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THE ONLY WAY IS UP by Heidi Stephens, read by Colleen Prendergast - audio excerpt 1

When life has you down on love, surely the only way is up...? Twenty-five years in showbiz is a good run, right? Because after tonight, when her small (read: huge) wardrobe malfunction was broadcast to the nation's living rooms, Daisy's time in the spotlight might be over. It's all about damage control now, and Daisy needs an escape route. Fast. Especially when her sporting hero boyfriend publicly announces their engagement - the one she hasn't actually agreed to tell the world about. All she ne...

Nov 07, 2022•1 min

THE ONLY WAY IS UP by Heidi Stephens, read by Colleen Prendergast - audio excerpt 2

When life has you down on love, surely the only way is up...? Twenty-five years in showbiz is a good run, right? Because after tonight, when her small (read: huge) wardrobe malfunction was broadcast to the nation's living rooms, Daisy's time in the spotlight might be over. It's all about damage control now, and Daisy needs an escape route. Fast. Especially when her sporting hero boyfriend publicly announces their engagement - the one she hasn't actually agreed to tell the world about. All she ne...

Nov 07, 2022•2 min

THE ONLY WAY IS UP by Heidi Stephens, read by Colleen Prendergast - audio excerpt 3

When life has you down on love, surely the only way is up...? Twenty-five years in showbiz is a good run, right? Because after tonight, when her small (read: huge) wardrobe malfunction was broadcast to the nation's living rooms, Daisy's time in the spotlight might be over. It's all about damage control now, and Daisy needs an escape route. Fast. Especially when her sporting hero boyfriend publicly announces their engagement - the one she hasn't actually agreed to tell the world about. All she ne...

Nov 07, 2022•2 min

DIAMOND HUNTER by Paul Fraser Collard, read by Dudley Hinton - audiobook extract

South Africa, 1871. Jack Lark no longer walks alone. With the worldly Anna Baker by his side, he travels to the Cape Colony diamond fields determined to seek their fortune - and an adventurous new life together. The journey north soon turns violent as tensions erupt between other hopeful diggers and a gang of Boer men. Everyone has their eye on the same elusive prize - and some will stop at nothing to get it. For Jack and Anna, unearthing a diamond is only half the battle. Getting out of the min...

Oct 06, 2022•8 min

CLOSER TO THE EDGE written and read by Leo Houlding - audiobook extract

Leo Houlding started climbing at 10 years of age in the Lake District and was the youngest person (and first Briton) to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in the United States at 18 years, which cemented his reputation. He has since gone on to summit the world's toughest peaks and explore the most extreme places on our planet. During such explorations he has had to deal with tragedy when close friends and colleagues have been killed or badly injured, and he will discuss how you deal...

Oct 06, 2022•8 min

MOTHER'S DAY written and read by Abigail Burdess - audiobook extract

She gave you life. What if she wants it back? Perfect for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer, Magpie and How to Kill Your Family. The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family. But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes—because the same day, she learns she's going to be a mother too. Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. Anna's living the dream...

Oct 06, 2022•2 min