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  Forgotten Lover

  Carole Mortimer

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  With this exciting reissue, you can relive the emotion and passion of Carole Mortimer's powerful story.Remembering his touch…Suffering from amnesia is hard enough, but when Velvet learns that she may have been unfaithful to her beloved husband, it's almost too much to handle. Striking Jerard Daniels may claim to have known her intimately, but her mind is a blank…Velvet's memory loss was triggered by her husband's death on the day their son was born. Now she remembers nothing. Could Jerard be lying? It seems unlikely, if Velvet felt as passionate about Jerard then as she does now…

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  Sherlock Holmes and the...

  William K. Stewart, F. E....

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  Sherlock Holmes is handed a blackmail case shortly before Christmas. Usurer Jacob Marley must pay 10,000 pounds if he wishes to avoid any damages. Holmes and Watson get to work on the investigation.

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  Murder in Saint-Rémy

  Susan Kiernan-Lewis

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  Some say that Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is the most beautiful village in all of France. That’s especially true at Christmastime when the scent of baked gingerbread mingles with the fragrance of evergreen boughs and wafts deliciously through the village’s quaint cobblestone lanes. It’s hard to believe anything sinister could be waiting in any of its many charming streets and alleyways. 
  But when American ex-pat Maggie Newberry finds a pregnant, homeless teenager there she’s thrust into a whirling maelstrom of enmity and treachery that quickly reveals in devastating clarity that not all families are created equal. 
  In fact, some are so badly damaged nothing can fix them. 
  Except possibly murder.

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  Enchanted Chronicle The: Book...

  Margot Langley

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  The Enchanted Chronicle is a magical journey into a world where stories shape reality and forgotten legends awaken with every turned page. When a curious apprentice discovers a mysterious book hidden deep within a forbidden library, she unknowingly unlocks a portal to a realm where myths breathe, ink weaves destiny, and the past refuses to stay silent. As fables come alive and ancient forces stir, she must navigate enchanted realms, unravel cryptic riddles, and confront a truth bound to her own bloodline. Lush, lyrical, and brimming with wonder, The Enchanted Chronicle is a spellbinding adventure that celebrates the power of imagination, the courage of the heart, and the enduring magic of untold stories. Ideal for listeners who love immersive fantasy, timeless quests, and the mystery of forgotten lore.

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  Death Comes To Matheran

  Shabnam Minwalla

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  'Death Comes to Matheran is a page-turner. I started reading it on Saturday afternoon (big mistake), and when I surfaced, it was Monday, Tara and Sameer were my friends, and I knew a lot more about mean girls than is good for me.' -- Jerry Pinto, author of Em and the Big Hoom, The Education of Yuri and Murder in Mahim 
   
  On a rainy night in 2012, Rakesh Jhaveri fell to his death from a slippery hillside in Matheran. Despite the many loose ends, the police closed the case as a tragic accident. 
  Eleven years later, Tara Jhaveri is furious-at her father for dying so unnecessarily, at her mother for suffering from partial amnesia, and at her childhood friends for shutting her out. 
  But when her mother's unreliable memory flickers to life, Tara finds herself investigating what really happened in Matheran. Helping her is a mysterious ally who has been quietly recording the recollections of the other people in Matheran that fateful night-Rakesh Jhaveri's closest friends. 
  With old secrets threatening to surface, Tara must rely on her own wits and sift through a tangle of half-truths and fractured memories to piece together the past-before another tragedy unfolds.

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  Six of the Best – Charles...

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles Dickens was born on the 7th February 1812, in Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children.  The family endured many financial struggles and, when he was just 12, his father was sent to Marshalsea debtors' prison, the result of which was Dickens finished his education and went to work in a rat-infested boot-blacking factory to help pay off the debt.  These experiences of neglect and hardship were to later provide themes in his books such as ‘Little Dorrit’ and ‘David Copperfield’. 
  He did manage to resume his education and to work for a short time as a legal clerk before embarking on a career as a reporter for newspapers, such as The Morning Chronicle and magazines such as The Monthly Magazine, covering parliamentary debates and elections. 
  His first book, ‘Sketches by Boz’, a collection of his magazine pieces, was published in 1836 as was the serialization of his first novel, ‘The Pickwick Papers’.  Suddenly he was an international celebrity.  By publishing in a serialized format his stories were weekly, affordable events for the working and middle classes, each with a cliffhanger ending to keep readers captivated.  This was a radical departure from normal publishing and also allowed him to adjust plot and characters each week before publishing the complete work as a book.  
  As well as writing bestsellers he was an ardent and vocal proponent of social reform, highlighting the disparate gap between the rich and the downtrodden, the appalling prison system, and the brutal workhouse system, as well as the dreadful conditions suffered by working children. 
  He used his fame and resources to launch a number of magazines where he worked and promoted the works of many others including such luminaries as Wilkie Collins.  Christmas, as we know it today, was moved from one of religious observance to one based more on goodwill, charity and generosity towards others.  This is most easily exemplified by his most famous story, A Christmas Carol. 
  Over his career Dickens wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, several plays and hundreds of short stories, travel pieces and other articles. 
  He also embarked on several hugely financially successful speaking tours across Britain and America where he drew huge audiences eager to listen to the literary phenomenon that was Charles Dickens.   
  Charles Dickens died of a stroke on the 9th June 1870.  He was 58.  Despite requesting a simple burial such was his stature that he was interred in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey.

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