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Sugar Secrets…& Revenge

Some secrets are just too good to keep to yourselfCatrina is sooooo smug. She just can't stop bragging about her new boyfriend -- yup, this Cat has got the cream, and she can barely resist licking her chops.Even her best mates are sick of hearing about the thoroughly gorgeous Matt, so when he's caught snogging Someone Else at Ollie's party, the news gets round in no time.Cat, of course, is FURIOUS! How COULD he? In front of EVERYONE. It's just too HUMILIATING. How DARE he! And, in the space of just one evening, grand passion turns into lust for REVENGE!!
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Broken: A Plague Journal tst-3

An author struggles to make amends for the war-torn realities he has written into existence. He leaves his empty life behind and travels across a spectrum of parallel universes in a frantic hunt for Maire, the maniacal architect of the Sixth Extinction, who has forged a new alliance and will stop at nothing to erase all realities from existence. Both a sequel to and a retelling of Enemy and An End, Broken merges the rich, horrifying universes of the previous installments of the Silver trilogy into a haunting story that is part love letter, part handbook for the apocalypse, and part confession. The recipient of the silver medal for the Fantasy/Science Fiction category of the 2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Broken: A Plague Journal is the third and final book in the Silver trilogy by Paul Evan Hughes.
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No More Secrets No More Lies

Everyone has skeletons in their closets... everyone has secrets... but when the corpse of an elderly recluse is found in her kitchen, the secrets she kept hidden so well, come spilling out & William Phillips, her wealthy son has the very fabric of his life turned upside down. Follow a web of intrigue through Rose Phillip's life to discover who wanted her dead & why the killer is now after William.
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The Baby Jane Murders

Two co-dependent old ladies live next door to one another until one of them is brutally murdered and the other is found holding the murder weapon in her hands. It should be an open and shut case, but Hendrych and Kroupa soon learn otherwise, and it could cost them their lives. And why are Coke cans to be found, everywhere they go?
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The Turnaround Treasure Shop

Revisit Swallow's Fall in this beautiful short novel from Jennie Jones about an ex-military man, a single mother and the impossibility of dreams coming true.Fatalistic, long divorced and doing her best to give her children a good life, Lily works two jobs in her hometown of Swallow's Fall, saving every spare cent for the day she can lease the empty corner shop on Main Street. She longs to open it as Turnaround Treasures, a second-hand shop bursting with rescued country curios—but there aren't enough spare cents and Lily's dream is slipping away. Ex-Navy diver Nick Barton arrived in Swallow's Fall a year ago to quietly reunite himself with civvy life. Recognising an instant attraction to Lily, Nick backed away fast. Given his track record of an unhappy ex-wife and the baggage that comes with a Special Forces career, Nick doesn't think he stands a chance with shy, reserved Lily. He can't be with her – but that doesn't mean he doesn't see...
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DARK VENGEANCE, Part One

Brandon Noble thinks the worst is behind him and is ready to begin a new life with the woman he loves. Lina Jones is more reluctant to let bygones be bygones, but agrees to try for Brandon's sake. But just as they look forward to a promising future together, new danger arises -- and Brandon's very nature could threaten to tear them ruthlessly apart.
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Battle Royal

England, 1454. A kingdom sliding into chaos. With the loss of Bordeaux (the last French territory held by the Plantagenets), the enfeebled Henry VI loses his mind. Disgruntled nobles back the regal claims of Richard, Duke of York, great-grandson of Edward III. Town and countryside teem with soldiers, redundant and bored. The stage is set for civil war. BATTLE ROYAL is the first part of a two-volume history - lavishly illustrated with maps, family trees and images - of the dynastic wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne from 1454 until 1487. Hugh Bicheno tells the story of the Wars of the Roses as an enthralling saga of interwoven families, narrating each chapter from the point of view of a key player in the wider drama. Volume I traces the story from 1450 to 1464, a period punctuated by the battles of St Albans, Towton and Hexham; enlivened by such fascinating characters as Henry VI's queen Marguerite of Anjou and the femme...
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A Girl Like Me

I'm not supposed to be here.Death has come for me more than once, and each time it's been a boy who's stood between me and my final breath.I called him Christopher when he saved me as a child. When he came into my life again, only months ago, I knew him as Wes. Just as he did the time before, he disappeared the moment he made sure I was out of harm's way; as if I didn't need any more saving.This time, though, death left me with a reminder of how powerful it is. I know it meant to strip me of my spirit again, but it failed.Even so, I know I need Wes to survive. Our souls are woven together somehow, our every breath in sync. I feel it, even though everyone says I shouldn't.The world thinks he's missing.His loved ones don't want to believe he's dead.Only I know just how special he is.I'm going to find him and bring him home, where he belongs. Together, we'll face impossible—we'll rewrite our ending.And when the bad guys come calling, we will always win.
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Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1

The full scripts of award-winning Downton Abbey, season one including previously unseen materialDownton Abbey has become an international phenomenon and the most successful British drama of our time. Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, the first season delighted viewers and critics alike with stellar performances, ravishing costumes, and a gripping plot. Set in a grand country house during the late Edwardian era, season one of Downton Abbey follows the lives of the Crawley family upstairs and their servants downstairs as they approach the announcement of the First World War. Fellowes succeeds in not only entertaining his audience with a combination of sustained storylines and sharp one-liners but also in delivering a social commentary of British life. The scripts from season one give readers the opportunity to read the work in more detail and to study the characters, pace, and themes in depth. With extended commentary from...
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