Two sisters fight to assert themselves after being plunged into devastating poverty following their father's death. Luckily, their natural flair for design soon finds them in demand as dressmakers.Beatrice is the elder and apparently wiser of the two, who considers herself plain and unmarriageable and whose relationship with society photographer, Jack Maddox, is seared with conflict and doubt. Her younger sister is Evangeline, ravishingly beautiful, the victim of chancers, philande...

Home Truths lingers in the mind long after the open-ended conclusion, and is one of the very strongest of the latest series.- Doctor Who MagazineA new adventure with the First Doctor as told by his companion, Sara Kingdom.There’s a house across the waters at Ely where an old woman tells a strange story.About a kind of night constable called Sara Kingdom. And her friends, the Doctor and Steven. About a journey they made to ...

1950s London:Newcomers arrive daily on British shores seeking a fresh start, new opportunities, or simply the chance of a different life. However, some are from much further afield than India or Jamaica...After an emergency landing, the TARDIS crew must make the best of it, and look to their new neighbours for help. But the Newman family has more than the prejudices of the time to contend with. A sinister force grows in strength amid the pubs, dock...

Five thrilling adventures featuring the Doctor and his arch-enemies the Daleks!In Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth the TARDIS lands in the 21st Century to find a ravaged London at the mercy of familiar foes.In Doctor Who: Daleks - Mission to the Unknown and Doctor Who: Daleks - The Mutation of Time conquest of the Universe seems assured for Mavic Chen and his allies, the Daleks.In Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks the Doctor and Sarah are drawn to the planet...

The Matrimonial Deception Omnibus – 3 Classic Historical Romance Novels delves into the intricate dance of love and deception in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Through a masterful blend of romance and historical detail, the collection crafts narratives rich with emotional depth and societal complexities. Each novel offers a unique voice representing the quintessential essence of historical romance, showcasing varying literary techniques while focusing on the theme of matrimonial intrig...

Sensational Tales of Forbidden Love – 3 Classic Historical Romance Novels delves into the thrilling and tumultuous worlds where passion runs clandestine beneath the veneer of bygone societal constraints. This anthology showcases an enthralling blend of literary styles from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, weaving narratives rich with romantic tension, unmistakable suspense, and delicate commentary on class and societal expectations. Amidst the varied tales, readers will experience st...

Beneath the still quiet of rural England as the century turned lay a complex and fatally linked series of destinies.The mistress of Fiennders Abbey was often pleased to have her corsets loosened by the estate gardener. Her elder son, Richard, never forgot his true childhood love – Mary – the daughter of the Fiennders' trusted gamekeeper.The world was changing: pony, trap and track gave way to motor car and road. Class divisions and prejudices were heightened even as the new...

It is London in the 1950s and early 60s. The gambling clubs, private dining rooms, corrupt politicians and gangsters who run Mayfair as well as the East End had never had it so good . . .Iris wasn't quite a call girl . . . she never took any money for that. But she didn't mind accepting a white fiver for the cab fare back to the dismal family flat, or little gifts, or champagne in heady and glamorous restaurants. She was living very dangerously, trading in ignorance and be...

The Daleks’ Masterplan is well underway. With the Time Destroyer, the most deadly machine ever devised, they will conquer the Universe. Only one person stands in their way - the Doctor. For he has stolen the precious Taranium core which is vital to activate the machine. Travelling through Time and Space, the Doctor and his companions are forever on the move in case the Daleks track them down. But after several months, to their horror, the TARDIS indicates that they are being followed... Th...

Stranded in the jungles of Kembel, the most hostile planet in the Galaxy, Space Security agent Marc Cory has stumbled across the most deadly plot ever hatched - the Daleks are about to invade and destroy the Universe. Cory has to get a warning back to Earth before it’s too late - but the Daleks find him first. Months later the Doctor and his companions arrive on Kembel and find Cory’s message. But it may be too late for Earth - the Daleks’ Master Plan has already begun... This is the first...

Prison in Space by Dick Sharples, adapted by Simon GuerrierA relaxing break for the Doctor and his companions Jamie and Zoe becomes something decidedly more sinister when they are arrested for trespass. But what has happened to the planet Earth?And how has the malevolent Chairman Babs gained control? As the Doctor and Jamie are incarcerated in a prison that they can never escape from, Zoe is forced to change sides...The Daleks - The Destroyers by T...

Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La Fontaine’s fables offer vivid perspectives on such elemental subjects as greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. The 60 collected here–from “The Crow and the Fox” and “The Cock and the Pearl” to “The Grasshopper and the...