The Cailleach rules in the high mountains, maintaining winter. She kidnaps Bride, and forces her to be her servant. Can Bride overtake Cailleach? Learn about the bravery of Bridge in this Scottish story of the coming of spring.

This Scottish Hallowe'en story is about Hamish, a shy fisherman. He leaves the annual Samhain feast early and meets a young woman. He rows her home to an island in the loch, where they marry and raise a family. But what will happen when Hamish tries to leave the island?

Marusha is as pretty as she is good and hard working. When her stepmother and sister send her out into the cold to find violets in January, how can Marusha possibly succeed? This midwinter story from the Czech Republic reminds us to be respectful towards nature.

From bed partners . . . Two years ago, while on assignment for the Crown, darkly handsome Garrett Burke left Lady Ivy Wentworth sleeping naked in his bed as he went in search of the missing Martello diamonds. After apprehending the dastardly thief, he intended to spend the rest of his life in the arms of the auburn-haired beauty. But when the case came to a shocking and dangerous end, Garrett was certain he'd been betrayed . . . To partners in crime Ivy...

New York, 1943: Aspiring actress Rosie Winter has been marooned in New York throughout the war. Now, faced with the news that her ex-boyfriend Jack might not be coming home again, she's desperate to leave the home front and head for the war front. So when Rosie and her best pal Jayne get an offer to go to the South Pacific to perform with USO Camp Shows, they jump at the chance. But being a greasepaint soldier isn't as easy as they had hoped. Not...

"Adele Ashworth…is certain to become one of Romance's most beloved writers." -Lisa Kleypas The first of three dashing, daring, and utterly unforgettable dukes takes the stage in The Duke's Captive-book one in an enthralling new historical romance series from USA Today bestseller and Rita Award winner Adele Ashworth. An author whose novels have been called, "exquisitely written and brimming with emotion" by the inimitable Julia Quinn, Adele Ashworth...

Working in a call centre normally offers few career opportunities. But it looks as if Tracy's about to get her big break. Another story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season

It's Christmas Eve, but the criminals never stop working, so neither do the police. The raid is on...but things don't go entirely to plan... Another story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season.

The maternity ward: the last place you'd associate with criminal activity. Which makes it as good a place as any to carry it out... Another story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season.

Kayleigh's a professional. But lap-dancing has rules. And when someone breaks the rules... Another story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season.