Books published by Paragon Publishing

Growing up in a hurry is the second book of the Meccano Apprentice trilogy and the next stage in the adolescent race to reach adulthood - that glorious, magical world of love, fun, freedom and ... responsibility and National Service. The apprentice forms a bicycle touring club with fellow Meccano workers and embarks on an ambitious tour of Scotland. He leaves behind his early attempts at losing his virginity - stymied by a last-minute prophylactic malfunction - and the bowel-loosening incidents with high-powered factory machinery, for new adventures, of an outdoor kind.Illustrated with 12 supurb sketches by Edwin Lambert.

A life of challenges, upheavals and enduring family love is revealed in this inspiring account. With focus and determination and absolute faith in her creator, Hena Prashad crosses continents - from her birth in Bombay to her current home in Sweden - and turns every obstacle and disadvantage into an opportunity.

A poetic journey through love, loss, choice, change, lies and truth. This first anthology is a collection of nostalgic and deeply personal poetry written between 1988 and 2020. Themes cover teenage angst, relationships and the highs and lows of being both in and out of love. Vicky Boulton also sensitively deals with the joys and disappointments of growing up and getting older.

Hector Bliss, ex-officer, ex-teacher, ex-husband, ex-father, and general ex-has-been, is offered a job that is cushy, congenial, and overpaid, in the south of France in summertime. So what is wrong with it? His fellow-employee, Dr. Constance Marshall, is not happy about it either, but will not tell him why.And why too is it about evil philanthropists, ex-Nazis, Polish tennis-players, adopted children, and dumb blondes from Earlsfield? What has the fortieth anniversary of D-Day got to do with it?Luckily, Hector has two resourceful brothers and a unique aunt to help him tackle these questions. Nevertheless, before he and Connie can find the answers, they have to contemplate extreme measures.

Geoff Bell revolutionised truck drivers' accommodation by building Carlisle Truck Inn and running it for 10 years.He built up a fleet of 15 Volvo F86s running round the clock and thus helped forge the modern-day road haulage industry.Then Michael James Bland, his trusted chartered accountant and a partner at Dodd & Co Carlisle, turned out to be a professional fraudster, who defrauded Geoff Bell out of his hard-earned money from the Carlisle Truck Inn, after he had sold out to BP Oil.

Jay G - detective extraordinaire - made his mark in the West Indies. This second case sees Jay G in the Netherlands. One day Jay G is called into the Nottingham office and told that he has an urgent new assignment. He is given a brown package and the case begins ...

Did you know that aspersions are always cast, umbrage is always taken and the only thing that's madding is a crowd?All this and more can be explored in Single-context Words: A Study of a Quirk of the English Language, which uncovers the stories behind numerous words which are only ever used in one context.Ian Yearsley has spent 15 years collecting and researching single-context words and has written up over 300 examples in this volume. He explains how they came about and gives examples of their usage, with special reference throughout to the different parts of speech and how some suit single-context words better than others.The book explores a hitherto unexplored aspect of language and would be ideal as a gently humorous reference book, an educational work or an amusing, quirky gift book.This unique and compelling collection complements the existing body of language publications and is for anyone and everyone who has a love of and a fascination for language.

The characters and story line in Hettie''s first novel Threads of Steel are continued in this sequel Little Bronze Girl.An account of a young woman maturing in the rapidly changing times of the 1930s in north east England.Bettina Dawson, the main character, grows in confidence and ability, adapting and creating opportunities which utilise her latent talents.Friendship, humour and the first stirrings of romantic love help Bettina through happy and difficult times. These same features, it is hoped, will engage and amuse the reader.