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Nicholas Dixon lives with his mother and brother in London, England between the world wars. His father, Wilfrid, once with the First Battalion, First Canadian Regiment in the trenches of the Great War, now works in the coalmines of South Leeds and rarely returns to his family. Armed with his father’s wartime journal, a spirited imagination, and a taste for insurgency, Nicholas embarks on a quest to reunite the family. A journey that will forever alter his perception of his father, leading Nicholas to confront his own cowardice.

In the autumn of 1879, an intelligent, artificially-created being - outwardly a young woman called Maria - arrives in London under the protection of biologist Professor George Hobson. Hobson gathers a few close friends and reveals her existence, explaining that she is the final result of a research program undertaken by a dynasty of unethical scientists, the von Frakkens - all now dead. Unknown to Hobson, one of his friends is linked to an underground scientific organization, the Promethean Society. Set up in the early 1800s, its aim is to conquer death by whatever means possible.

Finding the killer was just the beginning. The sound of a gunshot rips through the peace of a sunny Sunday morning in Milan. High-flier Lieutenant Raphael Conza, the son of an Italian diplomat, is tasked with unraveling the mystery behind the murder outside the Hotel Napoli. For the first time in his career, Conza begins to doubt his instincts. The Milan Contract takes the listener on an extraordinary journey across Italy, the UK and Germany as Conza attempts to unravel the secrets behind the killing of a grey-haired man in Milan.

1829 is a tough year to be a body snatcher. Sammy and Facey are a couple of so-called "resurrection men", making a living among society's fringe-dwellers by hoisting the newly departed from the churchyards of London whilst masquerading as late-night bakers. Operating on tip-offs and rumors in the capital’s drinking dens and fighting pits, the pair find themselves in receipt of some valuable intelligence: An unusual cadaver has popped up on the market - that of a hermaphrodite.

Number one best seller in Norse historical fiction in UK, Canada, and Australia! The old world is burning. A hero will rise from its ash. Thirty years passed since Britannia voted to throw off the Roman yoke. Now, the old world crumbles. Pirates roam the seas, bandits threaten the highways, and barbarian refugees from the east arrive on Britannia's shores, uninvited. The rich profit from the chaos, while the poor suffer. A new Dark Age is approaching - but all is not lost. Ash is a Seaborn, a Saxon child found on the beach with nothing but a precious stone at his neck.

Lillian Morgan would do anything to regain the status she lost by marrying beneath her and to cover the sordid details of her husband’s death. This includes blackmail and the hand of marriage of her own daughter. Tori’s father would have stopped his daughter’s misery. He’d have stopped it in a heartbeat, but he couldn’t because he was dead. He’d been dead for years. Murdered, in fact. Tori thought her life couldn’t get much worse, but when her fiancé attempts to further his high-profile career, she finds herself mixed up with Ash Hunter and his crew.

We join Jasmine at the brink of devastation; her life is certainly not going the way she'd like, and she intends to do something about it. A job offering at a place named only as "The Room" saves her. But as she unveils the mastery of this mysterious place, and the people who created its extraordinary abilities, is it as beautiful as she initially thinks?

Welcome to ancient Rome, where the steps of the Forum are peopled by nubile slave girls and a range of outrageous characters including Lurcio’s owner, Ludicrus Sextus the senator, his wife, Ammonia, his son, Nausius, and his daughter, Erotica. Lurcio attempts to deliver his prologue and begin proceedings before he’s quickly caught up in the myriad of sexual liaisons in all quarters of his master’s house.

Desperate to escape her evil stepsisters, Lila heads west to be a mail-order bride. As she reaches her destination, her groom is shot dead in front of her. Suddenly, a mysterious stranger whisks her to safety. A former bounty hunter, Bolton specializes in retrieving sensitive government property. He discovers Lila possesses the only key that will open a stolen strongbox. Against his better judgement, Bolton agrees to use Lila to flush the thieves into the open.

When Michael Stocks stands at the starting line of a 24-hour race on an athletics track in South London, it is noon and rain is beginning to fall. His aim is to run more than 150 miles by noon the following day, in order to fulfil his dream of being selected to run for Great Britain. He is 49 years old, and it will require the performance of a lifetime. One Track Mind tells the story of these 24 life-changing hours. It reveals the mental tools that make it possible to run six marathons in a single day, and how they can be applied to other parts of life.

Barron rues the day he helped rescue Lily after she was kidnapped, for the woman has been a thorn in his side ever since. With a murderer in their midst, he has no time for her antics. Lily doesn’t trust Barron. Like all men, he says one thing and does another. But whether he likes it or not she owes him for his part in rescuing her. And she always pays her debts. Even if she has to pretend to like him.

Embarking on a salvage mission into the heart of the most treacherous mountain range in the Barsian Empire, the pirates aboard the sky ship Warrior know things are going to get wild. However, no-one suspects this contract is anything other than lucrative. But, with a perfectly placed punt, Destiny’s Boot launches the Warrior like a particularly oblivious seagull into the path of a whirling propeller. A cascade of horror awaits them. Undead wyverns, fanatical mages, and an ancient entity so powerful it has been locked away for centuries.

Wyatt Hartford, Earl of Windborne, spends his days running a smuggling operation under the noses of his political enemies. Twenty years prior, Wyatt and three other young, orphaned aristocrats fled war- and weather-ravaged Earth for the Martian city-state of Utopia. Now the four friends—nicknamed the Lords of Dystopia—use their money and influence to champion citizens’ rights and progressive reforms. To the downtrodden, they are leaders. To the noble scions of Queen Victoria’s empire, they are a threat.

Rose enlists Bishop’s help to locate her kidnapped sister. In return, she offers her assistance to help avenge his brother’s murder. Pretending to be married, they follow the kidnapper’s trail, where their scheme to extract vengeance goes terribly wrong.

Bradley can’t believe his bad luck. All because of one innocent kiss! He’ll never be husband material. Not with his past. Amanda agrees! If Bradley won’t woo her, who needs him? Until her secret, guaranteed to keep her safe from the man driving terror into the hearts of the locals, is stolen. Bradley doesn’t want anyone to count on him. Especially Amanda, even though she is the one person who understands him. The one person who can save him from his past. The one person who can teach him to love.

Brody and his brothers have a plan to save Copper Moon from their rival Hawkes, who is trying to buy up the whole town. Brody draws the short straw to woo the new school teacher who is living in Hawkes' ranch. Laura never stopped loving Brody. And when she learns of Hawkes' plans to take Brody's home, she can't stay away. She returns to Bullet and accepts the job as the new school teacher. Determined to make amends for the past, Laura will do anything to help Brody, even putting herself in the path of the murderous Hawkes.

Blake has spent his entire life keeping his shameful secret hidden. Storm’s secret controls her every move, which is why she has spent years running, with no intention of stopping. Not when danger and discovery wait around every corner. Blake doesn’t care what happened in Storm’s past. How can he convince her to stay? To take a chance on a future together?

Braydon prides himself on his womanizing skills. Then he meets Henrietta, an adventure-loving, globe-trotting, treasure-hunting enigma. Henrietta has no time for Braydon’s macho charisma. No interest in getting involved in the drama between Braydon’s brothers and their sworn enemy. Until she finds herself implicated in a murder. And Braydon is the one person she can count on.