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The extraordinary true story of one of the last female special operation agents in France to get out alive after its liberation in WWII. Born in 1921, Pippa Latour was a covert special operations agent who parachuted into a field in Nazioccupied Normandy. Trained by the British as a Special...

In Voices in Summer, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites readers into long summer days on the coast of Cornwall—and into the stormy heart of a newlywed. Shy, recovering from illness, and away from her husband, Laura Haverstock is a fearful heart on the verge of...

A YACHT FULL OF SUSPECTS, ON A SEA OF RED HERRINGS . . . Rosalind King, Caro Hooper and Posy Starling may be famous for each playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen, but their growing reputation for solving real murder cases has prompted an offer that they can't refuse . . . Property...

Flowers in the Rain & Other Stories collects sixteen of #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher’s romantic tales set across Britain from the Scottish countryside to the city of London. Rosamunde Pilcher... She makes you laugh... She makes you cry... She takes you to a world of...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites listeners to share the full spectrum of life’s moods and emotions through the thirteen stories gathered here in her very first collection of short fiction. From a child’s first knowledge of death, through city and country, to an...

A runaway bestseller in Britain with over 100,000 copies sold, a riveting historical mystery in the tradition of Kate Morton In Rachel Hore's A Place of Secrets, auction house appraiser Jude leaves London for her dream job at Starbrough Hall, an estate in the countryside, examining and pricing...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, Winter Solstice (the basis for the TV movie) is the story of five unforgettable characters, lonely and haunted strangers who find love and loyalty as a reborn family of friends during the Christmas holidays. Elfrida Phipps, once of...

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher’s The End of Summer, a woman revisits her home and her heartbreak when she is reunited with the one she loved and lost—and could love again. After years in the United States, Jane returns to the tranquil Scottish estate, Elvie, where...

A richly atmospheric fantasy set across one day, as a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms, knowing they could be snatched away by their audience of faerie princes, imps and sprites at any moment. As dawn breaks on All Souls Day, the lingering mists part to...

'I loved this book from start to finish…. A real page turner and a heart warming story… Set in a gorgeous location… A great summertime read!' Reader review ★★★★★ 'I feel like I know these characters as friends, and I will miss them now the story is over' Reader review...

All is far from quiet on the home front in national bestselling author Anna Lee Huber's captivating mystery series, in which former Secret Service agent Verity Kent receives a visitor--who is being trailed by a killer... November 1919. A relaxing few weeks by the seaside with her husband, Sidney...

A moving Second World War story of three lives forever changed by one fatal choice. England, 1943. Lost in fog, pilot Vee Katchatourian is forced to make an emergency landing where she meets enigmatic RAF airman Stefan Bergel, and then can't get him out of her mind. In occupied Poland, Ewa...

The second Verity Kent Mystery book. It's not that Verity Kent doesn't sympathize with those eager to make contact with lost loved ones. After all, she once believed herself a war widow. But now that she's discovered Sidney is alive, Verity is having enough trouble connecting with her estranged...

When Alessandro Marchese strides into the headquarters of his latest acquisition, one person is particularly struck by his awesome presence... Cassie's new boss is the man who left her pregnant with twins and now it seems he's forgotten her altogether. But the Italian is more affected by Cassie...

When Sheba Hart joins St George's as the new pottery teacher, lonely Barbara Covett senses that she has found a kindred spirit. But Barbara is not the only one drawn to Sheba. Before long Sheba is involved in an illicit affair with a pupil, Barbara is powerless to stop Sheba from pursuing her...

The idea that we can travel across the world—and even through space and time—without leaving the comfort of our home has fascinated humans for thousands of years. A Little Bit of Astral Projection teaches listeners all about the history of this belief, how humans have studied and practiced astral travel since the dawn of recorded history, and the first steps to trying it at home.

Discover the gorgeous, heartfelt book club pick from the top 50 bestselling author of A Single Act of Kindness, Samantha Tonge. One lost suitcase. Two strangers. And a notebook that will change lives. For almost fifty years, sisters Dolly and Greta have lived together – getting each other...

Grace is living through every mother’s worst nightmare. Her daughter Abi went away on a dream vacation—and was murdered. Overwhelmed by grief and fighting off old demons, Grace tries to make sense of it—who would want to kill her beautiful girl? But as she learns more about Abi’s life, she realizes she didn’t know her own daughter very well. How did Abi acquire all those designer clothes? And what was she doing on those mysterious trips to the city? Grace desperately needs to find answers. But soon it becomes clear that someone doesn’t want her digging into Abi’s past.

One of the earliest works of feminist philosophy, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman advocates for the education of women in a time where the opposite belief was predominately held. Written during the French Revolution, Wollstonecraft's work had a significant impact on those advocating for women's rights during the nineteenth century. 

When a body washes up on the rocks below, everyone assumes it must be brutish Edward Parker. Weeks ago, he slipped over the cliff’s edge, never to be seen again. But on closer inspection, it’s not him. The dead man is Pat Duggan, son of a wealthy nightclub owner, and it’s not the sea that killed him—it’s a gunshot wound.