1982: Girl meets boy at a champagne-fuelled book launch. After they share a joke at a celebrity's expense, nothing can ever be the same again. 1958: Two young women go to a ball in home-made dresses. When they catch the eye of their hostess's sons, everything changes. 1939: A young woman sits crying in a Harley Street waiting room. When a motherly stranger offers her sanctuary, her life takes an unexpected twist. Dora Jerusalem hits London...

It's London in the 1980s - Duran Duran is on the radio, Opium scents the smoky air, and our heroine Dora Jerusalem lands a coveted job on glossy magazine Modern Woman. She's catapulted from quiet study at Cambridge into a new world of glamorous parties, champagne book launches and challenging relationships with new friends and frenemies. There she meets would-be art dealer Guy Boleyn, but it's not the right time or place for either of them. There's too much at stake: a devastating secret l...

The mysterious death of a young mother damages the precious bonds of love across generations.Sarah: Is the courage she displays during WW2 enough to carry her through a long life of love and loss?Melissa: Living in her own fairytale, can she find the strength she needs to survive reality?Damson: Craving affection, her misguided romance distorts her life. How does she find her path again?Mellita: Who is she really, and can she deliver the unexpected gift that...

Esme: eldest child, control-freak, perfect wife. In fact, her husband has run off with his dentist and their teenage daughter is live-tweeting the entire mess to her 3,000 followers.Liv: middle child, fiancé stealer, squatter. Holed up in her ex-husband's apartment with her acupuncturist and a bottle of whiskey.Ru: youngest child, writer, runaway. Hopes to find inspiration for her second novel whilst fleeing her fiancé....

HG Wells has a problem. His Aunt Charlotte has borrowed his time machine and won’t give it back. Now she’s rewriting history!Reggie Worcester, gentleman’s consulting detective, and his automaton valet, Reeves, are hired to retrieve the time machine and put the timeline back together. But things get complicated. Dead bodies start piling up behind Reggie’s sofa, as he finds himself embroiled in an ever-changing murder mystery. A murder mystery where facts can be rewritten, and the de...

Livia is a nice little suburb in the upper Midwest--but behind the manicured lawns and pristine hedges seethes a ruthless desire to be the greatest green thumb of all. . .George and Nan Fremont have created a paradise in their backyard, complete with semi-hallucinogenic exotics and a comfy spot for drinking their favorite merlot. Marta Poppendauber's garden is as pleasantly haphazard as she is. And Dr. Phyllis Sproot, Livia's self-styled and cantankerous gardening expert, has deter...

'A fresh, funny new voice. Ella Griffin can make you laugh and then cry in the turn of a page' MARIAN KEYESLife is looking up for Saffy. She has a great job, a gorgeous flat in the most desirable part of Dublin and - after six years - it looks like her boyfriend, Greg, is going to propose. Greg (just voted the 9th most eligible man in Ireland) is on a high, too - he's about to swap his part as a heart-throb in an Irish soap for a break in Hollywood.His best...

Carrington’s Department Store – where life is sweeter…‘Defies the chick lit cliché’ Heat magazine'Deliciously delightful from start to finish, sprinkled with magic and full of heart' Miranda DickinsonGeorgie Hart loves her job – running the luxury handbag concession at Carrington's Department store in the pretty seaside town of Mulberry Bay, and treating herself (once too often!) to a red velvet cupcake with buttercream ici...

**A mom goes undercover to locate a purloined poodle—and a killer—in this series debut with “**a solution that packs a surprising amount of surprise” (Kirkus Reviews).The apparent heart attack that killed kennel owner Max Turnbull has left seven pups in mourning, and his wife Peg suspecting foul play. But the only evidence is their missing prize pooch—a pedigreed poodle named Beau.Enter Melanie Travis. With her young son happily ensconced in day ca...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The celebrated author of Commencement and The Engagements introduces four unforgettable women and the abiding, often irrational love that keeps them coming back, every summer, to Maine and to each other."Rich and exhilarating ... You don't want the novel to end."—The New York Times Book Review**For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are...

Two young ladies contend with the Royal College of Wizards in Regency London: First in the series filled with "magical twists and turns" ( San Diego Union-Tribune).Since they were children, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been inseparable. But in 1817, as they approach adulthood, their families force them to spend a summer apart. As Cecelia fights boredom in her small country town, Kate visits London to mingle with the brightest lights of English society.

It's sink or swim in the search for love. . .Ebook bestseller The Oyster Catcher is Jo Thomas's first irresistibly feel-good novel, set on the coast of Ireland.'A world you long to live in with characters you love' Katie FfordeDooleybridge, County Galway: the last place Fiona Clutterbuck expects to end up, alone, on her wedding night.But after the words 'I do' have barely left her mouth, that's exac...