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Girl In A Red Tunic
At the end of the 12th century, England is in the grip of a very cold winter. Food is short…
Fortune’s Daughter
When Daisy Belle is told that her daughter Dolly has died from an accident she is devastated, but in reality…
A Prayer for the Damned
Sister Fidelma of Cashel is a dalaigh or advocate of the law courts of 7th century Ireland. The year is…
The Queen of the Night
Editors' choice
Rome is horrified by a series of violent abductions in which the sons and daughters of the wealthiest Roman families…
Churchill’s Triumph
Yalta, 1945. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin have gathered to negotiate a future for the end of the war. All three…
The Lydgate Widow
Young Adele’s father fills her head with tales of the enigmatic Lydgate Widow, whose abandoned house dominates the Lancashire village.…
The Last Sunrise
In 1948 Singapore, a demobilised American pilot called Lee Crane ekes out a living flying an old air transport.…
Let the Bells Ring
Let the Bells Ring is a hefty read in the tradition of the gentle, romantic saga, and the chapters are…
No One’s Girl
Her mother is dead and her father is an abusive bully so it’s no wonder that Jane Reynolds finds it…
Dancing Till Midnight
Orphaned Grace is brought up by her bigoted and devious Aunt Emily. When Barry Swan falls for her she…
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