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Petra's romantic life has always been a car-crash, and even in her sixties she's still capable of getting it disastrously wrong. But then she falls in love with Jeremy, an old chum, visiting from abroad. The fatal catch? Jeremy is her best friend's husband. But just as Petra is beginning to relax into her happy ever after, she finds herself catapulted to West Africa, and to Bev, her best friend who she's been betraying so spectacularly. Meanwhile,...
3) Adultery
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This is Linda's story. She's lucky. She knows that. It's what makes being unhappy even worse. Her friends advise taking medication, but Linda wants to feel more, not less. A meeting with a politician, and ex-boyfriend, reawakens a side of her that she - respectable wife, devoted mother and ambitious journalist - thought had disappeared. She embarks on a relationship that is addictive, dangerous and undeniably exciting. But the consequences are far-reaching....
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Pub. Date
2018
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My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one else knows. In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and...
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2008
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Devastated and pregnant after her soldier boyfriend's plane crashes, Holocaust survivor Marta marries a caring British Diplomat. Soon, however, she learns of a communist spy in British intelligence, and the one person who can expose the traitor is connected to her past.
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An unexpected inheritance offers Libby Pulford the chance to escape her abusive marriage with her young son Ned. Just as she's beginning to settle into her new life, her troubled past catches up with her. The one person she can turn to for help is her new neighbour, former police detective Joss Atherton. But Joss has troubles of his own.
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Annie McDee, alone after the disintegration of her long-term relationship and trapped in a dead-end job, is searching for a present for her unsuitable lover in a neglected second-hand shop. Within the jumble of junk and tack, a grimy painting catches her eye. Leaving the store with the picture after spending her meagre savings, she prepares an elaborate dinner for two, only to be stood up, the gift gathering dust on her mantelpiece. But every painting...
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When Emily Mattison falls victim to a near-fatal accident shortly after receiving an unexpected inheritance from a distant cousin, her ruthless nephew seizes the opportunity to take control of his aunt's assets. Awaking from a coma, Emily finds herself locked up in a geriatric care unit. She must rely on her wits to escape.
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I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. But it is only just the...
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Clipper Audio
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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A is for affection - between childhood best friends; between their parents; between brothers and sisters. B is for brokenhearted - Natalie when the boyfriend who was meant to propose dumps her just before Christmas. Her mother when she realises what her life has come to. C is for chemistry - could Natalie and Tom have it?
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2016.
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Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn't work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain...
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2018.
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Santina is spending her final days at her home, Villa San Vito, in the beautiful Italian town of Positano. As she decides the fate of the magnificent eighteenth-century palazzo, she must confront the choices that led her here. In 1949, hoping to escape poverty, young Santina became housekeeper to a distinguished British major and his creative, impulsive wife, Adeline. When they moved to Positano, Santina joined them, raising their daughter as Adeline's...
14) The gloaming
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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'The best lives leave a mark.' Mara?s island is one of stories and magic, but every story ends in the same way. She will finish her days on the cliff, turned to stone and gazing out at the horizon like all the islanders before her. Mara?s parents - a boxer and a ballerina - chose this enchanted place as a refuge from the turbulence of their previous lives; they wanted to bring up their children somewhere special and safe. But the island and the sea...
15) 31 Dream Street
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2007
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In a rambling north London house, failed poet Toby Dobbs has created a refuge for people who need one. But when a quiet tragedy and an unwelcome letter interrupt Toby's sedate existence, he needs his housemates to find some direction in their lives - and fast.
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Clipper Audio
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Sophie and Andrew are looking for relief from the daily grind - so when a friend puts them in touch with newlyweds looking to swap houses for the summer, they have their solution. The swap works an unexpected magic for Sophie. But soon the intertwining of these lives and hearts begins to have dramatic consequences.
18) A summer affair
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Clipper Audio
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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After almost losing her fourth child in an accident at work, Claire has given up her career as a glassblower at the request of her husband, Jason. She devotes her time to her family - but worries she is losing her own identity in the process. When Lock Dixon asks her to help organise a charity gala, she is given a new sense of purpose.
19) First love
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Axi Moore studies hard, stays out of the spotlight, and doesn't tell anyone how all she really wants is to run away from it all. The only person she can tell is her best friend, Robinson - who she also happens to be madly in love with. When Axi spontaneously invites Robinson to come with her on an impulsive cross-country road trip, she breaks the rules for the first time in her life. But the adventure quickly turns from carefree to out of control...
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