Jean M. Auel
The Mammoth Hunters

The third volume in Jean M. Auel's magnificent epic of life on the glacial continent of the last Ice Age, which began with The Clan of the Cave Bear and was followed by The Valley of Horses. Leaving the valley with Jondalar, the man she has come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi - the Mammoth Hunters.

Maeve Binchy
The Glass Lake

Young Kit McMahon seems to lead a charmed life. Until the dark, windy night when her beautiful, adored and restless mother disappears. Only the lake knows the real reason. Kit grows up determined to carry out her mother's last wishes that she make something of her life and take control of her own future.

Georgette Heyer
The Reluctant Widow

Realizing there has been a case of mistaken identity, penniless Elinor Rochdale nevertheless agrees to an audacious plan and is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight, the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight she is a bride, by dawn a widow.

Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Devil

Five years after the battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's retirement in Normandy is shattered by a plea for help. An old friend, Don Bias Viar, is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands - a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find the truth. Reluctantly, Sharpe finds himself bound for Chile via St Helena.