Charlie Lansdowne's life is going nowhere... fast. Trapped at home with his eccentric father, Roger, and his stroke-affected grandfather, Frank, he finds life a daily exercise in dysfunction as three generations of men strive to get along. But when Charlie meets the volatile and tempestuous Maxine - a surfer girl who works at the local abattoir - his life goes supernova. Friendships implode, passions ignite and death comes stalking in the night. Pulling Down the Stars is a story a...

It’s an existential crisis facing queer men: how did we go from fighting for liberation to policing each other’s lives? Faggotocracy: How Gay Community Got Lost uses original research to explore the deep conflict between assimilationism and radicalism, tracing how the pursuit of suburban respectability and the sanitization of queer sexuality have changed our relationship with identity labels. From the boardroom to the bedroom, discover how the new queer power structures have led to a cultu...

An in-depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham, Essex, England, from 1940 until the company closed in 1989.The Lanchester and the Patchett Machine Carbines were both developed at Sterling Engineering Co Ltd during World War II.With the appearance of the earliest Patchett prototypes the military began testing them in ever more rigorous trials, wherein the Patchett kept proving its merits. This led to limited UK adoption of the M...

'I did something terrible Grace. I hope you can forgive me...'Grace hasn't been the same since the death of her best friend Charlie. She is haunted by Charlie's words, the last time she saw her, and in a bid for answers, opens an old memory box of Charlie's. It soon becomes clear there was a lot she didn't know about her best friend.When Grace starts a campaign to find Charlie's father, Anna, a girl claimin...

A heart-stopping crime thriller and the fourth consecutive No. 1 Bestseller from the author of the Logan McRae series and Birthdays for the Dead.He’s back…Eight years ago, ‘The Inside Man’ murdered four women and left three more in critical condition – all of them with their stomachs slit open and a plastic doll stitched inside.And then the killer just … disappeared.Ash Henderson was a Detective Inspector on the initial inve...

Alice Wilson is happy to be returning home to Redstone Station after two years at Ag College. On various placements at farms and stations during her college days she's been shocked by some of the attitudes to women. By contrast, her grandfather Sam has always treated her as an equal.For his part, Sam is delighted to have his granddaughter back on board. In shaping Alice he and his wife tried to avoid the mistakes they made bringing up her mother, Lara, and Alice has more than lived...

'I will read this again and again' Reader Review ★★★★★'Hot and steamy' Reader Review ★★★★★'Fell in love with everything in it' Reader Review ★★★★★Previously published as One Hot SummerShe wants solitude. He needs to disappear. Neither expect the sparks.Alice flees from prying eyes to the solitude of Borne Ma...

From the USA Today bestelling author of The Wedding Date!‘Fun, flirty and fabulously festive’ Cathy BramleyTwo women, two very different lives – one perfect solution to escape festive heartbreak!Tucked away in the idyllic English countryside, Daisy Fischer’s cosy little cottage has always been her safe haven. But when her completely dependable boyfriend issues her an ultimatum, Daisy realises ther...

The bestselling laugh-out loud romantic comedy with THE TWIST YOU WON'T SEE COMING!Percy James has everything a girl could want: her own apartment, a steady relationship and a truly fantastic group of friends. Then she is approached by Eros Tech. Eros is 'the future of love' - an agency that brings together soulmates using phone data. Percy has been identified as a match for one of Eros's super wealthy clients. The only problem is ...

She didn't plan to fall in love, but he's not accepting anything less.Emily has a five year plan, and romance isn't in it. Unfortunately, no one told Wade Johnson that.Wade never thought he'd need to resort to blackmail to get a date. But if that's what it'll take to convince Emily Warner to join him, then that's what he'll do – and he'll make it a date neither of them will ever forget.New Year's is all about new beginnings and Emily and Wade are about to discover t...

An unforgettable short story, from the multimillion copy bestseller Amanda Prowse.***Can Imogen overcome life's challengesand have the baby she longs for?It's hard enough having a baby on your own. But for Imogen, 24 years old and blind since birth, it will be harder than most.Her journey will take her from heartache to hope and back again. ...

In November 1918, the Great War is over and the men are coming home. For a brief period, Daisy's world once again seems a safe and settled one.But no one returns unscathed from such a war, although not all wounds leave obvious signs. And hard on the heels of the Armistice comes a new, invisible enemy that will strike much closer to home: a lethal epidemic of influenza.Till now, Daisy has shared her dream of some day becoming a doctor with only one person: her beloved cousin...