Vicky Jones

A beautifully heart-warming story teaching your child about resilience, courage and being a good friend. They will discover how small acts of kindness can go a long, long way. Katie has moved to a new town far, far away. She doesn't have any friends yet and is longing to feel included.One morning, she hears a mysterious sound outside her bedroom window.What could it be?With a sense of curiosity, courage and determination, Katie finds friendship in the most unexpected of ways Get ready for a story that'll make your heart soar Perfect for parents reading a bedtime tale filled with warmth and magic or for teachers to use for discussion on topics such as kindness, sharing, resilience, determination and friendship.

More than 65 delicious, nutritious recipes for beans, lentils, and other legumes that are as wholesome as they are tasty. A staple in plant-based dishes and beyond, pulses are not only satisfying to eat but they are also cheap, sustainable and readily available. Taking her inspiration from all around the globe, Vicky Jones showcases all the best uses of beans, peas and lentils in these deliciously healthy recipes. Over half of the recipes are vegetarian, while the rest make creative use of modest amounts of fish, poultry or meat. Highlights include Armenian Lentil Soup, or an Indian Lentil & Rice Dosas with Mint Raita. Also included are stunning salads, including Black Bean Salad with Avocado & Lime. Rediscover classic dishes like Cassoulet or try more unusual dishes such as Valencian Paella. Desserts will also surprise you with heavenly creations like Black Bean Brownies. Complete with information on the history and botany of pulses, advice on buying, storing, soaking and cooking them and a summary of their nutritional benefits, this is the go-to cookbook for anyone who is ready to embrace these protein-rich and diverse ingredients.

What do you do when you can't remember something your hometown can't forget?The Killer in Kynance Cove mystery has been solved, but haunted by the aftermath, DI Rachel Morrison is in need of a change of scene.After accepting a secondment from Cornwall to a brand new Task Force in Liverpool, she gets stuck in immediately clearing the Missing Person's cases that have been cluttering up the Reactive Crime Unit's archives.One day, a new, mysterious case is brought to her attention by Katie Spencer, a distraught young woman with a harrowing childhood secret.Twenty-seven-year-old Katie and her sister Jenny were separated twenty years ago by a father who couldn't cope raising both of them after their mother died. Katie and Jenny now live at opposite ends of the country - and the distance between them is more than geographical.At their aunt's funeral, Katie and Jenny are reunited, albeit briefly.But why is Jenny so cold towards her?And why won't she allow Katie to spend any time with Charlotte, Jenny's five-year-old daughter?And just who exactly is Mollie?Mystified by her past, Katie drives up to Liverpool from her home in Brighton to seek answers from Jenny, but a familiar face tells her a story that completely destroys Katie's world and throws into question everything she thought she knew.Together with a determined DI Morrison, Katie pieces together the fragments of her memory.But is knowing the truth a blessing or a curse?Will DI Morrison's efforts result in solving the mystery, or discovering new ones?We Don't Speak About Mollie is the second gripping, must-read novel in a tense, edge-of-your-seat thriller fiction series. A murder mystery, police procedural crime thriller set in Liverpool, England.Buy NOW

Is there a killer on the Cornish coast?One high-profile case. No leads. No witnesses... And no body.D.I. Rachel Morrison is overworked and under pressure. She needs to get results.Local people have been reported missing and the public, and her bosses, want answers...In an idyllic coastal setting, Amanda Walker's mother has vanished without a trace.Detective Inspector Rachel Morrison has no leads on the investigation and time is threatening to run out. Amanda, her world shattered, appeals to the public, but when no one comes forward, she chooses to immerse herself within a mysterious, murderous underground group she believes is responsible for her mother's disappearance.The only person she confides in is her best friend Poppy.But will the group believe Amanda's cover story before it's too late?Or is time running out for her as well?Will D.I. Morrison find out who is responsible before somebody else goes missing?The Burying Place is the first gripping, must-read novel in a tense, edge-of-your-seat thriller fiction series. A dark, police procedural murder mystery set in idyllic Cornwall, England.Be astounded by the heart-stopping plot twist you never saw coming.Buy NOW

How far would you go to protect your family?New town. New life. Old enemies.California, 1958. Shona and Chloe arrive at their beautiful new beach house with every intention of living a peaceful existence after a harrowing and heart-breaking few months in Alabama.Now, with a garage to call her own and her dream home beside the Pacific Ocean, Shona is finally secure in her environment and feeling content for the first time in her turbulent life.But when Chloe returns from the doctor's office with news that will forever change the course of their carefully-made plans, Shona is left reeling. Contemplating this new, unexpected turn of events, both Shona and Chloe are left to question how they will cope.Especially when ghosts from their pasts arrive in town.With the past and present colliding and threatening their future together, can Shona protect her new life and the lives of those closest to her?The Beach House is the epic, beautifully written final part of an all-consuming historical fiction trilogy. If you like gripping finales, truly unforgettable characters and tales of love overcoming all the odds, then you'll be captivated by Vicky Jones and Claire Hackney's compelling and life-affirming story of unbreakable bonds in the face of adversity.For fans of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf , The Color Purple and The Help-read The Beach House now and complete your journey.Buy NOW The Complete TrilogyBook 1: ShonaBook 2: Meet Me At 10Book 3: The Beach House

Would you have the courage to risk your life for what is right?Shona, Cuban, Elbie and Chloe. Four lives inextricably linked. Will tragic events part them forever?It's 1958 and Shona Jackson is on the run for her life again, she was forced to flee Mississippi and the town she'd called home. Arriving in Alabama, she hopes to save up enough money to continue her journey to safety, and convinces Jeffrey Ellis, the wealthy co-owner of a machinery plant, to give her a job. There she strikes up a bond with the equally courageous Cuban.Cuban is on a similar path to Shona. Relentlessly abused because of the color of his skin, his sole ambition is to earn enough to escape to New York, but Ellis's brutal and callous business partner, Larry Bruce, and his racist workforce are hell-bent on making Cuban's life unbearable.As events unfold, Shona also finds herself in Larry Bruce's murderous and bloodthirsty sights.Their only hope is Elbie, the elderly tool room supervisor, who has been covertly keeping a diary to one day expose all the horrific and disturbing acts perpetrated over the last five years by Bruce and his associates.But when Chloe Bruce, Larry's beautiful daughter, returns from college and is introduced to the workforce, there are devastating and irreversible consequences for all those involved.Will Elbie's diary end up in the wrong hands?Will Cuban achieve his dream of making it to New York?And will Shona's past finally catch up with her?Meet Me at 10 is the second enthralling novel in an epic historical fiction trilogy about a story of secrets too dangerous to confess in a time of cruel, unforgiving and relentless intolerance to difference.Buy NOWThe Complete TrilogyBook 1: ShonaBook 2: Meet Me At 10Book 3: The Beach House

Shona Jackson is new in town.Everywhere she goes, she feels people staring at her.Everyone has a secret. Hers could get her killed...Mississippi, 1956. Shona Jackson knows two things-how to repair car engines and that her dark childhood secret must stay buried. On the run from Louisiana, she finds shelter from an unjust world in the home of a kindly old lady and a job as a mechanic. But a woman working a man's job can't avoid notice in a small town. And attention is dangerous, especially when it comes from one woman in particular...Can Shona outrun the perils that threaten her, and finally settle down?Or will her new, unexpected friendship attract a different kind of danger?Captivating from the first page, Shona is the first unforgettable novel in a mesmerizing, heart-wrenching historical fiction trilogy. For fans of women's fiction and small-town romance stories set in the 1950s Deep South of America.

A shamelessly funny and brutally honest play about sex, connection and control, from one of the brains behind hit play and TV show Fleabag. Dee's sexual escapades are messy and temporary – just like her shoebox London flat. New to the city and in a stopgap job, Dee has the chance to reinvent herself. But how can you change your life when you don't know what you want? Welcome to the secret life of a thirty-three-year-old woman. Vicky Jones' play Touch was first produced by Soho Theatre and DryWrite at Soho Theatre, London, in July 2017.

‘Surprise me. Wipe the smile off my face.’ Harry and Jo are up all night drawing the battle lines of a relationship based on desire, dependency and dirty games. Vicky Jones's viciously funny play The One invites you into the world of a couple trapped in a destructive cycle of love and lust. Winner of the 2013 Verity Bargate Award, The One premiered at Soho Theatre, London, in February 2014, and was revived at the theatre in July 2018.