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Tales From A Harrogate Caravan
By Karl Swainston
Tales From A Harrogate Caravan is an entertaining collection of stories stretching from the cavalier sixties to the modern day. Through a panorama of characters and action, the book shows how times and society change, and how the characters in the tales try to adapt to those changes—and not altogether successfully.
Scardale
By Karl Swainston
Scardale is set in a mining village in the county of Yorkshire. Elsie Davey is the last inhabitant of Scardale. She befriends a young reporter, Lucy, and begins to tell her the tale of a few of the village’s characters from time past. There is the story of the shameless Ronnie Hardaker and his suffering wife, Mary. There is the trip to Scarborough and the even more shameless story of Ethel, Edna, and the colourful character of Daisy Doodeck. Scardale is an entertaining short story from start to finish.
50 Dates of Grey
By Louise Diez
A funny, frank memoir of midlife internet dating, from Saturday nights at the disco and the end of a twenty-four-year marriage to fifty dates and the story of the frozen dog.
After Someone Dies
By Harry Georgiou
A practical guide for bereaved families, executors and administrators. It follows the journey from the first days after a death through to the final distribution of the estate, in straightforward language, covering England and Wales.
Alzheimers in Atacama
By Karl Swainston
Two ancient Incan lovers have spent centuries enduring endless, agonizing reincarnations through major historical events. Now trapped in a modern care home, severe Alzheimer's has made Thomas and Mary forget who they truly are. Only two young Greek caretakers choose to listen to their strange, fragmented tales of these past lives. As the end draws near, the caretakers must help them remember each other one last time, or their souls will remain trapped in this world forever.
Bike Handle
By Trini Windsor-Dale-Montgommery
A tale told by a woman who lived in Hexthorpe, Doncaster, in the 1950s, about the notorious local girl everybody knew as Bike Handle.
Coal Shovel
By Cilla Cinderella
A tale of Hexthorpe, Doncaster, 1958, about the shameless young woman everybody knew as Coal Shovel and the lonely widower whose savings she set her sights on.
Dante's Echo
By Stacey Melbourne
A fictionalised account of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal — the bonnet-maker's daughter who became the face of the Pre-Raphaelites, and the muse he could neither keep nor let go.
Frankenstein and Dracula: A Most Inconvenient Courtship
By Stacey Melbourne
A darkly comic gothic novella in three chapters. Mary Shelley has just acquired two suitors. Neither of them is entirely alive.
Got the Squeeze on Him
By Nick
A school show and tell on a grand scale, with the school board, the heads and the dignitaries in the audience, and nobody but Charlie and Beth knowing what is about to happen.
Hartlepool Nocturne
By David Albertson
A dark tale of the Hartlepool docks, where a young wife kept under watch in a pebble-dashed terrace takes a lover, and decides she will never be locked in the dark again.
My First Hunt
By A.G. Munson
A first grouse hunt in the Westfjords, and the problem of getting the bird back off the ice
Resonance
By Karl Swainston
In an age of constant noise, we have lost touch with the silent, unseen forces that govern our existence. Resonance is a profound exploration into the fundamental interconnection between mind, body, and the universe. Through a synthesis of science, philosophy, and the metaphysical, this work reveals how the vibrations within our own thoughts act as a bridge to a deeper reality. This is an invitation to look beyond the surface of life, to harness the power of attraction, and to finally understand the beauty of truth which is yourself.
Say No to Fly-Tipping
By Harry Georgiou
Fly-tipping is one of the UK's most serious environmental crimes. It blights our countryside, drains public money and can expose households and businesses to fines and prosecution. This practical guide explains the hidden dangers, the true cost, and the safeguards every customer should insist on.
Tarot
By Karl Swainston
Unlock the ancient secrets of the cards. Throughout the centuries, the Tarot has served as a powerful tool to make sense of the past, navigate the present, and illuminate the future. From its mysterious origins in Egypt to the grand courts of 15th-century Milan, the Tarot has evolved from a simple card game into a profound system of divination and occult wisdom.
This essential guide breaks down the rich symbolism of the cards, leading readers through the transformative journey of the 22 Major Arcana and the elemental forces of the 56 Minor Arcana. Whether you seek personal revelation, creative intuition, or a deeper understanding of the world around you, every page offers the insight you need to unlock the strength, passion, and stability waiting within the cards.
Discover what your future holds.
The Anchored Dead
By Terry Farland
A gale breaks at three in the morning and leaves a silence heavy in the lungs. By dawn, something has drifted through the gap at Robin Hood's Bay — no lights, no hail, just a shape in the fog. A gothic novel of the North Sea coast, its photographers, its fishermen, and the dead who refuse to stay anchored.
The Cotswold Arrangement
By Rosemary Turner
A modern adaptation of The Marriage of Figaro: a comedy of marriage, infidelity, social ambition, concealed identities and the quiet struggle between those who possess inherited wealth and those who must work for it.
The Crown of Ashes
By Jill Freeman
A failing gymnastics club, a controversial cosmetic surgery, and a hidden relationship. Denise built an empire on appearances. Mara wanted the truth. Neither of them realised what the truth would cost.
The Darling of Bradford
By Ricky Walters
A dark comedy in five chapters, loosely adapted from Anton Chekhov's The Darling.
The Duke of Atlantica
By Jackie Hilloughby
A Victorian tragedy in four chapters. A duke, an actress, and a title that cannot command fate.
The Duke of Rutland
By Jackie Hilloughby
A Victorian romance: the Duke of Rutland falls for an actress who refuses to be reshaped by his world. At Belvoir Castle, in a garden maze, he learns that loving someone is not the same as owning them.
The Fifth of November
By Liam Barrantine
A modern Leeds thriller. A group of men meet in a quiet Alwoodley house to plan an act of violence for the fifth of November. One of them begins to have second thoughts.
The Iron Wind
By Benjamin Jones
A tale of obsession, steel, and the Severn Estuary. In 1824, Thomas Telford nearly drowned crossing the river to reach his lover. One hundred and forty years later, the bridge he dreamed of would finally span the water.
The Knocking on the Door
By A.G. Munson
A chemist in post-war Munich, a pot of soup left on a lit stove, and a knock at the door in the middle of the night that no one can explain.
The Lake That Loved Us
By Diana Randel-Claire-Blake
Molly arrives at Lake Windermere looking for quiet, and finds a man carrying two coffees and looking lost. What follows is a lifetime — a marriage, an argument about an anniversary, and the same bench beside the same lake, fifty years on.
The Magpie of Agecroft
By Mark Rolandson
A sharp lesson in Pendlebury about flattery, a silver watch, and the price of seeking approval.
The Man Who Praised Too Much
By Mark Rolandson
A sealed sandwich, a bench outside St Augustine's, and a man who knows exactly what to say. Freddie has not eaten since yesterday and he wants Charlie's lunch — but he does not ask for it. A short story about flattery, favours and the price of wanting to be liked.
The Press That Eats Children
By RMKN Khan
In a forgotten mill town, an abandoned printing press begins printing stories that haven't been written yet. The problem: every story ends with a child's name. And when the ink dries, that child disappears. A tale about guilt, silence, and the price of stories we choose not to tell.
The Quantum Bond
By Trevor Brent
A scientist on a frozen moon makes first contact through a single entangled particle, and must choose between protocol and connection.
The Rain Over Leeds
By Liam Barrantine
A body in a passage off Briggate. A wallet still full. An address in Seacroft hidden in the dead man's coat. Frank Salters has one question — not who killed Daniel Mercer, but who wanted the address found.
The Sunsets Over Rydal
By Diana Randel-Claire-Blake
A chance encounter by the water becomes a promise that lasts a lifetime.
Understanding the Hoarder
By Harry Georgiou
A book for anyone affected by hoarding: family members, friends, support workers, professionals, and the hoarder themselves. It bridges the communication gap between what a hoarder feels and what others need to understand, showing why hoarding is never simply about possessions, and why safety, dignity and trust must always come first.
We Are All Vampires
By Karl Swainston
We are all vampires, but some of us are more vampire than others.
We're not talking about the blood-curdling, drinking vampires of the past. No, the modern vampire is more sophisticated and is everywhere in society, seeking only the energy of another person. In modern psychology, we call this contemptuous creature the narcissist.
Whether they are a husband, a wife, a partner, or a boss in the workplace, this contemporary predator survives by daily draining their victims of life. We Are All Vampires exposes the hidden mechanics of this psychological drain, helping you identify the toxic narcissists in your life—and confront the hidden traits within yourself.
We're not talking about the blood-curdling, drinking vampires of the past. No, the modern vampire is more sophisticated and is everywhere in society, seeking only the energy of another person. In modern psychology, we call this contemptuous creature the narcissist.
Whether they are a husband, a wife, a partner, or a boss in the workplace, this contemporary predator survives by daily draining their victims of life. We Are All Vampires exposes the hidden mechanics of this psychological drain, helping you identify the toxic narcissists in your life—and confront the hidden traits within yourself.