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A dream home. A freshstart. A nightmare waiting inside?Kate and Patrick arestruggling through life. After living on one wage since the birth of their son,Riley, Patrick is suddenly unemployed.Bouncing from one badinterview to the next, the family are offered a lifeline when Kate receives aphone call. She has inherited a house on the northeast coast from her lateaunt.A beautiful Victoriantownhouse. A new beginning.Excited for the change,the family move hundreds of miles from their Beaconsfield home to the northeastcoast. The house needs a lot of work, but that doesn't deter Kate. She isdetermined to make it work for them.But from the first night,Kate notices something isn't right. Things are moved or go missing. Objectsvanish... then reappear. At first Kate tells herself it's stress. The disarray ofthe move. Her young son.Until night falls and shehears footsteps upstairs.Terrified, Kate becomesconvinced there is someone in the house. Upon searching, the house is empty.All the doors and windows are secure.Night after night Katehears these noises...and then she starts to receive messages.Is someone really in thehouse, could it be haunted, or is she losing her sanity?

Who killed Abraham and Esther Downing in the 1970s? What is the significance of the seven tiny skeletons unearthed in the garden of the Downing’s cottage?And why does no-one care?As DCI Kath Fortune and her Cold Case team dive deep into their second investigation, they come up against a wall of silence surrounding the reclusive couple. With Kath trying to piece together the clues and keep her personal and professional relationships on track, her past comes back to haunt her with time running out on all counts.

The perfect way to get a quick and easy answer, a little perspective or just have a bit of fun.A little bit of insight is sometimes all you need. With a sprinkle of advice and a little guidance, you’ll be able to navigate any situation in life. Whether it’s the mundane everyday decisions or a tricky situation you find yourself in, open the pages and receive the message inside.How to use The Little Book of Oracle Answers1.    Focus on the question in your mind, breathe deeply and clear your mind of everything else.2.    Flip through the book and stop when you feel called to or simply open the book on a seemingly random page.3.    The page contains the answer coming through for you. With over 100 guiding insights, The Little Book of Oracle Answers makes a wonderful gift, for yourself or someone else.

Kitty Cook may be a great school teacher, but learning the lessons of online dating is a harder subject than she first thought.Finding herself alone again in her thirties, she decides to take her friend Sophie's advice and sign up for an online dating site. After recently leaving a failed five-year relationship, Kitty is hesitant to get her hopes up.All she wants to do is graduate from the school of love, but will she ever find someone who will make the grade?The Life and Love (Attempts) of Kitty Cook is an emotional yet heart-warming read that takes you on an unforgettable journey through the highs and lows of online dating and looking for love in your thirties.

Emma Holt has been happily married for many years to the gardener of the local Quaker school. Headmaster Philip Manners, on the other hand, has been unhappily married to the Bishop's daughter for just as long. When Philip finds Emma in the school library, he can't help but be intrigued by her. Emma, dealing with her two eldest sons going off to war, is overloading herself with work to keep her mind focused. Philip, meanwhile, is trying to understand how his students could enlist when he teaches them pacifism, but is also struggling with his conscience: is he really falling in love with another man's wife? When conscription finally arrives and all the eligible men are called up, Emma and Philip find themselves unavoidably tangled up in each other's lives more and more. Emma is pushed to her limits with worrying about her sons and trying to juggle all her new duties, while Philip, ineligible to be called up, can't help but rush to comfort her when the worst happens overseas. With Emma torn between the loyalty she has for her husband and the passion she's been missing for so long with Philip, will she fight to hold on to Philip or stand back when events conspire to rip them apart for good?

In 2009 the body of five-year-old Daisy Prospero was found in Shropshire woodland. Her killer has never been caught. Ten years on, Detective Chief Inspector Kath Fortune and her new Cold Case team are on the hunt to find the truth. Alongside the new investigation into his daughter's murder, Todd Prospero has his own mystery to solve. Who is the woman he finds in his garden in the middle of the night on the brink of death? A chain of secrets and lies leads the team to uncover connections that no-one could have imagined. Can the killer be brought to justice?

Five people. Five secrets. Each needing healing, support and acceptance. Derek's life has changed suddenly. His wife of the past few decades has left him, unable to live with his secret anymore. Inspired by a TV show, he decides to start a dinner club to make new friends, the kind that might accept him if he can be brave enough to tell them the truth. Eddie is grieving, a widower, struggling as a single parent. The void in his life slowly destroying him and his relationship with his young daughter. Florence, supported by her carer Jessie, craves one more adventure to round off the last 80 odd years. Violet needs a focus, a new identity, until she has the confidence to escape her grim reality with abusive husband, Ben. Cara is lost, with nowhere to call home and no one to go home to, now she's aged out of the care system. Will this mishmash group fill each other's souls as well as their plates?

For fifty-something Gail Lockwood the new millennium starts with redundancy. Her to-do list reads, 'Get a job. Pay off the suite. Do roots and nails. Get a man and get laid.' Not easy when her boss, the flamboyant Bradley Jones, has jetted off to Spain, and the job centre has nothing for a woman whose only qualification is a Brownie badge. Gail finds herself unemployed and firmly sandwiched between her eccentric mother and her problem daughter, Tamsin, a single mother who always seems to need last minute babysitting. But as she navigates through the job market, her mother's suspicious new boyfriend and an accident that brings her old boss back into her life, Gail starts to realize that sometimes, the most important things in life can't be put on a to-do list. Will Gail be able to navigate the ups and downs while still achieving everything on her list?

Frank Nixon, a raw 19-year-old army private, finds himself serving in Malta in 1940, which is about to endure the most prolonged and destructive assaults of its colourful and violent history. Soon aerial bombardments batter the small island and the defenders struggle to withstand the increasingly relentless attacks. Despite the dangers of life on the besieged island, Frank becomes fascinated by its history as a tiny strategic territory, for centuries at the mercy of powerful warmongers. In the midst of the horrors and privations, Frank discovers both his vulnerabilities and his strengths, through the pain and pleasure of his love for a local widow and the increasing demands of his duties. As the siege becomes more brutal, the island population, threatened with the prospect of starvation or surrender, have their courage and resilience tested to the extreme as they await relief in the war-torn Mediterranean. The Dust of Melita is a captivating historical fiction novel that takes readers on a journey through the turbulent history of Malta during World War Two, briefly interwoven with harrowing scenes from previous centuries and the lives of other ordinary people caught up in war and conflict.

Five years ago, Tom Crane's world was turned upside down when his wife was followed and killed in a tragic car accident. Despite a thorough investigation, her killer was never found, leaving Crane to live in the shadow of her death.But now, Crane, who works as a fixer for the wealthy and powerful, begins receiving mysterious letters and phone calls from someone claiming to know the truth about his wife's death. Can he trust these messages, or are they part of a larger conspiracy?As Crane uncovers more and more lies and secrets, he finds himself pulled into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. But will the truth bring him closure, or will it plunge him even deeper into the darkness?Lies After Death is a fast-paced, gripping crime fiction novel that will keep you guessing until the very end.

In the wake of a devastating family loss, 24-year-old May finds herself adrift, her belief in love and happiness shattered. Struggling to navigate her new reality, May grapples with the persistent sensation of being a misfit in a world where she never quite belongs.But just as she begins to resign herself to this feeling of isolation, tragedy strikes once more, propelling May into action. Determined to shield herself from further heartache, she concocts a radical scheme to safeguard against future abandonment.That is until May meets Mr. Parsley, a charming retiree who becomes May's unexpected neighbour. As May meticulously executes her plan, the presence of Mr. Parsley and his grown-up son, Sam, threatens to disrupt her carefully laid out path. Will May stick to her meticulously crafted schedule, or will the warmth and kindness of the Parsley family lead her down an unforeseen, life-altering path?Join May on her poignant journey of resilience, love, and the transformative power of human connection in the face of life's most profound challenges.

Deep in the Shropshire countryside the Quartermaine estate, with its wild woods, has always been a source of myths and legends. But when the bodies of three young girls are found in the folly, DCI Kath Fortune and her cold case team need answers.Psychic Lane Petreus is called on to help discover the secrets that the matriarch of the manor is determined to keep hidden but when Lane's life is threatened, Kath must use all the means at her disposal to save Lane and solve the case.

The perfect way to get a quick and easy answer, a little perspective or just have a bit of fun.A little bit of insight is sometimes all you need. With a sprinkle of advice and a little guidance, you’ll be able to navigate any situation in life. Whether it’s the mundane everyday decisions or a tricky situation you find yourself in, open the pages and receive the message inside.How to use The Little Book of Oracle Answers1.    Focus on the question in your mind, breathe deeply and clear your mind of everything else.2.    Flip through the book and stop when you feel called to or simply open the book on a seemingly random page.3.    The page contains the answer coming through for you. With over 100 guiding insights, The Little Book of Oracle Answers makes a wonderful gift, for yourself or someone else.

Business magnate Michael Brookes and his fiance Lindsey wake up to find their four-year-old son Jacob is missing. A mobile phone has been left on the bed in his place.A single text message on it reads: "If you ever want to see Jacob again - answer this phone when it rings and DO NOT call the Police. Yours Sincerely, The Craftsman."Who is The Craftsman?And what does he want?If they can't turn to the police, who can they turn to for help?Tom Crane is a fixer. He helps people in need, but only if he deems their cause is worthy and just. His methods may not be conventional, but you can count on one thing - he'll do whatever it takes.

A tragic injury forces footballing legend Molly Davison into early retirement. Football is her life and now that she can't play anymore, she embarks on a new path as a coach for Wearside FC.Captain of the team, Jordan Robinson, is preparing to hang up his boots at the end of the season and after being in the game his entire life, he's having an existential crisis. Not to mention the only woman he's ever had feelings for is back on Wearside, worse still, she's officially off limits.Molly is Jordan's new coach, she's building a reputation for herself in the men's game and paving the way for women just like her. Staying away from the team captain should be a no brainer but when their chemistry sizzles on and off the pitch, it's easier said than done.A romance that was once so easy has new challenges as the pair try to navigate their budding relationship through the world of men's professional football. Will their love risk the reputation Molly has worked so hard to build or can they finally have their happy ever after a second time around?Playing For Her is an open-door romance novel and book 1 in the Wearside Story series.

Aaron Milburn is on the verge of becoming Wearside FC’s new captain—if he can keep his name out of the tabloids. Brooke Davison is already a star, leading both Wearside Women and the England Lionesses with discipline and determination. When a drunken mistake puts Aaron’s future at risk, he needs to clean up his act fast, and Brooke might just be the only person who can help.Their solution? A carefully crafted plan to salvage Aaron’s reputation: a fake relationship that will convince the world he’s settled and responsible. But as they play the part of the perfect couple, the embers of attraction that have always smouldered between them threaten to catch fire. The lines between friendship and something more blur, and soon, pretending doesn’t feel so fake after all.Playing for Real is an open-door, best friends-to-lovers, fake dating romance filled with sizzling chemistry, heartfelt moments, and the thrill of risking it all for love.

Nineteen-year-old Rav Carvell is the younger son of a prominent family living in the small mining town of Pitt. Troubled by his past, he spends his days out in Stone's Way, protecting his home from invading soldiers as part of a bandit group led by his brother. Rav longs for a peaceful life with his family away from the fighting but doesn't want to leave his beloved Pitt. He is forced to set his personal troubles aside when a new army arrives, led by Champion Tibald Sar.But Tibald's not the only threat.There are also signs of a monster in Stone's Way. A mutant too terrifying for the Ghoulsmen to fight alone.Their enemy may become their only hope for survival.

A remote retreat. A deadly storm. And nowhere to run.Lizzy's had enough-of her clingy boyfriend, her mounting work stress, and the overwhelming pressure to have it all figured out by twenty-eight. When her deadline looms and her relationship starts to suffocate, she books a last-minute escape to a secluded hotel in the Lake District, hoping for peace, clarity, and a bit of breathing room.At first, the peace is exactly what she needed. But when a violent storm cuts off the only road in or out, the sense of calm turns to dread.Then the first body is discovered.With a killer among them and no way to call for help, Lizzy realises her sanctuary has become a prison. The guests are growing suspicious of one another, secrets are surfacing, and whoever the killer is-they're not finished.Lizzy came to escape pressure and commitment. Now, she's just hoping to escape alive.