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The whole village of Badger's End is mourning the death of their beloved doctor, so imagine their shock and horror at the funeral when the open casket reveals a stranger’s murdered body. Who is the victim, who killed him—and most important of all, where is the doctor's body?

The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord and Lady Kershaw, but when the gamekeeper is murdered, Cleo can’t rest until the killer is caught. As a witness herself, she’s frustrated with the incompetence of the local police who lay the blame on a man who conveniently disappeared. When she realizes their ineptitude is a result of Lord Kershaw’s influence, she focuses her investigation on the earl and his family, against the wishes of her uncle.

The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly...

When the celebrated biographer of the infamous pirate Blackheart takes a suite at the Mayfair Hotel to live out his final months, Goliath the porter is desperate to ask the one question that has haunted treasure hunters for decades: Where is the loot buried? Forbidden to disturb a guest, he instead visits the man writing the author’s own life story, only to discover him dead at his desk. Accused of the crime, Goliath turns to Cleo and Harry to clear his name.

Following on from her acclaimed first book, Reflective Parenting, Sheila Redfern brings a fresh look at parenting young children in today's world. In this revised edition Dr. Redfern uses her extensive experience of working with children and their families to help parents adopt an approach to...

Neurodiversity Coaching demystifies the themes and assumptions affecting neurodivergent coachee experiences at work, whilst at the same time exploring the necessary safeguards required for working with this vulnerable group. The book supports existing coaching practitioners, managers and...

Years ago, Lord James Harrington, the Earl of Manderly, saved Miss Evie Ashewood and made her his countess. Their marriage was meant to be a sanctuary—until a threat to Evie’s life shatters their fragile peace and exposes her hidden wounds. Now the quiet earl is tormented by an improper longing…for the wife he adores but cannot reach. Brilliant, shy, and far more comfortable in a greenhouse than a ballroom, Evie never intended to marry—least of all a man as impossibly perfect as James. Yet behind closed doors, his tenderness awakens dangerous desires.

The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party—to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with the host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae.

The village of Drake’s Bend has long been guardian of a sacred grove where ancient trees offer gentle counsel to those who dare share their secrets. For centuries, this delicate balance between confession and wisdom has been maintained. Until now. The whisperwoods have turned venomous. The trees sharpen sacred confidences into devastating weapons of betrayal, threatening to tear the local community apart. Old friendships are being torn apart, and villagers fall ill with a mysterious sickness.

A new unnatural horror is about to rattle Hannah Miles’ quiet existence, and it’s not the short-tempered viscount prowling the hallways of her home. Someone is creating monsters by stitching together pieces of different people. When a limb attempts to escape, Viscount Wycliff is called to investigate. All of London knows there is one mad scientist among them capable of creating such an ungodly monster: Sir Hugh Miles.

In a corner of rural England, Fern Oakby makes a living through her knowledge of botany. An unusual case erupts during a storm when a Boston ivy turns monstrous and…carnivorous. However, the solution is not as simple as hacking down the exceedingly rare and hungry plant. The storm also gave life to an origami dragon and bound it to the vine. When a lonely woman pleads with Fern to save the tiny dragon, she is forced to confront a profound question: what defines the value of a life?

As a young woman, Moire Tobin fell hopelessly in love with a brave, loyal, and handsome young naval officer. Nothing, not even her family, could persuade her to spurn the young man. But fate had other ideas. Even when Oliver broke off their engagement, her tattered heart refused to stop loving. Every beat carried with it the promise of hope.

Hannah Miles lives a quiet existence, helping her parents conduct research into a most terrible affliction—until a gruesome murder during her best friend's engagement party pulls her from the shadows. With her specialist's knowledge and demure disposition, Hannah is requested to aid the investigation. Except Hannah discovers her role is to apologise in the wake of the rude and disgraced man tasked with finding the murderer. The obnoxious Viscount Wycliff thinks to employ Hannah purely as a front to satisfy Whitehall, but she'll have none of that.

Thrown from the modern world into 1307 Scotland—the brutal era of Robert the Bruce's War of Independence—four unlikely heroes are swept into the fate of Clan Cambel, where danger, desire, and destiny are intertwined. Four Highland warriors. Four modern time-travelers. Four journeys through time— and one question that spans the centuries: Can love survive a Scottish medieval war?

When Gavin travels to Edinburgh with his good friend Oscar Barratt, he’s eager to acquire a centuries-old book on witchcraft for the soon-to-open Glass Library. Even with ruthless railroad magnate John J. Defoe in the bidding, the victory comes easily. Perhaps too easily. Hours later, the book is stolen. A single clue links the theft to the recent abduction of two women, both magicians.

In the cemetery of Drake’s Bend, a most unusual flower unfurls its bloom. The spectral orchid signals that a restless soul has returned—and it has unfinished business. Fern must piece together clues to settle a soul who lived an unremarkable life, before villagers are gathered in spectral arms to join it in death. But as Fern unravels the spirit’s final days, she discovers that person’s fate was bound to a far greater secret—one tied to her father’s murder. When another orchid flowers, the truth she has tried to discover for five years might finally be within her grasp…

Chloe Brandt relishes her freedom. Bobbing her hair and donning the latest fashions, she’s been dancing her way through a flapper lifestyle after fleeing her alcoholic dad’s violence. But when tragedy pulls her and an orphaned nephew back to her hometown, the nurse confronts the handsome man she left behind. Reese Lloyd is grieving. Devastated over his brother’s murder, he struggles with the return of the beautiful girl who broke his heart. And torn when he and the love of his life are both named guardians of her young relative, the steadfast farmer finds it hard to lower his protective walls.

Searching for her roots, American CEO Holly visits Scotland. An ancient ash isn't the kind of family tree she had in mind. But when she touches a golden spindle carved into its rough bark, she is sucked through time to the ninth century—and captured in a Viking raid. Warrior Einar Birgirsson rescues the beautiful stranger. But to claim his place as jarl, he must rid the Orkney Islands of outlaws and take a wife within two moons. He will set her free—if she agrees to marry him.

Enter a magical version of the Regency era is this paranormal romance collection. Three men from the Highland Wolves, a regiment of wolf shifters, protect England and discover their perfect match.

When a former Marine and a Scottish lass meet, it's lust at first sight. But American Gavin Douglas never counted on Jamie MacTaggart's family butting into their romance. His old wounds and her burly brothers keep getting in the way. The stress of an intercontinental relationship doesn't help either.