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Nineteen-year-old Carrie Dobbs has a secret; when her parents discover what she has desperately tried to hide, Carrie's mother, Florrie takes matters into her own hands and arranges a marriage with Arnold Bateman to get Carrie out of Whitechapel and away from the gossips. He is a man Carrie could never love, the opposite of Johan, the young man she adores. Arnold has been posted to India and expects her to go with him and be the wife he needs to further his promotion and position in the army.

A rancid, stale odor laced the cold breath that fluttered over my shoulder. “Listen to me”, a voice hissed in my ear. It had been 10years to the day my best friend, Sophia Mason had disappeared the night of her 16th birthday. Every year seemed harder than the previous one. The ‘gang’ got together yearly to cry, laugh, and remember the girl that was the centre of our world. Lately, strange things had been happening. It was as if someone or something had a message to send and they demanded to be heard.

Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and poems, exchanged as tokens of love and affection, and displayed as symbols of both celebration and remembrance - "saying it with flowers" is truly part of the human experience. But how does the significance of flowers vary across cultures and at different points in history? And what makes certain flowers special?

Follow the journey of a little snowman, encouraged along the way by Santa, a toy soldier, and an ice skater, trying to get to his best friend, the Christmas tree fairy, before Christmas morning.

"What horror dwells behind its peeling paint façade and lifeless windows?" A young mother, struggling after the birth of her second child, starts to question her sanity when the appearance of an unwanted childhood toy rekindles unwelcome nightmares. A chilling tale written by award-winning author Jonathan Green.

When a lost card game indebts her to local gangster Danton, gambling Scotswoman Kat McKay is kidnapped and forced to pay the price - the removal of her heart from her chest. Weak and emotionless but with a newfound power to see the dead, Kat plans a way get her heart back - with a set of unexpected allies. A fast-paced thriller set in Nevada’s famed gambling towns, Gheist follows Kat and a motley crew of criminal ghosts, including mobster Clint, stage magician Melchior, and hitman Jack "The Knife", as they embark on a risky scheme to regain their freedom and her heart.

Meet Smudge and his likeable furry friends as they deal with many new experiences that children may encounter whilst growing up. These stories show children how Smudge and his friends deal with things that scare them. That they themselves aren't the only ones afraid of the unfamiliar. Children will enjoy listening to Smudge and Friends and subconsciously learning confidence.

When a young nurse accepts a job at a former military hospital, she unearths a family secret and finds the spectral occupants a little too familiar. This is a short ghost story.

A children’s adventure book, following a young girl as she gets taken aboard a flying pirate ship, sailing the clouds and collecting lightning. Along the way, she meets a wonderful array of characters and makes all new friends and enemies.

Meet Herbie and his dino friends in this dinosaur story with all the hallmarks of a bedtime classic, plus a modern twist! But, watch out, a terrifying T. Rex is creeping about.

When humans come to fell the last forest, they are in for a nasty surprise. A short dark fantasy tale of the wrath of nature.

With her mother dead, and her father lost in despair, Sarah spends her time outside of school in the town’s old library. Inside the pages of a forgotten world, a darkness calls forth a feast to feed its master. Now trapped within a world of dying stories and surrounded with characters who just don’t belong, Sarah has to fight her way through this strange world of stories, to find her way home.

On a bright, and sunny day, Little Bird decides to fly out of the nest and go play. As he flaps his wings and circles around the park, he decides to land on a branch not knowing whose home it is. To his surprise, he meets a squirrel. This sparks a friendship and many adventures to occur. Follow along with Little Bird as the adventure continues, and meet the new friends he encounters.

The power of our free will and our power of choice will, ultimately, set the course of our lives. If it is our mindset to choose the way of love as the direction for our lives, then there will be the need to yield to truth. Love cannot be without truth. Truth cannot be without righteousness. In truth, there is freedom. In that freedom are reconciliation, peace, and joy. Love is the way, the truth, and the life of righteousness. We first need to understand love to adorn ourselves in its awesome power.

Honora Pemberton’s life has changed, and not for the better. Over the six months, nearly all her hair has fallen out, forcing her to hide beneath bonnets and wigs. The last place she wants to be is under the scrutinizing gaze of London Society. When her father surprises her with a London Season, Nora is less than enthusiastic. If her secret is to be discovered, surely London is where it will happen.