Zoe Barnes
Be My Baby

Lorna had given up her career as a midwife to have her own baby. Happily married to Ed, she had looked forward to telling him that Leo would soon have a baby brother or a sister to play with. But fate had stepped in and left her on her own ... Eighteen months later, Lorna knows she must get out and make a new life for herself and her children.

Michael Connelly
Echo Park

In 1993 Marie Gesto disappeared after walking out of a supermarket in Hollywood. Harry Bosch was assigned the case but the young woman never turned up, dead or alive. Thirteen years later, Bosch is assigned to take Raynard Waits' confession. But he begins to crack when he realises that he missed a clue back in 1993 that could have led him to Waits.

Jilly Cooper
Wicked! Volume 1

Bagley Hall, an independent school crammed with the children of the rich and famous, joins forces with Larkminster comprehensive for financial reasons. Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larkminster, will do anything to rescue her demoralised, cash-strapped school. And for the students it offers great opportunities for joyous mayhem....