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  • The Shadow Wife - Gayle Ridinger - 3D book cover
    Contemporary

    The Shadow Wife – Gayle Ridinger

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    ‘The Shadow Wife’ is a thought-provoking novel of life and fate – of belonging and discovering your own individuality – of finding your place in this world regardless of age. Introduction Twin sisters at the hairdresser. It could not get more innocent than that, right? But the blonde and brunette insist upon becoming identical again. Like when they were young and even their parents had difficulty keeping them apart. One is eager, the other is anxious. Both are determined. As to the why we have no clue – there’s more than meets the eye… My Thoughts What a thought-provoking tale of fate and life itself. Sometimes instant decisions and chance…

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    Shadows of Regret - Ross Greenwood - 3D book cover

    Shadows of Regret – Ross Greenwood

    Nobody Heard Me Cry - P.A. Davies - 3D book cover

    Nobody Heard Me Cry – P.A. Davies

    Charlie and Pearl - Tammy Robinson - Book Cover

    Charlie and Pearl – Tammy Robinson

  • Venetian Lives - Brendan Gisby - Book Cover
    Contemporary,  Fiction

    Novella | Venetian Lives – Brendan Gisby

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    Come with me to beautiful Venice, the city of culture and love! But wait.. wouldn’t you like to know about the people living in Venice? The ones who belong to the city of over a hundred islands and as many canals? The ones who hurriedly pass the Piazza San Marco, packed with tourists, and disappear? Follow me and enter Brendan Gisby’s Venetian Lives… Introduction This novella contains four short stories about Venice but instead of focusing on the city’s beauty and gorgeous buildings, Brendan Gisby shows us the world of the city’s residents and their Venetian Lives, that takes place beyond tourists’ favourites as the Piazza San Marco and its…

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    The Killing of Emily Chandler - Nigel Cooper - 3D book cover

    The Killing of Emily Chandler – Nigel Cooper

    Seas of Snow - Kerensa Jennings - Book Cover

    Seas of Snow – Kerensa Jennings

    Behind Her Back - Jane Lythell - 3D book cover

    Behind Her Back – Jane Lythell

  • Drift Stumble Fall - M. Jonathan Lee - Book Cover
    Contemporary

    Drift Stumble Fall – M. Jonathan Lee

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    Two neighbours across the street – each trapped in their own world. Each craving for the other’s life – envying the other judging by appearances. One’s shocking truth is revealed to us, the reader. The other’s less shocking but still far-reaching plans… Drift Stumble Fall, the new atmospheric, dark, and captivating novel by M. Jonathan Lee. “There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” – Aldous Huxley Introduction  “‘I love you,’ she says. Sometimes, I feel she does.” All he craves for is “a new beginning.” This is it – this is the gorge between Richard Brown’s daily life and inner thoughts.…

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    Backstories – Simon Van Der Velde

    Behind Her Back - Jane Lythell - 3D book cover

    Behind Her Back – Jane Lythell

    The Shadow Wife - Gayle Ridinger - 3D book cover

    The Shadow Wife – Gayle Ridinger

  • The Good in Mister Philips 3D book cover
    Contemporary,  Detective, Mystery & Thriller

    The Good in Mister Philips – P.A. Davies

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    – – This book contains explicit sexual content – – A steamy detective novel filled with suspicion, intrigue and sex. A man leading two lives. Murders threaten to expose his secret… Forget Fifty Shades – Marcus Good is IT!  Introduction James Philips is a man you could easily ignore or walk past without noticing. He is “your typical Mr Average” and be honest, would any woman give him a second thought? I mean, he looks so … boring! But apparently, Mister Philips has a far more interesting side when using his pseudonym Marcus Good for his moonlighting job as a male escort! The ladies are more than satisfied with the…

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    Shadows of Regret - Ross Greenwood - 3D book cover

    Shadows of Regret – Ross Greenwood

    Seas of Snow - Kerensa Jennings - Book Cover

    Seas of Snow – Kerensa Jennings

    Blind Side - Jennie Ensor Book Cover

    Blind Side – Jennie Ensor

  • Uncommon Type - Tom Hanks - Book Cover
    Contemporary

    Uncommon Type – Tom Hanks

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    ‘Uncommon Type’ is a collection of descriptive short stories written by none other than famous actor and overall nice human being: Tom Hanks Introduction  Who has not heard about Tom Hanks? The American actor who played in many films such as ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘Apollo 13’. The man who got Meg Ryan swooning in ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and  ‘You’ve Got Mail.’ To me, most of all he is the main character ‘Forrest Gump’ in the film with the same title – the man who changed history without knowing, who saw the good in everyone and stayed true to his friends, with his undying love…

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    Broken Branches - M. Jonathan Lee - Book Cover

    Broken Branches – M. Jonathan Lee

    My Sweet Friend - Helene Leuschel - Book Cover

    My Sweet Friend – Helene Leuschel

    Normal People - Sally Rooney - 3D book cover

    Normal People – Sally Rooney

  • The Ink Run - Dale Brendan Hyde - Book Cove
    Contemporary

    The Ink Run – Dale Brendan Hyde

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    The Ink Run is a novel of a life spiralling further and further downwards on a path of violence and cruelty through the gates of hell and beyond – to that dreadful void where hope has long gone. Introduction  A boy growing up in an abusive environment where happiness consists of him being in his shelter, his raft. A father who never misses an opportunity to express his disgruntlement at his son, Otis, being alive. A mother as dismissive as her spouse of her only child,. Somehow young Otis feels that, without his father, his mother would have been someone different – a loving mother instead of someone who neglects him and steps over…

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    The Constant Soldier - William Ryan - Book Cover

    The Constant Soldier – William Ryan

    A Perfect Square – Isobel Blackthorn

    Shepherd and the Professor - Dan Kiefstad - Book Cover

    Shepherd & the Professor – Dan Klefstad

  • Letterbox - P.A. Davies - 3D book cover
    Contemporary

    Letterbox – P.A. Davies

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    ‘Letterbox’ is strong, powerful, emotive. A harrowing novel about the 1996 Manchester IRA bombing – what a haunting tale and heartbreaking insight into the lives of those, responsible for the bombings and of those, who by their very being had no choice but to be implicated in it… their lives will never be the same… Introduction Liam Connor has it all: a loving father and mother, a sibling, his sister, Margaret, a carefree life so it seems. But unbeknownst to him, he is part of something bigger – so all-consuming that it will change everything he believed in and replace it with a strong bond to his roots, to honour…

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    Poet of the Wrong Generation - Lonnie Ostrow - Book Cover

    Poet of the Wrong Generation – Lonnie Ostrow

    His Guilty Secret - Hélene Fermont - 3D book cover

    His Guilty Secret – Hélene Fermont

    George: a Gentleman of the Road - P.A. Davies - 3D book cover

    George: A Gentleman of the Road – P.A. Davies

  • My Sweet Friend - Helene Leuschel - Book Cover
    Contemporary

    My Sweet Friend – Helene Leuschel

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    *Novella* ‘My Sweet Friend’ is a captivating novella drawing you into the lives of two women, Rosie and Alexa. Each from their perspective, they narrate a story of manipulation and intrigue… Introduction When new girl Alexa comes into the office, Rosie feels inspired by her buoyant behaviour, by her elegant style and the way Alexa presents herself to her new colleagues. What attracts Rosie most, is that underneath that cool and efficient exterior, Alexa shows an insecurity which makes her, in Rosie’s eyes, human and loveable. No wonder Rosie does her best to show Alexa around and help her where she can. So why does the story start with a…

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    Blind Side - Jennie Ensor Book Cover

    Blind Side – Jennie Ensor

    The Housewarming – S.E. Lynes

    Tara Road - Maeve Binchy - Book Cover

    Tara Road – Maeve Binchy

  • Made in Japan - S.J. Parks - Book Cover
    Contemporary,  Romance

    Made in Japan – S.J. Parks

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    An atmospheric and engaging tale of a mother and daughter who, twenty-three years apart, come to Japan each with their own objective, both with a strong sense of not-belonging and a desperate wish to find their place in life. Introduction  After her mother’s death, a young woman wants to learn to know Japan, the country of her father, whom she does not know. Hana has not even a name to find him nor a clue as to who he is or his whereabouts; all she knows is the ‘Teahouse’ her mother, Naomi, helped to create. Most of all though, Hana needs to find herself and to that end, she leaves behind…

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    Brake Failure – Alison Brodie

    His Guilty Secret - Hélene Fermont - 3D book cover

    His Guilty Secret – Hélene Fermont

    The Ink Run - Dale Brendan Hyde - Book Cove

    The Ink Run – Dale Brendan Hyde

  • The Constant Soldier - William Ryan - Book Cover
    Contemporary

    The Constant Soldier – William Ryan

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    When Paul Brandt, to his knowledge the only survivor from his battalion, returns home from the front severely wounded, his town regards him as a hero. But Paul is wracked with guilt and will do anything to make amends, make it up to her, the woman he betrayed – he will even pretend to be a true Nazi. Will it save her? Introduction  German soldier Paul Brandt was forced to go into the army due to his political activities in Vienna, before the outbreak of WW2. The only other option was prison where she went, his co-conspirator and the love of his life, a woman only known to him by her codename.…

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    Charlie and Pearl – Tammy Robinson

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