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London is burning—and so are the old certainties. As the Blitz begins, one family must fight to hold on to each other, and to everything that makes life worth living. Book Two in the Newgate Street saga. As war tightens its grip on London, Maud Morrow must summon all her strength to protect her ever-growing family. With a new grandchild in her arms and the daily threat of bombings overhead, the year 1940 demands more from her than ever before. Navigating the black market, ration books, and nightly air raids, Maud finds herself tested by the next generation—young people pushing ...

The Time Girl Trilogy — Boxed Set Synopsis She lost her leg. Then her century. And time isn’t finished with her yet. Luna is a fierce, determined 23‑year‑old Londoner whose life is defined by grit, music, and marathon training—until a collision on Victoria Embankment hurls her from 2018 into the brutal, unyielding world of Victorian London. In 1871, she must fight to survive in a society that refuses to see her, let alone accept a disabled woman with a modern voice and a mind of her own. But time travel leaves scars. Dragged back to the present, Luna can’t outrun the guilt, ...

In the fourth year of a brutal war, the Morrow family faces heartbreaking changes and unrelenting hardships — yet amid loss and despair, moments of hope and love flicker, proving that even the darkest times cannot extinguish the human spirit. As the war stretches on into its fourth year, Maud begins to understand that the physical horrors and disappointments of living through global conflict extend far beyond death alone. Despondency and demoralising events arise closer to home, as her two children change in ways she never could have imagined. Maud often wonders whether these tragedies ...

1939. Britain is on the brink of war, and Alice Conyngham’s life is about to change forever. The arrival of government officials, soldiers, and the Women’s Land Army on her estate signals the start of a new and uncertain era. Her staff leave for new duties, her stables are requisitioned, and Alice must find ways to protect her home, her beloved horses, and the fragile order of her world. Amid the upheaval, she finds unexpected companionship in Brantley Fuller, her late husband’s closest friend, whose presence stirs both comfort and desire. As the war encroaches, Alice must navigate ...

Two women. One prison. A friendship that defies everything they were taught to believe. In 1902, the soot-stained heart of North London beats with the quiet despair of Holloway Prison—recently transformed into a women-only institution. Inside its walls, and in the shadow it casts, two women live worlds apart. Victoria Wood is elegant, educated, and newly married—but her perfect life has shattered in a way she cannot yet speak aloud. Margaret Bull scrapes by as a cleaner, her name forever tainted by the legacy of her infamous mother: Mary Ann Cotton, England’s most prolific female ...

What if winning the lottery didn’t bring freedom—but a fight to keep your family, your identity, and your sanity? Follow Edith Aveling’s gripping journey as sudden wealth turns her quiet life upside down and forces her to confront the price of fortune. What would you do if you suddenly won £137 million? For Edith Aveling, a humble South London domestic worker, winning that staggering sum was anything but a blessing. Having never bought a lottery ticket before, she cautiously chose to remain anonymous, hoping to shield herself and her family from the storm that followed. But money ...

A devoted mother’s life is shattered by one theft. Imprisoned in Holloway in 1938, she must survive a harsh world of loss, fear, and unexpected strength. When Miriam, a devoted housewife and mother, is sentenced to Holloway, the infamous women’s prison in North London, she enters a world of harsh rules, unforgiving guards, and unfamiliar inmates. Stripped of her freedom and separated from her family, Miriam must find the strength to survive a grim environment few ever escape unchanged. Written with painstaking detail from authentic historical records, A Year In Holloway reveals the ...

A fragile young man. A woman out of time. A story that spirals into something far more disturbing. 1965. Jack Webber is eighteen, awkward, and ailing—physically from pneumonia, emotionally from years of abuse and neglect. Dispatched to the brooding Kelynek House on the far edge of Cornwall to recover, he finds himself immersed in silence, secrets, and the enigmatic presence of his uncle’s young wife, Elowen, his young wife, a passionless, yet mysterious native of the area. But when Jack stumbles upon a reclusive children’s author named Jacqueline—living alone in a cliffside cottage ...

Their world is crumbling—but help comes from an old friend with ties to another beloved story. Book Three in the Newgate Street Saga. By 1941, the Morrow family has lost their home—and their sense of security. Maud, now the pillar of her dislocated family, is forced to start again with the quiet support of Bert, an old family friend with shadowy connections to London’s black market—and a familiar face to readers of the Miriam series. As the war drags on and the cracks of fatigue and frustration deepen, Maud shoulders growing burdens. Her bond with Richard offers solace, but friends ...

In 1969, Lara Everett’s quiet life is shattered by the arrival of a dangerously charming stranger. But as she falls under his spell, she must confront a painful past—and choose whether to surrender to love or fight for her own freedom. If you’re after a nasty, smarmy womanising villain who could have been played by James Mason in his heyday, this novel has him in spades. Lara Everett is a sensitive, childless widow of twenty years — settled, financially secure, and addicted to solitude. She wouldn’t call herself depressed, just quietly unhappy, resigned to a life without the ...

A time-traveling scientist, a nervous funeral director, and an ancient curse—Southend on Sea is about to get seriously weird. Chaos, curses, and comedy guaranteed! Dennis Dogmore (the spitting image of Eric Morecambe) is a neurotic, funeral-obsessed hypochondriac whose Southend-on-Sea parlour hasn’t seen a corpse in weeks. His love life is lifeless, his confidence is six feet under, and Fenella—the woman of his dreams—would rather tango with literally anyone else. Enter Miss Miftley Wade: a razor-sharp, possibly unhinged scientist from ninety-four years in the future, with a time ...

Even in absence, Miriam’s spirit remains the heart of her family. December 2009. Snow blankets East London in one of the harshest winters in memory. In the old family house once shared by Miriam, Roy, and Rafa, preparations for Christmas are underway. Miriam’s youngest daughter, Florence, now middle-aged, bustles to hold the family together alongside her twin daughters, Faith and Betty—both grown, headstrong, and carrying their own burdens. As the festive season unfolds, the past surfaces: an emotional visit to Rafa in a care home, a few family disasters, and a looming divorce. ...

A ghostly Christmas tale of old wounds, long-kept secrets, and the magic of a second chance. Victorian London, 1881. In a grand but fading townhouse, two elderly spinster sisters live under the same roof—without having spoken a word to each other for fifty years. Their silence, born from a youthful tragedy, has become the stuff of local legend. No one—not even their closest friends—knows the truth behind their bitter rift. But on Christmas Eve, as the gaslights flicker and snow falls silently across the city, something stirs within the walls of their ancestral home. A ghostly presence...

She’s fierce, fabulous, spectacularly beautiful—and not remotely family-friendly. An unregulated novel guaranteed to offend almost everybody, even superheroes and super villains! A camp, chaotic comedy guaranteed to offend almost everyone—especially superheroes. By day, she’s just another struggling soul trying to get by. But when trouble calls, she becomes Supertranny: bold, brilliant, beautiful—and blessed with a wardrobe that could bring cities to their knees. Day and night, people go about their business soundly, knowing that there is someone here on earth who is unbreakable ...

In war-torn East London, the Atwall family’s secrets simmer beneath the roof of The Hive, a lonely Georgian house. Twin sisters, bound by tragedy, face a dark reckoning when Emerson Farthingale, a scheming and immoral son of a bishop, arrives, determined to expose their hidden truths at any cost. A gripping family saga of mystery and wartime suspense. Set against the backdrop of war-torn East London, The Atwall Twins follows the saga of a family bound by secrets and tragedy. At the heart of Poplar High Street stands The Hive, a lonely Gothic Georgian house steeped in history and shadowed ...

A wounded detective. A seaside town hiding dark secrets. And a family where betrayal runs deeper than anyone dares imagine. When Mr Cropper—a one-legged, one-eyed, and rather disreputable London private investigator—arrives in the summer of 1955 in Torquay, he allows locals to believe he’s a tourist looking to invest in business. But beneath his facade, Cropper has been hired by the young and attractive Dr April Fox to investigate the suspicious death of her elderly father, who seemed to have taken his own life, and the shocking near-burial of her mother. As Cropper digs deeper into ...

TIME GIRL, a seven book series. Book four. She thought rescuing Rose would bring peace. But time is a trickster—and Mr Quick is playing his longest game yet. She wants to save the child she left behind—but time doesn’t play fair. Luna is struggling. Only her closest friend, Sophia, truly understands what she’s endured—and even she cannot grasp the full extent of the changes Luna has suffered. Mr Quick, the enigmatic timekeeper, has done something to her thoughts. His influence runs deep. And no matter how hard she tries, Luna cannot forget Rose—the vulnerable Victorian child she...

Ruth Ellis. The last woman hanged in Britain. But what if she hadn’t been? In this deeply moving reimagining of Ruth’s life, here is not her final chapter. From prison gates to quiet fields, gallery walls to private heartbreaks, Ruth must navigate the long shadow of the past while trying to shape a future history never allowed her. Based on meticulous research and emotional truth, this novel offers not an alternative verdict, but an alternative life — one of survival, sorrow, and the possibility of redemption. A powerful act of literary resurrection. A story not of what was, but what ...

In the years after WWII, Miriam faces family upheavals, new beginnings, and the dawn of the swinging sixties in this moving continuation of her life story. The war is over, but the battles of family life, love, and change are just beginning. By 1948, Miriam Barker (née Baxter) has come through war, hardship, and personal upheaval with humour, resilience, and quiet strength. But peace brings its own challenges. Britain is still rationing, and the East End is a place in flux—full of tight-knit communities and uncertain futures. As her children grow and her sisters’ lives take surprising ...

Fifteen days that changed everything. On 7 September 1940, the Blitz began in earnest. Nazi bombers took to the skies night after night, targeting London’s civilian heart—particularly the densely packed streets of the East End. For Miriam Barker and her family, still reeling from past losses and her recent return from Holloway prison, the war has suddenly arrived at their doorstep. Miriam’s Family Blitz zooms in on the first harrowing fifteen days of that relentless bombardment. Told through intimate, domestic detail and grounded in historical accuracy, it captures the shifting moods ...