South West England

Historical fiction. 1792 and Europe is seized by political turmoil and violence. Lizzie Fawkes has grown up in Radical circles where each step of the French Revolution is followed with eager idealism. But she has recently married John Diner Tredevant, a property developer who is heavily invested in Bristol's housing boom, and he has everything to lose from social upheaval and the prospect of war. Diner believes that Lizzie's independent, questioning spirit must be coerced and subdued. She belongs to him: law and custom confirm it, and she must live as he wants. But as Diner's passion for Lizzie darkens, she soon finds herself dangerously alone.

Historical fiction. Mary Anning may be young and uneducated but, scouring the windswept Jurassic coast, she finds the fossils nobody else can, making discoveries that will shake the scientific world of the early 19th century. But science is a male-dominated discipline and many disapprove. She finds an unlikely champion in unmarried, middle-aged, middle-class, fellow fossil enthusiast Elizabeth. Will friendship prove to be the rarest find of all?

Historical fiction. This is the story of an old crumbling manor house by the sea, of the three children who grew up there inventing adventures for themselves whilst the grown-ups held endless parties, of the worlds they imagine from the books they aren't supposed to read, and the lessons they learn from eavesdropping. It's the story of a whale that washes up on the beach and firing the imagination of a 12 year old girl, an unwanted orphan with big ambitions who grows up kicking against her traditional upbringing. But as the children approach adulthood, another story is taking shape. As the war looms, they are forced to take on unexpected roles they have never prepared for.

Historical fiction. WW1 took everything from Violet - her brother, her fiancé and her future. Thirty-eight and considered 'surplus'  she is also fiercely independent. Escaping from her suffocating mother, she moves to Winchester to start a new life. And when rumours of another war begin to circulate, she must live with a secret that could change everything.

Laura has left her life in Paris, returning to her home in Winchester to care for her aging but still sharp mother. Ben has moved away from his wife to support his brother, living alone since their mother's death. A chance meeting reminds them of the past relationship they once shared. Over the course of one day in the summer they come face to face with feelings of love and regret, and the conflicts between duty, loyalty and desire.

Thriller. Somerset. A weekday morning turns into a nightmare situation as a school is taken siege. Teachers and pupils barricade themselves in, and parents are frantic for news as police try to identify and apprehend the perpetrator, their task made more challenging by blizzard conditions.

Eight years ago Margot left her crumbling family home in Somerset under a dark cloud hoping never to return. And until she tells her sisters why she ran away, they refuse to forgive her. A wedding invitation compels her to return and attempt a reconciliation of sorts. The river by her home has kept her secret all these years as well as the memories of one terrible night that tore their family apart. As the past starts to surface, will the truth destroy the family or bring them back together?

Crime fiction. Four murders. Two detectives. One mystifying crime. On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a murder at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it’s clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome tragedy. At first it seems like an open and shut case: a murder-suicide committed by Ralph’s volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator. But Mack isn’t the only one with a stake in the case. Private investigator Atticus Priest has been hired to get Ralph acquitted. That means unearthing any weaknesses in Mack’s evidence. Irascible, impatient, and unpredictable, Atticus has weaknesses of his own. Mack knows all about them because they share a past - both professionally and personally. This time round, however, they aren’t on the same side. And as Atticus picks at the loose ends of the case, everything starts to unravel in a way neither of them could ever have predicted...

Contemporary fiction. One quiet evening in Salisbury, the peace is shattered by a serious car crash. At that moment, five lives collide - a flower-seller, a schoolboy, an army wife, a security guard, a widower - all facing their own personal disasters. As one of those lives hangs in the balance, seemingly ordinary people are drawn into a web of love, grief, disenchantment and hope that  reveals much about the human heart.

Thriller. When Rachel meets Luc, the attraction is instant. But she is a doctor, and he is her patient. She gives him the drugs he needs - but in doing so, risks everything. And when a secret is exposed they're both in the firing line. Not all patients are telling the truth.