Piper Shepherd was desperate. As the only single member of her sorority (even chubby hypochondriac Tillie had managed to snag a suitor!) she had to find a husband soon. That wasn't easy in Mudville, Mississippi, population twenty! But Piper had a plan. First she dug up her grandmother's manhunting manual. Then gorgeous Ian Bentley came to town.... Ian Bentley had no intention of saying "I do"-ever! As it was, he'd just narrowly escaped a brush with matrimony. So the last thing he expec...
Sometimes it's a simple as meeting the boy next door. Jini lives alone with her cat Oscar - yes, she's single but, after breaking up with her boyfriend, she's more than content to be living alone. Sometimes she worries she might be playing things too safe, but she's had enough of taking risks. Ben is a firefighter and, if he's honest, he's finding life hard. The arrival of a small tabby cat, who Ben decides to call Fred, helps him feel less isolated. But then, one day, Fred appears with a...
In this whip-smart and timely novel from acclaimed author Kimmery Martin, two doctors travel a surprising path when they must choose between treating their patients and keeping their jobs. Georgia Brown’s profession as a urologist requires her to interact with plenty of naked men, but her romantic prospects have fizzled. The most important person in her life is her friend Jonah Tsukada, a funny, empathetic family medicine doctor who works at the same hospital in Charleston, South Carolina an...
Country life is anything but peaceful in this rural romp of passion and intrigue. In the village of Summerstoke, as autumn beckons it seems the fireworks party is not the only thing set to go with a bang. Juliet Peters, soap star, publicity junkie, and all-round flirt; and Isabelle Garnett, ex-artist, neglected housewife, and mother of two, seem to have nothing in common. But when both women end up trying to build a new life in the country, they soon discover there are no such things as secrets...
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. Cheltenham, 1991 When Eva Patterson returns home from work one day, a devastating scene awaits her. Her mother, Flora, lies dead in the bath. Beside her is a note saying only: 'Forgive Me'. Until then, Eva always believed her family's life would be comfortable and secure - but Flora's suicide changes everything. And when Eva discov...
A page-turning, beautifully written novel from the critically-acclaimed author of Forgive Me, How to be Lost and Sleep Toward Heaven. My father smelled like cigarettes and cardamom. When I was small, and wanted comfort, he would put down the wooden spoon when he was cooking, or the pen when he was writing. Always, he would halt what he was doing and crouch down. I pressed my cheek to his warm chest. In his arms, I was safe. The savage murder of eight-year-old Lauren's mother,...
The Convenient Wife (Best of Betty Neels) (Betty Neels Collection, #84)
by Betty Neels
Faced with no home and no family, Venetia was only too aware that Duert ter Laan-Luitinga's solution to her problems was certainly practical - albeit rather unorthodox! Yet, he seemed set on the idea of a marriage of convenience and Venetia really had no choice but to agree. So, having found a sensible solution to her difficulties, surely she wouldn't be so foolish as to fall in love with him - would she?