It's cold, the heating's on (or maybe it isn't) and it's snowing far too hard outside to go anywhere. There are few things better on a snow day than a good book, and thankfully, we have some great recommendations for you from our catalogue!
Angela and David Wearner- The Liver Bear Saga
A wonderful and downright weird fantasy tale, 'The Liver Bear Saga' is a collaborative effort between husband and wife duo Angela and David Warner. After being pulled from an ice-fishing hole, Popsicle has no memory of her previous life, but very strangely, whenever Christmas is mentioned, she turns into an ice bear! When Popsicle's memory returns, she finds herself at the centre of events that are too much for her to handle alone.
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Alan Scobie Coogan- The Watcherer
Michael was left on the doorstep of the kindly Reverend Grogan as a child, abandoned by his family. It became very clear to the Reverend and his wife that Michael had a gift, a gift that turned out to be a calling as his family face untold terrors in a fight between good and evil. Hand in hand with the local bishopric and the ancient order of the Iceni they face unimaginable abominations in the battle for the future of humankind.
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Jonathan Carr- The Godslayer
When Dante Adler is assailed by Hercules himself, his life changes in a way he could never have fathomed before. As it turns out, Dante has lived many lives before, and as his ancient memories come flooding back, it turns oout that he was once a powerful being known as The Godslayer. If he doesn't get back to slaying Gods, the world could be under siege by a threat as old as time itself. Before he can save the world, though, Dante must rescue his wife from the clutches of the Dark Gods.
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Neil P.- I Never Told You
A snow day is always better with a heartstring-pulling romance novel, and Neil P.'s 'I Never Told You' is a perfect addition to your winter reading list. Blake and Jodee live polar opposite lives; Blake is a true working class Londoner, and Jodee has grown up steeped in the privilege of her father's wealth. Despite this, the two are drawn to one another by undeniable chemistry and a shared love of music and art, and defy class norms as they fall in love with one another. A heart-breaking and beautiful tale of star-crossed lovers marred by the trisla and tribulations of life, 'I Never Told You' is sure to stick with you.
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Nigel Dyer- Wigs, Lies and Alibis
The great thing about crime thrillers is that they are never not in season. Ex-convict George Pchelski has an unquenchable desire for revenge, something that triggers a sequence of chaotic events. His beautiful and materialistic lover, Charlotte, plans to take revenge on her own husband, but this too goes horribly wrong. Enter DCI LeFanu, who finds that a series of burglaries and a dead body found in a West Suffolk village is only the beginning. Every twist and turn leads him further down a rabbit hole of blackmail, fraud and sexual exploitation, and LeFanu and his team become entangled in a web of lies. Who can they trust? Is anyone what they seem?
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