In the final days of World War I, Sergeant Josef Kempfe, of the Imperial German Army, is retreating with his men before the Allied onslaught. His heart has long ago ceased to be moved by all the horrors of the trenches. Exhausted beyond desolation and haun
Anika Morgan is new to her job. She is the president of the United States. Ivan Sadykov is new to his job. He is the president of the Russian Federation. They do not get along.
This subtly seductive story follows Botanist, Guy Tenterden, from Oxford in 1933, to train young farmers in Dublin. After a terrible tragedy in 1943, his heart full of anger and despair
"An Irish Immigrant" follows the harsh and hopeful journey of Irish families who flee poverty in their homeland and sail to New York in search of a better life. Instead, they find a city unprepared to welcome them, where jobs are scarce and prejudice runs deep. Many are pushed into the dirtiest, lowest-paid work-or even desperate acts for survival-earning the Irish an unfair reputation that overshadows t
When Quentin wakes up in an unfamiliar place with no memory of how he got there, it seems he has been forcefully chosen to participate in some sort of a manhunt. Is he supposed to hunt someone, or is he the prey? Armed with only scraps of equipment, sheer instinct, and a will to survive, he set out into the unknown in search of safety in a world that makes no sense.
Every step forward forces Quentin to choo
This is the first book of a series which follows the career of Detective Alan Simpson as he attempts to solve three separate murders.
The first is the murder of three members of the Cambridge Women's Institute. Alan enters the world of MI5 and ‘The Troubles' in Northern Island. The second is the murder of a wealthy property developer whose family has much to gain from his demise. The third is
A Silent Sorrow is a poignant and captivating tale that delves into the lives of ordinary people during extraordinary times. Set against the backdrop of Hull in the early 20th century, the story follows the intertwined lives of a group of individuals, each grappling with their own silent sorrows. From the tragic loss of loved ones to the haunting memories of war, the characters in this book navigate through life&#
In a big house full of secrets, treasure could be around any corner. Brother and sister duo Teddy and Cori love visiting their ex-sea captain Grandad. During one such visit they discover he's left them a riddle and a map, as well as a promise of treasure if they can solve his puzzle.
Beneath the idyllic life of a private boarding school and holidays on the Italian Riviera, Giorgina is searching for something she does not have - her mother's love. So, when she meets her future fiancé - Carlo, she believes that she can forget her past and begin a new life. However, the onset of World War Two and an ominous reading from a fortune-teller, hints that fate has other plans. Is her story on
Billy manages rackets, collecting debts in a world of prostitution, gambling, and control. His personal goal is saving his mother, Sheena, from the vicious game that defines his life.
Andy is a rising star on the tennis circuit, a Withington Cup hopeful raised in the golden, untouchable halls of the Las Vegas elite. With women and money always at his feet, his only worry is winning his n
This is a story about the generation that learned to "duck and cover," saw its older brothers fight - and sometimes die - in a distant war, experienced three political assassinations and became the focal point of dramatic social change. This historical fiction follows the journey of an ensemble of students as they navigate the turbulent 1960s toward their graduation from a rural Maryland high school. The
During the 1930s, the British built the first ever early warning defense system made up of a chain of radar installations that ran along Britain's east coast. These installations were called Chain Home stations and one of them was called Swingate. It was located very close to Dover, across the twenty-mile Strait from the French city of Calais. Swingate's was one of the most valuable early wa
