Cornelia Street

In the small town of Macleigh, Aurora, also known as Daisy to some, grappling with the haunting legacy of her parents’ tragic murder-suicide, finds an unexpected source of solace in her charming yet suffocating hometown. Enter Rowan Daniels, a reserved cop seeking refuge from his own traumatic past. Their initial encounters are tense, rooted in Daisy’s resentment toward law enforcement and Rowan’s aversion to human connection. Daisy’s animosity arises from the mishandling of her parents’ case, while Rowan is haunted by the loss of his partner in a tragic shootout, leaving him scarred physically and emotionally.Despite their wary dispositions, a gradual bond forms, fuelled by Daisy’s charm and Rowan’s inability to stay away.In a heartfelt journey of healing, Daisy and Rowan navigate their inner turmoil, unravelling each other’s guarded layers. Daisy’s empathy coaxes Rowan out of isolation, while Rowan’s presence offers Daisy hope and the prospect of love beyond her traumatic past. Amid blooming flowers and shared vulnerabilities, a poignant love story blossoms, transforming Cornelia Street from a place of haunting memories into a haven of new beginnings and shared affection. There are only three little houses on Cornelia Street.Maybe, it will start feeling like home again. 

Together by Chance

Teenager Tillie Benford lives with her ditzy single mum. Tillie is severely disabled, but doesn’t let that stop her from living her life as fully as she can. She helps one of the new starters from school, bad boy Zack Johnson, through rehab when he finds himself partly paralysed after being hit by a car. She shows him that being disabled isn’t the end of the world. Through the time they spend together, they develop feelings for each other. Then, just as Tillie begins to believe in his feelings for her, he betrays her trust. He promises to make it up to her, and he does, but at a heavy price.This teenage romance takes place in an English town, and takes us through a school year, with GCSE exams and finally the magic of a school prom marking the end of the summer term. Set against a background of living with disability and the challenges and emotions that brings, it also touches on the themes of teenage pregnancy, bullying, and being a single parent.The author draws on her own experience of severe disability to create the character of protagonist Tillie Benford.

Out With Time

When Charles Dickens rescued Oliver Twist from the clutches of Victorian depravity, he created villains and victims to serve his purpose. Out With Time gives some of those maligned characters a chance to redeem themselves and tell their own story. To Dickens, Mr. Bumble was the pompous beadle of the workhouse and Oliver’s tormentor. Nancy, on the other hand, was Oliver’s protector, but Dickens sacrifices her to the evil machinations of Bill Sikes. In Out With Time we learn that Nancy is not simply a hapless victim but a fighter for what is right. Mr. Bumble, it must be conceded, does only what he can.

Together, Nancy and Bumble are an odd couple but also a formidable team. They strive to return a sense of civilization to the small Kentish town where Dickens started his tale. Even before Oliver makes his appearance, we see the couple wrestling with racism, sexism and even leading the way in a refugee crisis. In a curious resonance with the modern era, this story shows that the story of Mr. Bumble and Nancy is one that is not bound to a bygone age. Their destinies may be, in part, predetermined but Out With Time gives them the space to assert their own identities in defiance of any author.

Sacrifice

Hairdresser Phoebe Roberts has had a rough start in life after her parents were brutally murdered at a young age. Phoebe’s life went from bad to worse in a matter of days, her life shattering into a million pieces, however, her best friend Spring put her back together again. Living in London had its perks but the best perk of all was meeting the green-eyed sex god Lincoln Maguire, owner of Maguire Securities. A typical tall, dark and handsome feral male. Things progress fast, wrapped up in lust and love, electrifying the air around them until Phoebe bumps into the past that she thought she had left behind when she was a young girl.

The Journal

It is inevitable that sometimes change is needed in our lives. For good or for bad, we make decisions to leave behind all we’ve known, to start something new.

With all the pain that lay heavily and stubbornly within her heart and mind, a much welcomed and timely invitation from the only person she could trust and confide in, gave Beth the strength to make this big change in her life. She arrived in the charming village of Burnsall, deep in the heart of the Yorkshire dales, to begin a new chapter.

Leaving the city of her birth and everything she knew behind was a brave decision. With a determined mind, she embraces her new role as a teacher. All seems well, but her heart holds a painful secret and her diary is always in her mind. Its contents would affect her life’s journey, a journey which takes her to places that would open her mind to a whole new world…. But always hidden away is the diary and its dark secrets.

The Matchmaker's Match

Since the messy breakdown of her first (and only) relationship, Alice Attwood has sworn off men – for good. The only love she’s interested in is other people’s, which is why she puts all her time, effort and energy into her exclusive match-making service, ‘The Attachment Agency’. Running her business with clockwork precision, Alice sees herself as independent and successful; someone who can do everything on their own. She needs no one – well, apart from Lyndsey, her long-suffering assistant.
But then Alice’s perfectly constructed world receives an unwelcome blast from the past: suddenly, the one thing keeping her sane, her beloved agency, is under threat. With no time to spare, Alice takes on the challenge to save her business, and, more terrifying still, finds she has to rely on others to do it.
Amidst this confusion, Alice is thrown back into a world she swore she’d never set foot on again: one with the potential for love. Alice has to decide whether the juice is worth the squeeze, or whether going it alone is the only path for her. To get her life back on track and overcome the obstacles in her way, Alice will have to use every skill at her disposal, every favour owed and every trick in the book to rise to the occasion… and who knows, she may even get more than she bargained for in the process.
Will Alice be able to do this? Or has the matchmaker met her match?

The Right Season

When Michael discovers that he has a three-month-old baby, his life is turned upside down. Drawn into the aristocratic world of a Bostonian family through his one-night stand’s car accident, he finds himself struggling with newfound fatherhood. As he navigates this new world, he is drawn to Chloe, the young and sexy godmother of his child, though their relationship is taboo. But perhaps all is not as it seems. Meanwhile, Beth, Michael’s sister, tries to help him with his baby issues while also dealing with her own complications, including her feelings for their mutual friend Liam. As Liam faces a management role out of town, Beth must decide if she will follow her heart or let him chase his dreams. Follow along as these characters navigate love, family, and their own personal challenges in this compelling novel.

To the Moon and Back

After his wife’s untimely death and his retirement, George tries to relieve the loneliness and boredom, finding things to do like drawing pictures from photographs and gardening. That warm summer’s day, he tended his rose garden.

As he worked, he talked to Lucy, whose parents lived next door to him. She told him she had moved back to her parents’ house, and that the art college she went to was closed due to the pandemic lockdown, and that she had to do her own coursework from home on her PC. As she could not go to college, she did not see her friends. She was very fed up and lonely.

George said that they could talk when he did his garden, and also he offered to help her with her coursework if she would like. She said yes, thank you.

Over time, a close friendship formed, but there were complications that neither of them could see.

Waiting For Alfie

As he looked up, he saw a sailor in uniform with a hat that had a white star above the peak. He tried to make sense of it in the darkness, but it was futile. However, he did notice the same sailor had a long, jagged scar on his right cheek. Holding out his weather-beaten hand to steady him, the sailor watched as he staggered; observing everything around him, it was then that he realised he was one of only a few saved that night…

Castles

Ann has a job to do in Cornwall. They are shooting an episode of Trevorrow, and she has been given the assignment to cover the filming. Her friend Phoebe is handy with a camera, so she invites her along, not being quite honest with her. And there is Sue, who is just fun to have along. The three friends get a little more than they had bargained for. A story of friendship, sea and well - have a read and discover for yourself.

Kidnapped

In 1990, Alice Weil was kidnapped in Colombia and held captive in a dark, windowless cell for 269 days. She tells the story of how she found the resources hidden deep inside her to survive captivity without taking her own life, losing her sanity or developing Stockholm syndrome. Instead, she was able to remain calm and courageous, always being polite and making conversation to her captors and using her time in ways that she would later be able to draw upon her daily life. The story tells of how she realised that experience contributed to who she is today and upon her release, she was able to face her beloved father's passing, continue being a devoted mother and wife, and lead a normal, productive life. She also learned that she was capable of closing the gap caused by the time she was not part of her family's life or the outside world.

Renata- Forbidden Love

She said it’s ‘the not knowing’ that scares her. Surprisingly, it will be the truth that she discovers which will shock her even more.When Carmine Basie meets Renata Roberts, he has a spiritual encounter, triggering dreams of living with her in a previous life. Soon after his dreams occur, he is diagnosed with an inoperable cancer with only months to live.Inspired by a clairvoyant, determine by fate, Carmine must know the true meaning behind his dreams before he dies. Convincing Renata to travel with him to a country town, together there they embark on a rollercoster journey of emotions. Discovering dark secrets about mysterious past lives they once shared, they fall in love – Renata is pregnant, and Carmine creates a mortal enemy. Separated by time, divided in love, is this the cycle of life and death that has turned, or is it the end for Carmine?