Books published by Cornerstone

'THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND ENJOYABLE PORTRAIT YET.' DAILY MAIL______________________________________________________Power, sex, and politics: the fascinating rule of one of Russia's most significant monarchsCatherine the Great ruled Russia from 1762 until 1796.

Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - stands on the borderline between medieval and modern;

When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have 'more time for politics'.

The mutilated body provides little in the way of clues - and the college authorities are keen to avoid a scandal - but for Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, things don't add up.

Stolen Beginnings is a compelling story of what happens when girls become women, and when love - and fate - get in their way.

After the murder of a revenue office, Bolitho is swept aboard his brother's cutter Avenger on a dangerous mission of hide and seek. Band of Brothers1774 - the new year seems to offer Richard Bolitho and his friend Martyn Dancer the culmination of a dream.

Harry Bernsteins' childhood in the industrial north of England in the shadow of the First World War is one of hardship and hostility. His brutish father spends what little he earns at the tailoring shop on drink, while his devoted mother survives on her dreams. This is a story of working class life and the daily struggle to make ends meet.

Until Lottie meets a boy with golden-brown eyes who calls her "Sassy" and accuses her of running away. It is after this meeting that the dreams start, dreams of another life, almost another world, and Lottie, sharing them with Baz, begins to believe he knows more than he chooses to tell.

A life full of shattered hopes... Brenda O'Donnell is turned out by her family when she finds herself pregnant at sixteen. And when Sid dies and leaves the business to his cousin, Charlie, life becomes even harder for Brenda as she faces the threat of losing everything she holds dear...

As Jacen struggles with the loss of many supporters and almost all his friends and loved ones in his bid to rule the galaxy, Luke must deal with grief and the guilt at having killed the wrong person in revenge.

Can he find the truth behind what appears to be a motiveless murder?As Matt begins to uncover some dark secrets - secrets that someone will kill to protect - he soon learns that loyalty at all costs carries a lethal price.

Finally she has reached equilibrium in the wake of the death of her husband, and is now ready to tell her story, striking a chord with women everywhere. Unflinchingly honest, heart-rending in the telling and packed with inconsolable tragedy and biting wit, Cry Salty Tears recounts the long and painful journey Dinah had to take.

But when he arrived at Artane, instead of receiving the care he so desperately needed, he entered into months of horrific sexual abuse at the hands of some of the brothersNow, for the first time, he feels able to tell his story - and reveal the devastating truth of what really happened in Ireland's industrial schools.

Beware of who you trust... When Ridley Jones steps off a New York street corner to save the life of a young child, she is thrown into a whirlwind of violence, deception and fear, and her world is turned upside down.

Selena Harper always thought she had the perfect job. But as she prepares for her latest shore-leave - and finds herself unexpectedly deserted by her newly-engaged best friend - she begins to wonder if life on the ocean wave really is her dream come true. Why is she the only one who isn't settling down?

BELOW THE RADAR, OFF THE GRID, AND BEHIND ENEMY LINES:CIA AGENT JOHN WELLS PLAYS A DEADLY GAME OF RISK... As a covert CIA special operative, John Wells knows the odds are always stacked against him.

High and wild places have dominated Stephen Venables' life and now he has written a full autobiography which explores how and - more importantly - why he became a mountaineer, and reveals a series of never-recorded adventures on four continents.

For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. For her mother, Lyndsey, it was a life beyond her worst nightmares. Soon Lyndsey's marriage was on the verge of collapse, social services stepped in, and Lyndsey was fighting to keep her family together - and to save her daughter's sanity.

As the stand-off between the Galactic Alliance and its rebellious member states erupts into full-blown battle, the new Corellian leadership develops a desperate plan to draw the Hapan Consortium into the war on their side.

The streets of Philadelphia are blistering in the summer heat, the homicide rate is soaring and the nights belong to the mad.

Presents a series of traded and shared confessions of John and Jane; their messy sexual and emotional histories, their first shy, callow relationships, their past errors and big loves, their flaws and their passions. This novel features stories that reveal the ways in which both Jane and John have grown and grown up, and changed and not changed.

Contains poems, prose passages and quotations about love and marriage. This title includes familiar blessings and verses. It covers various sorts of readings you could wish for. It also includes advice on how to choose the right readings for the occasion and tips on how to ensure that everything runs smoothly on the Wedding day.

When she at last settles down to a bit of study at agricultural college, her life is turned upside down by the very handsome, but very drunken party animal, Charlie Lewis. Will she choose a life of wheat farming on vast open plains with Charlie?

A funny and warm-hearted tale of kitchen disasters, domestic calamities and love against all odds. Jake Goldman and Harry Hunter have been deadly rivals all through culinary school.

From green tea and botox to yoga and exfoliating masks, To Hell in High Heels is the hilariously funny tale of one woman taking on the body clock, giving you a tried-and-tested survival guide for that ill-fated moment when the first wrinkle dares show its face.

is the school's most notorious juvenile delinquent and he's suddenly come to a shocking realization: he's got a huge crush, and now he must tell her how he feels. Life-changing obsessions, colossal foul-ups, grand schemes, deep-seated anxieties, and raging hormones - School Rumble portrays high school as over-the-top comedy!

But Robert, highly skilled at solving other people's problems, is struggling to deal with his own. As the floating island returns to the surface of the lake, Robert forces Matt to confront the truth about his brother's death, but also, unknowingly, exposes him to an adult world of passion, guilt, and betrayal...