Like a Bad Penny at Christmas
Like a Bad Penny at Christmas

Author: Sara M. Barton

Publisher: Sara Barton

Published: 2024-05-29

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Angus McDonald is a man once suspected of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. Annie Colston is a murder mystery author with a knack for character profiles. They’re not your typical amateur sleuths. When Angus’s brother, Duncan, starts to fall apart, the pair of determined sleuths hit the road. Is Duncan’s manipulative wife planning to murder him and take over his company? How do you prove a man is being slowly driven mad with dangerous drugs? Angus and Annie race against the clock, desperate to extract him from the woman they call the lady vulture. And along the way, they indulge their inner foodies with culinary delights. What better way is there to celebrate Christmas Eve than with a Feast of the Seven Fishes? This will be a December they’ll never forget!

A Bad Penny
A Bad Penny

Author: Pat McDonald

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Co.

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1948858118

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A bad penny always turns up, so the saying goes. A Bad Penny is the third book in a series by Pat McDonald. In her first book, A Penny for Them, Benjamin Matthews (né Pollock), discovers after several startling revelations that he isn’t who he thought he was, which stops him from leaving with his wife and children for the United Arab Emirates. Determined to join them, Ben manages to escape the clutches of Sergeant Daphne Johnson, when in book two, The Penny Drops, he sneaks out of the UK to “live the dream” in the desert country’s opulent culture. Feeling sheer relief upon arrival, and lured by his new exotic surroundings and the mysteries of the desert, Ben sees no point in telling his wife who he really is. Believing him to be an orphan, she remains blissfully ignorant of both his families, until his two mothers show up together, complete with suitcases. This sparks the beginning of another inevitable run of bad luck for Ben. Just when things seem to be going okay, something always turns up to spoil it! In A Bad Penny, Ben’s easy escape to United Arab Emirates is short lived, when, like a bad penny, everyone turns up!

The Bad Penny
The Bad Penny

Author: Katie Flynn

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-02-08

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 144641082X

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One wild night midwife Patty Peel is called to attend a birth on the opposite side of Liverpool. She pedals off into the storm and delivers a baby girl in a filthy slum dwelling, just as the mother dies. The drunk and violent father tells Patty to get rid of it, so she takes the child away, meaning to deliver it to the nearest orphanage. But Patty had spent her entire childhood in an institution and cannot bear to hand the baby over. However, there are rough waters ahead. Patty has few friends, and fears and despises men, including her next door neighbour, Darky Knight, so how can she hope to bring up the child alone? She has no idea how the baby will affect the attitude of those around her, nor how her life will change as a result... The Bad Penny is a heartwarming tale of love and courage in hard times from the hugely popular storyteller Katie Flynn.

Like a Thief in the Night
Like a Thief in the Night

Author: Sara M. Barton

Publisher: Sara Barton

Published: 2024-06-12

Total Pages: 113

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Angus McDonald is a man once suspected of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. Annie Colston is a murder mystery author with a knack for character profiles. They’re not your typical amateur sleuths. As passionate cooks and members of the Golden Fork Club, they’re always on the hunt for great cuisine. When Angus and Annie attend an elegant party at a hotel, murder is on the menu. Annie comes face to face with a distraught woman in the ladies’ room who later turns out to be one of two murder victims. Weeks later, when Annie meets another distraught woman in the ladies’ room of another hotel a thousand miles away, she and Angus recognize there is a link between the two crimes. As they dig into a nasty kickback scheme, Annie suddenly discovers she has a stalker. Is he after her because of the murders or is this something entirely different? Annie and Angus must work quickly to uncover the truth before anyone else dies.

Like A Fish Out Of Water
Like A Fish Out Of Water

Author: Sara M. Barton

Publisher: Sara Barton

Published: 2024-05-29

Total Pages: 115

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Angus McDonald is a man once suspected of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. Annie Colston is a murder mystery author with a knack for character profiles. They’re not your typical amateur sleuths. When Annie is offered a 3-book publishing deal with Bonne Joie Books, she delves into the possibility of signing the contract. But she just doesn’t trust the publisher, Randall Collins. When she finds out that several authors want to sue him because their royalties are missing, she and Angus take a closer look and discover dangerous people targeting authors in a scheme to launder money for organized crime. As the body count goes up, escape to the Bahamas, only to find that trouble got there before they did!

Like a Horse of a Different Color
Like a Horse of a Different Color

Author: Sara M. Barton

Publisher: Sara Barton

Published: 2024-05-29

Total Pages: 118

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Angus McDonald is a man once suspected of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. Annie Colston is a murder mystery author with a knack for character profiles. They’re not your typical amateur sleuths. Annie’s secret past comes back to haunt her when she’s accused of murdering Frank and Marjorie Welter, two people who dared to eavesdrop on her private conversation. Someone is determined to ruin her, but who? Is it the man from her past who turned her life upside down twenty years ago and nearly destroyed her or is it one of his enemies? Now that Annie is accused of murder, will this ruin her blossoming romance with Angus? Thrust into the world of polo matches and high-stakes bets, the dedicated foodies find themselves not only facing ruthless competitors who would do anything to win, but a killer determined not to be caught, all while indulging their passion for good cuisine.

A Christmas Wish
A Christmas Wish

Author: Erin Green

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1786697955

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As the snow begins to fall, will all her dreams come true? Flora Phillips has an excuse for everything; she was abandoned as a baby on a doorstep, wrapped in nothing but a towel. Her philosophy is simple: if your mother doesn't want you – who will? Now thirty, with no boyfriend, career or home, it's time to find out who she really is. So, whilst everyone else enjoys their Christmas Eve traditions, Flora heads off to seek a special doorstep. Her doorstep. There she finds more than her life story. She finds friends, laughter, someone to love. Because once you know where you come from, it's so much easier to know where you're going. A story of love, romance and Christmas dreams-come-true.

Bad Penny Blues
Bad Penny Blues

Author: Cathi Unsworth

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1913689158

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A gripping crime novel inspired by the "Jack the Stripper" killings in 1960s London. Bad Penny Blues is the latest gripping crime fiction from Cathi Unsworth, London's undisputed queen of noir. Set in late 1950s and early 1960s London, it is loosely based on the West London "Jack the Stripper" killings that rocked the city. The narrative follows police officer Pete Bradley, who investigates the serial killings of a series of prostitutes, and, in a parallel story, Stella, part of the art and fashion worlds of 1960s "Swinging London," who is haunted by visions of the murdered women.

The Christmas Invitation
The Christmas Invitation

Author: Trisha Ashley

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1473526256

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'Like a nice mug of mulled wine in book form!' Good Housekeeping The #1 Christmas novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Trisha Ashley Meg is definitely not in the Christmas mood. She’s never gone in for tinsel, baubles and mistletoe, and right now she’s still getting over an illness. Yet when she’s invited to spend the run-up to Christmas in the snowy countryside, rather than dreary London, she can’t refuse. Arriving at a warm and cosy family home in a small hilltop village, Meg soon begins to wonder what a proper Christmas might be like. But just as she’s beginning to settle in, she spots a familiar face. Lex. Despite the festive cheer, Meg suddenly wants nothing more than to get as far away from him, and their past secrets, as she can. But if she stays, could this be the year she finally discovers the magic of Christmas...? Fabulously funny, intelligent and heart-warming, Trisha Ashley’s brand-new novel is the feel-good Christmas book of the year. It even contains recipes! ‘This cosy heart-warming Christmas read will get you in the festive spirit’ Woman ‘A witty, original read’ Daily Express ‘Romance, friendship, love, humour and a generous dose of Christmas spirit – this book has it all’ Woman’s Weekly ‘A heart-warming, feel-good read.’ Choice