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  The Story Spinner

  Barbara Erskine

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  The instant Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. 
  A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… 
  The land of the Silures, 382 AD 
  Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power. 
  Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows. 
  But this union will change her destiny forever… 
  Camp Meadow, 2024 
  Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen’s lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet. 
  Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen’s fate lie closer than she thinks? 
  But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow… 
  Can Cadi uncover Elen’s story before it’s lost to time? 
  The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years…PRAISE for The Story Spinner! 
  ‘A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!’ Santa Montefiore 
  ‘Intriguing, dramatic, beautifully researched, with characters that bring past and present alive’ Rachel Hore 
  ‘On my best books of the year list.’ Elizabeth Chadwick 
  ‘Beautifully written and vividly evoking the magic of lost worlds, this novel is so breath-taking in its scope that it left me longing for more.’ Alison Weir 
  Readers LOVE The Story Spinner! 
  ‘I loved this book! What a great story! Both gripping and thrilling I could not put this book down! Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘The characters make the story. It sucked me in and kept me reading. I'm sorry to have finished it’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘I thought about this book even when I wasn't reading it which, to me, is the sign of a good book.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  Immerse yourself in the fairy tales and legends that have been woven into the fabric of this top Sunday Times bestselling author's work. The romance and mythology that permeate the pages will transport you across multiple timelines, immersing you in a world where the past and present collide. 
  For fans of Elena Collins (The Wicked Lady), Paula Brackston (The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish), Kelley Armstrong (A Stitch in Time), Susanna Kearsley (The Lesser Stars), and Lucinda Riley (The Seven Sisters). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  A Terrible Beauty

  Nancy Baker

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  A classic fairy tale gets a horrifying, adult twist, in this suspenseful romance by the author of The Night Inside. Twenty years ago, Simon Donovan, an antiquities scholar, wronged Sidonie Moreau, his former research assistant—and she has not forgotten. Threatening to expose him, she demands he come to her remote mansion in the mountainous north to repay his debt. But she wasn’t expecting his son, Matthew, a struggling painter, to take his place. Matthew is intrigued by the mysterious Sidonie, but when she reveals what she wants, he is horrified: his blood, willingly given. No harm will come to him if he refuses, and his days leave him free to paint as he pleases, but each night she must ask and he must answer. Trapped by the vast wilderness all around them, Matthew has no choice but to submit to her terms. Although he vows to never surrender to Sidonie, Matthew cannot ignore her smile, her charm, or the sorrow in her eyes. Grappling with secrets within his heart, tempted by desire and despair, he knows one night he just might say yes . . .Praise for A Terrible Beauty “A polished and enchanting tale. . . . It is, in a word, breathtaking.” —Ottawa Citizen “Baker’s prose is lush and sensual . . . she has a real gift for making the fantastic seem plausible and investing the mundane with eerie significance.” —Sunday Sun (Toronto) “A Terrible Beauty is modern Canadian Gothic. . . . Nancy Baker shows her mastery of the form—the mysterious letter, the journey into the wilderness, the shadows that hide from the flickering firelight—and her real affection for a good ol’ fashioned vampire yarn.” —Telegraph-Journal “Baker’s narrative is seductive and compelling. Like Rice, she transcends the horror genre.” —The Province “Don’t hold your breath waiting for Disney to film this very adult and erotic version of Beauty and the Beast.” —Winnipeg Free Press

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  Eldritch Beasts: The Screaming...

  Primary Hollow

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  The void weeps. 
  The crimson moon is shining in the sky, and demons are pouring through the dimensional seams, broken by the infernal corruption. 
  Meanwhile, the ghastly bellows are coming from the sea as the beast rises, threatening to devour the entire world. 
  Will Keri, severely maimed in her fight against Fenrir, recover and rise for the final confrontation? Will humanity come together in the last stand against the unknown? Or will the prophecy be fulfilled, and everything will perish in the insatiable Maw of the Hollow? 
  This is the final book in the series.

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  The Prophecies of Nostradamus

  Michel Nostradamus

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  The Prophecies of Nostradamus is a collection of enigmatic quatrains written by the 16th century French apothecary Michel de Nostradame, more commonly known as Nostradamus. The text serves as an examination of the author's interpretation of prophetic content, which contains universal themes that span multiple epochs and cultures. Read in English, unabridged.

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  The Burglar on the Prowl

  Lawrence Block

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  Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Block returns with the extraordinary Bernie Rhodenbarr. Antiquarian bookseller by day, burglar by night, Bernie has an innate knack, a gift, for getting into places designed to keep him out.  
  Bernie is a gentleman who knows and loves his territory, the gloriously diverse streets of Manhattan; a connoisseur who surrounds himself with the finer things in life, including his tailless Manx tabby, Raffles, and good friends like his neighbor, Carolyn. In fact, it's a friend that gets him in his latest jam. Bernie is asked for a favor -- a neat, uncomplicated bit of vengeful larceny that will reap a tidy profit -- an offer the intrepid thief can't refuse. 
  A few days before the crime, Bernie gets restless. What does a burglar do to change his mood? Go on the prowl. This bit of prowling lands Bernie in a pile of trouble that includes four murders and the burglary of his own home. Caught in the center of a deadly mystery, he must use his wits and wiles to connect the dots and add up the coincidences. Because if Bernie doesn't catch a killer, he'll lose not only his freedom but his life. 
  Infused with the rich atmosphere of New York City and filled with a smart, charming cast of characters headed by the stylish Bernie, The Burglar on the Prowl is an engaging and delightfully suspenseful tale sure to be savored by Block fans old and new.

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  The 415 Express - Murder mystery...

  Amelia Edwards

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  Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards was born on 7th June 1831 in Islington, London.  She was educated at home by her mother and showed early promise as a writer, publishing her first poem at the age of 7 and her first story at 12.  Thereafter several popular periodicals published her poetry, stories and articles. 
   
  In addition she also illustrated some of her own writings and painted scenes from books she had read.  This talent was not supported by her parents, who saw an artist’s life as scandalous.  Undeterred Amelia took up composing and performing music until a bout of typhus caused throat damage.  Other interests soon followed until, early in the 1850s, Amelia focused exclusively on writing.  Her early novels were well received, and with ‘Barbara's History’ in 1864, a work revolving around bigamy, her reputation was established.  
   
  Amelia’s pen was also the purveyor of ghost stories for magazines and are still anthologized as classic tales to this day. 
   
  In January 1851, Amelia became engaged, apparently to please her parents, but she quickly broke it off.  In reality her emotional attachments were almost exclusively with women.  From the early 1860s she lived with Ellen Drew Braysher, a widow 27 years her senior, until both women died in early 1892.  During this relationship other women also entered and left her life.  Her frequent travelling companion, Lucy Renshaw, accompanied her to Egypt in the winter of 1873 and there she found a life-changing interest in Egyptology.  Aware of increasing threats from tourism and modern development she became an advocate for their research and preservation.  
   
  To advance the work Amelia largely abandoned much of her writing in favour of Egyptology and even took on strenuous lecture tours to raise funds. 
   
  After catching influenza, Amelia Edwards, ‘the Godmother of Egyptology’ died on 15th April 1892 at Weston-super-Mare.  She was 60.

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