The Observer by Jonathan Davison
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Science Fiction, paranormal suspense and wartime intrigue meet in this pacy story of a simple man with a unforseen destiny.
Albert Fox is a demoralised young medic fighting in the heart of what was to be known as the 'Battle of the Bulge'. Isolated from their command, Albert’s squad encounter hostile German forces amongst increasingly bizarre conditions and are forced to take refuge in a ram-shackled cottage whose custodian is a seemingly eccentric and mute old man. Albert is forced to make heart wrenching decisions which will not only affect the lives of his own friends but also the German soldiers with whom he encounters.
Trapped within the environs of the forest, Albert is forced to accept that as strange events and unexplained phenomena begin to reveal the true nature of Alberts universal importance, it is his destiny to determine the future of Mankind.
The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
BOOK DESCRIPTION
When wealthy plantation owner Cornelius Allen marries off his daughter Clarissa, he presents her with a wedding gift: a young slave woman called Sarah. It just so happens that Sarah is Allen’s daughter as well, the product of a long-term sexual relationship with his slave Emmeline. When Clarissa’s husband rejects her newborn son as illegitimate and sends Clarissa and Sarah back to the Allens, their return sets in motion a series of events that will destroy the once-powerful family.
Told through the alternating view points of Sarah and Theodora Allen, Cornelius’s wife, The Wedding Gift shines a glaring light on the brutality of slavery in the antebellum South.Based on a court case in 19th century Alabama, The Wedding Gift draws readers into the complex world of American slavery and provides an unflinching account of the tactics used to control women, slave and free.
This compelling historical novel twists and turns through the wealthy planter and merchant societies of Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and New York, culminating in the British West Indies, where its controversial and shocking conclusion is sure to leave readers aghast.
The One You Love by Paul Pilkington
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Emma Holden's nightmare has just begun. Her fiancé vanishes, leaving the battered and bloodied body of his brother in their London apartment. Someone is stalking her, watching her every move. And her family are hiding a horrifying secret; a secret that threatens all those she loves. In a desperate race against time, Emma must uncover the truth if she ever wants to see her fiancé alive again.
A Hint of Rapture by Miram Minger
BOOK DESCRIPTION
When Maddie Fraser’s father was killed fighting for Bonnie Prince Charles, the spirited Scottish lass swore to avenge his death. Hooded and disguised, she led a series of daring raids against the forces of the Crown—vowing to love no man until the English invaders were driven from her native soil.
Captain Garrett Marshall was entrusted with the capture of the mysterious brigand called “Black Jack.” But the sensuous, azure-eyed beauty hidden beneath the bandit’s manly garb tested Garrett’s loyalty to his King. Inflamed by a desire he could not ignore, the handsome officer would wed his bewitching enemy to save her from the gallows. But first he’d have to quell her hatred…and conquer her heart.
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