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Audiobooks Narrated by Gemma Dawson
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"In a world stitched tight with secrets, one woman rips apart the seams . . .
Bordeaux, 1894. Minerva Hawkins is a corset maker with nimble hands, a defiant spirit—and a secret that could upend an entire noble lineage. When blackmailed by the cold and calculating Superintendent Raeburn, who claims she's heir to a Scottish earldom and her mother is captive in his asylum, Minerva is desperate. She turns to the only man daring enough to help: Étienne Sansecours, a former criminal with a past as dangerous as her future.
Their flight across France to the windswept reaches of England and Scotland crackles with danger, deceit, and undeniable desire. But as sparks fly and threats close in, Étienne is imprisoned, Minerva is kidnapped, and Raeburn's twisted grip tightens.
As Minerva fights for her freedom and Étienne's release, will she discover that love, like the perfect corset, can both confine and set you free?
From dark asylums to Highland rescues and scorching encounters, The Corset Girls Unbound unravels a tale of resilience, romance, and reinvention.
Passion, peril, and the power of a second chance—this is historical romance with bite."
"Lucy Lawrence smoothed her silk traveling gown and watched as darkness fell over the shimmering waters of Lake Como—her honeymoon bliss shattered in an instant by a telegram carrying deadly tidings . . .
Newlyweds Lucy Lawrence and Phineas Stone arrive at the glittering shores of Lake Como, Italy, not to enjoy a romantic honeymoon but to answer a frantic plea for help. Phin's brother-in-law—the charismatic Count Luca Carmosino—has vanished without a trace from his Belle Époque villa, and the couple find themselves thrust into a world of stolen diamonds and smuggling rings.
From the opulent Grand Hotel Bellagio with its crystal chandeliers to the misty mountain passes of the Swiss border, Lucy must solve the mystery of the Count's disappearance and navigate the treacherous waters of Italian high society, all while maintaining the decorum expected of a proper Victorian lady . . . But as Lucy edges closer to the truth about what happened to Count Carmosino, the stakes rise dramatically. When an attempt is made on her life while Phin is out of town, Lucy realizes they're both in grave danger. Can she unravel this conspiracy and save those she loves before it's too late?"
"Miss Penelope Monckton, just returned from nursing with Florence Nightingale's in Crimea, has come to the country estate of one of the most scandalous men in England, Lord Rickarby—nicknamed Rakerby—to collect a bequest from his late wife, her childhood friend Millie. But something about Millie's death doesn't sit right with Penny.
A celebrated painter, Joss, Lord Rickarby, knows Miss Penelope Monckton only from the letters she sent to his late wife during her time nursing in a war zone. But when he finally meets the intrepid nurse, it's while he's lying on the forest floor bleeding from a gunshot wound from an unknown assailant.
With the shooting having cleared Joss as a suspect, Penny is now determined to work with the all too handsome earl to find out who killed Millie. But with every clue they uncover, a different picture of the killer begins to emerge—and it's clear that instead of Millie's circle during her marriage, the culprit comes from the world of her childhood. And as the healer and the hellion grow more entangled, the body count grows. Can this unlikely pair catch the killer before he puts a permanent end to their budding romance?
Contains mature themes."
"You let her into your home. Now she won’t let you leave.
Sophie Carter needs a fresh start. After a painful break-up and struggling to stay afloat, taking in a flatmate seems like the perfect solution, and Emilia Taylor seems like the perfect fit.
Soon they become friends. But something isn’t right.
Small things start to feel… off. A missing scarf. A door left open that Sophie swore she locked. The unsettling feeling of being watched. And as Sophie’s world begins to unravel, she starts to wonder if letting Emilia in was the worst mistake she’s ever made.
Because Emilia doesn’t just want to be Sophie’s friend. She wants so much more.
And if she can’t have her… no one can…
Fans of Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will devour this fast-paced, unsettling thriller, where obsession turns deadly, and escape might not be an option."
"Jane must return to the one place she fears most. Her family home.
Jane's father was murdered in cold blood at the family home. The killer was never found.
In the years since, Jane has done everything in her power to stay away from that house. To forget the nightmare and get on with her life. But now she has to go back.
Her mother is ill and Jane must care for her. Her husband Joe goes with her but soon after they arrive at her family home, he begins to act strangely. Adding to her unease, Jane's brother Dan is openly hostile.
Increasingly unnerved, Jane feels compelled to uncover the secrets of the old house. And discovers that her father may have been killed by someone close to her. Someone who's been hiding in plain sight all these years.
Now it's a race against time. Can Jane discover the shocking truth about her father's death before it's too late? Can she right the wrongs of the past?
Or will the killer get to her first?"
"In Victorian London, passion burns bright—but darkness awaits underground . . .
After a desperate act leaves Jillian Morehouse a fugitive, she flees to Whitechapel. The escapee finds work in a Mayfair corset workshop, but the walls are closing in.
Jillian catches the eye of the handsome Michael Kelly, a reformed criminal with a dangerous history he's anxious to keep hidden. The pair are drawn together by a powerful attraction—but their love is tested when she's kidnapped and abandoned in the catacombs beneath London.
With enemies circling and secrets threatening to destroy them both, Jillian and Michael must confront their darkest fears . . . or lose everything to the shadows of their pasts.
In a world where love is the most dangerous game of all, will they find redemption, or will the darkness claim them both?"
"A haunting tale of family secrets, betrayal, and the shadows of the past.
In the summer of 1990, young sisters Caroline and Joanna are sent to stay with their Great Aunt Dora in the idyllic Gloucestershire village of Witchwood. Still reeling from their father’s tragic death and their mother’s grief, Witchwood offers a welcome escape—but the shadowy woods hide dark secrets that bring their innocence to a distressing end. Caroline, volatile and longing for attention, becomes fixated on Dean Fry, the handsome local bad boy. When a body is found in the woods, the village becomes a cauldron of suspicion. Caroline’s false accusation of Dean sets off a chain of devastating consequences, as her jealousy and need for validation spiral out of control.
Years later, Joanna is forced to confront the trauma of that childhood summer after Caroline’s sudden, mysterious death in London. Returning to Witchwood, Joanna seeks answers to her sister’s fear and as she unravels long-buried secrets, she discovers she can trust few people—and that danger still lurks in Witchwood.
What really happened that fateful summer? And will Joanna be able to survive the impending danger from those trying to bury the truth?
Into the Woods was originally published by Sphere under the title A Place to Lie."
"A gripping new history of London during the Blackout—revealing the violent crime that spread across the capital under the cover of darkness
Fear was the unacknowledged specter haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the German bombers circling above, but of violence at the hands of fellow Londoners in the streets below. Mass displacement, the anonymity of shelters, and the bomb-scarred landscape offered unprecedented opportunities for violent crime.
In this absorbing, sometimes shocking account, Amy Helen Bell uncovers the hidden stories of murder and violence that were rife in wartime London. Bell moves through the city, examining the crimes in their various locations, from domestic violence in the home to robberies in the blacked-out streets and fights in pubs and clubs. She reveals the experiences of women, children, and the elderly, and focuses on the lives of the victims, as well as their deaths.
This groundbreaking study transforms our understanding of the ways in which war made people vulnerable—not just to the enemy, but to each other."
"A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the twentieth century
From the twentieth century onward, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the conventions of their time. Across both world wars, far from being a small part of covert operations, women ran spy networks and escape lines, parachuted behind enemy lines, and interrogated prisoners. And, back in Bletchley and Whitehall, women's vital administrative work in MI offices kept the British war engine running.
In this major, panoramic history, Helen Fry looks at the rich and varied work women undertook as civilians and in uniform. From spies in the Belgian network 'La Dame Blanche,' knitting coded messages into jumpers, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections, Fry shows just how crucial women were in the intelligence mission. Filled with hitherto unknown stories, Women in Intelligence places new research on record for the first time and showcases the inspirational contributions of these remarkable women."
"Grace desires an escape. Anywhere to avoid the hardships that threaten to smother her. Equipped with her imagination, Grace creates other worlds to slip into whenever needed. Places where her home life is soon replaced with hunting for treasure, becoming a spy, and endless adventures. But, when her dreams start to evolve and encroach on reality, Grace must fight to discover what's real and what is not."
"Hampshire, 1943.
Kim Maxwell has been languishing in the “cooler” in what she sees as punishment for getting caught—and tortured—by the Nazis, before being freed by Resistance fighters and smuggled back into England. Now she is sent for by the head of SOE. This is her chance to prove herself.
A fellow agent has been found murdered. It would seem that Lilian Harvey heard something she shouldn’t have and that her murder was a warning. Setting out to uncover the culprit, Kim spots a strange zigzag pattern on the wall above the bed where the body was found, which Lilian drew using her own blood as she lay dying.
Before Kim knows it, she uncovers evidence that there exists a dark society working in the shadows and she realizes the Nazis are not England’s only enemy.
When she meets the mysterious yet captivating Roland, aka Red Fox, they embark on a mission to solve the murder—all the while being drawn to each other and further into trouble.
But in order to expose this dangerous web of deceit, Kim must go back into the heart of occupied France—and into the hands of the enemy …
This atmospheric Second World War novel will grip you to the very end and is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen, Jeffery Archer, Rory Clements, Gretta Mulrooney, Kate Quinn, and Lucinda Riley."
"Kathryn Bromwich's masterful debut novel is a rich, gorgeously descriptive account of a woman hiding from old ghosts and new in the Italian Alps, while rekindling her own sense of self through nature.
Laura lives alone in a cabin deep within the forest, making her living translating medical documents and tutoring the children of affluent locals. She spends her days climbing the mountains outside her door and roaming the woods, and soon begins a relationship with a waiter some years her junior, which brings new rhythms to her life. But late one night there is a knock on the door, and on the other side stands someone from her past who has finally found her.
As the mystery surrounding why she is there comes into focus, Laura is plagued by a fever, and starts to experience flashbacks to her youth, along with an eerie second sight that seems to lift the veil on reality while making astonishing new connections with the natural world around her. In beguiling, lyrical prose we begin to see how Laura's past informs her present and is a shackle she is desperately trying to shed. Before long though the villagers grow wary of the woman in the cabin and of her increasingly odd behavior, and a few decide to take matters into their own hands; to free themselves from the malevolent forces of the strega who lives amongst them."
