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Wildfire
By Susan Lewis. 2010
Everything in Rhiannon's life is perfect. Her career is on the up and Oliver, the great love of her life,…
has just asked her to marry him. The future couldn't look better. But their married bliss soon starts to evaporate when Oliver's power-crazed boss decides that Rhiannon is an unsuitable wife. And when American billionaire Max Romanov, engaged to supermodel Galina Casimir, turns his charm on her, Rhiannon is overcome by the intensity of her feelings for this enigmatic man who proves to be a challenge too hard to resist. Until the web of passion becomes more and more tangled and threatens to destroy a love that consumes like wildfire...Much loved author, Jo Carnegie, brings us another riveting and raunchy read - a really steamy, romantic and hilarious indulgence…
that fans of Jilly Cooper will adore...'Fabulous... Sexy and scandalous... If the countryside was always this exciting, we'd swap our stilettos for shooting sticks in a flash' -- Heat'Sex, gossip and laughs aplenty' -- Image'Sexy shenanigans and hilarious goings on '' -- Saturday Magazine'Easy holiday read or curling up on the sofa with a cuppa on a rainy Saturday!' -- ***** Reader review'A cracking pace and the characters are fantastic' -- ***** Reader review'I had many a late night reading those extra few pages!' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************THE SCENE IS SET FOR A PERFECTLY SCANDALOUS YEAR...When an A-list film set descends on the quiet village of Churchminster, so begins a very interesting time for the village...Meet the glamorous cast of Wild Things!Sophia - the leading lady who gets what she wants. And she wants...Jed - the village's gorgeous gardener, living with devoted girlfriend...Camilla - sweet-natured and desperate for a baby, unlike her sister...Calypso - fiercely ambitious, and unimpressed by the penetrating gaze of...Rafe - dashing leading man, who quickly wins over Calypso's grandmother...Clementine - whose only desire is for Churchminster to win 'Britain's Best Village'!Wild Things is a racy, pacy and sexy romp - guaranteed to have you laughing out loud and crying for more!The Churchminster adventures continue in Dirty Tricks. Have you read Country Pursuits and Naked Truths, the first two books in the series?A tale of two schools...At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the…
famous, trouble is afoot. The ambitious and fatally attractive headmaster, Hengist Brett-Taylor, hatches a plan to share the facilities of his school with Larkminster Comprehensive - known locally, as 'Larks'.His reasons for doing so are purely financial, but he is encouraged by the opportunities the scheme gives him for frequent meetings with Janna Curtis, the dynamic new head of Larks, who has been drafted in to save what is a fast-sinking school from closure. Janna is young, pretty, enthusiastic and vastly brave - and she will do anything to rescue her demoralised, run-down and cash-strapped school.Neither parents nor staff of either school are too keen on this radical move, although some can see the possible financial advantages. For the students, however, it offers great opportunities to get up to even more mayhem than usual.------------------------------------'Simply enjoy the wicked pleasures Cooper does so well' The Observer 'A brilliantly refreshing read' Polly Vernon'The perfect beach companion' Daily Mail'I devoured it with as much joy as I would a bucket of pistachio ice cream' Daily Mail'Lucy Dillon's books never fail to make me happy' Jenny Colgan'Deeply moving' Sophie Kinsella'I felt bereft for having finished it'…
Milly Johnson____________________Sometimes the cracks in your heart can be mended in unexpected ways . . .If Lorna's learned one thing, it's that courage is something you paint on like red lipstick, even when you're panicking inside. And right now, with the keys to the town's gallery in her hand, Lorna feels about as courageous as the anxious little dachshund trembling beside her.Sick of life in the big city, Lorna's come home to fulfil her dream of running a successful art gallery. Desperate for change, Lorna just wants a fresh start but can she find it in Longhampton? This is where her tight-knit family shattered into pieces. It's where her doubts about herself took root and where she first fell in love and had her heart broken. It's everything she was running away from.But life and love can surprise you and all Lorna has to do to let the light in is open her heart . . .An uplifting and inspiring novel about second chances and soon to be realised dreams. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Veronica Henry and Lucy Diamond.____________________READERS LOVE WHERE THE LIGHT GETS IN:'Heart-gripping narrative''Could not put it down''Hugely moving story' 'This book will stay in my heart and head for a very long time'____________________Lucy Dillon's latest heart-warming novel After the Rain is out now in paperback and ebook.Us Three: The heart-warming and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller
By Ruth Jones. 2020
***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact.'…
DAWN FRENCHThe new novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey and author of the smash-hit, number one bestselling debut, Never Greener.Friends forever is a difficult promise to keep...Meet Lana, Judith and Catrin. Best friends since primary school when they swore an oath on a Curly Wurly wrapper that they would always be there for each other, come what may.After the trip of a lifetime, the three girls are closer than ever. But an unexpected turn of events shakes the foundation of their friendship to its core, leaving their future in doubt - there's simply too much to forgive, let alone forget. An innocent childhood promise they once made now seems impossible to keep . . .Packed with all the heart and empathy that made Ruth's name as a screenwriter and now author, Us Three is a funny, moving and uplifting novel about life's complications, the power of friendship and how it defines us all.Prepare to meet characters you'll feel you've known all your life - prepare to meet Us Three.*****Praise for Us Three:'A warm, smart, uplifting tale of true friendship.' BETH O'LEARY'This novel oozes warmth and honesty. A big-hearted book that provides a cast of characters you'll lose your heart to.' ADELE PARKS'I loved this brilliantly gripping depiction of the complexities of female friendship over the years. Love, betrayal, comedy and loss - Us Three has it all.' FIONA NEILL*****Readers love Us Three:'I love the way Ruth Jones writes. The relationship between the 3 friends is perfect and a wonderful book to read about friendship''I absolutely loved this so much. There were moments that made me cry and other moments that made me laugh.''Best book of the year so far. To sum it up I'd say "it was bloody lush"'****RUTH'S BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL LOVE UNTOLD IS OUT NOW****Valentine
By The Estate of Rebecca Farnworth. 2009
Will a shocking secret cause a rising star to fall?Valentine Fleming dreams of making it as an actress but after…
years of failed auditions and bit parts her hopes are fading fast - so too is her self-esteem. She is staring into the abyss and a large jar of peanut butter. Her love life is faring no better, with too much time wasted with an ex who has bad news written all over him. So when she gets a call from her agent telling her she has a part in a play with a sexy leading man, she's over the moon. She's not packing her bags for the Hollywood hills just yet but could this be her lucky break? But just as it seems that her luck might be set to change she learns a shocking secret and Valentine's world is turned upside down...Rebecca Farnworth's first novel is an enchanting page turner with a heroine who you just can't help warming to, however many mistakes she makes....A Valentine's Kiss
By Lucie Hart. 2011
This Valentine's day Imogen is going to meet the man of her dreams.If only she can discover who he is...At…
a gloriously over-the-top house party in the balmy South of France, British trainee chef Imogen finds herself playing blind man's buff with a host of impossibly handsome men. And then one of them kisses her. It's the most perfect kiss she's ever experienced in her short - and frankly, to date romantically disappointing - life. Sweet, sexy and full of promise. Imogen wants more, but by the time she recovers her wits sufficiently to remove her blindfold her mystery kisser has disappeared.Could her Prince Charming be one of her fellow-chefs, Dimitri or Bastien? Both are clearly interested in her. But there's also enigmatic Latino hunk Enzo, good-times-guy DJ Cheyenne, aristocratic Amaury, and the American visitors - Archer and Everett... So many men, so little time. And Imogen can't just keep kissing men until she finds the right one... can she?Vengeance
By Susan Lewis. 1994
Kirsten Meredith is a successful, rich and beautiful woman who seems to have it all. But she is also a…
woman haunted by her past which threatens to ruin her life - a lingering past of loneliness and rejection. And most dangerous of all, of burning vengeance.Lawrence McAllister is the man who walked out on her and broke her heart. Yet he is the only man who can help her fight her worst enemy - Dyllis Fisher, a woman who has vowed to destroy Kirsten's life at all costs. And in a world where bitter vengeance will know no limit, Kirsten needs all the help she can get...The Village Vet: (Talyton St George) (Talyton St George #5)
By Cathy Woodman. 2012
The fifth book in Cathy Woodman's hugely popular Talyton St George seriesEach book in the Talyton St George series can…
be read as a standalone novel, but when Cathy first had the idea of writing about a vet practice, she intended it to be a trilogy about two vets - Maz and Alex. Their names are in brackets to show which books feature their story. All the other books have new characters, although Maz and Alex always crop up now and again.Talyton St George, the story so far:Trust Me, I'm a Vet (Maz and Alex)Must Be Love (Maz and Alex)The Sweetest ThingIt's a Vet's Life (Maz and Alex)The Village Vet Vets in LoveCountry LovingThe Three of Us (Digital short story, companion to Follow Me Home)Follow Me Home'Woodman's warmth and wit are set to make her the next big thing in rural romance' - Daily Record'An utterly compelling read with moments that brought tears to my eyes. I would definitely recommend it' - Candis'Woodman weaves a beguiling tale grounded in her own experience' - Choice'Great fun' - SunWedding Games
By Karen S Smith. 2012
Four weddings and a seduction…Emma is not looking forward to her cousin’s wedding: the usual awkward guests, the endless small…
talk, the bad dancing... But a chance encounter with Kit, a very sexy stranger, leaves her breathless.Without a chance to say goodbye, Emma resigns herself to the fact that their incredibly hot encounter will be just an erotic memory. But then she meets Kit at another wedding...A dark, sensual love story perfect for fans of E L James and Sylvia Day.Readers have fallen in love with The Wedding Dress Repair Shop:***** 'A brilliant escape read to indulge in over the…
summer holidays'***** 'Amazing and warm, I couldn't put the book down'***** 'A wonderful tale of reconnection and the triumph of the human spirit. More please!'Can her heart be mended too? After losing her fiancé and her dream job in the same week, Garland Fairford's life is turned upside down.Having recently met a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford - through her work as a historical costumier, Garland is intrigued when Honey reveals she is opening a Wedding Dress museum in Lancashire. With nothing to lose, Garland accepts the offer of a job there.What she doesn't expect is to come face-to-face with a ghost from her past - her old friend, Thom, who mysteriously disappeared years ago.As Garland begins reading the stories behind each of the beautiful wedding dresses, and sets about repairing both them and her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after?'Trademark Trisha, at her absolute finest!' Heidi Swain'The perfect summer escape' Candis'The perfect escape from real life' Debbie Johnson'Feel-good fiction filled with friendship, community spirit and a dash of romance' CultureFly'Vintage Trisha Ashley. An absorbing treat' Sue MoorcroftWalking on Sunshine: The heartwarming and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller
By Giovanna Fletcher. 2021
The heart-warming and uplifting Sunday Times bestseller from Giovanna Fletcher that will sweep you away this summer'Beautifully written, heartbreaking and…
uplifting' 5***** READER REVIEW'Lovely, very moving. Giovanna's books are very very relatable' LORRAINE KELLY'Filled with love, sadness, friendship, family and truth! Giovanna brings her characters to life' 5***** READER REVIEW'This book is beautiful' ZOE BALLIt's always darkest before the dawn . . .________After Mike loses Pia, his partner of seventeen years, best friends Vicky and Zaza rally round.But the truth is, in Pia's absence, they all need more than a little help . . .Just-engaged Zaza fears the next step. Mum Vicky has lost sight of herself. And Mike can't figure out how to start again.Luckily, Pia left a list of loving instructions to help them cope.Which is why they find themselves trekking in Peru. Stumbling up mountains. Lost in sweltering rainforests. As friendships and hope fray, they cling to their faith in Pia.Soon they learn anything is possible when you're walking on sunshine.________'Such a warm and captivating read. I laughed out loud, I cried and also found myself nodding at times. Thank you Giovanna!' 5***** READER REVIEW'Heartfelt, uplifting. Her best yet' SUN'A heartening story of love, loss and friendship. Giovanna's books give you that warm fuzzy feeling' 5***** READER REVIEWPraise for Giovanna Fletcher:'Tons of charm and genuine warmth' Star'A heartbreakingly beautiful story about friendship and unrequited love. I was totally and utterly captivated' Paige Toon'A gorgeous, gloriously romantic read with buckets of charm - I absolutely loved it!' Jill Mansell'Warm and romantic, this charming read will certainly brighten up your day' Closer'A gorgeously tender, funny and big-hearted novel with wonderful characters you'll fall in love with' Miranda Dickinson'Wonderfully warm and cosy. The perfect comfort read to curl-up with and enjoy' Ali McNamaraThe Chess Queen Enigma: A Stoker & Holmes Novel (Stoker & Holmes #3)
By Colleen Gleason. 2015
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram…
and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. In this third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries. But when the letter—which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians—is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does.THE UNFORGETTABLE AND FEEL-GOOD NEW NOVEL THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH AND CRY'Wise and wonderful. I adored it!' MIRANDA DICKINSON'Heartbreaking,…
heartwarming, perfect!' ROSIE GOODWIN'You find yourself laughing and crying in equal measure' 5***** Reader Review'The characters feel so real' SOPHIE COUSENS_______NOAH AND KATE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER FOREVER.Married with two gorgeous sons, it looked like they'd got their happy ever after.But marriage isn't easy. And one day, Kate left, taking their two boys with her.These days, Noah is a weekend dad - and it breaks his heart. He misses the chaotic mealtimes, the bedtime stories, the early mornings and the late homework.Suddenly, he decides enough is enough - he has to win his family back. Starting with Kate.The only problem?IN SIX WEEKS' TIME, KATE IS GETTING MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE . . ._______'Poignant, compelling' WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE MONTH''A delight . . . We all need this book' 5***** Reader Review'Marks' lightness of touch - and authentic dialogue - propel you forward, as will the characters . . . Rachel Marks is a name to watch' Woman & Home, 'BEST BOOKS 2021''I raced through it with my heart in my mouth' 5***** Reader Review'Within a few pages I was totally invested. Rachel Marks packs a novel with all the emotions' CLARE POOLEY'Unpredictable and satisfying' HEIDI SWAINReaders are falling in love with Until Next Weekend'All of the heart of the old Tony Parsons novels and up amongst Mike Gayle's best' 5***** READER REVIEW'A book of hope. Unforgettable' 5***** READER REVIEW'I was in tears. I wholeheartedly recommend this to all' 5***** READER REVIEW'It made me cry, it gave me hope' 5***** READER REVIEWUnexpected Lessons in Love: The heartwarming Sunday Times bestseller
By Lucy Dillon. 2020
**Now with an exclusive extract from Lucy Dillon's uplifting new novel, After the Rain**'Real, heart-breaking - I loved it.' Katie…
Fforde'My heart is smashed and repaired for reading this wonderfully romantic and strong piece of fiction.' Milly Johnson___What happens when 'I do' turns into 'I don't know'?Jeannie always wanted to fall in love, and now she's finally got the whirlwind romance she dreamed of. Dan's gorgeous, he's a successful young vet, and he flew her to New York and proposed on Brooklyn Bridge. Jeannie has to remind herself this is actually her life. It seems too perfect, too magical, to be real. Yet it is.But now she's on her way to the wedding she can't shake off the tight sensation crushing her chest. Is it just nerves . . . or is this all happening a bit too fast?Jeannie has one last chance to shout, 'Stop!' But just as she grabs it, a twist of fate throws everything she knows into the air like confetti. What Jeannie learns about Dan, about her own heart, and about the power of love itself, will change her world for ever . . .___Readers adore Unexpected Lessons in Love***** 'An absolute delight . . . I enjoyed every moment.'***** 'I couldn't put it down. Lovely story about finding love and being honest with a little twist.'***** 'A story of family, friendship, loyalty, relationships and new beginnings. This book made me smile but also broke my heart.'Undone
By Kristina Lloyd. 2014
I can’t recall my first thought that morning: that I was in a strange bedroom; that an unfamiliar man was…
naked beside me; or that a woman was screaming somewhere in the distance.When Lana Greenwood attends a glamorous house party she finds herself tempted into a ménage a trois.But the morning after brings more than just regrets over fulfilling a fantasy one night stand. One of the men she’s spent the night with is discovered dead in the swimming pool. Accident, suicide or murder, no one is sure and Lana doesn’t know where to turn. Can she trust Sol, the other man, who is an ex-New Yorker with a dirty smile and a deep desire to continue their kinky game?A dark erotic thriller from the author of Thrill SeekerCurl up with this festive, uplifting and heartwarming romantic saga . . .____________ 'A real page turner, the novel is…
packed full of romance, drama and a desire to find her family' Under the Christmas Tree ____________Liverpool, 1940When war comes to Britain, Jessica Wilson and her friend Ruby seize the opportunity to leave behind the orphanage they grew up in and start new lives in the NAAFI. With only forged papers as identification the girls expect to be turned away but are delighted with an offer of work.For the first time in their lives they experience real independence and it isn't long before they're spending their evenings enjoying the delights of Liverpool.When Jessica meets the handsome Tom, she feels as though her life is complete, but after a chance encounter with a friend, she soon learns that not everything is as it seems. As Jessica begins to uncover the truth, she unravels a web of lies, starting with the night of her birth, and she will need the support of her friends if she is to get her Christmas wish . . . ____________ **The final novel in the trilogy, OVER THE RAINBOW is available now**Unchained Melanie: The perfect, light-hearted, feel-good romance to settle down with
By Judy Astley. 2009
Let bestselling author Judy Astley sweep you away with this uplifting, laugh-out-loud romance. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Milly…
Johnson and Trisha Ashley."Warm, funny, unerringly true to life" - Katie Fforde"A light, enjoyable read you won't be able to resist warming to" - Daily Mail"With sharp dialogue that will have you laughing out loud, and well drawn characters to boot, this is an enjoyable light read" - Sunday Mirror"Really enjoyable...very amusing" -- ***** Reader review"I loved it" -- ***** Reader review************************************************************IS THERE LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE?When Melanie finds herself single again after years of being one half of a couple, her friends predict loneliness, frustration, disaster and her parents are convinced she's a failure in life. But Melanie is overwhelmingly excited to be able to do her own thing - she plans a programme of behaving badly, after a lifetime of behaving properly.With her daughter off to university and ex-husband Roger married off at last - to his lamentably young girlfriend - she has a Free House, and she intends to make the most of it.But is the single life quite all it's cracked up to be?Two on a Tower
By Thomas Hardy. 1999
TWO ON A TOWER (1882) is a tale of star-crossed love in which Hardy sets the emotional lives of his…
two lovers against the background of the stellar universe. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St. Cleeve, an astronomer who is ten years her junior. Her husband's death leaves the lovers free to marry, but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. This is Hardy's most complete treatment of the theme of love across the class and age divide and the fullest expression of his fascination with science and astronomy.Adverbs: A Novel
By Daniel Handler. 2006
Hello.I am Daniel Handler, the author of this book. Did you know that authors often write the summaries that appear…
on their book's dust jacket? You might want to think about that the next time you read something like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers."Adverbs is a novel about love -- a bunch of different people, in and out of different kinds of love. At the start of the novel, Andrea is in love with David -- or maybe it's Joe -- who instead falls in love with Peter in a taxi. At the end of the novel, it's Joe who's in the taxi, falling in love with Andrea, although it might not be Andrea, or in any case it might not be the same Andrea, as Andrea is a very common name. So is Allison, who is married to Adrian in the middle of the novel, although in the middle of the ocean she considers a fling with Keith and also with Steve, whom she meets in an automobile, unless it's not the same Allison who meets the Snow Queen in a casino, or the same Steve who meets Eddie in the middle of the forest. . . . It might sound confusing, but that's love, and as the author -- me -- says, "It is not the nouns. The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done." This novel is about people trying to find love in the ways it is done before the volcano erupts and the miracle ends. Yes, there's a volcano in the novel. In my opinion a volcano automatically makes a story more interesting.