Never Go Back is the first novel from Elstree scriptwriter, TV producer and stand-up comedian Steven Vinacour and is set in north London and Watford, where he grew up.

The rules are simple: if a relationship ends then that’s it. It’s over. Never go back. Break the rules and it will just end in tears. But Jackson thinks Samantha is worth breaking the rules for.

Never Go Back is a brutally honest look at friendships, careers, relationships and sex.

  • Never Go Back is available to download from Amazon.co.uk

Indian Sketchbook by Mari I’Anson is a treasure trove of pen-line and colour wash drawings selected from the sketch books the Finchley artist filled on her two winter trips to South India.

The speed at which she worked, capturing street scenes and the people who fill the towns and villages she visited, bring a freshness and spontaneity to her work.

Mari has worked as a professional artist all her working life and has recently mounted an exhibition of her work at the Highgate Gallery run by the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution.

  • Indian Sketchbook is available from Chaville Press. Details: www.chavillepress.co.uk

Set around 200 BC, Grey Falcon, by Finchley writer James Waters, plots the lives of a merchant ship’s crew who, on arriving in a strange port, are unwittingly caught up in the schemes and devious dealings of two unscrupulous men. Captain Ash must save his ship, crew and cargo by escaping - but in doing so he takes them deeper into harm’s way.

  • Grey Falcon is available from Amazon.co.uk

We Used to Write Letters by Keith Martin from North Finchley is a collection of letters connected with his family. The owner of Barnet-based Chaville Press publishing house starts the book with his grandmother Florrie, who was in service in 1904 to Lady Wilson, the wife of a Boer War hero, and finishes it with a chapter on the continuing saga of the occupation of Friern Barnet library.

  • We Used to Write Letters is available from Chaville Press. Details: www.chavillepress.co.uk

Pets in Pants is the new, fully illustrated children’s book from Finchley author Omri Stephenson.

Have you ever wondered what your pets wear when your back is turned? This charming and visually stimulating read will have your kids chuckling from the very first page with its hilarious pictures of household pets sporting an array of quirky undies.

In addition to the storybook, there is also an interactive app for iPod and iPad, complete with full motion graphics and sound effects.

  • Pets in Pants is available from Amazon, Waterstones, Tesco and all good bookshops.