Black Country Orphan is a moving story of the courage and strength of women, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Annie Murray. The early 1900s: Cradley Heath, a town in the Black Country near Birmingham and centre of the world's chain-making trade. Lucy Butler, a young girl crippled by a cruel accident, lives with her two brothers and widowed mother, a chain-maker barely making ends meet. When tragedy strikes, the Butler family is separated and Lucy is taken in by Bertha Hipkiss, another impoverished chain maker, struggling to look after her own family. Lucy, while feeling the loss of her own family, relies on the company of Bertha's two sons, charming Clem and straight-laced John. Though clever at school, Lucy knows she must leave and earn her keep, working many hours in the backyard forge. The five women toiling side by side, inevitably have their own friendships and squabbles. But they're united in their hatred of loathsome middleman Seth Dawson, who treats the women with contempt, and keeps their pay punishingly low. But by the 1910s, there is a movement stirring, as across the country workers begin unionising for their rights. For Lucy, Bertha and the women of Cradley Heath, the promise of a better life seems almost too much to hope for - and the fight may end up costing them everything . . .

In the tradition of Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid, The Heracliad: The Epic Saga of Hercules is a monumental epic adventure sure to delight all fans of classical history and mythology. Follow Heracles as he embarks on his famous Twelve Labors to the ends of the earth and beyond. In the process he joins the quest for the Golden Fleece, plants the seed for the rise of Rome, wages the first Trojan War and forever alters the political and religious landscape of the ancient world.

The epic story of a dying woman who makes a deal with Death: in exchange for letting her live, she must show him the beauty of human life and prove that humanity is worth saving.

When Death comes to claim Nella May Carter, she catches His interest with her capacity to find beauty and love even amidst the hell of slavery. So Death - bored, disgusted by humanity, and believing the Earth would be greatly improved should humans no longer exist - lures Nella into a Faustian bargain: the chance at immortal life if she proves that Death is mistaken.

The price: Nella must entertain his fascination and challenge his beliefs until he is satisfied... or surrender herself - and the entire human race - to him forever. Nella's solution is to never stop travelling and writing, documenting the beauty in every place and person she encounters - from writing in Victorian ladies' tattlers and reporting in Gilded Age New York, to penning bestselling novels and memoirs under countless noms de plume. Nella experiences joy and loss, passion and pain; she finds love in its many forms with friends, partners, and lovers.

All the while, Death is watching - and waiting for her to surrender.

Nella is almost ready to concede to Death when she meets a handsome professor. Tired of deception, desperate for a real connection, Nella begins to tell him her story - centred on her greatest romances over the centuries. And, in the telling, it becomes clear that Nella's own story might be the greatest love story of them all.

With her brand new degree in hand, and jobs offer form Ma Bell; Monica sets out to conquer the world. On her own for the first time at eighteen, Monica moves to the big city. Full of hopes and ambitions, she is ready and anxious to get started. Her knowledge of the world takes second place to her bright auburn hair and emerald eyes, but she is eager to learn.
Then she meets Justin Lambert and everything is turned upside down. He totally capitates her body and spirit. Their love affair is at times gentle; at times intense and turbulent. Their life together, full of ups and sons continues for Twelve years. A life filled with drinking, drugs, and wild times.
Just when she thinks they are all grown up and that the endless parties and problems are working themselves out, Monica's life starts spiraling out of control. Although she can take the cheating, when Justin's betrays border on incest, she has no choice but to expose him for what he really is. Monica learns quickly that blindly putting her life, not to mention her heart into the hands of the wrong person is a dangerous thing.
Will her naivety and country girl mentality be her downfall or will these same attributes save her? Starting out, she never dreamed that she would finds herself alone. Monica finally learns form her mistakes. She has to act quickly to try to put things right and straighten out her live before she reaches the point of no return. This book is written in the hope that you too will learn- without having to make those same mistakes.

In this compelling sequel to T. G. Boyes' explosive novel, "Heirs of Fortune," the Westfield dynasty must finally confront the sins of their past.

After having plastic surgery at a renowned Danish hospital, international businessman Paul McDowell attempts to put his sordid past aside and begin life anew. Living in Zurich under the pseudonym Hans Mueller, he along with former Swiss banker Gerhardt Roost; learn the inner workings of Westfield Industries International's global operations from the inside.

After a torrid adulterous affair with his nurse Elana Oersted and subsequent relationship with Nicky Marazin, he seeks out a simpler life at his estate in the Swiss countryside. However, as in the past, dramatic circumstances once again alter his life plan as Paul is faced with saving his late mentors daughter, Alicia Costipini, from personal and financial ruin.

As time lingers on identities are exposed, and he eventually comes face-to-face with the parents he had never known. This changes the course of his life forever, when seemingly doomed by fate he later weds concert pianist Symbella Demarius.

Even the billions he inherited in lieu of HPS Holdings cannot save him from the treachery and turmoil that he is forced to endure, as past relationships run amok with new creating a firestorm of interpersonal dilemmas that once again lead him on a collision course between good and evil.

August, 1914. The silver wedding celebrations of Sir George Barsham, MP, and his wife, Lady Adelaide, are overshadowed by the declaration of war with Germany. Over the following months, as the male estate workers head for the Front and the maids disappear to work in the newly-opened munitions factory, the Barsham family's comfortable, aristocratic lifestyle is set to change forever. Determined to do his bit for King and country, James Barsham enlists as an officer and heads for Flanders, leaving Lady Adelaide's maid Polly devastated. To Lady Adelaide's dismay, her younger daughter Millie learns to drive an ambulance: a most unladylike skill. Meanwhile Millie's sister Gina finds fulfilment in helping the local wives and children, left destitute while their husbands are away fighting. During the course of the war, with devastating loses, the strength of character of the four Barsham siblings will be tested as never before. They will encounter hardship, danger, heartache - and unexpected love.

I is the first decade of the twentieth century in England's Dorset County. Fighting Billy Mercer is considered an incorrigible scalawag by the villagers of Comstock. Particularly known about town for his pranks on the pious Reverend Wilmot, the mischievous Billy is fiercely protective of his younger brother, Zack-his constant companion and best friend. As he grows older and experiences the hard knocks of life, Billy comes to realize there will be many things he will wish for that will never come true. Playing the trumpet is one of them.

After challenging economic conditions force his family to immigrate to Toronto, Canada, Billy eventually attends a local Salvation Army church, where he happily trades his fists for a trumpet. Ecstatic that he is finally able to realize his passion for music, Billy eagerly invites The Salvation Army into his young life. As Billy seeks answers to the universal mysteries of life and God, he receives guidance from his mentor and bandmaster without any idea that an unforeseen disaster is about to change everything.

"When the Trumpet Sounds" is the emotionally powerful story of an immigrant family, their struggles to survive in their new life in Canada, and their attempts to understand God's will.

The start of a brand NEW series from bestselling author Rosie ClarkeCambridgeshire - March 1939 As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe, the Talbot family of rural Blackberry Farm will be torn apart, just as so many families all over the world will be. Life will never be the same again. Whilst in London, the Salmons family will feel the pain of parting and loss. Brought together by war, the two families become intertwined and, as the outlook looks bleak, they must draw on each other's strength to fight through the hard times. Lizzie Johnson and Tom were sweethearts until a mistake caused a terrible rift. Lizzie takes herself off to London to heal the pain in a glamorous new job but she still loves Tom. His pride has been hurt - but deep down inside Tom still cares. Can they find happiness before their chance is gone and the whole world is swept into the terrible madness of war?

Black Country Orphan is a moving story of the courage and strength of women, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Annie Murray. The early 1900s: Cradley Heath, a town in the Black Country near Birmingham and centre of the world's chain-making trade. Lucy Butler, a young girl crippled by a cruel accident, lives with her two brothers and widowed mother, a chain-maker barely making ends meet. When tragedy strikes, the Butler family is separated and Lucy is taken in by Bertha Hipkiss, another impoverished chain maker, struggling to look after her own family. Lucy, while feeling the loss of her own family, relies on the company of Bertha's two sons, charming Clem and straight-laced John. Though clever at school, Lucy knows she must leave and earn her keep, working many hours in the backyard forge. The five women toiling side by side, inevitably have their own friendships and squabbles. But they're united in their hatred of loathsome middleman Seth Dawson, who treats the women with contempt, and keeps their pay punishingly low. But by the 1910s, there is a movement stirring, as across the country workers begin unionising for their rights. For Lucy, Bertha and the women of Cradley Heath, the promise of a better life seems almost too much to hope for - and the fight may end up costing them everything . . .