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The what-ifs in life are often misunderstood. We mourn the path we did not take, the lover we did not kiss. We believe we are unhappy, or just Almost Happy, because we are missing out or have not achieved what we planned and desire so strongly.

Angela has always been the unwanted one, the odd one out, and the one who doesn't fit in. She dreams of making her family pay for how they treat her but is held back by hoping that things will change. Instead, it was she who changed.

A humorous memoir of a young life in colonial Africa, with occasional interludes of sombre reflection by this son of German Jewish refugees. Set in Rhodesia in the 1950s and early 1960s, the author allows us a glimpse of his idiosyncratic family, the oddities of a vibrant Jewish community in the heart of Africa, schooling clothed with the trappings of Empire, holidays in apartheid South Africa and doomed attempts at athletic prowess.

Goodbye White Rose is the heart-breaking story of Harisun Abdulwahab, written by her daughter Gina Azizah.

An experienced cold-hearted hitman escapes the Stasi in East Germany and sets up his own business in Western Europe.

An experienced cold-hearted hitman escapes the Stasi in East Germany and sets up his own business in Western Europe.

Despite the efforts of respectable parish and police constables, the magistrates and court officials in their fine new jail and the Industrial Revolution on the horizon, this dip into Argyll's history tells how crime in the county was just as bloody and violent as in former eras.

Ru-um and his younger brother Cali, on holiday in Northwest Scotland, go missing while on a walk to an ancient, ruined broch. Last seen with the mysterious girl, Amelia, they are eventually found several days later, unharmed, but with Cali now inexplicably older than Ru-um.

Three Vampires: Oscar, 550 years old, white, and upper middle class, Errol, 70 years old, black, and working class and Terry, 100 years old, white, and working class, share a basement conversion in Fulham, London.

Juliette, a young mother of two, teaches piano and flute whilst also helping with the family antique business. Needing extra income, Juliette is drawn into a dangerous money laundering operation.

Many books claim they will change your life. The Healthy Living Handbook may do it. In the UK nearly one in four deaths are avoidable. The top six killers cause most of these deaths: a healthy lifestyle cuts the risk of all of them. What‿s more, a healthy lifestyle benefits every part of our lives.

Two detectives embark on a relentless pursuit of justice through the world of drug trafficking in their local town on a dark evening in the middle of winter.

Have you ever struggled with your mental health, your terrible relatives or a dysfunctional relationship? Or simply wondered what the hell is wrong with you? This story is for you.

A mystery disease has broken out on an Indian Ocean isle and on the east African coast, wreaking fear and death as it spreads westward across the continent. Vying to report the story are the big international news agencies. France-Dépêches broke the news, but trouble's brewing among its staff, threatened by a government bid to privatise the agency.

The Dartington Bride tells the extraordinary story of Lady Gabrielle Roberda Montgomery, a woman who, after a childhood in war-torn France, came to England to marry into one of Devon‿s most prominent and well connected families. Like most women of her time Roberda must be a good wife, run a large household and produce a son and heir.

A broken heart and scarred mind can be healed with help from another world. This story explores the power of love, place, family and community. It tells of a threeway journey: in the present, into the past and into the mind.

A beautiful modern-day superhero tale about a friendship between a young boy and a clever beaver. Packed full of enriching vocabulary and important environmental issues, children will learn what an ecosystem is, what biodiversity means. Pinecraft is rich in humour and children will quickly identify with the characters and their day-to-day lives.

Searching for My Shangri La is the second of the author's two books on the region, after Midlife Meanderings in SE Asia. It is about continuing an independent and unstructured journey through this fascinating part of the world.

The Lovely Dirty Business series - volume 1

There is a dual tradition of the human relationship with insects: if, in fact, sometimes the latter are invisible, and their presence does not seem to affect human existence and society, in other cases, instead, they represent a real apocalyptic threat. The volume has two thematic sections - Literary Entomologies and Entomological Proliferation in the other arts: music, theatre, cinema and video games. While talking about insects, we also talk...