Books BIG LIES INASMALLTOWN Diane Chamberlain Pan£8.99

Three different angles on romantic fiction should delight fans this week.

The Golden MaidbyEvie Grace (Arrow£6.99) is set in Kent in 1812 and is the second in The Smuggler’s Daughter series. When feisty teenage Winnie Lennicker faces jail for maintaining her family’s smuggling tradition, her only way out is to accept a risky assignment, carrying despatches and gold to Wellington’s army in France. It’s a hearty saga. ARogueofOne’s OwnbyEvie Dunmore(Piatkus £9.99) is for fans of historical romances that fizz with sexual tension. This follow up to Bringing DownTheDukeisarip-roaring bodice-ripper. Lady Lucie, and her Oxford suffragists aim to end masculine rule of politics, but first Lucie needs to tempt handsome rogue Lord Ballantine onto her side.. one way or another. A thoroughly enjoyable romp. AWalk Along TheBeach by Debbie Macomber ( Arrow£7.99) is another heart-tugger from the US No 1 bestseller. Meet Willa who had to raise her sister Harper and brother Lucas after their mum’s death, and then support her sister through cancer. Now Willa has a chance of happiness when photographer Sean becomes a regular at her oceanside coffee shop, and Harper urges her to think of herself for once.

Reviews: Janet McKechnie.

YOUAGAIN Debra JoImmergut Titan Books£8.99

This is a daringly bold, imaginative and gripping thriller exploring the eternal question of what advice we’d give our younger selves given the chance. For successful but unhappy Abigail Willard this might be a scary possibility when, from the back of a New York cab on a rainy Brooklyn

Given current events putting racial inequality back in world headlines, this is a timely and often thought-provoking story of small town North Carolina. It’s the modern day story of black philanthropist and artist Jesse Jameson Williams, who spent a lifetime supporting underdog artists, surprising night, she spots the spitting image of her younger self (a wild single-minded young artist) on the street. It’s crazy. Impossible. But Abby’s drawn back to the scene she once haunted in search of this mystery girl. Herself? Turmoil lies ahead!

Morgan Christopher in his will with $50,000 dollars to restore a mural painted by Anna Dale back in 1940. There’s a catch of course, and troubled Morgan doesn’t feel worthy, but as Anna’s story of overcoming prejudice unfolds, all becomes movingly clear.