All they ever wanted was somewhere to call home…BeatenWhen Jenny’s mother abandons her and her younger siblings, Jenny is left at the mercy of her abusive father Henry. And when Henry beats his eldest daughter so badly that she ends up in the hospital, it seems like there’s nowhere left for them all to go.BrokenBut carpenter Craig has fallen head over heels for Jenny, and he offers her a place to stay. Happy at last, Jenny begins a new life with ...
‘I couldn’t put my Kindle down until I’d finished it’ Amazon reviewerTonight they’ll share their darkest secrets, but tomorrow, there is no escape…A devastating tsunami is heading towards the Cornish coast. With no early warning and limited means of escape, many people won’t get away in time.While the terrifying reality of the news hits home, one young woman posts a message on Facebook, ‘With nowhere to run to, I’m heading to my favourite beach ...
The heart-breaking and compelling new book set in a Victorian workhouse from the author of the The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetWhen Lucy and her brother, Joshua, are orphaned, it falls to Joshua to provide for them both, but he is barely into his teens and in his naivety, falls prey to bad influences and drink. Lucy is desperate to avoid the workhouse, but when Joshua loses their meagre savings they are thrown out onto the street and, in dire pov ...
Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself.What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like, for everyone from the captain down to the rawest recruit? What did they eat? What songs did they sing? What was the schedule of watches? How were the officers and crew paid, and what was the division of prize-money?These question ...
'Atmospheric, emotional and full of mystery – an absolute pleasure from page one' Veronica Henry‘The Queen of the contemporary Cornish novel’ The GuardianSometimes going home is just the beginning…Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women.For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and es ...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORSULLIVAN’S CROSSING: BOOK FOURPre-order your copy now!A second chance at love?Dr. Leigh Culver loves practicing medicine in Timberlake, Colorado. It is a much-needed change of pace from her stressful life in Chicago. The only drawback is she misses her aunt Helen, the woman who raised her. But it’s time that Leigh has her independence and she hopes the beauty of the Colorado wilderness will entice her aunt to vis ...
This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong.‘A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion’ GUARDIAN‘It’s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi’THE TIMES ‘I really enjoyed this book … great observational comic gems within a fast moving story full of the reality of despair and hope in everyone’s lives’ MIRANDA HART ‘Keep the tissues close’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘A beautifully written debut no ...
‘STYLISH, ALLURING, UTTERLY GRIPPING’Observer‘LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER READ BEFORE’RedLauren Pailing is born in the sixties, and a child of the seventies. She is thirteen years old the first time she dies.Lauren Pailing is a teenager in the eighties, becomes a Londoner in the nineties. And each time she dies, new lives begin for the people who loved her – while Lauren enters a brand new life, too.But in each of Lauren’s lives, a man called Pet ...
Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Ray BradburyYou never know what’s lurking out of sight… Dealing with the tragic death of his father, 14-year-old Reggie finds the isolation of the woods near his house comforting. Until one day, a man – stumbling, bleeding, clearly distressed – emerges from the shadows. Reggie hides the man in his treehouse, and helps the stranger recover. Each with stories to share, soon the pair form a strange ...
