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So Happy For You

C E L I A L AS K E Y

Bridesmaids meets Black Mirror i n the most twisted and entertaining thriller of 2022. Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. They’ve been through everything together, from Robin coming out to the death of Ellie’s dad. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honour, Robin is reluctant. It’s not that Robin isn’t happy for Ellie, she just hates everything about weddings and marriage – plus the guy Ellie’s engaged to. There’s also the matter of the crazy (not to mention dangerous) wedding rituals that couples are resorting to in the hope of securing a lifetime of happiness. Despite her misgivings, Robin finally says yes. But as the wedding day approaches, she gets the feeling that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. And it seems Ellie is willing to do anything for the perfect day. After all, marriage is about sacrifice…

Released: 07/09/22 TPB | 304 pp AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction

The Binding Room NAD I N E MATH E SON

Small Town, Big Magic

HA Z E L B E CK

There’s no such thing as witches...right? For fans of The Ex Hex and Payback’s A Witch , a fun, witchy rom-com in which a bookstore owner who is fighting to revitalize a small midwestern town clashes with her rival, the mayor, and uncovers not only a clandestine group that wields a dark magic to control the idyllic river hamlet, but hidden powers she never knew she possessed.

In this room, no one can hear you scream… From the author of The Jigsaw Man comes a brand new crime thriller from Nadine Matheson ‘Nadine Matheson writes sentences like roses, lovely and bristling with thorns . . . Matheson’s voice is exciting, urgent… and, now more than ever, vital’ A.J. Finn

Released: 07/09/22 TPB | 512pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction nadinematheson.com

Released: 07/09/22 TPB | 400pp AU $29.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction

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