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Мэри Броуд было лишь восемнадцать, когда она украла шелковую шляпку и ее приговорили к смерти. Приговор был смягчен в последнюю минуту, и ее отправили на корабле с сотней других заключенных в Австралию — в новую колонию Англии на другом конце земного шара. Для девушки из Корнуолла, которая никогда не выезжала дальше Плимута, это было почти таким же шоком, как смерть. Все, что осталось у Мэри, — это смелость и решительность. Претерпев ужасные испытания во время долгого путешествия на корабле и снедаемая страхом неизвестности в далекой стране, ставшей ее новым домом, она поклялась, что выживет, чего бы ей это ни стоило. Основанный на…

Вечная как мир и всегда по-новому захватывающая история о Золушке. После загадочной смерти матери Камелия находит старую папку с её письмами, открывшими ей ужасные тайны. Пытаясь изменить свою судьбу, девушка отправляется в Лондон, где из неуклюжего, замкнутого подростка превращается в эффектную красавицу. Бурная ночная жизнь британской столицы втягивает её в водоворот сексуально-наркотических оргий. Но благосклонная судьба не дает Камелии потерять себя и предоставляет шанс начать все заново. Однако призраки прошлого не отпускают её. Теряя друзей и родственников, с пустотой в душе, Камелия отправляется на поиски правды. Рискую своей жизнью, в этом опасном долгом путешествии она обретает любовь, семью и наконец-то раскрывает тайну своего рождения.

После смерти своей приемной матери Дейзи находит письмо, которое еще много лет назад написала ей родная мать. Дейзи твердо намерена отыскать ее, но она даже представить себе не могла, чем все это обернется.

Только абсолютный извращенец мог увидеть в худенькой семилетней девочке с грязным лицом и спутанными волосами объект сексуального влечения. Но в комнате раздался одобрительный гогот... И вот девочка жестоко изнасилована и мертва. Но кто же осторожно и бережно прикрыл ее простыней? Кто-то из соседей? И почему он не обратился в полицию? Обитатели Дейл-стрит хранят много страшных тайн...

Успешный адвокат Бет Пауэлл, в качестве дежурного юриста, берется защищать женщину, застрелившую двух человек, и вдруг узнает в ней девочку, с которой дружила почти тридцать лет назад. Как же случилось, что милая, застенчивая Сюзи из ее детства превратилась в жестокого убийцу? Пытаясь понять подругу и помочь ей, Бет вспоминает о своих "скелетах в шкафу", накопленных за долгих тридцать лет... И еще неизвестно, кто из двух героинь больше нуждается в помощи.

Бэлль росла в типичном для Англии начала ХХ века публичном доме, но оставалась невинной. Ее мать, хозяйка борделя, тщательно оберегала дочь, пока однажды девочку не похитили и не продали в дом терпимости в Новом Орлеане. Теперь она содержанка богатого чиновника, вот только сердце ее принадлежит другому. Бэлль мечтает вернуться к любимому и вновь оказаться в его объятиях, но цена счастья слишком высока… Для лиц старше 18 лет.

Интригующий женский роман. Жизнь Адель тяжела и безрадостна. Столкнувшись с ненавистью близких, она ищет убежища в приюте, но вскоре бежит и оттуда... Проходит время, и из гадкого утенка Адель превращается в красавицу. Встреча с Майклом дарит ей первую любовь. Уже назначена помолвка, но... судьба готовит им тяжелые испытания. Ведь, как известно, каждое семейство скрывает свои секреты... И порой они оказываются такими шокирующими, что устоять перед этим натиском помогает ТОЛЬКО ЛЮБОВЬ...

После самоубийства отца на пятнадцатилетнюю Бет и ее брата Сэма обрушились несчастья. Потеряв родителей, родной дом, средства к существованию, брат и сестра отправляются в Америку, страну сказочных возможностей. В Нью-Йорке Бет играет на скрипке в салунах, пользуется успехом у публики и вскоре получает прозвище Цыганская Королева. Приключения приводят стремительно взрослеющих брата и сестру в Доусон, где золотая лихорадка сулит им удачу. Но, пройдя через множество испытаний, Бет начинает понимать, что не все то золото, что блестит...

When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia and her bank manager husband she can hardly believe her luck. But then - on her fifteenth birthday - she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all at the hands of her foster father and is forced to run away, leaving everything she loves behind her.
Penniless, sleeping rough, Georgia is soon introduced to the sleazy Soho world of brassy strippers, sweat shops, camaraderie and hardship. Fired by a fierce ambition, blessed with an extraordinary voice, her long struggle for fame and fortune begins. But even when she reaches the top she finds that the scars of the past can open up to ruin her...
Steeped in atmosphere and raw emotion, Georgia is the story of a determination to succeed against all the odds and of a burning first love.

It's London, 1914. Belle Reilly finally has the life she's dreamed of thanks to a devoted husband in Jimmy and the hat shop she's wanted to own since she was a child. But as the storm clouds of World War One begin to gather, Belle's already turbulent life is to change in ways she never imagined possible.
When Jimmy enlists in the army and leaves for the battlefields of Ypres, her world is shattered and she realises she can no longer stand by and watch, she must volunteer to help the wounded. But her work as a Red Cross ambulance driver in France throws her into the path of Etienne, the enigmatic man who played a significant role in her childhood, and Belle finds herself torn agonisingly between forbidden passion and loyalty to a good man.
But the past returns to haunt her present in other - more unpleasant - ways and Belle's character is put to the test like never before. Can she survive this most brutal of wars with her spirit intact? And will destiny finally lead her to lasting happiness even while war rages all around?

Smuggled away from the rich Harvey household to a nearby village, Hope grows up in the arms of the warm and loving Renton family, her true identity a secret. But her idyllic childhood comes to an end when she is taken into service by the Harveys, setting in motion a chain of events that will see her blackmailed into leaving her beloved family for ever. Destitute on the streets of Bristol, Hope nevertheless finds the courage to nurse those dying of cholera and soon her new-found talent for healing sees her heading for the horrific battlefields of the Crimea.

It is 1938 and headstrong eighteen-year-old Mari Carrera leaves a gossipy small town in rural New Zealand aboard the SS Rimutaka. Rather too careless with her reputation, Mari is bound for the bustling anonymity of London - but she is all too willing to be seduced by the temptations of the glittering West End.
Until war comes and snatches it all away.
As the Blitz rains death on London, Mari's life is blown apart. Lost and alone in the burning West End, she learns that to endure this war she must find the strength, selflessness and compassion locked within her.
And soon this born survivor must risk everything - putting her life on the line for others.

Lesley Pearse, No. 1 UK bestselling author of The Promise and Belle, is back with Forgive Me, a compelling story of a daughter uncovering her mother's secret past. Eva Patterson's life is forever altered by the devastating discovery of her mother, Flora, dead in the bath leaving only a note: 'Forgive Me'. Until Flora's suicide, Eva's world had been secure - but overnight everything changes. For when Flora leaves Eva a London artist's studio in her will, she finds her mother had a secret past. In the studio's attic are Flora's paintings and diaries, and Eva learns her mother was a popular artist in the swinging sixties. Eva's hunt for answers uncovers clues to a shocking crime which led Flora to hide her past. But will discovering the truth destroy Eva's belief in everything she holds dear? And will this journey lead her and those she loves into danger? From the author of international bestseller, Stolen, Forgive Me is an intense and gripping story of love and forgiveness. 'Engrossing and emotional, it's another winner from Lesley Pearse' Woman's Own 'I absolutely loved this book. The characters are likeable and the writing is always brilliant' Sun 'Intriguing, heart-tugging, beautifully written' Closer Lesley Pearse's novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Her fifteen most recent books, including The Promise and Belle are huge bestsellers and available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol and has three daughters and three

In Willow Close, everyone is a suspect . . .
Nina and Conrad thought they'd discovered their dream home.
But on the day they move in, a body is found - the victim attacked and killed in the woods.
As police interview witnesses, they soon discover each resident hiding their own secrets. Because few in the Close are exactly who they seem . . .
Nina and Conrad thought they'd found their dream home.
Now, it might just be their worst nightmare . . .

Sussex, 2003 when a beautiful blonde girl is found half-drowned on a beach, she has no memory of who she is or what horrors have left her there. But an article about her in a Brighton newspaper rings alarm bells for beautician, Dale, who shows the police photographs of Lotte Wainright. The girls met working on a cruise ship and their friendship blossomed as they sailed the seas of South America, until Lotte fell under the sinister influence of an older American couple. To her regret, Dale hasn't seen Lotte since leaving the ship months earlier... but the girl on the beach - although badly bruised - is indeed her much missed friend. Their reunion only marks the beginning of a dangerous tidal wave of secrets, lies and nightmares. Where has Lotte been? Who is the man who seems to want to kill her? And what has become of the baby she's recently given birth to? Dale and Lotte must dig deep and find the strength to hold on against the odds if they are to rebuild their friendship and survive Lotte's stolen - and deadly - past.

Twenty-three-year-old Katy Speed has always been fascinated by the house across the street. The woman who lives there, Gloria, is the most glamorous neighbour on the avenue, owning a fashionable dress shop in Bexhill-on-Sea. But who is the woman who arrives in the black car most Saturdays while Gloria is at work? Sometimes she brings women to the house, and other times the women come with children.

Then one night, the house burns down. In the wreckage, the bodies of Gloria and her daughter are found. Katy is sure the unexplained strangers must be responsible, until her father is arrested and charged with murder.

Surely the police have arrested the wrong person? Is the rest of the street safe. Can Katy find the truth before it’s too late?

After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and tells her that he served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously.
What does he hope to gain by telling her this now, thirty years on?
How can her adored dad Ralph not be her true father?
And why did her mother betray her so badly?
She had accepted Sally's many faults, and her reluctance to ever speak of the past. But faced with this staggering deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother.
Whatever the cost.
As Alice journeys into the past she discovers her mother may never have been the woman she claimed to be . . .

Find the liar. Find the killer . . .

Amelia White didn't expect her career as a reporter to start like this: by finding a young woman's body, just around the corner from her Shepherd's Bush bedsit.

With rumours already spreading about this poor murder victim, she seizes her chance to write the true story.

But when more bodies are found, the police are baffled.

Reporting on the story, Amelia meets witnesses as well as suspects. If she can only work out who the liar among them is, she may be able to stop the murders.

Or might she turn herself into the next victim? . . .

Gripping, suspenseful and completely unputdownable, Liar will have you on the very edge of your seat.

Eve should never have married Don Hathaway. Yes, he gave her two beautiful children - Olly and Tabitha - but he is a bully. Worse than that, he hurts her.

But, after one drunken rage too many, she has the courage to leave him. Eve is warned that it's a difficult path, yet she needs to give her children hope for the future.

Don, however, is bitter. And getting away from him entirely proves impossible.

Until the day Eve tries to teach him a lesson - and it all goes horribly wrong . . .

Eve loves her children, but now she carries a terrible burden that she dares not share.

Can she protect her family from the truth? Or has she betrayed their trust forever?