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We publish a wide range of books across many genres: fiction, biography, young adult and more. We work with debut writers as well as more established and award-winning authors. Every project is completely unique, and our experienced jacket designers work hard to create strong attention-grabing book covers for each and every title. Click on the images below to find out more about our books in all categories.
Current Titles
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NOW YOU KNOW – Christopher Chase Walker Stunning literary fiction from Amazon Breakthrough Novel semi-finalist set one summer in South London when crime rose and a vigilante came out of nowhere to save the streets.’A violent look at an unruly London caught in the grip of gangsta fear told in a unique, page-turning way.’ Bent Magazine Buy it here |
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THE ULTIMATE SELECTION – S.J. Wardell In a large city, it’s easy to remain anonymous, be careful who you talk to…The story is set on the dark streets of London. The Ultimate is almost invisible; silently creeping around the capital, looking for wrongs to right.’A fine thriller… strangely frightening in the fact that the story could all too easily happen in real life.’ New Books Magazine Buy it here |
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THE DOLL MAKERS – Penny Grubb – Winner of the CWA Debut Dagger Life looks good for insurance fraud investigator Annie Raymond or rather that’s how she spins it. There’s a ghost of a chance, but can she take it? Can she live with herself if she fakes evidence? Can she live with the consequences if she doesn’t? Distracted, Annie takes her eye off the ball not realising she has vital evidence in a case she thought wasn’t her business. And someone close is determined she will never deliver it. The first title in the Annie Raymond series. Buy it here |
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LIKE FALSE MONEY – Penny Grubb Nominated for The CWA John Creasey Award. Can fledgling PI Annie Raymond cut it on her own when faced with a job she can’t do, a boss who hasn’t a clue who she is, and a schoolgirl ready to blacken her name to save her own skin? The second title in the award-winning Annie Raymond series. Buy it here |
| THE JAWBONE GANG – Penny Grubb Her man’s a convicted murderer, but Brittany Booth is determined to save him by flushing out the witness who failed to come forward. The murdered man’s lover is equally determined to see his killer declared insane. Unluckily for private investigator, Annie Raymond, both sides come to her. The third title in the award-winning Annie Raymond series. Buy it here |
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DICKENS’ LONDON – Piers Dudgeon Dickens’ London is a unique interpretation of the spirit of Victorian London in the company of the master medium of the Age, as the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth. See London come alive through Dickens’ eyes.’An imaginative and graceful interpretation of Dickens’ vision of London…fascinating…vivid.’ Sunday Mirror Buy it here |
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COLIN FIRTH: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING – Sandro Monetti Learn more about Colin’s greatest projects like Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Love Actually, A Single Man, The King’s Speech and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as well as his love life, charity work and turbulent childhood all contained in this riveting read, truly thebook Firth’s devoted fans have been waiting for.’Colin Firth’s story is one everybody wants to hear right now and Sandro Monetti is the perfect writer to tell it’ Daily Express Buy it here |
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MICKEY ROURKE: WRESTLING WITH DEMONS - Sandro Monetti The compelling story of Oscar nominated actor Mickey Rourke’s rollercoaster life and career from the grimy depths to the dizzy heights of Hollywood.’From the opening lines, the author delivers the drama in a compelling way. You won’t want to put it down,’News of the World. Buy it here |
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GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES – Sir Harold Evans The New York Times bestseller reveals the toxic environment that led to Murdoch’s downfall with an updated preface on the phone hacking scandal.’One of the most important books ever written about the practice and the principles of journalism’ The Literary Review ‘Brilliantly written…Compulsory reading for all who wish to estimate the strength of the foundations of British democracy.’ Times Literary Supplement Buy it here |
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LONDON LIVES – Terence Jenkins Following the sell-out success of Another Man’s London, Terence is back with another fascinating collection packed full with facts and anecdotes about our beloved capital. London Lives takes you on a tour of some of the capital’s secret spots and uncovers its lesser-known stories and those of its remarkable inhabitants. Buy it here |
| ANOTHER MAN’S LONDON – Terence Jenkins Historian, journalist and London guide, Terence Jenkins, reveals a London you never knew existed, where bishops own brothels, wives are sold at meat markets and a Zulu prince wanders Beckenham’s backstreets – all of it true. The streets of London come alive through this fascinating compendium as Terence shares the untold stories of some of London’s most interesting people and places. Every chapter is packed-full of fascinating surprises. Buy it here |
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DEADLY CONSIGNMENT – Edward Hackford Desperate to escape grinding poverty and persecution, Nina and Habib risk everything and become helpless human consignment in a deadly illegal race to reach the West. They are trusting criminals to get them safely to the UK but do Al Qaeda have other plans? Buy it here |
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THE BANKER – Michael Drysdale Sir Phil Black was the kind of banker that everyone loved to hate, hiring private investigators to get sufficient insider information to force his way to the top. After some bad decisions a Russian gangster loses billions as the bank collapses and he wants blood or money. The Secret Intelligence Service hide Phil and give him a new identity but can they keep him safe? Do they even want to? The assassins are only a step behind… Buy it here |
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WHERE THE WEAVER BIRDS FLY – John Nicolson Single mother Jane, receives a proposition she can’t refuse. Robert, an ex-pat on annual leave from Africa, is determined to return with a wife. Her new life in Africa with her daughter is full of excitement. She gets involved in a slum project and discovers how African corruption and justice really work. Buy it here |
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SHADOW OF BABEL – Glover Wright Deep beneath the Mojave desert, one powerful American heading-up the NSA is obsessed by an ultra-secret paranormal project abandoned by the old Soviet Union and described by the Russian scientist who shut it down as knocking on the gates of Hell. Buy it here |
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AURORA – Glover Wright When Tom Mathison MD enters a solitary house at the mouth of Death Valley and hears the dying words of a man officially declared dead forty years before, he is plunges into a world of conspiracy and sudden death and discovers a secret every human on earth might kill for. Buy it here |
| TRAVELLING LIGHT – Kate Nivison Have you been backpacking with your daughter in India? Been ripped off at the Zimbabwe border – or anywhere? Inadvertently become a hatchery for the African Putse-fly – with only a jar of Vaseline and a steady hand between you and blood poisoning? Kate’s writing will brighten your journeys. Buy it here |
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ONE LITTLE SPECK – Gaynor Goodchild One Little Speck illustrates how easy it is to find yourself out of control. Small, slippery steps gradually got Gaynor into a horrific situation involving abusive men, drink, drugs, prostitution, self-harm and serious mental illness which stripped her of the ability to love herself or even her daughter. Having endured more than humanly possible and been a victim of her own destructive behaviour for so long, Gaynor finally managed to take steps to beat her demons for good. One Little Speck is the remarkable story of her journey from hopeless rock-bottom to recovery. Buy it here |
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FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION – Allan Okoh Dynamic entrepreneur coach, Allan Okoh, unlocks the ten key principles that form a solid foundation for any new entrepreneur to succeed in business. This motivational self-help book will teach you how successful entrepreneurs operate, how to cultivate their behaviour and how to mentally prepare for launching your own business using real-life examples, specially devised exercises and inspirational quotes. Buy it here |
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AN INDIAN ADVENTURE – Iwona Macalka In 2008 Iwona Macalka, an Early Years Educator, decided she couldn’t put her dream of volunteering in India on hold a moment longer. An Indian Adventure is an inspirational memoir of her trip. Buy it here |
| FLINT – Paul Eddy The heart-stopping debut thriller from Sunday Times journalist Paul Eddy. ‘Eddy never underestimates the reader… The attention to detail is intense and the writing’s stylish with many unexpected moments’ Mirror ‘Slick, ultra-violent thriller’ The Literary Review Buy it here |
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| THE QUEEN & US In this book, which is reissued to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation, Nigel Nicolson writes about the changes that have taken place in the public’s attitude to the royal family during his lifetime, and their response to those changes. He asks: What is the Queen like? What does she do? What is the future of the Monarchy? In answering these questions, Nicolson draws on his own memories of the royal family, public and private, and on the diaries of his father the royal biographer Sir Harold Nicolson. ‘a unique quality of authenticity…the book has perfect pitch.’ Peregrine Worsthorne, The Spectator Buy it here |
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| TALES FOR THE TELLING – EDNA O’BRIEN In Tales for the Telling you’ll meet giants and leprehauns, heroes and princesses. Edna O’Brien’s collection of twelve quintessentially Irish stories of love and high deeds, are retold in her distinctive narrative style, brimming with magic and myth, nonsense and naughtiness. ‘A lively collection of stories.’Times Literary Supplement Buy it here |
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| TWO SIDES OF THE MOON: OUR STORY OF THE COLD WAR SPACE RACE With a foreword by Neil Armstrong & introduction by Tom Hanks. In this unique dual autobiography, Apollo 15 commander David Scott and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first man to ever walk in space, recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration, and their participation in the greatest technological race ever – to land a man on the Moon. ‘An extraordinary book that provides a very valuable account of the way the Cold War was ended in Space’ Arthur C. Clarke author of 2001: A Space Odyssey Buy it here |
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THE GOLDEN MOONBEAM – Angela James It is a full moon on the summer solstice and a time of powerful magic. When Mailliw accidentally breaks his sister’s moondial, she becomes fatally ill and he has to find a cure. On his quest he must face a carnivorous swamp, an icy kingdom, make life and death decisions and uncovers a truth with sinister complications.”I loved this book! It is a sweeping story which has all the elements of a great adventure… A lovely book which would be enjoyed by anyone who likes Fantasy fiction.” – New Books Magazine Buy it here |