'Brilliant, sparkling and very clever' Elizabeth Buchan‘It’s not a fair world I’m afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire estate, so the sisters resolve to head to London in...

Courage and romance on the eve of World War Two.World War Two is about to start. What if you had to leave everything you knew behind?It’s 1938 and hard-working Lily Baker’s life turns upside down when she and her family move to a new town. Two jobs leave little free time, yet she becomes involved in a struggle to improve her area. Pushed by the group leader she undertakes tasks she previously thought impossible, and meets the man of her dreams. Amidst homesickness, looming ...

Newly escaped from a loathsome engagement of convenience, Charlotte has no interest in romance.More than ever, she is convinced that no man would—or could—love her. As companion to an aging aunt, Charlotte’s new life is as predictable as it is circumspect.But on Christmas Eve she is rescued from a robbery by her uncle’s heir, a masterful man who is disastrously handsome.Why has he remained as a guest in the house? Why is he so determined to draw Charlotte out and ma...

Not all dreams come true – and some can turn into nightmares...Mike McCleary is offered a fantastic new job. With his beautiful new girlfriend by his side, he can move back to England and be closer to his loving and supportive parents.Newly-promoted Detective Inspector Steve Denton is basking in the spotlight after stopping a serial killer's nationwide campaign, and feels he's finally getting some deserved recognition.The Broker continues to evade t...

How hard can it be to find a proper wife?Faced with a lonely future and finding himself strapped for cash (as the young bucks say), Persuasion’s Sir Walter Elliot manfully decides that the time has come to marry again.His choice is a young woman of breeding and distinction. But alas, Sir Walter’s vanity is his undoing. He refuses to use his spectacles and so sends a Valentine to the wrong Lady Catherine. What a disaster!That is, until Sir W...

Talking to your teenager shouldn't be hard, but sometimes it's the most difficult thing in the world. Healthy, open, non-judgemental conversations with young people can be - literally - life-saving."They've always wanted me to be open and honest with them, I've spent years explaining stuff to them, and sometimes they still don't understand everything" - Milly, 16"Your parents aren't actually hatching a plan to ruin your life..." Ji...

In 1537, amidst England's religious turmoil, fifteen-year-old Anne Askew is forced to take her dead sister’s place in an arranged marriage The witty, well-educated daughter of a Lincolnshire knight, Anne is determined to free herself from her abusive husband, harsh in-laws, and the cruel strictures of her married life. But this is the England of Henry VIII, where religion and politics are dangerously entangled. A young woman of Anne’s fierce independence, Reformist faith, uncanny command o...

(The Prairies Book Review *****) "Original and creative … a compelling story... a celebration of feminine power... this story will stay with readers long after the final page."What happens when your life’s training is about “duty” and then the very foundations of your life are taken away?Ellen’s courageous, impetuous, a dreamer, and not very ambitious. Her father, Si’Empra’s elected ruler, dies and her brother takes his place. He’s brutal and abusi...

Ellen knows how to deal with greedy investors, restore the wealth of a nation and juggle political machinations. She’s uncertain about how to deal with the suffering of friends and family. As for her own demons … there is only one route to deal with those and it’s not easy.Ellen’s the charismatic Ürügh of Si’Empra. She juggles secrets and her own insecurities.It’s been fifteen years since she became Si’Empra’s eader. She’s still a young woman but her health is failing. She ...

⭐ A heartwarming and hilarious novel about family secrets, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Debbie Johnson⭐Three generations. Three secrets. One chance to bring their family closer than ever.‘I laughed and shed more than a few tears… One of the best books I’ve read in ages’ FIONA LUCAS*THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH**A TIMES POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE...

Darcy simply must marry Anne. It is his duty, for pity's sake!And yet the man has done nothing. Anne de Bourgh isn’t getting any younger—and neither is Anne’s mother, Lady Catherine. Darcy must fulfill her late sister’s dearest wish!But when Lady Catherine gets a look at the Collins’ lovely house guest, steel enters her soul. Darcy must marry Anne and soon!Inspired by a rubbishy novel found in the garden, Lady Catherine takes matters into her own ...

After a month of various people clearing up various messes, Felicity Jardine is finally cleared to go back to her little village cottage. But when a celebratory cream tea with her new and well-connected friend Percy is interrupted by a sniper's bullet, she's off again, to a safe house in Notting Hill. There her only contact is her former colleague Matthew, still with MI6, who offers her a bit of investigation she can do online to pass the time. But Felicity is not one to work from home whe...