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Jessica thought she knew who she was until she took her dying aunt's advice and travelled to India to ¿nd her past. The story develops into one of mystery and intrigue as it uncovers secrets about her life that she never knew, and leads her into forbidden love. Swinging from the last decadent days of the British Raj in Shimla to nineteen ninety's rural England, chapter after chapter reveals perplexing clues of betrayal, passion and tragedy.

Mr. Spring is on his own. Not only is he single but he refuses to be governed by the normal rules of society, rubbing some folk up the wrong way. Paddy's ambition to be the area's first serial killer is thwarted because he's just too kind. He buys Mr. Spring a tricycle, cementing their friendship, and when Paddy loses his job they set up in business together, despite the old man's arthritis. An accidental death in the small town remains un...

Shops, churches, pubs, social clubs, libraries, parks, schools, streets, windowsills, gardens, pavements... These public spaces can have an extraordinary effect on well-being in a community. They bring people together and form the bonds that lead to people supporting each other. With vivid descriptions and heartfelt anecdotes, Pieces of Us is a moving tribute to the people who made up this distinct part of Wales. The author, Rob Sheffield, sh...

Stephen James finds communicating with people difficult. When he is accused of a serious crime, he ends up in a police cell in the small valleys' town of Ynys. He insists that not only is he innocent but that it is he who is the victim, leading to confusion by those in authority. His efforts to tell his story fall on deaf ears, those who should be helping caught up in their own struggles. He manages to break free of the religious stranglehold ...

This book tells the story of Stephen Piper, born at the beginning of the twentieth century in Swansea, South Wales. It details his life in his own words growing up in a poor family, his life in the Merchant Navy during and after the First World War, life during the Depression in Swansea. It relates what it was like in the Home Guard during the Swansea Blitz and of his time in the Pioneer Corps where he became an officer. Lastly, it tells of hi...

Once upon a time...An orphaned boy runs away, knowing he is better off in solitudethan in the company of those with whom he does not belong. However, Little Red is not meant to be alone, his crimson halo a calling card to those far and wide.And so off he goes... into the woods to attract the eye of a wicked wolf. Better to see you with.Better to hear you with.Better to taste you with. Astoundingly, the woods are not a frightening place, and Li...

A tale as old as time...A charismatic man cannot see beyond his own brilliant reflection, never learning that true beauty lies within. His selfish behavior draws the ire of a witch with enchantment on her wicked tongue. A fiery curse is unleashed, engulfing the self-centered man's entire existence.When at last the flames are extinguished, he gazes upon his reflection to discover he is no longer breathtakingly handsome but condemned with scorch...

Earth 616 is The World where it all began for Marvel's comic universe. David Thorpe describes his central role in the creation of Earth 616 whilst writing Captain Britain for Marvel UK during the golden age of British comics.

This is a story about a life singing in Welsh choirs, including the internationally acclaimed Morriston Orpheus Choir. Following a journey through time and across the world from the South Wales valleys to the Sydney Opera House, the story tells of great music-making and behind the scenes fun and games. The author describes the travel experiences of numerous world-wide tours and the incidents that occurred, many of them hilarious. There are tal...

From Westminster to the Senedd, liars, posers and fools are harpooned as we revisit the surreal bin fire of current affairs 2023-style. Taking in - but never taken in by - a cast that includes Boris Johnson, Carol Vorderman, Mark Drakeford, Shakin' Stevens, Wayne Pivac, and Charles Windsor, Wildsmith's unflinching eye dissects the tragedies and comedies of the year. Whether writing from the 'tomato crisis' in Morocco, the Cave of the Apocalyps...

Ibrahim is a product of his gritty Brussels neighbourhood, Molenbeek. He is thrown in jail for armed robbery and joins Islamic State. When Ibrahim and his brothers carry out the 2015 Paris attacks, the Security Service's net starts closing in, and they are chased across Brussels towards martyrdom at the airport. As Ibrahim plots the airport bombing, Liverpudlian IT mouse, Tom is yet to know that his mundane life is about to be turned upside d...

Through her stories, reminiscences and recollections of her life, Simone Mansell Broome tells us about the people she encounters and the trials and tribulations of life overcome over a long life of several occupations and places. The child is mother to the woman and the foibles, prejudices and frailties of one generation will surface, inevitably, in the next. Simone Mansell Broome was born in Tenby, grandchild to tenant farmers in Begelly, Pem...

Thirteen stalwart and like-minded women meet weekly, as a Sewing Circle, to publicly portray their dedication to knitting, needlework and all things stitched. But... what are their real activities? Bessie the Law learns that there has been a serious outbreak of litter all over Pembroke town. She calls upon the Sewing Circle members to quickly expose the young culprits. How deep will they have to dig to find the real criminal who aims to mak...

Reading, writing and walking: such an agreeable way to pass the days...' This is Rhian's discovery after she takes early retirement and travels to spend time on solitary retreat in a beautiful corner of Wales. From there her life unfolds in ways she could not possibly have foreseen. She revisits fragments of her childhood, reconciles fragile family relationships, survives a bad bout of flu and makes new friendships, especially with her rather ...

It started with unspoken animosity. The bitter bite of jealousy. And now its full blown hate. It was during my first football game that I first felt the first chill of hate. I looked it right in the eyes and felt its sticky tentacles reach out for me. I'd never experienced something so cold and empty before. The effect of that look lingered, like an unspoken promise, long after it was gone. Becoming a couple - becoming the other half of a cam...

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She's trying to move on, but the past won't let her go. I fell in love once. It was a big mistake, but the biggest mistake of all was staying with him. He pushed me around. He cheated and treated me like trash. I don't feel sorry for myself, because I let him. But no more. I moved out. I'm saving my stripper's salary for an education that will get me somewhere better. But breaking the chains of a shitty past isn't easy. He says I owe him. He s...

Distant Desires An erotic tale from beyond the stars Sophie Perez has never believed the stuff she reads online about possible life in space. Aliens are for the movies, for the weirdoes, and they most definitely are not real. One night on the way home from a late shift at work, her car breaks down. Stranded on the side of a country road, with a dead cell phone, doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Until strange neon lights appear in the sky....

One taste is never enough... Spencer Waller's main purpose in life is to protect and serve. After spending years in the military, he gets a coveted spot on the Secret Service detail protecting the president. Spence doesn't have time for women or all the work having a relationship with one requires. But just because he isn't looking for a lady doesn't mean he can't appreciate a beautiful one when he sees her. And he makes it a point to see one...

Life or Death? Not many people would choose death. But what if death chooses you? What if death doesn't mean the end of your life, but the beginning? For a Death Escort, death is life. Death is your paycheck. Death is your job. And Charming is the best Escort the Grim Reaper has ever had. But when you piss off the Reaper, being the best doesn't matter. So Charming is assigned a Target who is practically impossible to kill. He knows the Reaper...