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Tony Hunt, author of 'Geordie Boy - small events in a child's life', has taken a darker turn with this collection of short stories, centred around the volunteers who work in a Lake District charity shop. The five stories are linked in parallel; each story standing alone, but as you listen to each one, a fuller picture appears of the strains and stresses that afflict people who have retired to the Lakes to seek serenity, but instead find themselves at the mercy of events.

The Child Protection Team are called when a twelve-year-old girl is injured on the way to school and rushed to hospital. The use of a firearm is suspected and a race against the clock begins. Jo Lilly and her team are thrown into the middle of an ongoing drug war and their safety and the lives of their families are threatened.

Shadows on Scotswood delves into one of Britain’s most haunting criminal cases, reimagining the story of Mary Bell, a young girl who shocked a nation with her crimes in the 1960s, child murder committed by a child would be huge news. Set against the bleak, gritty backdrop of Newcastle’s Scotswood neighborhood, the book explores Mary’s troubled childhood, marred by neglect, abuse, and a toxic family environment that would shape her life in ways no one could have foreseen.

A brand-new housing estate is being built in North Tyneside and a new family takes over one of the first properties to be completed. The 'Geordie Boy' of these stories is the first child of an unlikely pairing between a world-weary, already married piano player cum soldier—unwillingly posted to the North East and many miles away from his own London-based family, and a very young, somewhat prim and naïve nurse who, having become pregnant by him, decides to risk all and try to make a go of things.

His reputation as a ruthless barbarian was no secret. So Avalee should have known better than to be pulled into his orbit. In her brilliant attempts to stay alive, she had to summon every ounce of her weakening willpower. But would his lack of willpower be her undoing?

THE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY STORY chronicles the extraordinary life of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a man who rose from humble beginnings in a small Ukrainian town to become a global symbol of courage and resistance. Combining elements of biography, drama, and historical insight, this book offers an intimate look at the personal and political journey of Ukraine’s wartime president.

In Clubs and Cartels, Jake “Brick” Donnelly, a hardened nightclub bouncer and former bare-knuckle fighter, finds himself thrust into a violent underworld he’s long tried to avoid. Haunted by his brutal past and spiraling into cocaine addiction to numb his demons, Jake's life unravels as he becomes entangled with Tony Farah, a notorious local crime kingpin controlling the city’s underbelly.

These 90 poems capture the essence of love in its various forms, from the gentle whispers of twilight to the steadfast guidance of a lighthouse. Immerse yourself in the beauty and wonder of love's embrace.