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The Eradication of Vice saga continues. Flogged by his depraved wife and mother-in-law, and subjected to excruciating sexual torment by the traditionalist faction of the British Women's Association for the Eradication of Vice, Archie Duntisbourne joins his anarchist comrades in a daring raid on the Association’s secret laboratory in Wiveliscombe. Professor Reich, the Association’s chief scientist, reveals a dark secret...but can he be believed, or is his confession the product of a deranged mind?

After their father dies in a tragic accident, heiresses Evelyn, Georgia and Olivia Belle are left with a massive hole in their finances. With the world's media and National Crime Agency looking on, their family home, cars, and other assets are sold at auction, leaving the sisters penniless, homeless, and jobless. Shunned by their celebrity friends, the sisters must learn to fend for themselves for the first time in their lives.

The Black Eagles and their loved ones try to recover from the traumatic events that have beset the band, starting to piece together their lives while trying to make sense of everything that happened to them. How can they trust again, after so much betrayal? As they begin a collective healing process, they find that the future has more demons in store for them. At the centre of it all are Luke and Melissa, only just starting to put their lives back together. As they embark on new adventures, old enemies may not be ready to let them forget.

Archie’s predicament deepens as he spies for both the contending factions within the British Women’s Association for the Eradication of Vice, steals secret plans for the Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation, and is subject to the monstrous attentions of the mysterious "angel" that dwells in the basement of the Association’s secret laboratory at Wiveliscombe. 

Honoring a promise to his twin, Lord Ethan Ambrose invites wealthy, respectable Madeleine Murrow and her parents to his impoverished estate with marriage in mind. His plans are overthrown when he awakens to find an abandoned infant in his bedroom. Will the charming Madeleine flee scandal or remain to win the viscount’s love?

Dating a famous rock star should be fun and non-stop parties. Leah Marley doesn’t go to those parties because to the world she doesn’t exist. Someone else walks beside him, holds his hand, and smiles for the camera. She went into it knowing she had to stay at the back, in the shadows. At the start he had never lied about how things would be, but with the help of friends they fool everyone. Unfortunately for Leah someone doesn’t want her to ever come out of the shadows. Leah soon realizes she isn’t just fighting for love, she’s fighting for much more than that - her life.

Sometimes there is only a pole between survival and starvation. For Jessica Hughes, this is her reality. At 21, she’s single-handedly supporting her two younger brothers and her four-year-old daughter while paying off her deadbeat mother's gambling debts. Her life may seem like crap to others, but Jess knows it could be worse. Then, Hunter O'Shea walks back into her life and drops a bombshell - a secret that could destroy everything they once had. Once again, Jess finds herself picking up the pieces of her broken heart.

The battle is won, but the war has just begun. Evil stalks the Island-World as the Marshal of Herimor and his Dragon-slaying hordes put nation after nation to the sword. The haunting cry of the Nurguz summons all Dragonkind to their doom. None can resist. But Marshal Re'akka and his all-conquering Dragon Assassins are not the only trouble on the horizon. For there is a new Dragoness finding her wings, and she will stop at nothing to protect her loved ones. She is Pip the Pygmy Dragon.

They are calling it the End of Days. The world is plunging into darkness, the days growing shorter and the nights longer. Meteor showers are falling to the earth and there are some who would take advantage of the growing darkness. For 16-year-old Bronte Bell, her problems are closer to home. Since her birthday she's become weaker, her bones breaking, her hair falling out and plagued with constant migraines.

Sophie is a beautiful housewife on the brink of a midlife crisis, unhappy with her husband. Juliette, a passionate optimist, struggles to make ends meet in a society that stereotypes single mothers. Evelyn, a shy novelist, is looking for the university to help her step out of the shadows. Ann, after being disabled after a serious accident, yearns for fulfillment in a cruel world. And then there's Will, a teenager who longs to sever the shackles of family and religion. As five paths collide, they're presented with the same question: What is your dream?

It is almost Christmas, and nearly everyone is looking forward to spending the festive season with their loved ones. But what about those who are facing Christmas alone? Bill and Sally are shy and lonely, left behind when the swinging sixties changed the rest of the country. Will they avoid the holiday season as they usually do and spend it alone, or will Christmas catch up with them this year?

Stella Andromeda Sunne has always dreamed of exploring the universe. She knows astronomy is in her blood, and not just because her mother and father are astrophysicists. No, there's something about her visits to grandad's house too. From a very young age Stella's dreamed of travelling the stars. Imagine her surprise when her cosmic dreams come true in the form of a space chicken. The worst possible space ship disguise ever.

"Jess is dead, and it's my fault". Anna Macbeth has spent her whole life trying to escape from her past. She left the rural Yorkshire village where she grew up for life as a family lawyer in London, but what secrets did she take with her? When a familiar voice telephones her with tragic news, Anna knows that running away is no longer an option, and that she has to return to face her demons. What led Anna to flee from her home, and what is it that causes her to return? Charcoal unfolds a dramatic sequence of events that demonstrate the consequences of desires.

Ana Wicker’s life turns upside down, when her parents inform her, they intend to divorce. Ana thinks the answer is to run away, but in doing so, she finds herself transported to the strange world of Eperidium. There, she meets Frey, Felix, and Clomtrop, three magical children known in their world as Scions. They explain to Ana that the only person who can help her return home has disappeared without a trace.

Rule number one: Don’t sleep with the clients. Escorting was supposed to be a short-term job to pay the bills. It wasn’t meant to lead to heartache. For Stefanie Wiley, love was never in the cards - until she met James Moore. Being an escort was taboo but falling for James was downright scandalous.

Little Hamsden is a picturesque town nestled in the English countryside. But when a young girl disappears, tensions run high and a private investigator is called in to help solve the case. Lisa Reynolds is the key witness. A bakery assistant by day and a club singer by night, her life is thrown into turmoil by a tragic event. So begins a journey of intrigue, romance, love and passion, combined with a burning desire to unravel the mystery. What happened at the Lake of Lilies?

The first year at Chattlesbury University is coming to an end. Five students have become friends, and their lives are progressing both academically and personally. Forced to mature too soon, can Will's life ever be the same again? Crippled by personal loss, can Evelyn overcome her grief? Secrets and revelations threaten to destroy the world that Sophie knows. Can Juliette's growing love for one man overcome opposition from those around them? Ann is striving for the one thing that will fulfill her personally.

Eleanor’s life with Robert and their six-year-old daughter Quinn was happy and settled...or so she thought. Then Quinn’s behaviour changed from that of a happy-go-lucky little would-be princess to a withdrawn, timid little mouse. What could have caused such a transformation?

The Black Eagles and their loved ones can finally put the dark times behind them. Their recent dance with death saw them stand strong when it looked like all was lost. With determination and positivity, they are set on moving forward and not looking back. The demons from the past have been defeated but just as they feel calm and secure they are reminded that for every demon you beat, another is waiting in the shadows. Can love and friendship withstand the pressure? Can they hold on one final time and keep the promises they made at the very beginning?

Bronte Bell is the last of the Star children, the last of her race, but there are those that would see her kind eradicated in a long-running battle for darkness over the sky. On her own and lost in space and time, Bronte must try to find her own path toward her destiny while uncovering the truth about who she really is. When one discovery finds her at odds with her partnered soul, Nick, and fighting a broken heart, will Bronte be able to keep battling her way to the truth so long withheld?