Betsy turned back to the piano and tried one more time. Tinkle-tink, tinkle-tink, tinker-splunkle-splunkle – ow! Betsy Bow-Linnet longs to play the piano like her world-famous parents but no matter how hard she tries the notes never come out right. So when a mysterious letter arrives offering a Method that will make her playing ‘completely, totally, stupendously stunning’, Betsy jumps at the chance. There’s only one condition: she must keep the Method a secret ...

The engrossing and propulsive historical fiction debut from a talented new writer, for readers of Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders, Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, Lauren Groff's Matrix, Robyn Cadwallader's The Anchoress, Pip Williams's The Dictionary of Lost Words.She must write her rage ... to win her war.Peak District, Mercia, AD 910: a young girl, Freda works hard to avoid her father's temper, while longing for his appro...

I wasn't running from the darkness at the edge of nowhere – I was running toward the light at the heart of the empire. Sylvie has always known she deserves more. Out in the permanent twilight of the Dusklands, her guardians called her power to create illusions a curse. But Sylvie knows it gives her a place in Coeur d'Or, the palais of the Amber Empress and her highborn legacies. So Sylvie sets off toward the Amber City, a glittering jewel under a sun that never sets, to take what is hers. ...

Betsy is delighted that her father is opening a bakery. And when the Taster of Fine Foods for the Queen asks him to cater for a Royal Gala, it seems like the icing on the cake – until they discover just how many cakes are needed. The whole family pitches in to help but as the day of the gala dawns Betsy knows the only way they’ll get the job done is with a little help from her 44 mice. Just as long as she can keep them away from prying eyes ...

Betsy is taking her mice to the vets when she spots the lights of the circus tent and can’t resist stepping inside. Soon she’s transfixed by the spellbinding performers as they tumble, spin and fly through the air. But when her mice escape and ruin the final act, Betsy has to face the odious ringmaster, Mr Fry. And he’s determined to make her pay …

I reached for the bright hope I’d welded to my heart. All of this would be worth it in the end … Mirage, triumphant in her coup of the Amber Empire, returns to the palais prepared to claim her place as empress. With the support of her friends and a tentative, blossoming romance with Sunder, Mirage is on the cusp of taking hold of everything she has ever wanted. However, her place in the sun is not as sure as she expected, nor is it quite as bright as she imagined. When the Empress Severine...

I see a mesmerising smile and wild dark hair. He's supernaturally hot. Betty Plum knows nothing about boys and her only passionate kiss was with a cat. So when the gorgeous Toby explodes into her life Betty needs help! Her best friend isn't speaking to her and more than ever Betty wishes her mum hadn't died. But when Betty finds letters from Mum hidden in the attic she realises what true love is all about ...