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Gerald M. Cross

She ran from the altar to save her freedom. She never expected the most powerful wolf in the kingdom to be waiting on her ferry.Nell Alder has no intention of becoming anyone's obedient bride.With her wedding vows moments away, she cuts the ribbon binding her to the groom and escapes aboard the one thing she refuses to surrender: her family's ferry.But her unexpected passenger is no ordinary stranger.He is Oswin Vale, King of the Lycans. Pow...

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Henry Cecil

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Cecil Parker, Monica Grey, Norman Shelley, David Spenser, Naunton Wayne, Basil Dawson, Alan Barry, John Westbrook, Joan Matheson, Peter Sallis, Sarah Badel, Peter Howell, Paul Daneman, Peter Williams, Gerald Cross

Eight thrilling tales from the writer of Brothers in Law, featuring courtroom cases, legal wranglings, conspiracy and blackmailBarrister and county court judge, Henry Cecil wrote numerous comic stories set in the legal world, most famously Brothers in Law. Collected here are eight vintage dramas based on his works, beginning with an adaptation of his debut novel, The Painswick Line, a tale of a judge and his somewhat unco...

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Alan Bradley

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Flavia de Luce

**Book 1 in the series coming soon as the major motion picture Flavia Girl Detective starring Molly Belle Wright, Martin Freeman, Jonathan Pryce, and Toby Jones!NATIONAL AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“If ever there were a sleuth who’s bold, brilliant, and, yes, adorable, it’s Flavia de Luce.” —USA Today**In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For a needed escape, Dogger, t...

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Patti Callahan Henry

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant, riveting, so beautifully written, impossible to put down.” —Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling authorInspired by a true literary mystery, the New York Times bestselling author of the mesmerizing The Secret Book of Flora Lea returns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both.

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Suzanne Marshall

A beautifully written historical novel which has sold well nationwide in paperback. Readers are already enquiring about the promised sequel to this page turner."It was the hour of five on a winter's morning. The distant toll of a factory bell echoed across the valley striking wakefullness and dread wherever it was heard. For the army of child slaves, compelled to work amongst the ceaseless whirring of a million hissing wheels, another day had begun. Tiny footprints in the snow show...

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Courtney Milan

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The Worth Saga

Winner of the 2017 Romance Writers of America® RITA® Award for Best Romance Novella of the year.Crash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesting doors than respect ever could. His sole regret? Once lovely, sweet Daisy Whitlaw learned the truth about how he made his fortune, she cut him off.Daisy’s father is dead, her mother is in ill health, ...

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Holly Hepburn

**PART FOUR in the brand new series from Holly Hepburn, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Katie Fforde**When Daisy’s mother falls ill she is forced to return home. With her twin sons in tow, she moves back to Half Moon Farm, her family’s ancient hop farm.But a new life in the Kent countryside isn’t necessarily as idyllic as it might seem. Daisy’s relationship with her mother is complicated and the tumbledown farm isn’t the only thing that needs rebuildin...

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Alan Bradley

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Flavia de Luce Mystery

Sunny skies, sleep water...and a sinister corpseFlavia is enjoying the summer, spending her days punting along the river with her reluctant family. Languishing in boredom, she drags a slack hand in the water, and catches her fingers in the open mouth of a drowned corpse.Brought to shore, the dead man is found to be dressed in blue silk with ribbons at the knee, and wearing a single red ballet slipper.Flavia needs to put her super-sleuthing skills to...

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Holly Hepburn

**PART THREE in the brand new series from Holly Hepburn, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Katie Fforde**When Daisy’s mother falls ill she is forced to return home. With her twin sons in tow, she moves back to Half Moon Farm, her family’s ancient hop farm.But a new life in the Kent countryside isn’t necessarily as idyllic as it might seem. Daisy’s relationship with her mother is complicated and the tumbledown farm isn’t the only thing that needs rebuildi...

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Alan Bradley

Book 9 -

Flavia de Luce

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times), Flavia de Luce, returns in a twisty mystery novel from award-winning author Alan Bradley.Don’t miss Flavia de Luce in the upcoming major motion picture Flavia Girl Detective!**In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For a needed escape, Dogger, the loyal fami...

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Susan Hill

After just a year of close, loving marriage, Ruth has been widowed. Her beloved husband, Ben, has been killed in a tragic accident and Ruth is left, suddenly and totally bereft.Unable to share her sorrow and grief with Ben's family, who are dealing with their pain in their own way, Ruth becomes increasingly isolated, burying herself in her cottage in the countryside as the seasons change around her. Only Ben's young brother Jo, is able to reach out beyond his own grief, to offer Ru...

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Pari Thomson

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Greenwild

Winner of the Overall Waterstones Children's Book PrizeBlackwell’s Children's Book of the YearAn Instant New York Times BestsellerEmbark on an unforgettable adventure through the Greenwild, in this enchanting fantasy with an environmental twist. The first in a magical trilogy from Pari Thompson, with stunning illustrations throughout by Elisa Paganelli.'This book was absolute ...