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Construction engineer Bartley Alexander is a troubled, middle-aged man torn between Winifred, his American wife - a cold woman with clearly defined standards - and Hilda Burgoyne - an alluring mistress in London who has helped him recapture his youth and sense of freedom. Alexander's relationship with Hilda gnaws away at his sense of propriety and honor and eventually proves disastrous. (He is with Hilda when a messenger, unable to find him, fails...
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Don't miss this chance to escape to stunning Cornwall for a heartwarming new standalone novel about secrets and second chances They say a single moment can change your life… For Cornish artist Sennen Kellow that moment comes with the discovery of her late gran's epic love story – a story that happened years before she ever met Sennen's grandfather. Now, as Sennen digs into her grandmother's past and discovers a forgotten beach, a hidden poem,...
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A grump who lost his family... After a devastating loss, Malcolm Niall has spent the past twenty years hiding from the world. As manager of a Highland estate, he's built a life of purpose, caring for the land and animals. And for the past six months, his peace has been utterly destroyed by a sexy Southern whirlwind who's never met a stranger. Worse, they have to work together daily. His sunshiny nemesis who's starting a new life Nothing about Charlotte...
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You are cordially invited to…a hot mess. "Ice Queen" Tove Nilsen has it all: a successful career as a political consultant, beauty, a wonderful daughter who's about to be married…and a gaslighting, selfish disaster of an ex-husband who's just RSVP'd "yes" to the wedding. On top of that, he's bringing wife number six with him-a woman who's a mere 5 years older than their daughter. Oh, and she's a literal supermodel. Tove's always handled everything...
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Sometimes you squander all your second chances... At the tender age of seven, Peter Stratford fell in love with the only woman who would ever claim his heart. But Carrie represented Ardor Creek, the town Peter detested. Determined to make something of himself in New York City, he leaves her behind, breaking both their hearts. Carrie Longwood accepted that Peter would never love her enough to stay. Embracing her inner strength, she married another...
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I'm over men. I'm swearing them off.
It's taken me years to get away from the last one. He left me bruised and battered - in more ways than one.
My dislike is as deep as my distrust.
As I start my own business, I consider myself fortunate. The thing is, I've never been the lucky girl. What was supposed to be a one-time job turns into nothing but trouble.
And that's something I know a lot about.
Lachlan Daly makes me feel everything I swore...
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Un hombre maduro decide regresar a su país después de 40 años. La súbita pandemia se lo impide prolongando cada vez más una cuarentena que da pie a la reflexión: haber traicionado su propio destino décadas atrás. En aras de un supuesto triunfo exigido por su madre desde su juventud. El autoexilio y la errada decisión de dejar al que hoy vislumbra como el verdadero amor que talvez aun lo espere en una lejana playa del norte.
Después de 65...
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'Fabulous to read…It's about a girls' weekend with characters in their 60s and determined to have a good time' Woman & Home 'A laugh out loud, naughty, enlightening heart-warming story about friendship and discovery' Yours Magazine A weekend at the spa will leave four old friends with a whole lot more than they'd bargained for… The glossy brochure promised a serene experience of total tranquillity and rejuvenation, but what best friends Bridgette,...
9) Seashells
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Cove and Heather first meet when they are ten years old, bonding over a seashell they find on the beach. They each keep half of the shell and promise to meet again the following morning. However, when Heather has a terrible accident and Cove's family decides to leave, Cove begs his parents to drive around the area to find Heather so he can give her the seashell and remind her of their promise to meet again the following week. Unaware of the accident,...
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Alex, a divorced man in his mid-fifties, announces that he is escaping the stress and losses of his life by meeting with three women of his youth out of curiosity-but is that the real reason?Seeking escape from work fatigue and a loveless life, mid-fifties Alex sets out on an adventure to reconnect with three women of his past, telling his incredulous daughters he's satisfying curiosity, not on a quest to reignite romance. He locates and arranges...
11) Rhia's Walk
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Rhia, a reclusive artist, has been on a solitary walk for over twenty years. When fate brings a young girl running from abuse across her path, she takes her in. Setting aside her own heartaches, she nurture's her protégé to give her the skills to find the life she deserves. Can she in turn, learn to live and put aside her past? Or, will she ever remain a prisoner inside her 'box of paints' till the walks end.
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Beauty, like truth, is enduring. But only one can set you free. The Inheritance of Beauty is a rich and enchanting story about 92-year-old George, forced to watch his beloved wife Maggie fade from Alzheimer's-until a stranger arrives at their nursing home to bring the tragic past crashing back.
Maggie Black came of age in the lush, fragrant lowcountry of South Carolina-spending her days with her beloved brother and the childhood sweetheart she would...
13) A Place to Live
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Ah, the golden years. Retirement--no longer chained to an alarm clock, free to travel, enjoy life at a leisurely pace. Minerva Gardiner, a socialite, suddenly finds herself a widow when her investment broker husband falls over and dies on the golf course. Minnie has never managed money or a budget, or held a job; and now she must navigate through insurance agents, mortgage bankers, and lawyers. All to no avail, for her husband of forty years has spent...
14) Never Too Late
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He's the number-one guy at Calder Defense. She's the girl who got away twice. Are they destined for eternal heartbreak, or is the third time the charm?
Finally breaking free from an awful marriage, Jenny had all but given up on love...until fate literally dropped her into the arms of her former law school crush.
What started as a casual lunch grew into the second chance at romance Jenny never dreamed possible. The two weeks that followed her unexpected...
15) Foolish Games
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A Hail Mary play for the heart.
Bridal designer, Julianne Marchione knows better than to lose her head at a client's wedding. But, much to her embarrassment, a mix of migraine medication and a smoking hot football player lead to a steamy one-night stand resulting in a surprise pregnancy. Julianne has every intention of leaving her NFL hookup far in the past until her son, Owen, is born with a life-threatening blood disorder that requires a transfusion-and...
16) Smoke
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A stolen glance across a darkened restaurant. A kiss under the Italian moon. A proposition I never would have made in my former life. Our story began just like all fairy tales do... Once upon a time. Once upon a time, a mysterious, passionate man opened my eyes to things I'd been blind to. My heart to feelings I never thought imaginable. My mind to endless possibilities. Once upon a time, I experienced something I didn't think existed. Once upon a...
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Step into the world of Au Naturel Nights, where the hottest things happen after dark.
Doing the right thing made me a pariah and ruined my life. Thankfully, my new job takes me far away from my home in the UK. I've become the general manager of the Au Naturel Naturist Resort South Seas, a new adults-only resort on a private island in the Pacific.
Naturist means nudist. I keep my clothes on, but the guests don't.
That fact never bothered me until she...
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WHAT BRINGS A FAMILY TOGETHER CAN ALSO TEAR IT APART
The Bright family is the picture of perfection-attractive, competitive and a bit badly behaved. As the four adult sons of retired senator John Bright head with their partners to the annual family reunion, they have everything they need, except self-awareness. This year the senator has agreed to let a producer document the reunion at the lake house. Of course, they let their guard down.
As petty...
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Clara Tanner has lost it all. Her husband is accused in one of the biggest heists on the East Coast, and she relocates her family to Five Island Cove–the hometown she hates.Her mother and brother live there, though Clara never dreamed she'd be returning to the cove. Not only does she find them waiting for her with open arms, but all of the women in her mother's circle are welcoming too.Clara and Scott have bought Friendship Inn, a hulking, close-to-condemned...
20) Broken Sparrow
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A chance encounter. An unlikely hero. Morris has always dedicated himself to his brothers in the MC, choosing the freedom of the open road over the monotony of family life. But a chance encounter with a single mother on the run causes his protective instincts to kick into overdrive. Alice Sparrow thought she had planned her escape perfectly, but everything that could go wrong, did. Bank account emptied. Broken-down car. No place to stay. But when...
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