The Quirky Clan – A Biography of an Eccentric Family’s Unconventional Lives is the story of the extraordinary life of Anna Rains and her very eccentric family. Spanning five generations, it was written to tell her grandchildren and those coming after about the lives of their predecessors so that these wonderful stories would not be lost forever. At the centre of the story is Anna herself, and her unusual and colourful childhood. Often touching, always funny and upbeat, it begins with her t...

Step into a world where aristocratic ancestors mingle with circus folk, ghosts haunt the upstairs bedroom, and dinner conversations often end in laughter or scandal.In this delightfully candid memoir, Anna Rains introduces readers to her wildly eccentric British family-a cast of unforgettable characters spanning generations, continents, and class divides. From noble roots and military heroes to wartime performers, accidental gypsies, and spirited matriarchs, From A Bus to A Haunted...

It is the story of the kidnap of a child. There are three subplots that run in unison and the whole story takes place in less than a week. The subplots are - Mother and the police; the kidnapper and the child; the father of the child, who is involved, but living in France.Until the kidnapper makes a mistake, the police have no clues as to who did the kidnapping or where they have taken the child. The ransom they are demanding is £3 million.The plot unfolds over six days lea...

RT (Rose Tremaine) was an eccentric lady who had been a mistress to many influential men over fifty or more years. Her lovers included a dishonest Senator, an English Prince, a President and numerous others including powerful men in the Mafia.Her trouble was that she knew too much, a lot of which could bring down these high ranking men - so she had to be taken out.She entrusts her incriminating diaries, documents and hundreds of photos to a young woman called Carrie, who af...

A former government agent is drawn back into the world of covert ops for a very unconventional mission in a thrilling, new, an action-packed novel from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels.For Melanie Drake, school guidance counselor in a small Virginia town, the day’s challenges typically involve a playground scuffle or a student skipping school—worlds away from her former life in the Office of Special Investigations, where she d...

The stunning new novel from Clare Mackintosh, the international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You.The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong.Last year, Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to end their lives, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents' deaths, unwilling to accept the verdict of suicide.Now wi...

'A heart-pounding read that had me glued to the pages.’ Keri BeevisHow do you know if you've married the wrong person?It was a whirlwind romance and we had the perfect relationship. He was my dream partner: loving, caring, attentive… until the day I married him and things became toxic.I spent my wedding night in A&E with an ‘unexplained’ broken wrist – but I knew what happened…My romantic illusions shattered. My f...

‘Is this his best yet?...Full of sinister menace and propulsive pace with twisty plotting’ Lee ChildWHAT REALLY LIES WITHIN?High on a Cornish cliff sits a vast uninhabited mansion. Uninhabited except for Blake, a young woman of mysterious background, currently acting as housesitter.The house has a panic room. Cunningly concealed, steel lined, impregnable – and apparently closed from within. Even Blake doesn’t know it’s there. She’s too busy being on...

***Pre-order POLO FEVER, the new sexy sports rom-com from Katherine Reilly, now!***A new spicy sports rom-com, full of sizzling chemistry and epic romance for fans of ICEBREAKER and THE FAKE OUT.In tennis, love means nothingFor two weeks Wimbledon hosts the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world and this year everyone is talking about player Kieran O'Sullivan, the infamous bad boy of the sport with one last...

An irresistible Cornish romance, set against a glorious backdrop of sandy beaches, turquoise seas and windswept cliffs. Perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Liz Fenwick and Fern Britton.Famous actor Oliver Foxley has made the most difficult decision of all. He has said goodbye to Cara, the love of his life, in order to try and bring his family back together. But there's a magnetic pull towards Cara, and her beautiful home in the Liz...

A WOMAN IS SNATCHED FROM THE STREET.AND IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS, EVERY SECOND COUNTS . . .'Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!' HARLAN COBEN'Great plots, great characters, great action' LEE CHILD'An absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride' PETER JAMES'Compulsive...this is Kernick at his best' THE SUN...

So there I was, roysh, putting the 'in' in 'in crowd', hanging out, pick of the babes, bills from the old pair to fund the lifestyle I, like, totally deserve. But being a schools rugby legend has its downsides, roysh, like all the total knobs wanting to chill in your, like, reflected glory, and the bunny-boilers who decide they want to be with me and won't take, like, no for an answer. And we're talking totally here. Basically, it may look like a champagne bath with, like, Nell McAndrew, w...