Seventeen short stories demonstrating the greed and temptations of the characters. These stories include some alternative sources of meat, shrunken heads, poisoning, a hit-man and more. Some are not for the squeamish.

Jean is a house-sitter. She travels around mainland Britain, looking after people's houses, gardens and pets while they are on holiday. The animals she cares for range from chickens to goats, snakes to tortoises and innumerable cats and dogs.Encounters with a panty nicker, a bigamist and an alcoholic septuagenarian and more, cause her grief. An indifferent husband, computer hacker son, multi-married sister and in-laws make for a comic look at life.

Simon is the opinionated co-owner with his long suffering wife, Sally, of a seaside Bed and Breakfast guesthouse in Paignton, Devon, England.He catapults from one crisis to another, usually of his own making. His angst is caused by his teenage son, in-laws, cleaning staff, a prisoner, a suspected paedophile, various guests and a long-running feud with another hotelier.He finds himself mixed up in a campaign to make dog owners clean up dog mess, and has several brushes with t...

The second in the series of three diaries about running a bed and breakfast guesthouse - a sequel to Wipe Your Feet Please!. Simon, the owner, and his wife Sally, a part-time teacher, both write diary entries about day-to-day incidences. Simon has little patience and becomes frustrated with the guests who find him irritating. Simon plasters the walls of the hall and dining room with notices forbidding his guests to undertake various activities. He wages war on dog-walkers who won't clear u...

The third in the diaries of a bed and breakfast guesthouse run by Simon and Sally. Simon continues to be irritated by his guests, and puts up more posters prohibiting guests to do almost everything. He publishes a book about his experiences, with himself as a genial host which receives dire reviews. His appearance on Four In A Bed is also a trial. Sally continues to try to placate him and their guests, although her sister's engagement to Simon's old enemy ruffles his feathers. He purchases...

A fictional account of a radiographer's life in a hospital. Steph Kerris is a radiographer in a hospital. Her superintendent manager is evil; her colleagues and most patients are slightly potty, and her family is a trial, particularly her mother, grandmother and sister. The job is not just about pressing a button. She deals with people who have accidently and purposely swallowed objects, a man who wants his dog X-rayed, a drug mule and a flasher. Then there is Boney, the skeleton used for ...

An uplifting, fun-filled read about golden girls behaving badly, from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Maddie Please'A glorious romp that readers will adore. Maddie's warmth and humour will put a smile on your face' Judy LeighSisters Kitty and Jenny haven’t spoken since a very disappointing Carvery lunch. Kitty, sixty-two, thinks Jenny is turning grey. Jenny, sixty-six, thinks Kitty needs to grow up!So when both sisters inherit a farmhouse in rural France, i...

Brand new from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club'A delightful and jolly romp in the french countryside. A lovely taste of France and generous slice of la bon vivre.' Jo Thomas'A glorious romp that readers will adore. Maddie's warmth and humour will put a smile on your face' Judy LeighDivorced and on a deadline, bestselling novelist Bea Pinkerton has a serious case of writer's block. With her agent breathing down her...

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh'Judy’s done it again. Every woman over a certain age should read this wonderful book' Jennifer BohnetIt has been a long and lonely year for neighbours Vivienne, Mary and Gwen. All ladies of a ‘certain age’, their lockdown experience has left them feeling isolated and alone. They are in desperate need of a change.Things start to look up however, when Gwen comes up with a plan to get ...

The new novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club!'I've loved all of Maddie Please's books but this is my favourite so far - superb characters and a warm, wonderful story. Bravo!' Judy LeighNewly single at sixty, Elin Anderson decides it’s finally time for an adventure of her own. With her marriage to tedious Tom now officially over, Elin plans to visit the family she hasn’t seen in years. First stop: Australia!But going...

An uplifting, fun-filled read about golden girls behaving badly, from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Maddie PleaseIt’s never too late to teach an Old Duck new tricks!Sophia Gregory has lost her sparkle...Recently single and about to turn sixty, Sophia doesn’t recognise the old woman staring back at her in the mirror. How has life passed her by? A quiet holiday in beautiful Rhodes is the perfect chance for her to find herself.

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life… a wonderful escapade’ Fiona GibsonNever say never to falling in love…Val didn’t expect to be starting again in her seventies, but when life gives her lemons, Val is determined to make lemonade.Settled into her new home – a picture-perfect fisherman’s cottage in the small Cornish seaside town of Lowenstowe – Val is ready to sta...