Rosie Harris
Waiting for Love

Brenda O'Donnell is turned out by her family when she finds herself pregnant at sixteen. Widowed Sid Rawlins, the rag-and-bone man, says she can come and live with him and he will give her child a name in return for her running his home and looking after his children. Despite the gossip, desperate Brenda has little choice but to accept. Life isn't easy for Brenda and little Ruby but they try make the best of things­until Brenda falls in love with Sid's eldest son and their affair causes trouble within the family. And when Sid dies and leaves the business to his cousin, life becomes even harder for Brenda as she faces the threat of losing everything she holds dear.

Jane Hill
Can't Let Go

When Beth Stephens opens the first mysterious note, she is terrified. Someone out there, someone who seems to be stalking her, following her every footstep, has prised open the terrible secret she's been hiding for over a decade. And he is threatening to exact revenge. All these years, Beth has carefully built her life on a lie, kept herself to herself, been wary of close relationships and protective of her privacy. And now, just when she finally thinks herself safe - her days filled with new friendships, a boyfriend and a steady job as a teacher - everything starts to unravel. Suddenly she can trust no-one, and she realises that she has to find the stalker before he closes in on her.

Julius Caesar has taken his legions north into mighty battles with the Gallic tribes. But as his successes mount, overwhelming ambition and new alliances begin to threaten his friendship with Marcus Brutus, brother-in-arms and fellow warrior. Although the conquest of Gaul has made Caesar a hero all over again, his victories on the battlefield cause still more rivalries at home. Ultimately Caesar and Brutus will have to choose whether to cross the Rubicon - together or singly - and to take the fight to Rome itself.

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