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Quick Reads are entertaining, fast paced books that are designed to help adults develop a love of reading. Written by best-selling authors and celebrity personalities they capture the imagination and keep the reader turning the pages.
 
The Quick Reads project in Wales is a joint venture between the Basic Skills Agency and the Welsh Books Council.  Titles are funded through the Basic Skills Agency as part of the National Basic Skills Strategy for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government.

Life's New Hurdles In 2003 Colin retired from athletics in front of an adoring home crowd. Then real life began. In Life’s New Hurdles Colin describes the shock of adjusting to sudden change. Price: £1.99

The Hardest Test The true and honest account of a rugby superhero’s battle to conquer dyslexia and learn to read. Price: £1.99

Aim High Aim High is an inspirational book written by the UK’s leading wheelchair athlete. Price: £1.99

Losing It Losing It is set in the world of Baldock, local drug dealer and hard man of the Welsh Valleys. When one of his drug-runners, TJ, starts taking his own cut, it proves to be a big mistake. Baldock’s reaction is explosive and violent. Price: £1.99

Vinyl Demand ‘Vinyl Demand’ sees two party girls plucked from their dead end, debt-ridden lives and thrust into the big time as Superstar DJs. They only wanted to pay their gas bill! Price: £1.99

A Day To Remember A modern romantic comedy about love, loyalty and limos. Price: £1.99

Bring It Back Home Chased by a hit-man, a young man returns home from London to a small town in Wales. Price: £1.99

The Rubber Woman The prostitutes of Cardiff have a murderer in their midst. Price: £1.99

The Corpse's Tale Another thriller from the Welsh Queen of Crime - Katherine John Price: £2.99

Secrets Romance and intrigue from best-selling Cardiff author, Lynne Barrett-Lee Price: £2.99