John May

Manor Lane High is a school on the edge - underfunded and overwhelmed, the school’s staff are stretched thin. Just before the school day begins, Drew, the exhausted head of English, abruptly resigns for good. Left reeling, Amy, the deputy head of English, must step in and steady the ship. But she barely has time to gather her thoughts— Chris, the frantic deputy head, breaks the news: Ofsted inspectors are arriving in 15 minutes for a surprise inspection. Caught between burnout and bureaucracy, can this fractured school survive the day?

Wee Billy Cunningham is a man on the run. With a soup debt and money on his head, he lays low in a pub to hide from his French demons. Little does he know that his past is about to catch up with him...

The Mitchell family deal with the devastating aftermath of an act of sexual abuse committed by a member of their own family who, after two years, is about to leave prison.

Devastated by the murder of his daughter Elle on Christmas Eve, Tim Edwards finds solace and embarks on a transformative quest for healing and self-discovery.

A fed-up office worker hatches a meticulous plan to get rid of her corrupt, predatory boss once and for all.

A Liverpool story about a loving family who have lived at the same address for 30 odd years, desperate to escape Eddy bets on the horses.

Devastated by the murder of his daughter Elle on Christmas Eve, Tim Edwards finds solace and embarks on a transformative quest for healing and self-discovery.