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Elinor Bascombe, widowed and tied to an impoverished estate, has learned to ask little of life. With no hope of leaving, the years have passed her by. Lord Ryde, exiled abroad after a scandal, has returned to strip his estate and make a new start in America. A chance encounter changes their plans, plunging Elinor and Lord Ryde into adventure and not a little peril until, finally, they are forced to confront the mystery of what happened on Th...

Ellen is settled in Edinburgh when one day her sister begs a favour: can she come and look after her farm and three children while she has a much-deserved holiday. Ellen loves her nieces and nephews, but the animals are a bit of a worry ... After a manic yet fun weekend, her world is shattered when a freak accident kills her sister and leaves her as the children's legal guardian. Ellen never asked for children, nor to run a farm, but now she...

Four people hide secrets from the world and themselves. Dory is disillusioned by men and relationships, having seen the damage sex can do. Fran deals with her mid-life crisis by pursuing an online flirtation which turns threatening. Stefan feels he is a failure and searches for self-validation through his art. Dominic is a lost boy, heading for self-destruction. They meet regularly at a life-drawing class, led by sculptor Stefan. They all ...

The Consul's Daughter is the first in Jane Jackson's epic new historical series, The Captain's Honour. Caseley is the 21-year-old daughter of Teuder Bonython, successful shipyard owner and consul for Mexico. When Teuder falls ill, Caseley takes responsibility for the shipyard, the consulate, and her father's health - but as a young woman in Victorian England, she must hide her talents in a world dominated by men. Not being conventionally beaut...

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Ruby never expected to be starting over...but after a shocking bereavement, she begins to question whether or not she will ever be happy again. A chance encounter with handsome author Michael Bell throws her fragile heart into turmoil. Plus, a dark family secret and completely unexpected love interest add to her confusion. Encouraged to face her demons, she volunteers at The Bow Wow Club - (Boyfriends of Widows, Wives of Widowers). In th...

The third instalment of the captivating Jersey Scene series. Event planners Izzy and Jess are badly let down when a Jersey socialite hires them for the busiest weeks of the season and then cancels at the last minute, leaving the girls with no bookings and no money. Feeling despondent, they try a night out to cheer themselves up, and meet the captivating and aristocratic Ed, who invites the two on an luxury yacht cruise to Nice, together with h...

How much do you know about your family? Feisty, hard-working Catherine McDonald knows what's best for everyone and tries to make it happen. Right now she's trying to help her family make the right decisions, plus she's started the business of her dreams running beautiful Annat House in the Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately things don't get off to the best of starts when a woman goes missing in the nearby mountains and the house becomes the set...

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Maida Winter is seventeen and an orphan. After the Flood drowned the world thirty years ago and the tyrannical Metropole took control of the remaining land, she struggles to survive on the tiny island of Brigadus, with the harsh rulings of the Mayor as final word. After an attempt to raid the Mayor's home goes horribly wrong, Maida is rescued by Noah - the only person who may hold the secret to overthrowing the Mayor. Determined to expose the ...

A darkly and brilliantly funny look at what being a fly on the wall is really like, Life Without Me is Anna Legat's debut novel. Georgie Ibsen is a successful, cynical, fortysomething hotshot lawyer. She runs her life, professional and personal, with precision and clear purpose. She's just made a breakthrough in a crucial case, her family is growing more independent ... things couldn't be better. Until it all comes to a screeching halt when ...

When Ginny Turner takes up her new post, there are mixed feelings on 'the patch'. Her old friend Maddy is delighted. Alice Davies, wife of Commanding Officer Bob Davies, is less pleased. When the regiment embark on an' emergency tour to Kosovo, Colonel Bob and Ginny are thrown together but Ginny soon realizes that her lover will always put ambition first...

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June 1944. In the immediate aftermath of the Normandy landings, chaos reigns and lives are irrevocably disrupted. At the Ferme de la Source, an isolated farm close to the front line, Martine battles to keep her animals fed, and shelter her German boyfriend, torn between his love for Martine and fear of his SS superiors, notably Obersturmbannfuhrer Jochen Peiper. On the south coast of England, meanwhile, Colonel David Clarke is preparing his tr...

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The amazing new romance novel from Jenny Kane is a nostalgic and tender story of love, age and forgiveness

If you have decided to quit drinking, 'Your 6 Week Plan' is for you. A diary specifically created for those at the beginning of their sober journey, 'Your 6 Week Plan' provides the opportunity to write your very own personalised plan for alcohol-free living.

Part of the Lochandee Series

Lady Amanda and Hugo are off on one of their madcap investigations again, determined to beat the morose Inspector Moody to the unmasking of the culprit in the case of the body in the library.