"The reliable one who makes her laugh...or the hot one
she can't believe chose her."
Ruth Jones loves her boyfriend Justin. He is handsome, has a killer body, and
the sex is awesome. He does have one major fault though. He travels so much
with work that she only gets to see him once or twice a week, and that is his
reasoning for always wanting to…stay in. She’s dissatisfied with this
arrangement; all she wants is for people to get to know her boyfriend. Okay, so
she wants them to see she has a hunk of a boyfriend, but is that so wrong?
When Ruth wakes up in a hotel room one morning suffering from a major hangover,
she tries to piece the events of the previous night together. Feeling let down
by yet another no-show by Justin at a work function, she’d headed to the bar
and ordered a drink. The last thing she remembers is sitting next to an
average-looking guy with a nice accent and large hands and wondering just what
those hands could do given half the chance. When the bathroom door opens, and
Mr. Average walks out, she realises that at the ripe old age of thirty-three,
Ruth Jones has experienced her first one-night stand.
Faith formed a unique relationship with her boyfriend, Paul.
They liked their independence, doing what they wanted without consulting the
other, and they had never said those three significant words, I love you, which
none of their friends or family could quite understand. However, there is one
complication in their relationship—Paul’s snobbish father, who thought Faith an
unsuitable lady friend for his son. In fear that his son would marry Faith and
interbreed, he demanded Paul stop seeing her.
When Paul suddenly does a disappearing act, Faith decides whatever it was
between her and Paul was over. He could come back on bended knee, begging and
kicking, but there wasn’t a chance in hell this time they would get back
together. However, when Paul returns unannounced, he finds Faith in the arms of
another man.
What happens next is a tangled web of double dating, secrecy, sexual favours,
and betrayal.
Take a trip to the steamy side of English suburbia. To the
envying eyes of the locals, three ordinary women in their forties seem to have wonderful
families and excellent careers. Or do they?
Annie Fitzgerald's perfect marriage to the debonair Patrick falls apart when
she discovers him having an affair. Struggling with a failed marriage, her
world turns upside down. Suddenly being at home is not the ideal life she
thought it would be. Annie finds solace in her salsa teacher. Patrick ends his
affair, but with near fatal consequences.
Lorna Davies, mother of four children, is in a loveless marriage to Robin.
Unexpectedly she literally runs into Ben Adams, an old flame from her teens.
Secrets about her past that she has kept hidden for years are revealed,
dramatically affecting her family, changing all their lives.
Celina Peel's ex-husband, Ethan, arrives at her office after being gone twelve years.
She truly believes him when he says he has changed. As Celina makes plans for
the future with Ethan, she can not help wondering, has he changed or not? She
encounters another problem, her son's girlfriend. Unable to cut the apron
strings, Celina has to accept Sam's girlfriend or lose him forever.
Zoe North walked down the aisle, aware that all eyes were on
her. She knew she should be savouring this moment, yet all she could focus on
was the man at the altar, the man that, in a few minutes from now, would be
promising to spend the rest of his life with her.
As the vicar starts the wedding ceremony, Zoe recalls her turbulent, two-year
relationship with Dale Kennedy, literally, falling head over heels but not in
love, when they first meet.
A night dancing at a salsa club leads to more than she bargained for. An
ultimatum that could change Zoe’s life forever and a honeymoon she will never
forget.
A witty, spicy, story of love, friendship and never expecting the inevitable.
After her husband’s death, Sophie and her young daughter
return to her family in Derbyshire. The Ferguson’s seem like a perfect family
until you scratch the surface. With so many emotional baggage, and only nine
weeks to Christmas, can Sophie bring them altogether for the perfect Christmas
she dreams of?
Thomas, the gorgeous, moody decorator, is a man with his own
agenda that doesn't seem to include Sophie. Even in his paint-smeared tee
shirt, faded jeans and scuffed boots, he is immodestly masculine, handsome and
sizzling hot. But when his eyes reflect the pain she knows so well, Sophie
cannot help but wonder if there is another side to the cold exterior.
Thomas finds his heart opening to this beautiful, wounded
woman from his past. A passion smoulders as they work together in the months
before Christmas. But he has been hurt before and hesitates to stoke the fire
between them.
Will the magic of the holidays heal a family and bring two
lost souls together?
Clare Darby is feeling restless, but can’t quite put her
finger on why. Her life is in order, so what is the problem? When her daughter
asks what she really wants for Christmas how can Clare tell her all she wants is
to get laid. All her life she has fallen for Mr. Wrong. Will she ever find Mr.
Right?
Wedding invitations are supposed to bring a smile to your
face, with thoughts of a happy occasion that two people would be joining in
Holy matrimony, publicly declaring their love for each other. However, for
Laura Lee, it was just confirmation that at thirty-three, she had spent all her
time and efforts on her career and was still single.
After finding out that her ex will be attending the same wedding, Laura Lee has
three days to find herself a date. In desperation, she calls on the help of her
best friend Lisa, the who's who of Nottingham's eligible bachelors.
Discovering that Nottingham's most rich and handsome men find her icy, Laura
has to take her only option, the man she most despises, her work colleague Adam
Ford.
Polly Wilkins is a successful freelance journalist slash
writer. She has been living with her partner Steve in what her parents call sin
for the last eight years. But, to her parent’s disappointment, there are no
signs of wedding bells or the patter of tiny feet on the horizon. Why? Because
Polly, is not in the least bit maternal. Can this all change after Polly and
Steve have a torrid weekend looking after her nephew? Or will Polly stick to
her guns and loose Steve forever?
If any of Grace Worthing’s friends dared to suggest she
should go on a blind date, her answer would have been, “Blind dates are so
tacky; they are definitely for the desperate.” She was so over men! After her
fifth Sex on the Beach cocktail she told friends she would never have sex
again, let alone have sex on a beach. Then, somewhere between her second and
third tequila slammer, Grace found herself, agreeing to meet Adrian. Little did
she know how interesting and unexpected her blind date would be.
No Strings Attached
Learner Mum
Unexpected Blind Date
INCLUDING Angel of
Kindness
Megan Shepard was not looking forward to Christmas. Now
divorced, all she had to look forward to was spending Christmas in Derbyshire,
with her sixty four year old, bisexual, hippie mother, and a scrawny little
sapling tree, overdressed with cheap decorations from the pound shop. However,
her friends had other ideas, like taking her to Pinkie’s Night Club, their old
stomping ground as teenagers. This brought back memories of rah-rah skirts,
fishnets, and legwarmers dancing to Madonna, until the DJ played The Power of
Love, whereupon Richie King would take her hand and lead her to the dance
floor.
Always Mr. Wrong
Zoe North
Coming Home for Christmas
