Ros Green, owner of a second hand shop is furious when Bert Blackaby -- small trader -- fails to show up at the Bootsale with her laptop but when he is found murdered and she is picked up by the police, she knows she must act quickly. For some reason known only to himself Bert had named her as joint beneficiary in his will, and she discovers that he owns a valuable house packed with antiques and she sets out to discover more about him.
Her partner Detective Sergeant Jack Russell is sent on other duties and is not able to help as much as he would like. She finds he came out of a POW camp...

An anthology of short stories and poems 'inspired by music and songs'. From the solo voice to the symphony, from the rhythm of the sea to the music of the spheres, this is the theme and starting point for Paper Jam, a collection of thirty stories and poems from the Writer's Hub, Coventry. It may be a song title or lyric that sets the spark, or the magic of the theatre; the enchantment of a much loved tune or the sensual pleasures of playing, dancing, and listening. Music has the power to unearth buried memories, deep emotions, times, places and people long gone, even entire eras. Music is a...

From spirited young woman to reckless widow, the beautiful Marchioness of Hadley remains a force to be reckoned with. But beneath her antics lies a broken heart . . .

Since her husband's tragic death, Lady Charlotte Hadley has embarked on a path of careless behavior and dangerous hijinks from which no one can divert her . . . until suddenly, her first-and only-true love reenters her world. Their fiery romance was so scandalous Charlotte had no choice but to marry another, more suitable man. Surely now they are both free to pick up where they left off . . .

Julian West...