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Always a rebel, Marianne was the first girl in her class to bleach her hair and learn how to smoke. A few boyfriends and one abortion later she falls in love with Salim, the proud and elegant Pakistani with eyes like treacle. East meets West in a passionate mixed marriage. However, Marianne knows little of the Islamic view of motherhood...

Riley's daughter, Anna, seems to have everything: looks, money, confidence. Lu has nothing except her friends and the sense of inferiority and rage she feels the moment she sets eyes on Anna Chadwick. Feelings that will run out of control...

For twin sisters Isabel and Verity, the sisterhood rules were shattered when Verity had an affair with Izzy’s husband. Unforgivable, right? Devastated by her sister’s betrayal, Izzy casts Verity into social Siberia. But when their mother goes missing, Verity and Izzy are forced to come together again to find her. And then the estranged sisters’ problems only get bigger. Their mother has a new younger lover and where there’s a will… he’d clearly like to be in it.

When Sam walked herself down the aisle at the age of twenty-two, she never imagined wanting more than the life she had in that moment. Seven years later, with the ink still drying on both her law degree and her divorce papers, she arrives in Manhattan ready to start adulthood over and chase her dreams of becoming an entertainment lawyer, determined to prove to herself that upending her life was worth it.

Imogen, the beautiful and much younger wife of distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham, is facing the greatest challenge of her married life. Their neighbour Blanche Silcox, competent, middle-aged and tweedy - the very opposite of Imogen - seems to be vying for Evelyn's attention. And to Imogen's increasing disbelief, she may be succeeding.

Eden Hawthorne spent idyllic childhood summers in Grand Trees, a mountain town perched along a restless earthquake fault in the heart of California’s fire country. But her family and future were shattered there, and she vowed never to return—until news of her estranged mother’s illness forces her back twenty years later. Still reeling from her recent divorce, Eden has to confront her mom’s found family, including single father Caleb Connell, who blames Eden for the seismic rift that drove her away.

In the isolated village of Lambourn there is great excitement when a family of itinerant bell-founders arrives to forge a new church bell. Thomas the Falconer is charged by his master to find answers, but instead finds himself trying to restore order in the community when the village constable is also found dead. As panic ensues, Thomas does what he does best - following the trail and hunting his prey.

Alma ist Niemands Tochter. Sie wächst in den Achtzigerjahren in der Eifel auf, doch das kluge und neugierige Mädchen fühlt sich fremd in seiner Familie. Denn um seine Herkunft wird geschwiegen. Zu einer anderen Zeit, an einem anderen Ort vermisst noch eine Frau ihre Mutter schmerzlich – Isabell, die 2019 in Berlin lebt. Diese Leerstelle hat ihre Vergangenheit geprägt und beeinflusst noch immer ihre Gegenwart, ihr Fühlen und Denken und ihr eigenes Familienleben. Als sich Almas und Isabells Wege auf schicksalshafte Weise kreuzen, entfaltet sich zwischen Polaroids und verlorenen Träumen eine Geschichte.

January Wild loves her daughter, her dog Spud and her childhood home by the sea. Single parenting is tough, but January has no regrets. She has a job she adores, a happy home, and the support of her beloved grandfather. But the arrival of a new boss threatens to shake up January’s safe world. Ward Metcalfe loves great sales results and a well-run office. Everyone at the office agrees: Ward is a soulless, corporate slave driver. Even Spud, the company mascot, dislikes him. Yet over time January sees there is more to Ward than meets the eye. Rumours circulate.

München, 1923: Für die Geschwister Hermann und Hilde waren die letzten Jahre alles andere als einfach. Hermann ist in einer lieblosen Ehe mit Friederike gefangen, die eine glühende Anhängerin der immer stärker werdenden NSDAP ist. Er flüchtet sich in den Alkohol, um seine Realität für eine Weile zu vergessen. Doch dann lernt er den jungen Jazzmusiker Gordon Johnson kennen und plötzlich fühlt sich Hermann wie neugeboren. Aber seine immer stärker werdenden Gefühle für Gordnon könnten sie beide ihr Leben kosten.

Lucy has been desperate for a new heart for as long as she can remember. But getting the call to say a donor has been found will be a bittersweet relief: because for her to live, someone else must die...

A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. When eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything. With every passing minute, an unstoppable chain of events hurtles towards a tragic conclusion.

Struggling under the expectations and intentions of others, Maggie and Elsa's chance meeting on the park bench offers them each a lifeline and a friend. As they reveal their hopes and heartaches, can they see themselves - and each other - clearly enough to help, before it's too late?

Jo is five months pregnant with the baby she's always dreamed of, and the perfect marriage to David, the love of her life. But there's something she's been hiding from him... a lie that could change everything. Then David disappears. No note. No warning. No trace. Was it the secrets between them that drove him away... or something far more sinister? You'd do anything to find your husband but what if the truth will cost you more than losing him?

Lose yourself in this Gilded Age historical fiction, perfect for fans of Luisa A. Jones and Beatriz Williams. PRE-ORDER NOW. ‘Offers a glimpse into the lives and dilemmas of women in America’s Gilded Age … a clever reworking of Mansfield Park’ Luisa A. Jones Newport, 1895. After failing...

Maggie thought she knew the life she was building, until one devastating discovery turned it all upside down. Reeling from betrayal and heartbreak, she knows she can’t stay where everything reminds her of the past. Searching for a fresh start, Maggie packs up the pieces of her life and moves...

Fall in love with the brand new escapist Scottish romance from bestselling author, Julie Shackman! Daisy’s career hasn’t exactly been going to plan and the last thing she wants to do is stay home and wallow in self pity. So when an opportunity arises to escape her London home, and make some...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the Sunday Times bestselling author Nancy Revell. When Lucy’s estranged mother dies unexpectedly, her grief is overwhelming. Lucy was disowned when she married penniless horse-trainer Danny for love, leaving her blue-blooded family’s fortune in tatters. But...

'Knife sharp perception ... fiction that is an absolute pleasure to read,' Emily Maguire, author This vivid, engrossing, beautifully crafted family drama from an exciting debut author charts the hurtful messes, complicated relationships and profound loves of three siblings. After their...

A sassy fake-dating-with-a-twist, friends-to-lovers, laugh-out-loud romance for readers of Rachael Johns, Beth O'Leary and Marian Keyes. When Finn and Sweeney return to their hometown to surprise their mothers at Ronnie and Connie's joint sixtieth birthday party, they expect to be the biggest...