A King's command. A warrior's quest for the truth... Tamworth AD835 Following Icel's epic rescue of Lord Coenwulf's children from their almost certain death, King Wiglaf is forced to call upon Icel's loyal services once more. Furious that the conspirators...

Fashion guru Annie is struggling to cope with her hectic life. With the demands of two older children, plus four-year-old twins, her marriage to Ed is in a romance-free rut and she's clinging by a couture thread to her job as the nation's favourite fashion...

At 28, with a PhD under her belt and a meteoric rise to head of Research and Development at Mercer Robotics, Reese feels her decision to put her career first has worked out pretty well for her. Sure, she doesn't have many personal relationships to speak of,...

Tilda has done everything she can to make her life neat, protected, tidy. No longer the girl who was scared of everything, whose family pushed her away, who hit rock bottom. Now she runs her life - as she does her successful business - with the utmost...

Should some secrets stay buried forever? When Cassie Hunt learns that her beloved Aunt Aggie is dying, she rushes back home to be with her during her final days. For as long as Cassie can remember Aggie has spoken about the forgotten world that exists just...

Twin sisters Lily and Daisy Kennedy live a life ruled by their controlling father, Des. Desperate to salvage his own shattered dreams, he forces his girls to perform in seedy London club, Eden's, in the hopes they will finally hit the big time. Their double...

'You might think you've met the man of your dreams. But if you marry him, it will end in tragedy within five years. If you want everyone you love to stay safe, you should walk away...' The fortune teller told me my fate. But I ignored her. I married the man of...

Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the home and happy-ever-after she'd believed they were always going to share. But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours....

They were destined to be best friends. The four girls - all born that same hot summer. There was even a newspaper article after they were born. They said there must be something in the water on Larkspur Close. They predicted a safe and happy life for them...

The letterbox clatters and sitting on the mat is a piece of paper, in black and white, with everything needed to blow Anna's perfect life apart. A baby scan photo. Anna and Jon have been trying for a baby with no success, so after years of disappointment, this...

Gigi isn't looking for the one. Just someone...! As she gears up for her sister's destination wedding in Hawaii, the countdown is on for Gigi to find a date. Just someone to prove to her friends and family that she's ok, and to stop the pitying looks would be...

It's never too late... After five husbands and five broken hearts, Lydia feels like she's always been chasing something. But now she's found her purpose, and having moved to Driftwood Bay to spend more time with her daughter Meredith, she's happier than ever....

After the holiday romance to beat all other holiday romances, it's back to regular life for Holly Berry, and the sweet shop is busier than ever. With Jamie and Finn's wedding coming up, Holly is rushed off her feet, making sure their big day is perfect. So...

With her first husband dead and the war still ferocious, Victoria finds herself nursing injured soldiers on the Burma front. There she meets charismatic American, Captain Taylor King and, impulsively, marries a man she barely knows. But when Victoria becomes...

Welcome to Dressmakers' Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets London's East End 1923 In the heart of Dressmakers' Alley Madame Pauline's sweatshop is rumoured to be a particularly unpleasant place to work. Filled with seamstresses paid a...

Primrose Hall is more than Jackson Moody and his fiancée Pia's home - it's the heart of the community. The Sunday craft fairs in the renovated stables are a popular draw for the locals and tourists alike, enticed by the beautiful surroundings of Primrose Woods...

Can a fake date fix everything? On a day Abbey thought would be the best of her life - her boyfriend is surely going to propose tonight, right? - it all falls apart: he tells her he's met someone else. And then to make things worse, she loses her job. In an...

When Shelley Woodhouse wakes up in hospital from a coma, the first thing she says is that her husband must be arrested. He's the reason she's in here. She knows it. She remembers what he did. Clearly as anything. But there are things Shelley has forgotten too,...

Passion, obsession, cruelty, control. There is no limit to how far some people will go for love. Duncan Stone is one of the country's most eligible and handsome bachelors, and he wants to take me, Callie Parker, on a date. At first I am surprised and...

Viv, Janet and Zelda know all about facing the wobbly first year of becoming a widow as their friendship was forged when they ran away from the same dreary support group. Forming instead the much more lively widows' wine club - The Muscateers - they welcome...

"Told from two perspectives, Lily and Will deal with the tumult of seventh grade including secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and a first dance."--Publisher's description.

"Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family's cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. What happened to Nina? Nobody knows. Simon's explanation about what happened in their last hours...

A series of gruesome murders on the Lincolnshire fens. An old enemy from the past. A deadly game of cat and mouse. The peaceful little village of Saltern-le-Fen is buzzing with excitement. A film crew are in town, shooting a new TV police drama, Fen Division...

Roz Gilmour is a happy woman with two children, a loving husband, a successful career as a local radio presenter and a comfortable home in North London. Sometimes she can't believe just how fortunate she is. But a woman who has everything has everything to...

Ten years ago, the Harper family disappeared. Their deserted cottage was left with the water running, the television playing cartoons, the oven ready for baking. The doors were locked from the inside. Overnight, the sleepy village of Nighbrook became notorious...

It's 1981. Eleven-year-old Sadie adores her beautiful and vibrant mother, Connie, whose dreams of making it big as a singer fill their tiny house in Leeds. It's always been just the two of them. Until the unthinkable happens. Jean hasn't seen her...

"An invitation from an old friend draws Jack Morgan into a deadly conspiracy ... On a cold January morning, Jack Morgan stands inside the New York Stock Exchange with his former US Marine comrade whose company is being launched onto the market, eagerly...

"Don't walk alone by the mountain trees, or the hungry man will come for me ... When a school group of teenage girls go missing in the remote wilderness of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers, the people of Limestone Creek are immediately on alert. Not long ago,...

"It could be Laura, who has returned to work to find that her maternity cover isn't leaving. The CEO insists he's doing what's best for the company. Laura isn't convinced he's telling the truth. Or there's Mia. Brought in as temporary cover for Laura, she has...

"Alice has lived all her life in a small town on the outskirts of Florida. Her mother is deeply religious and her upbringing has been strict but happy. But Alice has never truly felt that she belongs. And she's about to encounter a shocking revelation that...

"When Rapunzel and her friends find an idyllic village said to be the birth place of the Flynnigan Rider books, they discover that someone is trying to wipe the town off the map for good."--Publisher description.

It's hardest to belong when you're closest to home. One wet Friday evening, Professor Andrew Martin of Cambridge University solves the world's greatest mathematical riddle. Then he disappears. When he is found walking naked along the motorway, Professor Martin...

In the wake of a tempest hitting her town, Morwenna is left to take care of a stranger washed ashore. The storm is just another of many that have plagued the town for years - people blame the tide singers, legendary sea people who are said to charm storms with...

Merriwether Morgan doesn't need a happily-ever-after. Her life in the idyllic town of Candlecott is fine just as it is - simple, happy and with absolutely no magic. Magic only ever leads to trouble. But Merry's best friend, Teddy, is joining the Toadmen - a...

"Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce - except in Reno, Nevada....

"An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame. Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to...

The Variety Palace Music Hall is in trouble, due in no small part to a gruesome spate of murders that unfolded around it a few months previously. Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the...

Listeners young and old will delight in this collection from award-winning multi-million copy bestselling Australian author Graeme Base. Get ready to explore and discover on this audio adventure that will take listeners from world of TruckDogs to a big...

Spilling Secrets: Planet Catlabrator is awash with water and the catralabs are drowning. When Space Agent Star Girl is sent to investigate with SA Asteroid she learns that some mission buddies are more trouble than they're worth. Can she work with Asteroid to...

For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed fearlessly into hot zones, saving countless lives and stopping devastating blazes in their tracks. They've also stolen millions from banks, jewellery stores and art galleries. With their inside...

Named after a famous fictional character, librarian Bridget Jones was raised on a remote cattle station, with only her mother's romance novels for company. Now living alone in Fremantle, Bridget is a hopeless romantic. She also believes that anyone who doesn't...

David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result - a soul-searching Australian history. This is a richly detailed saga of politics and power in the...

It would be the journey of a lifetime ... 'Women can be heroes, too'. When 20-year-old nursing student, Frances 'Frankie' McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California's idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her...

"Bordeaux, 1367. Having angered the bloodthirsty Don Pedro, King of Castile, Sir Thomas Blackstone is thoroughly sick of his mission for the Prince of Wales, but must remain true to his oath. But this is the Hundred Years' War, and tensions are rising once...

"In a village in South West England, an elderly man is found dead in his home. The angle of his neck says he fell down the stairs. The stab wound on his body tells a different story. In the weeks before his murder, Alistair Moreton changed. He usually kept...

"A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage, killing, among others, the prospective fiance of Joe Pickett's daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, who Joe helped lock up, is released from prison with a list of six names tattooed on his skin. He wants...

"DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide - yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side? It's not the only disturbing case...

"Against the bold beauty of San Juan, a baffling genealogy test connects two twenty-something women across cultures and class in this emotional yet refreshing story about sisterhood and self-discovery." -- Publisher.

"To the outside world, Silverton appears not to matter much at all. It sits on a remote mountain pass. It's run by witches who, in the usual scheme of things, would be burnt. However, things are changing in Silverton, with new forces coming into play, ancient...

"Pearl is a young gymnast hoping to be selected for the World Cup in Paris. With best friend Ryan, and champion Jada-Rae, she's facing her fears. But when sporting success is on the line, how far will they go to win? Is friendship for losers?" -- Publisher.

"Vix Leonard is twelve when she meets dazzling, reckless Caitlin Somers. Invited to spend holidays on Martha's Vineyard with Caitlin and her eccentric, mysterious family, Vix is welcomed into a life totally unlike her own. As days of bold adventure give way to...

"Laura - in her late 30s and single since her long-standing relationship with Doug broke up after he told her he didn't want children - finds herself back in his family's life, after a chance visit to his parents sees them in crisis and in need of her help....

"After surviving a brutal attack, Auckland cop DS Honey Chalmers has returned to her hometown to care for her mother. The remote coastal settlement of He Kino holds complicated memories for Honey, not least the tragic suicide of her younger sister, Scarlett....

"Kate Delaney has made the biggest mistake of her life. On a girls' night out, she picked the wrong sleazy guy to publicly humiliate in a bar and now she is living every woman's worst nightmare. She finds herself brutalised, bound and gagged in the back of a...

"Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying off. Pat is a scholarship boy desperate to establish himself in Sydney's antiquities scene. When they meet at New York's Armory Show their chemistry is instant -...

"Audrey Lamont has happily devoted herself to family life for the best part of 40 years, but lately she's become aware that she lost herself somewhere between 'I do' and the weekly shop. Worse, her academic husband Simon has found time for romance - just not...

"Detective Dave Burrows has longed for the top job in the Stock Squad but never thought he'd be acting in that role while his partner and best mate, Detective Bob Holden, is treated for melanoma. Bob is keen to get back on the road and Dave can't wait to go...

"The Frost Fair is coming! But when a surprise snowfall puts the mice's plans at risk, it's up to Pedro and the team to save the Fair and bring joy to the town! Guaranteed to warm hearts everywhere." -- Publisher.

"On a school trip to the Royal Swan Natural History Museum, Ava finds herself at the centre of a heist: hundreds of invaluable bird of paradise skins from the Alfred Wallace Collection have been stolen! When she discovers a large jet-black feather, she's sure...

"Are you sick of being utterly adorable? Tired of being cuddled and hugged? Fed up of having your head confused for your bottom because you just so happen to be SOOOOPER-DOOOOOPER fluffy? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you're in the right...

"Camille is a nurse specialising in supporting families through the difficult decision to donate the organs of their dying loved ones. Camille's mother is a gifted but uncompromising transplant surgeon determined to make it in a man's world until her own life...

"What if your soulmate could only ever be the love of your afterlife? The first time Emery dies, she is only five years old. Emery is born with a heart condition that means her heart could quite literally stop at any moment. The people around her know what to...

"Enid is many things: lesbian, serial dater, deaf in one ear, space obsessive, true crime fanatic. But as Enid fumbles her way through her first serious relationship and navigates a new family life with her estranged half-sisters, she starts to worry that...

"'When the body of Alex Ballantyne is found in Barnes Pond the police are baffled. Who could want to kill the newly retired teacher? Investigations bring them to St Jude's, the prestigious private school where Ballantyne taught, and to the discovery that...

"They call him the Wizard of the Kremlin. Working at the heart of Russian power, the enigmatic Vadim Baranov-Putin's chief spin doctor has used his background in experimental theatre and reality TV to turn the entire country into an avant-garde political...

"Rosalind Thorne's quick wits and discretion have proved invaluable to London's high society. Success has at last brought her financial stability and a new home, which she shares with her best friend, Alice Littlefield. But now trouble has infiltrated...

"April,1912: It's the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe-sailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past they've seen-magnificent castles and...

"On the Mongolian steppes a general in the People's Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life, on a GPS-free missile guidance system that will change the balance of power on the battlefield. In Bath a young Chinese woman has secured the affections of a...

"Becky is a shopaholic who has lost the ability to say no. She tries making more money, she even tries cutting back, but neither seems to work. Now with her cards stopped and no credit she has to escape from this dream world, but how?" -- Publisher.

Trixie dos Santos is always getting into trouble for her pranks. She loves tricks, magic and epic myths - so when the world is suddenly plunged into darkness, Trixie knows exactly what she has to do to bring back the light. Step one: Summon the most...

Jasmine Whizzpaws' Rescue Race: Join best friends Lily and Jess in the magical land of Friendship Forest, where animals can talk! The wicked witch Grizelda has a nasty plan to take over the forest by forcing everyone out with a horrible bad-weather spell. Can...

"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually...

From witches and wizards to spells and enchantments, there's a spellbinding story for everyone in this short story collection by Enid Blyton! These traditional tales are ideal for younger children and for newly confident listeners. Each story stands alone and...

What would you do if you could change the past? What mistakes would you correct? What injustices would you prevent from ever happening? What do you want more than anything? There's only one thing Sikander Aziz wants: to have his brother, Mo, back. When Sik...

Eager to wield their stapiers for Marvel Combat, Ella, Brigit and Jason are back for their second year at the Arcanum Training Institute. With Ella's celebrity growing throughout the Marvellian world after thwarting the Ace of Anarchy's diabolical plans, it's...

Go on heart-stopping and exciting adventures with Beep and Mort in these three charming tales! Birdsong:Beep and Mort are enchanted by a bird's beautiful song. Mollyvale comes together to make the bird a gift so it might sing again. The Dream: When Pop tells...

Two boys and a microraptor. A dark, mysterious forest. And a squad of army-trained mercenaries searching for them. What could possibly go wrong? Falling behind their classmates on a school trip to the Alps, Finn and Milo stumble upon an egg buried in ice....

When Rafe discovers that he's inherited a fortune, it's not all good news. Sure, he gets an all-expenses-paid trip to glamorous Beverly Hills, but he also has to go to school while he's in California. Blergh. And not just any school - St Benedict's, the...

This was what she was made for - a wild adventure, friends at her side, danger all around and the wide world in front of her. Ever since she fell into the Source of all magic, Tourmaline has developed strange new powers that are causing chaos. She can't work...

Mara lives with her father in a drought-stricken village, where rain comes at a price controlled by powerful cloud-makers. Without enough water, the village crops, animals and people will continue to suffer. When Mara's father's illness takes a turn for the...

Dublin, 1859. Bram Stoker - boy seeking adventure (and things to write about) Molly Malone - part-time sneak thief and full-time Dublin legend! When Bram and his best pal Molly meet a lonely boy called Sanjit in Dublin's Natural History Museum, they can see he...

During a train journey across Turkey's Anatolian Plain in 1915 during World War I, Shoshana Adelstein witnesses the slaughter of the Armenians and knows she has just come face to face with her destiny. Convinced that her Jewish community in a small outpost of...

A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert - a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he...

Brighton, 1965. When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the post-mortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, eccentric ex-music hall star Verity Malone. ...

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped - so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her pretty, popular twin sister's fate as a teen - vanished long before the cops agreed to investigate. With no evidence to go on but a few fractured...

Retired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are happiest whiling away their hours over coffee, cake and chat at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But when their good friend Marguerite claims to have uncovered a mysterious charity shop that has since vanished, they...

Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community - seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his...

18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mum's mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished, and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price...

Are you on a date that doesn't feel right? Can't shake that creepy guy at the bar? Worried you're being followed home? Message M. After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe walking home alone at night:...

Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple ... Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna - it turns out. Turning a minor mid-life...

Beneath the facade not everything is as it seems ... On the surface Natasha and Mitchell live an idyllic life in the Adelaide Hills with their two daughters and kelpie cross. While both have busy careers, they ensure time is spent with family and friends....

When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind - locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her...

When helicopter pilot Stirling Hawley travels to Grassmoor in Victoria's lush Western District to claim an inheritance, he doesn't expect to face a town that hates him. Nor does he anticipate being saved from near-death by glamorous vintage clothing designer...

Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning. The old viscount Tsubaki - a brooding, troubled composer - has been found dead. When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their...

New York, 1915. RMS Lusitania, one of the world's most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in Her Majesty's government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England. When a...

For years, Isobel Latimer has composed serious novels for serious people, but to dwindling acclaim and ever-more dwindling gain. Now her husband is ill and she must carry their financial burden alone, and in secret. But if the public don't want careful moral...

What antique would you kill for? Freya Lockwood is shocked when she learns that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and her estranged mentor, has died under mysterious circumstances. She has spent the last 20 years avoiding her quaint English hometown, but...