Published By: Bedford Square PublishersPages: 304Released On: 18/01/2024 In the slums of 19th-century New York. A tattooed mystic fights for her life. Her survival hangs on the turn of a tarot card. Powerful, intoxicating and full of suspense. The Knowing is a darkly spellbinding novel about a girl fighting for her survival in the decaying criminal underworlds.Continue reading “The Knowing – Emma Hinds”
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Guinevere: The Quest for Excalibur – Fil Reid
Published By: Dragonblade PublishingPages: 399Released On: 06/09/2023 Twelve years ago, 21st-century librarian Gwen decided to remain in the Dark Ages with the man she loves above all else – a man around whom endless well-known tales of legend and magic have been spun. King Arthur. Over the years, she’s carved a life for herself byContinue reading “Guinevere: The Quest for Excalibur – Fil Reid”
What the River Knows – Isabel Ibañez
Published By: HodderscapePages: 416Released On: 14/11/2023 Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing sheContinue reading “What the River Knows – Isabel Ibañez”
Sisters Under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris
Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 28/09/2023 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian nurse Nesta James joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the HMS VynerContinue reading “Sisters Under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris”
The Yorkshire Farm Girl – Diane Allen
Published By: PanPages: 320Released On: 17/08/2023 Life is hard for the Fothergill family as they try to make a living on their farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Bob Fothergill has set his sights on buying his own farm instead of renting the one they currently hold. Sally his teenage daughter, wishes her father would seeContinue reading “The Yorkshire Farm Girl – Diane Allen”
The Drums of War – Michael Ward
Published By: Sharpe BooksPages: 237Released On: 18/08/2022 London 1642. The King has fled London with the drums of war ringing in his ears. Across the country, lines are being drawn and armies raised. Influential royalist Lady Carlisle switches sides and presses spice trader Thomas Tallant and his partner Elizabeth Seymour into Parliament’s service. Soon ThomasContinue reading “The Drums of War – Michael Ward”
The Birdcage Library – Freya Berry
Published By: HeadlinePages: 400Released On: 22/06/2023 Dear Reader, the man I love is trying to kill me…1932. Emily Blackwood, a young adventuress and plant hunter, travels north for a curious new commission. A gentleman has written to request she catalogue his vast collection of taxidermied creatures before sale. On arrival, Emily finds a ruined castle, itsContinue reading “The Birdcage Library – Freya Berry”
Fyneshade – Kate Griffin
Published By: ViperPages: 384Released On: 18/05/2023 Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade’s dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more to fear from me…On the day of her beloved grandmother’s funeral, Marta discovers that she is to become governess to the young daughterContinue reading “Fyneshade – Kate Griffin”
My Friend Anne Frank – Hannah Pick-Goslar with Dina Kraft
Published By: RiderPages: 320Released On: 08/06/2023 When five-year-old Hannah Pick-Goslar and her family fled Nazi Germany to live in Amsterdam, she soon struck up a friendship with a precocious, outspoken and fun-loving girl named Anne Frank. For several blissful years, the girls were inseparable, enjoying carefree childhood games and sleepovers in their neighbourhood of Rivierenbuurt.Then,Continue reading “My Friend Anne Frank – Hannah Pick-Goslar with Dina Kraft”
Mindfulness in Baking: Meditations on Bakes & Calm – Julia Ponsonby
Published By: Leaping Hare PressPages: 144Released On: 15/06/2023 The Art of Mindful Baking is a delightful insight into how the act of baking is a practical meditation by its very nature. Julia Ponsonby, head of food at Schumacher College, looks at what it means to use our hands and why kneading promotes wellbeing, and explores theContinue reading “Mindfulness in Baking: Meditations on Bakes & Calm – Julia Ponsonby”
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