Books published by Cornerstone

Things I will never forget: my name, my made-up birthday The dark of the Hospital at night. My mother s face, when she was young.Things other people will forget: where they come from, how old they are, the faces of the people they love. The right words for bowl and sunshine What is a beginning and whatis an end.Joy spends her days working the graveyard shift at a store outside Boston and nursing an addiction to cough syrup, an attempt to suppress her troubled past. But when a sickness that begins with silver blisters and memory loss and ends with death sweeps the country, Joy, for the first time in her life, seems to have an advantage: she is immune. At once a hauntingly beautiful portrayal of a dystopian future and a powerful exploration of loneliness.

Memories are short of HMS Royston - they have to be. As mother ship to a battered, war-torn bunch of MTBs she must carry out her vital role whatever the conditions, whatever the risks. Now with only three months' sea-experience behind him, Royce must learn the job the hard way - in the tough school of combat.

With the Allies poised for the invasion of Italy, the Germans hold a vital card: a floating dock, the only one in the Adriatic large enough to take a major warship. Air, surface and conventional submarine attacks are out of the question. Only one team can do the job and still stand a chance of surviving - the crew of HM Midget Submarine XE 51-

ALEX CROSS IS GOING HOME.When his cousin is accused of an unthinkable crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where justice is hard to find, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known.

Chris Paget's well ordered world is blown apart by his love for his assistant, Terri, in the sequel to Degree of Guilt. Terri's ex husband, Ricky, is determined to destroy them both and instigates a child custody battle for Terri's four-year old daughter, accusing Terri of neglect and Paget's teenage son of sexual molestation.

Every New Yorker's worst nightmare is about to become a reality. Detective Michael Bennett is assigned to the case and given the near impossible task of hunting down the shadowy terror group responsible. Now Bennett is racing against the clock to save his beloved city - before the most destructive force he has ever faced tears it apart.

Documents the author's story, year by year, from his humble beginnings growing up in the East End of London, becoming one of the nation's most talked-about people overnight to finally moving up the spectrum from guilty pleasure, and getting nearer to national treasure.

A sharply written, funny and heart-breaking debut about inheritance, influence, class and power. As her troubled, spoiled son George and his outsider wife, Iris, struggle to resolve mounting financial and familial troubles, CeCe must face the Somner dynasty's dark legacy;

Is it in our best interest to compete or to cooperate? Along the way, they also offer answers to a number of perplexing puzzles, from how too much talent can undermine a team's success, to why ending an auction at 2 a.m. can get you the best outcome, to when acting less competently can help you gain status.

But soon Frank's wondering if she's as dangerous as the man they hunt. 'If you like great thrillers, you'll love Candice Fox!' - Lee Child'Definitely a writer to watch' - Harlan Coben'A bright new star of crime fiction' - James Patterson

Born into a world still reeling from the earth-shattering events of the Great War, they grew up during the appalling economic depression of the 1930s, and emerged from post-war austerity determined to create a society for their children. This book reveals the story of people who raised their families during the social upheaval of the 50s and 60s.

The second Death Star has been destroyed, the Emperor killed, and Darth Vader struck down. Devastating blows against the Empire, and major victories for the Rebel Alliance. But the battle for freedom is far from over.

Soon to be a major TV series. After a 15 year wait LESTAT is back in Anne Rice's long awaited new Vampire Chronicles novel.

Storm always wanted to be a celebrity reporter. But when she lands the job of her dreams, it costs her, her best friend. However, apart from her creepy ex-boyfriend, Storm loves the job. Until she's asked to go undercover to find out if sexy TV chef Nico Alvise is cheating on his girlfriend. Storm knows it's wrong but agrees because she likes him.

A chilling conspiracy leads NYPD Red into extreme dangerHunter Alden Jr.has it all: a beautiful wife, a brilliant son and billions in the bank. But by getting closer to the truth, Zach and Kylie are edging ever closer to the firing line...

A novel about the secrets of an old-money family and their turn-of-the-century estate, Laurelfield. It is about family, fate and the incredible surprises life can offer.

1944: Three girls join a touring variety group and travel through Europe, entertaining the troops as World War II draws to a close. Travelling from show to show, they form a strong bond. But when they follow the advancing army through France, their friendship deepens as the company is stalked by lies and betrayal.

Beset on all sides by mortal and supernatural enemies, The Children of Fire four mortals touched by the power of Chaos are in search of the Talismans that can put a stop to an ancient enemy of the Gods.But in doing so, they unleash a flood of Chaos magic on the land leaving death, destruction and a vengeful queen in their wake...

The 24th novel in the bestselling Alex Cross series What's more dangerous than a killer?As Cross pursues a murderer who's appointed himself judge, jury and executioner, he must take the law back into his own hands - because although this killer has a conscience, the city Cross has sworn to protect is rapidly descending into chaos...

In the middle of the twenty-first century, life as we know it has changed for all time. Shira Shipman's marriage has broken up, and her young son has been taken from her by the corporation that runs her zone, so she has returned to Tikva, the Jewish town where she grew up. There, she is welcomed by Malkah, the brilliant grandmother who raised her, and meets an extraordinary man who is not a man at all, but a unique cyborg implanted with intelligence, emotions - and the ability to kill...From the critically acclaimed author of Woman on the Edge of Time, comes another stunning novel of morality and courage. A Pygmallion tale for the modern age, this classic feminist speculative novel won the Arthur C Clark Award.

Six bodies are found on a Swedish mountain - and a cold case rapidly heats up... FROM THE ACCLAIMED CREATORS OF WALLANDER and THE BRIDGESix skeletons on a mountainside.

All that Dora Riley wants is her husband home safe for Christmas... The Nightingale Hospital, London, 1944: With her husband Nick away fighting, Dora struggles to keep the home fires burning and is put in charge of a ward full of German prisoners of war.

Ambitious young nurse Agnes Sheridan had a promising future ahead of her until a tragic mistake brought all her dreams crashing down and cost her the love and respect of everyone around her. Now she has come to Leeds for a fresh start as a trainee district nurse. But Agnes finds herself facing unexpected challenges...

7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beachfront house in the Hamptons, but its beautiful exterior hides a horrific past. But when a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, Jenna becomes involved in a case that at first seems open and shut, but reveals more secrets than she could possibly imagine.