Alisdair Took, resident of Knaresbridge, Knaresborough (North Yorkshire), keeps up a regular correspondence with a woman in Vermont he met only once; the escapades of his daily life seem utterly fantastical and too odd to be true, but is that really the oddest part of all of this?

My book begins with a brief consideration of what we mean by "English music" and what factors are involved. I explain the reasons behind my choice of composers for consideration, and for the omissions from the survey.

Alexander's Relations follows the lives of five friends - from the era of flower power to the age of the internet.

After returning from holiday, Luke and Lexi find a beautiful white mouse in their luggage. Strange to begin with, but to their shock, he can also talk and claims to be descended from a Hollywood film star, embarking on a Grand Tour of Europe from his home in Los Angeles.

The year is 1888. First Commander Ashto, and Apprentice Commander, Atia, land on Earth from planet Jara. Their mission is to assess the potential of this little-known planet for possible inclusion into the Jaran Galactic Federation.

It's the late 1960s - a decade of Mods and Rockers; Beats and Hippies and full of peace and love. Aged seventeen, John Cooke ventures out on the roads, hitch-hiking around the UK. On the South Coast, he gets caught up with the romance of the sea and foregoes his freedom when he signs away more than nine years of his life by joining the Royal Navy.

Four women, four ways to revengeA Monaco insider reveals what life is like in the world's richest and most secretive enclave, where revenge is best served with a glass of champagne.

Following the success of her debut book, Denise McLeod returns with All Six Legs, a collection of real life stories with dogs, laughter and education all rolled into one. Based on real events and case studies, All Six Legs is written in a 'storybook' style with a key learning point for all dog owners to benefit from.

All That Glitters is the fifth book in the Heart of Stone Series, following on from The Golden Fleece. Set in the late 19th century it charts the heroic adventures of two women who decide to leave their homes and nurturing families to travel abroad seeking romance, love and new futures.

"Go when you can, don't save it for later..." "or else you'll be eaten by a green Alloogator!" The Alloogator is an amusing -if somewhat sinister- tale about a "little one" who refuses to use the toilet while the opportunity is present, only to then find himself at the mercy of the porcelain-dwelling alligator...

Sheila and Derek Boyd's marriage is falling apart but the attempt to fix it by introducing 'Hughie' the non-humanoid HU robot into the household goes spectacularly wrong. And when Derek Boyd gets his own robot, Andie, the beauteous humanoid robot, the results are even more disastrous.

In 1979 Helen returns from Algeria to a much-changed UK, where she must juggle sole parenthood with the demands of a successful career. Her life unravels when her older son develops acute leukaemia and his devastated brother spirals into depression and addiction.