Ian McKnight thought he had left the horrors of war behind when he returned from the trenches of World War I. But his peaceful existence is shattered when Madeline Shaw, a brilliant cryptologist from Bletchley Park, arrives at his doorstep with a set of ancient parchments too compelling to dismiss. As a medieval scholar and linguistics expert, McKnight soon discovers that he alone holds the key to unlocking the secrets hidden within the 700-year-old texts. What begins as an intriguing acad...

Why We Escape explores addiction not simply as a problem of substances or behaviour, but as an attempt to find relief from emotional pain, shame, trauma and inner distress.Drawing on psychology, recovery and lived experience, John Graham looks beneath alcohol, drugs and compulsive behaviours to the deeper needs and patterns that can sit underneath them. The book considers why people return again and again to things that may ultimately harm them, especially when tho...

The Parts Within Us offers a gentle, accessible introduction to the idea that we all carry different parts within us - parts that protect, criticise, avoid, achieve, numb, fear, hope and long to be understood.Drawing on an IFS-informed approach, John Graham explores how these parts can develop through life experience and how they may continue trying to protect us long after the original danger has passed. Rather than seeing difficult thoughts, feelings or behaviour...

Learning to Sit Beside is a reflective exploration of recovery, counselling, psychotherapy and the gradual process of learning how to be with another person's pain without trying to fix, rescue or control it.Drawing on lived experience, professional training and years of therapeutic work, John Graham reflects on what it means to become a therapist while remaining fully human. The book explores the lessons that emerge through recovery, counselling practice, supervis...

Delve into the experiences of a couple who have a catastrophic car accident. To their surprise a door is opened to another realm. How can they be dead? Their journeys and growth in the "Afterlife" prove to them they are in fact dead. The story is an easy "novel-like" read, with the facts being fed to the author from the other side.

What glitters is gold, but beneath it is rot.Humanity has a sprawling interstellar empire. Advances in science and the resources of countless frontier worlds have brought untold prosperity to its citizens. But how much of this wealth comes from dangerous experiments with alien technology?As an elite intelligence operative, that question plagues Gabriel Thorn constantly. When contact is lost with a mysterious research facility, he is sent to investigate. But he finds a web o...

The Relationships We Repeat explores why we can find ourselves drawn into familiar relationship patterns, even when those patterns repeatedly leave us hurt, disappointed or alone.Drawing on attachment theory, addiction psychology, lived experience and therapeutic reflection, John Graham looks at the ways early relationships can shape what we come to expect from love, closeness, rejection and emotional safety. The book considers why some people fear abandonment, why others ...

Bower traces the history of submarines from their earliest designs to their evolution into formidable vessels capable of stealthy and effective warfare. He details various technological advancements, including the introduction of diesel engines and torpedoes, that enhanced the operational capabilities of submarines. The narrative includes descriptions of significant submarine operations and battles, highlighting both the strategic advantages and challenges faced by submariners.In addition ...

"H.M.S. ----" suggests that the novel might revolve around a British naval vessel, possibly during a specific historical period or naval conflict. Without further details or a synopsis of the novel, it's challenging to provide a comprehensive summary or analysis.However, based on the title alone, one might expect themes of naval adventure, camaraderie, and perhaps even maritime conflict to be explored within the narrative. It's also possible that the novel may touch upon broader themes suc...

Even during the horrors of the brutalizing industrialised slaughter of the First World War the Gallipoli campaign stands as a benchmark for the awful conditions and savage fighting that occurred. The narrow strips of land that the British, Australian, New Zealand and other Dominion troops tried to wrest from the dogged Turkish defenders was under constant shellfire and every item had to be dragged to the frontline under this hellish barrage. Captain (as at the time) Gillam was part of the ...

After an apocalyptic disaster, a man known as Believer journeys through a shattered Britain spreading hope and God's message. In devastated valleys and broken communities, he offers faith and unity to survivors battling despair, hunger, and violence—proving that even in ruin, redemption is possible.

Jeremy Sytes lives with his wife, son, and dog Viceroy. One night while relaxing in his back yard with a beer or two or three, he encounters a hoard of wererats who completely ruin his entire evening with devasting consequences. From the short story of same name in the horror collection RED WET DIRT by Nicholas Grabowsky, originally published in 2009 by A Scream in the Dark Comics. This is the first ever Black Bed Sheet Comic with more issues to come in the future!