Even the best father in the world needs a little help now and then…Cody Matthews can't believe the recent changes in his daughter. Gone is the daddy's little angel; in her place, the devil in blue jeans. As a last resort—since Cody's a man who believes he should be able to cope with family problems on his own—he turns for help to Joan Paxton.But Joan has her work cut out for her. Cody is just as stubborn as his daughter—and just as good at keeping secrets. And unless Joan can...

This rare venture into the supernatural by the master of realism, George Eliot, is a devastating psychological horror story that asks: What is the true price of seeing too clearly?Latimer is a man cursed. Afflicted by a severe illness, he awakens with a terrifying and unwanted "superadded consciousness." He can read the thoughts of everyone around him, glimpsing their petty motivations, shallow ambitions, and secret malice. Every social interaction becomes a cacoph...

Mysterious deaths force an MI5 agent to investigate his missing memories in this dark psychological thriller.Paul finally has his life back on track. After losing his wife, Helena in a horrific car crash, he has found love with Sally and moves into her country cottage.As a former high-ranking Naval Officer, Paul now works as Head of Security at MI5. Paul has no memories from before he was ten years old. An accident left him in a coma for 9 months. But was it ...

Sometimes it just feels rightEverybody knows Adam Connor is the ideal man for Jesslyn Russell. But…Jess knows she'd never fit into Adam's world. He's looking for a wealthy, sophisticated woman—someone who'll help him make his farm, Rising Star, the most successful racing stable around. Not someone like Jess, who cares more about whether the horses are happy than whether they win.Adam knows...

Home. Sometimes it's where you find your heart.Ten years ago, Abby MacAllister left Fort Myers, Florida, for reasons she couldn't tell anyone. She left her home, her parents and Riley Kincaid—the man she was going to marry.But now she's back—and her return had nothing to do with Riley. In fact, Abby's hoping she won't run into him before she returns to Boston and her busy law practice.Fat chance! Because Riley's moved into the house next door.

A wife flees her own home—and finds herself trapped in another as a hostage—in this gripping story of fate, family, and murder…In one house, a burglary goes horribly wrong as an elderly victim is killed and one of the perpetrators is injured. In the detached house next door, Julia is preparing to leave her husband. He has let her down for the last time and her bags are packed. Taking their eight-year-old daughter, Lucy, from her bed, she sets off in the fog....

She wants to have this baby aloneJenna Rawlins is a straitlaced kind of woman. As fate would have it, the one night she goes a little crazy and allows herself to be seduced, she becomes pregnant. It's bad timing, since she's trying to claim her independence from her overprotective family, but she's bound and determined to have this baby—alone. After all, she's successfully raising two boys by herself after kicking out her good-for-nothing husband. Another baby she c...

Perfect for pupils with a low reading age of 8 to 9, but a high interest age of 12 to 15, our Teen Reads will have readers on the edge of their seats. Just the right level of challenging vocabulary and plot-lines make these books highly accessible, drawing readers into exciting worlds whilst simultaneously developing their reading skills. Everyone gets bad dreams don't they? Todd thinks he knows why he's getting nightmares, night after night. Guilt! But when he tries to put things right, i...

Dark Reads have short chapters and very low word counts of roughly 600 each. These short, gripping stories are punctuated on every other page with bold, two-tone illustrations, which have a graphic novel feel to grab the interest of teenagers. Dark Reads are designed to appeal to readers with a very low reading age of 6 to 7, but a high interest age of 12 to 15. Liam woke. Someone was by his bed. He opened one eye... 'Woah!' It looked like Aunty Joan who he was staying with. But it wasn't....

Dark Reads have short chapters and very low word counts of roughly 600 each. These short, gripping stories are punctuated on every other page with bold, two-tone illustrations, which have a graphic novel feel to grab the interest of teenagers. Dark Reads are designed to appeal to readers with a very low reading age of 6 to 7, but a high interest age of 12 to 15. Nick Moss is a thief - not a killer. That is, until he steals a painting. Then things become ugly... very ugly.

Part of the family?Kari Churchill came to Colorado to learn more about her father, a man who spent more time traveling the world than he did with his family. While retracing his last days, spent in this glorious mountain wilderness, Kari meets the D’Angelos, a family who runs the Lightning River Lodge. They take a shine to Kari, especially Tessa, a fourteen-year-old girl who’s in need of some female attention.Nick loves his family, but his matchmaking paren...

Who doesn't love a good murder mystery story? The Little Tyke Murder Mystery series by Ann Evans, gives us four great stand alone whodunnits for younger readers to enjoy. Each crime story is packed with mystery and adventure. Could you be an ace detective and work out who the villain is - before it's too late?Watch out for clues and red herrings and see if you can work out who committed the murder! This series of children's books comes with a link to the author's website and some s...