BREAKING NEWS Vera Bolt, Queen of Bakes, dies unexpectedly aged 66

In a shocking announcement this afternoon, Vera Bolt’s agent confirmed that the Bake Off Wars judge and national treasure died yesterday. Ms Bolt was in the process of filming the next series of the hugely popular television show at Francis Court, the home of the King’s sister and her family. It’s believed that the renowned pastry chef was stabbed in the heart, and the main suspect is rumoured new royal girlfriend, Summer York.

What am I supposed to do? Lady Beatrice has promised DCI Richard Fitzwilliam that she won’t get involved in the investigation into Vera Bolt’s death. But when her brother’s new love interest, Summer York, becomes the top suspect for Vera’s murder, Fred begs Bea to find out who the real killer is. In a race against time, can Bea navigate a labyrinth of secrets and lies, evade danger, and safeguard her friendship with Fitzwilliam?

Ruth Coldwell is the world’s worst matchmaker.
The truth is, she’s a total fraud. She knows nothing about love and even less about actual relationships. But if she can’t convince her boss that she’s a competent matchmaker, Ruth will end up right where she startedーa jobless, hopeless woman with a random doctorate and a broken heart. Her new job as a matchmaker is in danger of imploding, so Ruth does the only thing she can think to do… she claims to have a husband.

Callum Reed just found a fake wife.

When Cal shows up to a speed dating event with the express purpose of reaming out Dr. Ruth Coldwell for her abysmal matchmaking skills, he finds himself with an unusual opportunity instead–she needs a fake husband. He needs a fake girlfriend. It sounds like a match made in heaven, and he proposes a deal. Fake date him, and he’ll fake marry her, and both their problems will be solved.

Sophie Defoy’s life is turned upside down when she starts to complete the tasks on a bucket list she wrote years ago.

This is no ordinary bucket list though and doesn’t contain the exotic missions that you or I might want to achieve. No, Sophie’s bucket list is filled with mundane objectives that she’s never felt confident enough to brave.

Although the tasks might seem trivial to most, they do open Sophie’s eyes to a world and life she never knew existed, compel her to live new experiences, make friends and even try to find love.

The most important friend the forty-year-old makes – her first real friend in fact – is drag queen Paris Le Grand, who takes it upon himself to bring Sophie out of her shell and show her how wonderful she really is.

After returning from Mykonos six weeks ago, Clara is shocked to discover that she has an unexpected passenger on board.

Despite deciding to keep the bombshell a secret, news that the Morgans are expecting the pitter-patter of tiny feet spreads like wildfire amongst their group of friends.

With Lianna choosing to enter the world of parenthood in a more unconventional way, Clara and Li are delighted that they can embark on this journey together. However, when a bump in the night delivers a surprise visit from Janie and Stelios, Clara and Oliver have to find room not only for a new baby, but for a couple of rowdy senior citizens too.

Dealing with morning sickness, Janie’s alternative philanthropy efforts and Noah’s attempts to attract a visit from the tooth fairy prove to be exhausting for Clara.

Lady Ella Chesterton has always ached with love for her childhood best friend. To her eye, he seems like the perfect match, so she is secretly dreaming of living a wonderful life by his side. But when he returns to London, Ella’s world is about to crash down once he announces his engagement with her older sister. Crafting a plan to prove how incompatible the prospective couple is, seems like the only promising option left. But when she finds the right partner for her plan, will she manage to distinguish a child crash from deep true love?

From the bestselling author of William and Harry and renowned Royal Family news correspondent Katie Nicholl, comes the first in-depth biography of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge.

Katie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday, gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals fans around the world and now, Nicholl delivers the story of her early life, first romances, and love with Prince William. Nicholl will reveal new details on Middleton’s initiation into royal life and, of course, her first pregnancy.

In her first book, preeminent nature writer Rachel Carson tells the story of the sea creatures and birds that dwell in and around the waters along North America’s eastern coast—and the delicately balanced ecosystem that sustains them. Following the life cycles of a pair of sanderlings, a mackerel, and an eel, Carson gracefully weaves scientific observation with imaginative prose to educate and inspire, creating one of the finest wildlife narratives in American literature. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rachel Carson including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.