Editor’s Picks: Stories We Recommend First
Curated by our editorial team, these books stand out for their craft, originality, and reader connection. If you’re not sure where to start, begin here.

Welcome to the Dark Ages (Morgan and Merlin's Excellent Adventures Book 1)
By: Malory
When Merlin needs a hero to save the world, he gets... well, me.Fan-bloody-tastic.I was supposed to be dead. Instead, I wake up face-down in Dark Age mud, possessing some poor bastard's body, while th...
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Winter Homecoming: Sophia's Daughter (Northwoods Past)
By: Lyn Cote
A grieving rich man’s daughter and a disillusioned logger’s son--what could draw them together in the wintry northwoods?Catching a freight train out of Chicago is no way to spend Christmas Day. Th...
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Fortitude: A Military Science Fiction Thriller (Dimension Space Book Five)
By: Dean M. Cole
Military Special Operators Battling Across the Multiverse. Present-Day Fighter Pilots Thrust into Space Combat. Both Teams Waging an All-or-Nothing War to Reset an Altered Timeline.Still trapped decad...
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Pearls of Creation A-Z of Pearls, 2nd Edition BRONZE AWARD: non fiction
By: Marge Dawson
PEARLS OF CREATION A-Z OF PEARLS" WILL APPEAL TO READERS OF ALL AGES, WITH NUMEROUS DIFFERENT INTERESTS, INCLUDING LIBRARIES, SCHOLARS, PEARL LOVERS, JEWELLERS AND GEMOLOGISTS. IT COVERS GOD'S CREATIO...
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For the Glory: The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire
By: Duncan Hamilton
Hamilton is a guarantee of quality.” —Financial Times“Duncan Hamilton’s compelling biography puts flesh on the legend and paints a vivid picture of not only a great athlete, but also a ve...
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Unreliable Life of Harry the Valet: The Great Victorian Jewel Thief
By: Duncan Hamilton
In October 1898, on route to Paris' Gare du Nord station, the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland's jewels were stolen from her train carriage. More than 40 pieces, worth nearly GBP2m today, disappeared tha...
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Stories From Shakespeare
By: Anna ClaybournePresents prose retellings of ten of Shakespeare's plays, and includes summaries and main character lists for his other plays.

Story of Inventions (Narrative Non Fiction)
By: Anna Claybourne
Reveals the real-life stories behind dozens of brilliant ideas, from the invention of the wheel, to the hi-tech gadgets of today.A fascinating book that describes the successes - and failures - of inv...
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