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A secret government unit is formed under Adam Harrison, famed paranormal investigator. The six members he's gathered have a psychic talent of their own.Jackson Crow heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost, and the murders of two teammates, Jackson can't tell if he's been demoted or given an extraordinary opportunity. He's aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, while spiritualist charlatans fool the unwary. To balance Jackson's skepticism, Adam's paired him with Angela Hawkins, a woman who learned the painful lesson of loss at an early age.The case: In a historic New Orleans mansion, a senator's wife falls to her death. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her son. Some say she was pushed. Others believe she was beckoned by the spirits of the house—once the site of a serial killer's work.Whether supernatural or human, crimes of passion and greed will cast them into danger of losing their lives…and their souls.

Two wonderfully heart-warming novels, available together for the first time, from the best-selling author of London Belles and As Time Goes By.My Sweet Valentine is an emotional portrayal of the lives of four women in wartime London.Tilly, Dulcie, Agnes and Sally are each making their own contribution to the Home Front. But the London of 1941 is a treacherous place, especially for the tender-hearted. As Valentine’s Day approaches, the perils of war threaten life as they know it and all matters of the heart.Where the Heart is tells the compelling drama of the Campion family, struggling to stay together as World War II rages over Liverpool.Lou Campion has joined the WAAFs, against the wishes of her parents and twin sister Sasha. Katie's plans for the future are dashed, Fran's young husband is close to death and Bella's impossible passion has to remain a secret. Yet even in the darkest hour there is hope – while their city is crumbling, the Campion’s pride is intact.

Spinster Diana Buntin has accepted that handsome Lord James Grey will never look at her as more than a friend.Yet she is tired of waiting to experience passion. Armed with a list of rakes known to specialize in seduction, Diana arranges to meet her first lover at a masked ball—keeping their identities secret and her reputation intact.But while Diana feels a powerful attraction to her mystery seducer, she also senses that he may not be a stranger after all. . . .

Evocative and heartrending saga of Liverpool during World War Two, from the author of AS TIME GOES BY – rising star Annie GrovesKatie’s full of trepidation as she arrives in Liverpool. It’s her first posting and her work will be so secret that she can’t even speak about it to the family she’s billeted with. She makes it clear that she’s here to do her bit for the war effort, not to flirt with the many servicemen based at the nearby barracks.Which is just fine with Luke, son of the household and battle-scarred veteran of Dunkirk. He’s had his heart broken already by a flighty nurse. His mother can’t help worry about him – but she’s got more than enough on her plate with her youngest children, the teenage twins, who don’t see why a war should stop them having fun and achieving their ambition to go on the stage. Then the bombs begin to rain in Liverpool in earnest and everyone, from oldest to youngest, must realise what matters most in life.