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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 ...

TIME GIRL, a seven book series. Part 2. You can run from the past… until it drags you back. Luna must return to 1872—and this time, she’s not alone. Some mistakes echo across centuries. Luna must return to fix hers—even if it breaks her. Months after surviving 1871, Luna is back in her own time—but not whole. Haunted by guilt, exhausted by anxiety, and tormented by the consequences of the choices she left behind, she knows she must return to Victorian London to set things right. This time, her best friend Sophia insists on coming with her. But the past is no safer the second time ...

She’s fierce, fabulous, spectacularly beautiful—and not remotely family-friendly. An unregulated novel guaranteed to offend almost everybody, even superheroes and super villains! A camp, chaotic comedy guaranteed to offend almost everyone—especially superheroes. By day, she’s just another struggling soul trying to get by. But when trouble calls, she becomes Supertranny: bold, brilliant, beautiful—and blessed with a wardrobe that could bring cities to their knees. Day and night, people go about their business soundly, knowing that there is someone here on earth who is unbreakable ...

Hope flickers amid the rubble. As the Second Front begins, can the Morrow family survive one more year of secrets, loss, and war? Book Six of the Morrow Family Saga. As the war grinds on into its fifth weary year, life for the Morrow family becomes a blur of routine, frustration, and aching uncertainty. Hitler still reigns over Europe, and the end feels out of reach. Yet amidst the monotony of ration books and blackout curtains, flickers of hope emerge—through new friendships, unexpected fortunes, and the promise of a future beyond the shadow of war. But nothing is ever simple in Newgate ...

He wanted to be Sherlock Holmes. London gave him war secrets, murder—and the truth about himself. The Detective. The game is on. And he cheats. London, 1960. A sociopathic genius, a trail of wicked Christmas cards, and a case that echoes through the Blitz. Gabriel Chukwumereije arrives from Ghana with money, looks, and one ambition: to become a detective in the image of his idol, Sherlock Holmes. But unlike Holmes, Gabriel is a liar, a manipulator, and a charming psychopath who will do or say anything to succeed. When a series of bizarre, morally depraved Christmas cards begin turning up ...

A fragile young man. A woman out of time. A story that spirals into something far more disturbing. 1965. Jack Webber is eighteen, awkward, and ailing—physically from pneumonia, emotionally from years of abuse and neglect. Dispatched to the brooding Kelynek House on the far edge of Cornwall to recover, he finds himself immersed in silence, secrets, and the enigmatic presence of his uncle’s young wife, Elowen, his young wife, a passionless, yet mysterious native of the area. But when Jack stumbles upon a reclusive children’s author named Jacqueline—living alone in a cliffside cottage ...

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 ...

A mission from the past. A truth she’s not ready to face. And a journey that could finally break her. TIME GIRL, a seven book series. She’s delivered countless favours for Mr Quick. But this time, he asks her to deliver something far more personal. Luna’s once-firm grip on reality is beginning to slip. Reeling from the emotional toll of her previous missions, she finds herself questioning everything—especially Mr Quick. Why was she chosen? Why is she continually dragged into the past? And why does she feel there is a deeper link between them? Now, he sends her to 1913 on what ...

One house. Four centuries. Countless lives touched by fate. And yes—Miriam Baxter visits. And Bert too. Set just steps from St Paul’s Cathedral, The House in Carter Lane is a rich and multi-layered novel in four parts, tracing the lives of those who dwell within the walls of Clifton Buildings across nearly two centuries. Built in 1701 by Robert Clarkson & Sons, the house eventually falls into the hands of a miserly moneylender named Mr Scrooge. In 1843, the ground floor is occupied by Percy and Louise Radcliffe, a newly married couple struggling to make ends meet with their modest ...

August 1939. As the world teeters on the brink of war, Viscount Douglas Harris-Churchill sits quietly beneath the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, hiding a mysterious and troubling gift. When Susan Spencer, a resilient widow from the working class, crosses his path, their unlikely encounter will change both their lives—and London’s future—forever. In the shadow of looming war, London holds its breath. Viscount Douglas Harris-Churchill, a young aristocrat burdened with a rare and unsettling gift, spends his days perched on a bench beneath the great dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. His ...

A sixteen-year-old boy’s desperate bid to join the war ends in punishment — but when he’s sent to a Devonshire estate, he uncovers a haunting family mystery that threatens to unravel everything he knows about reality. Harry Whittle, a sixteen-year-old son of a dry, emotionally distant butler in a senior Foreign Office official’s London household, tries to join the army in 1916 but is rejected because of his age. As punishment for his recklessness, he is sent to work on a wealthy Devonshire estate, where he befriends Blanche, the estate owner’s troubled daughter. Haunted by the ...

When a Victorian childhood shatters beneath the blitz, two women must find courage, friendship, and hope amid the darkest days of World War II London. Miss Clementine Wetherby moved to Bombay with her parents in 1899 when she was fifteen. In the summer of 1939, when her mother and father are violently murdered by separatists connected to the Salt Rebellion, she returns to her childhood home in London accompanied by her closest friend, Miss Aadhirai Varma. However, the congenial, courteous and respectful Victorian world she remembers so thoroughly has vanished and the prolonged malefic ...

1939. Britain is on the brink of war, and Alice Conyngham’s life is about to change forever. The arrival of government officials, soldiers, and the Women’s Land Army on her estate signals the start of a new and uncertain era. Her staff leave for new duties, her stables are requisitioned, and Alice must find ways to protect her home, her beloved horses, and the fragile order of her world. Amid the upheaval, she finds unexpected companionship in Brantley Fuller, her late husband’s closest friend, whose presence stirs both comfort and desire. As the war encroaches, Alice must navigate ...

In 1969, Lara Everett’s quiet life is shattered by the arrival of a dangerously charming stranger. But as she falls under his spell, she must confront a painful past—and choose whether to surrender to love or fight for her own freedom. If you’re after a nasty, smarmy womanising villain who could have been played by James Mason in his heyday, this novel has him in spades. Lara Everett is a sensitive, childless widow of twenty years — settled, financially secure, and addicted to solitude. She wouldn’t call herself depressed, just quietly unhappy, resigned to a life without the ...

From childhood laughter to wartime shadows, Miriam’s early years are marked by love, loss, and a secret that will change everything. From innocence to upheaval — the story of a family and a world on the brink of change. Born on a warm summer day in 1907 to Percy and Faith Burrow, Miriam grows up in a bustling East London household filled with laughter, love, and the chaos of four sisters. Her childhood is shaped by the simple joys of school and family, the looming shadow of the Great War, and the promise of the roaring twenties. As Miriam steps into adulthood, she meets Ray—the love ...

A time-traveling scientist, a nervous funeral director, and an ancient curse—Southend on Sea is about to get seriously weird. Chaos, curses, and comedy guaranteed! Dennis Dogmore (the spitting image of Eric Morecambe) is a neurotic, funeral-obsessed hypochondriac whose Southend-on-Sea parlour hasn’t seen a corpse in weeks. His love life is lifeless, his confidence is six feet under, and Fenella—the woman of his dreams—would rather tango with literally anyone else. Enter Miss Miftley Wade: a razor-sharp, possibly unhinged scientist from ninety-four years in the future, with a time ...

As peace looms on the horizon, the final battles are fought at home. Will the Morrow family survive the cost of victory? Book Seven of the Morrow Family Saga. As 1945 dawns, Maud and Richard Morrow can feel the tide turning. The Allies are closing in on Berlin, and victory is finally in sight. But for the war-weary civilians of London, day-to-day survival still demands everything. With severe shortages of food, clothing, and fuel, life remains a struggle—and peace feels like a distant dream. Around them, change is coming fast. Corrupt men face long-overdue justice, while old enemies ...

London, 1939. One street, one family, and a storm about to break. The first in an eight book saga. In the shadow of the Old Bailey, the Morrow family live, love, and clash in the chaos of pre-war London. As tensions rise across Europe, closer to home simmer secrets, forbidden love, violent grudges—and a murder that will change everything. They don’t know it yet, but war won’t be the only thing tearing their world apart. In the shadow of the Old Bailey, the Morrows—a working-class family with strong opinions, louder voices, and tangled loyalties—navigate the final year before ...

In the fourth year of a brutal war, the Morrow family faces heartbreaking changes and unrelenting hardships — yet amid loss and despair, moments of hope and love flicker, proving that even the darkest times cannot extinguish the human spirit. As the war stretches on into its fourth year, Maud begins to understand that the physical horrors and disappointments of living through global conflict extend far beyond death alone. Despondency and demoralising events arise closer to home, as her two children change in ways she never could have imagined. Maud often wonders whether these tragedies ...

When the bizarre breaks loose, the Baileys must confront secrets, shadows, and secrets—and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Step inside the unconventional world of the Bailey family—where the ordinary meets the extraordinary against the backdrop of the strangest event the world has ever seen. Gilbert, a passionate restorer of antique motorcycles and collector of Nazi memorabilia, shares his chaotic life with Drusilla, a dominatrix and part-time dealer of occult literature. Joined by Peter, Drusilla’s ten-year-old son enduring the scars of a troubled past, and Danial, ...