Book club

by Adele Parks (£16.99, HB, HarperCollins) How far would you go to protect your family? This Christmastime, Connie is welcoming all her children home and is particularly thrilled to be meeting her dau

by Heather Morris (£20, HB, Zaffre) Beautiful connections can form in the most unlikely circumstances. Though desperately ill, 15-year-old Jesse is overflowing with love for her friends and family. Pe

by Patrick Ryan (£16.99, HB, Bloomsbury) Ohio. In the aftermath of World War II, a passionate moment between Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt entangles their lives – and those of their partners – forever

by MW Craven (£20, HB, Little, Brown Book Group) A sniper has been wreaking havoc across the nation. In Gretna Green, a beautiful wedding day turns into a bloodbath when the bride is brutally gunned d

Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight

Thriller writer Erin Kelly recommends the reads you need when you want to let loose