Naïve yet irresistible Andrew Billingham is in love. Quite literally head over heels in love, actually. After meeting the heart-stoppingly gorgeous Bryony whilst out jogging, Andrew soon realizes Bryony is what's been missing from his life. Bryony, and the life of adventurous love-making she brings to his normally stoic existence.So, when Bryony's employers send her abroad for six months, Andrew is certain while they'll allow each other an open relationship, that is not what he des...

After meeting the heart-stoppingly gorgeous Bryony whilst out jogging, naïve yet irresistible Andrew Billingham fell in love. Quite literally head over heels, in fact. Through their ensuing love-making adventures, Andrew soon realizes Bryony is what's been missing from his uneventful existence.When Bryony's employers send her abroad for six months, their true adventures begin, as Andrew falls prey to two vengeful women, one twenty-five years his senior, the other not exactly his "c...

When artless Cambridge academic Andrew Billingham is beguiled into playing the handsome prince in a Russian TV commercial, he and gorgeous wife Bryony decide it's too good an opportunity to miss.Filming in the stifling heat of a Moscow summer, however, irresistible Andrew is accosted by studio folk—men and women alike— who jostle for his sexual favors. The evident adoration of Emilia he would reciprocate, were he single; director Jonny's advances he would find not unappealing, were...

Although craving a quiet life out of the public eye, Andrew and Bryony rarely miss an opportunity for erotic fulfilment—even in the most unlikely of historic monuments. But during a supposedly relaxing yachting holiday round the Aegean, Bryony falls under the spell of a cocky and irresistible stallion of the sea. And the result? Maritime marital meltdown.As the pair struggle to navigate the rough seas on board the yacht, they're met with an even more dangerous foe; a psychological ...

Gabriel, already bored with early retirement, is catapulted into a world of corruption, danger, and intrigue when he travels to Tobago to oversee the sale of a family property.As he navigates the island's vibrant culture, colours and landscapes, he is forced to confront his own values and morals in the face of shocking encounters with drug dealers, corrupt officialsand Afro-Caribbean spirituality.Along the way, he is guided by three strong Tobagonian women who chall...

A compelling novel of three women and their dark secrets from the award-winning author of The Yellow House.Shortlisted for the 2024 Stella PrizeThree women. Three secrets. One weekend.Alison is an actress who no longer acts, Patrick a musician past his prime. The eccentric couple live an isolated, debauched existence in an old manor house in Scotland, a few miles outside their village. That is, until Patric...

From the author of Call the Nurse, come new tales of a London nurse working to help and heal a community on a remote Scottish island. Lively, touching, engaging reading for fans of Call the Midwife and All Creatures Great and Small."Julia MacLeod shares unique and enchanting experiences as a nurse in rural Scotland. Her stories will ring true with every nurse—or anyone—who has ever cared for a family or a community, whether in Scotland or...

I thought I had everything: a devoted husband, and a magnificent new house for us to start a family in.But the house had secrets. The former owner, whose stern portrait hangs in the library -- I swear I can feel him watching me. Touching me. Wanting me.I could convince myself it was all in my mind until I found out my husband cheated on me...but now, all bets are off.Rough Ghost Lover is a sizzling erotic horror that does NOT have an HEA...because sleeping with ghos...

'One of the best writers around!' Katie Fforde'Full of down-to-earth humour' Sophie KinsellaSappho Jones stopped counting birthdays when she reached thirty but, even with her hazy grip on mathematics, she realises that she's on the slippery slope to the big four-oh! With the thought suddenly lodged in her mind that she's a mere cat's whisker away from becoming a single eccentric female living in a country cottage in Wales, she has the urge t...

A harrowing and empowering story of strength and persistence in the aftermath of sexual assault, written in stunning verse and based on the life of seventeenth-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi.LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • A WILLIAM C. MORRIS DEBUT AWARD FINALIST • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY"Haunting . . . teems with raw emotion . . . deftly captures the experience of learning to b...

An Italian tycoon is about to discover that money can't buy everything—or everyone —in this sizzling international romance.Cesare Andriotti was powerful, rich, sexy—and always got what he wanted. Beautiful Bianca Jay was no exception, and though she hadn't been easy to win, he had finally made her his mistress.But Cesare realized he didn't know her—didn't know what made her tick, what went on behind those hypnotic...

**'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian Rankin**_______________A CASE FOR FREY & McGRAYThe Scottish Highlands, 1889.When a young heir receives a sinister death threat, Inspectors Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray answer a desperate plea to offer him protection.The detectives travel north to the remote and misty Loch Maree, site of an anci...