Alison May

A Year of Puttery Treats

In 1967 Patience Bickersleigh is a teenager who discovers a talent for telling people what they want to hear. Fifty years later she is Patrice Leigh, a nationally celebrated medium. But behind closed doors, Patrice is hiding more than one secret. And it seems that now, her past is finally catching up with her.

All That Was Lost

The Art of HomeMaking

Would you risk everything for love? Independent, straight-talking Trix Allen wouldn't. She's been in love once before and ended up with nothing. Now safely single, Trix is as far away from the saccharine-sweet world of hearts and flowers as it's possible to be. Ben Messina is the man who broke Trix's heart. Now he's successful, the only thing rational Ben and free-spirited Trix see eye-to-eye on is the fact that falling in love isn't part of the plan. But when Ben's brother sets out to win the heart of Trix's best friend, romance is very much in the air. Will Trix gamble everything on love and risk ending up with zero once again? AUTHOR: Alison is a history graduate from the University of York and has a Creative Writing degree from the University of Birmingham. She has worked as a waitress, a shop assistant, a learning adviser, an advice centre manager, and is now a freelance trainer for the Citizens Advice Bureau. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and won their Elizabeth Goudge Trophy in 2012 for her short story Feel the Fear. Feel the Fear is to be released in the Romantic Novelists' Association's 2014 anthology to be published by Harlequin 'Sweet Nothing' is the first in the series. SELLING POINTS: * A clever adaptation of 'Much Ado about Nothing'. The first in a Shakespeare themed series. A highly accomplished debut. REVIEWS: "I think this is a marvellous updated retelling of the play. Some recent 'takes' on it seem forced but this one has the needed wit, humour, and pathos required to tell the tale as well as seeming fresh and modern. Nothing comes off as incongruous or out of place while it still keeps to the necessary details required of the story. I loved what Ms May has done to bring the characters into the 21st century" Jayne at Dear Author.

Sweet Nothing

Three girls, three kisses, three gorgeous Christmas stories ... Holly hates Christmas with a passion and can't wait to escape it - but then the flight to her once-in-a-lifetime holiday destination is canceled ... Cora has had the year from hell, and faces a bleak Christmas working in Golding's department store - in the most unflattering reindeer costume imaginable ... Jessica is in denial after her husband's betrayal, and can't help but think back to when her life still seemed so full of hope and promise... Three years from hell, three sets of broken dreams, three girls in desperate need of Christmas spirit. Is the perfect Christmas kiss all it takes? Includes Holly's Christmas Kiss, Cora's Christmas Kiss and Jessica's Christmas Kiss.

Christmas Kisses

“Alison May’s Christmas books really capture the spirit of the festive season” —now get all three novellas wrapped up in one volume (Being Anne). Three years from hell, three sets of broken dreams, three girls in desperate need of Christmas spirit. Is the perfect holiday kiss all it takes? Holly’s Christmas Kiss Holly hates Christmas with a passion and can’t wait to escape it—but then the flight to her once-in-a-lifetime holiday destination is canceled. “An excellent story well told, with well-developed characters and bagsful of Christmas magic.” —Being Anne Cora’s Christmas Kiss A 2016 Finalist for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s ROSE Award After the worst year ever, Cora faces a bleak Christmas working in Golding’s department store—in the most unflattering reindeer costume imaginable. “The coziest of novellas and the best pick to put a smile on your face for the festive season.” —Book Drunk Jessica’s Christmas Kiss Jessica is in denial after her husband’s betrayal and can’t help but think back to when her life still seemed so full of hope and promise. “What a lovely, heart-warming festive read! Alison May knows how to pack in the feel-good feels and the heart-string tugs all in one beautiful package.” —Old Victorian Quill

In this enchanting retelling of Much Ado About Nothing, a seductive scheme may bring two ex-lovers back together—if they don’t kill each other first . . . Independent, straight-talking Trix Allen needs a man like she needs a hole in the head. She’s been in love before and ended up with nothing but regret. Now safely single, Trix is as far away from the saccharine-sweet world of hearts and flowers as it’s possible to be—and that’s the way she aims to stay. Ben Messina is the man who broke Trix’s heart—not that he sees it that way. He was just too busy working to waste time on love. And now that he’s a big-time success, the only thing always-rational Ben and free-spirited Trix agree on is that falling in love is the last thing either of them wants to do. But when Ben’s brother sets out to win the heart of Trix’s best friend, romance is very much in the air, and the two find themselves being drawn—or is it pushed—together once more . . .

Much Ado About Sweet Nothing

Malcolm Coulthard

Rui Sousa-Silva

The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics offers a comprehensive survey of the subdiscipline of Forensic Linguistics, with this new edition providing both updated overviews from leading figures in the field and exciting new contributions from the next generation of forensic linguists. The Handbook is a unique work of reference to the leading ideas, debates, topics, approaches and methodologies in forensic linguistics and language and the law. It comprises 43 chapters, including entirely new contributions from many international experts, in the areas of Aboriginal claimants, appraisal and stance, author identities online, biased language in capital trials, corpus approaches, false confessions, forensic phonetics, forensic transcription, the historical courtroom, legal interpretation, multilingual law, police crisis negotiation, speaker profiling, and trolling. The chapters include a wealth of examples and case studies so the reader can see forensic linguistics applied and in action. Edited and authored by the world’s leading academics and practitioners, The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics is a vital resource for advanced students, researchers and scholars, and will also be of interest to legal, law enforcement and security professionals.

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