Put A Hat On The Snowman

Martha Ramsey’s world is shattered after the passing of her last close relative, her loving grandmother. Left to care for her younger sister too, she has no choice but to comply with her uncle’s offer of marriage to an older man in the West and embark on this precarious journey to the unknown. Her escort is Ronnie, a charming young man that makes her wonder if true love is among the cards that fate has in store for her…

Will she choose to accept her destiny or will she find the courage to show what lies deeper in her heart?

Ronnie Harman is a dutiful son tasked by his family to pay off the debts of his gambling brother to a notorious gang. Little did he expect to accompany a spoiled city lady, Martha, and her sister on his trip back home as part of his deal. Despite his first displeasure, he finds himself drawn to this dazzling young woman who is nothing like he predicted and is willing to risk everything for the safety of her family. When dangers and difficulties cross their path his heart will shiver in fear for her…

Can this unknown woman be the one who will capture his lonely heart?

As they travel west, Martha and Ronnie discover a connection that neither of them could foresee. They must rely on each other to survive and fight together to protect what is most precious to them. As two strangers that are bound together, can the powerful light of their romance dissipate the threats that lurk around, or will they be doomed along with their love story?

Bribery, murder, and a missing painting… Julia must solve the puzzle before time runs out for Peridale.

When the leader of the Peridale Preservation Society is found murdered at a Halloween party, cafe owner Julia South-Brown suspects the killing is tied to secrets surrounding a controversial local development project. A cryptic letter left by the victim hints at long-buried truths tied to a lost portrait, and as Julia and her family race to locate the painting before a pivotal council vote, they find themselves on a dangerous collision course with powerful forces who will stop at nothing to keep hidden agendas buried.

From the rolling hills of the Cotswolds to the shadowy corridors of power, Julia must navigate a tangled web of lies, bribery, and corruption to uncover the shocking centuries-old secrets that could forever change the fate of her village. But sinister threats loom as she gets closer to the truth.

With an ominous deadline fast approaching, Julia faces an impossible choice: back down from the fight and let her beloved community be destroyed, or risk everything to stand against the forces that have Peridale trapped in their lethal grip. The key to victory might lie in the secrets of the past, but will Julia solve the mystery in time to save the village she loves?

At a genetics lab where a revolutionary strain of wonder food crops is being developed, FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson’s best friend and fellow agent, Sheldon Crane, is brutally murdered. The killer was looking for very special seeds that Jack’s friend had taken from the lab, and tore his body apart trying to find them…

Jack is convinced that Naomi Perrault, the beautiful geneticist who leads a group of suspected eco-terrorists, is behind the murder. But when FBI agents who aren’t quite who they claim to be show up on Jack’s doorstep after a bomb devastates the FBI lab in Quantico, destroying the evidence from his friend’s murder, Naomi becomes Jack’s only hope of survival.

Framed for murder and confronted by the terrifying truth of what the genetically engineered seeds stolen by his friend are truly for, Jack joins Naomi in a desperate battle across half the globe to save humanity from extermination…

This Christmas will be when we get our marriage back on track.

After all, we’ve got several days of family togetherness with the rest of the world shut out. Right?

Wrong.

When my wife returns home with her work colleague on Christmas Eve, nothing I do or say will change her mind about having invited him to spend Christmas with us.

‘He shouldn’t be alone,’ she insists, ‘it’s the first Christmas he’s being forced to spend without his wife and son.’ She gives me a look that affirms the subject isn’t up for discussion. Then he walks into the room, making it impossible for me to take the argument further.

Before long, I feel like an outcast in my own home.

There’s no denying how well he slots in. My kids love him and even my mother, normally so hard to win over, can’t see what my problem is. But I can see straight through him.

And I’m going to prove why.

I voice my concerns to my wife, but still, she doesn’t listen. And as Christmas Day dawns, something has to give. Either he’ll be leaving or I will.

One way or another.

A claustrophobic Christmas psychological thriller novella about a make-or-break Christmas and a charming outsider.

Perfect for fans of Daniel Hurst and Freida McFadden.

Flea has always been different from other students in school. He’s not smart or athletic, he’s shorter than kids half his age, and his facial features are strangely pointy. His foster mother always warns him to avoid attention, though Flea has no idea who’s after them.

But Flea discovers several abilities that change his life forever: snowy weather follows him wherever he goes, he can stop snowballs in mid-flight and he builds anything in shop class in a matter of minutes, despite his lack of training. An appearance on The Great Build-Off – a popular construction game show – leads him to a magical place he only thought existed in Christmas stories.

At the North Pole, Flea feels even more like an outsider. In fact, the storybook village reminds him of every school he’d ever attended, complete with overachievers and underachievers, popular elves and outcasts. But during his training to become a proper builder elf, he discovers the North Pole has an arch-nemesis bent on invading elfish lands and ending Christmas forever. With a war looming against the South Pole, Flea’s sudden appearance at the North Pole is no coincidence, as he questions his role in the fate of the world’s greatest holiday.

“The North Pole Challenge” is not your typical Christmas story. Everyone knows about Santa Claus, his elves and the North Pole, but this book provides a fresh outlook on old familiar tales. Imagine Santa Claus as a reclusive loner, Rudolph as a narcissistic whiner, the elves as cruel party animals. And no great story would be complete without an enemy of epic proportions, another familiar Christmas name with a wicked past never before told…

Until now…

From the designer handbag that defined a generation to the quiet luxury rebellion reshaping consumption today — the untold story of how we fell in love with luxury, and why we’re falling out of love again.

“In Conspicuous, author Karina Vunnam gives us a behind the scenes look at how the leading luxury houses – LVMH, Richemont, Hermès and Chanel – have transformed the age-old world of luxury from that only accessible to a culture’s aristocratic elites to one where nearly anyone can indulge if they have the will to do so. This is a book that reveals how contemporary luxury brands have relentlessly created that will.”
– Pamela N. Danziger, luxury market researcher, author and journalist

CONSPICUOUS takes readers inside luxury’s most dramatic transformation in modern history. Through intimate consumer stories and unprecedented industry access, this book reveals how brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Hermès evolved from exclusive ateliers into global empires — and what happened when their dreams of democratization collided with luxury’s fundamental need for exclusivity.

Part cultural history, part business exposé, part personal journey, this book follows luxury’s journey through three acts: the seductive rise of logo culture and Instagram-fueled desire, the explosive growth and inevitable contradictions of mass luxury, and the emerging rebellion toward quiet luxury, values-driven consumption, and authentic craftsmanship.

You’ll discover:

• How a single Instagram post can make or break a luxury brand

• Why Hermès deliberately maintains waiting lists while competitors chase growth

• The hidden costs behind “Made in France” labels

• How Buy Now, Pay Later services transformed luxury access

• Why quiet luxury brands like The Row represent luxury’s future

From Parisian ateliers to Chinese factories, from influencer marketing to artisan workshops, CONSPICUOUS reveals the forces reshaping what we desire, what we buy, and what we truly value. For anyone who has ever fallen under luxury’s spell — or wondered why it’s losing its magic — this book offers both answers and a roadmap to what comes next.