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With no home, job or husband to be seen, Liv and her son swap a life of luxury for a shared bedroom at a lakeside farm. Thrust into Lowen Farm’s quirky communal living, the last thing Liv needs is to be sharing a space with Seb, the man who broke her teenage heart. As Liv is drawn into a world of friendship, romance and skinny dipping, her temporary stay begins to feel more permanent. But when a figure from her past reappears, Liv’s Lowen Farm bubble bursts, and she faces an impossible decision.

In 1895, a Northumbrian island welcomes two new residents. Clara and Jimmy are born on the same night, to families poles apart. Clara is an islander through and through; content to live among the rhythms and barren beauty of Holy Island. Jimmy's future is set in stone; fishing with the father he despises on the family boat. When tragedy forces them from their island and each other, they join the herring season in a bid to survive. Jimmy strikes out for Seahouses, where he joins a Scots herring crew.

Saskia Frost’s world is blown apart when her dad dies. Without any family, she’s on her own now and up to her eyeballs in her father’s debts. He owed a lot of money to some very dangerous men – Joshua and Vincent Harper.

With her in-laws in desperate need of help, Marnie is forced to return to Suffolk, leaving her precious daughter Annie behind in Cornwall. But Lowestoft is a very different town to the one she left. Ravaged by war, and a mere twenty miles from enemy lines, the seaside town she once loved now resembles a military base, and is firmly in Hitler’s line of fire. As she tries to rebuild her life amidst the rubble and horror of war, Marnie struggles to free herself from the grief and shame of past mistakes.

Kate is stuck in a rut. She works a dead end job, lives in a grotty bedsit, and still pines for the man who broke her heart. When Kate inherits a house in a small Cornish town, she jumps at the chance of a fresh start. A surprise letter from her grandmother persuades Kate to open her home and her heart to strangers.

Marnie Watson has her whole life ahead of her. About to marry her sweetheart Tom, the future looks bright for the young couple. But when the fishing industry begins to decline, Marnie’s marriage is tested like never before. In a bid to reverse their fortunes, Marnie and Tom head west to Cornwall with the promise of a fresh start. Before their new life can begin, tragedy strikes, threatening to destroy everything Marnie holds dear. And when war engulfs the world, Marnie’s strength is tested further than she thought possible.

Emma Case is freaking out. Being surrounded by monsters is risky enough without breaking the rules, but when the softhearted girl hears a pup in distress, she can’t resist trespassing on forbidden ground. And after discovering the unfortunate creature is a wolf-shifter, she’s stunned when the child’s pack accuses her of the crime and abducts her for interrogation.

A young musician escapes from the kingdom on the night before a great battle is to occur. In his attempt to sneak away in the darkness, he is met by others who soon become traveling companions as his journey to discover his role in a war that will sweep the entire world begins.

Ella Frost hates Christmas. If something bad is going to happen in her life, it’s going to happen at Christmas. So she isn’t going to celebrate the holiday anymore. When her family suddenly need her, Ella is forced to give up her dream of saying no to Christmas. The problem is, she didn’t account for Jude. Ella’s first love, the man whose heart she broke years ago is back in town, and her biggest regret is right in front of her. When Jude convinces Ella to say yes to Christmas, she realizes, that’s not all she wants to say yes to.

The truth is meant to set you free. For Ambra McKenna, it’s proving to be the complete opposite. Still branded a liar by those she thought were her friends, she’s now faced with a choice - face the man who violated her in a trial to quieten the lies and misinformation, or slink away to quieten the relentless online attacks and rebuild her shattered trust in private.

The ALL chronicles four generations of the most powerful immortal family in God’s creation. The Promethean saga spans uncountable years and dozens of worlds. Mortals, gods, devils, dragons, titans, demons, werewolves, vampires, and angels clash in a never-ending battle of love and hate. The first book in the ALL series, God of Nothing starts the epic adventure. Murdered at 17 by the Titan, Silver, God of Death, Aja Ashe wakes with her Dragon.

It’s December, and Daisy comes face-to-face with her ‘ghosts of kisses past’. Never mind New Year’s resolutions – what she needs are New Year wishes. She’ll complete a list of tasks that pave the way for a fresh start, wishing away her past relationship mistakes. Including her yearning for the mysterious, gorgeous man she kissed on the night before New Year’s Eve eight years ago and never saw again... until now.

Love and understanding can’t be in your heart if fear controls your mind. Adam, a monster fanatic, hears a passing tale about a legend of Perchta the White Witch, a belly peeler. It's the witching hour inside the Devil's Forest. Deep within the black timber forest, a haunted abandoned school resides.

When Ambra McKenna wakes up almost-naked in a hotel room and missing pieces of her memory, the only clue she has about how she got there are the empty alcohol bottles all over the floor. That, and the half-dressed rock star lying beside her. Ambra remembers the sizzling attraction she and Chaos In The Courtyard's frontman Noah Garcia had for each other while she photographed his band the night before. But what happened at the after party? When a photo emerges on social media of the two of them making out, both Ambra and Noah's reputations are on the line.

From the outside, it looks like I’ve got my life together. A place to live and a successful business sure can hide a lot, namely the scars that remain from everything I’ve lost. The truth? I’m a shattered heart bundled up in a walking shell of anxiety.

Every seven years, Ciara takes part in a study of happiness, together with a group of people born on the same day, including fun-loving Amelia and gorgeous, serious Max. Meeting at the ages of seven, 14, and 21, Ciara forms increasingly intense relationships. Until it all falls apart. Then, before the next meeting at 28, Max comes back into Ciara’s life unexpectedly. Can Ciara ever be truly happy?

History knows me by many names. Nyx, the Goddess of Night. Lilith, the Lady of Darkness. Selaphiel, the fifth angel of God. But the course of my life has been determined by my greatest mistake. I opened the gate, and allowed Lucifer to fall. Booted from Heaven for my sin, I serve my penance as a reaper. By collecting history’s most twisted souls, I work to one day earn my ticket home. Case #663. The heinous crimes of Jack the Ripper are known throughout the ages, yet his true identity remains shrouded in mystery. Who he is, I don’t care. It’s reaper versus Ripper.

Two sisters. One missing locket. A murder witnessed only by a blind girl. A killer who escaped without a trace. Seventy years later, biographer Ginny Mersea is hired to tell the story. A task that seems impossible with her only source an ailing blind woman. Diving further into the past reveals a spiderweb of conspiracy far bigger than Ginny thought possible. Who is Adley Moore? What does she have to do with the Osborne sisters? And could a mysterious illness lead to a murderer?

Lucinda longs for intimacy, her natural desire to be embraced often commanding her attention. Her attempts to satisfy are hampered by the scar. She is fearful of love, and in turn, fearful of happiness in this world. Having lived most of her young adult life in the shadow of a dark secret, the prospect of happiness remains a distant hope. Until July 4, 1840, when the chance encounter with an intriguing young gentleman begins to reshape her world.

I was once the princess of Atlantica and the Seven Seas. That was until the rebels attacked the castle led by someone we all thought would protect us forever. Fighting for not only my kingdom but my life as well, the battle that ensues leave me banished and angry. So I do the one thing no one expected, I become a Sea Witch to get my revenge.