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Philip is an English teacher in Worcester, nearing retirement. Feeling melancholy, as another academic year approaches, he looks back with sadness at his life because, although happy and successful, it has been unremarkable.

The memoir of Ian C Graham, who was born and raised in Berry Brow, Huddersfield and moved to Cornwall with his family in 1996 to take over the running of the Bossiney House Hotel.

In this collection of short stories, Garfield runs for the Mayor of Ely to stop the cat-hating local politician from making the town a no-cat zone; he helps out his elderly neighbours in the garden and recruits a celebrity TV gardener to help; and he heads for stardom as a movie producer wants to turn his adventure into an action-packed film.

Harbouring a dark secret from his past, immortal Lord Blake from medieval England arrives mysteriously in a sleepy coastal town in Georgia, USA. There he meets Hugo Wegener, an ex-doctor burdened with his own secret, and resident Ginny Harrison, who is involved in her aging father's absurd dream of reopening the town's long-defunct zoo.

This thought-provoking story absorbs the reader, taking us into the everyday life of a young man as he counts down to suicide. Roman is young, and his failure in finding love drives his longing to leave this world.

PI Joe Wilde is hired to investigate Sally Devlin's son's disappearance. Liam's car was found abandoned in Hackney, a known suicide spot, six weeks prior. Joe uncovers a huge secret in Liam's life. Putting the pieces together, he starts to suspect that this case is far more complex than he originally envisioned...

The gripping historical sequel to The Boy in a Turban. London, 1751. James Cudlip, born in Jamaica of a plantation owner and a slave woman, is adopted and brought to England by an English sea captain.

Anita and Marilyn are inseparable, despite their differing characters. When Anita marries David, his own best friend, John, soon falls for Marilyn. The two couple's lives become firmly entwined. A novel of two women, their marriages and the looming EU referendum all centred around a story of ambiguous motives.

Earth is dying, and the most important academic year in Ellie's life is about to begin. The divisive examination process of the 'Level Twelves' promises admission aboard the 'flight-to-freedom' programme, for those who pass. But what of those who fail?

A couple are shocked to discover the naked body of a woman in their garden. Acting Inspector Beauregard doesn't understand how the body of a woman ended up in the garden and seeks assistance from ex-detective inspector Clive Walsingham, who is now running a hotel in Carlow Valley, but when Beauregard asks for his help, he jumps at the chance.

Anne is a headstrong young girl growing up in the frontier colony of Carolina in the early eighteenth century. With the death of her mother, and others she holds dear, Anne discovers that life is uncertain, so best live it to the full. She rejects the confines of conventional society and runs away to sea, finding herself in The Bahamas...

On the face of it, a touching story about a 75-year old actor taking his young granddaughter on the trip of her lifetime. Together they explore the southern states of America. Part comedy, part romance, part great adventure. A meditation on age, loss, and love. And about time remembered and time regained.

Birger Edman, a burned-out Scandinavian dermatologist, moves to southern Turkey with Madeleine, his physiotherapist wife, to rebuild his life.

Kate, tired of single life is desperate to find her Mr. Right, so she tries her luck at online dating. When she is stood up on a date, she is unexpectedly swept off her feet by a charming stranger called Greg.

I am just a mum who couldn't even save her child from dying, who am I to write a book about grief and grieving? My son Brett was just thirteen-years-old when he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. He was very sick and could only be offered experimental treatment. Brett (18), came home on Christmas Eve to die at home.

Set in the sun-scorched city of Wydeye, the totalitarian Authority controls its citizens through fear and cultivated dependence. Live music is deemed a threat to order and is forbidden by law. Punishment for participation is severe.

Charles, an anthropologist, is studying for his doctorate degree on the culture and traditions of the Herero tribe in Southern Africa.

Embarking on a cruise from Gibraltar and heading off to Barcelona, Rome and Pisa and Florence, eight passengers meet at dinner and, from that moment on, their lives are inextricably linked as they cruise between beautiful cities and historic sites.

The Reluctant Villain is the prequel to the author's first novel, Ghostly Witnesses, the story of how the two young villains, Mark Yarrow and Gerry Reynolds, were drawn into the murky crime world of ex-policeman, Ernie Newsham...

Household Names is all about the iconic Russell Hobbs automatic kettles of the 1950s and 60s and the people who invented, designed and made them, set in the wider context of the British economy and culture in the second half of the twentieth century.

This is based on the route described in The Coast-to-Coast Walk by Alfred Wainwright. Trevor Bell sets off along the same pathways. The result is a historical, and partly anecdotal, account of the route from Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire to St Bees in Cumbria, evoking a nostalgia for an England which is fast disappearing.

Conquering Cancer Together is about the impact that breast cancer has had, not only on her but on those around her. It's about hope, it's about awareness of early detection and it's about the support of other inspirational women who have shared their survival stories and tips.

To get the girl of his dreams he needs a good sense of humour. To get a good sense of humour he needs a miracle.

Five women, five stories, waiting to find out if it's their turn for a baby. Love, heartache, shattered dreams and broken relationships. The two-week wait pushes them all to their limits.

The title story, Fallen Eagles, is a Hamlet-inspired story about a Scottish boy who loses his idolised mountaineer father in an accident and blames his uncle to such an extent that he contemplates murder. Other stories take us to the French Revolution, the First World War, and exploring old and new love.

Take One, Action! takes you behind the scenes of swordplay in film - written by professional swordsman and film director Andy Wilkinson who has appeared in over seventy-three films, including many Hollywood blockbusters.

Harmsworth. A remote, mist-shrouded island in the Russian Arctic. Archaeology Professor Callum Ross makes the discovery of a lifetime: a prehistoric ice mummy preserved for thousands of years by the sub-zero temperatures. Only, they didn't die of natural causes...

Ian and Barbara Gretton have been visiting Greece for more than two decades, travelling beyond the tourist trails and doing it all on public transport.

What A Wag! is an engaging collection of poems written from the dogs' perspective. It is the eighth book of original metric rhyming verse by Gill Rowe and contains beautiful hand-drawn illustrations.

This is the extraordinary story of the road to recovery of Matt who, at the tail end of 2010 at the age of twenty-three, suffered a life-altering brain injury. Awakening from a six-week coma, he couldn't talk or even sit up in bed unsupported.