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In the latter half of the 19th century, London was transforming into a bustling industrial hub, drawing in countless working-class individuals from surrounding towns and rural areas, all in pursuit of a better life for themselves and their families. However, this influx of people led to fierce competition for jobs, allowing wealthy business owners to offer meager wages, which resulted in widespread poverty, overcrowded living conditions, and unsanitary slums. While many chose to emigrate from Britain during this tumultuous time, others faced dire circumstances right at home. This light and ...

As featured on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 5 Live Selected as one of the Independent’s 10 best pregnancy books for expectant parents Birth is a feminist issue. It’s the feminist issue nobody’s talking about. For too long women have been told, ‘a healthy baby is all that matters’. This...

I thought I was being clever, hiding out right under their noses, but Braum Vetter and Wilhelm Brunner caught me infiltrating their company. Then they made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Now these stern, sexy billionaires own me, and they plan to make sure I know it. They're going to strip me bare and spank me thoroughly for the slightest hint of defiance, then share and enjoy me as shamefully they please, ravaging me wherever, whenever, and however they choose.

A remarkable new voice in American fiction enchants readers with a moving and uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. In The Midwife of Hope River, first-time novelist Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and...