Robyn Sisman – The Perfect Couple (Orion, £7.99)

Kate is feeling neglected, and her marriage to Rikki seems a little stale. Up-and-coming barristers, they understand the pressures of work until they find themselves on opposing sides in the high-profile divorce of two celebrities. Kate enters a world of private jets and tropical islands when she flies to prepare Jez Benson, TV megastar, for the court case. Can she resist his charms? Does Rikki resist Cassandra, the flamboyant, seductive pop singer? Will Kate and Rikki’s marriage survive, can all be fair in love and divorce? An entertaining rom-com.

Patricia Roberts, Brighouse

Paul Torday – More Than You Can Say (Phoenix Fiction, £7.99) ****

The instructions were to kidnap a tramp for whom payment for an arranged marriage would keep him in drink for weeks. Gaunt, striding from London to Oxford in evening clothes to double his gambling winnings, doesn’t quite fit these specifications. However, incapable of coping after being in Afghanistan, money and risk speak loudly to him. When his new wife unexpectedly arrives at his London flat, Gaunt does not heed the danger she poses. A 39 Steps-style hero, Gaunt’s adventures thrill and unsettle us.

Gemma Richards, 32, Bingley