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Publisher
Clipper Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
To escape a recent heartbreak in New York, Grania Ryan returns to her family home on the rugged, wind-swept coast of Ireland. Here, on the cliff edge in the middle of a storm, she meets a young girl, Aurora Lisle, who will profoundly change her life. Despite the warnings Grania receives from her mother to be wary of the Lisle family, Aurora and Grania forge a close friendship. Through a trove of old family letters dating from 1914, Grania begins to...
42) Winter wedding
Author
Series
The Rockwood Chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Don?t miss the brand-new Christmas read from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court!As the first Christmas snowflakes fall, Rosalind finds herself pregnant and alone?Christmas is coming to the village of Rockwood. But the happiest time of the year is marred by the news that Rosalind Blanchard?s husband, Piers, is close to death after a shipwreck at sea. The fate of her beloved family home, the crumbling Rockwood Castle, is once more...
43) The sun sister
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Series
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English
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To the outside world, Electra D?Aplis̈e seems to be the woman with everything: as one of the world?s top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous. Yet beneath the veneer, Electra?s already tenuous control over her state of mind has been rocked by the death of her father, Pa Salt, the elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from across the globe. Struggling to cope, she turns to alcohol and drugs. As those around her fear for her health,...
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English
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Born in the Greek city of Miletus, Aspasia was destined for a life of tragedy. Her wealthy father vowed to abandon any female child, so Aspasia was secreted away, educated independently of her family, and raised as a courtesan. She discovered at an early age how to use her powers of intellect as ingeniously as those of the flesh. Ensconced in the Persian harems of Al Taliph, she meets the man who will change her fate: Pericles, the formidable...
46) Midnight blue
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Amsterdam, 1654: following the sudden death of her husband, twenty-five year old Catrijn leaves her small village and takes a job as housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Her new life is vibrant and exciting in a city at the peak of its powers: commerce, science and art are flourishing and the ships leaving Amsterdam bring back exotic riches from the Far East. When an unwelcome figure from her past threatens her new life, Catrijn...
47) All the rivers
Author
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter in New York brings two strangers together: Liat is an idealistic translation student, Hilmi a talented young painter. Together they explore the city, share fantasies, jokes and homemade meals, and fall in love. There is only one problem: Liat is from Israel, Hilmi from Palestine. Keeping their deepening relationship secret, the two lovers build an intimate universe for two in this city far from home. But outside reality can only...
Author
Series
Belles of London volume 1
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Victorian high society?s most daring equestrienne finds love and an unexpected ally in her fight for independence in the strong arms of London?s most sought after and devastatingly handsome half-Indian tailor. Evelyn Maltravers understands exactly how little she's worth on the marriage mart. As an incurable bluestocking from a family tumbling swiftly toward ruin, she knows she'll never make a match in a ballroom. Her only hope is to distinguish herself...
Author
Publisher
Zaffre
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
London, 1939. 'Downton with dance, perfect' Santa Montefiore As war is declared once more, a shadow falls over Britain. The staff at the luxurious Buckingham hotel must do all that they can to keep their important guests happy, but behind the scenes they are scared. Away from the glitz and the glamour of the ballroom they must face this new reality. Newlywed Nancy knows that her brave husband, debonair dancer Raymond de Guise will want to fight for...
50) The map of us
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Publisher
HarperImpulse
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
I fell in love with Violet and her grand-daughter Tilly and I know you will too? Irish Times bestseller Carmel HarringtonViolet North is wonderfully inconvenient. Abandoned by her family and lost in an imagined world of moors and adventure, her life changes in the space of just 37 words exchanged with a stranger at her front door.Decades later, Daniel Bearing has inherited his father's multi-million pound business, and is utterly lost. He has no idea...
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Publisher
The Borough Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
An uplifting and clever read for fans of Graeme Simsion and Marian Keyes.Julia is looking for Mr Right, but Ben is more Mr Right-Now-He-Could-Do-With-a-Bath..You may think you know what kind of novel this is, but you?d be wrong.Yes, Julia is a single-girl clich,̌ living alone with her cat in Vienna and working in a language school. And yes, a series of disastrous dates has left her despairing of ever finding The One - until Ben sits next to her on...
52) A leap of faith
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Publisher
Transworld Digital
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Sappho Jones stopped counting birthdays when she reached thirty but, even with her hazy grip on mathematics, she realises that she's on the slippery slope to the big four-oh! With the thought suddenly lodged in her mind that she's a mere cat's whisker away from becoming a single eccentric female living in a country cottage in Wales, she has the urge to do something dramatic before it's too late. The trouble is, as an adventurous woman of a certain...
Author
Publisher
HQ
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Ryder Cavanaugh?s step-siblings are determined to make their own marks in London society. Seeking fortune and passion, THE CAVANAUGHS will delight readers with their bold exploits.An independent noblemanLord Randolph Cavanaugh is loyal and devoted-but only to family. To the rest of the world he?s aloof and untouchable, a respected and driven entrepreneur. But Rand yearns for more in life, and when he travels to Buckinghamshire to review a recent investment,...
54) Invisible
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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When destiny shines the spotlight on you, do you stay . . . or run? Antonia Adams is the product of a loveless marriage between a beautiful young model and a wealthy entrepreneur. As a child, she is abandoned in the chasm between them. Unprotected and unloved, she learns that the only way to feel safe is to draw as little attention as possible, to be invisible. In her isolation, films are her escape, and she dreams of one day becoming a screenwriter....
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English
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When Frankie stumbles upon an unopened letter from her late mother, she's delighted to have one last message from her - until she reads the contents and discovers the truth about her birth. Brimming with questions, she travels to York to seek further answers from the Mortimer family, but her appearance sends shockwaves through them all.
56) The French wife
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Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Love, secrets and danger abound in the new historical novel from bestselling author Diney Costeloe, set in 19th-century France. As the St Clair family prepare for the grand wedding of their daughter, Clarice, trouble is brewing. An old friendship, a new love and a dangerous secret threaten to destroy the life the St Clairs have built. Their younger daughter, Hľn̈e, became friends with orphaned Annette during the terrible events of the 1871 siege...
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Series
The Liverpool Sisters volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
?Home is where the heart is, and my heart belongs to Liverpool. We wouldn?t dream of leavin? our beloved city?? August 1940: As the Luftwaffe swarm over Liverpool, Shane Quinn decides to move his family back to the safety of Ireland. But his only child, the beautiful Dana, would rather stay and serve her country than flee to a foreign land. Determined to make it on her own, she joins the WAAF with newfound pals Patty and Lucy. There?s plenty of excitement...
Author
Publisher
Pan
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
As the snow falls, an unstoppable love story unfolds? When Lee first came to Amsterdam, it was with a newborn baby and a secret. Five years later, her life is approaching normal: her career as a celebrity photographer is flourishing, her son Jasper is growing up, and they are enjoying the run-up to Christmas with their tight circle of close friends. But all this changes one morning when Lee finds a book in the basket of her bicycle - and scrawled...
59) Firefly lane
Author
Publisher
Pan
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Soon to be a major Netflix series, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke Firefly Lane is an unforgettable coming of age story, by the New York Times number one bestseller Kristin Hannah. It is 1974 and the summer of love is drawing to a close. Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the secondary school social food chain. Then, to her amazement, Tully Hart - the girl all the boys want to know - moves in across the street and wants...
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Publisher
Aria
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Three women. Three different stages of life. United by one thing: the chance to start again. 'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' - Cathy Bramley When Elizabeth's husband dies, leaving her with crippling debt, the only person she can turn to is her friend, Jo. Soon Jo has called in her daughter, Lucy, to help save Elizabeth from bankruptcy. Leaving her old life behind, Lucy is determined to make the most of her fresh start. As...
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