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The second in the highly praised Emily Grey series ‘Emily Grey proves so engaging that I hope she'll keep going into the Cold War', JakeKerridge, Daily Telegraph At the height of the First World War, Emily Grey finds herself far away from the action, collating Swiss rubber imports in a hut in...

G.A. Gibson's historical fiction collection, The Book of James, begins with James Earp and The Tale of Jack Harp, as James Earp, Civil War veteran, gambler, brothel and saloon owner, husband and father, looks back at his life while contemplating revenge for the shooting death of his youngest brother. Often overshadowed by his famous siblings, James Earp's adventures bring a new perspective to the wild days of the old west.

“Me and Mr. Chips: a boy's adventures with his puppy" is a heartwarming series written by Louis W. Hirschmann, author of numerous novels and short stories featuring his young alter ego, Jeff Vetch, as the boy grows up in 1950's Glencoe, Illinois. In this 5-volume story, Mr. Hirschmann's writing takes a deliciously whimsical turn as he tells the tale of Jeff and Mister Chips, a German Schnauzer puppy, and the amazing, unforgettable adventures they have together.

It is 1763. James Blakiston wants to solve the mystery of old Reuben Cooper’s murder. He wants to forget the loss of fortune and position. Most of all, he wants to ignore his yearning for the beautiful and spirited Kate Greener. That's not too much to ask. Is it?

Dr. Wolfgang Pike would love nothing more than to finish the requiem hes composing for his late wife, but the ending seems as hopeless as the patients dying a hundred yards away at the Waverly Hills Tuberculosis sanatorium. If he cant ease his own pain with music, he tries to ease theirsbut his...