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If journalist Anna had to write up the story of her own life, it wouldn’t make for a great headline: Dull Journo Has Dull Boyfriend! The only mystery in Anna’s life is that she’s never known who her dad is but with her mum refusing to tell her more she’s at a dead end. When she accidentally comes across a clue that her father is Italian, it opens up a burning curiosity in Anna. Soon she’s cooking Italian food, signing up for an Italian class and even considering dusting off her passport to go and find her dad in person…

Sophie is serving gelato to tourists in Italy when she gets the call that her father has had a serious heart attack. In a rush, she grabs her well-worn backpack and heads back to the one place she’s been avoiding for so long – home. Living with her mum again while her dad recuperates, and taking a job teaching Italian to make ends meet, Sophie has to face up to the secrets she’s kept buried in the past.

Catherine has no idea what the future holds. Her children have left for university, her husband has left her for another woman and her bank account is left empty after dedicating her life to raising her family. She needs a job and an identity all of a sudden. At an Italian evening class she makes a start in finding new friends Anna and Sophie. And she’s going to need good friends when she discovers her husband’s lies run even deeper than his infidelity… As Anna embarks on the trip to Italy that could answer all of her questions, will the truth live up to her dreams?

The McKenzies are your average complicated family: knotted together by in-jokes, arguments and a few closely-guarded secrets. Thirty-something sisters Leni and Alice became inseparable following the divorce of their parents, Belinda and Tony, with younger brother Will always trying to keep up. They're not perfect, but they love each other - most of the time, anyway.
But then one ordinary summer day, an accident changes the family forever. Questions arise, guilt surfaces and secrets begin to emerge. Scattered by grief and seeking comfort in the unlikeliest of places, can the McKenzies find their way back to each other?
Set over the course of one life-changing year, The Best Days of Our Lives is a warm, big-hearted and poignant story, full of hope, heartache and love.

A seaside holiday at Shell Cottage in Devon has always been the perfect escape for the Tarrant family. Beach fun, barbecues and warm summer evenings with a cocktail or two - who could ask for more?

But this year, everything has changed. Following her husband's recent death, Olivia is struggling to pick up the pieces. Then she makes a shocking discovery that turns her world upside down.

As a busy mum and GP, Freya's used to having her hands full, but a bad day at work has put her career in jeopardy and now she's really feeling the pressure.

Harriet's looking forward to a break with her lovely husband Robert and teenage daughter Molly. But unknown to Harriet, Robert is hiding a secret - and so, for that matter, is Molly . . .

The best things in life . . . can be just around the corner

Rachel and Becca aren't real sisters, or so they say. They are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in common. Rachel is the successful one: happily married with three children and a big house, plus an impressive career. Artistic Becca, meanwhile, lurches from one dead-end job to another, shares a titchy flat, and has given up on love.
The two of them have lost touch, but when Rachel doesn't come home one night, Becca is called in to help.
Once there, she quickly realizes that her stepsister's life is not so perfect after all: Rachel's handsome husband
has moved out, her children are rebelling, and her glamorous career has taken a nosedive. Worst of all,
nobody seems to have a clue where she might be.
As Becca begins to untangle Rachel's secrets, she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about
her own life, and the future seems uncertain.
But sometimes happiness can be found in the most unexpected places . . .

A Baby at the Beach Cafe is an engaging short story follow-up to Lucy Diamond's bestselling novel The Beach Cafe.

Evie loves running her beach cafe in Cornwall but with a baby on the way, she's been told to put her feet up. Let someone else take over? Not likely.

Helen's come to Cornwall to escape the stress of city living. She hopes a seaside life will be the answer to all her dreams. When she sees a job advertised at the cafe it sounds perfect.

But the two women clash and sparks fly. . . and then events take a dramatic turn. Can the pair of them put aside their differences in a crisis?

Hens Reunited is a humorous story of friendship and romance, from the author of The Beach Cafe, Lucy Diamond.
Katie, Georgia and Alice were at each other's hen nights but now the chickens have come home to roost; their marriages have fallen apart and their friendships have been tested to the limits.
Control-freak Katie has become a commitment-phobe - there's no way she wants to get married again. Is there?
Ambitious Georgia always puts her career first. If anyone gets hurt, it's their look-out - right?
And faithful Alice wants to make a fresh start, but can't get over her cheating ex - and Georgia's betrayal.
Hearts have been broken, and feathers ruffled . . . can the hens ever be reunited?

Yılbaşı gecesi Gemma ile Spencer yeni evlerinde bir parti verirler. En iyi dostlarını müzik, dans ve şampanya eşliğinde aynı çatı altında bir araya getirirler. Bu gece hepsi için unutulmaz anlarla dolu olacaktır.

Yeni yitirdiği ve çok özlediği annesinin eşyalarını toparlamak ve hayatını nasıl sürdüreceğine karar vermek için kısa bir süre önce yuvasına geri dönen Caitlin ile kimselerle paylaşmadığı bir sırrı olan halkla ilişkiler uzmanı Saffron da konuklar arasındadır. Hiçbir ortak yanları olmayan bu üç kadın, Gemma'nın tehlikeli kokteylleri ve şans kurabiyeleri eşliğinde bu yılın hayatlarının en iyi yılı olacağına yemin ederler.

Ne var ki gelecek aylarda yaşanan beklenmedik tatsız gelişmeler yüzünden Gemma, Saffron ve Caitlin kendilerini zorlu mücadelelerin içinde bulurlar. Aile, aşk, iş, yuva - o güne dek hiç sorgulamadan yaşamlarının birer parçası olarak gördükleri her şeyi yitirme tehlikesiyle karşı karşıyadırlar. Her üçü de yaşamlarını yeniden gözden geçirmek ve yeni bir başlangıç yapmak zorundadır. Ama acaba ellerindeki şansı değerlendirme cesaretini gösterebilecekler midir?

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"Eğlenceli, neşeli ve akıllıca." Katie Fforde "Son derece keyifli bir roman." Miranda Dickinson "Bayıldım!" Milly Johnson

Семейная история, которая заставит вас смеяться, негодовать, сочувствовать героям. Фрэнки Карлайл едет в Йоркшир, чтобы познакомиться со своим биологическим отцом. Девушка и не подозревала, что выбрала для этого самый неудачный день – пятидесятилетний юбилей его свадьбы. Появление Фрэнки разделило жизнь дружной семьи Мортимер на "до" и "после". Но так ли все было идеально до ее появления? Оказывается, у всех есть свои скелеты в шкафу.

В глазах окружающих и самых близких Патрик Кристофер Шеппард был замечательным отцом, мужем и сыном, которого все любили и уважали. Он был идеальным, в отличие от своего брата Дэна. И вот Патрика не стало. Дэн всей душой хочет помочь семье пережить горе утраты. Он обещает быть рядом. Он обещает любить и заботиться. Он обещает дать второй шанс всей семье и самому себе обрести счастье. Но так ли идеален был его брат? И надо ли быть идеальным, чтобы сделать счастливыми своих близких? Люси Даймонд — королева семейных драм. Ее истории уникальны, они попадают в самое сердце, дарят надежду, радость и любовь читателям по всему…