Allison: 698 books

With her abusive ex-husband in prison, Jane Cowan finally has the confidence to accept a new job: head teacher of the primary school in the Kentish village of Wrayford. But her new life is soon disrupted when a mysterious intruder breaks into her school and then later when a child is badly hurt in...

While Jane waits for renovations to be completed on her new permanent home, she remains in temporary accommodation under the watchful eye of her landlord Brian Dawes, chair of the governors at Wrayford School. Her work life is dominated by preparations for the all-important school play, but behind...

Struggling to keep a tight focus on her work after a miscarriage and relationship breakdown, DI Joanna Piercy resorts to formulaic solutions to solve her cases: having seen the same situations time and again, she assumes all cases have a simple repetitive answer. So when Arthur Pennington enters her...

At the close of the nineteenth century the Hamilton family is enjoying new-found security and modest prosperity. John is a respected employee at the local mill and Rose’s four children are growing into young men and women of whom she can feel justly proud. But as she watches them make their own...

Rosie Belsfield feels as if her life has ended when she is rejected from Ellis Island and put on the next boat back to England, leaving her family behind. But fate gives her a second chance when she befriends Lady Rosalind, a pregnant widow on her way to the home of her late husband’s father, the...

Ernest, Isabel and Grace Munday were blessed with childhoods full of fun and laughter, but the coming of the First World War will change their lives forever… Tom Munday, a skilled carpenter, is more than content with his lot in life: he’s been blessed with a fine wife and three wonderful...

In the early years of the 1960s the market town of Everham is full of rumours and counter-rumours. Dr Leigh McDowall, medical registrar, is taking a refresher course in obstetrics prior to becoming a general practitioner. He is immediately attracted to Dr Shelagh Hammond, obstetric house surgeon,...

People are dying, but no doctor will come. One man wants desperately to help, but the dark secret of his past prevents him from doing anything other than praying, which is the best thing he could do. Mike Maltby's third adventure in a small isolated town buried in a high mountain pass in Idaho.

After a super-nano-viral plague reduces the human race to psychotically murderous mutants, resembling a cross between zombies and vampires who hoard food, weapons, valuables, and territory, one such creature realizes his plight but is unable to do anything about it--except to chronicle his story in...

A girl, a guy, and a haunted house. When Frizzie Lizzie, the scream queen, and her ex, the architect, collaborate on building a haunted house, will love stand a ghost of a chance? RT BOOK Reviews nominee for best Harlequin Romance! "Better than Halloween candy!"...

When an aspiring writer weaves an award-winning tale based on her sister’s survival from a violent relationship, she’s not the only winner of the evening. The hottest sensation on the open-mic circuit arrives with a seductive intensity that her big sis just can’t resist! Love and desire ignite a heated battle within as the harsh realities of the past disrupt a promising future.

When hunger strikes in-between meals, pull together one of these quick and easy snacks. They are healthier than the typical candy bar and most take less than 10 minutes to prepare. If you need energy to get through morning meetings, try the recipe for Yogurt with Walnuts and Honey. Need a healthy,...

In between classes, studying, and social time, what college student has time to cook gourmet meals? Don’t let meal planning be another added stress to your life. We’ve compiled 40 recipes that can be made in 15 minutes or less. Plus, there’s no need for a big trip to the grocery store. You probably...

BOOK 5 in the Wallace of the Secret Service Series. Sir Leonard is not the man to desire fame or notoriety. His chronicler has been forced to fall back on office records and information supplied by various members of the secret service, to tell of the struggles of Wallace and his intelligence officers...