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Desperation has led Anne-Sophia Duncombe to a life of exile. Still, she is always just one mistake away from capture and a marriage she would rather die than endure. As a last resort to remain hidden from her former life, Sophia attempts a radical scheme: a life of humility and disguise. Rumor has it that Wilhelm Montegue, the Earl of Devon, is insane. A tormented war hero haunted by scandal, he is only tolerated because of his brilliant mind and swarthy good looks.

‘A gorgeous love story … with more than a touch of magical realism’ Independent ‘It’s fabulous, we should all have copies’ Simon Mayo, Scala Radio ‘A glorious love story, a spellbinding fable’ Adele Parks **********************************************************` Women...

Olive Wickes knew a better life once. Before their old master died, her family lived in comfortable servants' quarters beside a garden where birdsong echoed through the day. But the new young master turned them out, and now Olive, her parents, and her five-year-old brother Jimmy are struggling to get by. In their cold and desolate tenement, Olive sings to Jimmy about the birds of the garden, trying to cling on to hope.

Tea leaves and tarot cards are entertaining ways to predict the future, but when Evelyn Osbourne finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the public eye on stage in Vauxhall Gardens, not even the most reliable crystal ball can prepare her for what happens next. Evelyn has always known love wasn't written in the stars, not with her family turmoil, and yet when she meets Malcolm Walker, she can't help but question her fate.

A secret songbird. A devoted Duke. A love that defies society’s rules. When tragedy leaves Isadora Vale and her family on the brink of ruin, she turns to the one gift she has left—her voice. Hidden behind a mask, she becomes La Sirena, the mysterious songbird whose haunting melodies captivate London’s glittering society. Adrian Hawthorne, the powerful Duke of Evermere, has little patience for the endless parades of debutantes thrust into his path. But when he hears La Sirena sing, everything changes. Behind her music he senses heartbreak, courage, and a soul he cannot resist.

Celebrated by book clubs and inspired by true events, Song of Redemption unveils a devastating mystery. In 1932, a media frenzy erupted when the body of Danielle, a gifted and enslaved songstress, was discovered hidden within the walls of an abandoned mansion on the Soileau Plantation. Through her sister, who returns to the English and French-speaking parish to identify the remains, reporters uncover the complexities of Danielle's life on and off the sugar plantation, where she was the former child companion of the master's daughter.

Dare she allow her fears to be washed away by the tides of a forbidden kiss? Magdalena never wanted to be a kept woman, but after her husband strikes gold deep-sea mining, Adriano would like nothing more than to see his wife happily at home raising their theoretical children.

For most of her life, Juliet Emerline has subsisted, isolated by deafness, making hats in the solitude of her home. Now she's at risk of losing her sanctuary to Lord Nicolas Thornton, a mysterious and eccentric architect with designs on her humble estate. When she secretly witnesses him raging beside a grave, Juliet investigates, finding the name "Hawk" on the headstone and an unusual flower at the base. The moment Juliet touches the petals, a young English nobleman appears in ghostly form.

Ada Walker doesn’t remember her parents, so she never knew how much she was loved. Her father has been missing for a year, so when her mother dies when Ada is just four years old, she faces an uncertain future with an unscrupulous foster mother. At the age of eight, Ada is sold to work on the banks of the raging river Thames searching for treasures. And soon, she learns there are only two things in life she can truly rely on; her friend Bram, who promises to take care of her always, and her love of singing that helps to pass the dark and lonely hours.