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Romantic fiction: The Crimson Bed
by Loretta
Proctor
The Crimson Bed
The Crimson Bed is a historical romance set in Victorian London of the 1850s. What is the Crimson Bed? It is the dark, sensual feminine side of every man and woman. It is an ancient, carved oak bed and yet it is also a symbol and a container of many secrets. Listen to extracts and author Loretta Proctor
Audio: Just One More Coffee? by Sophie King
Sophie King's Just One More Coffee? and other stories

Bestselling author Sophie King narrates a collection of her own short stories in Just One More Coffee? and other stories.

Hear a special bonus short story Who's Speaking Please? and find out how to buy this collection on CD or as an MP3 download.

 
In The Shadow of Amiantus
Anthology: In The Shadow of Amiantus by David Wood
The person you love most, your soul mate, is dying from a vile, rare, painful, incurable cancer. You have to watch on, helplessly, as she struggles with the mental and physical pain, knowing you can do nothing to fix it, or take it away from her. She never complains, or wears her illness like a badge. History is repeating itself, bringing back similar, painful memories from years ago. What do you do?
Listen to extracts and author David Wood

Children's book: Letters to Daddy by PK Bell

The Lady Corrie Jayne is not just a Westie, she is a posh Dawg with a heritage as long as her back paw, and a real talent for computer hacking! In this adventure for children aged 6 - 10, the story is unusually told in folders full of emails between Corrie and her friends and family. Listen to extracts and author PK Bell

Thriller: Pancardi's Pride by Ron Clooney

A woman with beauty and style, but a cold heart, and a professor consumed by lust set out for revenge and wealth beyond their wildest dreams, and the clock is ticking. Italian detectives, the Mafia, former SS officers, a Foreign Office emissary,and the Catholic Church; all collide in a twisting tale of murder... Listen to Ron Clooney talk about this tense thriller and hear readings of passages from the novel.

For writers: Matador: a serious podcast about self-publishing

Meet three people who have recently published their books with Matador. They talk about how self-publishing with Matador has worked for them. Also, hear Publisher Jeremy Thompson talk about self-publishing with Matador, and why their emphasis on high quality sets them apart.

 
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