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Another page-turning story of tragedy and triumph from the No.1 bestselling author of The Loner and The Journey.In the sleepy Lancashire village of Salmesbury, childhood sweethearts Emily and John are secretly planning a life together when they are cruelly forced apart.Already abandoned by her father, and unhappy at home, Emily is heartbroken when John leaves the village. Her life takes a devastat…
A novel of painting, pretence and the strange ways in which truth makes itself known, from the author of ONE HUNDRED SHADES OF WHITENina’s lost her job, boyfriend and faith in her guru in the space of 24 hours. Unable to tell her parents what has happened, she puts on a suit every day and pretends to go to work.What she’s really doing is escaping to a studio, where she begins to paint for the firs…
‘Incredibly moving, it’s beautifully written and page-turning’ Susan LewisTHE DAY I LOST YOU WAS THE DAY I DISCOVERED I NEVER REALLY KNEW YOUWhen Jess’s daughter, Anna, is reported lost in an avalanche, everything changes.Jess’s first instinct is to protect Rose, Anna’s five-year-old daughter. But then she starts to uncover Anna’s other life – unearthing a secret that alters their whole world irre…
Образцовый семьянин Бен, отправившись в командировку в сельскую глушь Пенсильвании, зарегистрировался в отеле и решил совершить прогулку перед обедом. Углубившись в лес позади отеля, он понимает, что не может сойти с выбранной им тропы. Все, что ему остается, – это двигаться и двигаться вперед, погружаясь в страшный, сюрреалистический мир причудливых демонов, людоедов и огромных насекомых. Отчаянн…
Лулу Саад – бесстрашная и дерзкая девчонка с потрясающим талантом находить на свою голову приключения. Едва не утопить парня в бассейне, а потом на спор позвать его на свидание? Легко! Устроить совершенно неприличную сцену на семейном празднике? Запросто. Стать сплетней номер один в школе? И снова да! Ерунда – у Лулу всё всегда под контролем… было. Кажется, на этот раз все зашло слишком далеко, и …
The perfect holiday read all year round, a feel-good festive romance with hot chocolate, tinsel and mistletoe by the bucket-load!For the perfect Christmas…When career-girl Holly Brice learns that her estranged father has died, she decides to take a trip down memory lane and find out about the man she never knew.Arriving in the sleepy little Dartmoor village, she’s shocked to discover that she’s in…
The first short story in the fun & flirty #LoveLondon series from exciting new chick lit author Nikki Moore!There’s nothing Holly Winterlake loves more than Christmas and skating, so working as an Ice Marshall at London's Somerset House is a dream come true.Noel Summerford hates the festive season and is a disaster on the ice, so taking his godson to Somerset House is his idea of the nightmare bef…
A perfect, feel-good festive read about love, life and family.Tis the season to be jolly…isn’t it?Amelia is at breaking point. She’s just lost her job and Doug, the love of her life, still hasn’t broken up with his girlfriend. Surely a trip to the quiet countryside is just what she needs?Phil is about to leave beautiful Buttersley for the other side of the world! The sunny shores of Australia will…
When baking entrepreneur Trudy Cole falls for celebrity chef Bill Hart, all is far from sweetness and light. Instead passion, betrayal and ambition makes for an explosive mix in the high stakes game of gourmet dining.Trudy Cole is an aspiring chef with ambitions to own her own patisserie. When she encounters celebrity chef Bill Hart she finds the older man antagonistic but disconcertingly attracti…
Bill and Trudy’s tempestuous relationship veers from hurling insults in the kitchen to intense passion in the bedroom.The second book in the passionate Sweet Temptation trilogy.The love/hate rollercoaster is made worse by a new revelation: Bill also has an ex-wife whom he neglected to mention. To throw oil onto the flames Donny is back and more determined than ever to hammer a wedge between the co…
What's in a name?Devastated after losing her job, eternal pragmatist Alice leaves London for a new start in Devon. It’s there that she meets Danny.Then she meets another Danny.And then she meets Daniel – Danny to his friends…In fact, there seems to be a Danny at every turn! Her neighbour’s a Danny; there’s little baby Danny; there’s a vicar, a windsurfer, even a dog called Danny! And whether it’s …
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘“For,” said he, “there never was nor is there one chaste woman upon the face of earth.”’A collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th century, Sir Richard Burton’s most well-known translation of Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed down from generation to generat…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.’Centred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with it a menacing history, The Moonstone tells the story of Rachel Verinder, who inherits the stone on her eighteenth birthday. That very evening, the diamond is s…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.’Centred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with it a menacing history, The Moonstone tells the story of Rachel Verinder, who inherits the stone on her eighteenth birthday. That very evening, the diamond is s…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Alas that mortalsShould blame the gods! From us, they say,All evils come. Yet they themselvesIt is who through defiant deedsBring sorrow on them-far more sorrowThan fate would have them bear.’Attributed to the blind Greek poet, Homer, The Odyssey is an epic tale about cunning and strength of mind. It takes its start…