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  The Clarks Factory Girls at War...

  May Ellis

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  A tender and compelling wartime love story set against the backdrop of the Great War. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin! 👞 
  Can love blossom in times of trouble? 
  Life-long friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate are following in the footsteps of their families, working at the Clarks shoe factory. 
  But when Britain declares war on Germany, the Somerset village of Street is shaken to its core. The Clarks factory is at the heart of life in the village, but the Clark family are Quakers and pacifists. Before long, there are fierce debates amongst the workers and tensions between those who oppose the war and those who believe the village men should go to fight. 
  Each of the girls must decide her own position but as brothers and sweethearts leave for France, Louisa is relieved that her beloved Mattie, a Quaker, won’t be signing up. But she’ll soon find that they face fierce opposition at home as well as across the Channel. 
  Will the girls’ friendship be enough to keep them together, as everything around them falls apart? 
  Join the readers who have fallen in love with May Ellis's brilliant books: 
  ‘If you like Annie Murray and Margaret Dickinson you will love this.’—Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'A fantastic historical fiction read, full of heartbreak and hope.’—Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘I enjoyed every bit of this book right from the start. The author has done a great job in this heartbreaking story. A new author for me.** Superb reading right to the end**.’ —Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘A gripping and emotionally resonant novel that will leave readers eagerly awaiting the next instalment in the series.’—Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘An amazing and sweet story of three girls trying to deal with their families at the beginning of WWI and learning to grow up’—Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘What a wonderful book telling the story about Clarks and the families that work for Clarks. Also what a great start to a series.’—Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  ‘A truly wonderful story of what life was like for three young ladies working in the Clark’s factory during World War One.’—Goodreads review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  Miss Brill

  Mansfield Katherine

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  Miss Brill is a poignant short story by Katherine Mansfield that explores themes of isolation and self-delusion through the experiences of its titular character.The narrative unfolds on a beautiful autumn Sunday in a French public park, where Miss Brill, a middle-aged English woman, enjoys her weekly ritual of people-watching while wearing her cherished but shabby fur stole. This fur, which she affectionately treats as a companion, symbolizes her own faded vitality and loneliness. As she observes the lively interactions around her, Miss Brill imagines herself as an actress in a grand play, believing that her presence is integral to the unfolding drama of life.

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  The Flood - The Raft

  Amna Rehman

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  Amie grew up listening to her father’s stories of a magical island called Pe’tuna. Wowed by his tales of their secret warrior lineage, she thought it was all fiction. Until the flood. 
  After witnessing her father, Makai, heroically save a man’s life during a freak storm, Amie comes face to face with a creature from her childhood stories and must confront the fact that the existence of Pe’tuna is not just mythical—it’s real. 
  As her father disappears into the storm, Amie and her family, accompanied by the man saved by Makai’s bravery, must navigate the waters aboard a raft with only one stop: Pe’tuna. 
  Armed with her hereditary warrior spirit, Amie leads her family on their journey to safety. The magic of the island awakens her true nature, and she follows in her father’s footsteps. 
  As Amie unlocks the secrets of her lineage, she connects with a shadow that seems to guide her every move. But who is it, and what are its intentions? 
  Will she complete the quest her father started many years earlier? Will her strength and magical roots prevail, or will she fall prey to the unknown mysteries of the island? 
  This tale of destiny, adventure, fate, and family will have you at the edge of your seat. Pick up a copy of The Flood today to begin your journey with this magical book series!

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  Shadows of the Obsidian Throne:...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  Atop the obsidian throne of Nocturne, where shadows coil like loyal serpents and vampire lords rule with the chill of forgotten tombs, Lord Valerian encounters Elara, a dawn-born healer whose golden rays pierce the veil of eternal night. His tender surrender to her light, born in a clandestine healing rite amid crumbling spires, awakens a vulnerability that could topple his shadowy empire or redeem it in twilight harmony. As they prowl mist-choked crypts and dawn-lit battlements, hunted by puritan slayers and rival bloodlords, Valerian's ancient curse clashes with Elara's radiant elixirs, unveiling a vampiric prophecy of balanced dusk. When a solar eclipse ritual threatens to burn the throne's foundations, they must blend shadow and dawn to forge a new covenant. In the depths of obsidian shadows, where every surrender whispers redemption and every touch defies the grave, their love becomes the light that tempers eternal night.

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  The Crime That Never Was

  Barbara Anne Machin

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  A story of love, crime and being deceived, by people hiding their true identities for different reasons. This happens in all walks of life sometimes destroying people’s true characters sometimes making them weaker or stronger, because what does not kill you makes you stronger. it’s called character-building, but in which way?

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  Finding Ruby - A Nell Montague...

  J. A. Higgins

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  On Halloween night, 13-year-old Ruby disappears in the company of a masked figure. She is never seen again. The only witness is Nell Montague, who is just seven years old.  
   
  Twenty-three years later, Nell is trapped in an abusive relationship and still suffering from vivid nightmares of what she saw. When tragedy strikes, she escapes and attempts to put her past behind her. Then, 13-year-old Emily disappears.  
  Haunted by increasingly disturbing visions and helped by a reluctant psychic, Nell must unravel the mystery of what really happened that night, because to save Emily, she must first find Ruby. But to do so, she must question everything she thought she knew about her own childhood, and soon discovers that nightmares don’t always end when you wake up.

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