She woke up in a flat she didn’t recognise. A man stood beside her, calling her by a name she didn’t remember. But something in his eyes chilled her.*"The Man Beside Her"* is a haunting psychological drama inspired by true events — a tale of trauma, identity, and the harrowing journey toward reclaiming one’s life.When Ada stirs in an unfamiliar London flat, everything she once knew is gone. Her memories are fragments. Her name? A whisper on someone else's lips. And the man ...

At the core of this book are three central contentions: That medical welfare became the totemic function of the Old Poor Law in its last few decades; that the poor themselves were able to negotiate this medical welfare rather than simply being subject to it; and that being doctored and institutionalised became part of the norm for the sick poor by the 1820s, in a way that had not been the case in the 1750s.Exploring the lives and medical experiences of the poor largely in their own...

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, the English Old Poor Law was waning, soon to be replaced by the New Poor Law and its dreaded workhouses. In Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s Steven King reveals colourful stories of poor people, their advocates, and the officials with whom they engaged during this period in British history, distilled from the largest collection of parochial correspondence ever assembled.Investigating the way...

Four Branches of Government The words that describe and name our branches of government in the Constitutions Articles I, II and III are the following in order of appearance: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Representative, Representatives, Senators, Senator, Vice President, the President of the United States, each House, either House, neither House, two Houses, that House, the other House, both Houses, a President of the United States of America, said House, the President, one s...

The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official statistics suggest that relatively small amounts of money are lost to such schemes.In Fraudulent Lives Steven King focuses on the British case in the first ever long-term analysis of the scale, meaning, and consequences of welfare fraud in Western nations. King...

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, the English Old Poor Law was waning, soon to be replaced by the New Poor Law and its dreaded workhouses. In Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s Steven King reveals colourful stories of poor people, their advocates, and the officials with whom they engaged during this period in British history, distilled from the largest collection of parochial correspondence ever assembled.Investigating the way...

Few subjects in European welfare history attract as much attention as the nineteenth-century English and Welsh New Poor Law. Its founding statute was considered the single most important piece of social legislation ever enacted, and at the same time, the coming of its institutions – from penny-pinching Boards of Guardians to the dreaded workhouse – has generally been viewed as a catastrophe for ordinary working people.Until now it has been impossible to know how the poor themselves...

The thrilling third instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane!'A rip-roaring epic' PAUL FINCH'A truly vibrant and gripping read' HELENA GUMLEY-MASON'An epic tale' MATTHEW HARRFY'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES ROLLINS'A tour de force on an epic scale' DOUGLAS...

Losing your job to the boss's new wife. That's bad luck.Hooking up with a stranger to forget about it?Seems like a good idea.Finding out your new boss is that one-night stand?There’s that bad luck again.Except you both agree to put it behind you.That’s a great idea.Until you slip and hook up again—not the best idea.Catching feelings for the boss? Not the smartest idea.Falling in love with your boss?Now that’s a...

FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers has matched wits with some of the most violent serial killers in history—and one of them has never forgiven him....Patrick Bowers has pursued the nation’s fiercest serial killers—and now one elusive foe is back for revenge.Settling into a new post at the FBI academy, Patrick and his fiancée, Lien-hua Jiang, are planning their future together with his stepdaughter, Tessa.But just when his life seems normal, a demon fr...

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.'Immersive and visceral, I loved every word' Christian Cameron'Another excellent historical adventure from Steven McKay. A captivating thrill ride' Tim HodkinsonNorthumbria, AD 864. Viking warlord Ragnar Lothbrok is captured and killed in brutal fashion, an event that will shape the future of the nation for decades to come.Mercia, AD 868

Cowboy never asked to lead the Kings of Destruction, but when betrayal gutted the club, he stepped up. Holding it together left no time for distractions—until Ava. One night, one bad decision, and suddenly Cowboy finds himself carrying home a woman who challenges everything he thought he knew. Ava’s broken past makes her wary of men, especially ones like him, but Cowboy’s not out for a one-night stand this time. Protecting her might cost him everything—but letting her go isn’t an option.