A dragon-sized secret.A life-changing test.On the continent of Kaitstud, dragons are feared and thought extinct. The four clans who now rule the continent condemn and slaughter any hints of dragons.In her sixteenth summer Birgith must face her manifestation test with all the others of her age. The test will prove her ability and solidify her place with the Bear Clan that has raised her.There’s just one problem.Birgith might shift into a bear… But she...

In this action-packed sequel to The Diamond Thief, trapeze-artist Remy has left the circus and her life as a jewel thief behind, but doubts that young detective Thaddeus Rec will ever truly trust her. Torn between her new life and her old, her mind is made up when Yannick, a fellow circus-performer from Remy's past, arrives in London. Remy decides it's time to go with him to France, and rejoin her best friend Claudette and the circus. But Thaddeus is sure that Yannick is up to no good. He's d...

A magical world. A bewitching fair. An impossible promise.Zoe longs to escape her bullying foster brother, but when she takes her horse for a ride and accidentally crosses into faery, all she wants is to return home. That is until she is hailed as a long-lost princess.But in faery, the forest is constantly changing and dangers lurk around every corner. When Zoe's curiosity leads to the capture of the one friend she has made—the enigmatic Guardian of the Gates—she becomes bo...

Nikulas, like his brothers, hates hiding the fact that dragons still exist. But their mother keeps them inside their hidden valley, away from the humans who hunted and killed the rest of her family. The longer their sister stays away, the more the peaks circling them feel like a cage.One day, Nikulas can take it no longer and flies over the mountains, determined to find her. But the world beyond their valley is wider than he'd expected. And his presence isn't as unnoticed as he ass...

Accused of theft.Determined to prove her innocence.Split between the two sides of her family, where does Birgith's allegiance lie?The Bear Clan crystal is missing and everyone blames Birgith. Now, she must choose whether to stay, and attempt to clear her name, or run and hide with her dragon brothers.When a new enemy threatens to destroy everything she loves, Birgith decides to take matters into her own hands. But what can one girl do against the new Clan Lead...

An ordinary career woman – with a target on her back. Originally published in 1978, A Running Duck is a compulsive, vintage thriller from Paula Gosling, winner of the CWA Golden Dagger.Clare is a copywriter, working at an advertising agency in San Francisco. On a crowded street, as she helps a passing stranger pick up some dropped papers, a sniper's bullet pierces her arm.Scarred by his past, Lieutenant Malchek is a Vietnam veteran, a former sniper...

Old enemies rise.New foes emerge.The final reckoning is here.⁣Birgith struggles to be taken seriously as the new Bear Leader. She longs to disappear to the secret valley, but her duty is to those she represents... even if the other Clan Leaders prefer to deal with her deposed aunt instead. ⁣⁣Then another dragon is spotted — an invader from beyond the seas. ⁣⁣Birgith must find a way to defend Kaitstud from more dragons, without forfeiting th...

A professor and a student are dead – and nothing is as it seems. Originally published in 2002, Backlash is the third thrilling whodunit in the Jack Stryker series. From Paula Gosling, winner of the CWA Golden Dagger.When Professor Mayhew is found, shot dead in her own home, it looks like a domestic homicide. When her student is murdered at the hospital, it looks like a mugging gone wrong. Detective Lieutenant Jack Stryker has his doubts.Stryker’s i...

Fae princes, pixies and opposing bargains collide when Zoe rides her horse through a portal to Faery.New companions want her for their own purposes, and secrets long forgotten return to the surface.Trapped in the Fae realm with her horse, Zoe searches for a way back. But when she learns she is a long-lost fae princess her priorities change. How can she return her horse to the human realm, while also learning about her fae heritage?Caught between the Fae Courts, she ...

The fourth murder mystery in the Blackwater Bay series from Paula Gosling, author of Monkey Puzzle and winner of the CWA Golden Dagger.A murdered nurse, disappearing drug supplies, diminishing funds and the sudden death of two apparently healthy patients are just some of the problems confronting Blackwater Bay’s leading private clinic.Laura Brandon, recently arrived physiotherapist and self-appointed sleuth, realises that a lot of people have somet...

An isolated paradise. A dead body. A killer on the loose. The Body in Blackwater Bay is the first thrilling mystery in the series from Paula Gosling, author of Monkey Puzzle and winner of the CWA Golden Dagger.It was the Great Lakes’ most exclusive residential hideaway. A tiny haven, made up of a handful of cottages, free of crime and trouble. Until the morning a dead body is discovered, littering someone’s perfectly manicured lawn – bringing murd...

A British Royal Air Force navigator shares his experiences during World War II in this compelling memoir.Yorkshireman Dennis Gosling joined the RAF on 24 May 1940. Having completed his training, he was posted to 219 Squadron flying the night-fighter version of the Beaufighter from Tangmere in 1941. As a navigator, he became part of a two-man team that would endure throughout his first operational tour. In those infant days of radar interception, he honed his skills ...