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  The Hidden Women

  Kerry Barrett

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  From the bestselling author of The Girl In The Picture comes a beautiful new timeslip novel. 
  Berkshire, 1944 
  When Will Bates offers to take ATA pilot Lilian Miles to the dance, he sends her heart into a flutter. But as their relationship progresses, Lilian can’t help but get cold feet. Deep down she’s always known that the secrets locked in her past would weigh heavily on her future happiness…  
     
  London, 2018 
  Helena Miles loves nothing more than digging into the back stories of celebrity families, making her perfectly suited for her job as a researcher on the hit show Where Did You Come From?. But when handsome superstar Jack Jones sweeps into her life, she unexpectedly finds herself trawling through her own family history. 
    
  As she explores her family’s past, she discovers that there are far more secrets hidden there than she ever expected… What really happened to her aunt Lilian during the war, and why can’t she open up about it now? 
  An inspirational tale of sisterhood and strength, perfect for fans of Tracy Rees and Kathryn Hughes.Readers love Kerry Barrett: 
  ‘All Kerry Barrett's books are brilliant’ 
  ‘I'd highly recommend this: detective fiction, historical fiction, powerful, moving, thrilling, sometimes comic, always very human.’ 
  ‘A beautiful story which kept me hooked’ 
  ‘I would definitely recommend this read, but be warned, you won't want to put it down.’ 
  ‘Loved the whole story, couldn't put it down’ 
  ‘Will definitely read more from this author’ 
  As Helena delves deeper into her heritage, she uncovers a world of secrets, romance, and cultural intricacies that were once buried in the past. The echoes of World War II still resonate in her family's history, shaping their present and future. 
  For fans of Amanda Geard (The Moon Gate), Jenni Keer (The Legacy of Halesham Hall), Lucinda Riley (The Shadow Sister), Dinah Jefferies (The Missing Sister), and Jane Johnson (Pillars of Light).

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  A kingdom is Lost Song is Born -...

  Steve Moretti

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  The Prequel to a time-travel historical fantasy series powered by a mysterious 18th century cello that bridges the divide of time between two passionate women who live for their music and find their lives and loves forever intertwined. 
  A kingdom is lost. A song is born. 
  When the Union with England is accepted by the Scottish Parliament on 16 January 1707, many swear they will never accept the loss of their fiercely independent nation. The ones who seek to preserve a lost kingdom divide families and destroys the lives of many. 
  The consequences ripple through time until a generation later Katharine is lost for words to complete her symphonic masterpiece in 1745. The Jacobite rebellion is sweeping across Scotland, pitting her two brothers against each other. 
  Meanwhile in 2003, Adeena a rebellious teenage cellist and composer living in Canada is tortured by haunted dreams of her visiting grandmother from Scotland. The dreams connect Adeena to Katharine’s untitled uncompleted song from the 18th century. 
  In the Prequel to the highly acclaimed ‘Song for a Lost Kingdom’ series, the origins of the story and the characters unfold in dramatic fashion. 
  Get swept away by this time slip adventure powered by music. 
  Voice actors Tom McLean and Bethany Mason combine their talents to lift the story off the page and into your heart. Original music by Paul van Geldrop.

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  Shenkin's Vengeance

  Davey Davis

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  It is 1834 and Daniel Shenkin a Welsh coal miner, political activist, and bare knuckle fighter has spent two years in the convict barracks prison of Sydney's penal colony. Together with his fellow convict Regan O'Hara they have been granted their 'Tickets of Leave' on the understanding that any misdemeanour would result in the removal of the Tickets and their full sentences imposed. Twenty years hard labour. They find themselves on the streets. Penniless but for the diamond pendant that Shenkin had hidden away in his ponytail head scarf. This together with the help of the woman he loves and Doctor Tarn from the convict ship The Runnymede, they go looking for the one time London fence Abe Goldspick to sell him the diamond. After a bare knuckle fight their sworn enemy Lord Feltsham, who wants both the woman and the diamond for himself, arranges a conspiracy headed by Feltsham's henchman Ketch. It results in Shenkin and O'Hara being sent to the notorious Port Arthur penal settlement. It is a brutal place from where few convicts ever return. But in a two-fisted action-packed story they plan an escape from what seems an inescapable prison. They do it in a way no one would dare risk. The hard way. It's a breathtaking adventure set in the grim world of the 19th century. Against all the odds Shenkin is a one-man fighting machine. Survival is his mantra he is not for the faint hearted. Take a deep breath and enter his harsh brutal world with great care.

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  A Fatal Waltz

  Tasha Alexander

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  At her friend Ivy's behest, Lady Emily Ashton reluctantly agrees to attend a party at the sprawling English country estate of a man she finds odious. But the despised Lord Fortescue is not to be her greatest problem. Kristiana von Lange, an Austrian countess once linked romantically with Emily's fiancé, the debonair Colin Hargreaves, is a guest also. And a tedious evening turns deadly when their host is found murdered, and his protégé, Robert Brandon-Ivy's husband-is arrested for the crime.Determined to right a terrible wrong, Emily embarks on a quest that will lead her from London's glittering ballrooms to Vienna's sordid backstreets-and into a game of wits with a notorious anarchist. But putting Colin in deadly peril may be the price for exonerating Robert-forcing the intrepid Emily to bargain with her nemesis, the Countess von Lange, for the life of her fiancé.

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  Baby out of the Blue

  Rebecca Winters

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  "Found: One baby " Holidaying in Greece, Fran Myers is shocked to discover a tiny baby, swept away by a tornado. As she hugs the precious bundle a protective maternal instinct she thought she'd never experience kicks in. "One bachelor " Relief is what the baby's uncle, CEO Nik Angelis, feels when he sees Fran with Demi, and he asks for her help to care for the little girl." And a little ray of hope?" Dare Fran and Nik believe that their once-crushed dreams of parenthood-- and love-- might come true at last?

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  The Unexpected Miss Bennet

  Patrice Sarath

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  Pride and Prejudice's Mary Bennet gets her own story . . .The third of five daughters, Miss Mary Bennet is a rather unremarkable girl. With her countenance being somewhere between plain and pretty and in possession of no great accomplishments, few expect the third Bennet daughter to attract a respectable man. But although she is shy and would much prefer to keep her nose stuck in a book, Mary is uncertain she wants to meekly follow the path to spinsterhood set before her.Determined that Mary should have a chance at happiness, the elder Bennet sisters concoct a plan. Lizzy invites Mary to visit at Pemberley, hoping to give her sister a place to grow and make new acquaintances. But it is only when Mary strikes out independently that she can attempt to become accomplished in her own right. And in a family renowned for its remarkable Misses, Mary Bennet may turn out to be the most wholly unexpected of them all . . .

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