Lust turns to love as mysteries unravel in a flagging public school.

Promising

Bailey, Jane

Literature & Fiction

Headline Book Pub Ltd

When Kitty Green returns to the Gloucestershire school where she was a child evacuee during World World II, her mind is drawn back in time to Tommy Glover. It is 1944. Young Kitty is evacuated from London to Sheepcote village, to live with an unhappy couple, Joyce and Jack Shepherd, who find her Cockney cheerfulness repugnant. “Aunty” Joyce has a phobia about germs, while “Uncle” Jack escapes from his wife in the pages of the Bible. Their role model is the lay preacher Mr. Fairly, principal of the boys’ home where Kitty’s best friend Tommy Glover is housed. The Shepherds do not approve of Kitty’s friendship with Tommy, and even seem to nurse a mysterious hatred for him. Kitty is curious to find out why, and, although an outsider, she is soon welcomed into the nerve center of the village—the knitting group—where secrets gradually slip out. In fact, Kitty befriends all the outsiders in the village: American airmen, gypsies, German POWs, orphans, and, of course, Tommy. In the end, her single-minded determination begins to transform the lives of Joyce and Jack. But, when a long-buried secret is finally uncovered, the lives of nearly everybody in the village are changed forever.

Tommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Carroll&Graf

English Explorer is a motivating new four-level series for students at secondary level, with a strong International focus. It combines a communicative approach to learning English with stunning National Geographic images, video and content. With English Explorer, students: EXPLORE amazing places and fascinating cultures with National Geographic, bringing real people, real places, and real stories into the English language classroom. LEARN how to use English to communicate effectively in the real world, by developing language skills through age-appropriate print and multimedia resources. DEVELOP critical thinking and other practical, real-world skills, including study skills and writing techniques.

English Explorer 3 with MultiROM (English Explorer: Explore, Learn, Develop)

Reference

Stephenson, Helen

English as a Second Language

National Geographic/(ELT)

English Explorer is a motivating new four-level series for students at secondary level, with a strong International focus. It combines a communicative approach to learning English with stunning National Geographic images, video and content. With English Explorer, students: EXPLORE amazing places and fascinating cultures with National Geographic, bringing real people, real places, and real stories into the English language classroom. LEARN how to use English to communicate effectively in the real world, by developing language skills through age-appropriate print and multimedia resources. DEVELOP critical thinking and other practical, real-world skills, including study skills and writing techniques.

English Explorer 4: Workbook

Sorry Isn't Good Enough

Genre Fiction

orion#

'There was so much suspense I could feel my heart pound in my chest... This is the first book I've read by this author and it certainly will not be the last. Loved it!' Twilight Reader, &#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088; It was meant to be Caitlin's perfect summer, but betrayed by her best friend and her boyfriend, she finds herself hitchhiking home alone, heartbroken, and penniless. When a smiling family pulls up on the roadside to help her on her way, she's relieved - they seem so friendly, safe. And when they offer her a warm bed in their isolated house for the night, she's grateful not to have to travel back alone in the dark. In any case, she's in no rush to get home, where a grave secret is lying in wait to blow her family apart. One night soon turns into two, and then three. The increasingly spellbinding couple wants her to stay, and why shouldn't she? Their children need a tutor, and the longer she can avoid home, the better. But then an older member of the household warns her to leave immediately. And when her phone suddenly goes missing, when she realises that this perfect family is a perfect lie, it might not be so easy for her to leave... A brilliantly suspenseful read, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards and Claire Douglas. <h2>Read what everyone is saying about Stay:</h2> 'Will blow your mind... Love, love, love Bailey's writing.' Goodreads Reviewer, &#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088; 'Fantastic... The very definition of a page-turner. Jane's best yet!! So good! I loved it.' Jackie Kabler, #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple 'Gripping and atmospheric... will keep readers guessing until the final pages... A twisty and suspenseful narrative.' readwithmills, &#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088; 'Will really get under your skin.' Mark Edwards, bestselling author of Keep Her Secret 'Intense, keeps-you-hooked... I'd highly recommend this one... Chilling and dark, and the suspense doesn't let up.' Goodreads Reviewer, &#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088; 'Unbearably dark and chilling. I couldn't put it down!' Shalini Boland, bestselling author of The Silent Bride 'I literally could not put it down and read it in one sitting.' Goodreads Reviewer, &#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088; 'Such a unique and suspenseful piece of drama, masterfully done.' Melanie Golding, #1 bestselling author of Little Darlings 'Wow, what a book' NetGalley Reviewer, &#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;&#11088;

Stay

Stay: an absolutely gripping mystery and suspense novel

British & Irish

Constable

They want to move on—but one terrible truth could shatter it all.
As a widowed mother of three, new love seems impossible for Freya—until she meets Duncan, and suddenly she feels alive again. But there are secrets afflicting Freya’s family, some more sinister than others, that could destroy their relationship before it has a chance to flourish.
While Freya’s older children are less than welcoming, six-year-old Sophie helps Duncan find his place in the family—but even Sophie harbours fears that threaten to overshadow any chance of a new start. The past is hard to leave behind when pictures of Freya’s idolised late husband hang in every room, and the more Duncan tries to find the source of Sophie’s anxiety, the more he is convinced that Reuben was not the perfect husband and father Freya remembers.
Tormented by concern and his own insecurity, Duncan begins an obsessive investigation into the dead man’s past. But when his good intentions lead him in too deep, he risks destroying everything he has built with Freya—and the whole family’s second chance at happiness.

Lark Song

United States

Lake Union Publishing

An RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award nominee.
In the autumn of 1940, four children meet on a train. Behind them is London, under heavy aerial attack; ahead of them is a ship bound for the safe shores of Canada. Arthur has promised his mother not to let his little brother, Philip, out of his sight. Pippa and Dora are on their own: polar opposites, brought together by the adventure of a lifetime. But disaster strikes mid-Atlantic, and in the chaos one of the children makes a choice that will determine the course of their lives forever.
As the years pass and the survivors become adults—forging their futures and falling in love—they are still haunted by the events of that night at sea. It’s not just what was lost that darkens their lives: what was rescued casts a long shadow, too. One of them has a terrible secret that they thought sank with the ship. But a secret is just a truth waiting to be revealed, and this secret could shatter everything.

What Was Rescued

Literary

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