A short story published in a Waterstones Special Edition of The Song of Achilles & 'We Love This Book'. About the Author Madeline Miller is an American novelist, whose debut novel was The Song of Achilles. Miller spent ten years writing the book while she worked as a Latin and Greek teacher. The novel, set in Greece, tells the story of the love between Achilles and Patroclus. The Song of Achilles won the Orange Prize for Fiction, making Miller the fourth debut novelist to win the prize.

1895. A senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is found in his office with a bullet hole between his eyes, a pistol discarded close by. The death has officially been ruled as suicide by local police, but with an apparent lack of motive for such action, the museum's administrator, Gladstone Marriott, suspects foul play. With his cast-iron reputation for shrewdness, formed during his time investigating the case of Jack the Ripper alongside Inspector Abberline, private enquiry agent Daniel Wilson is a natural choice to discreetly explore the situation, ably assisted by his partner, archaeologist-cum-detective Abigail Fenton.Yet their enquiries are hindered from the start by an interfering lone agent from Special Branch, ever secretive and intimidating in his methods. With rumours of political ructions from South Africa, mislaid artefacts and a lost Shakespeare play, Wilson and Fenton soon find themselves tangled in bureaucracy. Making unlikely alliances, the...

The Undead Queen Faces a New Threat!A vampire queen wants to claim Arthur for herself...The Undead Queen delivered Excalibur into Arthur's hands, but the sword calls to her still in blood-soaked dreams. Merlin's promise to reveal the sword's power over the vampire curse disappears along with the sorcerer, and Guinevere is forced to continue her shadow-filled existence. The Queen of Camelot senses that a new and gathering threat will soon challenge her and pose a greater danger than even Morgan's magic. Determined to break the rising and relentless temptation to take back the sword, Guinevere relies on the strength of old friends...one of whom has championed her cause before.Arthur continues his quest to find Guinevere, but he's not sure if she is friend or foe. When a powerful vampire takes an interest in him, Arthur and Guinevere must fight side by side to push back the flood of darkness that threatens to swallow them both. A door to the...

Pretentious? Maybe. But I'd hoped that any man who chose a service by that name might be a little more grown up than most - had at least moved beyond a desire to bang supermodels and begun to think about finding a life. Being a literary agent, I should have known that semantics were as dead as most people's belief in a soul mate.

Laura is injured and unconscious. Abiku has come to devour Connor's living soul. What's more, the demon hasn't come alone.Connor stepped back a pace as Abiku flowed down from the bed with a cat-like grace. Connor looked around his room desperately searching for something he could use as a weapon but there was nothing that would inflict any harm; just books on computer programming; DVD’s of Maximum Impact performances; programs from Sheffield United’s recent matches. Instead he turned inwards and opened his psychic doorway onto the future. If he could see what Abiku would do before she did it he would have at least some chance to getting out of this. But instead of opening onto the future his door was already ajar, exposing his vulnerable mind to the other world. In the eerie pale light from that terrible realm Connor could see shadows moving. Silhouettes dancing like Chinese theatre puppets. It wasn’t just one but several - dozens in fact.

He wished to never see her againNow he wishes she'll stay...Lord Grantwell hasn't seen Lillian Pearson since she betrayed him years ago. So when she arrives on his doorstep looking for sanctuary, he's not inclined to offer it! But when the two orphaned children in his care ask if she can stay for Christmas, how can he refuse? Grant and Lillian discover an intense attraction still simmers between them, and Grant starts to wonder if he has done her a grave injustice...From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Captains of WaterlooBook 1: Her Gallant Captain at WaterlooBook 2: Lord Grantwell's Christmas Wish

Olympia St. Leger is a princess in desperate need of a knight in shining armor. Sheridan Drake, amused by Olympia's innocence and magnificent beauty, but also intrigued by her considerable wealth, accepts the position of white knight. Unaware that Sheridan is a notorious scoundrel, Olympia willingly allows herself to submit to his protection and his potent embrace. Theirs is a love born in deception. But as they weather storms on the high seas and flee from nefarious villains, the love sparked by lies begins to burn uncontrollably. Taking shelter on a desert island paradise, the princess and the dark knight battle overwhelming odds to keep their adoration burning bright.

Arthor has achieved the impossible - pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone. He is now king of all Britain. But the tribal chieftains are not willing to accept a beardless 15-year-old lad as their ruler. Arthor must take his frail power and win the pledges of loyalty from his subjects.  

An historical novel of the armaments industry during the Napoleonic Wars.A time of restoration and 18th Century drama revealing five men who created the biggest industrial city, civilisation had ever seen. They were the Iron Masters, masters of metal and men. Their cannons saved a kingdom, forged the greatest empire in the world and changed the history of the human race.Intrigue, bribery, adultery and murder were common in Merthyr Tydfil, a town where the furnaces burned day and night, the sun seldom pierced the soot filled sky and the Iron Masters ruled without pity.Nye Vaughn, a humble farm boy, walked to Merthyr to find his destiny, unaware that a war was coming which would engulf the known world and make bold men rich. To fight Bonaparte, Britain needed cannons, thousands of them. Vaughn built the largest foundry of them all and made his fortune but, when the world changed, the iron behemoth he constructed turned on him.Graham Watkins joins the ranks of historical authors as he weaves fiction and fact together with a pace that makes the reader turn the pages. The Iron Masters is a story of family, greed, betrayal and war. It's scope is epic from Wales, to Baltimore, from the age of sail to steam railways, from the Battle of Trafalgar to the defiant raising of the American flag over Fort McHenry, signalling the confidence of a new, powerful nation. Many of the characters and events are true and reveal an amazing time in our history. In his American book review, Alex Dunbar compares The Iron Masters with the writing of C.S. Forester and Margaret Mitchell, and adds, 'The Iron Masters is an epic tale covering half a century as Nye Vaughn fights his way from humble beginnings to create one of the most powerful families in Wales. Vaughn isn't Rhett Butler, he's a more complex character, but his story is equally compelling.' Gone with the Wind was written by one of the great classic authors and Forester's Hornblower sea stories are considered to be some of the best fiction written.Above all, The Iron Masters is a book about extraordinary men and women and how they deal with life’s challenges. If you enjoy a classic novel, are interested in the Napoleonic wars or Georgian Britain this is one of the best books to read.

When his enemy...becomes his truly tempting ally!Inigo's best friend's life was cut brutally short by his association with the lovely Audevere Brenley and her father. Now Inigo seeks justice. But never did he dream that his greatest ally would be Audevere herself. What begins as business is branded with passion as Inigo rediscovers the intrepid, determined woman he thought he knew. His most dangerous revelation? His own feelings for her!The Cornish Dukes Born to inherit, destined for love!Book 1 — The Secrets of Lord LynfordBook 2 — The Passions of Lord TrevethowBook 3 — The Temptations of Lord TintagelLook out for the next book in the series, coming soon!"Tempted by His Secret Cinderella blew me away, it's stylish, seductive, intriguing and utterly romantic, honestly it's perfect!" — Goodreads on Tempted by His...

A boy out of time. A girl to save Britain. A war between them.<h2>Drawn to a portrait of 1940s screen star, Eleanor Gale, teenager Mitch finds himself pursuing a romance across oceans of time while foiling a Nazi plot to invade Britain.</h2> In 1984, young Raheem 'Mitch' Mitchell is a teenager who doesn't fit. A 'young fogey' in vintage clothes, obsessed with old music and old movies, suffering fits that mystify doctors, he is a boy out of time.Falling in love with long lost movie star Eleanor Gale, he visits the Welsh town where her greatest film was shot... ... and finds himself back in time, face to face with the woman of his dreams.In 1941, he works on the film that might save Britain from Nazi invasion, and investigates the traitor in their midst who is working to make that invasion happen. But just who is the secret German spy? Is it the cinematographer who was trained in Berlin before the war? Is it dashing actor and love rival Denholm Bourne? Or might it be Eleanor herself? Just what dark secret is she hiding?Mystery, suspense, secrets, romance, and a good old dose of derring-do. Haunted Town is the latest historical thriller in the Touchstone Origins series.

November 1925 Severine DuNoir has discovered who has been hunting her.  Now she needs to discover why.  As the foes circle each other, their friends and family get drawn into the conflict. Just who can Severine trust?  How can she stop him?  And what will happen to those she loves if she fails?  She’s all too afraid the answer is one she won’t be able to live with. Book FOUR in the Mysteries of Severine DuNoir.  These historical adventures are playful with a lightly spooky edge. In the coming stories, Severine will discover more than she expected, but her sight will never turn from uncovering just what happened to her parents, not even for the dashing, Grayson Thorne. Join Severine as she peels back the layers of history and memory all while creating a future of her own.  __

"99% positive that I was the only person at graduation still carrying her v-card."When Joanie's best friend Vivian goes missing after prom she knows that there is something the adults are not telling her. The more she investigates the stranger things get. But it isn't until she finds herself kidnapped and craving blood that things really get crazy.Meet the Triple A's, three of the hottest triplets known to humankind. Alden, Adrian, and Abel have been tasked with keeping Joanie safe.The only problem is that they can't keep their hands off of her--or she can't keep her hands off of them.18+ mature language and themes.

First Series from Bestselling Author Julie Klassen! The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant owner. Jane has no notion of how to run a business. However, with the town's livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must find a way to bring new life to the inn. Despite their strained relationship, Jane turns to her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, for help. Formerly mistress of The Bell, Thora is struggling to find her place in the world. As she and Jane work together, they form a measure of trust, and Thora's wounded heart begins to heal. When she encounters two men from her past, she sees them--and her future--in a different light. With pressure mounting from the bank, Jane employs innovative methods to turn the inn around, and puzzles over the intentions of several men who seem to have a vested interest in the place. Will her efforts be enough to save The Bell? And will Thora embrace the possibility of a second chance at love?