At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But no one is aware of it - yet... Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways.

A collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County - a place of harsh beauty where broken dreams and final wishes converge - in which a mercy mission that is hilariously sidetracked by human weakness; a manipulative death row inmate with one last plea; and, a small town divorce attorney who suddenly hits pay dirt.

Three single women in their fifties meet when they join a choir. Lucy, recently widowed, is a cook and food journalist; Joanna, a successful business woman, never married; Rebecca is a divorced interior decorator. Each of the women is at a crossroads and they quickly form a bond.

Sam and Jacob Redman are brothers. They fight alongside each other; they watch each other's backs. They are ruthlessly professional in the field of war, fiercely loyal wherever they are. But when Jacob is booted from the Regiment for a moment of madness, he disappears. Not even his family knows where he is, or even if he's still alive.

The place is Riverside, California, the Mission Inn. For Toby O'Dare, it is his place of solace; he can be there without disguise. This time, he's been sent on an assignment to kill. Into his nightmarish world of lone and lethal missions, comes a mysterious stranger, a seraph, who offers him a chance to save lives, rather than destroy them.

Martina's 16th novel is a guaranteed hardback bestseller

Adrian Mole is 39 and a quarter. Unable to afford the mortgage on his riverside apartment, he has been forced to move into a semi-detached converted pigsty next door to his parents, George and Pauline. His ravishing wife Daisy loathes the countryside, longs for Dean Street and has yet to buy a pair of Wellingtons.

Tells a story of identity, loyalty and the devastating power of accusations to destroy innocent people.

Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, and Clodius an ambitious playboy.

When writer Rob Fallon goes out one night and ends up with his best-friend's girlfriend, Jenny, he's feeling guilty before anything's even happened. But guilt quickly turns to shock when two men break into Jenny's apartment, abduct her, and try to kill Rob. But when Rob reports this to the police, no one believes him.

Detective Alex Cross is given the awful news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered. Cross soon learns that Caroline was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in.

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2009, this title presents an epic crossing generations, cultures and continents.

The powerful new bestseller from the nation's favourite storyteller

The compelling new saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author. 'An outstanding storyteller' Woman's Weekly

Mandy Sanderson is turning thirty and has everything going for her - dark ebony hair and flashing black eyes - yet, so far, true love has eluded her. Then, on the night of her birthday party, surrounded by friends she adores, Cupid strikes as Mandy and the Jake Chaplin lock eyes across the restaurant and fall for one another in an instant.

The incredible new novel from John Irving, reminiscent of The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany

Kate Mosse is back with a haunting ghost story from the French mountains

Are happy-ever-afters made in Manhattan? Find out in this gorgeous debut, perfect for cold winter nights.

What makes a house a home? For Eve Gallagher, home is miles away in England since she and her husband relocated to an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side. And life isn't remotely coming up roses. What makes a neighbour a friend? Violet has lived in the building for decades but she's always kept herself apart.

The magical new novel from number one bestseller Cecelia Ahern.