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A striking historic rendition of life on the island of Sardinia... Children of the Mists is a story of enduring love. Set in the 1800s, life on Sardinia had barely changed since the time of the Caesars. Two families, the Sannas and the Canus, are united by friendship and honour; love and laughter;...

In Telling Tales the Confessions of a Handyman, there is a compilation of seven stories that encompass many of the not so everyday events that the author has come across as a property manager come butler within the Ex-Pat community on Southern Spain's Costa del Sol.

In this explosive follow-up to This is a Dreadful Sentence, featuring Gina Gray and DCI Scott, a twelve-year-old girl is killed, pushed down the stairs at her home and beaten over the head with a golf club. Scott leads the investigation and finds himself crossing paths again with Gina, a university...

Meet accountant Mark - who's friends with Stella - whose sister can't abide Stella's boyfriend - who doesn't like the sound of Mark - who discovers his sexuality with leatherloving policeman - whose ex-boyfriend is a security guard with a secret, once unleashed, unravels a tangled web among the marijuana-fuelled denizens of leafy Hampstead.

With more people writing books them reading them, who’d be an author? Four disparate, aspiring authors dream of getting their work published. As they strive for a breakthrough they are unaware that, in the world of traditional publishing, editors, agents and authors have enough problems of their...

Ready, Steady, Cook meets The Full Monty... Brian Parkin, a TV celebrity chef whose star is on the wane, is enlisted as a somewhat unlikely figurehead to help save a Yorkshire brewery in this bittersweet tale. Brimdale is facing closing time as it strives to protect its famous Brim ‘miracle’ ale....

Arriving on the unspoiled island of Lipari, off the coast of Sicily, Ric Ross carries with him a letter of introduction to Valeria Vaccariello, an aging star of Italian cinema who lives alone in the House of Strangers; a woman known locally as la strega – the witch. Ric is also befriended by Il...

People live their lives by what they believe, But what if, What they believe isn’t true? At Joe’s funeral, Jane had smiled, believing her secret was safe, but 10 years on, an anonymous letter on her desk brings back her fears of her secret being exposed. At the pinnacle of her career as a partner...

Renton set outs on a new life as a detective in Lollipop. His first role takes him onboard SS Lollipop, a gigantic spaceship offering every form of sexual gratification which is operated by a mysterious band of asexual humans called Lagooners. His quest is to locate a particular woman, but it’s...

Shattered Dreams is the continuing saga of the Dockerty family. Based on a manuscript left by Vivienne’s mother, the story tells of a young couple’s dreams for their future together, only to have them shattered because of the 1930s Depression and conscription into the Second World War. Most...

Life is hard for Maggie, an Irish emigrant who must make a new life for herself when the famine forces her to leave her country. Bound into a loveless marriage, and viewed with suspicion by people who do not want the immigrants to take their jobs, Maggie must play the dutiful wife and daughter-in-law...

Eirwen is back and developing physically as well as growing conscious of her new Nereid skills. She faces a dangerous and lonely mission travelling through some of Earth’s most monster controlled oceans to find Neptune and the answers to her questions. Why were the sisters banished to Earth, and...

The Gessami Residence is a story of mature women still trying to live life to the max. It’s about enjoying life, having fun with friends and finding love. Jenny has endured three fairly miserable years following the sudden death of her husband, Paul. At forty three – with her sons at university...

A prequel to Amare: Bloodlines. Amias is a foster child who has never met his biological parents. When he one day gets into trouble at school he suddenly finds himself in desperate need. It’s then he discovers something amazing about himself… something that has the potential to change...