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Elizabeth Waite

Linked through marriage to three brothers, the Underwood women prove time and again that they are a force to be reckoned with.

Jodie has travelled a hard road to reach her own prosperity, despite her husband’s constant unreliability. Yet she can’t bring herself to fully sever ties with John. But now with a potential new love waiting nearby, Jodie must make a decision she has been avoiding for too long.

Widowed at a young age, Lariane believes her marriage to Rick was perfect. He also left behind twin daughters, but is Lariane sacrificing their future happiness by looking for perfection? Will another man ever be good enough to fill Rick’s shoes?

Dee has everything she ever wanted: a husband she adores and a beautiful little girl. But she knows that her family’s happiness is founded on half-truths. How long before she must come clean with those she holds most dear?

Flo Wadlow

Flo Wadlow was one of the last survivors of the pre-war generation which served ‘below stairs’ in the great houses of England. At the age of sixteen, Flo Wadlow left her family to begin what would become a distinguished life ‘in service’. Starting as a kitchen maid in South Kensington, she soon rose through the ranks, working at many great houses including Hatfield House in Hertfordshire and Blickling Hall in Norfolk. There she would be in charge of the kitchen by her early twenties and even cooked for royalty.

In this delightful memoir, Flo provides a vivid and engaging account of what life was really like working ‘downstairs’ and a snap-shot of the privileged lives of her employers in a bygone era. A sincere and charming storyteller provides a snap-shot of the privileged lives of her employers in a bygone era; includes Flo’s recipes that she used during her time in service, such as the Blickling House Ginger Sponge.

Nora Roberts

With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends.

Ireland. County Mayo, to be exact. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations—and where her destiny awaits. Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan’s directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses. Not far from the luxurious castle where she is spending a week, she finds her cousins, Branna and Connor O’Dwyer. And since family is family, they invite her into their home and their lives.

When Iona lands a job at the local stables, she meets the owner, Boyle McGrath. Cowboy, pirate, wild tribal horseman, he’s three of her biggest fantasy weaknesses all in one big, bold package.

Iona realizes that here she can make a home for herself—and live her life as she wants, even if that means falling head over heels for Boyle. But nothing is as it seems. An ancient evil has wound its way around Iona’s family tree and must be defeated. Family and friends will fight with each other and for each other to keep the promise of hope—and love—alive…

Lynda Page

Set in a holiday camp in the late 1950s, Lynda Page’s new saga is full of hilarious anecdotes and heartwarming adventures amongst the holidaymakers and staff. Sure to appeal to fans of the hit musical Dreamboats and Petticoats.

When Rhonda Fleming runs away from home the last place she expects to end up is at a Jolly’s holiday camp. But a chance encounter with a chalet maid at the train station leads Rhonnie to Mablethorpe on a cold winter’s day and her life changes for ever.

Thrown in at the deep end working for the boss’s wife, Rhonnie discovers there’s never a dull moment at Jolly’s – particularly with staff like Dan around. From the beauty contest by the pool to jiving in the Paradise dance hall and from the rollercoaster at the fair to sitting on a moonlit beach, the holidaymakers are guaranteed to have the time of their lives. But when the boss’s son reappears nothing can prepare Rhonnie for what lies ahead…

A.P. McCoy

Duncan Claymore could have it all. He’s one of the country’s up-and-coming young jockeys and this season his sights are set on getting right to the top, but his demons threaten to overwhelm him. Duncan was taught everything he knows by his father, Charlie, a former trainer whose career and reputation were destroyed when a series of bitter rivalries got out of hand. It ruined him and Charlie hasn’t been able to set foot on a racecourse since. Now, with his father’s health rapidly declining, Duncan is desperate to beat the best and at the same time take down the men responsible for Charlie’s ruin. But can he do both or must he choose between his family and his future?

Edward Marston

Marmion and Keedy return for a third time in the acclaimed Home Front Detective series.As thousands of Brits are fighting on the Front Line, a new breed of women emerges to hold the Home Front together. Fiercely independent and fiery-spirited, these women are a raucous group of munition workers, or munitionettes . The canaries, so-called because of their chemically-stained yellow faces, decide to celebrate leader Florrie Duncan s birthday but their frolics are soon cut short when all but one are killed in a startling explosion.With five times the victims there are five times the possible motivations for the murderer, and Marmion and Keedy certainly uncover some surprising clues. Grappling with this perplexing murder mystery involves marital dysfunction, failed bomb plots and an extremely competitive women s football team.

Mary Larkin

When her mother leaves the family home in Belfast for her lover, Louise McGuigan is left feeling betrayed. It is up to Louise to look after her brother and sister while her father loses himself to alcohol. Returning to work at the local linen factory, she has to endure the cruel gossip about her so-called righteous mother and when Conor O’Rourke, the man of her dreams, continues to drag his heels about their future together, Louise doesn’t know how much more she can take.

Louise’s luck appears to change when she finds alternative employment in a local bookshop, but her family troubles still weigh heavy on her mind. And when she seeks solace in the arms of a man who isn’t Conor, things become even more complicated. Can Louise find happiness with the right man or will she be tied to her troubled family for ever?

Set in Belfast in the 1920s, “Shades of Deceit” is a gripping story of heartbreak, loyalty and hope from much-loved bestselling author Mary Larkin.

Jeff Probst

It was supposed to be a vacation – and a chance to get to know each other better. But when a massive storm sets in without warning, four kids are shipwrecked alone on a rocky jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific. No adults. No instructions. Nobody to rely on but themselves. Can they make it home alive?

A week ago, the biggest challenge Vanessa, Buzz, Carter, and Jane had was learning to live as a new blended family. Now the four siblings must find a way to work together if they’re going to make it off the island. But first they’ve got to learn to survive one another

Hal Jons

Mark Holden was heading for St Louis to doctor for a California-bound wagon train when he came upon an attack on the Kremmling to Granby stage. The stage was carrying nothing but four women, coming in answer to an advert for wives for some of the town’s worthies.
So what had the outlaws been after? Putting the stage out of business was the simple answer and saving it embroiled Mark in a whole heap of complications.
These complications involved a pushy mining company, crooked law and a scheming, deadly ramrod, who had cleared the range of opposition and spread fear amongst Kremmling folk with the help of his shadows, the four hot-tempered Dando brothers.
Another complication was the stage owner’s beautiful, but fiery, shotgun-toting daughter.
Holden could spare Kremmling just two weeks so he had to prod and push hard to inflame men easily moved to reach for the hardware. Raised Cheyenne style, he turned to his Indian friends, who owed him some favours, as things moved to the inevitable lead-filled climax.

Ruby Jackson

When war is declared, four plucky girls from Dartford, Grace, Sally, Rose and Daisy, are keen to do their bit on the Home Front. For orphan Grace, it’s a chance to start afresh. She’s always has a soft spot for Sam Petrie, brother of Daisy and Rose and away fighting in some far flung place, but Grace realises that he is in love with their friend Sally, so setting her own feelings aside, she puts her best foot forward.

Proud of her green fingers, Grace signs up for life as a Land Girl. But early morning milking and mucking out from dawn-til-dusk comes as a big shock, life is harder than she expected and even worse, she seems to have ended up on the wrong side of Lady Alice, the formidable owner of the farm.

But Grace is nothing if not determined and though their lives will never be the same, the four girls know they will always have each other to lean on, no matter what the war throws at them…

As the war deepens, each of the girls will face heartache and pain, triumph and tragedy, but their strength and friendship will see them through Britain’s darkest days.