Emma Ellis

A gripping and heartbreaking tale.When Harriet takes a job looking after Oliver, an android who looks just like a six-year-old boy, her aim is to earn enough money to leave her wealthy and abusive husband and start afresh. But she wasn't aware Oliver would be so lifelike, and didn't expect him to fill the void in her traumatic life. They develop such a close bond that Oliver isn't merely a robot to her. She sees him as a real boy - one she's grown to love as her own son.As the job contract comes to an end, Harriet's faced with a difficult decision: return Oliver to the company that developed him, or risk everything to keep him while fleeing her husband's wrath. Harriet is forced to fight for a love that society insists isn't real, questioning not only her humanity, but what it means to be a mother.

When my girlfriend died, my heart shattered into a million pieces. But I, Layla Daley, am powerless in seeking justice against those responsible. Invasive technology monitors my every move. Wealthy men and their big companies rule this world. London is their playground and women are pawns in their game.That's where my housemate, Katarina, comes in. She's brave and determined. An eye for an eye, she says. Blood for blood. What scares me though, is I don't think she cares whose blood she spills.While Katarina's lust for vengeance grows stronger, I fear I may lose myself as she twists my thoughts to match her own.She was everything I wanted to be once. Now she is everything I fear.This is a dark novel. A full list of trigger warnings can be found on the copyright page

A decade ago, unrest over population control methods resulted in the tragic death of Ava's parents. Left orphaned, Ava is driven by a singular mission: to secure the youth-restoring drug, Pres-X, for her elderly aunt.Since the unrest, fertile women's rights have been severely curtailed. Such oppressive restrictions force Ava to explore morally grey methods to obtain the funds required to secure the drug.If she fails, she will lose the last family member she has left.Ava is at a crossroads. She can save her aunt, or her own humanity.

Mae finds herself pregnant in a world where the global population has hit twenty billion, and governments decree that no child may be born without a life being sacrificed in return.With growing unrest and violence towards pregnant women, Mae must navigate a hostile world to secure a future for her unborn child - no matter the cost. When the stakes are so high, how far would you go to protect your family?This is a dark novel. Readers should know it contains references to abortion, miscarriage and self-harm.

Months have passed since the events of The Invisible Kick and The Poison Maker, and Savannah's fresh start has not been easy. The once infamous food scientist has failed to get the lab working. Food shortages are rife, and she and her fellow Raft citizens are seen as a burden.But there is no going back. The Raft is mostly destroyed, and Savannah believes there is no one left alive.Then the satellite phone rings.A few stragglers, barely surviving need rescuing.As her new country prepares for its first democratic elections, Savannah must convince everyone that her people are worth saving.Once again, Savannah finds herself as a political pawn. Only now, the stakes are higher. The clock is ticking. This time, it's life or death.Savannah and her family escaped the Raft, but who did they leave behind?

Six years after the events of The Poison Maker, the oppressive government maintains its totalitarian control across The Raft, and Professor savannah Selbourne is now their pawn. Despite her humble beginnings, she has become an essential voice in the regime. Yet she yearns to break free.Then, The Raft starts to shake.Savannah's life is about to implode. She thought she knew how deceitful the powerful are. But the corruption runs deeper than she ever imagined.With her world crumbling around her, Savannah battles to save her family. But after years of deceit, can she convince her wife to look past the lies? Only Savannah can expose the poison.

Professor Savannah Selbourne lives on The Raft. The isolated country that was once Great Britain has been free of germs for decades. The plagues are over, the vermin that caused them are extinct. Every billboard brandishes the government's slogan: with sterility comes liberty But did the poison ever really go away?Savannah's new job gives her the opportunity to discover the truth, yet revealing that truth could put her on the wrong side of those in power. How deep will she bury the lies for the sake of her wife and the child they yearn for?One thing she is sure of: the poison is toxic.But everyone is safe now ... aren't they?

John Manners, Marquess of Granby, famously led a cavalry charge during the Seven Years War, losing both hat and wig. A commander of skill and courage, he was cherished by his men and lauded by the British public as an authentic military hero. Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and never inherited his title, but left two sons whose contrasting fortunes and tragically short lives are the subject of this sedulously researched and richly illustrated book. Charles became 4th Duke in 1779, sought reconciliation with the American colonies and was Viceroy of Ireland; Robert embarked on a naval career, became flag captain of the Resolution and died of injuries sustained at the battle of the Saintes. Based upon the detailed archives held at Belvoir Castle, Resolution is both enthralling saga of of two generations of the Manners family and a finely delineated portrait of aristocratic, political and naval life in mid-Georgian England.