In the mid-1800s, a powerful conjure woman named Saint annihilates Southern plantations to rescue the enslaved. She brings those she frees to a town named Ours, which she has magically concealed from outsiders. But when the town is left vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own, some begin to wonder whether the safety and freedom of Ours might be yet another form of bondage.

Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only pushed her movie-making dreams further out of reach. That is, until a surprise reunion presents an opportunity that could make her career, or break her heart…a second time.

It’s been seven years since Kaliya’s whirlwind college romance with Danny Prescott went up in flames. While her passions have stalled, his career is taking off. So when the hot shot director reappears to offer her a job on his next production, it’s a shock to the system. Working with Danny may recapture the intensity of their film school days, but trusting him again won’t come as easily.

Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister…

This short story collection centres Black-British Londoners as they explore friendship and romance, community and independence. From Gabby and Daniel, who cross paths at the wedding of a mutual friend and wonder if this could be the start of something, to Niah, who tries to call out her employer for their empty words about diversity and inclusion, each story shows the characters navigating difficult relationships and finding who they truly are.

After her best friend’s mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith’s picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiralled out of control—so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna (the assistant) proves herself indispensable and ends up helping Elizabeth to uncover the truth behind her friends’ death.

Because Brianna has questions, too. She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son and entwining herself deep into Elizabeth’s suburban life is a way to find out. As the two women hurtle towards an electrifying final showdown, and the lines between employer and friend blur, it becomes clear that neither of them is what they first appear.

1897. After he brought her home from Jamaica as a baby, Florence’s father (a bookbinder) had her hair hot-combed to make her look like the other girls. But when she brings scandal to his door and he throws her onto the streets of Manchester, she must rely on the secrets of bookbinding that she learned from him. Florence talks her way into the formidable Rose Hall to work with its rare books. But when the library is broken into and Florence discovers a half-burned diary in the fireplace, she must piece together the clues.

Tess yearns for the comforting chaos of life as it once was. Instead of Max and Sonny – Tess and Richard’s ‘rainbow twins’ – tracking dirt through the kitchen, Tess absorbs the quiet. Meanwhile Richard fights to get his winter crops planted rather than deal with the discussion he cannot bear to have. This is the story of a broken family, told in their overlapping perspectives. It is about love, loss and interracial marriage with twin boys.

Women can have it all, but do we really want it? This book shows women how to escape the trap of toxic productivity, build boundaries, avoid burnout, and live with joy. It is for women who are ready to hear the wake-up call coming from coming from their frazzled nervous system, from that sense of underlying anxiety they have learnt to normalise over the years, and from an inner knowing that—just maybe—it doesn’t have to be this way.