Modern Romance Books

Tragedy sent her on a journey far from home . . . Fifteen-year-old Beth's life is shattered when she and her brother Sam are orphaned. Believing that only in America can they make a fresh start, brother and sister leave Liverpool and embark on the greatest adventure of their lives. In New York, Beth's talent with the fiddle earns her the friendship of gamblers, chancers and other rogues. Dodging trouble across America, Beth and her friends head for the Klondike river in search of gold. But how far must Beth go to find happiness? Product Information: ISBN: 9780241465585 Author: Lesley Pearse Publisher: Penguin Books Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 3.2cm

When Nicola's husband, Dominic, retires they decide not to spend their days finding hobbies to fill the time until Countdown is on. Instead, they fulfil their life-long fantasy of buying a country house and filling it with their dearest friends. Reliving their youth and spending their children's inheritance. Joined by seven of their friends they club together to invest in a château in Normandy. Group dinners, fine wine, beautiful scenery - they're living the dream! But la vie en rose is harder than it first appears. Is there a reason why only teenagers take gap years? Product Information: ISBN: 9781785764769 Author: Sarah Long Publisher: Zaffre Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3cm

A caretaker for Roundhouse Row holiday cottages. Wanted. Where? Nelson’s Bar is the perfect little village. Nestled away on the Norfolk coast we can offer you no signal, no Wi-Fi and – most importantly – no problems! Who? The ideal candidate will be looking for an escape from their cheating scumbag ex-fiancé, a diversion from their entitled cousin, and a break from their traitorous friends. What you'll get? Accommodation in a chocolate-box cottage, plus a summer filled with blue skies and beachside walks. Oh, and a reunion with the man of your dreams. Please note: We take no responsibility for any of the above scumbags, passengers and/or traitors walking back into your life… Product Information:• ISBN: 9780008321765• Author: Sue Moorcroft• Publisher: Avon• Format: Paperback• Pages: 400• Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm

When the going gets ruff, it’s time to make a change… In need of a fresh start, Jess has moved to the beautiful Devon seaside town of Pennycombe Bay. However it isn’t the new beginning she was hoping for – she enjoys her new job at the local pet shop but feels like she’s treading on eggshells living with her moody cousin Ruth. When she meets handsome stranger, Nick, on the beach, she thinks she’s made a new friend or something more. Although her hopes of romance are quickly dashed when she finds out he’s seeing another woman… Can Jess make Pennycombe feel like home? Product Information:• ISBN: 9781785034220• Author: Sheila Norton• Publisher: Ebury Press• Format: Paperback• Pages: 416• Dimensions: 13.3 x 3.2 x 20.3 cm

Sometimes the things we desire most are right in front of us. Growing up, Piper Manning spent her childhood caring for her younger siblings. Now they've all grown up, Piper has only one job left to do which is to sell her grandparents lake house. After having it all figured out, a huge storm hits throwing her off course where she bumps into a dark and broody stranger, Camden Reid. The spark between them is shockingly strong, until the return of her siblings and unwanted secrets. Will Piper comes to grips with such secrets in hope of her chance to live the life she's always wanted? Product Information:• ISBN: 9781472269584• Author: Jill Shalvis• Publisher: Headline Publishing Group• Format: Paperback• Pages: 384• Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.2cm

Follow the lives of Carmen, Polly and Dana. Three happy and successful women, but with very different ideas concerning the matters of the heart. Carmen is ready for the new step in her relationship, Polly is apprehensive about marriage after her parent's divorce and Dana longs to find the right person to bring into her life as a single parent. Discover how it's never too late to make a fresh start. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781472263575 • Author: Erin Green• Publisher: Headline Publishing• Format: Paperback• Pages: 400• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 2.5cm

Tina Devino makes more money teaching people to write than writing herself. A middling romance novelist who dreams of penning a bestseller, she’s increasingly forced to compete with younger, blonder debut authors for her publisher and agent’s attention. Feeling forgotten, Tina realises the only way up is to take her career and destiny in hand and build her own happy ending; which is perfect because, for a romance writer, Tina isn’t the most traditional of women… Although she does see her long term partner lover friend, Sergei, once a week which is ‘quite enough, thank you very much’. But her uncomplicated love life might soon need some unravelling when a mysterious Tube Man, unwelcome ex-husband and a shadowy figure in a butterfly mask waltz into the picture. Only Tina can work through the drama and claim the life she’s always wanted… but will she succeed? Hilariously warm, quirky and feel-good, Trisha Ashley's writing is perfect for fans of romantic comedies by Milly Johnson and Jill Mansell. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781784165697• Author: Trisha Ashley• Publisher: Black Swan• Format: Paperback• Pages: 304• Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.3 x 19.6 cm

Daisy’s had a tough year. After losing her mother and struggling with a job she hates, she really needs a break. So, when her boyfriend suggests a summer getaway, Daisy jumps at the chance, organising a romantic trip to her friend Clemmy’s new glamping site. What better to help her heal than long walks in the fresh air and sipping prosecco under the stars? But Daisy didn’t realise Toby hates all things outdoorsy – he’s far more bothered about working on the WiFi than walking in the wilderness. And when Toby isn’t there for Daisy when she needs him most, she starts to question whether he really is The One… especially with writer Jake distracting her from across the lake. Will this be the relaxing getaway Daisy was hoping for? Or is this summer destined to end in disaster…? Product Information:• ISBN: 9780008302511• Author: Catherine Ferguson• Publisher: Avon• Format: Paperback• Pages: 272• Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm

Emma Nightingale needs a place to hide away. Fresh from the heartbreak of a failed relationship, she takes refuge in quiet Crickleford. And not before long – and quite accidentally too – Emma finds herself the town’s favourite pet-sitter, a role she isn’t certain of at first, but soon her heart is warmed by the animals: they expect nothing more of her than she is able to give. The last thing Emma wants is for people to discover the real reason she is lying low, but then the handsome reporter from the local paper takes an interest in her story. Can Emma keep her secret and follow her heart’s desire…? Product Information:• ISBN: 9781529107708• Author: Sheila Norton• Publisher: Ebury Press• Format: Paperback• Pages: 384• Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm

Two girls meet by chance on London's Hampstead Heath - well-mannered and smartly dressy Verity and dishevelled and grubby Ruby. Yet this mismatched pair form an instant friendship strong enough to survive their parents' disapproval. When war engulfs the country - sending Ruby to Devon while Verity struggles to find a new beginning under a shadow from her past - the girls are convinced they will always be there for each other. Until the day on breaks the other's heart... Can Verity and Ruby find a way back to each other before it's too late? Product Information:• ISBN: 9780241465578• Author: Lesley Pearse• Publisher: Penguin Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 524• Dimensions: 18.5 x 11 x 3.5cm

Charlie has a new helper on her bus, her free-spirited and loveable cousin, Delilah, who’s paid a visit to the charming Cornish village of Porthgolow and is helping out on Charlie’s adorable cream tea bus. When the director of a new TV series filming further along the coast tells Delilah that the bus would be the perfect addition to their onsite catering, she takes him a bit too literally. Charlie and Delilah find themselves caught up in the filming of a lavish period drama and it isn’t long before Delilah finds herself drawn to the handsome male lead. But Delilah has made a habit of making rash decisions and it’s one of the reasons she’s hiding out in Cornwall. Could this be one impulsive step too far, or is a change of direction the start of something quite unexpected… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008333478 • Author: Cressida McLaughlin • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 394 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3cm

WW2 Manchester. Newlyweds Helen and Jim Harrison have big plans – to leave the family shop where Helen works and set up home together. But when Jim is tragically killed in an air raid, Helen is heartbroken, her life in ruins. Battling grief and despair, Helen resolves to escape her domineering mother and rebuild her shattered world. Wartime Manchester is a dangerous place, beseiged by crime and poverty. So when Helen joins the Women's Auxiliary Police Corps, working with evacuees, the destitute and the vulnerable, she finds a renewed sense of purpose. She's come a long way from her place behind the counter in the corner shop. But there's still something missing in her heart. Is Helen able to accept love and happiness and find the courage to change her life? Product Information: ISBN: 9781788544009 Author: Alrene Hughes Publisher: Head of Zeus Ltd Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.8cm

Mary Vale, a grand and imposing Mother { Baby Home, sits on the edge of the Lake District. Its doors are open to unmarried women who come to hide their condition and find sanctuary. Women from all walks of life pass through Mary Vale, from beautiful waitress Emily, whose boyfriend has vanished without trace, to young Isla, cast out by her wealthy family after her first year at university goes horribly wrong. Awaiting them is Nurse Ada and Sister Anne who work tirelessly to aid the mothers and safely deliver the babies. But the unforgiving Matron and Head of Governors, Captain Percival, have other, more sinister, ideas. As war looms the women at Mary Vale must pull together for the sake of themselves and their babies and Ada and Anne must help protect their patients, no matter what the cost. Product Information:• ISBN: 9780241467879• Author: Daisy Styles• Publisher: Penguin Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 400• Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm

Young Kitty Drinkwater lives in Paradise Court, just off Burlington Street. Life is tough in Liverpool in the years after the First World War and Kitty is always hungry and dressed in rags. As the eldest child, she is the scapegoat for her feckless, drunken mother. She dreams of a better life... Lilac Larkin's prospects, by contrast, are very different; she is beautiful, self-possessed young woman, and even when her pleasant job as a lady's maid comes to an end and she starts work in a bag factory, she is sure that her life will be full of promise and excitement... So when the two girls meet by chance in a millinery shop, neither can have any idea what changes in their lives the encounter will bring nor how strangely fate will work to bring them together once more. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781787463868• Author: Katie Flynn• Publisher: Arrow Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 416• Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.1 x 17.8 cm

She defied her parents and married for love . . . Following her heart, Fifi moves with Dan to London where they rent a seedy flat in Dale Street, Kennington. Though Fifi must now become acquainted with squalor, she is soon drawn into the goings on behind the shabby front doors of her new neighbours. But it is the Muckles, at number 11, who are the street's focus. Rumours of criminal depravity and shocking behaviour are rife. So when Fifi steps in to help their youngest child, she risks the wrath of this frightening family. Product Information: ISBN: 9780241465608 Author: Lesley Pearse Publisher: Penguin Books Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 3.2cm

When Sally, Beth, Margaret and Rachel meet at a job interview for the wonderful new store in Oxford Street they have no idea they will become lifelong friends. When all four girls are lucky enough to be selected as sales staff their exciting new adventure begins. Join them as they overcome heartbreak and grief, find love and happiness and remain united in their friendship, whatever life throws at them. Product Information: ISBN: 9781838898304 Author: Rosie Clarke Publisher: Boldwood Books Format: Paperback Pages: 322 Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9cm

She only looked away for a second… Anne White only looked away for a second, but that’s all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she disappeared… Product Information:• ISBN: 9780008344016• Author: Philippa East• Publisher: HQ• Format: Paperback• Pages: 352• Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm

Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time. But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787474413 • Author: Beth O'Leary • Publisher: Quercus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4cm

Cassie Beresford has recently landed her dream job as deputy head at her local, idyllic village primary school, Little Acorns. So, the last thing she needs is her husband of twenty years being 'outed' at a village charity auction - he has been having an affair with one of her closest friends. As if that weren't enough to cope with, Cassie suddenly finds herself catapulted into the head teacher position, and at the forefront of a fight to ward off developers determined to concrete over the beautiful landscape. But through it all, the irresistible joy of her pupils, the reality of keeping her teenage children on the straight and narrow, her irrepressible family and friends, and the possibility of new love, mean what could have been the worst year ever, actually might be the best yet... Product Information:• ISBN: 9781838930639• Author: Julie Houston• Publisher: Aria• Format: Paperback• Pages: 400• Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.8 x 19.8cm

Writer Becca Thorne needs an idea - fast! She might have a huge bestseller to her name but, with the deadline for book two approaching, Becca knows she's in danger of losing the career she cares so much about. But Fate has other plans for her when she almost plummets to her death with two strangers in a faulty elevator. Although Becca emerges in one piece, her precious vintage handbag doesn't, and that's when she realises that inspiration has been with her all along. Hidden inside the bag's now-torn lining is a set of beautiful love letters. It might not be her story, yet Becca can't seem to get the romantic words out of her head and feels compelled to discover who wrote the letters. But there's more waiting for Becca than the tale of a romance from long ago - it might be the chance to live her own love story and follow the path Fate has always intended her to... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781472265548 • Author: Jo Watson • Publisher: Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8cm