Samantha McKeating

LIZZIE will take you from the horrors of the Irish Potato Famine, across the Irish sea to the slums of Liverpool. When Margaret Bradshaw dies in childbirth, three children are thrown into a life of institutions, the ravages of poverty, disease and betrayal. Against all odds, Lizzie Bradshaw fights for survival amidst the gruelling authoritarianism of an orphanage, the horrors of the workhouse, an unimaginable death-toll and a violent marriage.Despite her difficulties Lizzie emerges a happy, disciplined young woman who seeks refuge in the confines of domestic service and falls in love, but has she escaped her haunting past or will the nightmare return?Lizzie's struggles, lost loves and stunning beauty will bewitch you as her story unfolds.

They came to our planet ..... terrifying creatures.Humanity was being evacuated from the earth's surface.James ran for his life, boarding a plane, but the aircraft was doomed.Professor Purple Man led a ferocious battle and the creatures lost. But did they? Why were they here?James fought a battle against time to discover the reason for the creatures' invasion. Can he save a civilisation from a curse made five thousand years ago by the green witch?Hold your breath and find out.

Grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee, perhaps a slice of cake, put your feet up and enjoy a memoir of a child growing up in the Victorian seaside resort of Southport, North West England during the 1950s and 1960s. Through the Eyes of a Child, is a story I'd like to share.A time when we thought playing in the sand dunes all day was safe, a variety of delicious sugary confectionery (including aniseed balls and sugar mice) were available in exchange for a few 'old' pence and 'penny arrow bars' lurked amongst the contents at the bottom of a satchel. A time which built strengths and conquered weaknesses and, for me, a childhood, which, happy for the most part, encountered an unusual brand of sadness.In this book, you will find a nostalgic look into life over half a century ago. It is the story of a little girl whose childhood, extraordinary and unique in some ways, may rekindle memories of your own tender years as you identify snippets of similarity. Perhaps you will laugh out loud, maybe even shed a tear, but the intensity with which this book is written will stay with you long after you finish reading.

Carrie Goodwin lives a normal, run of the mill, family life on the outskirts of a town in the North West of England. That is, until, her best friend, Fiona Oliver, discovers the contents of a package left on her doorstep. Pursued by shadowy figures in a black sedan, Carrie and Fiona travel to the back streets of New York to seek expert advice from the mysterious Monsieur Boesflug. Convinced Fiona's find is of international importance, he sends them on a quest into an ancient land filled with fantasy and danger.As they seek to fulfil a prophecy, the legend of the Meng Tuu-Kyi rubies spirals them into a time long forgotten, amongst the splendour of the palaces of Myanmar. But can they complete their quest before a fourteenth century princess condemns them to darkness forever?