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Can two exes plan the perfect summer wedding? Rosa Tempest never expected to see Joel Leicester again, let alone in her hotel reception. Joel broke Rosa's heart six years ago when their whirlwind romance came to an abrupt end with the appearance of a woman claiming to be his fiancée. Heartbroken, Rosa left without listening to another word. Now Joel's back at Carrick Park to help organise a wedding at the very hotel where their own romance began.

Escape to the Scottish Highlands for page-turning romance, secrets and sunshine this summer. When designer Angel Tempest agrees to help her friend Zac inspect his surprise inheritance, she expects a peaceful break in the Scottish Highlands. Instead, she finds a crumbling estate and Kyle Fallon, Zac's brooding, bossy Canadian cousin. Angel is frustrated by Kyle's attitude — and the way his rugged looks and intense eyes distract her.

It is 1950 and the Liverpool repertory theatre company is rehearsing its Christmas production of Peter Pan, a story of childhood innocence and loss. Stella has been taken on as assistant stage manager and quickly becomes obsessed with Meredith, the dissolute stage director. But it is only when the celebrated O'Hara arrives to take the lead that a different drama unfolds. In it, he and Stella are bound together in a past that neither dares to interpret.

The Pembrokeshire village of Morlan is a beautiful place to live, but breathtaking views of the Welsh coastline aside, four of the female residents find themselves stuck in a painful rut. The arrival of pole dancing exercise classes in the village hall offers each of them a chance to bond and discover previously hidden strengths. Together the group form a bond of friendship that will help them face the trials and tribulations in their personal lives.

What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris during the years 1939 to 1949? These were years of fear, power, aggression, courage, deprivation and secrets until, finally, there was renewal and retribution. Even at the darkest moments, dogs and cats might be abandoned howling on the street, the swastika flew from the Eiffel Tower and danger lurked on every corner, but glamour was ever present.

Mishaps at work. Misery at the school gate. Mayhem at home. It'll get easier when he starts school... That's what Lucy was told, and she believed it. But now that her autistic son Stanley has joined Reception, his obsession with Africa and daily screaming fits at the school gates haven't exactly...

An uplifting, heartfelt book club pick from bestselling author Claire Calman It’s not easy being a grown-up, but Eleanor hoped she’d be better at it by now... When Eleanor waves her daughter off for a gap-year trip, she finds herself stuck as a satellite wife, spinning in faithful orbit...

From MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Judy Leigh 'Lovely... a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy' Cathy Hopkins Growing old disgracefully and having a grand old time… Billy and Dawnie may be in their seventies, but that won’t stop them taking chances or starting again. Their...

An emotional, unexpected story of family dynamics from bestselling author Claire Calman They wanted to get away from it all - but they brought it all with them... It should have been the perfect holiday: lazy days with friends in a rambling old house right on the beach. But when one family drops...

An endearing novel about navigating the ups and downs of relationships by bestselling author Claire Calman Sex. Yes. She remembered that. Wasn't that the thing that happened somewhere between the talking-and-going-out-to-dinner bit and the sobbing-and-eating-too-many-biscuits bit? Still, Bella...

'No one gets to the heart of human relationships quite so perceptively as Brookfield' The Mirror On the day that her youngest child leaves home, Alice Hatton discovers two disturbing truths in a matter of hours. The Empty Nest cliche is true. And she does not love her husband Peter at all. Now...

Elderly Mrs Rampage lives alone in a large London house full of the antiques and heirlooms she's collected over the years. But she's struggling to cope, and as her only daughter lives thousands of miles away, she is persuaded to advertise for a housekeeper and companion. Reluctantly, she accepts the courteous and capable Mrs Roach into No. 5 to help her. With few possessions of her own, Mrs Roach is in desperate need of a place to stay, but she soon has her own ideas about how things should be run in the house.

The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together. Janet Vokes was running the bar in her local working men’s club in the small Welsh mining community of Cefn...

AS SEEN IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE UK'S NO.1 FORENSIC ECOLOGIST LOOKS AT HER MOST HIGH-PROFILE AGD INTERESTING CASES I love puzzles, and finding answers is the only truly enjoyable part of what I do. Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist, her days spent at crime scenes collecting...

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was...

When Amanda Eustace sails into St Ives, she instantly turns heads. Glamorous, wealthy and generous to a fault, she quickly befriends Merrin, former solicitor now with a fledgling shop on vibrant Fore Street. But Amanda's stories don't always add up. Why has she stayed so long? Where is the...

Since giving birth to her second child, Lucy's life is totally unrecognisable: the romance in her marriage is officially dead and so is the career it took her years to build. Instead of playing the cello behind superstars at packed-out arenas, Lucy now spends most days mopping up broccoli vomit...

Sisters Georgie and Kate have always been close. Brought up by their mum Jan after the death of their father, this family of women have always been able to rely on each other. Jan loves her daughters with all her heart. She knows some people think she’s an over-protective mother, but they didn’t know what she knows. She has always kept her girls close but now she can feel them slipping away. Secrets have a nasty habit of refusing to stay hidden, and now Georgie and Kate are about to discover that while lies can cause pain, the truth could destroy them all.

Anthropophagy – humans eating their fellow-humans – creates a curious blend of revulsion and fascination. When the perpetrator is a murderer – most commonly a sadistic serial killer – the crime is not only shocking, but also bewildering. Moira Martingale’s comprehensive study, Cannibal...

A Cozy Mystery in The Bestselling Ham Hill Murder Mysteries from Frances Evesham! One unexplained disappearance is strange, but two are sinister. In Lower Hembrow, an idyllic village nestled beneath Ham Hill in Somerset, the villagers are preparing to enjoy the autumn traditions of the rural...