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Believe In Me by Susan Lewis

By the bestselling author of I Have Something to Tell You

Too Close To Home

A compelling and heart-rending novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors.

Susan Lewis is the bestselling author of thirty-eight novels. She is also the author of Just One More Day and One Day at a Time, the moving memoirs of her childhood in Bristol. She lives in Gloucestershire. 
 
To find out more about Susan Lewis, visit her website www.susanlewis.com, or join in on www.facebook.com/SusanLewisBooks. 
 
Susan is a supporter of the breast cancer charity Breast Cancer Care: www.breastcancercare.org.uk and of the childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish: www.winstonswish.org.uk

Sometimes the truth lies closer than you think. A compelling and heart-rending novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors. 
 
Jenna and Jack Moore have moved their family to Wales for a fresh start. For vivacious, happy-go-lucky fifteen-year-old Paige the future is full of promise. 
 
But suddenly everything changes. Paige becomes more and more withdrawn. The closeness she once shared with her mother a distant memory. 
 
It then becomes clear that Jack has secrets too. Preoccupied with her younger children, her husband’s fidelity and their fledgling publishing company, Jenna doesn’t realise the extent of her eldest daughter’s unhappiness until the unthinkable happens. 
 
And the nightmare is only just beginning…

Missing

A guaranteed tear-jerker that will keep you at the edge of your seat

On an early autumn day like any other Miles Avery drives his wife, Jacqueline, to the train station. 
Jacqueline gets out of the car, picks up her overnight bag, and turns towards the platforms. 
 
 
This is the last anyone sees of her. 
 
 
When Miles calls the police three weeks later, they find no evidence of Jacqueline boarding a train, or even entering the station. 
 
 
Does Miles know more than he’s letting on? And could his missing wife somehow be linked to the tragic disappearance of their son years before? 
 
 
As dark secrets from the past merge with those of the present, Miles must confront his biggest fears if he’s to uncover the truth. 
 
Praise for Susan Lewis 
 
'One of the best around' Independent on Sunday 
 
'A guaranteed tear-jerker that will keep you at the edge of your seat' OK! 
 
'Spellbinding' Daily Mail

A gripping novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

The Secret Keeper

If everyone is keeping secrets, how will she know who to trust?

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOME TRUTHS AND ONE MINUTE LATER 
 
You never forget your first love. 
 
18 years ago, Olivia learned to live without Sean Kenyon. 
 
She moved on, building a life with her husband Richmond and their two children in the picturesque town Kesterley-on-Sea. 
 
But when Sean unexpectedly appears on Olivia’s doorstep, her world is turned upside down once more. As old feelings resurface, and new truths come to light, Olivia finds herself questioning everything. 
 
Is her husband really the person she thought he was? 
 
The past and present collide, and Olivia must uncover the truth before it’s too late. But if everyone is keeping secrets, how will she know who to trust?

Believe In Me

The surprising new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of You Said Forever and Hiding In Plain Sight.

A powerful subject tackled with understanding by an author who writes from the heart

A heart-warming, sometimes heart-stopping read, Believe In Me will have you firmly believing in Susan Lewis’s gifts as a great story-teller

Do you believe in second chances? 
 
Leanne and her family have many issues, but they're still family. Their crazy but idyllic home in the rural hamlet of Ash Morley is a place where friends can drop in at will, and outsiders whose lives have been shattered can find shelter. 
 
When the opportunity arises to foster a child, ten-year-old Daniel Marks, Leanne is quick to open her doors. But her generosity is about to be put to the ultimate test. 
 
Because Daniel's father is in prison for a gruesome murder. 
 
Everyone deserves a place to call home, and a family to care for them, but will Ash Morley still be safe once Daniel enters their lives? 
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Praise for Susan Lewis 
 
'A master storyteller' Diane Chamberlain 
 
'Utterly compelling' The Sun 
 
'Spellbinding' Daily Mail

The thought-provoking suspense novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Hiding in Plain Sight

The surprising new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The Moment She Left.

THE FOURTH BOOK IN THE ANDEE LAWRENCE SERIES. The SHOCKING new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. You might forgive, but can you forget? Almost thirty years ago, fourteen year old Penny had disappeared from her family's life, never to be heard from again. It is the missing child case that has haunted Andee her whole life; And now Penny - Andee's sister - is back. 
 
The question is: why?

A crime story wound up in supernatural, nerve-jangling creepiness

It grips, grabs and pummels your emotions.

Harvey employs an admirable and quite subtle writing style that is economical and yet detailed.

**A Sunday Times TOP TEN BESTSELLER** THE FOURTH BOOK IN THE ANDEE LAWRENCE SERIES 
The SHOCKING new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. You might forgive, but can you forget? 
 
'A master storyteller' Diane Chamberlain 
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Andee Lawrence is in heaven. Well, the South of France to be exact. 
 
 Ex-detective Andee has swapped freelance investigation and a broken marriage, for two months in Provence, renovating a beautiful villa with the new man in her life. Pottering around a small picturesque town on an early summer's day, she is at peace. 
 
 But her world is about to be shattered. 
 
 'Remember me?' 
 
 Two words spoken by a woman from the back of a car that say so much yet reveal so little. 
 As the car drives away Andee is left reeling, overwhelmed by shock, confusion, self-doubt and mounting trepidation. 
 
 Almost thirty years ago, fourteen year old Penny had disappeared from her family's life, never to be heard from again. It is the missing child case that has haunted Andee her whole life; And now Penny - Andee's sister - is back. 
 
 The question is: why?

You Said Forever

***BY POPULAR DEMAND*** THE THIRD AND FINAL BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING NO CHILD OF MINE TRILOGY from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis.

***BY POPULAR DEMAND*** THE THIRD AND FINAL BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING NO CHILD OF MINE TRILOGY from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. Surrounded by family, friends and a stunning vineyard overlooking the ocean, it would be difficult for anyone to believe that Charlotte Goodman has a troubled past. 
 
However, haunted by the theft of a young girl, Charlotte begins to realise the enormity of something she did many years ago, and soon finds herself having to make the most harrowing decision any woman would ever have to face.

Lewis has now written thirty-six gripping, gritty and compelling novels, each a fascinating exploration of how ordinary people cope in extraordinary circumstances. Using meticulous research and her remarkable empathy, she has tackled some of the most emotive and distressing human and family issues with warmth, wisdom and compassion… A master storyteller on top form…

Susan Lewis is not afraid to tackle these difficult questions

The haunting and heartbreaking suspense novel in the bestselling No Child of Mine series from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. 
 
'A master storyteller' Diane Chamberlain 
 
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Charlotte Goodman is living the dream. 
 
Surrounded by family, friends and a stunning vineyard overlooking the ocean, it would be difficult for anyone to believe that she has a troubled past. 
 
However, haunted by the theft of a young girl, Charlotte begins to realise the enormity of something she did many years ago, and soon finds herself having to make the most harrowing decision any woman would ever have to face. 
 
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PRAISE FOR SUSAN LEWIS: 
 
'Spellbinding! You just keep turning the pages' Daily Mail 
 
'One of the best around' Independent on Sunday 
 
'Heartbreakingly real family drama' Essential 
 
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HAVE YOU READ THEM ALL? 
 
No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go both available to buy in paperback and eBook NOW.

The captivating, emotional family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author

The Moment She Left

The compelling novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go.

Kesterly-on-Sea is full of secrets. Some are darker than others; many are shameful. One is even deadly. 
 
Andee is an ex-detective whose marriage is breaking up. So when a young female student disappears without trace, she throws herself into the search.

I absolutely loved this emotionally charged, heartbreaking novel – it kept me gripped all the way through. Perfect for beach reading this summer.

Each chapter ending leaves the reader wanting to read further

The compelling novel from the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go. 
 
Kesterly-on-Sea is full of secrets. 
Some are darker than others; many are shameful. One is even deadly. 
 
Andee is an ex-detective whose marriage is breaking up. So when a young female student disappears without trace, she throws herself into the search. 
 
Meanwhile, the town’s beloved Rowzee Cayne has just discovered that she is terminally ill, and doesn’t want to burden her family and friends with the news. 
 
Andee and Rowzee don't know it yet, but their journeys are going to help them uncover a secret. One that is going to affect them more than they could ever imagine. 
 
Praise for Susan Lewis 
 
A master storyteller' Diane Chamberlain 
 
'Utterly compelling' Sun 
 
'An emotionally charged, heartbreaking novel' Essential

The captivating, gripping emotional family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author

The Girl Who Came Back

Lewis’ depiction of inter-familial relationships in her latest novel is so accurate and powerfully emotive that The Girl Who Came Back does more than just tug at your heart strings; her characters almost reach out of the pages and pull you in to their twisted world of sadness and revenge. There’s something about the way Lewis so truthfully captures the sensitivity and uniqueness of a mother-daughter bond that makes her novel so gripping; you rather want to unravel the story as if it were happening to your very own family ... It’s dark, questioning and beautifully written; if you dare to pick it up, it will utterly absorb you into its twisted tale.

A gripping story of love, uncertainty and betrayal which leads to a dramatic climax. Susan Lewis at her best.

We absolutely loved this emotionally charged, heartbreaking novel – it kept us gripped all the way through. Perfect for beach reading this summer

With real life character in situations that we empathise with, the stories are engaging ones

Your worst nightmare is back on your doorstep. 
 
When Jules Bright hears a knock on the door, the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she's feared for the last three years. 
 
Amelia Quentin is being released from prison. 
 
Jules's life is very different now to the one she'd known before Amelia shattered it completely. Knowing the girl is coming back she needs to decide what to do. Friends and family gather round, fearing for Jules's safety. They know that justice was never served; every one of them wants to make the Quentin girl pay. 
 
The question is, what will Jules do; and which of them - her or Amelia - has the most to fear?

No Place to Hide

The compelling and moving new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Too Close to Home, Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go.

Susan Lewis is on top form in an emotionally charged and powerful novel ... one cannot fail to be moved by this heart-wrenching and sensitively written story.

Nobody's better at getting to the heart and soul of her characters and fans will love this moving story ... an emotionally gripping twist.

Justine Cantrell has a terrible secret to hide. The compelling and moving new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Too Close to Home, Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go. 
 
Why has Justine Cantrell suddenly changed her name, abandoned the husband and family she loves and a successful business to start a new life in a place many thousands of miles away? 
 
There isn't a man involved, but there is a terrible secret that she must hide from her new friends and neighbours as securely as she needs to hide herself from those she's left behind. 
 
What is Justine's Secret?

The gripping, emotional family drama from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Behind Closed Doors

A powerful novel about secrets and mistakes and how life can change course in less than a heartbeat. From the Top Ten bestselling author of Never Say Goodbye.

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A powerful novel about how life can change course in a heartbeat from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Never Say Goodbye. 
 
When fourteen-year-old Sophie Monroe suddenly vanishes one night, it looks at first as though she’s run away from home. 
 
Her computer and mobile phone have gone, and she’s taken a bag full of clothes. 
 
As the police investigation unfolds a wealth of secrets from the surrounding community start coming to light. And it seems everyone has something to hide. 
 
For Detective Sergeant Andrea Lawrence, the case is a painful reminder of the tragedy that tore her family apart over twenty years ago. She is convinced there is more to Sophie’s disappearance than teenage rebellion. 
 
But is the past clouding her judgement, preventing her from seeing a truth that neither she, nor Sophie’s family, would ever want to face?

A collection of inspirational true stories

Stories of Support

An inspirational collection of true stories, introduced and edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis and published in support of Breast Cancer Care.

An inspirational collection of true stories, introduced and edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis and published in support of Breast Cancer Care. 
 
All of us face challenges in our lives and when things get really difficult we often need someone to help us through. That someone can be the person closest to us, or someone we least expected, or even, in some cases, a total stranger. 
 
The Stories of Support campaign was set up for people to share their story of how someone helped them, in order to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Care. In Susan Lewis’s novel, Never Say Goodbye, two strangers are brought together by tragedy and the bond that develops between them profoundly changes both their lives. Through Stories of Support Susan wanted to acknowledge the remarkable people who have given their support to friends, family, colleagues or the community. 
 
The five women who wrote the stories in this collection were selected by Susan Lewis because of their moving accounts of the exceptional support they have experienced from selfless friends and family through the most difficult of times. With an introduction from Susan Lewis, Shelley, Kate, Julie, Jane and Jeanette show the restorative power of love and friendship in a collection of stories they hope will inspire many others. 
 
Includes the first chapter of Never Say Goodbye.

Never Say Goodbye

A compelling and deeply moving novel of friendship, family and the power of love, from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go.

A compelling and deeply moving novel of friendship, family and the power of love, from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go. 
 
How would you cope with the threat of losing someone you love? 
 
Josie Clark is a loving wife and mother. She and her husband Jeff don’t have much and it’s often difficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family and keep them safe. 
 
Bel Monkton is a successful property developer, living in a beautiful house by the sea. She seems to have everything going for her, but she’s lonely. And she’s let the shadows from her past cloud her future. 
 
Josie’s life couldn’t be more different to Bel’s. But three years ago, tragedy tore Bel’s life in two. Now it’s happening to Josie. 
 
And faced with uncertainty and heartbreak, they come to treasure their growing friendship.

The Truth About You

A powerful and emotionally engaging novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Let Me Go.

A powerful and emotionally engaging novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Let Me Go. 
 
Lainey Hollingsworth has spent her whole life on the outside of a secret. Her mother would never discuss the reasons she abandoned Italy when Lainey was a new born, nor has she ever stayed in touch with the family she left behind. 
 
Now Lainey’s mother is dead, taking the secret with her, and leaving Lainey free to find out about her roots. 
 
Her husband, Tom, appears supportive, until he hits her with a bombshell that shatters the very foundations of their marriage. Another secret Lainey never knew anything about. 
 
Shaken, but more determined than ever to find out who she really is, Lainey takes her children to Umbria in search of answers. 
 
What she finds in the sleepy, sunbaked village of her birth turns her world inside out.

Don't Let Me Go

Can you ever be free of your past? The powerful novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of No Child of Mine.

This atmospheric, spellbinding sequel to the novel No Child of Mine is an original and thought-provoking tale.

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING No Child of Mine TRILOGY 
 
*Books one and three - No Child of Mine and You Said Forever - are available to buy in paperback and ebook NOW* 
 
Charlotte Nicholls has a secret that haunts her. 
 
She and three-year-old Chloe have left their home and friends, and are now building a new life for themselves elsewhere. 
 
All Charlotte wants to do is to forget the past, to blot out what went before, and to look only to the future. 
At last she and Chloe feel safe. 
 
Then, suddenly, their nightmare returns, and Charlotte finds she has no power to prevent what comes next . . .

No Child of Mine

What if you knew a secret that could tear a family apart? The powerful new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller.

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING No Child of Mine TRILOGY 
 
*Books two and three - Don't Let Me Go and You Said Forever - are available to buy in paperback and ebook NOW* 
 
What if you knew a child was in danger – and no one believed you? 
 
Alex Lake’s day job is all about helping people, especially children. She cares about them passionately and does everything in her power to rescue them from those who mean them harm. 
 
When the case of three-year-old Ottilie Wade comes to her attention, Alex feels an overpowering need to make a real difference in the little girl's life, but no one is prepared to believe that Ottilie is in danger. 
 
In the end, Alex makes a decision that has consequences that no one, least of all Alex, could have foreseen.

Losing You

When your whole world is torn apart who is there to save you? The compelling new paperback from the Sunday Times bestselling author of No Turning Back.

Lauren Scott is bright, talented and beautiful. At eighteen, she is the most precious gift in the world to her mother, and has a dazzling career ahead of her. 
 
Oliver Lomax is a young man full of promise, despite the shadow his own, deeply troubled, mother casts over him. 
 
Then one fateful night, Oliver makes a decision that tears their worlds apart. 
 
Until then, Lauren and Oliver had never met, but now they become so closely bound together that their families are forced to confront truths they hoped they'd never have to face, secrets they'd never even imagined...

Susan Lewis Bundle: Missing/ The Mill House

This special 2-for-1 edition features Missing and The Mill House – two powerful and emotionally engaging novels from the Sunday Times bestseller.

This special 2-for-1 edition features Missing and The Mill House – two powerful and emotionally engaging novels from the Sunday Times bestseller. 
 
Missing 
 
It's an early autumn day like any other as Miles Avery drives his wife, Jacqueline, to the station. Nothing remarkable crops up in conversation, nor do either of them appear anything other than their normal selves. At the station, Jacqueline gets out, takes an overnight bag from the back seat, then turns towards the platforms. This is the last anyone sees of her. 
 
Three weeks later, Miles calls the police. Enquiries are made, but there is no evidence of her boarding a train, or even entering the station. Very soon the finger of suspicion starts to turn towards Miles, and as dark secrets from the past begin to merge with those of the present, the great love he has been trying to protect is not only revealed but thrown into terrible jeopardy. 
 
The Mill House 
 
Julia Thayne is a valued and loving wife, a successful mother and a beautiful woman. She is everything most other women strive to be. But beneath the surface is a terrible secret that threatens to tear her perfect world apart. 
 
Joshua is Julia's husband – a dynamic, devastatingly handsome man with great style, charisma and humour. He is utterly devoted to his wife and children, but as the ghosts of Julia's past begin to move into their marriage, he finds himself losing the struggle to keep them together. Then two telephone calls change everything. 
 
Julia moves from London to a remote mill house in Cornwall, determined to break free from the past and save her fractured relationship with Josh. But it is here that she makes her own fatal mistake, and once more her marriage is rocked to its very foundation.

No Turning Back

The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stolen.

Eva Montgomery is at the peak of her career when she is viciously attacked by a stalker. While still traumatised, she makes the biggest mistake of her life - one she can never turn back from. 
 
Sixteen years later, Eva has managed to rebuild her life in a way that seemed impossible after the attack. Her home in Dorset, high on the cliffs overlooking the sea, is as elegant as she is, but bears none of the scars. To an outsider, her world seems perfect in every way. 
 
Then the past invades the present - with shattering consequences. 
 
Hurt, frightened and confused, Eva struggles desperately to put right the terrible mistake she made sixteen years ago and finally break free from a past that nearly destroyed her.

A Memoir

One Day at a Time

An emotional and gripping memoir from the multi-million copy Sunday Times bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass.

Stolen

The powerful new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Missing.

Lucy Winters' parents have always been there for her. Loving, gentle and kind they have given her everything she could have wished for. Now, estranged from her husband, she has moved to the country to take over their thriving auction business. The moment she begins to prepare for her first sale she knows she's made the right decision. And she dares to hope that at last she is living the life she has always dreamed of. 
 
But then, quite suddenly, her world is thrown into turmoil. She discovers a shocking truth, one that forces her to question everything she has ever known. And it becomes frighteningly possible that the very people who should have protected her are the ones who have betrayed her in the most devastating of ways. Can she ever forgive them? Can they ever forgive themselves...?

Susan Lewis

In 1960s Bristol, a family is overshadowed by heartbreak. 
 
Feisty seven year old Susan and her mother, Eddress, are living in a world darkening by tragedy. 
While Susan is being brave, Eddress is struggling for courage. 
 
How does a child cope when faced with a wall of adult secrets? What does a mother do when her biggest fear starts to become a reality? 
 
Set in the sixties, when it was considered shameful to acknowledge your emotions and a fridge is a luxury, Just One More Day is a deeply moving true-life account, told by mother and daughter, of how the spectre of death moved into their family, and how hard they tried to pretend it wasn't there. 
 
Praise for Susan Lewis: 
 
‘A multi-faceted tear-jerker’ Heat 
 
‘Expertly written to brew an atmosphere of foreboding, this story is an irresistible blend of intrigue and passion, and the consequences of secrets and betrayal’ Woman 
 
‘Utterly compelling’ Sun 
 
‘Spellbinding! You just keep turning the pages, with the atmosphere growing more and more intense as the story leads to its dramatic climax’ Daily Mail 
 
‘One of the best around’ Independent on Sunday 
 
‘Sad, happy, sensual and intriguing’ Woman’s Own

Susan Lewis

Books by Susan Lewis

Series by Susan Lewis

Laurie Forbes and Elliott Russell4 Books

The Detective Andee Lawrence Series4 Books

The No Child of Mine Trilogy3 Books

Articles featuring Susan Lewis

Believe In Me by Susan Lewis

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