Whether we love it or hate it, work has a huge impact on our lives. From builder to baker to social care worker, these writers tell us what life is really like at work today. The one thing that all these true stories prove is that you never know what your working day will bring.

About the Author Val McDermid was born in Scotland and worked as a journalist for many years. She is now a full-time writer whose novels are worldwide bestsellers. They have been translated into thirty languages and have won a number of awards.

The happiest times in Rolf Harris’s boyhood were spent with Buster Fleabags – a bouncy little dog with stuck-up ears and a curly tail. Buster Fleabags was as much of a character – and a bundle of energy – as his owner, and this is the story of a very special dog.

About the Author After 50 years on stage and screen, Rolf Harris is one of Britain’s best-loved stars. He sings, draws, paints and presents on television. He has won the National Television Award five times for his Animal Hospital series and painted a portrait of the Queen to celebrate her eightieth birthday.

There have been 2,300 lottery millionaires in the UK. Here, five winners share the details of their shopping sprees and the highs and lows of life after a big win. We Won the Lottery also reveals the funniest facts and luckiest numbers behind the lottery, and shows exactly what happens when you win.

About the Author Danny Buckland is a writer and journalist who has worked with the lottery since it started. He has interviewed jackpot winners and shared their hopes and fears as they get used to being millionaires. Danny has worked for many national newspapers including the Sun, the Daily Mail and the Sunday Express.

More than four hundred years ago, seven people were beheaded in the Tower of London. Alison Weir’s gripping book tells their stories, from the former friend betrayed by a man set on being king to the young girl killed after just nine days on the throne.

About the Author Alison Weir is one of our best-loved historians and novelists. Her bestselling non-fiction books include Britain’s Royal Families, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley. Her two novels are Innocent Traitor and The Lady Elizabeth.

Money Magic is the first step to making money work for you. Packed with easy-to-follow advice, it tells you how to get out of debt, start to save, make money work in a relationship and progress towards your money dreams.

About the Author Alvin Hall overcame his own problems with money and debt and went on to create a successful career on Wall Street. He now heads a financial services training company and has presented many TV series on managing money.

It is a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop and a teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street. Hello Mum is a powerful and moving novel about a frightening current issue.

About the Author Bernardine Evaristo has written four novels, Lara, The Emperor’s Babe, Soul Tourists and Blonde Roots. She lives in London.

Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for twenty years, and have slowly learned to loathe each other. Victor dreams of getting rid of Joan, but he’s in for a nasty surprise because both Victor and Joan have murder in mind...

About the Author Peter James is a screenwriter, film producer and novelist, whose novels have been translated into 30 languages. Many of them have been Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers. Three have been made into films.

On an idyllic Greek island, Anthony and Carole have begun to repair their damaged marriage. Widowed Jessica has started to heal at last and is learning to live her life again. But on the flight home, unexpected and startling events force Anthony, Carole and Jessica to face up to the difficult truths they have been avoiding. By the time they land, the lessons they have learned will change their lives for ever.

About the Author Cathy Kelly is a number one bestselling author. She worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist, and has published eleven bestselling books. She is an ambassador for the children’s charity UNICEF Ireland and is also a patron of Chernobyl Children’s Project International (CCPI).

It is Afghanistan, 2009. A rifle section is half-way through their six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. Sixteen men have already been killed. For eighteen-year-old David ‘Briggsy’ Briggs and his four mates, this is going to be one of the greatest challenges of their lives...