Hannah's smart & funny... she's also fifteen & pregnant. Aaron is new at school & doesn't want to attract attention. So why does he offer to be the pretend dad to Hannah's unborn baby? Growing up can be trouble but that's how you find out what really matters. ...

Tooting, 1950: After losing her husband in the war, Ida Wilcox is not so sure that bringing children into the world is such a good idea after all. However much her loving family in Tooting rally round, she still has her hands full coping with whatever life throws at her three. Ida is used to Alan chancing his luck & dreaming his life away, but had not expected Norman, usually so responsible & reliable, to give up his steady job at the post office for the sake of Alans latest scheme to make them all rich. And then there is poor Ruby, vulnerable to Brian Brookshaw & her father-in-laws violent outburst & her own rebellious spirit. What kind of a future can Ruby give her little boys if she cant find a good man or hold down a decent job? ...

All is quiet in the Dinosaur Cafe until big bully Tyrannosaurus bursts in, demanding more than vegetarian fare. After he threatens to put all the herbivores into a dinosaur stew, they decide to retaliate & call in their secret weapon. & with big bully T-Rex cowering in the corner, the rest of the dinosaurs join in & tickle him. ...

Details: Emmeline Lucas reaches the pinnacle of village life by becoming Mayor of Tilling, but with arch rival Miss Elizabeth
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The ultimate enemies-to-lovers, fake dating summer romance from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia Mac Intosh. Lara & Sonny are sworn enemies. As rival showbiz journalists, they are always out to get one-up on each other – whether being the first to scoop the latest celebrity gossip, or sabotaging a potential lead. So when their bosses ask them to join forces & go undercover at an exclusive celebrity retreat, they can’t think of anything worse – except that they are going to need to pretend to be in couples therapy to blend in… Being on a tropical island for work would be most people’s idea of heaven, but for Lara & Sonny it’s hell. Can a week of sun, sea & uncovering showbiz secrets together chip away at Lara & Sonny’s rivalry? & once they get home & the fake relationship is over, could a real one be left in its place? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836784869 • Author: Portia Mac Intosh • Publisher: Boldwood Books Limited • Pages: 272 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 1... ...

On the outskirts of a small English town, young Arnie discovers the body of a middle-aged man in the woods. Three people are convinced they are responsible for the death: the captain thinks he accidentally shot the man while hunting rabbits; the local spinster thinks she may have done more damage than she intended when she hit him with her shoe
- & Arnies mother, most damningly of all, reveals that it might have been her too.

The police are called in to investigate but meanwhile artist Sam Marlowe becomes a good-natured sleuth, helping the townspeople to bury, dig up, & rebury the corpse in an effort to evade the authorities & discover the truth about Harry.


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She looked after them. But who would look after her? When fourteen-year-old Sara Jenkins rescues her baby sister, Myfanwy, from the fire which kills their mother, little does she realise the burden of responsibility she is taking on. Her father, Ifor, is perceived as strict & moral by everyone in the village. But as Sara struggles to look after Myfanwy & their home she discovers the depths of cruelty he is capable of. Then Ifor remarries, & Sara's new stepmother is a hard taskmaster who considers everything Sara does inadequate or wicked. When Sara meets Rhys Edwards, nephew of the owner of the bakery where she works, she falls in love for the first time. Finally, she believes, she has a way to escape her father. Rhys & Sara plan to make a life together in Cardiff
- but when tragedy strikes Sara finds herself alone there, pregnant & destitute.. .
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What is the difference between mean & median, blatant & flagrant, flout & flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With " Troublesome Words", journalist & bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise & entertaining guide to the problems of English usage & spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work with the written word for over twenty years.

So if you want to discover whether you should care about split infinitives, are cursed with an uncontrollable outbreak of commas or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say an historic day, this superb book is the place to find out.

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In May 1940, Britain was at war with Germany & Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister, struggling with a poorly prepared defence against Hitler. This book presents an account of how some troublesome young men risked political suicide & vilification as traitors, & paved the way for Winston Churchill to step in as Britain's saviour. ...