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When siblings Sam and Jude are forced to leave London for a quiet village in the countryside due to their mother''s illness, they expect boredom and isolation. But the village isn’t as peaceful as it seems. Next to their new home is an old graveyard with dark secrets.One night, Sam sees strange flashing lights in the graveyard. He realises the village has mysteries waiting to be solved. Sam and Jude team up to uncover a mystery that has haunted the village for centuries.Can they help the spirits that wander the village? Can they stop the monster who’s collecting souls?With time running out, Sam, Jude, and their friends must act quickly to solve the puzzle before the Soul Collector claims his next victim.

Unshackled Mind is a story of hope and resilience, written by an A&E doctor who endured years as a psychiatric patient, diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression.Cathy’s life has been a constant battle, marked by frequent hospital detentions, episodes of suicidal thoughts, and self-harm. Despite psychiatry’s best efforts to treat her—including numerous medications, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and even brain surgery—these interventions only deepened her suffering. However, through profound self-discovery, she uncovered the true causes of her emotional turmoil, sparking a transformative shift in her mindset.Unshackled Mind outlines her extraordinary journey to freedom and the remarkable healing that followed.

Detective Inspector Theresa Heppolette investigates a shocking incident during a performance of Romeo and Juliet that devastates a school community on the island of Jersey.As she delves into the case, Heppolette uncovers a world where drugs, sex, and dysfunctional families mirror the dark themes of Shakespeare''s play. The investigation introduces her to a host of intriguing characters—both staff and students—some charming, others less so. Among them is Archie Morton, the Head of English who directed the play. Both he and Heppolette, divorcees in their 30s, find themselves drawn to each other, sparking the possibility of a romance that proves love isn’t just for the young…

Two teachers. A scorching hot history between them. Will this be their lesson in love or a happy-never-after?Newly qualified teacher Holly’s life is in shambles. After her boyfriend cheats on her and she loses her dream job, she moves out of their new-build and into a mould-infested bedsit. But Holly’s ready to turn a page.When life gives you lemons and cheating boyfriends, make a vodka sour and guard your heart. She finds a new job and swears off men. However, she’s robbed of a fresh start when her mentor turns out to be her first love, Alex—the man who destroyed her heart ten years ago. All she wants is to forget their past, but Alex isn’t the forgetting type.Despite his hostile ways and judgemental remarks, Alex seems to always come to her rescue like a knight in shining armour wielding a sword—or in Alex’s case, a stiff-looking power suit, brandishing a whiteboard pointer instead.What if everything she thought she knew about Alex is wrong and this is her second chance at love? Will she take it? And if she does, will the past repeat itself?

Moscow, 1958. At the height of the Cold War, secretary Lois Vale is on a deep-cover MI6 mission to identify a diplomatic traitor. She can trust only one man: Johann, a German journalist also working covertly for the British secret service. As the trail leads to Vienna and the Black Sea, Lois and Johann begin an affair but as love grows, so does the danger to Lois.A tense Cold War spy story told from the perspective of a bright, young, working-class woman recruited to MI6 at a time when men were in charge of making history and women were expendable.

It’s 1986. Thatcher’s Britain, and the City of London is buzzing with energy and aspiration.A gifted young barrister is found slaughtered in Temple Gardens, and Scotland Yard is called in. The crime has all the hallmarks of a straightforward grudge killing, but for DCI Joe Loxley and his murder team, it is just the beginning of a serial murder case that becomes increasingly high-profile. The chase for the killer ultimately leads them to the historic city of Oxford.This darkly tragic investigation vividly highlights the unpredictable twists of fate.

Libby appears to have everything: living in the picturesque suburbs with her lawyer husband, Alex, and her beloved dog. But behind closed doors, she is being emotionally abused and cracks in their relationship are beginning to show. An enlightening visit to an exclusive libertine club in Paris inspires Libby to plan a birthday surprise for Alex to save their marriage, but a shocking incident changes everything…Hiding a deadly secret, Libby flees from Oxford under a new identity, Charlie. Building herself a new life, Charlie decides to write a memoir and finds the courage to include details of her incriminating past.Can Charlie live happily ever after, or will the past finally catch up with her?

When Zara Keff is evacuated from London to Cambridgeshire in 1940, her extended family goes along too.A model pupil, Zara relishes being in the thick of the local war effort, winning her school a prize for her tireless efforts on the home front. When tales of the suffering inflicted in occupied Europe begin to emerge, she is as horrified as any of her classmates. That horror is compounded by a shocking chance discovery, for Zara is not quite who she thinks she is.A tender, thought-provoking book about love, lies, and identity, it weaves the complex tale of the century itself through the lifetime of Zara Keff.

It’s 1969.Stephen''s plans to attend Harvard Law School are derailed by the Vietnam War draft lottery. Faced with the prospect of being sent to fight in Southeast Asia, he evades military service by fleeing to California.Arrested at an anti-war protest, Stephen flees again, this time to a commune in northern California. There, he falls in love with Sharon, the leader of an underground radical group. Under Sharon’s influence, Stephen plants a bomb that accidentally claims a life. Escaping from the FBI, he heads to Canada with his newborn daughter, Rosie, after Sharon decides to stay behind. As Rosie grows up, Stephen conceals the truth about their past. Many years later, Rosie uncovers the truth and sets out to find her mother. With the FBI closing in, Rosie loses her father and is left to navigate an uncertain future.Luck of the Draw is a thriller laced with radical politics, divided loyalties, and personal tragedies. Ultimately, it is a story of love, loss, and survival.

Mozart''s genius, fiery energy, wonderful sense of fun and extraordinary musical output make for a fascinating life story. Meetings with Mozart taps into that with a parallel modern story focusing on Mozart''s own credo: ‘Neither a lofty degree of intelligence, nor imagination, nor both together, go to the making of genius. Love, Love, Love. That is the soul of genius.’Horace, a retired opera director, engages with a group of Mozart enthusiasts to help them discover his idol’s profound contribution to humanity – love.Set in eastern South Africa, with its lush midlands, soaring mountains and arid bushveld, Meetings with Mozart vividly evokes the sense of time and place of its milieu: the fragrance of its flora, the music of its birdcalls, the torrential storms of its summers. The narrative interweaves the high – and the low – points of Mozart’s life and his music genius, with the lives of present-day characters.

Jonathan Barber, an old-school doctor, struggles to adapt to societal and medical changes. After his decision to comfort a terminally ill patient, Jonathan finds himself facing legal and professional consequences, leading to his early retirement.Following his wife’s death, his estranged daughter Margaret returns home, seeking to reconnect and understand her father’s plight. In conversations with her father, friends, and medical and nursing experts, Margaret uncovers the societal barriers to honest discussions about illness and mortality.Margaret’s journey mirrors society’s struggle, culminating in newfound trust in her father and understanding of the need for a realistic resetting of expectations about what medicine can and can’t do, with a restoration of trust between doctors and patients.

Saniya, a successful therapist who helps her clients navigate through conflict and trauma, outwardly has the perfect life. To them, she is an inspiring and optimistic person who, through hope, brings positive change to their lives.In reality, Saniya’s life is anything but perfect, and the secrets she carries are a heavy burden.Will she risk it all to strive for that perfect life, even if it destroys everything she has ever held dear?This is a story of one woman’s journey that cascades through multi-layered cycles of conflict and turmoil.This is the story of a wounded healer.This is Saniya’s story.

Iceni: The Year of Sacrifice is the first thrilling instalment in this historical trilogy.60 AD. The death of Prasutagus, the Iceni king, leaves his kingdom divided between Rome and his daughters. The Roman Procurator Catus Decianus seizes the entire territory and brutalizes Boudica and her family.Driven by vengeance, Boudica rallies the Iceni tribe and allies including the Trinovantes, Coritani, and Catuvellauni. As Roman forces are preoccupied in the north, Boudica''s rebel army advances on Camulodunum, the Roman provincial capital, where a vastly outnumbered Roman defence struggles to hold.With the fate of Roman Britannia hanging in the balance, the epic tale of sacrifice, rebellion, and fierce determination unfolds.