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A guide to the grubby, thrilling New York of old. It's our attempt to chart what's left of the Manhattan we fell in love with; places to gladden the heart of jaded natives and quicken the pulse of visitors. We've listed lunch counters where Oscar Madison may be slouching behind a newspaper a few seats away and stores where Rhoda Morgenstern can be heard just one aisle over; there's Keens Steakhouse where Buffalo Bill's pipe hangs from the ceiling, JG Melon where preppies queue for cheeseburgers and Bloody Bulls, and timeless McSorley's Old Ale House - still laying claim as the oldest bar in New York. What unifies these disparate places is that they're the real thing; whether glamorous or down-at-heel, they're linked to old New York in a way that sham Blarney Stone bars and phoney speakeasies can never be. Treat this map as a starting point, showing some selected highlights of this crowded island. There are still many more places to enjoy.

A beautiful collection of heart-warming Christmas stories that you won't be able to put down. Step into the magical world of Christmas with this anthology of short stories that will warm your heart and fill you with the spirit of the season. From romance to love to a touch of magic, these stories have it all and are perfect for those cosy holiday moments. Fiona, the main character in the title story 'Three Christmas Presents', encounters her own version of the three ghosts of Christmas. Join her on a journey of redemption, love, and hope as she learns the true meaning of Christmas and uses the gift of love to unlock her future and access her second chance. This collection of short stories will remind us of the power of love and to be loved, set in magical Christmas settings, and giving the Christmas message of goodness and charity. These stories will capture your heart and leave you feeling warm and full of tinsel tingles. I am ever the romantic, will you hope with me that the characters face a future of love as the stories unfold? Don't wait any longer, grab your copy of this heart-warming anthology. CLICK the buy now button at the top of the page. True love is rare; it is heart-stoppingly beautiful. In these stories, I gift it to you. Happy Christmas. HL x (December 2023)

Staff who disappear after sunset. Footsteps that echo in the halls. Alswell Manor is at once a place of life and death, love and tragedy. When the manor passes to Georgina after her mother's death, she is unprepared for how much the old house would feel like home.Haunted by the mysteries in her past, Georgina is determined to unravel the truth of what happened to her mother, and their twisted connection to the house drawing her in.With malevolent forces stalking her every move, and a man she could never have growing closer to capturing her heart, Georgina must uncover the truth, before it too claims her. One Last Touch is an atmospheric standalone romantic horror perfect for fans of The Haunting of Bly Manor and Spells For Forgetting.

In this map and guide we chart the brief, intense period of the Profumo Scandal of 1963. A tangled affair that shocked the establishment, bringing together Russian spies, senior politicians, teenage 'good-time girls', slumlords and sundry inhabitabitants of London's demi-monde. Cliveden Estate, July 1961: 19-year-old model Christine Keeler is introduced to John Profumo, Secretary of State for War. The pair embark on a brief affair, however, Christine is also enjoying the attention of Yevgeny Ivanov a Soviet agent who is being monitored by MI5. The man who links this trio is osteopath Dr Stephen Ward. That would likely have been the end of the story had other elements of Keeler's life not spiralled out of control. In October 1962, on the day that Khruschev vows to dismantle Soviet missiles in Cuba, over 4000 miles away in London's Soho a brutal knife fight for her affections would culminate that Christmas in gunfire in a quiet mews in Marylebone. Rumours of ministerial shenanigans, call girls and spies now gain a new lease of life and the press are at liberty to join the dots between Christine Keeler, Mandy Rice-Davies, John Profumo and an ever-expanding cast of those on the fringes of a sexually liberated London underworld.

Cara is a shy and unassuming 15 year old girl in an average secondary school who becomes drawn into the whirlwind of the County Lines organised crime phenomenon. Falling for a good looking and popular school peer - Jack - Cara becomes an exploited teenager battling against the pressure to keep up with the hard drinking toxic masculine culture that surrounds her. Aiden is an intelligent and cultured young man who has secretly held feelings for Cara since their days in primary school together. Aiden is lacking in self confidence but he tries desperately to offer Cara a way out.This is a piece of musical theatre in four acts that covers the landscape of criminal and sexual exploitation facing children and young people in even the most apparently mundane communities across the United Kingdom.Presented in bold and fast paced movements, with musical scores to emphasise the mood and feeling of the events this play will transport you through the ups and down - the exhilaration and the devastation - that has hooked more than 20,000 young people into criminalised behaviours and tragic life outcomes. This is a didactic piece that teaches as it entertains - creating insight and understanding with the presentation of characters that are both complex, consistent and sincere.