Twenty years ago, Nikki's long-held dreams are lost forever when a terrible storm rolls into the small seaside town of Speedwell. Ever since that night, Nikki has been keeping a secret. One she knows has the potential to destroy the lives of those she loves most. So when a handwritten note lands on her doorstep, she realises it's only a matter of time before the heartbreaking truth of her past is uncovered. Because if there's one thing Nikki knows,...

In the scorching New York heat, a hundred people wait to be selected as jurors. Paul is reading a newspaper. Catherine is reading a novel. So begins a whirlwind flirtation: over cappuccinos in Manhattan and gallery trips to Chelsea, Paul and Catherine escape into the illusion of an Italian getaway. Their feelings quickly evolve into something deeper, something - as mature adults with lives of their own - Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret,...

Welcome to the Kennedy household: There's Lila who wrote a bestseller about keeping your marriage alive. Now divorced, she watches her ex play happy families with another woman. There's Bill - her stepdad - who moved in after Lila's mum died. Celie, Lila's eldest, hates school. Hates it so much she's stopped going. Violet is nine and sings age-inappropriate rap songs, laughs at fart jokes and Lila dearly hopes she'll never, ever change. Lastly, there's...

Meghna has tried everything when it comes to dating: blind dates, apps, attempting to drum up conversations with strangers at bars (ew). Everything except arranged marriage. But then Seth, her best friend and the-one-who-got-away asks her to be his 'best man' and suddenly her parent's taste doesn't seem so bad. Which is how she meets the grumpy but handsome Karthik, who has seen enough of his parents' relationship to know marriage is not for him....

Following the death of her beloved husband, Kezia Cooper Hobson decides to leave her home in San Francisco and move to a luxury penthouse in Manhattan, where she'll be closer to her two adult daughters. As she watches the 4th July firework display from her terrace, Kezia is shocked to see smoke and flames pouring from famous landmarks across New York City. Her neighbour, the famous movie star Sam Stewart, is also aware of the crisis, and watches in...

When 35-year-old Leni McKenzie is knocked off her bike, her family's world is turned upside down. Leni and her sister Alice were best friends as well as siblings. But did they know each other as well as Alice thought? In the hope of coming to terms with her grief, she tries to piece together Leni's last weeks - but her discoveries only lead to more questions. And that's before the surprise reappearance of someone from the past. Life is certainly getting...

Carmen has always worked in her local department store. So, when the building closes its doors for good, she is more than a little lost. When her sister, Sofia, mentions an opportunity in Edinburgh - a little bookshop, the spare room in her house - Carmen is reluctant. But, short on options, she soon finds herself pulling into the city just a month before Christmas. What Sofia didn't say is that the shop is on its last legs and that if Carmen can't...

Maggie hasn't told this story in years. More than two decades ago, she fell in love. She was sixteen and far from home, waiting to give her baby up for adoption. Bryce showed Maggie how to take photographs and he didn't judge her for the way her belly swelled under her jumper. They had the perfect first kiss. Theirs was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. Now, as Maggie sits by the Christmas tree in her gallery telling her story, surrounded by the...

THE BRAND NEW romance from the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author...'Think Sound of Music, Cold Comfort Farm and the joie de vivre of early Jilly Cooper, but all uniquely and irresistibly Katie Fforde. If you need cheering up and some unashamed escapism, this is perfect.' Phillipa Ashley'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ Pearce'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer'Katie Fforde is on sparkling form' Indepdent 'Top-drawer romantic...