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Rosie Clarke

All she wanted was her husband to come home… 
 
Newly married to the caring RAF pilot Jonathan Reece, Emma thinks that life couldn’t be better. But her happiness is short-lived: within months, Jon’s plane is shot down over France and he is declared missing, presumed dead. 
 
Alone and with two children to care for, Emma’s first thought is how to support her family. But when she makes a new friend in the American businessman Jack Harvey, she is faced with a difficult decision. Should she take a last chance at happiness? 
 
The second book in the ‘Emma’ trilogy – a warm, nostalgic saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn 
 
(Note: previously published as The Bonds That Break by Linda Sole)

Emma's War

(Emma Trilogy 2)

Roxie Cooper

'With overtones of One Day, this hugely readable novel is by turns fun, painfully honest and oh-so emotional' Fabulous Magazine 
 
'An unforgettable will-they-won't-they love story that will make your heart sing' Isabelle Broom 
 
Stephanie and Jamie are meant to be. The problem is they're both with other people...________________________________ 
 
Stephanie doesn't believe in fate, true love or living happily ever after. She's content enough being engaged to Matt. But then she meets Jamie, who understands her more than anyone else ever has. 
 
Jamie is happily married to his childhood sweetheart Helen and believes in everything Stephanie doesn't. So why does he have such a strong connection with Stephanie? 
 
When Stephanie and Jamie meet one fateful weekend in 2006 it will change everything... 
 
Ten years. Two people. One epic love story. 
 
From the author of The Law of Attraction, The Day We Met is an immensely moving and heart-warming epic love story perfect for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December and Zoë Folbigg's The Note. 
 
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WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING 
 
'A beautifully written love story with characters you can't help but take to your heart. The Day We Met is destined to be a classic' Lisa Hall 
 
'This book made me laugh, made me cry and is packed with poignancy, humour, insight and honesty' Katie Marsh 
 
'A must read-epic love story that will have you rooting for the characters from the moment they meet. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster' Anna Bell 
 
 
'A love story I won't forget for a long time. This book touched me deeply and made me believe, more than ever, in the power of true love' Cressida McLaughlin 
 
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 
 
'A beautiful, unique romance which proves that true love exists' - Kaisha 
 
'One of the most compelling reads of the year' - Sara 
 
'Definitely a book for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December. A wonderful yet heartbreaking book and one hell of a love story' - Abby 
 
'An amazing epic love story. I just didn't want it to end' - Rachel's Random Reads 
 
'I experienced every emotion you feel in a relationship and became so emotionally invested in the characters. I absolutely loved this' - Kelly 
 
'A beautifully written story - incredibly moving and emotional' - Jeannie

The Day We Met

Jenny Barden

Emme Fifield has fallen about as far as a gentlewoman can. 
 
Once a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, her only hope of surviving the scandal that threatens to engulf her is to escape England for a fresh start in the New World, where nobody has ever heard of the Duchess of Somerset. 
 
Emme joins Kit Doonan’s rag-tag band of idealists, desperados and misfits bound for Virginia. But such a trip will be far from easy and Emme finds her attraction to the mysterious Doonan inconvenient to say the least...

The Lost Duchess

P.D. Viner

It begins with a father calling his daughter, but whoever answers is not Pia but his daughter’s killer. He must listen, horrified, to the sounds of his only child being murdered, powerless to intervene as the killer utters two chilling words. 
 
‘Beautiful skin…’ 
 
Most men’s thoughts would turn to vengeance but Pia’s father is far more resourceful than most. And he is not the reserved businessman his daughter always believed him to be, but Franco, a notorious London drug lord who will call in all his debts to find his daughter’s killer. Including the one owed to him by DI Tom Bevans.

Summer of Ghosts

Danny Wallace

A heartwarming everyday tale of boy stalks girl... 
 
My name is Jason – and I have just met the most incredible woman, on Charlotte Street. Well, I say 'met'. I sort of held her bags for a second. But she smiled at me! And it was this amazing smile. 
 
Of course, I don't know her name, or anything about her at all. But I do happen to have something of hers. She left behind one of those old-school disposable cameras. I’ve got it. It’s here in front of me. 
 
So there are two things I could now do: I could develop the photos. See her again, see her life. Maybe work out a way of finding her. Find that smile. Or I could chuck it in a bin like a grown-up. 
 
I’m fairly sure one of those ideas is a good one. I’m fairly sure the other might be illegal. Look, if you were me… what would you do? 
 
A heartwarming, laugh out loud novel perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Nicky Hornby from the bestselling author of Yes Man 
 
***** 
Praise for Charlotte Street: 
 
'One of this year's coolest must-reads' Stylist 
 
'Fully of funny observations' Heat 
 
'A brilliantly funny boy meets girl story' Mail on Sunday 
 
'An unmissable read which will have you laughing out loud and melt your heart, all at once' Cosmopolitan

Charlotte Street

The laugh out loud romantic comedy with a twist for fans of Nick Hornby

Anna Ryan

Liar. Bad mother. Murderer? You decide… 
 
Ex-journalist Mercer Hennessey can’t think of a good reason to get up in the morning. Since losing her husband and her little girl in a car crash, she’s living in what she secretly calls the darkness. But when her editor asked her to write an instant true crime book on the murder trial of Ashlyn Bryant, Mercer finds a new purpose. 
 
On trial for the murder of her baby, Ashlyn is currently the most hated person in America. If Mercer can write the story of her conviction, she might just have a bestseller on her hands, as well as achieving justice for a little girl. 
 
And Ashlyn is so obviously the villain of the story: a party girl, man-crazy, ambitious and unrepentant. She’s clearly never been a good mother. But is she a killer…? 
 
“Ryan raises the bar sky-high - I knew she was good, but I had no idea she was this good.” Lee Child

Trust Me

Holly Green

Can they do their bit for the war effort? 
 
A gripping historical saga based on a true story, following wartime nurses during the First World War. Perfect for fans of Lizzie Page’s The War Nurses, Donna Douglas’s The Nightingale Nurses and Margaret Dickinson’s The Poppy Girls. 
 
When war is declared in 1914, Leonora Malham Brown and her best friend Victoria, head to Calais to volunteer with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. But Leonora is torn between doing her duty and love. Determined to see her sweetheart, Colonel Malkovic, again she soon decides to return to the Front. 
 
Leonora quickly loses hope of ever finding Sasha as she gets caught up in the chaos of the battlefields. Finding herself alone and in danger, she must use all her nursing training if she is to return home safely… 
 
A moving emotional wartime saga about brave nurses on the battlefield, based on an amazing true story. 
 
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Make sure you've read all the books in the Frontline Nurses series: 
1. Frontline Nurses 
2. Frontline Nurses On Duty 
3. Secrets of the Frontline Nurses 
 
And don't miss Holly Green's new series set in a Liverpool Workhouse: 
1. Workhouse Orphans 
2. Workhouse Angel 
3. Workhouse Nightingale 
4. Workhouse Girl

Frontline Nurses On Duty

A moving and emotional historical novel

The war is over, but Emma’s battles continue at home… 
 
Emma Reece is slowly adjusting to her husband’s return from the war, even though his appalling injuries mean their marriage is in name only. 
 
But then tragedy strikes, and Emma finds she cannot turn to Jack Harvey, her long-standing friend and one-time lover – for while he still loves her, he is now a married man… 
 
The final instalment in the ‘Emma’ trilogy, from Rosie Clarke, the author of The Downstairs Maid 
 
(Note: previously published as The Hearts that Hold by Linda Sole)

Emma's Duty

(Emma Trilogy 3)

Karen Harper

London, 1501. Henry VII’s heir is dead... 
 
Elizabeth, his queen, fears foul play, but who can she trust with her suspicions that their son has been murdered? 
 
In her darkest hour she turns to Varina Wescott, a lowly candle maker and widow. Despite the difference in their stations they share a bond. Both women know the sorrow of losing a child. 
 
Varina is tasked with discovering all she can about the Prince’s death. Aided by the handsome and ambitious Nicholas Sutton, Varina’s mission will be a difficult one, as both Henry and Elizabeth have enemies determined to bring down the Tudor dynasty...

The Queen's Confidante

Maggie Ford

Eveline’s father believes a woman’s place is in the home... 
 
But when she is accidentally caught up in a suffragette march, it changes her life forever. 
 
She finds friendships, and even the possibility of love too in the form of the gentlemanly Laurence Jones-Fairbrook. But will she be forced to choose between her family and friends... between duty and love? 
 
(Note: previously published as Give Me Tomorrow by Elizabeth Lord)

A Woman's Place

Olivia Drake

SHE VOWED TO RESIST HIM 
 
Her wealth and beauty have made Miss Portia Crompton the catch of the season. Secretly determined to wed the maharajah's son she left behind in India, Portia ignores the money-hungry bucks who ply her with bouquets and bonbons. But one suitor will not be deterred: Colin Byrd, Viscount Ratcliffe. He is persistent and presumptuous - and wickedly tempting. 
 
HE VOWED TO HAVE HER 
 
Colin has no delusions about romance. He's a rake, a womanizer, and a murderer, and seduction comes as easily to him as breathing. Portia's fortune is an irresistible lure until Colin's mercenary scheme hits a snag. Winning her dowry is no longer enough - he wants her heart and her passion. The more adamant she is in her refusal, the more determined he is to seduce her... 
 
 
PRAISE FOR SEDUCING THE HEIRESS: 
 
"This decadent Regency romance debut is carried along by a spunky heroine and sumptuous descriptions of upper-class life." Publishers Weekly 
 
"This book has it all: a fabulous hero, a wonderful heroine, and sizzling passion. Read it and watch the sparks fly!" Christina Dodd 
 
"Guaranteed to seduce readers everywhere. This book is something truly special, an unforgettable story filled with passion, intrigue, and sweep-you-away romance." Susan Wiggs 
 
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Seducing the Heiress: A Rouge Regency Romance

Tessa Dare

Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the murder of his friend in the elite gentlemen's society known as the Stud Club. Out of options, Rhys returns to his ancestral home on the Devonshire moors, battle-scarred and world-weary. 
 
But he is offered a chance at redemption in the arms of beautiful innkeeper, Meredith Maddox who dares him to face the demons of his past 
 
The second novel in Tessa Dare's delightful Stud Club trilogy. Other titles in this series are One Dance with a Duke and Three Nights with a Scoundrel. 
 
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Twice Tempted by a Rogue: A Rouge Regency Romance

Maggie Hope

Will her courage be enough to protect her family? 
 
Eleanor Saint spends as much time as she can helping in the community of her small mining town, even though her snobbish grandmother disapproves of her visiting the poor. When she comes of age, Eleanor is married to Frances Tait, a missionary, and she is delighted to have a husband who shares her passion for helping others. 
 
It is not long before Eleanor starts a family of her own. But when Mr Tait’s work takes their family far from home, her children face dangers that Eleanor could never have imagined. She will need to put her family first, before everything else, if she wants to protect them… 
 
A gripping saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter

A Mother’s Courage

S. J. Rozan

They call him the Ghost Hero. 
 
Chau Chun is a renowned artist and controversial painter. And rumours of new work by him has the media in a frenzy – and sees Lydia Chin and Bill Smith hired to follow the whispers to their source. 
 
They soon discover that Chau has been officially dead for over twenty years, killed in the Tianamen Square uprising. 
 
Are Lydia and Bill really chasing a ghost?

Ghost Hero

(Bill Smith/Lydia Chin)

June Francis

Happiness always comes at a cost... 
 
Having grown up in a convent after the death of her mother, Lizzie Knight has never known what it’s like to have a real family. So when a strange woman turns up with promises of a new life in Liverpool, she is thrilled. 
 
Warm-hearted and kind, Phyl is everything she wants in a stepmother. But then Lizzie falls in love with the one man who should have been out of bounds. Should she follow her heart and risk losing it all? 
 
From the author of A Sister’s Duty and Lily’s War 
 
 
(Note: previously published as Going Home to Liverpool)

Mersey Girl

Joanna Barnard

'Can there be a more unreliable narrator than a teenage girl?' 
 
Fiona Palmer is (un)happily married when a chance meeting with her former teacher plunges her headlong into an affair. 
 
Intercut with the realities of their adult relationship, Fiona remembers first meeting the enigmatic Henry Morgan as a precocious and lonely fourteen-year-old. Her schoolgirl crush developed into an intense relationship, but it was always one which she controlled. 
 
Or did she? 
 
A controversial, compelling debut novel from an award-winning writer which will appeal to fans of The Girl on a Train.

Precocious

An unexpected love... an undeniable passion 
 
The youngest of the Crompton sisters, Blythe feels the pressure to marry into the aristocracy. Her head tells her to accept the widowed Duke of Savoy but her heart yearns for James Ryding, the new footman. 
 
However, James is not all he seems and he has an ulterior motive for his place in the Crompton household. But fulfilling his quest will mean ruining the beautiful woman who has captured his heart… 
 
PART THREE OF OLIVIA DRAKE’S AN HEIRESS IN LONDON TRILOGY. OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ARE SEDUCING THE HEIRESS AND NEVER TRUST A ROGUE. 
 
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Scandal of the Year: A Rouge Regency Romance

When war comes, friendship will see them through the tough times 
 
As the First World War rages on, Leonora has been separated from best friend Victoria as they both do their bit for the war effort by volunteering for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Despite the hardships of war, Leonora is delighted to be reunited with her sweetheart Colonel Malkovic. 
 
But her happiness is short-lived when she falls pregnant. When she finally plucks up the courage to tell him the news, tragedy strikes and he is reported missing in action. Leonora is forced to give birth on the battlefield and leave her baby behind, returning to England heartbroken and alone. In the toughest of times, she will need the support of her closest friends to get through. Can Leonora find happiness when the country is still at war? 
 
A moving emotional wartime saga about brave nurses on the battlefield, based on an amazing true story. 
 
________________________________ 
 
Make sure you've read all the books in the Frontline Nurses series: 
1. Frontline Nurses 
2. Frontline Nurses On Duty 
3. Secrets of the Frontline Nurses 
 
And don't miss Holly Green's new series set in a Liverpool Workhouse: 
1. Workhouse Orphans 
2. Workhouse Angel 
3. Workhouse Nightingale 
4. Workhouse Girl

Secrets of the Frontline Nurses

A gripping and moving historical wartime saga

Ruth Reichl

Dear Mr Beard, 
 
I sent my Magic Moments off yesterday, and that made me think of you. 
 
I hope the cookies will remind Father of our life here. Or maybe I should say what life used to be, before the war changed everything . . . 
 
Hidden in the library of Delicious! magazine young intern Billie discovers the wartime letters of twelve-year-old Lulu Swan, written to distinguished food writer, James Beard. Lulu’s can-do spirit in the face of food shortages and other hardships help Billie come to terms with her own tragic past. Until one day it occurs to her: Lulu Swan might still be alive...

Delicious!

A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, has a reputation as the dashing "Duke of Midnight." Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the ladies of the ton catch his interest for long, until Lady Amelia d'Orsay tries her luck. 
 
In an effort to get the Duke to forgive her brother's debts, Amelia claims the duke's dance. But she is playing a dangerous game with a notorious rake... 
 
The first novel in Tessa Dare's delightful Stud Club trilogy. Other titles in this series are Twice Tempted by a Rogue and Three Nights with a Scoundrel. 
 
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One Dance With a Duke: A Rouge Regency Romance

JK Beck

Sara Constantine is determined that justice is always served. But Sara is no ordinary lawyer – and the criminals she is prosecuting are vampires, werewolves and other creatures of the night. 
 
And her latest defendant is Lucius Dragos, the sexy stranger with whom she recently shared a night of ecstasy. Charged with murder, Lucius must convince Sara that he’s not a monster – and make the ultimate sacrifice... 
 
Book one of J. K. Beck’s The Shadow Keepers series. 
 
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When Blood Calls: A Rouge Paranormal Romance

Sadie Raine has a bad reputation... 
 
When she runs off with a Canadian airman, her two young daughters are left behind to pick up the pieces. 
 
But Cath Raine is determined to rise above the local gossips. Only, when she meets the upper-class Jack on the grounds of his father’s estate, she is tempted by the thought of an affair. Is she destined to follow in her mother’s scandalous footsteps after all...? 
 
(Note: previously published as The Pitman's Brat by Una Horne)

Like Mother, Like Daughter

A devil in disguise… 
 
When wealthy heiress Miss Lindsey Crompton sneaks into the house of the Earl of Mansfield – a known cad and wicked scoundrel – she simply wants to investigate his involvement in some recent murders. But when Thane catches her he blackmails her into a betrothal. 
 
Or the man of her dreams? 
 
However, underneath his wicked exterior, the Earl has a secret – he is tracking a killer who may be one of Miss Crompton’s suitors. 
 
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Never Trust a Rogue: A Rouge Regency Romance

Tracy Anne Warren

Violet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Winter, the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is, he's set to marry Violet's vivacious, more socially polished twin sister, Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin, soft-spoken Violet finds herself walking down the aisle and taking vows in her sister's place in order to avoid a scandal. 
 
But keeping up the pretence with a man as divine as the Duke will take all of Violet's skills. As for Adrian, his marriage of convenience has just got very interesting in deed... 
 
The first part in Tracy Anne Warren's bestselling 'Trap' Trilogy of Regency romances. Other titles in this series are The Wife Trap and The Wedding Trap. 
 
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The Husband Trap: A Rouge Regency Romance

Stephen Gallagher

It was my friend, Bram Stoker, who told me of the legend of the Wanderer a man who made a bargain with the devil himself, trading his soul for forbidden knowledge and eternal life. 
 
Once I would have dismissed such tales as mere fancy but I knew what I had seen. And there is no mind so open as that of desperate man. 
 
A dark Gothic Victorian thriller, The Kingdom of Bones unfolds in a twilight world of music halls, boxing booths, and travelling theatrical shows; and pits a formidable Pinkerton detective against a man who fears more than justice.

The Kingdom of Bones

Sam North

Meet the ultimate Scrooge... 
 
The festive season in the small Cornish village of Portwenn is going to be anything but easy for curmudgeonly Doc Martin. His idea of a perfect Christmas Day is to remain steadfastly alone and catch up with back issues of The Lancet. 
 
However, Portwenn is fighting off the cold and frost with a period of determined revelry before it heads into its deep winter sleep, and his patients are even more exasperating than usual. Not to mention his on-off relationship with local school teacher, Louisa. 
 
It will take all of Doc Martin’s willpower to fend off the attentions of the Christmas spirit...

Doc Martin: Mistletoe and Whine

Harry Dolan

David Loogan is leading a new and quietly anonymous life in a new town. But his solitude is broken when he finds himself drawn into a friendship with Tom Kristoll, the melancholy publisher of the crime magazine Gray Streets - and into an affair with Laura, Tom's sleek blond wife. 
 
When Tom offers him a job as an editor, Loogan sees no harm in accepting. What he doesn't realise is that the stories in Gray Streets tend to follow a simple formula: 
 
PLANS GO WRONG. BAD THINGS HAPPEN. PEOPLE DIE. 
 
Then one night David's new boss phones him in a panic, asking him to come to his house immediately. And bring a shovel...

Bad Things Happen

Susy McPhee

Marion Bishop's life has fallen apart. 
 
Her daughter Hope was killed in a hit-and-run accident six months ago, and now Sam, her beloved husband, has walked out. Left alone with her grief, Marion has begun to contemplate the unthinkable. 
 
However, a strange chance encounter makes her realise that life can be worth living. But can she convince Sam to give their marriage a second chance?

The Runaway Wife

Eliza Hammond has always been quiet and reserved - hardly the best qualities for finding the man of her dreams and living happily ever after. A new heiress, Eliza is financially secure, courtesy of her aunt's fortune, but even great wealth has its drawbacks since every greedy, fortune-hunting bachelor suddenly finds Eliza irresistible. 
 
To help her best friend, Violet takes Eliza's romantic dilemma into her own hands, enlisting the social skills of her brother-in-law, Lord Christopher "Kit" Winter. Kit helps transform Eliza into a stunning belle, certain to attract a worthy beau. There's just one problem: Eliza has always been head over heels in love with Kit, the very man who is trying to find her a husband! 
 
The concluding part of Tracy Anne Warren's bestselling 'Trap' trilogy. Other titles in this series are The Husband Trap and The Wife Trap. 
 
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The Wedding Trap, A Rouge Regency Romance

From rags to riches…? 
 
Since her father's death, Emma Beech has supported her family by selling paper flowers to the theatre crowds in the West End. But when Emma meets street musician Theodore Barrington, she dreams of finally leaving poverty behind. 
 
Previously known as the Great Theodore on the London stage, Barrington turns Emma's head with tales of his former glory. But as Emma is captivated and eager to become his new assistant, she must face her mother’s disapproval over their secret rehearsals. Forced to make a difficult decision between staying loyal to her family and her roots, or pursuing fame and fortune, will she follow her heart or her head?... 
 
A gripping East End saga, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Maggie Hope.

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