Canelo: 557 books

A captivating Liverpool saga of love and friendship, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Catherine Cookson. When Rita Taylor is foisted upon her reluctant aunt, Margaret Sinclair, neither are happy. Rita didn’t even know she had an aunt, while Margaret is convinced her wayward niece will be nothing...

A family shattered by war and secrets... But hope is on the horizon 1917. The First World War casts its shadow over the Harvey family of Ford Farm. One brother has already been killed, and Tristan now serves at the Front. Though newly engaged to pretty Emilia Rowse – a friend since childhood...

The third evocative novel set in the mining town of Hillsbridge, perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Annie Groves Barbara Hall, pretty, mischievous, and seventeen, has grown up wanting for nothing. But a long-buried family secret is about to be uncovered and threaten her happiness. Will it deny...

A city torn apart by war. A family torn apart by tragedy At the top of Lester Road in London’s East End stands ‘Paddy’s Castle’, the three-storey, red-bricked Georgian house that is home to Grace Donnelly and her family. Life may be hard in the late 1930s, but it is nothing compared...

The emotive final instalment of the Hillsbridge Sagas, perfect for fans of Ellie Dean and Rosie Clarke Jenny Simmons has always thought of herself as the ugly duckling of her family, so when she blossoms into a swan, she’s not quite sure what to do with it. When amateur boxer Bryn Thompson walks...

After twenty-five long years serving in the Roman Legions, Carbo returns to Rome to retire in peace. Life has moved on in the time he’s been at the front, and he finds himself friendless and homeless. But when he comes across Rufa, a childhood friend he swore an oath to protect, he must fight...

One chance encounter, one street side murder, will change everything. The extraordinary new Ridpath crime thriller DI Ridpath is in the process of getting his life back together when everything goes wrong. Driving to meet his daughter, he is caught in a gruesome motorway accident, in which...

The past comes back to haunt a young Matthew Quinton… In 1651, eleven-year-old Matthew Quinton and his twin sister Henrietta discover long-forgotten papers of their grandfather. Dating back to 1598, they show the children an England locked into a bitter war with Spain. But their findings...

This flaming historical adventure, book seven in the Matthew Quinton Journals, is perfect for fans of C. S. Forester London is burning, but who set the fire? In the weeks leading up to the Great Fire of 1666, Matthew Quinton, master of the H.M.S. Sceptre, is sent into the heart of London, seething...

An extraordinary discovery. An ancient mystery.  Chris Bronson is looking forward to catching up with his old friend Angela unearthing ancient treasures on an archaeological dig in the Iraqi desert. But they are met with a scene of bloody devastation: Angela's colleagues killed and a recent...

India, 1940. When Nadine learns that the Indian woman she thought her nanny is, in fact, her mother, she rebels against her English father and he arranges for her to be wed to an Australian merchant many years older. She is whisked off to her new husband's plantation in Malaya but as the Second World...

The Strong family has survived against all odds, but their greatest test is still to come. After a seemingly endless thirty-six hours in labour, Horatia Strong is delighted to learn that she’s given her husband, Tom, a son. However, the birth is soon shrouded in secrets and she’ll do anything...

In the face of changing fortunes, the Strong family must unite to keep their wealth and status: or risk losing it all. It’s 1850 and cholera is sweeping through the streets of Bristol. Blanche and her husband are devastated by the loss of their daughter as they discover that no one is immune. Lost...

The first in an explosive series featuring the Strong family and a legacy of lies that leads to love and murder, passion and heartbreak… On a balmy night in Barbados, a female slave is made pregnant by the son of a plantation owner. The child, Blanche, comes of age but is left alone in the...