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Step into 1920s Cornwall, where summer idylls hide centuries-old curses. Can Bethany and her cousins unravel dark secrets before the past destroys their future? Imagine the knock of leather on willow on a summer’s afternoon: the call of “owzat!” Tea on the green lawns, a white haze over the long spiky grass beneath ancient trees. The polished brass and whistle of a steam train as it pulls into a sleepy country halt. Church bells drifting on a lazy breeze. The taste of blackberries warmed by the sun. Ladies in white dresses and hats cycling to church. Set in 1924, near a quaint Cornish...

When the dead speak back, can you still trust what they say? In a near future where human consciousness can be preserved in digital form, grief no longer means goodbye. The Similarity process—mapping the human brain neuron by neuron—is hailed as the pinnacle of technological achievement. Created by the trillion-dollar tech giant Geolog, it allows the living to communicate with perfect digital replicas of the deceased. For some, it’s a miracle. For others, it’s a violation of nature. Mia and Emma, two sisters living in seclusion on the outskirts of Hastings, are divided by their ...

When caring becomes a lifeline, and connection is the greatest gift. In a nursing home shadowed by dementia and loss, two lives—carer and patient—find unexpected hope, proving that even the smallest moments can change everything. In this poignant novel, Ms Erin Flynn is a dedicated young carer navigating the challenges of her own family life while working in a nursing home. When Sarah Graham, a transgender patient diagnosed with early onset dementia, is admitted for permanent care, Erin discovers a unique connection that transcends their circumstances. Together, they reveal that even in...

A family legacy of madness, a miraculous invention, and a house shadowed by secrets—can Mary break free before Bleak House consumes her? In 1975, Mary Park, the privileged yet overwhelmed daughter of an aristocratic family, struggles beneath the weight of domestic chaos, a fracturing marriage, and the shadow of a rebellious teenage daughter caught in drugs. Haunted by the legacy of cruel, paranoid female ancestors, Mary lives under the oppressive gloom of her family’s London home—an atmosphere thick with unease and the feeling of unseen eyes watching the vulnerable. Her world shifts ...

Eighteen years in prison made Angela Tenneb a new woman. But outside, the past has a long memory—and some things refuse to stay buried. Angela Tenneb is 42. She’s spent nearly two decades behind bars—eighteen long years of punishment, a third of them in solitary confinement. Now, in the year 2030, she is released on licence into a world she barely recognises. Living quietly with her widowed twin sister in Camden Town, Angela has found faith. She is calm. Gentle. Rehabilitated. However, her murderous past can never be forgotten. Her enemies will not let her forget and neither will they...

One woman. Two eras. A mystery that defies time itself. In the bustling heart of 1963 London, Donna Lawson’s world shifts dramatically when she discovers an unconscious woman dressed in strange, late Victorian attire on a deserted stairwell at Fenchurch Street Station. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly turns into a bewildering journey through time and trust. As Donna struggles to make sense of the woman’s mysterious presence, she is drawn deeper into a web of secrets, including the shadowy dealings of her own boyfriend. Haunted by doubts and suspicion, she finds unexpected...

In 2010, Mary Baxter is seventy-two, living quietly with her daughter Andrea in her Notting Hill Gate house, her long life settled into familiar patterns, until several events converge. Mary remains close to her son Jamie, now the owner of a garage, though his own family life is marked by distance. When Jamie’s estranged daughter arrives unexpectedly from Finland, old fractures resurface, and assumptions long held are tested. Concurrently, Mary finds herself in the public eye. She is awarded prizes for her work in children’s literature, and interviewed by a journalist from The Observer ...

A sixteen-year-old boy’s desperate bid to join the war ends in punishment — but when he’s sent to a Devonshire estate, he uncovers a haunting family mystery that threatens to unravel everything he knows about reality. Harry Whittle, a sixteen-year-old son of a dry, emotionally distant butler in a senior Foreign Office official’s London household, tries to join the army in 1916 but is rejected because of his age. As punishment for his recklessness, he is sent to work on a wealthy Devonshire estate, where he befriends Blanche, the estate owner’s troubled daughter. Haunted by the ...

A forgotten ruin beneath a London chemist’s shop. A tragic summer. A memoir that may—or may not—be true. London, 1963. Beneath a modest pharmacy on Carter Lane, not far from St Paul’s Cathedral, teenage twins John and Jane Mills make a haunting discovery: an ancient Roman ruin hidden beneath their father’s shop. What begins as innocent curiosity soon spirals into something much darker—violence, incest, child abduction, and death. Their father, Mr William Mills, a widowed and respectable chemist, is unaware—or unwilling to see—the horror growing in his own cellar. Decades ...

A Roman à clef. A Faerie Tale for adults. Risteard Pheoden is a young man of limited wisdom who lives in the port city of King’s Scallion on the coastline of the Vihq Ocean, which lays within the Trallaedel Kingdom. His life is uneventful until he meets, Dane Haddix, a transvestite and sexual predator who shows him that, there is no cure for pleasure. Why of Dane, Risteard meets and marries the spirited and vivacious sorceress and psychic, Miss Siùsaidh Molde who is truly to change the rest of his life. Yet Risteard cannot rise above his past, and when Lort, an older, passive and ...

The world has moved on—but can Maud and Richard still find meaning in the places and memories they’ve held onto for a lifetime? Book Eight of the Morrow Family Saga. Twenty-one years after the war’s end, Newgate Street is no longer the place it once was. The hardware business is now managed by Maggie and Anthony, who face a dwindling customer base as Londoners become commuters and the close-knit community dissolves. For Maud and Richard, now in their seventies and living quietly above the shop, the modern world feels like a place they no longer recognise. Surrounded by the ghosts of a...

This novel has been extensively rewritten since first being published in 2006. Set in the classic time of 1972, this story is about a battle between the ancient and respectable company of corset makers owned by Sir Cyril Strumpet The Third and his arch enemy, Sidney Rabbit who sets up his own company Aphrodisiac, a place of swinging, knicker-clad females. The cast I've deemed to be: Sir Cyril Strumpet The Third--Kenneth Williams. Lord Strumpet--Peter Butterworth. Frederick Hofen-Stoffen-Hoffen-Stoffen--Jim Dale. Miss Demi More--Hattie Jacques. Mr. Muff--Charles Hawtrey. Sidney Rabbit--...

TIME GIRL, a seven book series. Part 3. She defied the rules of time for friendship. Now she’s stranded in 1873, and no one’s coming to save her. She only wanted to fix one mistake. Instead, she’s trapped in the past—alone. Six months after her return from 1872, Luna is a shadow of herself. Living with Rose in Sophia’s old flat, she’s wracked with grief and guilt over Sophia’s death. Her relationship with her parents has broken down, and her fragile peace is held together only by Rose—who is still struggling to adjust to life in 2019. When Luna befriends Eleanor, a sharp, ...

When the bizarre breaks loose, the Baileys must confront secrets, shadows, and secrets—and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Step inside the unconventional world of the Bailey family—where the ordinary meets the extraordinary against the backdrop of the strangest event the world has ever seen. Gilbert, a passionate restorer of antique motorcycles and collector of Nazi memorabilia, shares his chaotic life with Drusilla, a dominatrix and part-time dealer of occult literature. Joined by Peter, Drusilla’s ten-year-old son enduring the scars of a troubled past, and Danial, ...

In Edwardian Devon, a desperate young woman’s prayer awakens an ancient, merciless power. But unleashing the supernatural is only the beginning—because evil runs deep in her family, and salvation comes at a terrifying cost. Set in a bleak Edwardian Devon, The Angel from The Sea is a dark noir tale of supernatural reckoning. Clara, a young middle-class woman, has endured a lifetime of brutal torment at the hands of her cruel father, Reginald, the town’s architect. In desperation, she prays for a force to deliver her from the cruelty surrounding her. Her prayers summon Moganna—one of ...

From the shadows of Whitechapel’s darkest secrets to the hope of a new era, Obsessions follows one woman’s journey from privilege to survival—and the strange forces that shape her fate. Obsessions offers a haunting glimpse into the life of Miss Hester Martin-Compter, the sole heir of a once-wealthy banking family. Destined by a twisted fate to live among the poverty-stricken residents of Whitechapel, London, through the interwar years, World War II, and into the fifties and beyond, Hester’s world is shaped by bewildering passions, infatuations, and a strange connection to ...

In a world torn by war, one woman’s quiet courage and enduring friendships become a beacon of hope amid the darkness. By the close of 1942, Miss Wetherby could certainly count on her fingers the amount of challenges she had had to endue during that year . By the middle of the summer, news concerning the European war at least was promising as the Wehrmacht had seemingly and finally met their match against the Russians along the Eurasian steppes. Taking each day as they arrived, Clementine and Aadhirai continued to engage and participate on the home front overcoming every obstacle that ...

When a mysterious stranger appears on a freezing Dartmoor night, twin sisters Natalie and Alice Acker find their peaceful sanctuary transformed by forces beyond their understanding. As ancient magic and hidden dimensions collide with the harsh winter, the Ackers must face secrets that could heal—or destroy—them all. Dartmoor, twenty-three days before Christmas, 1962. England braces for the coldest winter in living memory—freezing lakes, biting blizzards, and fierce winds sweeping across the rugged moorlands. Twin sisters Natalie and Alice Acker, together with their younger brother ...

After a devastating nerve gas attack rocks London, one woman’s radical response divides a nation. Tasked with enforcing the controversial Safe Limitation Act, a top neurosurgeon faces betrayal, heartbreak, and the brutal consequences of doing what she believes is right. The Angel of Death is a gripping noir thriller that delves into morality, sacrifice, and the dark price of survival in a fractured world. In the shadowy aftermath of a devastating terrorist attack that releases deadly sarin gas on central London—killing over 11,000 people, including the Prime Minister’s own daughter ...

One house. Four centuries. Countless lives touched by fate. And yes—Miriam Baxter visits. And Bert too. Set just steps from St Paul’s Cathedral, The House in Carter Lane is a rich and multi-layered novel in four parts, tracing the lives of those who dwell within the walls of Clifton Buildings across nearly two centuries. Built in 1701 by Robert Clarkson & Sons, the house eventually falls into the hands of a miserly moneylender named Mr Scrooge. In 1843, the ground floor is occupied by Percy and Louise Radcliffe, a newly married couple struggling to make ends meet with their modest ...