When laundress Mercy Seaton?s chance meeting with Peter Lisburne at the annual Torquay regatta leads to a whirlwind proposal, she?s swept into her husband?s glittering world at ?I do?. But all that glitters is not gold and Mercy?s discomfort in the drawing rooms of Edwardian society leave her adrift in a world she?s ill prepared for. Combined with the onset of war, Mercy?s life becomes an ever-changing landscape of uncertainty. As the world falls...

At Christmas time, it seems as though a woman's work is never done. Trimming the tree, mailing the cards, schlepping to the shops, the endless wrapping - bah humbug! So this year, Joy and Laura and the rest of their knitting group decide to go on strike. If their husbands and families want a nice holiday filled with parties, decorations and presents - well, they'll just have to do it themselves. The boycott soon takes on a life of its own when a reporter...

As he steps out of his hotel in Atlanta with the love of his life, the last thing President Tucker expects is to be greeted by the flashing cameras of the media. Or for his affair to be revealed to the world. The President must act to stop the scandal from spiralling out of control, just weeks before the vote for a second term. But not before he figures out how to keep the First Lady on his side. Grace Tucker, however, has other plans. Betrayed and...

I WANT TO MAKE MY HUSBAND FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH ME. LET ME EXPLAIN. I HAVEN'T BEEN READING ARTICLES IN OLD WOMEN'S MAGAZINES - 'TWENTY WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MAN'. I WANT HIM TO FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH ME SO THAT WHEN I TELL HIM TO GET THE HELL OUT OF MY LIFE, HE'LL CARE. I WANT IT TO HURT... Paula has had Robert's back since they got together as drama students. She gave up her dreams so he could make it. Now he's one of the nation's most popular actors....

After decades in a deeply unhappy marriage, Annie Doyle can barely bring herself to care that her husband Vince is finally about to die. But as the family gathers to see out his final days, Vince utters a single word that will change everyone's lives completely: 'Martha'. Who is Martha? And why is Annie so quick to dismiss the mention of her name? As Annie's long-held secrets start to emerge, the lives of everyone she holds dear will be changed forever....

Ginny Splinter, acclaimed radio host and relationship expert, prides herself on knowing what's best for others. So, she's sure her husband, Adrian, will love the special trip to Italy she's planned for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. But when Ginny presents the gift, he surprises her with his own very different plan: a divorce. Beside herself with heartache, Ginny impulsively goes live on air to invite four heartbroken listeners to join her...

In 'My Lovely Wife', Mark takes us through harrowing years with compassion and candour, as he and Giulia renegotiate their relationship, anchored by an abiding devotion to each other and their family. A story of the fragility of the mind, and the tenacity of the human spirit, this book is, above all, a love story that raises profound questions: How do we best care for the people we love? What and who do we live for?

Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that 'sharing is caring'. So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are screaming. The principal is mortified. And one parent is dead. Was it a murder, a tragic accident or just good parents gone bad? As the parents at Pirriwee Public are about to discover, sometimes it?s the little lies that turn out to be...

It's always the husband, isn't it? One weekend, while Andrew Mason was on a fishing trip, his wife, Brie, vanished without a trace. Most people assumed Andy had got away with murder, but the police couldn't build a strong case against him. Now, six years later, Andy has put his life back together. He's sold the house he shared with Brie and moved away for a fresh start. When he hears his old house has been bulldozed and a new house built in its place,...

Amber Ainsley works for the wealthy Greenwoods. But when Amber falls pregnant with Mr Barnaby Greenwood's illegitimate child, he casts her out, leaving her homeless and without an income. Amber flees to Whitby where she stays with her uncle until her child is born. Upon discovering this, Barnaby offers to find a family to raise Amber's daughter, to save her going to the workhouse. Broken-hearted but wanting the best for her child, Amber hands her...