Lally Fraser, widowed at 20, seeks comfort with dashing young millowner Roly Sinclair. When she finds she is expecting his baby, she turns to his dour brother Harry. Secretly in love with her, Harry offers her marriage. Roly, though, is anything but pleased. Threatening scandal or worse, he sets out to destroy them both.

t in 1304 in the Normandy countryside, young widow Agnes de Souarcy, the beautiful lady of the manor, is fighting to retain her independent way of life, aware that her spiteful half-brother will do anything to destroy her.Meanwhile the King of France and the Church are locked in a battle for power that will decide the fate of the Knights Templar and Hospitaller. These two different worlds collide in the forest near Souarcy , where a terrifying creature...

Paige Dawson: the mother of a murdered child and wife to a dead man. She has nothing left to live for ... until she finds her husband's handgun hidden in their house. Why did Ryan need a gun? What did he know about their daughter's death? Desperate for the truth, Paige begins to unearth her husband's secrets. But she has no idea who she is up against, or that her life isn't hers to gamble - she belongs to me.

Molly has traded London for a dream home in the country - except it was her husband's dream, not hers. And David is, well, rather dead now. So when a distant relative leaves her a London townhouse, Molly is ready to quit 'The Good Life' and return to her good life. But there's a rather tall, handsome problem - a man who's already living in Molly's new house. And when a face from her past reappears, she's no longer quite sure where she belongs. Do...

Since the tragic accident that killed her husband and young son, Ginny has dedicated herself to humanitarian work that takes her far away from her home and her memories. On a rare return to New York over Christmas, she walks the windswept streets, struggling with grief and guilt. It's there that she stumbles across Blue, a young boy with his own problems. In a single moment, Ginny and Blue connect and she welcomes him into her home, reminded of her...

1611. Celia Lamprey looks out across the rooftops of Aleppo for the last time. After ten years living in the Orient, she and her husband, Paul Pindar, are setting sail for England ℗? taking with them the legendary diamond, the Sultan's Blue, despite the curse that surrounds it. They arrive to find a country much changed; Bishopsgate, once surrounded by fields, is now a muddy thoroughfare choked with carriages ℗? from which carpenters, gardeners...

Pat Peoples knows that life doesn't always go according to plan, but he's determined to get his back on track. After a stint in a psychiatric hospital, Pat is staying with his parents and trying to live according to his new philosophy: get fit, be nice and always look for the silver lining. Most importantly, Pat is determined to be reconciled with his wife Nikki. Pat's parents just want to protect him so he can get back on his feet, but when Pat befriends...

Since the sudden death of her husband, Naomi has steadily rebuilt the life they shared in the village of Tilsham by the sea. Her eldest daughter Martha is sensible and determined - exactly like her father was - and very much in control of where her life is going. If she could just get pregnant with her husband, life would be perfect. Willow, the youngest, was always more sunny and easy-going, yet drifted through life, much to her father's frustration....

Has the boy who broke her heart... Become the man to mend it? Widowed nurse Shona has returned to the safety and familiarity of her Scottish childhood home. Getting roped into playing Chief Elf to lifeboat crew leader Alasdair's Santa isn't part of the plan, but his delicious smile has the power to tempt her out of her comfort zone... She still hasn't forgiven the reformed bad boy for once breaking her heart - could he now be the one to rebuild it?...