She must learn to live without him and start living her life again... Newly widowed after a whirlwind wartime romance, Stella Nolan is preparing to meet her late husband’s family for the first time. Arriving at his family home, Warren’s End, Stella finds that the Great War has left a bitter legacy, and not all of her new in-laws are prepared to offer her a warm welcome. Stella’s sister-in-law Rosalie makes her hostility plain, and it’s not always easy for Stella to stand up to her overbearing mother-in-law. It isn’t long before Stella realises that the family she belongs to is one riven with tension, disappointments, shameful secrets and bitter quarrels. An unforeseen turn of events means that Stella ends up staying with the Nolan family a great deal longer than she had planned. She must adapt to a new life of countless ups and downs. Will she overcome heartbreak and scandal to find true happiness? A captivating wartime saga perfect for fans of Elaine Roberts and Rosie Clarke.

For the most part friendship isn't based on rules. However, it's a sticky word for those who don't know what it really means. It's a part of getting to know someone while inviting them into your heart, your life, and your world. It's getting to know the personal things they'll do and things they won't do. Are they a person of morales and values? Do they have goals and dreams? How well do you know them? Are they a follower or a leader? Do they drink, smoke, or do drugs? It's very important for you to get to know your acquaintances before you actually call them your friends. If you find yourself stuck and wondering if the person is true, and whether he or she can be trusted only then you lay down your own friendship rules. If you don't know, you better ask somebody!

A return to the hellish, blood-soaked cauldron of Central Africa is nowhere on world-weary mercenary soldier Martin Palmer's wish list. But when the prize - at least for someone else - exceeds six figures, personal preferences don't enter the equation. And it is not just the numbers; a refusal to cooperate would mean arrest and trial for a murder he probably did commit.

The most basic questions everyone faces in life is Why am I here? What is my purpose? Gerard Kelly presents the stories that make up the overall story of God in the world. And here we find our purpose for each of our individual Christian lives. Our purpose is as distinctive as our fingerprint and we will connect with it when we connect with our identity and origin in God. God remembers how he made us and is committed to the fruitfulness and fulfilment of our potential. We discover the importance of finding our place of service and usefulness, knowing that our lives have meaning in the purposes of God.

This is a story based on the life of Doris Dixon who had a burning ambition to become a professional jazz singer during the 1930s. Doris came from a privileged English background and was highly educated with her parents expectations of her going into the professions. By luck, at a students reunion in a London nightclub, Doris created her chance to sing with a visiting American Jazz Band and was engaged by them on the spot as Dixie Dixon, their singer; subsequently treading the boards in America was no easy task. But Dixie met and sang with the greatest jazz /swing bands of of her time. Because of her early demise, little is known about Dixie Dixon, so this book puts her right back there in the jazz spotlight where she fought so hard to be.