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It is 1777, and captain Isaac Biddlecomb, together with his wife and child, is bound for Philadelphia aboard the brig Charlemagne. His orders are to take command of the newly-built frigate Falmouth and take her out to sea before she is taken by General Richard Howe's invading army.

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After his wife announced she had met someone else and wanted a divorce, Brad Newsham went for the drastic measure of buying a one-way ticket to Asia in the hope that she would miss him. It worked, but by then he was having the time of his life, blazing a trail across China, Japan an

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No beauty in England could outshine Elizabeth Cameron, Countess of Havenhurst. Yet for Thornton, a dangerously handsome man of secret wealth and mysterious lineage, the voyage to Elizabeth's heart was fraught with intrigue, scandal, and a venomous jealousy.

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The only daughter of alcoholic parents, novelist Pip Granger spent much of her childhood outside looking in.

No strangers to the demon booze, her parents were deeply involved in a passionate relationship that rose to exciting highs and plunged to terrible and often frightening lows.

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Since A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME scientists have been in the midst of a revolution in cosmology. Even more thrillingly - it is a lucid explanation of new scientific ideas that stretch man's powers of understanding to their highest levels.

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The idea behind the alphabet - that language with all its wealth of meaning can be recorded with a few meaningless signs - is an extraordinary one.

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To his relief and surprise, however, Preece was fully acquitted by the court.

Amongst the Marines is an unflinching expos of the culture of the Marines, from foul practical jokes and rough justice to the off-duty orgies of drink, sex and violence.

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Following in the train of her sister, the charismatic Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Harriet became one of the most glamorous and influential women of the Regency age.

At a time when marriage was an aristocratic woman's only career choice, Harriet made an excellent match, to Frederick, Viscount Duncannon.

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How did plants get to be the way they are
In this new edition Ken Thompson grabs the opportunity to explain why any old plant will do for companion planting - but also that it can do as much harm as good - and why planting by the moon is complete and utter nonsense.

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In the mid 1990s, the author and her husband were driven, forty-something professionals who were desperate for a break from their harried, deadline-dominated lives. So they left their jobs, and set sail from their home in Canada for the Caribbean. This title presents an account of this two-year midlife interlude.

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In 1757, when twelve-year-old Samuel Hearne joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice to the famous fighting captain Samuel Hood, he was embarking on a life of high adventure.

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From Shakespeare to the "Carry On" films, from Penge rep. To the London Palladium, there is hardly a theatre or studio where she hasn't appeared and in the process acquired a funny backstage story to tell.

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The women of Freesia Court have come together at life's table, fully convinced that there is nothing that good coffee, delectable deserts and a strong shoulder can't fix. The five women each have a story to tell.

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When Edie Chadwick travels to Ireland to close up her uncle's lakeside lodge, it's as much to escape the burden of guilt she's carrying as to break loose from the smart set of 1930's London. The old house is full of memories - not just her own, but those of a woman whose story has been left to gather dust in a chest in the attic.

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Stockholm

1975: Six young people take the entire staff of the West German embassy hostage, demanding that the Baader-Meinhof members being held as prisoners in West Germany be released immediately.

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At fourteen, Toronto school friends Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever.

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Hey, pretty lady, haven't we met

Yes, beautiful thirty-something Autumn Haven has definitely met hockey-superstar Sam LeClaire before. Being a good dad to Conner is one thing, but to her horror, Autumn realises she still finds it practically impossible to be around Sam without falling for his charms once again.

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Cyprus, 1955 - a guerrilla war is raging and four Greek brothers are growing up to the familiar sounds of exploding bombs and sniper fire. Determined to avenge the death of his elder brother and to win the heart of his beloved Praxi, young Loukis joins a cell of schoolboy terrorists operating in the mountains.

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Abattoir worker Terry Borders' love life is crippled by the stench of death that clings to his skin from his days spent slaughtering cows; teenage vegan Geldof 'Scabby' Peters alternates between scratching furiously at his rash and baiting his overbearing New Age mother.

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An alien spacecraft and a magician attempt a return from beyond the grave.

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At the outbreak of world war II Laura, who was brought up in the manor house of Anstey Parva, where her formidable grandmother, Lady Anstey, rules the roost, decides to join the ATS.

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Excitement is running high in the Adams family. Mr Finch, after a long career in secret government work, is to be knighted. Chinese Lady is overwhelmed by the excitement, her grandson Paul, working for the Young Socialists, is ashamed about it all, and Sammy is waging war against denim jeans.