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He wanted to be Sherlock Holmes. London gave him war secrets, murder—and the truth about himself. The Detective. The game is on. And he cheats. London, 1960. A sociopathic genius, a trail of wicked Christmas cards, and a case that echoes through the Blitz. Gabriel Chukwumereije arrives from Ghana with money, looks, and one ambition: to become a detective in the image of his idol, Sherlock Holmes. But unlike Holmes, Gabriel is a liar, a manipulator, and a charming psychopath who will do or say anything to succeed. When a series of bizarre, morally depraved Christmas cards begin turning up ...

Seven Sisters: Raised by nuns after being cast out by her family because of her deformities, a girl searches for identity, belonging, and love under the stars. In late 1960s Devon, a baby girl is born with polydactyly — extra fingers that mark her as different from the first breath she takes and with even more deformities. Ashamed, her wealthy father gives her away to nuns to die. But the child survives. Raised by nuns in a convent, her childhood is shaped by silence, structure, and the ache of abandonment. Yet within that cloistered world, she finds moments of wonder — and a friendship...

She was meant to hang. History had already made up its mind. But what if her story had taken a different turn? Edith Thompson: A Life Lived is a bold reimagining of one of the most sensational scandals of 1920s England — the Thompson and Bywaters affair. In this poignant and emotionally resonant novel, Edith is granted the future she never had. Instead of the noose, she finds a second chance at life. A child. A new husband. A career. As the decades unfold, Edith’s life weaves through the Great Depression, the Second World War, and beyond — a journey marked by joy, grief, laughter, and...

From childhood laughter to wartime shadows, Miriam’s early years are marked by love, loss, and a secret that will change everything. From innocence to upheaval — the story of a family and a world on the brink of change. Born on a warm summer day in 1907 to Percy and Faith Burrow, Miriam grows up in a bustling East London household filled with laughter, love, and the chaos of four sisters. Her childhood is shaped by the simple joys of school and family, the looming shadow of the Great War, and the promise of the roaring twenties. As Miriam steps into adulthood, she meets Ray—the love ...

Angela Tenneb has no limits—and no conscience She doesn’t just break the rules. She rewrites them. Angela Tenneb is beautiful, brutal—and utterly untouchable. Drug dealer. Addict. Extortionist. She controls her London streets with charm and cruelty in equal measure, pushing boundaries and people to their limits. But she wasn’t always like this. As a child, Angela had a twin sister and a loving home—until one scorching summer afternoon in the 1990s changed everything. That day, she came home from school to find her mother in a room soaked with blood, laughing. Now it’s 2013, and ...

TIME GIRL, a seven book series. Part 2. You can run from the past… until it drags you back. Luna must return to 1872—and this time, she’s not alone. Some mistakes echo across centuries. Luna must return to fix hers—even if it breaks her. Months after surviving 1871, Luna is back in her own time—but not whole. Haunted by guilt, exhausted by anxiety, and tormented by the consequences of the choices she left behind, she knows she must return to Victorian London to set things right. This time, her best friend Sophia insists on coming with her. But the past is no safer the second time ...

One bad night. One strange accident. Suddenly, it’s 1960—and she has no way back. What if a head injury didn’t just change your mind — but changed your time? On a warm Essex evening in 2015, Donna Rigg’s life takes a sharp turn. Dumped by her boyfriend and fuelled by drink and heartbreak, she crashes her car into a pillar box. The diagnosis? A mild concussion. But what comes next is anything but mild. In the days that follow, Donna starts to notice strange shifts in her world — shops selling long-lost brands, strangers dressed for another era, a vanished McDonald’s replaced by...

Mr Quick promised it was the last time. But the past still has secrets—and 1968 has consequences no one saw coming. One last trip, one impossible offer—what could possibly go wrong in swinging London? By the summer of 2021, Luna has almost convinced herself that the chaos is behind her. She enjoys working at the MusicRoom, still lives in Sophia’s flat, and tries to ignore the rift with her parents—who continue to reject her unbelievable story. But Luna’s peace is short-lived. A persistent young journalist with green hair keeps digging into her past, and worse still, Mr Quick ...

When a Victorian childhood shatters beneath the blitz, two women must find courage, friendship, and hope amid the darkest days of World War II London. Miss Clementine Wetherby moved to Bombay with her parents in 1899 when she was fifteen. In the summer of 1939, when her mother and father are violently murdered by separatists connected to the Salt Rebellion, she returns to her childhood home in London accompanied by her closest friend, Miss Aadhirai Varma. However, the congenial, courteous and respectful Victorian world she remembers so thoroughly has vanished and the prolonged malefic ...

Before Miriam’s story begins, two brothers set it in motion. One steady, one wild—and both shaped a family legacy. Percy and Bert – A Miriam Story Before Miriam was born, there were two brothers. One reliable. One reckless. Both unforgettable. East London, 1874. Twin brothers Percy and Bert Burrow couldn’t be more different. Steady, hard-working Percy does what’s expected; wild, impulsive Bert does anything but. From the bustling markets of Smithfield to the crowded alleys of the East End, the boys grow into men as the Victorian era gives way to the hopeful dawn of Edwardian ...

TIME GIRL, a seven book series. Luna lost her leg. Then she lost her century. She was training for the London Marathon. She woke up in 1871. What happens next was not a joke—it was a fight for survival. Luna is a bright, defiant, and driven 23-year-old London music student with no time for fantasy. A disabled millennial with a passion for marathons, music, and making the world fairer, she’s grounded in the realities of modern life. But one spring morning in 2018, while training for the London Marathon near Temple Gardens, a collision with a mysterious woman on Victoria Embankment hurls ...

Hope flickers amid the rubble. As the Second Front begins, can the Morrow family survive one more year of secrets, loss, and war? Book Six of the Morrow Family Saga. As the war grinds on into its fifth weary year, life for the Morrow family becomes a blur of routine, frustration, and aching uncertainty. Hitler still reigns over Europe, and the end feels out of reach. Yet amidst the monotony of ration books and blackout curtains, flickers of hope emerge—through new friendships, unexpected fortunes, and the promise of a future beyond the shadow of war. But nothing is ever simple in Newgate ...

Post-war austerity tests Miriam’s strength and love as she rebuilds family life in East End London. It’s the summer of 1945. Miriam and her extended family emerge from the shadow of World War Two, weary but determined. Amid rationing, moving house, illness, and loss, Miriam’s strength and humour guide her loved ones through the hardships of East End London’s austerity. Between births, new relationships, conscription, and weddings, life continues in all its messy, joyful complexity. As ever, Miriam faces each challenge with resilience, love, and a wry smile—showing that family is ...

As peace looms on the horizon, the final battles are fought at home. Will the Morrow family survive the cost of victory? Book Seven of the Morrow Family Saga. As 1945 dawns, Maud and Richard Morrow can feel the tide turning. The Allies are closing in on Berlin, and victory is finally in sight. But for the war-weary civilians of London, day-to-day survival still demands everything. With severe shortages of food, clothing, and fuel, life remains a struggle—and peace feels like a distant dream. Around them, change is coming fast. Corrupt men face long-overdue justice, while old enemies ...

London, 1939. One street, one family, and a storm about to break. The first in an eight book saga. In the shadow of the Old Bailey, the Morrow family live, love, and clash in the chaos of pre-war London. As tensions rise across Europe, closer to home simmer secrets, forbidden love, violent grudges—and a murder that will change everything. They don’t know it yet, but war won’t be the only thing tearing their world apart. In the shadow of the Old Bailey, the Morrows—a working-class family with strong opinions, louder voices, and tangled loyalties—navigate the final year before ...

Daffodils in Autumn:Trapped in the past. Alone in her terror. One mother must defy time itself to protect her child. One moment she was a mother on holiday. The next, she was lost in time—with no way back. When Andrea Walters sets off with her daughter for an autumn break on the Dorset coast, she’s hoping for nothing more than fresh air and a little peace. But something impossible happens…something that tears her from her own time and leaves her stranded in a past that doesn’t want her. Alone, bewildered, and dismissed as mad by those around her, Andrea must fight to survive in a ...

Executrix: In a future ruled by capital and spectacle, justice is a commodity—and Livina is its weapon. Raised from infancy in a brutal state-run training camp, Livina has become one of the most feared and efficient executioners in Britain’s most secure private prison, owned by a global corporation that profits from broadcasting executions to the highest bidder. The public votes. The punishment changes. The stakes are real. It is a story of retribution and redemption set in an intelligent, dystopian capitalist society obsessively consumed with consumer voting and finance. But Livina ...

The aftermath of a national scandal, told through the eyes of a grieving sister fighting to keep her family whole. The Following Years Based on the real-life tragedy that shocked a nation, The Following Years is a powerful work of historical fiction exploring the devastating aftermath of the 1922–1923 Thompson and Bywaters case—one of the most notorious trials in British legal history. When Edith Thompson was executed for a crime many believed she did not commit, her death sent shockwaves through her family and the country. Parliament would revisit her case decades later, but for her ...

In a city battered by war and despair, can the Morrow family and their friends hold on to hope when betrayal and tragedy strike closer than ever? As the third year of World War II grinds on, the Morrow family and their friends face new and unexpected challenges. They have endured rationing, loss, and relentless work, but now bitterness, betrayal, and despair threaten to tear them apart. A tragic death from Miriam’s circle of friends strikes close to home, deepening the wounds. Meanwhile, Arabella’s descent into social ruin opens the door for a surprising newcomer to fill the void as ...

Money, love, and a mouth that won’t stop—until Africa teaches him who he really is. Saturn’s Return is a sharp, heartfelt romantic comedy about Alan Brown, a young, wealthy, and clumsy London businessman with a stutter and a flair for foolishness—especially when it comes to his loud, cheating girlfriend Maria. But when his mother passes away, Alan embarks on a journey to Africa to find his estranged father, fulfilling a deathbed promise. There, far from the high life, Alan confronts truths about his identity, love, and self-worth, and experiences a profound transformation. He ...