The King's Coroner - format ePub

The year is 1308. Fighting once again for Scotland's freedom, it falls to Thomas Randolph, nephew of King Robert the Bruce, to outwit and outbattle the conquering English. There is no easy path to victory...

James, 12-year-old heir to the throne of Scotland, is in mortal danger. His father, King Robert III, is dying, and Robert's half-brother, the Duke of Albany, is plotting to seize power. The duke has already...

After the great victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, the King of England barely escapes capture by Thomas Randolph, yet he continues his war to claim Scotland as his own. As he fights to force the English...

An uneasy truce. A threat of rebellion. A knight's loyalty is tested to the limit... Scotland and England have signed a truce, but a peaceful life is not to be as Archibald Douglas faces threats from...

Thomas Randolph, the Earl of Moray, rides with the King as they drive the last English invaders from Scotland, but Robert the Bruce is beginning to fail. His time is running perilously short. The earl...

In a fierce struggle, Archibald Douglas emerges victorious over the English and their Scottish allies in Galloway. His triumph is rewarded with the title of Lord of Galloway and the responsibility of...

Scotland. 1263. The scent of rain mingles with the smoke of campfires as word spreads: the Norse are coming…As tempers rise between King Alexander and the Norse King Haakon, at the center of it all is...

Archibald, bastard son of the Black Douglas, returns home to a Scotland ravaged by war, determined to live up to his father's legacy.While learning the skills of a knight from the man he now serves, Archie...

Since the Scots' horrific loss at the Battle of Neville's Cross, the powerful English hungrily eye Scotland. Archibald Douglas, a landless bastard and knight, will defend the kingdom until his last breath...

Sir Law Kintour is deeply suspicious of the apparent suicide of one of the King's subjects, particularly when it emerges that the dead man is suspected of murder. Assisted by his loyal companion Cormac...

May 1425 should have been a lovely spring month with the hard, deadly winter behind. But a merchant has been murdered, and a mysterious letter he carried is missing, a letter valuable enough to kill for....

A game of spies is afoot. The king's new coroner, Sir Law Kintour, investigates the death of a mysterious stranger in fifteenth-century Perth, Scotland. The investigation is complicated by the civil war...

Thieves and the unsavory of Perth: All in a day's work for lordless Sir Law Kentour…until a mysterious death in the midst of a Highland blizzard. When the sheriff of Perth demands that Sir Law show that...

The city of Berwick, stolen by the English, lies ripe for retaking. With the English King Edward away attempting to conquer France, Archie joins his cousin, the Lord of Douglas, in this perilous venture....

THE NATION HUNTS.Claire Rutherford lives in a new America. One with high standards of living, low unemployment and technological innovation. She's the single mother of Ellie, her 14-year-old temperamental...

‘A fresh, assured voice in Irish crime writing’ Andrea Mara‘Absolutely riveting and eminently readable.’ Liz Nugent‘A writer at the top of her game … I could not look away until the shocking end.’ Edel...

A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus'Filled with movement and passion - a luminous story that reveals a whole world of desire and possibility,...

Normal People meets The Dropout, with the spirit of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - a searing tale of love, ambition, and betrayal in Silicon Valley’s fast lane.'ELECTRIFYING' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'THE...

‘Totally original, entirely compelling and astonishingly well crafted, The Catch solidifies Yrsa Daley-Ward as one of Britain's best and boldest voices. A dark and lyrical debut that's well worth the...

It's the heatwave summer of 1976, and 14-year-old would-be poet Jackie Chadwick is newly fostered by the Walls. She desperately needs stability, but their insecure, jealous teenage daughter isn't happy...

For Rissa Rawdon, a disgraced Versorcerer, an isolated death on the floating empire of Centa Isla seems inevitable-until dark forces stir beneath the city's towering shadows. As demonic servants infiltrate...

The Seeders, a self-sufficient community, flee to a remote Welsh island to escape the government's repressive Clearances, and cultivate a new way of living. But 13-year-old Seeder, Glesni, suspects her...

My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden. A man sits by his father's bedside and reports radically and gently until a final winter morning.His father was one of that generation of tragic smokers...

'A stunning debut, more modern than tomorrow' TERRY HAYESA soldier with no name looking for a man that no one has ever seen. A student with a past she can't remember. And a husband who is a loving father......

✨'If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it's Abigail Bergstrom' SUNDAY TIMES ✨✨ 'Bergstrom is a new voice but sure to be an enduring one' Caroline O'Donoghue...

Welcome to the idyllic village of Pudding Corner. Tea is poured, secrets simmer, gardens hide more than just weeds - and murder is blooming once again...Pudding Corner is abuzz: the enigmatic Lord Hugh...

A new heart-warming novel, perfect for bookclubs, from Eleanor Ray, the bestselling author of Everything Is Beautiful. 💫'Genuine, sweet, and filled with hope.' - Reader review'It was pure magic from...

What if the story of your life is written in the stars?Belinda Chandra grew up longing to travel - but never imagined rocket ships would be part of the deal. Abducted by killer robots and taken to a strange...

The funny, propulsive new novel about hating your friends, hating what they bring out in you, hating how you pander to them, the perfect satirical summer read for fans of Emma Cline, Curtis Sittenfeld,...

'Ferociously smart and full of surprises' Eleanor Catton, author of Birnam Wood'Instantly bewitching' Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit From the Goon SquadThe astonishing story of one family swept up in...

A terror from the past is rising from the darkness five miles deep. Joining a military rescue mission to an isolated mining colony, the Doctor and Belinda find a single survivor of a violent catastrophe....

If it weren't for a case marked URGENT and accompanied by multiple emails, James wouldn't think anything of the wellness fair taking place in a nearby event space. Sure, health supplements and crystals...

EVERYONE KNOWS DANIEL. BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS. 'A heady, potent cocktail of a novel. I downed it in one' ERIN KELLYDaniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with...

What secret is the TARDIS hiding?Enlisting UNIT in their search for an enigmatic woman who appears all throughout time and space, the Doctor and Ruby uncover deeper mysteries. What is the secret of Susan...

Fifteen missing people. A light that hungers. A trip outside reality.A trip to 1950s Miami takes a dangerous turn, leaving the Doctor and Belinda at the mercy of Mr Ring-a-Ding. A cartoon come to life...

**All first edition hardback copies feature beautiful sprayed edges – available while stocks last** Unstoppable war. Unspeakable sins. Impossible love. The Dread Sorceress Oneira has retired. She’s exhausted...

A haunting novel exploring a mother’s fierce love for her disabled son as she grapples with her own mental health, by the author of the feminist cult classic The Princess of 72nd Street ‘Funny, disarming...

An isolated lighthouse. A war-scarred man. A horrifying secret.Scotland, 1947. Still haunted by the horrors of the battlefield, veteran Philip Hawkins seeks peace in solitude — as the new keeper of the...

In the shadow of a sleepless age, where memories are currency and dreams are forbidden, a fractured soul awakens."The Sleepless Age: Prelude" invites readers into a haunting, futuristic realm where consciousness...

 A second chance romance about returning home, reclaiming love, and rediscovering the parts of ourselves we thought we left behind.Rachel Sandhurst built a life on diplomacy, control, and distance—from...

Despite her king sized bed, Candace usually spends her nights alone. But after a spell gone wrong, she awakens to a trio of sex demons standing in the corner of her bedroom.The creatures present her with...

'Astonishing. The Art of a Lie is Laura Shepherd-Robinson at the height of her considerable powers. A rare and wonderful story' - Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark'A twisty confection...

A suspenseful, wildly engaging novel following a musician spiraling in self-doubt and self-searching after a night – and a relationship – gone wrong.'A raw, emphatic novel of exceptional power' Carmen...

In the village of Hjelmvik, the sea takes more than it gives…Every full moon, the Sea Wife demands a life. For generations, the villagers have obeyed—offering their loved ones to the churning deep in...