'We can do better – can't we?'Having both been deeply scarred by their own parents' separations, Joe and Anne never imagined they'd find themselves, years later, in the same position. Determined to place the interests of their son Alistair at the centre of their lives apart, they split with the firm objective of maintaining amicable relations at all costs.But a sudden change in circumstance triggers a chain of events that pushes their best intentions to the limit… ...

Drawing together the work of 10 leading playwrights, this National Theatre Connections anthology features work by some of the most exciting and established contemporary playwrights. Gathered together in one volume, the plays collected offer young performers between the ages of 13 and 19 an engaging selection of material to perform, read or study.Each play has been specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary department with the young performer in mind. The ...

A mother's love knows no bounds...Gosport, 1941. Fourteen-year-old Vera has led a sheltered life with her overbearing, religious mother and older sister. But her world is turned upside down with the arrival of the Lovell family on her street. Vera quickly befriends the daughter, Angela, an impulsive, worldly young woman who opens Vera's eyes to what she has been missing. But Vera, unaware of the effect she has on men, invites the unwanted attention of Angela's fath...

'A gorgeously romantic love story full of heart and poignancy' Alex Brown‘A wonderful, totally absorbing coming of age love story…I couldn’t have put it down if I tried’ Jules WakeA moving and heartwarming love story perfect for fans of This Time Next Year, In Five Years and One Day in December.‘Beautifully written, cunningly constructed and emotionally deep. Ella Allbright is an exciting voice in ...

Zoe, the quiet writer, has a story she never plans to tell.Erik won't quit until he knows every word.Falling in love is what I do professionally, not personally.And technically it’s not me falling in love. It’s my characters. I write novels that fly off the shelves, making up imaginary happily ever afters to fill the hole where my own should be.Spoiler: I’m never going to have one of those.Instead, ...

Her sister’s life was in his hands!Okay, maybe not his hands, but when Maxine discovers that her only sister is a suspect in a murder investigation, Maxine hires Dash Phillips, the best private detective to help find her sister.Dash Phillips is no longer just a detective, but he leaves everything when a pair of soft, green eyes pleads with him for help. When Maxine needs help, he flies her across the country with her to find the missing sister.But w...

A mummy…just in time for Christmas?Beautiful, bubbly nurse Lara King just can’t resist a little girl’s Christmas wish–for her daddy to be happy–so she steps in as the sexy A&E consultant’s new live-in nanny!Christian Blake lost his faith in love a long time ago, but now, as Lara fills his house with warmth and sparkle, he realises that she’s his once-in-a-lifetime chance for happiness.As the first snowflakes start to fall he can only hope that Chris...

ONE BOY'S WISH. ONE EXTRAORDINARY LOVE STORY'A quietly beautiful and wonderfully human tale you will never forget' HeatSeven-year-old Jake's heart is failing and he doesn't want to leave his dad, Simon, alone. So he makes a decision: to find Simon someone to love before he goes.Beth is determined to forget the past. But even when she leaves New York to start afresh in a Lake District village, she can't shake the secrets t...

A mom…just in time for Christmas?Beautiful, bubbly nurse Lara King just can't resist a little girl's Christmas wish—for herdaddy to be happy—so she steps in as the sexy ER consultant's new live-in nanny!Christian Blake lost his faith in love a long time ago, but now, as Lara fills his housewith warmth and sparkle, he realizes that she's his once-in-a-lifetime chance forhappiness.As the first snowflakes start to fall, he can only hope that Christmas ...

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves in surprising ways!Jake Simmons hates his new home.The Regency is nothing more than floor after floor of peeling wallpaper and faded glory. Jake misses his old life. He misses the time when his mother was employed. He misses living in a house where the wind doesn’t make the windows whistle.Loneliness (and a trail of kittens) leads Jake to the apartmen...

The phenomenon that's been sweeping the country seems to be here to stay. Not only are the teenagers who have come back from their graves still here, but newlydeads are being unearthed all the time. While scientists look for answers and politicians take their stands, the undead population of Oakville have banded together in a group they're calling the Sons of Romero, hoping to find solidarity in segregation.

**Adam's thirteenth birthday marks the start of a deadly countdown as a crazed cult leader targets him for sacrifice.Thirteen boys. Twelve dead. One survives. For now . . .**Adam was born at the stroke of midnight at the start of a new millennium. He is the target of a cult who believe boys born at that time must die before the end of their thirteenth year. Twelve boys have been killed so far.Coron, the deranged cult leader, will stop at nothing to bring in his new ...