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Tug of Love is one mother's story, through the rollercoaster of relationships and emotions that has shaped the very person she has become. The author invites you to journey alongside her, from her childhood as a mischievous but frighteningly anxious child, to a young adult filled with so much love but consumed by self-doubt, to a strong woman and mother. Her journey has not been easy. There were many twists and turns, including mental heal...

In a world where our young people are weighed down with more stress and anxiety than ever before, Kirsty Mooney believes they need all the help, love and support adults can provide as they begin their journey into the wider world. A Serving of Wisdom is her gift of advice to young people and is based on the life lessons Kirsty has learned from her own ups and downs. Written with touching honesty and empathy, A Serving of Wisdom explores a r...

Magster the Cockapoo and her human daddy, Paul, go for a walk in the woods. A mysterious stranger recruits her as a special agent for the Mystic Council of Mages. Her first mission is to protect the "Light of the Ladybird" and so their adventures begin. After a nail-biting duel, Magster's reputation as a force to be reckoned with is sealed, her work for the Mystic Council of Mages has only just begun.

Ever wonder why an important relationship just isn't working in the way you want? Want to improve your personal impact so that people sit up and take notice? Ever feel your communications aren't receiving the rave reviews they deserve? Ready to get out of autopilot? In a handful of short chapters, this insightful book will help you notice how you get fixed sometimes in the way you speak and behave with others - even in the way you work wit...

How to change fundamental reality by not thinking, an over-enthusiastic production of a play for Easter, getting lost on Dartmoor, the Health and Safety Officer of the afterlife, a dodgy group therapist, a steeplechase for saints and theologians, a Welsh football match, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse going AWOL.

When Pen finds a rather unexpected visitor in her garden, it doesn't take long for her new long-necked friend to draw the attention of the town. But with the grown-ups all thinking about the money they can make, no one but Pen seems to be asking the most important question... Why is there a giraffe in the garden?

Diet to Detox came about after first helping my children to regain health. I then started helping my patients. I've realised during this time that having a healthy gut is crucial to our wellbeing. Symptoms of chronic ill health such as fatigue and aches and pains are due to chronic inflammation. Where does chronic inflammation come from? An unhealthy or 'leaky' gut! So, if we correct the gut, the inflammation goes away. But how do we correct t...

After a successful day in court, Greg Geldard is hoping to clear up some routine cases. Then a government laboratory receives a mysterious threat, a terrorist attack precipitates a multi agency emergency response and his investigations are seriously compromised by interference from the security service. The enquiries lead down dangerous paths, with both Greg and someone he cares for put at risk, before he runs the perpetrators to ground. The...

Inspiration: The Brain, Imagination and Creative Practice introduces three aspects of cognition - the provision of possibilities, the processing of associative patterns, and the composition of creative outcomes. To engage the imagination I demonstrate that a cognitive reversal must take place in which rational thought serves the imaginative process, characterized as a state of suspense, or 'not knowing'. Creative practice involves three stages...

Are we the masters of our own outcome, or are we simply following the path that leads to our preordained destiny? Hiram Montgomery is not so sure. The Adongiva may be working perfectly, fully booked and crewed by a team of highly trained, multi-talented professionals, but things are never straightforward for long. There is always an unpredicted complication or surprise waiting to knock it off course.

The Labour Party election victory of 2019 ushers into power a radical socialist government which swiftly mutates to a British form of totalitarian Marxism in its quest for social justice and equality. Dominic Green, a Labour Party activist and celebrity chef, is caught up in the economic and social crisis as the country lurches towards civil war. Taunted by the jibes of his volatile Spanish wife, Rosa, he moves from denial to acceptance to ...

Rhi Dobbs is head of the art department in a secondary school in Whittingbury, a small town on the south west coast of England. She has her dream job and lives in her own idyllic cottage by the sea with her cat Tibbs. Her life is more than she could ever hope for. Ben Brooks is a loner who cares for his mum, who always makes him feel worthless. He is obsessed with a red-headed girl who he met several years ago, just once, on what was the wo...

For George and Douglas Abernathy, life is on the up. Their new android-building business is thriving and they are set to move from their clockmaker's shop in Soho to a spectacular country mansion. Then, the bombastic General Brassington forces the brothers to create a mechanical soldier to help quell the Indian Mutiny. The resulting steam-powered, clockwork soldier is promptly shipped to India. The soldier's mission is clear, he must subdu...

Theo Lawder and Zac Bonneval meet in the army at the outbreak of World War II. They survive the horror of Dunkirk and become lovers. Theo goes to work at Bletchley Park, where he becomes friendly with Alan Turing. After the war he joins the Foreign Office, while Zac works for MI6. They make a good life together. But this is a time when homosexuals are criminalised, and the pressure of being outcasts in society takes a terrible toll. Zac bec...

Jenny Deane has had her work read on the radio but this is her first collection of poems. They are sharp observations of the world around us and the way we lead our everyday lives. Some pose difficult questions, encouraging us to go deeper, to revise our opinions. To think again. Others are about love and loss, sadness and joy, nature and the natural world. Occasionally they may make us laugh out loud. Thoughtful and insightful, often emotiona...

Ronald Gray, artist, had 'the most interesting life imaginable' according to his niece in her introduction to his 1943 memoirs. Born and raised in Chelsea in the 1870s, he was an enthusiastic participant in the flourishing artistic life of London in the forty years before the First World War. He studied at the Westminster School of Art alongside Walter Russell, future Keeper of the Royal Academy, Henry Tonks and Aubrey Beardsley, among other...

It is a festive day and everyone is having a great time. But Mimi is sad and lonely. Why? And what would help her feel much better? This is a charming and lively children's story with an important message of acceptance behind it. It follows the adventures of Mimi, the purple butterfly, learning to love herself as she is and appreciate the wide variety in the world around her.

Rupert the rescue dog has a happy life in London with his owners, Mum and Dad, until, suddenly on an otherwise ordinary morning, his dad disappears. Try as he might, Rupert just doesn't understand where Dad has gone, or why. An endearing story of love and loss told through the eyes of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, with characterful illustrations helping to bring his world to life.

The Feeling Balletbody introduces the innovative teaching concept BalletBodyLogic, the brainchild of teacher, dancer and choreographer Annemari Autere. Accompanied by charming illustrations by Raphaëlle Zemella, The Feeling Balletbody reveals how dancers can effortlessly enhance their posture and movement by conscious use of the red muscle fibers and the internal movement of the connective tissue. Annemari also busts some of the biggest ball...

Hector is baking a cake for his Granny and he's determined that it's going to be perfect. But when he discovers that the peanut butter jar is empty, Hector decides that he must head out to find some more, or else his perfect cake will be ruined. As time begins to run out, Hector's luck begins to run out too. He may have to accept that sometimes, perfection just isn't possible...