Alison Ragsdale

Mothers talk about impossible choices. But, as I look at my daughter in a hospital bed, her red hair fanning out around her, my heart feels literally torn in two. Should I risk my son’s life to save my daughter, or keep my little boy safe and watch my precious girl slip away? My darling...

Córka Avy, Carly, to typowa dziesięciolatka: pełna energii, radosna i kreatywna. Dla rodziców jest całym światem. Kiedy jednak zaczyna potykać się na schodach i wchodzić w drzwi, Ava natychmiast chce jechać do lekarza...

When I first met you, darling Marina, you were just five years old. You took my breath away, with your long, dark waves and pink cheeks. You needed me, and I instantly knew I’d do anything to protect you. When six years ago, my heart was shattered, I was left utterly broken – but I didn’t...

The first time I saw you, I knew you were meant to be ours. I took you in my arms, your little hands in tight fists, and I knew I was going to do everything in my power to be the mother you needed and deserved… When Catriona loses her baby girl at birth, it shatters her. But like a light in...

My darling girl, I watch you playing outside in the grass. Your long blonde hair sweeps back and your blue eyes are bright with joy. You are utterly perfect. I never imagined something could be so wrong, and I’d be powerless to protect you.... Ava’s daughter, Carly, is everything a...

Founder and sole employee of Mere Accounting, Jeffrey Mere is a solitary man. He has spent his entire life close to home, in the picturesque Scottish town of Pitlochry. After 64 years of playing it safe, with retirement looming, Jeffrey resolves to climb Ben Macdhui, Britain's second highest...

Professional ballerina Ailsa MacIntyre is at the peak of her career when her world is shattered by a shocking diagnosis. Life-saving surgery leaves her with a fractured memory, little recollection of her husband, Evan, and none of her career as a principal dancer....

Heather Forester is losing her grip on reality. She turns up at the airport to meet her pilot husband, Brett - and then she remembers: he's not coming back. Brett died months ago, leaving her lost in the crippling, confusing maze of widowhood. Now alone with her seven-year-old twins, Heather...

"Will you help me become a mother?" My sister whispers, her hands clasping mine. "You're my only hope…" When my sister asks me to help her have a child, I already know I will say yes. She has always dreamed of being a mother, and this might be her last chance. Not long after the embryo is...

When I find a little girl standing on my doorstep, I don't know what to do. But as I take her small hand in mine, she whispers words that will change my life. "Mummy said you'd look after me." As I tuck the children into bed, I feel a familiar longing stirring in my heart. I press a gentle kiss...