Boys can be anything they want to be! This timely book joins and expands the gender-role conversation and gives middle-grade boys a welcome alternative message: that masculinity can mean many things.You won't find any stories of slaying dragons or saving princesses here. In Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, author Ben Brooks-with the help of Quinton Wintor's striking full-color illustrations-offers a welcome alternative narrative: one that celebra...

FIVE WENT INTO THE WOODS. TWO NEVER CAME BACK.Erin Sloane was sixteen when high school senior Andre Villiers was murdered by his friends.They were her friends, too, led by the intense, charismatic Ricky Hell. Five people went into West Cypress Woods the night Andre was murdered. Only three came out.Ativan, alcohol, and distance had dimmed Erin’s memories of that time. But nearly twenty years later, an aging father will bring her hom...

Her dream job awaits her in the jungleBut a dark secret hides there tooWill her first adventure be her last?It’s 1987. Sam Harris graduates as a geologist in mineral exploration. Undeterred by the difficulties presented by her gender, she is determined to make her mark in a man’s world.Exploration jobs are hard to come by, and in an act of desperation, Sam accepts a contract with a dodgy entrepreneur s...

A perfect life…Paul Henderson leads a normal life. A deputy headteacher at a good school, a loving relationship with girlfriend Jenna, and a baby on the way. Everything seems perfect.A shocking message…Until Paul receives a message from his ex-fiance Nicole. Beautiful, ambitious and fierce, Nicole is everything Jenna is not. And now it seems Nicole is back, and she has a score to settle with Paul…A deadly secret.

The next instalment in the bestselling New York Ever After series from Helen Rolfe!Welcome back to the Inglenook Inn, a cosy and welcoming place that instantly feels like home.Rupert has been the chef at the Inglenook Inn for years. He loves working at the boutique hotel, crafting exquisite meals and fantastic desserts for each and every guest. When his boss, who is practically family, is called away on an emergency, Rupert has to step up and run the plac...

A delightful compilation of 16 classic Sherlock Holmes stories, retold to be accessible for young readers.Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a series of daring adventures. Priceless jewels disappear from a hotel suite, a monstrous hound is spotted on the moors and a woman is murdered in a locked room. Can our brilliant hero solve these mysteries and more before disaster strikes?This thrilling...

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure.Has our crime-fighting hero finally met his match? The evil Professor Moriarty seems able to guess his every move. As Holmes closes in on his arch-enemy, the two prepare to meet in a final confrontation. Who is going to win?Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will delight children aged 7+.

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure.Hilton Cubitt is worried. Drawings of "dancing men" keep appearing around his house and they're frightening his wife, who seems to know what they mean. Can our brilliant hero solve the mystery of these drawings before disaster strikes?Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will delight children a...

A psychopathic wizard. An immortal mage. An epic battle of wills.Nikolai doesn’t want much out of life: sex, immortality, and the power to disembowel anyone who crosses him. But with dark magic forbidden, his only option is Medea–a mage so deadly even the Enforcers give her a wide berth. Despite dire warnings that her apprentices don’t survive, Nikolai won’t stop until she agrees to train him. After all, he’s a killer himself.Barbaric and brutal, the traini...

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure.When the Countess of Morcar's priceless blue jewel is stolen, a former thief is charged with the crime, but is he really guilty? Never fear: Sherlock Holmes is on the case, and the truth will out!Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will delight children aged 7+.

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure.The King of Bohemia wishes to marry ... but before he can do so, he needs Sherlock's help! Can the sleuth retrieve an embarrassing photograph of the royal, before a scandal erupts and the king is forced to cancel his wedding plans?Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will delight children aged ...

The goddaughter of a legendary pirate joins forces with a guarded sea captain to undertake a perilous rescue mission—one that may cost them everything, including their hearts. Jane Austen meets Pirates of the Caribbean**.**Annabelle Bradford was born on the sea and as an infant, was claimed by pirate captain Reid Courtney as part of the spoils of seizure. Though she lives ...