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It's Christmas at a grand English estate, and the halls are filled with guests, gossip, and quiet secrets. Among them is Maurice Treherne, a war-injured soldier confined to a wheelchair, and his cousin Octavia, who is about to be engaged to a man she may not love.

Glenna Forbes played the harp exquisitely. Which was the major reason Philip Hobart had asked her to marry him. And reassuring her aging father was Glenna’s real reason for accepting. Everything changed when the naval captain became a viscount—who expected a different kind of wife than independent Miss Forbes.

Fall in love with Ake, a strong, determined ninja warrior who finds love in an unexpected place and learns more about the origins of her demigod powers. Follow her path as she goes on high action adventures and performs daring stunts. As the last of the Iron Blood tribe, Ake fights to protect Hakone Valley and for her own survival. Shogun Zugai, along with the sorceress Kuroi, plan to use Akes blood in a potion to harness her Iron Blood powers in their scheme to overthrow the emperor.

Theodosia Tremere through a spiteful lie has lost her true love. Now a governess to the delightful Heythrop family, she once again encounters her former fiancé, Lord Steyne, while in the midst of a summer-long family treasure hunt. Misunderstanding and sadness lay in the past; would the future hold more hurtor happiness?

The year is 1888. Sisters Eliza and Rebecca Moss work in the notorious match factory in London’s East End, where they are plagued by extortionate fines, cruel foremen and deadly phosphorus fumes. When the factory owner’s philandering son takes an interest in Eliza, Rebecca fears that her sister’s romantic nature may lead to disaster. But the winds of change are in the air. Strident voices begin to champion the matchgirls’ cause.

In the heart of 1875 Victorian London, where the city's ruthless streets guard the darkest of secrets, two orphaned souls stand defiant in the face of adversity. Prepare to embark on an extraordinary Christmas journey - a tale of unyielding courage and a love that defies all odds. As their beloved mother departs from this world, young Emma is burdened by the haunting question of why their father vanished into the shadows. Her quest for answers takes a backseat to the relentless struggle for survival.

The untimely death of her beloved sister and the soul-crushing grief of her mother push Daisy to an agonizing juncture – one that leaves her all alone to fend for herself against seemingly insurmountable odds. But Daisy is not a quitter! Far from defeated, her spirit remains unyielding, fuelled by the unwavering belief in her mother's eventual recovery and the promise of a brighter future. Surely her sister's death was not in vain.

When wealthy Lionel Furthingale’s daughter disappeared 25 years ago, she was assumed dead, a traceless disembodied victim of the Resurrection Men. Furthingale has now learned from a note scribbled on a playbill that his daughter not only lived an unknown number of years, but she gave birth before dying. Detective Morgan Bateman and his bluestocking assistant Victoria Eubank must race to find missing granddaughter Priscilla before the Drury Lane murderer corrects the mistake.

Revenge is best served cold. When Shona Williams returns to her hometown, Ironash, as an experienced DI, she has scores to settle. Justice will be delivered. What they did to her was evil. Trouble is, she's been thrown into the middle of a serial killer's spree. Barely catching a breath between murders, he's rampant, merciless, twisted, and preys on the weak. Will her new partner, Earle Montague, be a hindrance or a help? Will she have time to work on her very personal case? And will the murderer slip up so they can swoop in? Only God knows.

Her Majesty’s Witch, a member of the secret society of the Grigori and married to Emmet, a former angel with the capability to transform into a golem, Bayla’s life is complex, to say the least. As if her life was not complicated enough, Bayla’s beloved husband is plagued with becoming a golem without notice while unconscious. A trip to visit Herr Doctor Sigmund Freud becomes necessary to get to the root of Emmet’s spontaneous golemness.

Miss Madeline Pickett is on her way to London, to hug the family she never knew, and the sister she’s always wished for. Jace Remington has been sent from London to unmask the scheming fortune huntress claiming to be a missing relative. Though, perhaps he should not have masqueraded as the expert Scottish outdoorsman who will escort Madeline on her journey. Secret Sister is the story of a young woman about to meet the sister she’s never known, and her adventures on the way to London escorted by an impostor.

On an archaeological expedition, Bayla Gideon, is widowed by a supernatural force and branded with the Hand of Miriam or "knowing eye". Threatened by evil, she awakens the golem - a mythical man of clay who protected the Jewish community more than three centuries ago. The golem, Gesher, is surprised. Freedom - by a beautiful, enchanting woman. His desire is to return to the celestial spheres and regain his status as an avenging angel. Yet Bayla challenges his mind, body, and soul. Would he risk his return to the heavens for her?

The discovery of a hidden extraterrestrial craft on Earth attracts attention from those who would seek to possess and learn from it. As the casualties mount, nobody is safe in this action packed story of deception and violence. The Pebble lay lost and undisturbed for millennia, harboring answers to eternal questions. Five sealed auction invitations, sent to heads of state to ensure that the Pebble does not fall into the hands of a clandestine organization by the name of Onyx, trigger an unforeseen sequence of events.

Lyndsey is enjoying her work cataloguing the treasures in Greystones stately home, until the son of the owner unexpectedly returns after serving two years in prison. James instantly takes over the reins from his mother, asserting his authority over all the staff working there, an unpopular move considering his record. But when Lyndsey learns the big house is in financial trouble, she decides to help him despite being repelled by the heinous crime he was convicted of doing.

Who would make a better fiancée in a pinch - An actress? A shopkeeper? Or a school teacher? Damion Templeton, Viscount Woodhurst, has 14 days to find a fiancée. It's the least he can do to make his dying grandmother happy. Of course, she doesn't need to know it's a temporary ruse. An actress should do nicely. Miss Alix Adams falls off the wall of the local school while rescuing her young student from a tree. Damion rides by, and the curtain of fate rises on a new stage plan.

Truffles for London was written from notes taken by a London truffle seller during 2015-16 who provided the best London chefs and restaurants with the finest French Perigord and Italian black and white truffles. It's an intimate diary into a gourmet world, how the restaurants have evolved over the years and characters few people ever encounter.

Florida, golf, the sunshine, orange juice, swimming pools, and tennis available all day as you fall out of bed living in a gated golf community. It was a dream lifestyle which people saved a lifetime for, while most Europeans who might only see the brochures found it unaffordable. Dame DJ describes the voyage of an English woman and her American partner Tim moving into a golf and country club in Florida, making friends, learning the rules, and seeing the harsh realities of life "behind the wall" from an English perspective.

The Dope Diet is an intimate diary of a young English man David Grey and his addiction to smoking dope. Dame DJ has written this with heartfelt pain witnessing this anxiety first hand and for all the families of sufferers from addictions who still watch, support and wait not knowing what the outcome will be.

The earl's sister needs a summer companion. She must be a paragon of all that is proper and a firm subscriber to Mrs. Carver's Hints for Young Ladies. Lady Constance is in disguise as Miss Violet, companion extraordinaire. Unfortunately she's impertinent and intolerant of bossy earls. However, she knows exactly what to do with Mrs. Carver's voluminous etiquette book: It will block that drafty French door nicely.

Lady Napier is desperate to give her high-society husband an heir. Devastated by the birth of yet another girl, a secretive plot is hatched to replace the disappointing child with the newborn son of a local village woman.