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  Dangerous Arson Trail

  Maggie K. Black

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  Can an officer and his K-9 partnercatch a criminal with a deadly plan?Emergency dispatcher Darcy Lane is abducted and left for dead in a burning house by a vengeful copycat of an arsonist she helped identify years ago. K-9 officer Lucas Harper, the man who once broke her heart, rescues her just in time. Staying one step ahead of a culprit proves nearly impossible, but Lucas will risk everything to keep Darcy safe. With the clock ticking, can they identify who’s terrorizing her…before the cold-blooded killer’s long-awaited revenge is complete?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Unsolved Case Files Book 1: Cold Case TrackerBook 2: Christmas Cold CaseBook 3: Dangerous Arson Trail

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  Æpyornis Island - From their...

  H G Wells

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  Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as ‘Bertie’.  
  The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn’t display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained by the library books his father regularly brought him. Through these Wells found he could escape the boredom and misery of his bed and convalescence by exploring the new worlds he encountered in these books.  
  From these humble beginnings began a career that was, after several delays, to be seen as one of the most brilliant of modern English writers.    
  Able to write comfortably in a number of genres he was especially applauded for his science fiction works such as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but his forays into the social conditions of the times, with classics such as Kipps, were almost as commercially successful.  His short stories are miniature masterpieces many of which bring new and incredible ideas of science fiction to the edge of present day science fact.  Wells also received four nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature 
  Despite a strong and lasting second marriage his affairs with other women also brought the complications of fathering other children.  His writings and work against fascism, as well as the promotion of socialism, brought him into increasing doubts with and opposition to religion.  His writings on what the world could be in works, such as A Modern Utopia, are thought provoking as well as being plausible, especially when viewed from the distressing times they were written in. 
  His diabetic condition pushed him to create what is now the largest Diabetes charity in the United Kingdom.  Wells even found the time to run twice for Parliament. 
  It was a long, distinguished and powerfully successful career by the time he died, aged 79, on August 13th, 1946.

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  Discovered by a Billionaire

  Laura Burton

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  He said his name was Zach. 
  Just Zach. Quiet. A little cocky. Brilliant, in that way that makes you suspicious. 
  From the moment he joined my department, he drove me up the wall—and made my pulse race. I don’t have time for charming new hires, not when I’m stuck cleaning up a financial mess that could cost me everything. 
  What I didn’t know? 
  He’s not just some employee. 
  He’s Zachary Brown—the billionaire CEO of Smart House. And he’s undercover, investigating the very company I’m trying to save. 
  The tension? Electrifying. 
  The attraction? Instant. 
  The fallout when I discover who he really is? Let’s just say things get messy. 
  Scandals. Secrets. Enemies-to-lovers heat. 
  This isn’t your average billionaire romance—it’s got bite, a cozy mystery twist, and a heroine who won’t go down without a fight. 
  If you love corporate intrigue, sizzling slow burns, and that moment when the truth hits like a slap and a kiss all at once, you need to read this book. 
  Twisty, romantic, and totally addictive—once you start, there’s no going back. One-click now and fall hard.

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  Abraham Lincoln - The Dark Side...

  Cyril Taylor-Carr

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  Lincoln's connection to black history may go much further than his role in slavery. In the 2001 book 'Black People and Their Place in History', historian Leroy Vaughn, alleges that Lincoln’s father was African American and his mother had Ethiopian ethnicity, both of which may have explained his “very dark skin and coarse hair.” The fact is his rivals campaigned using propaganda that depicted Lincoln as “Abraham Africanus the First,” an African man. 
   
  It is claimed that Abraham Lincoln, who became America’s 16th President in 1860, was a Melungeon; a person of European, African-American and Native American ancestry. 
  But beyond even that thoughtful historical proposition the late scholar Lerone Bennet Jr. sees America's most beloved president in a very different light to how he has been portrayed throughout time. Bennet hit a nerve in his research and writing on Lincoln. His book, 'Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream', questions Lincoln's role as the "Great Emancipator". The work was described by one reviewer as a "flawed mirror." It was further criticized by historians of the Civil War period as faulty. 
   
  In his introduction, Bennett wrote: 
  "The idea of the book is simple: Everything you think you know about Lincoln and race is wrong. Every schoolchild, for example, knows the story of "the great emancipator" who freed Negroes with a stroke of the pen out of the goodness of his heart. The real Lincoln ... was a conservative politician who said repeatedly that he believed in white supremacy. Not only that: He opposed the basic principle of the Emancipation Proclamation until his death and was literally forced – Count Adam Gurowski said he was literally whipped – "into the glory of having issued the Emancipation Proclamation," which Lincoln drafted in such a way that it did not in and of itself free a single slave."

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  Beyond The Stars

  Ray Cummings

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  When Commander Len receives an urgent summons from the brilliant but enigmatic Dr. Weatherby, he has no idea his life is about to stretch beyond the boundaries of reality itself. A delay aboard Liner 40 N sets the stage, but the true journey begins when Len, his friend Jim Dunkirk, and Weatherby’s daughter Alice are drawn into a daring scientific experiment unlike anything conceived by the human mind. 
  Dr. Weatherby has uncovered a cosmic principle—one that opens a passage to realms outside the known universe. What begins as a mission of discovery quickly becomes a voyage through impossible dimensions, bending space, time, and existence itself. Their vessel, larger than the universe it explores, becomes the gateway to mysteries no human has ever witnessed. 
  Full of mid-century science-fiction wonder, cosmic imagination, and bold adventure, Beyond the Stars is Ray Cummings at his most visionary—an exploration of the infinite, the unknown, and the mind-shattering possibilities that lie just outside the reach of human understanding. 
  Perfect for fans of classic pulp sci-fi, cosmic exploration, and metaphysical speculation.

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  The Pick Up

  Hannah Doyle

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  'The perfect romcom' Lucy Vine❤️A laugh-out-loud romcom in 2024 perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Elena Armas ❤️ 
  Committing to a fake romance is easy. It’s keeping it fake that’s the problem … 
  'Charming, funny, relatable' Sophie Cousens 
  'I’m still swooning, and I don’t swoon lightly' Lucy Vine 
  'A big, sunny hug of a book that I loved, and was so sad to finish' Cressida McLaughlin 
  ❤️ 
  Sophie Rogers finds it easy to focus on the important things in life. Like her daughter, her job and her family. 
  So when Joe, another single parent at school suggests they fake a romance to help them both out of a fix, she throws herself in. 
  But then Sophie starts to look forward to seeing Joe. In fact, she’s thinking about his floppy hair, Irish accent and the way his lips felt when they grazed hers (her commitment to this is exceptional) more than their synced calendars and staged socials. And there is a reason the yummy mummies called him Hot Single Dad. 
  Sophie Rogers isn't silly enough to fall in love with her fake boyfriend. Is she? 
  Tropes: 
  Enemies to lovers 😠…😒…💘 
  Fake dating 🤥 
  Slow burn romance ❤️‍🔥 
  'Heartwarming and funny, we loved this' Bella 
  'We couldn't put The Pick Up down' That's Life 
  Readers LOVE The Pick Up: 
  'Never rated something 5 stars so fast in my life! This books has EVERYTHING I love in a romcom. -Fake Dating -Reverse grumpy x sunshine -single parent trope' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘I love fake dating stories and this one nailed it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'Loved this fun and funny romcom with two single parents doing a fake dating scenario and catching real feelings!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'Why have I never heard of Hannah Doyle before? You best believe I will be ordering every other book she has published' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  'The moment I picked the book up I was immersed, a book I intended to read for 20 mins before bed turned into a 3 hours session' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  This novel is a romantic comedy set in a contemporary city. The humorous story revolves around a mother navigating through the complexities of relationships, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. 
  For fans of Phoebe Macleod (Hook, Line and Single), Jo Lovett (We Were on a Break), Camilla Isley (The Roommate Experiment), Laura Carter (Catch a Falling Star), and Abby Jimenez (Say You'll Remember Me). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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