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Today, orphanages are common in many parts of the world. But a look at young people who spent their childhoods in institutions in Romania reveals just how developmentally damaging such places can be.

Urchin on the Beat is the captivating second volume of Uwe Siemon-Netto's memoir series, detailing his tumultuous teenage years in post-war Germany. The story picks up in 1947, where young Uwe endures daily persecution in the Soviet-controlled zone, targeted by his Communist teacher for being a Christian. Desperate for freedom, he escapes to West Germany, leaving behind his beloved grandmother, who had protected him from Nazi indoctrination.

Pulled back in time to witness the real aftermath of her horrible dream, Fiona must navigate the uncertain waters of the Scottish Highlands while fighting her growing attraction for the man she knows is a killer. Fiona Chase never expected her love of history to thrust her back into it, but when magic and an ancient family heirloom send the archeology student back to medieval Scotland and straight into a mystery involving the murder of a woman who is her mirror image, she’s forced to accept that not all things can be explained by science.

Tempest Michaels is once again investigating ridiculous cases that are clearly not even slightly paranormal in nature, but his daily menu of fun is interrupted by a plague of men dressed in garish outfits with twisted clown makeup as they terrorize the Kent towns and villages with ever-escalating and more-frequent attacks.

Karin thinks things can’t get any worse than being pregnant, dumped, and in trouble at work, but a car accident sends her back in time to ancient Scotland, where she awakes battered and bleeding. Her initial distrust of the dark, brooding stranger who rescues her and treats her during her miscarriage soon changes to a strained attraction as she attempts to settle into her new reality including the threat of witch hunters and a overzealous English lord.

Follow Dutch into a world of violence and dark humor as he battles infected zombies in a bid to save the last remnants of humanity.

Jane is missing. Taken by a serial killed known only as the Sandman, Tempest and friends must unravel the clues to find her before night falls. Why so soon? Because that is when he kills his victims, bringing them dreams as he sings them to sleep, just like in the song. The police won’t even acknowledge the serial killer exists which leaves them on their own, sifting through Jane’s notes and piecing together fractured clues and half-baked theories in a desperate scramble to find the man at the core of this mystery. However, the Sandman wants to be found.

When Helena - the reincarnation of Brigid - appears in the moors, Brendan can’t deny that the family curse has brought her back to him. Together, they must face their growing attraction and use Helena’s expertise to solve the mystery and find the missing children. Highlander Hunted is the eighth book in the Highlander of Time series, perfect for fans of brooding heroes, intrepid heroines, and pause-resisting time-travel romance. Grab your copy today and enter the exciting world of Highlander of Time!

To the Special Forces, it’s a mission; to him, it’s the dilemma from hell. Lieutenant Tom Hilton did the most wonderful and stupid thing he could ever do with his life. At the height of the Cold War, he fell for the enemy: Irina, a Soviet naval officer. The streets of Moscow are a world of subterfuge, but they must keep their secret from the KGB. When war erupts in the South Atlantic, Tom is forced to abandon Irina. With the Soviets on his tail, he leads his dive team into the most dangerous place on Earth: a shipwreck with live nuclear weapons.

A woman whose dead husband is haunting her? That sounds like a routine case. Until she reveals her husband’s name...and a past event Tempest wants to forget comes back to haunt him. Taking a case he doesn’t want, it's only hours before he finds a threat on his doorstep.

Organization is key. The building needs scouting. Web rooms need creating. Then you need to bait the meat. Take it from on the street without being seen. Get to the shoot. Set the scene. Bring in the talent. Then you can open the room. Let the clients browse. Turn them on. Take their money. Make a profit.

A seven-volume collection containing some of the most fascinating journals and letters to have been written in the last two hundred and fifty years, all performed in a dramatised setting.

1895. Victorian England trembles on the verge of anarchy. Handbills plastered across London scream of revolution and insurrection. Terrorist bombs are detonating around the Capitol and every foreigner is suspected of being a bomb-throwing Anarchist lurking beneath a cape. Even Palace officials whisper warnings of a coup-de-tat. Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle is summoned from a peaceful dinner in the palm-room of the Tivoli restaurant to the scene of a gruesome crime that has baffled and outraged Scotland Yard’s best.

Urchin at War is the first volume in the 1517 Publishing's Urchin Series about the extraordinary life story of a kid and high school dropout who became a sought-after newsman, who covered the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War, and ended up being a Lutheran lay theologian.

Immortal King is a hard-hitting action adventure urban fantasy title written by Sebastian Ford. A new take on King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. It is set in the modern day but with many stories and characters from most of human history.

Lady Sybil Fallow, heartbroken after four stillbirths and desperate to provide her husband with an heir, secretly adopts a baby girl, Charlotte, from a destitute family. However, the deception does little to heal her fractured marriage with Lord Irvin Fallow.

His parents dead, his home destroyed, and now held captive by the same man, Hadrin, the son of the Hagian King and a Princess of Windfall, must escape and unite the clans of Hydleguard to protect the world from Dracaius' plans to raise the demon lord. Gifted with the power of the Stone of Wind, Hadrin must team with Thadean, conjurer and manipulator of fire and a powerful archer, and Donora, commander of the army of Frostfort and the protector of the ice stone to battle the forces of the Underworld.

Gennie MacDonnell grew up surrounded by love. Even so, she doesn’t expect her marriage to be marked by all-consuming passion. She was betrothed to Aedan Munro when she was but a lass of 13. Still, she does hope for companionship…and perhaps a bit more. But she learns quickly learns both wishes are in vain. Aedan Munro was taught the importance of honor, duty, and respect…but never love. Unbeknownst to him, his entire life has been shaped by a tragedy that happened long before he was born. But to his surprise, the sweet lass he marries stirs both his heart and his desire.

Seonag Ruane never believed her father died in an ambush. She knows he was betrayed by men he trusted. Driven by her mother’s grief and her own need for vengeance, Seonag will do whatever it takes to discover the truth. Even risk her own life. Her plan for revenge never included falling in love with the sweet-tongued pirate who shared his secrets late at night.

Max the Forger is an artist and gentleman whose colorful lifestyle has spanned over 70 years. He has lived under the strict regime of Barnardo’s children’s homes, been an elephant handler in the circus, lived rough, busked his way from Brighton to Bombay, sold his fakes up and down the country, dined with dukes, socialized with celebrities, associated with gangsters, served time in prison, and donated tens of thousands to charity. And through it all, he never stopped smiling, and loving life - and missing his mum.