Fiction - Sagas

There are no secrets that time does not reveal...Bristol 1937The year is 1937 and the country is still reeling from the abdication of King Edward the Eighth the year before.His brother, the Duke of York has become King George the Sixth and will be...

He needs a place where he can thrive without his past haunting him. She's been waiting for the cowboy to return so she can confess her feelings. Can Luke and Hannah make their second chance into a forever love?Lucas Holt thought he'd be happy...

Domestic harmony is once again disrupted at the villa, this time by one of the Duke's ex-lovers-the Comtesse Duras-Valfons claiming Roxton is the father of her infant son, claims supported by the Salvan ancient aunts. Intent on causing mischief for Her Duke, they also...

Can a lone silver-haired outcast pixie free her homeland from the poison that enslaves all it touches? Without thought for herself, she engages the evil to eradicate its holds on those she loves. Will she find her own special love? Only the dragon knows.Dee...

In the sheep country of Canterbury and Otago the native tussock lands had reached the end of their useful life by the 1870s and were sown with European grasses - mainly ryegrass, timothy, cocksfoot and clover. Rural New Zealand in 1876. A time of...

And the Hills Replied is a story of one man's strange encounter during a 2005 vacation in Scotland to pay homage to his ancestors, where he stumbles upon a missing link in his genealogy. Sparhawk Hutchins's historical fantasy is a whirlwind adventure into the...

In THE DEADLINE, Andy Friessen has packed up everything and moved his family two states away, to Montana, to protect his wife, Laura, his newborn babies, and his stepson, Gabriel, from the threats of his mother. Andy and Laura soon face a new threat,...

This critical edition of the epic 1968 Malian novel explores its enduring literary power and the racist plagiarism scandal that devastated its author, the first African winner of France's prestigious Renaudot Prize. An engrossing, tragic tale spanning the thirteenth to the twentieth century, Bound...

'Reading, writing and walking: such an agreeable way to pass the days...' This is Rhian's discovery after she takes early retirement and travels to spend time on solitary retreat in a beautiful corner of Wales. From there her life unfolds in ways she could...

A multi-generational biblical saga of captivity, romance, faith, and redemption, set against the Judean exile in Babylon. Everything changes for Sarah the day Nebuchadnezzar's army storms Jerusalem. In an instant, her peaceful life on the farm is ripped away: her city sacked, her temple...

A funeral. Four clues. An adventure they never saw coming.As children, the four Baker cousins were inseparable, each sweltering Georgia summer spent playing at Gram and Gramp's lake house, immersed in an endless world of fun and make-believe.Now adults, Gram's death brings them together...

Discover an often-overlooked corner of American history. Kitchen Stories: A Key West Recollection tells the tales of multiple generations of a single Key West family and throws light on the origins of the southernmost city's unique mixture of cultures. Meet Franz, the accidental German...

While most use their summer breaks for pleasure, third grade teacher Cindy Moore is using her summer vacation to tie up some loose ends concerning her grandmother's estate. When Cindy enters the storage unit that holds her grandmother's belongings, she is merely looking for...

As war rages, everyone has to do their bit...Bristol 1941As the clouds of war grow bleaker both at home and abroad, the Tobacco Girls are determined to do their bit for King and Country. To that end Maisie Miles and Bridget Milligan become voluntary...

Jule n "Jude" Tholet has survival in his DNA. His father, Cleon, lived through imprisonment and torture during Pinochet's military coup in Chile. His mother, Penny, risked everything to gain her husband's freedom and flee the country with their newborn son. But as a...

Nothing will stop the The Tobacco Girls not even war...BRISTOL 1940.The Tobacco Girls cling together as they realise that the clouds of war are turning dark, the world is becoming more dangerous and their lives more unpredictable.Bridget Milligan's big, happy family fragments when her...

'A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' Rosie Goodwin, bestselling author.The start of a thrilling new series, from bestselling author Lizzie Lane set on Bristol which follows three friends through thick and thin.Bristol 1939. School leaver Maisie Miles suspects her...

We don't expect the unexpected when we fall in love. At least I didn't. Once it was done, that's all there was to it. I loved him and he loved me, and we would work out the rest, like college and careers. One thing...

ALL NEW from the Tobacco GirlsBRISTOL 1943 and life for the Tobacco Girls isn't getting any easier...Bridget Milligan has donned a uniform and joined the nursing services where she becomes intrigued with the miracles of modern medicine. She's also torn between family loyalty, her...

Learning her father's uncle has asked for her to come to America and be his sole heir, seventeen-year-old Ella McCarthy should be flattered and excited. The circumstances, however, are quite daunting. She must leave her loving Irish family to marry her uncle's neighbor's younger...

Studio Art Case Laminate Library EditionOne of the 20 Most Romantic Books Ever, According to BookBub MembersInspired by real events, a secretly arranged marriage establishes a dynasty.After years in exile, Julian returns to claim a bride he doesn't know. To his delight, he discovers...

Return to Heart Falls-a place for family, friends, and falling in love.The first stand alone novel in a new trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend.Lisa Coleman committed to stay in Heart Falls until her sister's baby arrives, but after that, she's...

This isn't how fairy tales typically begin, but it's where mine starts...No money, no phone, and abandoned on the streets of Chicago.With my baby in my arms, I wander into a bar in a shady neighborhood and ask to use their phone.When my father...

Selected as a 2019 Outstanding International Book by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Ntshingila's lyrically wrought North American debut is a slim yet satisfying novel sure to trigger a wide range of emotions.Kirkus, starred review It is a story...

"This is NOT the Anne of Green Gables that I remember ... but it's certainly a HOT what-if retelling. Not one for the kiddies! But bad boys will very much enjoy the ribald adventures of an alt Anne Shirley." - H.L. Osterman, Short Change...

A dozen days--and nights--to explore all the possibilities...Tobias "Slim" Jackson has the perfect life as a pilot on Gansett Island in the summer and in Florida in the winter. He's happiest when he's in the air, or at least that was the case before...

Bristol - 1945The war has ended; the men are returning home to their loved ones, but for some things have changed.Charlotte Hennessey-White's husband, David is no longer the gentle loving man he once was and Charlotte, so independent during the war, is devastated.Edna Burbage's...

In 1980, 17-year-old Yrvin Lacroix is in a sailboat from Haiti bound for Miami, Florida in search of a better life. He leaves behind his beloved mother, his siblings, and R馮ine-his childhood sweetheart to whom he has made a promise to return. In Miami,...

Will an unlikely friendship be enough to save them?After escaping a train bound for a death camp with a trusty German Shepherd dog, a girl wakes to find that she has no memory of her former life.Lily is fostered by the kind RAF pilot...

Some battles will be fought on the Homefront...The war has had a devastating effect on the Sweet Family with young Charlie Sweet, lost at sea, presumed dead and bombs falling on nearby Bristol.Still there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon in the...

From the bestselling author of The London Girls comes a story of courage and resilience amidst the horror of Auschwitz--and one woman's last chance to share it with the world.London, 1995: When on the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz a news broadcast...

"Written with heart-piercing vividness and sly humor, a roller coaster of emotions!""Consistently brilliant, this series showcases what fantastic worldbuilding can be."The long-awaited conclusion to The Norsunder War is also the culmination to the entire Sartorias-deles arc. Find out why one reader on Reddit said,...

Spy, horse whisperer, father of fourteen William Newman 1744-1843What would you ask someone who lived through three wars and watched the fragile dawning of a new country? William Newman's granddaughters fear his stories will die with him. Behind all the gray hair and wrinkles...

Nuneaton, 1869. When young Saffie's parents fell in love, her mother was cast out by her well-to-do family. Choosing love over money, they eloped choosing to raise their daughter on the canals. For as long as she can remember, Saffie has loved learning and...

A young girl's tragic loss will shape her dreams and her future...1930 - Douro Valley, PortugalTwelve-year-old Catherine is watching the Rabalo race in Porto when the sound of a shot being fired changes her life forever.Her beloved mother, mistress for some years to Walter...

An epic, sweeping historical debut novel "about what it means to be part of a family and lineage, in all its heartbreaking and wondrous complexity" spanning continents and a century, and how one act of survival can reverberate through generations (Rachel Khong, author of...

A CAPTIVATING WW1 SAGA OF UNWAVERING STRENGTH. My cousin has been killed in action. We grew up together. He was like a brother to me. His poor mother, my aunt Eloise, will need me now more than ever. July 1916, Clifton Park. Soft-hearted Dorothea...

Equally honorable, brave, and noble was King Frederick I, called "Barbarossa" for his prominent red beard. He ruled twelfth century Germany when it was a feudal kingdom, a time of darkness and intrigue. As Arthur sought the Holy Grail, Frederick sought the Holy Lance,...

By the early 1880s the Rawlins family ranch was well established in the remote Paradise Valley of the Montana Territory. Sarah was encouraging Virgil to turn over more of the daily ranching chores to their sons and daughters. And such was their plan until...

Swimming to Jerusalem is the story of Bram Goodman; his family, friends, colleagues, and demons.Born in Paris, he spent his childhood in Israel and moved to Brooklyn as a teenager. When he flunks out of college, Bram returns to Israel in an effort to...

From New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford comes the long-anticipated final novel in the House of Falconer trilogy. This audiobook is read by series narrator Joan Walker.James Falconer--a tycoon and a self-made man--seems to have the world in the palm of his...

'A thrilling, heart-stealing historic romp and achingly romantic.' M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood'A heartwarming tale of forbidden love that captured my heart from its opening page... Unputdownable.' Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of YorkOxford 1360When his sister's betrothed vanishes...

Can the Seaside Girls embrace the new year with courage...Cleethorpes - 1940As the new year dawns the show at the Empire comes to an end and it's time for the girls to move on.Years of struggle are over for Frances O' Leary when Johnny...

It's 1850 and the Noble family have arrived in Australia to start a new life after scandal drove them from their native England. Headstrong Pippa Noble is determined to reclaim their honour by making her father's plans for a successful stud farm a reality....

Taken from his unwed mother immediately after his birth and sent to a New York Children's Asylum, Franky never questioned his life of sterile walls, strict discipline, and emotionally distant caregivers. That is, until being selected to ride the orphan trains, where he quickly...

After suffering a devastating defeat at the hands of the Cimbri, Rome is in a panic, and fears of a barbarian invasion grip the city. With no legions to defend the mountain passes, all of Italy is now open to the Germanic tribes, but...

Brand new in the bestselling Mulberry Lane series by Rosie Clarke.London 1958Life has moved on since the war and the youngsters of Mulberry Lane are growing up fast.Peggy's Ronaski's family is struggling with growing pains but she is always there, strong, reliable and ready...

'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour If you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you'll LOVE Glenda Young's 'amazing novels!' (ITV's This Morning presenter Sharon Marshall) 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My...

The start of a brand NEW series from bestselling author Rosie ClarkeCambridgeshire - March 1939As the clouds of war begin to gather in Europe, the Talbot family of rural Blackberry Farm will be torn apart, just as so many families all over the world...

The brand new release from bestselling author Rosie Clarke.Friendship, tears, laughter and enduring love help the Harpers girls survive...LONDON 1917As the Americans enter the War, there is renewed energy in the war effort.With husbands and sons fighting for freedom, the women of Harpers are...