Romance

Safety in Numbers by Sophie Penhaligon, Review: Steamy sugar hit

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, Review: Mesmerising

The Painting by Alison Booth, Review: The scars of art

Lisa Jewell’s The Night She Disappeared: Average at best

A Voice in the Night: Sarah Hawthorn’s inspiration + Review

Two Steps Onward by Graeme Simsion & Anne Buist, Review

The Beautiful Fall by Hugh Breakey, Review: Romantic depths

The Garden of Little Rose: Suzanne Snow on combining passions + Giveaway

Man Down by Irma Venter (trans.) Review: Feisty suspense

Lauren Anderson on RECRUITED: New eco-women’s-lit

The Dictionary of Lost Words, Review: Thought-provoking

The Last Bookshop by Emma Young, Review: Bookish love

The Moroccan Daughter by Deborah Rodriguez: Vivid & engaging

The Paris Affair by Pip Drysdale, Review: Modernity’s shadow