of age over the course of three summers.
Caroline Linden A Scot to the Heart: Desperately
Seeking Duke Avon Books, 27th May, pb, £6.99, 9780062913647 Second in the clever, sexy series Desperately Seeking Duke from bestselling and Rita award-winning author.
Lesley Lokko Soul Sisters Macmillan, 22nd July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529067262 Rich, inter-generational tale of love, race, power and secrets that centres around the lifelong friendship between two women.
Anne Julie Long I’m Only Wicked With You Avon, 27th May, pb, £6.99, 9780063045088 Long continues her Palace of Rogues series with a new romance about an ambitious American and a headstrong British heiress.
Vivienne Lorret The Wrong Marquess Avon, 22nd July, pb, £6.99, 9780062976628 Débutante believes she is destined to marry the lord next door until a fateful encounter with a rogue makes her wonder if she might be falling for the wrong marquess.
Posy Lovell The Kew Gardens Girls At War Trapeze, 13th May, hb, £14.99, 9781409193319 Saga highlights the role of women at Kew Gardens. Licensed publishing with heritage brand.
Fiona Lucas The Last Goodbye HQ, 18th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008371913 Poignant story of love, loss and hope, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Cecelia Ahern.
Caroline Mackenzie One Year of Ugly Te Borough Press, 3rd March, pb, £8.99, 9780008347109 Hilarious, heart-warming and necessary début about love, immigration and family.
SG MacLean The House of Lamentations Quercus, 10th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781787473669 Final gripping book in acclaimed and award- winning series of historical thrillers. Will Seeker’s legacy endure?
Elizabeth Macneal Circus of Wonders Picador, 13th May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781529002539 Spellbinding new novel from author of The Doll
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