These are volatile times. Fear, suspicion, and cynicism are chronic. A mere tweet inflames the passions of millions while click-bait “hot takes” stoke the amygdalas of everyone with an Internet connection. We treat those not in our tribe as a threat and deem anyone with a different opinion as evil. Mistaking myopia for measure, we lack all sense of proportion in our judgments. We are shortsighted, mired in the present, ignorant of history, and blind to the future. We thought that technolog...

The deciding Battle of Naseby looms on the horizon in this historical adventure of the English Civil War.It is more than a year since printer's apprentice turned Parliamentarian soldier William Sparrow and his Royalist rival Hugo Telling last came to blows. Parliament's armies, bruised beaten and humiliated despite their ever-increasing numerical advantage, have been reconstituted as the New Model Army. Sparrow, a veteran of a dozen battles, sieges and scrapes, expects to be offere...

A haunted hotel. A mysterious plot. But who is running out of time?Scotland, 1991. Dan is too busy working to have a relationship. So, when a paranormal investigation takes him to Edinburgh, at least he can catch up with old friends. But when he overhears a mysterious plot, he discovers another reason to stay.Dan enlists the help of a friend with strange abilities but doesn’t like what he finds. Soon, the hotel fills with secrets and he doesn’t know who to trust.Whe...

Loyalty is tested to its limits in this thrilling English Civil War adventure.In the opening days of 1644, there seems to be little hope for Parliament's soldiers. To William Sparrow and his men, the woods of Dorset are a snow-covered sanctuary – even on Christmas Day – from the horrors of Penmethock and pursuit by the King's men. Hugo Telling has finally returned home, ready to introduce his 'wife', Bella Morrison, to his family. But the Telling family is now as affected by the wa...

It takes courage to survive in this atmospheric historical adventure set during the English Civil War.August 1643: the Siege of Gloucester continues. Can the weak city walls really survive against the might of the Royalists?William Sparrow and Hugo Telling may be on different sides, but their dreams and desires are the same. To find the courage to fight proudly and lead their men. For the war to be over and for the love of the incomparable Bella. But only one side can win t...

The bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club hit The Cold Season returns with a chilling mystery - w****here superstition and myth bleed into real life with tragic consequencesPretty Lizzie Higgs is gone, burned to death on her own hearth - but was she really a changeling, as her husband insists? Albie Mirralls met his cousin only once, in 1851, within the grand glass arches of the Crystal Palace, but unable to countenance the rumours that surround h...

Once a protector, he has now become the hunter.Jack Granger has done the right thing all his life, but when his life was turned upside down, forming Eidolon became his salvation. He built a team who are ready to fight beside him and die for the vow they all made—to protect the Queen. Once more his world is shattered by betrayal, his very essence is rocked as long-hidden secrets emerge, and the truth he’s always believed about himself is shaken to its foundation.She was tort...

Rivalry and battle abound in this action-packed historical adventure of the English Civil War.1643: Sir William Waller's army has been defeated on Roundway Down, his infantry left stranded on the bleak slopes at the mercy of the Royalist cavalry. Sir Ralph Hopton is now free to turn his attention to Parliament's bastion in the West – Bristol.The city walls are strong enough, but Bristol has precious few men and even fewer guns with which to defend them. And to make matters ...

With the wise guidance of King Crispin, the animals of Mistmantle have enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity since the violent Raven War.The tranquility is disrupted when a series of tidal waves threatens to destroy the island. The inhabitants must quickly move to higher ground to avoid the devastation. But Mossberry, an influential squirrel with delusions of grandeur, sees the impending disaster as an opportunity to rise to power...and his reckless decisions will put many ...

All founders know that deep tech is a different beast, and you have to be a little bit crazy to take it on. You are staring down the impossible and refusing to take no for an answer. If you are 100% certain that you know everything there is to know about TAM, SAM, TRL, TCO, CoGS, RMA, NDA, FMEA, DFM, OEM, CAD, and a whole bunch of other deep tech TLAs, ETLAs, and FLAs – then maybe this book isn’t for you.If you’re not entirely certain and you’re reading this about to run headfirst ...

After his last adventure, Urchin of the Riding Stars has taken his place as a trusted member of the Circle in King Crispin's court. Life on the island is back to normal, with little Princess Catkin growing up and testing everyone's patience in the process.But daily life is disrupted when Lord Arcneck and other inhabitants of Swan Isle come to Mistmantle asking for help. Their home has been taken over by bloodthirsty ravens that are attacking them and ravaging everything in sight.

‘I don’t think it’s crazy when people tell me that a song of ours changed their lives. They changed ours forever….’ JUSTIN CURRIEGlasgow band Del Amitri have sold more than six million albums. Their 1995 single Roll To Me cracked the Top 10 in the US, and five of their albums went Top 10 in the UK. But as yet there hasn’t been anything substantial written about the band…until now!From ambition to success, this is the complete story of Del Amitri’s rise from initial formatio...