Ed is a virgin. I didn’t know those existed – not at our age anyway. Maybe he was so drunk that he forgot all the times he’s had sex. I wish I could get that drunk.Mia and Ed have been best friends ever since they began teaching at the same school. Ed bakes cake for … Continue reading ‘Sex Ed’ by Kristen Bailey →

I wake up, bleary-eyed.It’s been two years, six months and three hours since I last shaved my legs, and the llama-patterned knickers I’m wearing have seen better days.We have seven minutes before the kids wake up, and my husband shuffles closer. ‘Ouch,’ he says, a piece of Lego sticking into his back.Then, a light comes … Continue reading ‘Has anyone seen my sex life’ by Kristen Bailey →

JULY 1209, Carcassonne. Seventeen-year-old Alais Pelletier is given a mysterious book by her father, which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe. JULY 2005. Archaeologist Alice Tanner discovers … Continue reading ‘Labyrinth’ by Kate Mosse →