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Perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Kate Morton and Sarah Waters, this is historical fiction at its very best.The compelling story of two women, born four centuries apart, and the ancestral legacy that binds them.Ella Turner does her best to fit in …
Perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Kate Morton and Sarah Waters, this is historical fiction at its very best.The compelling story of two women, born four centuries apart, and the ancestral legacy that binds them.Ella Turner does her best to fit in …
A thrilling novella set in the world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett.Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons. Bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have bee…
A thrilling novella set in the world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett.Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons. Bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have bee…
A poignant novel of hope, acceptance, forgiveness and the heartbreaking compromises people make in the name of love.The Blakelys are broken. The family shattered as matriarch Mary June refused to face the truth of her past and a legacy of tragedy. Sh…
A poignant novel of hope, acceptance, forgiveness and the heartbreaking compromises people make in the name of love.The Blakelys are broken. The family shattered as matriarch Mary June refused to face the truth of her past and a legacy of tragedy. Sh…
Enemy or lover?As a supporter of the late king, Richard III, Lady Philippa's father is a wanted man, a traitor to the crown. While visiting her dying grandfather in Wales, she fears for her life when she is recognized– by Sir Rhys Griffith, a knight …
Enemy or lover?As a supporter of the late king, Richard III, Lady Philippa's father is a wanted man, a traitor to the crown. While visiting her dying grandfather in Wales, she fears for her life when she is recognized– by Sir Rhys Griffith, a knight …
The extraordinary story of an indomitable 95-year-old woman – and of the most extraordinary century in Ethiopia’s history. A new Wild SwansA hundred years ago, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Before she was ten years old, Ye…
The extraordinary story of an indomitable 95-year-old woman – and of the most extraordinary century in Ethiopia’s history. A new Wild SwansA hundred years ago, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Before she was ten years old, Ye…
A classic World War II novel from the bestselling thriller writer Derek Lambert.For the beleaguered German and Russian armies there is no war beyond the carnage in the city’s grim skeleton, and the terrible winter at their heels. Desperate men need h…
A classic World War II novel from the bestselling thriller writer Derek Lambert.For the beleaguered German and Russian armies there is no war beyond the carnage in the city’s grim skeleton, and the terrible winter at their heels. Desperate men need h…
Lord Bromwell is used to breaking the Ton's rules, but even he is shocked when he meets the beautiful but guarded «Lady Eleanor Springford» and they share a soul-searing kiss!Bromwell has a strong sense of duty and when he realizes she's fleeing a de…
Lord Bromwell is used to breaking the Ton's rules, but even he is shocked when he meets the beautiful but guarded «Lady Eleanor Springford» and they share a soul-searing kiss!Bromwell has a strong sense of duty and when he realizes she's fleeing a de…
In the winter of 1924 the most celebrated English writer of the day, 84-year-old Thomas Hardy, was living at his Dorset home of Max Gate with his second wife, Florence. Aged 45 but in poor health, Florence came to suspect that Hardy was in the grip o…
In the winter of 1924 the most celebrated English writer of the day, 84-year-old Thomas Hardy, was living at his Dorset home of Max Gate with his second wife, Florence. Aged 45 but in poor health, Florence came to suspect that Hardy was in the grip o…
Let us suppose for a moment that paper were to disappear. Would anything be lost? Everything would be lost.Paper is the technology through which and with which we have made sense of the world. The making of paper and the manifold uses of paper have m…
Let us suppose for a moment that paper were to disappear. Would anything be lost? Everything would be lost.Paper is the technology through which and with which we have made sense of the world. The making of paper and the manifold uses of paper have m…
Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot is back with a heartwarming story of life after the war.She must keep her family together… The war is over and Evie Talbert eagerly awaits the return of her three children from their evacuated homes. Bu…
Sunday Times bestselling author Freda Lightfoot is back with a heartwarming story of life after the war.She must keep her family together… The war is over and Evie Talbert eagerly awaits the return of her three children from their evacuated homes. Bu…
Behind the doors of the pavilion, a world of sensuality and intrigue awaits…Xiang Xiang’s life as an innocent girl is about to change beyond recognition.Falsely accused of murder, Xiang Xiang's father is executed, and her mother forced into a Buddhis…
Behind the doors of the pavilion, a world of sensuality and intrigue awaits…Xiang Xiang’s life as an innocent girl is about to change beyond recognition.Falsely accused of murder, Xiang Xiang's father is executed, and her mother forced into a Buddhis…
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOWLove will tear them apart…Helena and Ruth Nowak are like chalk and cheese: one staunchly outspoken and independent, the other gentle and caring. Caught up in the struggle of Nazi occupied Pola…
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TITLE THE ORPHAN'S TALE OUT NOWLove will tear them apart…Helena and Ruth Nowak are like chalk and cheese: one staunchly outspoken and independent, the other gentle and caring. Caught up in the struggle of Nazi occupied Pola…
In 1899 Henry Oades discovers he has two wives – and many dilemmas…In 1890, Henry Oades decided to undertake the arduous sea voyage from England to New Zealand in order to further his family's fortunes. Here they settled on the lush but wild coast – …
In 1899 Henry Oades discovers he has two wives – and many dilemmas…In 1890, Henry Oades decided to undertake the arduous sea voyage from England to New Zealand in order to further his family's fortunes. Here they settled on the lush but wild coast – …
The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.‘Geographie and Chronologie I may call the Sunne and the Moone, the right eye and the left, of all history.’In ‘The World of Gerard Mercato…
The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.‘Geographie and Chronologie I may call the Sunne and the Moone, the right eye and the left, of all history.’In ‘The World of Gerard Mercato…
Take a step back in time with this beautiful historical romance!Welcome to 1920s England…Lady Julia Hazelton is the most dazzling among 1920s England’s bright, young things. But rather than choosing the thrill of wanton adventure like so many of her …
Take a step back in time with this beautiful historical romance!Welcome to 1920s England…Lady Julia Hazelton is the most dazzling among 1920s England’s bright, young things. But rather than choosing the thrill of wanton adventure like so many of her …
Esther is a Ugandan teenager abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and forced to witness and commit unspeakable atrocities on behalf of their leader, the despicable Joseph Kony. Her life becomes a constant struggle to survive, to escape, to find a w…
Esther is a Ugandan teenager abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and forced to witness and commit unspeakable atrocities on behalf of their leader, the despicable Joseph Kony. Her life becomes a constant struggle to survive, to escape, to find a w…
A stunning novel about celebrity and the price of fame from a Pulitzer-shortlisted playwright and the creator of hit series SMASH.It was the photograph in the New Yorker which started it all. They were three young, beautiful, red-haired girls, there …
A stunning novel about celebrity and the price of fame from a Pulitzer-shortlisted playwright and the creator of hit series SMASH.It was the photograph in the New Yorker which started it all. They were three young, beautiful, red-haired girls, there …
GOVERNESS WANTED… Miss Aimée Peters desperately craves respectability: after her father scandalously auctions off her virginity, she flees London to become a governess in remote Yorkshire. She’s horrified to discover her new employer, the piratical C…
GOVERNESS WANTED… Miss Aimée Peters desperately craves respectability: after her father scandalously auctions off her virginity, she flees London to become a governess in remote Yorkshire. She’s horrified to discover her new employer, the piratical C…
WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT…! In the eyes of the ton Hattie Wilkinson is a respectable widow, content with her safe, if somewhat modest life. On the other hand Sir Christopher Foxton prides himself on being regarded as one of London’s most notorious rakes…
WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT…! In the eyes of the ton Hattie Wilkinson is a respectable widow, content with her safe, if somewhat modest life. On the other hand Sir Christopher Foxton prides himself on being regarded as one of London’s most notorious rakes…
THE LAST MAN SHE COULD EVER LOVE…Beautiful Marianne Winslow has had her share of suitors – and her share of scandal. Three engagements, no wedding… And the ton are beginning to talk. Smouldering Rafe Knight has lived the last fifteen years of his lif…
THE LAST MAN SHE COULD EVER LOVE…Beautiful Marianne Winslow has had her share of suitors – and her share of scandal. Three engagements, no wedding… And the ton are beginning to talk. Smouldering Rafe Knight has lived the last fifteen years of his lif…