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When Gabrielle Newman throws her cheating husband out, Stu cares more about the money than the break-up, getting more than his fair share from their house sale. An unexpected bequest offers Gabrielle a new start and she tries to leave the past behind, heading north with Des Monahan, the private investigator sent to find her. Meanwhile, Stu has got entangled with organized crime in Eastern Europe and is desperate to pay his gambling debts. Gabrielle needs Des's help to protect herself and her inheritance. She's very attracted to Des - but dare she trust any man again?

An unexpected inheritance from her grandmother offers Libby Pulford the opportunity to escape her abusive marriage and return to her Lancashire roots with her young son Ned. But her domineering husband Steven won't let her go so easily. She turns to her new neighbour for help, former police detective Joss Atherton, to whom Libby feels a growing attraction. But Joss has troubles of his own. Emily Mattison is trying to make contact with the daughter she was forced to give up for adoption so many years before. People's lives are destined to intertwine in ways they could never have imagined.

When Emily Mattison falls victim to a near-fatal accident shortly after receiving an unexpected inheritance from a distant cousin, her ruthless nephew George seizes the opportunity to take control of his aunt's assets. It's only when Emily reaches The Drover's Hope, the former pub on the edge of the Lancashire moors bequeathed to her by her late cousin Penelope, that she begins to feel safe. She also discovers that love can be found in the most unexpected places. But it's not so easy to escape the clutches of someone as determined as George.

When novelist Sophie Carr rescues a man from a group of paparazzi, she finds that her new neighbour is ageing pop star Jez Winter. She has loved his music for years and knows he has had a tough time lately, with a violent intruder and then a car accident putting his ability to play music at risk. Life’s not been easy for Sophie either, losing her husband just as she was taking off as a novelist and having her hands full with her children. While Jez and Sophie’s families continue to complicate their lives, Sophie also has a secret to hide.

Direktören för en ledande, dansk läkemedelsfirma ligger död i sin bil på en parkeringsplats. Inte långt därifrån hittas även den ghostwriter som direktören har anställt för att skriva hans självbiografi i en pöl av sitt eget blod. Polisinspektör Lene Jensen tilldelas fallet och det visar sig snart ha anknytningar till hennes eget familjeliv på ett sätt som hon aldrig kunnat ana. Samtidigt har Michael Sander blivit insnärjd i ett nätverk där internationell brottslighet, kliniska likvideringar och en diskutabel syn på rätt och fel tvingar ut honom på riktigt djupt vatten.

Polisinspektör Lene Jensen befinner sig mitt i en besvärlig skilsmässa från den egensinnige och skrupellöse privatdetektiven Michael Sander. Det sista paret vill är att träffa varandra igen, men trots det tvingas deras vägar oundvikligen ihop när liket av en oidentifierad kvinna påträffas i ett plantage på den själländska västkusten. Den unga kvinnan har blivit utsatt för ett nästan obegripligt omfattande våld, hennes kläder är indränkta i havsvatten och det sista hon gjorde i livet var att rista in tecken i sin egen mage med en kniv.

Men när polisinspektör Lene Jensen blir inblandad i ett dödsfall privat finner hon plötsligt en möjlig koppling mellan de båda fallen. Hon söker hjälp hos privatdetektiven Michael Sanders och tillsammans tar de sig an den tuffa utredningen och upptäcker snart att vissa människor vet mer än vad de berättar. Utredningen går nu sakta framåt och det blir en kamp mot klockan när Lene och Michael inser att ännu ett bombdåd hotar landet.

Efter att ha hittat en amatörfilm i sin avlidne fars kassaskåp, bestämmer sig Elisabeth Caspersen för att anställa den exklusiva privatdetektiven Michael Sander. Filmen visar en brutal och välorganiserad mänsklig jakt i ett arktiskt landskap, där hennes pappa deltar som jägare, och Elisabeth fruktar att detta kommer att förstöra det världsomspännande företag som hennes far byggt upp.

Australie-Occidentale, 1876. À dix-huit ans, Cathie aspire à une vie plus palpitante que celle qu'elle mène dans le bush. Aussi saisit-elle sa chance quand un de ses oncles lui suggère de partir pour le Lancashire, la terre natale de sa mère Liza. Cathie s'enfuit de chez elle, ignorant que son oncle la manipule pour se venger de Liza... Agressée dès son arrivée sur les quais de Liverpool, Cathie ne doit son salut qu'à l'intervention d'un homme, Magnus, chez qui elle va trouver refuge. Mais elle a perdu la mémoire.

'Another brilliant, hard-to-put-down book' - 5 STARS, reader review Livia Blake has lost her husband far too soon and faces a crossroads. It's her friend Pearl Grayson, head of Bristol's nursing school, who suggests she would make an excellent district nurse. With training completed and no ties...

Après le succès de la trilogie Cassandra, le cinquième et dernier volet de la saga Swan Hill d'Anna Jacobs. Bram Deagan, pionnier irlandais devenu négociant prospère, verra-t-il le rêve sa vie enfin exaucé : réunir tous les siens en Australie dans la colonie de Swan Hill ? Il faudra d'abord qu'il se réconcilie avec son frère Fregus, arrivé avec sa future épouse. Angleterre, 1871. Avant de mourir en couches, la femme de Fergus Deagan lui fait promettre de partir rejoindre en Australie son frère Bram, un pionnier devenu négociant.

At the end of Hawthorn Close, there is a charming park which boasts two magnificent magnolia trees, and an assortment of houses and apartments. As part of the local council's commitment to a more diverse tenancy in the area, several new occupants are moving into the neighbourhood. From the cottages and farms to the local shop, pub and old manor house, residents' lives are set to intertwine, relationships bloom and both romance and heartache lie ahead.

Rachel Norris wants to forge a new life and career. And she wants to forget her past. When Rachel qualifies as nurse, she does so because she wants to help others and make a difference. But she is also running from a past life that must stay hidden forever. Completing her training, Rachel moves...

Lancashire, 1857. Liza, 17 ans, est employée au service des Pringle, un jeune couple qui la traite bien. Mais son père exige soudain qu'elle revienne vivre parmi les siens pour s'occuper de sa mère malade et de ses jeunes frère et sœur. Liza déchante, mais sa déception n'est rien comparée à la décision qu'a prise pour elle son père : elle épousera un veuf bien plus âgé qu'elle. Pour échapper aux avances pressantes de cet homme qui lui répugne, Liza s'enfuit.

In the peaceful Wiltshire valley of Essington St Mary, architect Corin Drayton stumbles upon a ghastly new building development that is set to destroy the tranquil atmosphere and Edwardian features of this quiet neighbourhood. He is horrified. For only recently has he inherited - and spent his life savings on renovating - a home for himself and his newly pregnant wife Lucia in Larch Tree Lane. From the cottages and farms to the local shop, pub and old manor house, residents' lives are set to intertwine, relationships bloom, and both romance and heartache lie ahead.

Après le succès de la trilogie " Cassandra ", le quatrième volet de la saga " Swan Hill " d'Anna Jacobs. Les deux meilleurs amis du pionnier Bram Deagan vont-ils enfin se marier ? Deux jeunes femmes, Eleanor et Jacinta, trouveront-elles le courage nécessaire et auront-elles suffisamment foi en l'amour pour traverser les océans à la rencontre de Dougal et Mitchell ? Australie-Occidentale, 1870. Bram Deagan, l'un des premiers colons de Swan Hill, dirige un négoce prospère. Il a en Isabella une épouse aimante et possède, depuis que sa sœur et sa tante l'ont rejoint, une famille unie et soudée.

The third audiobook in the gripping and heartwarming new Jubilee Lake series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs *Available to pre-order now!* Readers love Anna Jacobs! 'Amazing' - 5 STARS 'Thank you, Anna, for the pleasure you give in all your books' - 5 STARS 'Another...

Veuve martyrisée par sa belle-fille, Hannah Firth fait la rencontre de Nathaniel King, qui vient de tout perdre... L'espoir renaît alors, mais pour combien de temps ? Le troisième volet de la série Les Pionnières, par l'autrice de la trilogie Cassandra. Lancashire, 1863. Veuve depuis peu, Hannah Firth fait ses adieux à son fils cadet, qui part tenter sa chance en Australie. Elle se retrouve désormais seule en compagnie de son aîné et de son odieuse belle-fille, qui la traite comme une domestique.

The second book in the gripping and heartwarming new Jubilee Lake series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs Lancashire, 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name, and a brave step towards a happier life. Suddenly widowed after an unhappy marriage, and pursued by her...

An unexpected inheritance is most people's dream, but not so for Paula. She's happy and secure in Western Australia with her own business, a complete contrast to her rootless childhood, and has little interest in the minor stately home in Wiltshire of which she is apparently now the owner. Persuaded to at least visit the property, she travels to the UK but from the journey to what awaits her at the other end, complications personal, romantic and financial abound, which will test the adage that home is where the heart is.