In the Margins Gail Holmes. We are the spaces between the words. England 1647.  As civil war gives way to an uneasy peace and Puritanism becomes the letter of the law, Frances Wolfreston, a rector’s wife,is charged with enforcing religious compliance by informing on her parishioners.  This awful task triggers memories of her mother, Alice, who inspired France’s love of books,and secretly practised Catholicism at great risk.  Conflicted, she doesn’t report a reclusive and mysterious midwife to delay her going

Burn it all Down TG Reid. If you play with fire… When fire crews are called to a blaze at the home of a Kilwinnoch GP they make a grisly discovery: the charred remains of the doctor and his entire family.  But is this a tragic accident or an horrific, calculated murder?  DCI Duncan Bone’s worst fears are  confirmed when a cryptic message is found at the scene hinting at a grudge against the  medical profession. A psychopathic serial killer

The Fallen Woman Fiona McIntosh. She has everything to hide… The heart-stopping new historical adventure from the bestselling author of The Sugar Palace. Botanical artist Jane Saville is devastated when her manipulative mother banishes her to the countryside to protect someone else’s honour. Isolated far from home, she is forced to live an impoverished, secretive life to save the family from public shame. Guy Attwood is heir to a fortune, but prefers his quiet passion for rare-apple hunting on behalf of