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Desperate to escape their stepfather’s house, sisters Amy and Lillian stow away aboard a train full of children being evacuated from London and the threat of Hitler’s bombs. Arriving in the seaside town of Worthing, they are taken in by kindly Norah and her husband, Jim. With their future now entrusted to strangers, can the girls finally find a safe harbour in these dark days of war? And will they find the strength to confront what they have been running from, when their past finally catches up with them?

Alice Kuiper has always felt like a bird in a gilded cage. When she’s forced into an unwanted marriage, she decides flee West, reinventing herself as a teacher at an orphanage in Colorado. Hiding her true identity, she hopes to find freedom, but never expects to find herself falling for the institution’s dedicated headmaster… After being silenced by powerful men who once corrupted his beloved orphanage, Ebenezer Penn fled West for a fresh start. The arrival of the teacher, with her warmth and strength, breathes new life into the children’s home and stirs feelings he thought he’d ...

Desperate to escape their stepfather’s house, sisters Amy and Lillian stow away aboard a train full of children being evacuated from London and the threat of Hitler’s bombs. Arriving in the seaside town of Worthing, they are taken in by kindly Norah and her husband, Jim. With their future now entrusted to strangers, can the girls finally find a safe harbour in these dark days of war? And will they find the strength to confront what they have been running from, when their past finally catches up with them?

Falling for one man, marrying another – is that a crime? The love of my destiny reacted strongly to this quandary. He argued I was playing with fire, yet his actions demonstrated that he was unwilling to let me go. Yet, for the sake of my queenly stature, I found myself making a deal with the warlocks. What is the benefit to me? An unstoppable army capable of conquering all. The only grab? In the trade-off, they want me. I reassured my true love that my feelings for him are unwavering, and I'd resolve everything before committing to another man. I made him that promise, but I couldn't ...

North Atlantic Ocean, 1942. Fifteen-year-old Connie is leaving war-torn England for the safer shores of America, looking after a nine-year old orphan boy with sad blue eyes. But the ocean is rife with Nazi vessels. And when their boat is torpedoed, in the fear and chaos Connie can’t stop thinking about handsome Jack, who stayed behind in London. Will the orphans survive, and will Connie ever be reunited with her first love? Back in London, 16-year-old Jack desperately misses Connie, his brave, kind friend, after their tearful goodbye when her ship set sail.

London, 1941. The war has robbed eight-year-old orphan Elsie of everything except her older brother Jack. Evacuated together, they escaped a cruel farming family only to find their home destroyed, their mother gone. Elsie hasn’t spoken since. Wandering under the falling ash, their stomachs twist with hunger and Jack knows he cannot protect Elsie alone. But everything changes when they join a rag-tag band of orphans, runaway evacuees who’ve returned to the city just like them.

"How does good literature get lost?" Barry Clay asks in the forward of "The Adventures of Romain Kalbris." Clay has rescued a nearly forgotten work of the popular French children's author, Hector Malot, the "Rick Riordan" of his day. Clay has translated and adapted it for a modern audience with new illustrations by Joshua McClymont. "The Adventures of Romain Kalbris" tells the story of a boy who wants nothing more than to follow in is father's footsteps and be a sailor. But when his father dies at sea, heroically saving members of a crew in mortal peril, his mother sends him to live with ...

The first novel in the heartwarming and gripping new Jubilee Lake series, from million-copy bestseller Anna Jacobs Lancashire, 1895. When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies, it seems that Elinor Pendleton finally has a chance of freedom. But her hopes are soon dashed when she learns that...

Can a crabby puppy perform cupid's magic this Christmas season? Wheelchair bound, Amelia Lloyd is embarrassed when the neighbor calls the police to deal with her out-of-control brother. Her old dog tries to protect her, but it takes the combined efforts of a handsome police Sergeant and a crabby puppy to put a stop to her sibling’s shenanigans. At first, she hates to be caught in such a situation. But then she accepts an important truth. The big-hearted man, her savior, wouldn’t have come into her life otherwise. Sergeant Harley Carlton is exhausted from dealing with a car accident ...

Don't miss the brand new emotional WW2 evacuee tale from the author of An Orphan's Story and The Lost Evacuee… Finding a place of safety is just the start of his journey… When Georgie Greene is evacuated to the English countryside to keep him safe from the London Blitz, he can’t think of...

A gritty and compelling drama from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Sheila Jeffries. Little twin sisters, Sarah and Samantha are all alone in the world. When their mother died giving birth to Sarah, she was blamed for the death by...

A quirky recovering addict tarot reader, determined to rebuild her life, crosses paths with a runaway foster boy only to find herself pulled into deeper trouble than she ever expected.

What would you do if somebody stole the thing you love most on this earth? Jesse and Raven had reached a delightful and celebratory time in their lives. Good friends, healthy children, strong incomes and happily married. Despite losing a beloved canine, they felt they were at the top of the pinnacle. Bodie and Christopher are developing into first-rate children and doing well scholastically. Horror strikes in the most unexpected manner from the most unexpected source, sending the Hardner family reeling in despair. A tortured soul with no regard for life has taken one of their members, ...

A gritty drama that will appeal to fans of The Throwaway Children and authors Nadine Dorries and Kitty Neale. When little Terry and Nancy arrive at the door of St Saviour’s Children’s Home, they seem shellshocked after being orphaned in the fire that killed their parents. Terry is terribly...

After an extended mission of mercy, Mary Martha Hamilton returns home to find her younger sister engaged to the perfect man, Sterling John Cooper. But her sister hardly seems interested in marriage or preparing her new household. Mary always puts her family first and helps her sister, but each time she is around her sister's fiancé, she covets him for herself. In this case dare she steal Sterling? After scraping out a fortune in the mines of California, Sterling is ready to settle down and marry into one of Boston's venerated families. He proposes to one sister, but when Mary shows up, ...

Sharptooth runs through the forest under the light of the moon and spends each day hiding from the sun in the burnt ruins of her family home. One night she braves the cobblestone streets of the nearby town and stumbles upon a silver-haired girl in a walled garden. Lyssa’s parents couldn’t stand to see her wither away, so they have left her with only a maid for company. She thinks her unusual new friend is just the thing to distract her in her final days…but Sharptooth has other plans. When Lyssa’s parents return with a dangerous stranger, the girls will risk everything to seize ...

Life at Deacon Smith’s Home for Waifs would be completely dreary if it weren’t for Possum’s best friend, Billy, who “thinks up lies faster than he can talk” and provides plenty of excitement for the other boys. When Billy hears that gold is hidden in the mountains - “Great big chunks of it, some of ’em big as your fist” - he plans to escape, taking Possum with him. The two runaways embark on a journey in search of their dream - the gold that will lead to a better life.

The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story… A companion novel to bestselling story of Victorian orphan Jim Jarvis based on the founding of Dr Barnardo’s homes for children. When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Now for the...

He wants independence. She longs for safety. Will an orphan girl bring them together? Beginning a new life, Shanna Becket, secures employment at the Children’s Society Agency. Her first assignment brings her dangerously close to her abusive stepfather. What she didn’t count on is the distraction of a handsome stranger who sends her heart fluttering. A second son who is second-best, Aidan hopes that his latest venture is his ticket to independence from his overbearing father. His travels bring him in contact with the lovely working-class, red-headed Shanna she steals his heart. His ...

Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. Suddenly their home is filled with the sound of changing machinery and the stench of mackerel, and Uncle Ernie's obsession reaches such heights that he would even can Stan's beloved goldfish! Stan, however, has his own destiny, which leads him - via a hook-a-duck stall - to Pancho Pirelli, the blue-caped madman who swims with piranhas.