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Two women. One prison. A friendship that defies everything they were taught to believe. In 1902, the soot-stained heart of North London beats with the quiet despair of Holloway Prison—recently transformed into a women-only institution. Inside its walls, and in the shadow it casts, two women live worlds apart. Victoria Wood is elegant, educated, and newly married—but her perfect life has shattered in a way she cannot yet speak aloud. Margaret Bull scrapes by as a cleaner, her name forever tainted by the legacy of her infamous mother: Mary Ann Cotton, England’s most prolific female ...

A wounded detective. A seaside town hiding dark secrets. And a family where betrayal runs deeper than anyone dares imagine. When Mr Cropper—a one-legged, one-eyed, and rather disreputable London private investigator—arrives in the summer of 1955 in Torquay, he allows locals to believe he’s a tourist looking to invest in business. But beneath his facade, Cropper has been hired by the young and attractive Dr April Fox to investigate the suspicious death of her elderly father, who seemed to have taken his own life, and the shocking near-burial of her mother. As Cropper digs deeper into ...

Post-war austerity tests Miriam’s strength and love as she rebuilds family life in East End London. It’s the summer of 1945. Miriam and her extended family emerge from the shadow of World War Two, weary but determined. Amid rationing, moving house, illness, and loss, Miriam’s strength and humour guide her loved ones through the hardships of East End London’s austerity. Between births, new relationships, conscription, and weddings, life continues in all its messy, joyful complexity. As ever, Miriam faces each challenge with resilience, love, and a wry smile—showing that family is ...

TIME GIRL, a seven book series. Book four. She thought rescuing Rose would bring peace. But time is a trickster—and Mr Quick is playing his longest game yet. She wants to save the child she left behind—but time doesn’t play fair. Luna is struggling. Only her closest friend, Sophia, truly understands what she’s endured—and even she cannot grasp the full extent of the changes Luna has suffered. Mr Quick, the enigmatic timekeeper, has done something to her thoughts. His influence runs deep. And no matter how hard she tries, Luna cannot forget Rose—the vulnerable Victorian child she...

A Roman à clef. A Faerie Tale for adults. Risteard Pheoden is a young man of limited wisdom who lives in the port city of King’s Scallion on the coastline of the Vihq Ocean, which lays within the Trallaedel Kingdom. His life is uneventful until he meets, Dane Haddix, a transvestite and sexual predator who shows him that, there is no cure for pleasure. Why of Dane, Risteard meets and marries the spirited and vivacious sorceress and psychic, Miss Siùsaidh Molde who is truly to change the rest of his life. Yet Risteard cannot rise above his past, and when Lort, an older, passive and ...

Executrix: In a future ruled by capital and spectacle, justice is a commodity—and Livina is its weapon. Raised from infancy in a brutal state-run training camp, Livina has become one of the most feared and efficient executioners in Britain’s most secure private prison, owned by a global corporation that profits from broadcasting executions to the highest bidder. The public votes. The punishment changes. The stakes are real. It is a story of retribution and redemption set in an intelligent, dystopian capitalist society obsessively consumed with consumer voting and finance. But Livina ...

This novel has been extensively rewritten since first being published in 2006. Set in the classic time of 1972, this story is about a battle between the ancient and respectable company of corset makers owned by Sir Cyril Strumpet The Third and his arch enemy, Sidney Rabbit who sets up his own company Aphrodisiac, a place of swinging, knicker-clad females. The cast I've deemed to be: Sir Cyril Strumpet The Third--Kenneth Williams. Lord Strumpet--Peter Butterworth. Frederick Hofen-Stoffen-Hoffen-Stoffen--Jim Dale. Miss Demi More--Hattie Jacques. Mr. Muff--Charles Hawtrey. Sidney Rabbit--...

London is burning—and so are the old certainties. As the Blitz begins, one family must fight to hold on to each other, and to everything that makes life worth living. Book Two in the Newgate Street saga. As war tightens its grip on London, Maud Morrow must summon all her strength to protect her ever-growing family. With a new grandchild in her arms and the daily threat of bombings overhead, the year 1940 demands more from her than ever before. Navigating the black market, ration books, and nightly air raids, Maud finds herself tested by the next generation—young people pushing ...

When caring becomes a lifeline, and connection is the greatest gift. In a nursing home shadowed by dementia and loss, two lives—carer and patient—find unexpected hope, proving that even the smallest moments can change everything. In this poignant novel, Ms Erin Flynn is a dedicated young carer navigating the challenges of her own family life while working in a nursing home. When Sarah Graham, a transgender patient diagnosed with early onset dementia, is admitted for permanent care, Erin discovers a unique connection that transcends their circumstances. Together, they reveal that even in...

Daffodils in Autumn:Trapped in the past. Alone in her terror. One mother must defy time itself to protect her child. One moment she was a mother on holiday. The next, she was lost in time—with no way back. When Andrea Walters sets off with her daughter for an autumn break on the Dorset coast, she’s hoping for nothing more than fresh air and a little peace. But something impossible happens…something that tears her from her own time and leaves her stranded in a past that doesn’t want her. Alone, bewildered, and dismissed as mad by those around her, Andrea must fight to survive in a ...

A devoted mother’s life is shattered by one theft. Imprisoned in Holloway in 1938, she must survive a harsh world of loss, fear, and unexpected strength. When Miriam, a devoted housewife and mother, is sentenced to Holloway, the infamous women’s prison in North London, she enters a world of harsh rules, unforgiving guards, and unfamiliar inmates. Stripped of her freedom and separated from her family, Miriam must find the strength to survive a grim environment few ever escape unchanged. Written with painstaking detail from authentic historical records, A Year In Holloway reveals the ...

In the years after WWII, Miriam faces family upheavals, new beginnings, and the dawn of the swinging sixties in this moving continuation of her life story. The war is over, but the battles of family life, love, and change are just beginning. By 1948, Miriam Barker (née Baxter) has come through war, hardship, and personal upheaval with humour, resilience, and quiet strength. But peace brings its own challenges. Britain is still rationing, and the East End is a place in flux—full of tight-knit communities and uncertain futures. As her children grow and her sisters’ lives take surprising ...

The aftermath of a national scandal, told through the eyes of a grieving sister fighting to keep her family whole. The Following Years Based on the real-life tragedy that shocked a nation, The Following Years is a powerful work of historical fiction exploring the devastating aftermath of the 1922–1923 Thompson and Bywaters case—one of the most notorious trials in British legal history. When Edith Thompson was executed for a crime many believed she did not commit, her death sent shockwaves through her family and the country. Parliament would revisit her case decades later, but for her ...

Their world is crumbling—but help comes from an old friend with ties to another beloved story. Book Three in the Newgate Street Saga. By 1941, the Morrow family has lost their home—and their sense of security. Maud, now the pillar of her dislocated family, is forced to start again with the quiet support of Bert, an old family friend with shadowy connections to London’s black market—and a familiar face to readers of the Miriam series. As the war drags on and the cracks of fatigue and frustration deepen, Maud shoulders growing burdens. Her bond with Richard offers solace, but friends ...

Step into 1920s Cornwall, where summer idylls hide centuries-old curses. Can Bethany and her cousins unravel dark secrets before the past destroys their future? Imagine the knock of leather on willow on a summer’s afternoon: the call of “owzat!” Tea on the green lawns, a white haze over the long spiky grass beneath ancient trees. The polished brass and whistle of a steam train as it pulls into a sleepy country halt. Church bells drifting on a lazy breeze. The taste of blackberries warmed by the sun. Ladies in white dresses and hats cycling to church. Set in 1924, near a quaint Cornish...

When the dead speak back, can you still trust what they say? In a near future where human consciousness can be preserved in digital form, grief no longer means goodbye. The Similarity process—mapping the human brain neuron by neuron—is hailed as the pinnacle of technological achievement. Created by the trillion-dollar tech giant Geolog, it allows the living to communicate with perfect digital replicas of the deceased. For some, it’s a miracle. For others, it’s a violation of nature. Mia and Emma, two sisters living in seclusion on the outskirts of Hastings, are divided by their ...

Fifteen days that changed everything. On 7 September 1940, the Blitz began in earnest. Nazi bombers took to the skies night after night, targeting London’s civilian heart—particularly the densely packed streets of the East End. For Miriam Barker and her family, still reeling from past losses and her recent return from Holloway prison, the war has suddenly arrived at their doorstep. Miriam’s Family Blitz zooms in on the first harrowing fifteen days of that relentless bombardment. Told through intimate, domestic detail and grounded in historical accuracy, it captures the shifting moods ...

One woman. Two eras. A mystery that defies time itself. In the bustling heart of 1963 London, Donna Lawson’s world shifts dramatically when she discovers an unconscious woman dressed in strange, late Victorian attire on a deserted stairwell at Fenchurch Street Station. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly turns into a bewildering journey through time and trust. As Donna struggles to make sense of the woman’s mysterious presence, she is drawn deeper into a web of secrets, including the shadowy dealings of her own boyfriend. Haunted by doubts and suspicion, she finds unexpected...

Angela Tenneb has no limits—and no conscience She doesn’t just break the rules. She rewrites them. Angela Tenneb is beautiful, brutal—and utterly untouchable. Drug dealer. Addict. Extortionist. She controls her London streets with charm and cruelty in equal measure, pushing boundaries and people to their limits. But she wasn’t always like this. As a child, Angela had a twin sister and a loving home—until one scorching summer afternoon in the 1990s changed everything. That day, she came home from school to find her mother in a room soaked with blood, laughing. Now it’s 2013, and ...

From the shadows of Whitechapel’s darkest secrets to the hope of a new era, Obsessions follows one woman’s journey from privilege to survival—and the strange forces that shape her fate. Obsessions offers a haunting glimpse into the life of Miss Hester Martin-Compter, the sole heir of a once-wealthy banking family. Destined by a twisted fate to live among the poverty-stricken residents of Whitechapel, London, through the interwar years, World War II, and into the fifties and beyond, Hester’s world is shaped by bewildering passions, infatuations, and a strange connection to ...