Lady Sarah Whitfield becomes the newest member of English nobility when her husband, Lord James Whitfield, inherits the family estate and title. It would seem her life is one of comfort and ease, but things are not always how they appear.After a five-year post in the navy, James has returned from war a very different man: cold, stoic, and tortured by an unresolved past. How can he carry on with a life of wedded bliss when his oldest friend in the world is starving in a French priso...

Based on a true story.Fifteenth century England is in turmoil with the noble houses of York and Lancaster vying for the throne. Following one of the bloodiest battles in history, an oxcart travels east from Skipton Castle. It carries a farmer, his wife and a seven year old boy. The boy is Henry, Lord Clifford, son of the man who has recently slain the new king’s favourite younger brother. Henry is fleeing for his life and will be pursued for the next twenty-four years by Edward IV ...

Charles I is executed with the words ‘I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown, where no disturbance can be.’ His son Charles II eventually replaces him as King. Royalist army doctor Sir Thomas Huck returns to Cornwall from exile, facially scarred from the Civil War, but still with desire for Iben Hartmann, the tombstone maker’s daughter. During this turbulent time what has happened to free-spirited Iben that makes her love one minute and despise the next? It is a time of plague a...

This is a love story, a spy story and a story of resolution.It is appropriate that this novel opens with a quote from Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian who died in pursuit of press freedom.Fastidious old Etonian and newspaper office Lothario, Erik Jordan, is less than happy having a gauche Lancastrian, Celia Grey, foisted on him as a travelling companion. Sent to the Greek island of Paxos to investigate the blowing up of a London based Russian oligarch’s luxury yacht, slowly Er...

Good nutrition contributes to the health of elderly people and their ability to maintain their independence, mobility and overall quality of life for longer. Ultimately, these factors may also lessen the burden of health costs. The public and the press are very interested in food, especially food in hospitals and other institutions. The food that is provided in hospitals and care homes can define the whole experience of the organisation for the patient (or service user). They may or may not b...

ARAM is a true story of class and religious bigotry, incest and murder. The story unfolds through the investigative eyes of Felix Kendle.R v Houseman, Aram and Terry was the sensational cause célèbre of eighteenth century England. After his codefendants had turned King’s evidence, Eugene – a brilliant linguistic scholar – conducted his own defence, attacking the doctrine of circumstantial evidence and so making legal history. The nineteenth century saw Thomas Hood’s poem, The Dream...

In the third book of Amanda Taylor's historical crime series, York-based barrister James Cairn attends a house party at stately home Ashberry Hall. It is 1901 and the Yorkshire aristocracy is determined to enjoy the excesses of the new century. When one of the host's sons is found with a shotgun wound to his chest and a beautiful young woman goes missing, Cairn delves deep into family secrets, lies and intrigue in an attempt to solve the mystery.

It is 1897. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Robertshaw has always been an outsider. Naive and childlike, he is shunned by his neighbours in the Yorkshire fishing port of Staithes. When Daniel discovers the dead body of a young girl washed up on the rocks, he is immediately assumed guilty of killing her. As the city of York prepares for a murder trial, more questions arise. Who is the young girl? Her body has not been claimed. Will Daniel be able to prove his innocence? Fossil-collecting barrister...

It is 1899. The Reverend George Hobb has been attacked by a gang and is now recovering, bloodied and bruised, in a dark prison cell. A York-based barrister, James Cairn, is called to defend Hobb in what appears to be an open-and-shut case, except for one thing: the Reverend has swapped his dog collar for a woman's dress. The authorities are determined to make an example of Hobb - but why? Can Cairn prove his innocence? After receiving a blackmail threat, Cairn hires Mortimer Blakely, a pri...

A lively, inspiring account of a New Zealand woman's decision to create a new life in the south of France. Amanda Taylor-Ace's philosophy is 'joie de vivre unlimited' - living life with unlimited joy. So when her 14-year-old son fell in with a bad crowd and her life in Auckland needed a shake-up, she packed their bags and took him to France for a year. My French Affair is the story of how and why she decided to stay. Not content with simply living in France, she ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Over 14 seasons, television’s Supernatural has developed a devoted following of both fans and scholars. The show has addressed big issues, including perhaps the biggest—death. This collection of new essays examines how death is represented and personified in the series, and how grief is processed in American society. Contributors discuss the show’s explorations of the ultimate mystery, with topics covering American traditions a...

In the blink of an eye, life can take an unexpected turn. One moment you're a loving mother of four, cherishing the simple joys of the playground, and the next, you find yourself confined to a 12x12 room in a psychiatric hospital. How does one bridge the gap between the mundane and the unimaginable? How does a perfectly healthy pregnancy spiral into a journey through the depths of the human psyche?In "From Playgrounds to Psych Wards," Amanda Taylor takes you on an extraordinary ody...