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You don't choose the book. The book chooses you… 'A book I was sorry to finish.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A timeless story that emphasizes the healing and transformative power of books.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Long ago, a bookshop was born – the beating heart of all those who find hope within the pages...

People are like flowers. If you give them the right environment in which to grow, they bloom. 'It put a spell on me' Lesley Pearse, Sunday Times Bestseller 'Charming' Katie Fforde, Sunday Times Bestseller With nothing but time on her hands, retired nurse Rose Lanyon finds herself drawn to the...

Sarah Yates is a thirty-something history teacher, divorced, disillusioned and desperate to have more excitement in her life. Then one evening the doorbell rings and the handsome and mysterious John Needler brings more excitement than Sarah could ever have imagined. John wants Sarah to go back in time trying to make sure people find their happy endings. The question is, will she ever be able to find hers?

They say a single moment can change your life. For Cornish artist Sennen Kellow, that moment comes with the discovery of her late gran’s epic love story—a story that happened years before she ever met Sennen’s grandfather. Now, as Sennen digs into her grandmother’s past and discovers a forgotten beach, a hidden poem and a love that blazed brightly before Fate intervened, her search for answers leads her on a fated journey of her own. One which sees history repeating itself, and Sennen faced with a chance at the kind of once-in-a-lifetime love her gran experienced.

Adopted at birth, for years Lu has secretly dreamt of finding her birth mother, but childhood bullying has left her with a lack of confidence. When a tragic accident changes her life forever, it sets her on a mission to get in contact with her birth mother and find out the reasons behind her adoption. When she tracks down her mother in Cornwall, there is an emotional reunion, and the pair begin to form a relationship. But is everything as wonderful as it appears, or has Lu walked into a nightmare?

Despite past heartache, Sarah Yates is finally marrying her true love, John Needler. But Sarah and John can't pretend they're an ordinary couple. They're time travellers, and where time travel is involved, nothing runs smoothly. One minute Sarah is saying her vows, and the next she is hurtled back in time to a country that is on the cusp of war. But when the past and the present collide, that's when the real problems start....

After a tragic car accident, Samantha is left widowed and bereft. Her husband, Adam, was everything to her. At least the home they shared together in Cornwall provides her with some security. Or does it? Upon returning from a school reunion where Sam met her old friend, Penny, and an old flame, Dan, she discovers that Adam had invested money unwisely and she is now penniless. Dan comes up with a way in which she can keep the house, and he’s willing to invest. Dan gets his way...but at what price? And why is he so keen to help, despite his wife’s reservations?

Some stories don't end. They wait to be found… Book editor Lucy Thomas has just inherited her grandmother’s windswept Cornish home, and with it, a library bathed in sunlight, a spiral staircase that leads to secrets, and a battered box filled with unfinished stories… To honour her...

At 13, Lottie discovers a huge secret that her parents have kept from her...the impact of which proves to be life-changing. Because of the resulting fallout, she’s rejected by her mother and deemed troublesome, rude and wilful. Now an adult, Lottie decides to follow her dreams to become an artist. But will she succeed, and can she put her troubled past behind her? As Lottie embarks on a journey of self-discovery, she will come to examine the importance of life, love and friendship.

In 'Digitale geneugten' wordt een koppel tijdens weer een lockdown van elkaar gescheiden. Ze missen elkaar enorm en gaan op zoek naar moderne manieren om hun seksuele verlangens te uiten. In 'Landloper' gaat een advocate hardlopen in het bos. Het is een warme zomerdag en wanneer ze bezweet in het gras gaat liggen om uit te rusten verschijnt er een knappe, ongeschoren man. Ze kent hem niet, maar één ding is duidelijk: hij wil haar, en zij wil hem. Lees deze en negentien andere korte verhalen (waaronder de prikkelende serie 'Verlangen') in deze spannende erotische verhalenbundel.

A podcast about small game science and management.

A true crime podcast where two best friends tell gruesome stories with ice cold beers.

In this new children's bible, Anglican priest and biblical scholar Rob James offers adaptations of fifty stories of Jesus' life and ministry, as well as the experience of the early church, designed for oral storytelling. From the Annunciation to Resurrection appearances to Paul's travels, Fifty New Testament Stories for Storytelling introduces children to the key events of the New Testament, whether at home, in church, or in school.