Silke Dyson is a free-spirited artist and teacher struggling with a vision impairment as a result of a physical altercation. Kirin Foster is a pragmatic Type A writer for a travel magazine with great opportunities for travel, and a growing restlessness.Their lives intersect at thirty-thousand feet during a tropical storm. With plans lost in the ensuing confusion, they form an unlikely friendship. The relationship strengthens in the warm tropical sunshine of the Belizean Cayes....

OMNIPRESENT: Building an AI with Soul is a nonfiction exploration of designing and building a locally hosted, agentic artificial intelligence system that emphasizes memory, reasoning, and intentional action.Blending memoir, technical architecture, and philosophical inquiry, author Clint Barrett documents the creation of T.U.E.S.D.A.Y., a cognitive AI framework built outside the cloud and beyond the limitations of conventional chatbots. Rather than focusing on prompts or surface-lev...

‘OH! What a joy this book was…I loved loved loved the setting and the bookshop is somewhere I would like to visit’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐In a bookshop nestled in the sprawling streets of Lisbon, a shopkeeper leads a double life…Looking for a new start after her father’s death, Lara Hope arrives in Lisbon in search of a family she’s never met.As war storms across Europe, Lara finds solace and belonging in her landlady’s tranquil bookshop in one of...

Inspired by an incredible true story, this is an unforgettable novel about love, loss and one impossible choice‘I loved this… Wonderful… Really tugged at my heart strings… My favourite… Had everything I love’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘OMG… Excellent. Chefs kiss… I love this… Heart-wrenching… Uplifting… I highly recommend this’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Heart-breaking but so uplifting – Kerry really is a hugely ...

From the bestselling author of The Girl In The Picture comes a beautiful new timeslip novel.Berkshire, 1944When Will Bates offers to take ATA pilot Lilian Miles to the dance, he sends her heart into a flutter. But as their relationship progresses, Lilian can’t help but get cold feet. Deep down she’s always known that the secrets locked in her past would weigh heavily on her future happiness…London, 2018Helena Miles lo...

Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation is a thought-provoking treatise by Florence E. Barrett, first published in the early 20th century, that delves into the complex social, medical, and ethical dimensions of birth control. Drawing on her experience as a physician and her deep concern for public health, Barrett explores the implications of conception control not only for individual women and families but also for society at large. The book examines the physiol...

Reflections for Daily Prayer continues to be one of the most popular and highly valued daily Bible reading companions. Continuing its tradition of excellence, regular favourites and new contributors offer insightful, informed and inspiring reflections on the scripture readings of the day, based on the Common Worship lectionary for Morning Prayer. Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, is the guest contributor for Holy Week. New voices this year include Gregory Cameron, the Bishop of St ...

How can we develop and embody an ecclesiology, in contexts of urban marginality, that is radically receptive to the gifts and challenges of the agency of our non-Christian neighbours? Drawing on resources from political theologies, and in particular conversation with Graham Ward and Romand Coles, this book challenges our lazy understanding of receptivity, digging deep to uncover a rich theological seam which has the potential to radically alter how theologians think about what we draw from...

High school is rarely easy, especially for a tall, somewhat gangly Native American girl. Add a sprinkle of shyness, a dash of athletic prowess, an above-average IQ, and some bizarre history that places in the guardianship of her aunt. Then normal high school life is only an illusion.Kai Tiva faces an uphill struggle until she runs into Riley Beth James, the extroverted class cutie, at the principal’s office. Riley shows up for a newspaper interview, while Kai is summoned for punchi...

Two women. One house. Centuries of secrets.East Sussex Coast, 1855Violet Hargreaves is the lonely daughter of a widowed industrialist, and an aspiring Pre-Raphaelite painter. One day, the naïve eighteen-year-old meets the mysterious and handsome Edwin on the beach. He promises her a world beyond the small coastal village she’s trapped in. But after she ignores warnings about Edwin, a chain of terrible events begins to unfold for Violet…...

Only Riley hears what the animals say. They’re warning her about murder.After a sudden job loss, Riley and her very good boy, Toby, return to her hometown to work at a new vet clinic, hoping for a fresh start and a quiet life. But peace is short-lived. A local murder shocks the town, and Riley’s strange but reliable gift tugs at her. The animals know more than anyone suspects, and so does Riley.As one murder follows another, she discovers her unique connect...

‘Incredible… I was enraptured through every single part of it… Made me feel quite emotional… Fabulous read.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 starsLondon, 1910. Twenty-one-year-old Esther Watkins would do anything for the Suffragette cause. Imprisoned, force-fed and beaten, she is determined to fight for what she believes is right – no matter what it costs her. With new love Joseph by her side, will she get the better future she dreams of?Kent, 2019. ...