Alexander Reddington was never supposed to be the duke. He was supposed to spend his days with his beloved botany research and fulfill his life-long dream of discovering the origin of one of England's rarest plants...and beating his botanical rival to the punch. But when his childless older brother dies, leaving the title to him, his studies are going to have to take a back seat to his duties. Which include fulfilling his brother's promise to marry one of the Earl of Abberforth's daughters. The last thing Miss Lavinia Wynnburn expected was being chosen as the new Duke of Beaubrooke's wife. She'd thought that honor would have gone to her elegant eldest sister, or even her vibrant youngest sister. No one ever noticed Lavinia. Until at the biggest wedding of the season the duke walked past her sisters and asked her to dance. Now she's his duchess and has more attention and invitations than she ever dreamed. And she knows just what she's going to do with them. Get her studious husband out from under his books and into society. Much to his chagrin. Despite their clashing personalities and opposite outlooks on life, the newlyweds can't seem to help falling for one another. But unexpected discoveries reveal that past choices and intentions may not have been what they seemed, threatening everything the couple has worked to build. If they can't resolve their pasts, they'll never have a future.

The Irish King of Winter Hill is the story of the rise and fall James J. Buddy McLean, from his humble beginnings as a hardworking truck driver in Boston, to leading the original and now infamous Winter Hill Gang, to his untimely murder in 1965. He will best be remembered for eliminating the McLaughlin Gang from Charlestown during the 1960s McLean-McLaughlin Irish gang war. Buddy, who worked on the Boston docks in the late 1950s and early 1960s with his father's union card, was also a teamster from Local No. 25. This was a time when gangsters ran the docks. This story is written by Michael McLean, who says, I have read all the books and the information on the Internet about my father, and most of it is wrong. After talking to his closest friends, I decided I would set the record straight. About the Author: Michael McLean grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts, and now lives in South Boston. Most of this book takes place in Somerville. The first-time author works on the docks using his father's union card, which has now been handed down for three generations. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/MichaelMcLean

"Still does a bit me dad. Not often. Does discos and that and singing when he can. Hard for him. You know...'showbiz." Kelisha's dad was Top of the Pops. The Electric Hills. One hit wonder. 80s floor filler. Now he's over the hill, sleeping all day and running dead discos at night. But when his girls just wanna have careers and a former band member crashes in, the past reveals a tainted love and what happens when the Rock and Roll Dreams don't come through. First performed as part of the Everyword festival, "The Electric Hills" is the world premiere, an offbeat comedy drama about ambition, family and keeping the dream alive, which opens at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre in March 2007.