Megan

General Fiction

Jan-2017

Megan is fifteen. One day she finds out in the worst possible way, the worst possible news - she is pregnant. What will she do? How will her friends react? How will her ex-boyfriend react? How will her mum react? How would YOU react? Should Megan ...

Haunted House

Horror

Sep-2016

Jake is sure he's going to hate the village where he's moved with his mum and twin sister, Jenna. There are only about ten houses and a green - boring. But when Jenna spots the ghost of a cute-looking beagle with a lead in its mouth, Jake and Jen...

Horror House

Horror

Sep-2016

A new couple have moved into Hardstone House, and it's just Jake's luck that instead of a cool, footballing grandson they have a granddaughter called Claire, who likes tap dancing and tea parties. But then Claire tells Jake and Jenna that Hardsto...

Poppy in the Field

Historical

May-2015

When Poppy learns that the love of her life, Freddie de Vere, is to marry someone else, she knows her heart will break. Devastated, she volunteers her nursing skills overseas to take her away from the painful reminders at home. But things are about t...

Nelson's Home Comforts

General Fiction

Feb-2015

" ...]Take care that the water boils when you throw in the paste, and that it continues to do so during all the time of cooking, as that will keep the paste from sticking together. When done, drain it in a strainer, put it in the tureen, and pour the...

Poppy

Historical

May-2014

Poppy is young, beautiful and clever -- and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family’s country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy’s life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason...

The Disgrace of Kitty Grey

Historical

May-2013

Kitty is living a happy, carefree life as a dairymaid in the countryside. The grand family she is employed by looks after her well, and she loves her trade, caring for the gentle cows and working in the cool, calm dairy. And then, of course, there is...

Chelsea and Astra

General Fiction

Jan-2013

‘I saw him first. His eyes swivelled round the room and then rested on me and I thought to myself - WOW!' Chelsea and Astra are like chalk and cheese. But even so, they are the best of friends. They do everything together. Until something happe...

Zara

General Fiction

Oct-2012

Zara and Ella were both two weeks late for the start of the school year. Ever since then they've been best friends. They're always fooling around finding out the star signs of boys they fancy, reading out their horoscopes and playing games to discove...

Megan 3

General Fiction

Sep-2012

It is Jack's , Megan's son, first birthday party and the atmosphere is very tense. But Megan is being distracted by the unusual amount of telephone calls that her mother is getting. Surely Mum hasn't got a boyfriend has she? But it turns out that she...

Velvet

General Fiction

Sep-2011

Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and father dead, she has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Velvet is desperate to create a better life. Then she is not...

At the Sign Of the Sugared Plum

Historical

Jul-2011

‘You be going to live in the city, Hannah?' Farmer Price asked, pushing his battered hat up over his forehead. ‘Wouldn't think you'd want to go there . . . Times like this, I would have thought your sister would try and keep you away.' Hannah is ...

By Royal Command

Historical

Nov-2010

Lucy - 2

In this sequel to At the House of the Magician, Lucy has become a firm fixture in the household of the mysterious Dr. Dee. What the doctor doesn't know is that Lucy is not just a maid -- she is also a spy for the Queen. Then Lucy hears unexplaine...

Fallen Grace

General Fiction

Sep-2010

Life has been nothing but unfair to Grace Parkes and her sister. Penniless, the two orphans manage to stay alive-but only barely, like so many on the streets of Victorian London. And Grace must bear a greater heartbreak, having become pregnant from t...

The Betrayal

Historical

Sep-2009

Lucy - 3

In this follow-up to By Royal Command, Lucy is asked to continue her work on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. But will her romance with Tomas, the queen's fool, get in the way?There's also Mistress Juliette, the mysterious new lady-in-waiting. Could she ...

Holly

General Fiction

Jun-2009

'Holly. I hope you won't mind me buying you this. I think it's the sort of thing you'll like. Am I right? And I think it matches your eyes. This comes with best wishes from (and I know it's corny). A Friend.' And that was how it all started. Holly st...

And Then There Were Two

General Fiction

Mar-2009

Megan - 2

The Biggest Decision of All

General Fiction

Mar-2009

Megan -

Megan, at age 15, discovers that she is 5 months pregnant in her 'Personal Development' class. How she copes, the decisions that she has to make, how her family and friends react are all told in a telling, compulsive tale. A tale that pulls no punche...

Two's Company, Three's a Crowd

General Fiction

Mar-2009

Megan - 3

It is Jack's , Megan's son, first birthday party and the atmosphere is very tense. But Megan is being distracted by the unusual amount of telephone calls that her mother is getting. Surely Mum hasn't got a boyfriend has she? But it turns out that she...

Newes from the Dead

Horror

May-2008

"Intriguing and captivating."Celia Rees, author of Witch Child WRONGED. HANGED. ALIVE? (AND TRUE!) Anne can't move a muscle, can't open her eyes, can't scream. She lies immobile in the darkness, unsure if she'd dead, terrified she's buried alive, ...

Down to Earth

General Fiction

Jan-2008

Two Naughty Angels -

A freak accident causes two young, accident-prone angels to suddenly plummet back to earth. Their strange habits and even stranger powers soon bring comic chaos to the classrooms of St. Winifred’s convent school. As the angelic pair struggle to do ...

The Ghoul at School

General Fiction

Jan-2008

Two Naughty Angels -

A ghost appears to be on the loose in the school where the flighty angels are still pretending to be ordinary pupils. Life for the girls is further complicated by an archangel determined to take them home, a rather embarrassing incident in cooking cl...

Round the Rainbow

General Fiction

Jan-2008

Two Naughty Angels -

The angels are shooting back to heaven on a rescue mission to snatch back Sister Bertha, who was spirited away before her time. Not content with rescuing nuns, the angels must also single-handedly save St. Winifred’s School from ruin by winning a t...

Katie: The Revolting Bridesmaid

General Fiction

Oct-2007

Katie's sister is getting married to a man who is too old, too fat, and too geeky. He also happens to be a teacher at Katie’s school—how embarrassing! But it gets worse. Katie has been asked to be the bridesmaid. How will she ever live down the s...

Katie: The Revolting Wedding

General Fiction

Oct-2007

It’s the morning of the dreaded wedding and Katie’s promise to be on her best behavior falls flat when she tumbles headlong into the wedding cake. Katie may not be able to get out of wearing that revolting blue bridesmaid’s dress, but she’s ...

The Haunting of Julia

Graphic Novel

Sep-2007

Before Julia can blow out her birthday candles, the flames vanish! When she watches a replay on videotape, she sees a shadowy figure standing behind her. Julia suspects a ghost has blown out the candles and has now come to haunt her....

At the House of the Magician

Historical

Aug-2007

Lucy - 1

A poor runaway during the Elizabethan period, Lucy does not have many options. Her luck turns around when she is taken on as a maid in the household of Dr. Dee, a real-life figure who was court magician to Queen Elizabeth I.The household is strange a...

Katie: the Revolting Baby

General Fiction

Jun-2007

Katie -

Katie thought that looking after her sister’s baby would be easy. But one container of golden syrup, some scrambled egg, newspaper print, a mess of boot polish, an earwig, and half a caterpillar later, things look very different indeed. Baby Emil...

Katie: the Revolting Holiday

General Fiction

Jun-2007

Katie -

A week in a holiday camp with Mrs. Bayleaf? Torture! Out of desperation, Katie seeks refuge in the Kids’ Klub, where she takes a particular dislike to an irritating girl named Antonia, who can't stop bragging about how her family wins all the comp...

Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose

Historical

Nov-2006

Ousted from her family by her new stepmother, Eliza Rose makes her way to London―only to be thrown straight into prison for stealing a bite to eat. Her life takes a remarkable twist when she is rescued and befriended by the infamous actress Nelly G...

Take a Kiss to School

General Fiction

Jul-2006

There is so much to learn on Digby's first day at school. Will he remember where to hang his jacket and to listen for his name? Digby's mother has some special help for her boy who doesn't feel quite brave enough for school. This reassuring story wit...

Petals in the Ashes

Historical

Jul-2004

This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. Only one year after the city suffered such terrible losses during the Plague, London is recovering and Hannah convinces her parents that, w...

Amy

Romance

Sep-2002

'It all started after I fell out with Louise and Bethany, really. It was falling out with them that made me try to find friends somewhere else, and the Internet seemed a good place to look ...' Amy is a level-headed sort of girl, certainly not one to...

Follow That Dream

General Fiction

Sep-1986

Friends and Rivals

General Fiction

Jul-1986

Clare is delighted when she hears that her cousin Angie will be coming to stay for a year until she discovers that Angie is a beautiful tiny blond who attracts the attentions of the boy for whom Clare secretly yearns...