Cecil Beaton's photographs of Queen Elizabeth II became among the most widely published portraits of the 20th century. This book explores his long relationship with the Queen and the royal family. It celebrates photographs so powerful that they moulded the world's perception of a princess, monarch and mother.

Millie Spark can kill anyone. A special effects make-up artist, her talent is to create realistic scenes of bloody violence. Then, one day, she wakes to find her lover dead in her bed. Twenty-five years later, her sentence for murder served, Millicent is ready to give up on her broken life - until she meets troubled film student and reluctant petty thief Jerry. Together, they begin to discover that all was not what it seemed on that fateful night...

One summer in Italy might just change everything... Marci James is in love with her job. She's not had a holiday in five years, but now she's escaping to the Italian coast after agreeing to pack up her godfather, Richard's antiques shop. When Marci arrives it's apparent that the task is far more daunting than she imagined, and it isn't long before Nico, her gorgeous local guide, offers to step up and lend a hand. As the two enjoy the Positano summer,...

Annie lives a quiet, contained, content life. She goes to work. She meets her friend. She's nearly in a relationship. She's happy. Not lonely at all. If only more people could see how friendly she is - how eager to help and please. Then she could tick 'Full Happy Life' off her list. But no one sees that side of Annie and she can't understand why. That all changes the night Chloe Hills disappears. And Annie is the last person to see her. This is her...

What do you do if you are of noble stock - but impoverished, and living in London with a certain style to maintain? One has to work - but one's relatives will be appalled when one turns one's hand to trade - and opens a hotel, The Poor Rrelation, offering employment to others of the same social standing and in the same awkward situation. This is precisely what Mrs Fortescue decides upon and, together with friend Colonel Sandhurst, transforms her decrepit...