January can feel like it stretches on forever but we’re choosing to focus on the cosy, cheerful side of the season. As we juggle our New Year’s resolutions and brave the grey, rainy days, we’re all about finding little things that keep us warm, happy, and optimistic.

The good news? We’re already past the shortest day of the year, the daylight is slowly but surely making a comeback, and spring is officially on the horizon. Even better, our first publication day of the year is just around the corner!

To celebrate, we’ve handpicked five of our most exciting upcoming reads to spark some joy and give you something to look forward to.

Make sure you place your pre-orders now!

The Memoirs of a Wayward Traveller by Adrian Little

Memoirs

From his first steps beyond Britain's borders to the far-flung corners of the globe, Ben's journey is anything but ordinary.
What begins as a young man's search for work and adventure soon becomes a lifelong love affair with the world - from Denmark, Greece and Spain to South Africa and Abu Dhabi. Wherever he goes, he encounters culture shocks, unexpected friendships, and no shortage of challenges, each leaving him with memories to treasure for a lifetime.
Told with warmth, wit and an eye for detail, "The Memoirs of a Wayward Traveller" by Adrian Little captures Ben's story and the spirit of an era when global travel was opening up like never before - a journey of work, wanderlust, and the sheer joy of discovering the world, one destination at a time.

Ace by Tracy Joy

Crime and Mystery / Fiction

Billy manages rackets, collecting debts in a world of prostitution, gambling, and control. His ‎personal goal is saving his mother, Sheena, from the vicious game that defines his life.‎
Andy is a rising star on the tennis circuit, a Withington Cup hopeful raised in the golden, ‎untouchable halls of the Las Vegas elite. With women and money always at his feet, his only ‎worry is winning his next match-until he meets Terri. A journalistic photographer and mother ‎of two, she's immune to his charm, which only makes the alliance more tempting. But their ‎irresistible romance quickly becomes a dangerous crack in his perfect world.‎
Billy and Andy's worlds collide in a desperate, violent twist, forcing them into a confrontation ‎that leads to the one secret neither man expected: their ties run deeper than they could ‎have ever imagined.‎
High society and low crime. Secrets, lies, and a blood connection neither saw coming. In a ‎world where even family can be a weapon, who will pay the ultimate price? When the game ‎ends, who will be left standing?‎

Now I Lay Me Down to Keep by Noella Bickham

Historical fiction

Set against the turbulent backdrop of war and the unforgiving sea, Now I Lay Me Down to Keep weaves together two gripping tales of duty, survival, and the unbreakable bonds of family. In 1857, the USS East Manhattan sails from Panama to New York, carrying gold miners, their fortunes, and a secret cargo under the watchful eye of Captain Lewis Sunter, while young officer cadet, Matthew Taget, uncovers unsettling truths aboard ship, truths that will echo as far as the northern reaches of Sweden.
A century later in the 1940s, Florida, seven-year-old, Joel Taget, learns a harsh lesson about trust from his stoic father, Bill, as the shadow of World War II looms over their small town. From the treacherous waters of the Caribbean to the quiet struggles of a post-war family, this sweeping saga explores the sacrifices made for love, loyalty, and legacy, where every decision could mean life or death, and the past echoes relentlessly into the future.

Fine Lines by Codi Ryan

Fiction

Months have past since he caught his girlfriend cheating, Wyatt sits at home in a moody and intoxicated state. Filled with rage, he vents his emotions by sending her a message in the middle of the night. But the message is sent to the wrong number - one that will take his life in an entirely new direction. Tate, on the other side, receives a message from a stranger, which then with time turns into a friendship. And what starts as a midnight mistake turns into something deeper, quieter and strangely comforting. As late-night messages turn into real-life encounters, they begin to find in each other what they didn't know they needed - love, honesty and peace.
Fine Lines is a story of two people walking on the edge of friendship and something more - where past pain, family pressure and breakable trust blur the boundaries. It's a story about timing, accountability, painfulness and the fine line between letting go and holding on.

The Place by Emma Leckey-Jamison

Fiction / Fantasy

Cali Collins thought uni would be fun, but little did she know that it ‎would involve having a rivalry with one of her stuck-up classmates, a ‎love triangle between hot twins, a demon ex who is trying to kidnap ‎her, and her suspicion that she is not really a faery after all. On top of ‎all that, students are going missing from the university and Cali and ‎her friends have to figure out why - because through Cali's strange ‎dreams, it seems that she might be next.