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Praise for Phaedra Patrick:‘A feel-good story with oodles of charm’ Daily Mail‘Eccentric, charming and wise, this will illuminate your heart’ Nina GeorgeFor generations, the Stone family have been making wishes on the old willow tree in their garden. And this year they’re wishing harder than ever…In the small village of Noon Sun, Benedict and Estelle thought they’d found their happy ever after. But, unable to have the children they’ve longed for, their marriage has hit the rocks and Estelle has moved out. Devastated but unwilling to accept defeat, jeweller Benedict vows to win her back – he just doesn’t know how.The unexpected – and uninvited – arrival of his estranged sixteen-year-old niece, Gemma, is the last thing he needs. But when a decades old secret is brought to light, Benedict and Estelle realise they’re not the only ones in need of a second chance. And that maybe the family they wished for has been there all along…Praise for bestselling author Phaedra Patrick’s award-winning debut The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper:‘Gorgeous’ Heat ‘A charming, unforgettable story’ Harper’s Bazaar
I Heart Hawaii
Escape with best friends Angela and Jenny to the balmy beaches of Hawaii in this hilarious, heartwarming romantic comedy.When you’re running away from real life, there’s only one place to go…When Angela Clark’s best friend Jenny invites her to join a press trip to Hawaii, three days of sun, sea and sleep sounds like the perfect antidote to her crazed life. At work in New York, she’s supposed to be the face of Having It All. But the only thing Angela feels she excels at is hiding in the printer cupboard, eating Mini Cheddars and watching Netflix on her phone and if this is living the dream, she's more than ready to wake up. A few days away with Jenny sounds like exactly what she needs but Angela’s talent for getting into a scrape guarantees nothing goes to plan – and not even the most beautiful beaches, blue skies and daiquiris will get her off the hook…
Royals: Chosen By The Prince
The Prince’s Waitress WifeWhen virgin waitress Holly is thrown into a playboy Prince’s arms he lives up to his wicked reputation by bedding her – then walking away! But now Holly is expecting the Prince’s love-child! Casper is furious but royal protocol demands he make her his bride and Holly’s first duty as a convenient wife will be on their wedding night…Becoming the Prince’s WifeLawyer Carolena Baretti keeps her cards close to her chest. But when a chance encounter with a handsome prince ignites a fiery attraction, Carolena thinks that he may just be the one man she can trust… But Valentino is playing with fire. To be with Carolena, he would have to sacrifice his right to the throne….To Dance with a PrinceStreetwise dancer Meredith’s less than thrilled with teaching privileged Kiernan to dance. Yet, as Meredith uncovers the man behind the royal façade, she’s in for a surprise. She’s never believed in happy endings – let alone one with her own real-life prince!
Girl With Dove
‘The word “mesmerising” is frequently applied to memoirs, but seldom as deservedly as in the case of Girl With Dove’ Financial Times‘Reading is a form of escape and an avid reader is an escape artist…’Brilliantly original, funny and clever Honor Clark, Spectator, Book of the YearGrowing up in a dilapidated house by the sea where men were forbidden, Sally’s childhood world was filled with mystery and intrigue. Hippies trailed through the kitchen looking for God – their leader was Aunt Di, who ruled the house with charismatic force. When Sally’s baby brother vanishes from his pram, she becomes suspicious of the activities going on around her. What happened to Baby David and the woman called Poor Sue? And where did all the people singing and wailing prayers in the front room suddenly go?Disappearing into a world of books and reading, Sally adopts the tried and tested methods of Miss Marple. Taking books for hints and clues, she turns herself into a reading detective. Her discovery of Jane Eyre marks the beginning of a vivid journey through Victorian literature where she also finds the kind, eccentric figure of Charles Dickens’ Betsey Trotwood. These characters soon become her heroines, acting as a part of an alternative family, offering humour and guidance during many difficult moments in Sally’s life.Combining the voices of literary characters with those of her real-life counterparts, Girl With Dove reads as a magical series of strange encounters, climaxing with a comic performance of Shakespeare in the children’s home where Sally is eventually sent.Weaving literary classics with a young girl’s coming of age story, this is a book that testifies to the transformative power of reading and the literary imagination. Mixing fairy tale, literary classics, nursery rhymes and folklore, it is the story of a child’s adventure in wonderland and search for truth in an adult world often cast in deep shadow.
Royals: For Their Royal Heir
An Heir Fit for A King Exiled King Alix Saint Croix enters a Parisian perfume house to buy a gift – and leaves with a powerful craving for stunning perfumer Leila Verughese. Alix awakens Leila’s every sense. If she’s going to give her innocence to anyone, who better than a king? But soon she realises there are consequences… She’s carrying a royal heir!The Pregnant Princess Prince Raphael Thorton had vowed never to marry royalty or to subject his child to the rigorous upbringing he'd endured. But that was before one unforgettable princess re-entered his life for one unforgettable night – and changed his views about vows…and babies!The Prince’s Secret BabyOnly a matter of urgent family business could bring Mediterranean Prince Rule of Montedoro to America. With a law decreeing that he must wed or lose everything, Sydney O’Shea, the mother of his son, suddenly seems the perfect wife. But Rule wasn’t expecting to fall for his newfound convenient family…
New Classics
Shortlisted for BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Food and Travel Magazine 2018 Reader AwardsFollowing on from his Sunday Times bestseller Marcus at Home, Marcus Wareing delivers a must-have new classic for your shelves.Marcus is one of the most respected and acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs in Britain. At the helm of many of London’s most iconic restaurants, he holds two Michelin stars as well as numerous awards. Marcus is also judge of MasterChef: The Professionals. What Marcus doesn’t know about cooking, isn’t worth knowing.Over the years, Marcus has developed and refined recipe after recipe. Whether it’s a quick recipe after a hectic day, a recipe to bring your family together or a show-off meal for your friends, Marcus brings excellence to every meal he makes. In his new book, Marcus takes the best of the time-honoured recipes and puts his own spin on them. What’s more, he creates new recipes that will become much-loved classics in their own right. Here is a book to pore over, to bring inspiration and excitement back into your cooking, and to use again and again.
Royals: Wed To The Prince
By Royal CommandThe only way Lauren escaped from war-torn Sant'Rosa was to marry Guy, a sexy stranger, in a fake ceremony. Reunited with Guy later, they’re overwhelmed with desire! But Guy has news for her: their marriage was legal! What’s more he's really a prince and Lauren is obliged to marry him again – by royal command!The Princess and the OutlawPrincess Pippa Devereaux wasn’t known for controversy. So her brief romance with handsome tycoon Nic Lafitte had to end. But when a night of passion leads to a baby, somehow the royal and the Texan have to bring two worlds – and two families – together…The Prince’s Secret BridePrince Nico can’t just walk past when he sees a pregnant stranger needs his help, so he sweeps her back to his palace. Marisa brings out Nico’s protective instincts – feelings he thought he’d left behind. But with his realm being torn apart by war and rebellion, can Nico afford to fall in love with a girl he hardly knows?
Love, and Other Things to Live For
Jessica Wood is an aspiring photographer living in London. She’s had her heart broken, and her friends have pieced it back together again.But across the neon lights of Soho, in the smell of alcohol and cigarette smoke, on every night bus, in every song, every time she tries to forget: she remembers him. Now, in a battle between the past and the future, choosing between having a life and making a living, finding her feet or spreading her wings, Jessica must ask herself: who is she really living for?Love and Other Things to Live For is an ode to modern girls and triumph over heartbreak, perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Dolly Alderton.
Royals: A Dutiful Princess
His Forbidden DiamondFormer soldier Tyr Skavanga, haunted by the terrors of war, has cut himself off and hardened his heart. Now one person has managed to defy his defences – innocent, exotic Princess Jasmina of Kareshi. She’s strictly off limits but denying their electrifying connection could be the toughest challenge he’s ever had to face…Expectant Princess, Unexpected AffairHe’d danced with her on a dare, but Samuel Baldwin had seduced Princess Anne to quench his own desire. Chipping away at Anne’s icy façade had been pure pleasure. . . until he learned their passion-filled night had left him responsible for one pregnant princess.Royal Holiday BabyValentina Deveraux was in shock. She had always been the good girl, the model princess – not the one getting mixed up in tabloid scandals. But one carefree night with charming Texan Zachary Logan had changed everything. Now her main responsibility was not to the throne, but to her unborn child…and its father!
The Kashmir Shawl
For fans of The Tea-Planter’s Wife and Victoria Hislop comes a gripping story of doomed love and secrets in 1940s Kashmir.Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime…In 1938, young bride Nerys Watkins accompanies her missionary husband on a posting to India. Up in Srinagar, the British live on beautiful wooden houseboats and dance and gossip as if there is no war. But when the men are sent away to fight Nerys is caught up in a dangerous friendship.Years later, when Mair Ellis clears out her father’s house, she finds an antique shawl with a lock of child’s hair wrapped up in its folds. Tracing her grandparents’ roots back to Kashmir, Mair uncovers a story of great love and great sacrifice.