The thrilling, unputdownable novel from the Top 10 bestselling author of The Room in the Attic

Your Beautiful Lies

From the bestselling author of The Scarlet Dress

A powerful, compelling story about the lies we tell to protect the ones we love, and the secrets we keep to protect ourselves...

Your Beautiful Lies crackles with repressed longing and I was desperate for Annie to escape from her hum drum life. It kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away.

Louise Douglas was born in Yorkshire but has lived in Somerset for the past twenty years. She has three sons and a partner who works in construction. She is the author of four novels, including The Secrets Between Us and In Her Shadow. 
 
When she is not writing, Louise is usually reading, walking with the family's dogs, Lil and Lola, and spending time with her family and friends. 
 
Talk to her on Twitter: @LouiseDouglas3

'Your Beautiful Lies crackles with repressed longing and I was desperate for Annie to escape from her hum drum life. It kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away' C.L. Taylor, author of Her Last Holiday 
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 What secrets are you keeping? 
 
 Annie Howarth is living a restless life in a restless town. It's 1984 and for a mining community in South Yorkshire, the strikes mean tensions are running high. Then a murdered girl is found on the moors and the anxiety levels are pushed to a dangerous breaking point. 
 
 Married to the Chief of Police, Annie should feel safe - William can be secretive, though surely whatever he's hiding is for her own good. 
 
 But Annie is keeping her own secrets. Ten years ago the man she loved was ripped from her life in a scandal that still haunts the both of them, and now his return will put her family, her marriage, even her life, at risk. 
 
 The atmospheric and suspenseful novel from the bestselling author of The Secrets Between Us and The House by the Sea, winner of The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award. Perfect for fans of Eve Chase and Lucie Whitehouse. 
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 What readers are saying about Your Beautiful Lies: 
 
 ***** 'A story of love, lies and betrayal that kept me gripped all the way through' 
 ***** 'A must read for anyone who loves a mystery' 
 ***** 'I didn't want to put it down. A wonderful array of characters very well written'

In Her Shadow

A dark and thrilling read from the Richard & Judy bestseller

What would you do if your past came back to haunt you? A mesmerising story for fans of Kate Morton and Victoria Hislop

In Her Shadow is captivating, it is compelling and it is powerfully written...I cannot describe how much I loved this book!

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An edge-of-your-seat read, which will have you tantalisingly close to the psychosis Hannah seems to be experiencing. Dark and brooding.

Enthralling and unnervingly absorbing... Our top holiday recommendation so far this year.

'An edge-of-your-seat read . . . Dark and brooding' The Lady 
'Enthralling and unnervingly absorbing . . . our top holiday recommendation' Heat 
 
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She thought she'd left the past behind. Now it's coming to find her. 
 
Hannah Brown never thought she'd have a best friend like Ellen Brecht. Ellen is everything she isn't - beautiful, daring, glamorous and fierce. Growing up together in rural Cornwall, life seems perfect. But their idyllic childhood is shattered by obsession, betrayal and, ultimately, tragedy. 
 
Hannah has tried for twenty years to forget what happened during that terrible summer. Then, one ordinary morning at work, she glimpses a woman who is identical to Ellen. Can it really be her? And has Ellen returned to forgive her - or to punish her? 
 
The thrilling novel from the bestselling author of The Secret by the Lake and The House by the Sea, winner of The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award. 
 
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Readers are captivated by In Her Shadow: 
 
***** 'Full of intrigue and twists. It kept me gripped to the end.' 
***** 'I finished the story feeling a bit breathless and as though I'd lived a whole other life.' 
***** 'Beautifully written . . . wonderfully descriptive, I could actually smell the sea and imagine myself on the beach.'

The gripping and unforgettable historical fiction book from the top 10 bestseller

The Secrets Between Us

Can you trust the one you love? A fantastically page-turning novel about love and trust, betrayal and...murder?

A Richard and Judy recommendation for the 2012 Summer Book Club, this is a brilliant Gothic novel in the vein of Daphne du Maurier. 
 
A chance encounter: When Sarah meets dark, brooding Alex, she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own. They've both recently escaped broken relationships, and need to start again. Why not do it together? 
 
A perfect life: But when Sarah gets to the tiny village of Burrington Stoke, something doesn't add up. Alex's beautiful wife Genevieve was charming, talented, and adored by all who knew her. And apparently, she and Alex had a successful marriage complete with a gorgeous son, Jamie. Why would Genevieve walk out on her perfect life? And why has no one heard from her since she did so? 
 
A web of lies: Genevieve's family and all her friends think that Alex knows more about her disappearance than he's letting on. But Sarah's fallen in love with him and just knows he couldn't have anything to hide. Or could he? 
 
The captivating, page-turning novel from the bestselling author of The Secret by the Lake and The House by the Sea, winner of The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award.

Louise Douglas

Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best

A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.

A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.

'Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her best' TAMMY COHEN, author of The Wedding Party 
 
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A FAMILY TRAGEDY 
 When a tragedy forces the family Amy works for as a nanny to retreat to a small lakeside cottage, she realises she cannot leave them now. 
 
 A SISTER'S SECRET 
 But Amy finds something unsettling about the cottage by the lake. This is where the children's mother spent her childhood - and the place where her sister disappeared mysteriously at just seventeen. 
 
 A WEB OF LIES 
 Soon Amy becomes tangled in the missing sister's story as dark truths begin rising to the surface. But can Amy unlock the secrets of the past before they repeat themselves? 
 
 The captivating and thrilling novel from bestselling author of The Secrets Between Us and The House by the Sea, winner of The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award. 
 
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 Readers love The Secret by the Lake: 
 
 ***** 'A real page-turner. Plenty of suspense and twists and turns' 
 ***** 'An easy 5* for me. I loved it' 
 ***** 'Couldn't put it down' 
 ***** 'An absolutely captivating story' 
 ***** 'I enjoyed every line... the characters and the story were fab and kept me wanting more'

Louise Douglas

Praise for The Secret by the Lake

Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best

A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.

A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.

Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best

A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.

A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.

Beautifully written, chillingly atmospheric and utterly compelling, The Secret by the Lake is Louise Douglas at her brilliant best

A master of her craft, Louise Douglas ratchets up the tension in this haunting and exquisitely written tale of buried secrets and past tragedy.

A clammy, atmospheric and suspenseful novel, it builds in tension all the way through to the startling final pages.

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