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Celebrating its 900th year, Edinburgh is an unrivalled theatre of story. In this commemorative book, Donald Smith unravels the city's storytelling evolution across the centuries, illustrated with vivid...

The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic. Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories,...

Commissioned especially for Scotland's Year of Stories, Storm and Shore connects the west coast of Scotland's rich mythological past with the present day. When artist Lucy Salter comes to a remote Argyll...

This tale of intrigue and betrayal goes to the heart of events surrounding the Treaty of Union in 1707. Daniel Foe (better known as Defoe), sent to Scotland to sway opinion towards Union, reports to his...

The six months that Robert Burns spent in Edinburgh, between the Aryshire years and the short-lived maturity in Dumfries, were an intense time in the life of a poet who became a Scottish hero. Burns is...

On the Feast Day of Bride, The Daughter of Ivor, Shall come from her mound, In the rocks amongst the heather. I will not touch Ivor's daughter, Nor shall she harm me. Two extraordinary women come back...

These stories are about the wee folk of Scotland, told afresh for everyone including, today's wee people. Collected here are stories from all over Scotland. Many were first published in the nineteenth...

Donald Smith's third historical novel investigates where Mary Queen of Scots' history ends and legend begins through the captivating use of contemporary prose ballad. Smith seeks a truthful narrative...

When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial North Carolina whose bodies have been left in bizarre positions, circumstances point to an Indian attack. But Harry Woodyard,...

An exploration of the Scottish Borders, Tweed Dales covers six journeys spanning from the Eildon Hills to Tweeddale, Kelso to Gala Water, Ettrick to Teviotdale. The long history of the Borders and their...

So many gardening books tell you what to plant and where and when. But how often do they tell you to just sit and enjoy them? And when you do, you can find yourself thinking of things in a different way.With...

This classic ghost story from the author of The Last Unicorn follows Jonathan who’s been living in a cemetery with a raven as his only friend amongst the newly dead until he discovers a pair of ghostly...

An “impossibly endearing” (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain...

"More plot twists and bite than a raging anaconda." Damien LewisThe Danish government is determined to secure victory in the upcoming general election. The war on terror has been positioned as the central...

A beautiful lyrical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale about what some will do for power…and what others will do for love. Oriane is the skylark, and the sun only rises if she wills...

In this spellbinding rom-com about a wish gone wrong, two opposites might just get a second chance at love, perfect for fans of New York Times bestsellers Payback's a Witch and The Ex Hex. Ex-celebrity...

From a renowned scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like “The Tortoise and the Hare,”...

"A harrowing exploration of the expanding labyrinth of despair and the self." Paul Tremblay. A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway...

'A rare combination of experience and talent' Mick Herron'His best yet ... Superb, addictively suspenseful, politics/tradecraft accurate, scary, complex ... A newmaestro of espionage thrillers'Simon Sebag...

A lone white man lives beside the river on the edge of the Penobscot reservation in Maine. Charles spends his days doing odd jobs, looking after his depressive mother, and staring across the water to...

Based on a true story, A Wolff in the Family is a riveting saga of prejudice, passion, and revenge, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Four Winds. What mysterious scandals led a father to abandon...

Howard Walker is fleeing from a dark secret. As 62-year-old Walker drives a coach bus across America, he recounts his experiences of war trauma and his bond with the famous protest singer Philip Boothman...

In this swoon-worthy conclusion to the New York Times instant bestselling Luminaries trilogy, Winnie continues her fight against the monstrous nightmares of Hemlock Falls and finds answers about her past.Winnie...

A smart-talking supernatural noir, full of twists and turns, delivered at a whipalong pace about a dead investigative-journalist-turned-soul-collector on the trail of his nemesis – and murderer. Perfect...

A gripping and claustrophobic rural gothic horror novel about an isolated family who worship the bog that surrounds them, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Stephen Graham Jones.It is said that the...

Der Marquis von Vale - sehr bei den Damen der Londoner Gesellschaft begehrt - ist nicht nur ein sehr attraktiver und wohlhabender Junggeselle, sondern auch viel bereist und in viele internationale Aktivitäten...

I HATE the sight of those terra-cotta envelopes that telegrams come in. They have often announced ill news to me, and even in the absence of ill news they bear with them an atmosphere of emergency, suggestions...

A RIVETING CIVIL WAR NOVEL INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS A captivating read!—Lynnette Bonner, USA Today Bestselling authorBrimming with heart, When Heaven Thunders is an emotionally charged journey for characters...

In Emre, bards are revered. Their stories have answers; their stories have influence; their stories have power. When the subject of his story meets an untimely end, Vatis, a disgraced bard, finds himself...

"He died at a young age."  The words hung in my mind like a noose. Thomastus didn't die, he was forced into confinement. Caged deep beneath the surface where his screams would only be heard by hollow...

A wedding, a snowstorm, and a road trip with your ex…what could possibly go wrong?Cassidy McCarthy, a single woman from Tampa, is on her way back to Boston for the first time in years to attend her best...

The vampire Rix has always been on the run. What if vampires lurk in the shadows of present-day Seattle, stalking the darkness of Cal Anderson Park or Green Lake after sunset? How do they blend in, concealing...

In HALLOWEEN NEVER ENDS & OTHER ECCENTRIC STORIES of a SOCIALLY TWISTED TRANSGENDER WOMAN, Seraphina Evelyn Hicks delivers a sample of her unique perspective on life. The stories encompassing the...

ONE BOY'S DISAPPEARANCE WILL CHALLENGE - TRADITION AND IGNITE A REVOLUTION! In a world where tradition rules and secrets are buried deep, one boy's disappearance will unravel it. Kamboda, a boy with physical...

Shimmering waters … towering giants … buried mysteries.An enemies to lovers, steamy, small town romance. She's the no filters chick. Funny, full of life and always ready for a good laugh. Until her mother...

Before Eleven and Mike, there was Evil and Davey.Twelve-year-old Evil Mather inherited a 17th century Curse from a witch who hexed her great-great-great grandfather, Cotton Mather. When her emotions run...

She craves stability. He brings disorder. Joshua Keerny's thirst for adventure keeps him from settling in any one place for long. This cowboy loves to roam and never wants to be tied down to any place...

I lost everything. My job. My family. My life…my sanity. How does a man recover from that? How do you right so many wrongs when your choices have inflicted so much pain on those you love?In my determination...

Diana Patton continues her sweeping saga about a rough and tumble sawmill town, Mother McCloud, in book 2, Misery Whips.Only the brave dare tackle the toil of working on the side of an ancient volcano,...

"Lloyd's masterful scene setting and keen eye for Scottish history transform this novel into a stunning tapestry of love, loyalty, and family." Booklife at Publisher's Weekly A Tale of Second Chances...

The Dark Time has fallen upon the Realms.The Lost Souls are more determined to take what they want.No one is safe.Not even the King of the Vampire and Fae or the Human God.The King's mate's magic grows...