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Voices surround Anna as she lies on her hospital bed, but she cannot answer them. Her voice has been taken, along with her mobility and her sight. She can hear the nurses talking and her family that come to visit. Her mum cries a lot and her dad struggles to deal with what he sees. Life used to be good for Anna, but life can change in a heartbeat, as she knows so well. And then there are the people we think we know. When the smile hides the anger. When the beauty hides the beast. Only Anna knows the truth, but Anna cannot speak.

Shockwaves are sent through the sleepy village of Trill when a woman’s body is discovered in a local school. Beatrice Baynes - interfering, overbearing and spiteful - was not well liked. But no one expects a body to be found on their doorstep.... And how did the annual festival at Meldon School turn from a lighthearted celebration to a gruesome crime scene? With the local constabulary completely stumped, Scotland Yard’s Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in to investigate.

Ivy and Georgie have secrets and pasts riddled with shame and betrayal. On a cold February day, both women leave home hoping to rebuild their lives, not knowing their worlds will soon collide. When fate eventually brings them to Tenley House, the home of a bitter, domineering matriarch who controls her fickle son and terrorises her adoptive granddaughter, the women find themselves in danger. Behind the facade of propriety, amidst secrets and lies, the truth will unfold when evil is awakened.

When a body washes up at the banks of the river in Affacombe village, the residents are thrown into disarray. It turns out to be the quiet and solitary matron at the local school: Sister Roach. But when the police start to investigate it appears Roach’s unassuming demeanour hid a much darker secret. With rumours of blackmail and clandestine affairs, it becomes clear that more than one person may have wanted Roach dead. Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in from Scotland Yard to crack the case.

Hannah Montague has the best job in the world.

With drama, excitement, emotion and an amazing team, midwifery has it all.

Every day is an adventure and there’s nothing Hannah would rather do, but when a global pandemic hits and with management’s habit of turning a blind eye to atrocious practice, is it all still worth it?

The peace of the English countryside is shattered one August morning by the discovery of a skeleton in the boot of a dumped car. A murder has been uncovered, and when detectives Pollard and Toye arrive on the scene they discover that this hamlet buried deep in the country is not so calm a place as it first appears. The inhabitants of the secluded village of Twiggadon are reluctant to air their individual secrets and offer the investigators little help.

Nancy Brown is an ordinary girl living in the industrial town of Orethorpe at the outbreak of the Second World War. Her life suddenly changes when she is told to report to the mysterious Megg House, and soon she finds herself caught up in a top-secret operation to find German spies operating in the town.

Stress is a problem for many people. This practical book was written by a GP who developed her approach for dealing with stress to help her patients and felt it could help a wider audience. The book is designed to encourage you (the listener) to reflect on what is causing stress in your life, how this stress is affecting you and on what you can change in your situation, and in yourself, to help you make life feel less stressful. There is plenty of space for you to jot down your thoughts.

Hera, the Goddess of the Gulls, is the loneliest gull in Sealand. She is reputed to be the only gull able to converse with the Sea, an age-old tradition in Sealand; but old Hera failed to teach her successor the Sea language before she died. It seems the Sea language is lost forever to the proud, hard gull race. If the gulls found out Hera's lonely secret, they would kill her. Just when all seems lost, the Sea language finds Hera—and her life, and mind, are forever transformed.

Did you ever wonder what might happen if your cat turned human? When feisty Tiffany loses her temper with boyfriend Anthony, and accidentally topples a set of inherited Egyptian figurines, ancient forces take their mischievous revenge...and grant her careless wish that men were more like her tabby cat Felix. It's fun at first, as Tiffany and Felix gleefully launch him into her social circle, but it soon becomes clear that charismatic Felix spells trouble.

Jenny found her husband Billy in his garden chair. He had passed away with a smile on his face, and in his hand he was holding his favourite gnome, the one called MOLAC. The old gardener had died a happy man. He knew about the secret. What he hadn't been aware of, though, were the adventures Archie and Joe were going to be involved in, because of their love for the Gnomes. This was a pity. Billy Potts would have enjoyed the adventure.

Despite Joanne, an accountant by profession, vowing never, ever to go on holiday again with “Let’s drink Malaga dry!” Veronica, she hears the announcement, “Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts, we will shortly be landing at Costa del Sol airport.” Returning from their holiday peeling and poor, they hatch a late night, gin and paella-fuelled, plan.

This fascinating painting, entitled "After Midnight Mass, Fifteenth Century", was exhibited by George Henry Boughton at the Royal Academy in 1897 and is now hidden away in a private collection. Did her creator know who she was, this lady of high birth emerging from the cathedral in the snow with her companion at her elbow? And who was the young man with yellow hair who is stepping forward from the crowd, hoping to attract her attention?

This fascinating painting, entitled ‘After Midnight Mass, Fifteenth Century’, was exhibited by George Henry Boughton at the Royal Academy in 1897 and is now hidden away in a private collection. Did her creator know who she was, this lady of high birth emerging from the cathedral in the snow with her companion at her elbow? And who was the young man with yellow hair who is stepping forward from the crowd, hoping to attract her attention? Within this book, the listener will discover her story, the story of a little serf with chestnut curls and violet eyes...

Restless Spirits is a fascinating and compelling listen by well known ghost-hunter Elisa Wilkinson, author of Seeing is Believing. Recounting specific hauntings and numerous ghostly occurrences around Britain, this is the culmination of personal research.

This audiobook is a fun way for children to learn to say hello in multiple languages from different countries around the world.

Broken hearted as well as broke, Emma invests everything she has left into a decaying, derelict ex-funeral parlor on dingy, run-down Bucket Street. Her rose-tinted vision and unwavering enthusiasm help bring the soul of the building back to life. But it’s not the only soul she discovers as age-old secrets soon surface… However, as Crumpets café begins to thrive, and Emma’s hard work begins to pay off, her dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Local protection racketeers, underhand property company dealings and secret council plans for a bypass threaten Emma’s newly built business.

Extortion, lies, duplicity, and murder, all of which take place in Moscow's dark underworld. At the center, unknowingly, is Alexandra Malikova, a white-collared professional by day and a high-end escort by night.

It was raining yet again and Peter was bored. Lucky enough to live in a large palace, he decides to explore some of the old quarters. There he finds a small door hidden behind a curtain that opens onto a realm beneath the palace. Finding himself shrunk to a fraction of his normal size, he enters the Enchanted Cavern, a magical place filled with animals, each with their own special ability. Peter embarks on a fantastic adventure that sees him making many wonderful friends, whom he leads in defence of their underground world from attack by an invading force.

When Anna’s dirt bike pulled up alongside late one summer’s evening, Harry grasped the opportunity to escape the city and his troubles, but he never imagined the mysterious girl would lead him across the galaxy to another world.