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When midwife Hope Masterson arrives in Cornwall to start her dream job by the sea, she’s ready for a fresh start and a chance to make a real difference to the lives of the women and babies she cares for. Working between St Piran’s hospital and the community midwifery unit of Port Agnes, Hope...

We have been here before! Natural disasters, financial problems, political corruption, the Middle East, the treatment of wounded soldiers, free and fair elections, foreign relations, sports results, travel delays, death and taxes... The issues that make the headlines today are also the things people worried about 2,000 and more years ago. Learning how the people of the past dealt with them can prepare us to face the issues affecting us today.

A gripping psychological thriller from M. A. Hunter. If you like Claire Douglas, this is for you! When Ruby comes home shaking, blood on her hands, she tells her mother Ellie she fought back when her boyfriend Jamie tried to assault her. He fell, hit his head—and isn’t moving. Determined to...

Fourteen years ago, someone stole one of my twin babies. Now, she’s back. But there’s something off. The guilt never stopped, waking me up at four in the morning. Somehow, I built a new life – a stunning Cotswolds home, my remaining daughter, a marriage held together by the thinnest thread of hope. But there was always a hole. Until now... Except something is wrong. The way my new-found daughter studies me, unblinking. The way she plays with my husband’s attention. The way she whispers behind my back. I don’t think I want this girl in my house. But she wants us.

She has everything I’ve ever wanted. First, I’ll take her name. Then, I’ll steal her life… I turn my head and stare at the woman lying in the hospital bed next to mine. She has long brown hair, high cheekbones and dark eyes. She looks so much like me, we could easily be mistaken for one another. And that’s how we ended up here. I planned it. Freya has the kind of life that most people would kill for–more money than she knows what to do with and the freedom to spend her days as she chooses. But I don’t think she deserves any of it.

Written by CIA-trained cybersecurity expert and former hacker Dr. Eric Cole, this book pulls back the curtain on the invisible war shaping our lives—the collision between artificial intelligence, human behavior, and the technology we depend on.

Is a marriage worth saving – whatever the cost? Coworkers Ruby and Harry are in love—but they’re married to other people. They decide to tell their spouses that their marriages are over and to start a new life together. Ruby has wanted to leave her controlling husband for a while, so she...

‘Do you ever wonder if you’ve lived the life you were meant to?’ I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. ‘Even if I do, what difference will it make?’ In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined...

From bestseller Clare Swatman comes the Christmas love story of the year! Perfect for fans of The Holiday and Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Last Christmas I gave you my heart... Looking up at the departures board in Heathrow airport, her flight to New York boarding soon, Bea...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the gripping Hopgood Hall cozy mystery series A local gossip is about to get her just desserts! Life at Hopgood Hall is never boring, but Alexi Ellis hopes that there will be no more murders for the time being – she’s solved four already and is getting a...

The clichés about Mozambique spill out easily. This African country has been synonymous with war and poverty since independence from Portugal half a century ago. But is that all there is? Stephen Powell travelled the length of the country, to appreciate its beauty and find stories which dig deeper into Mozambique’s human reality. He visited the inspiring Gorongosa national park, where an international team has restored biodiversity, created jobs and provided education in a region once riven by conflict.

Hey diddle, diddle, let me give you a riddle: How do a chronically ill secretary and a straight-as-an-arrow bodyguard plan a heist? Without rhyme or treason. No one applies for secretarial jobs for the thrills and excitement. And while I love an organized, color-coded schedule as much as (okay, probably more than) the next person, I knew that serving as the mayor’s administrative assistant would mean long days of answering phone calls, scheduling meetings, and dealing with cantankerous constituents. Still, for a supernatural with my…condition…the desk job is ide

Chris thought he escaped the horrors of the wedding massacre - until Samantha Asher, a mysterious vampire, returns to reveal the truth. Saved by her blood, Chris learns he's one of the Chosen, pure-hearted humans destined to feed vampires in exchange for riches. As dark forces close in, Samantha guides him through a dangerous supernatural world where ancient rivalries and hidden magic threaten everything. Can Chris embrace his destiny before it's too late? Featuring viral TikTok sensation Sam The Vampire, Chosen is a gripping tale of power, loyalty, and the magic within.

The Sweetest Voice in Baytowne is a story to be read to kids who are tucked into bed. Through the words, they are transported to the beautiful Oregon coast, where the winds are cold, and the air smells like clam chowder. At this location, Dungeness crabs crawl deep on the Ocean bottom.

As warm sunshine bathes the streets of Paris in the late 1800s, the lively young debutante May meets the cotton-broker John Tyler. Far from a picturesque romance, life with the boorish broker turns sour as they move to Manchester and May finds herself trapped in a world of hostile servants and neglect. When Tyler meets his end from an overdose of arsenic – the drug which he was so fond of prescribing himself as a kind of panacea – May is dragged into a trial coloured by the public's hunger to paint her as a beguiling murderess.

Learning to Think Before You Decide: A Beginner’s Guide to Better Judgment and Clarity is a practical self-help guide designed to help listeners develop clearer thinking, stronger judgment, and more thoughtful decision-making habits. Written in an easy-to-understand style, the book explores how everyday choices are shaped by emotions, habits, assumptions, distractions, and mental shortcuts — and how greater awareness can lead to wiser outcomes.

Reimagining Horizons is a deeply moving memoir that weaves together grief, resilience, and the rediscovery of purpose after unimaginable loss. When Harper Law loses Celia, his wife of 57 years, he finds himself navigating an emotional wilderness. But through caregiving, reflection, and an unexpected bond with Anna, a caregiver from Eastern Europe, he slowly begins to reimagine life beyond sorrow. From the early days on Wall Street and family life in New York, to personal reflections shaped by love, caregiving, politics, and culture.

Escape to the South of France with bestseller Alison Roberts, author of Falling for Provence! The ultimate escapist romance for fans of Gillian Harvey, Sarah Morgan and Karen Swan ✨💕 In Provence’s golden heat, even guarded hearts surrender. Tilly is an expert in love—just not her own...

It’s a perfect location for… murder When sisters Jennifer and Lizzie Christie inherit their aunt’s dilapidated B&B, in the beautiful Lake District village of Lupton Water, the only thing they have in common is how much they hate their housemate, a Declan Moss. The two of them fell out...

The Shadowbound Saga — Book One Magic is forbidden for a reason. At the elite academy where power is trained, controlled, and quietly feared, Elara is doing everything she can to survive. She follows the rules. She hides what she is. And she never asks questions the Council doesn’t want answered. But some magic refuses to stay buried. When long-forgotten forces begin to stir and whispers of an outlawed power resurface, Elara finds herself caught between secrets that could shatter the academy—and a destiny the world would rather see destroyed than unleashed.