Genres: Romance, Womens Fiction

The Making of Maddy James She’s got dreams. Ludicrous, fanciful dreams to become a fashion designer. But years spent caring for her adoptive mother and being a full-time breadwinner has forced Maddy to leave her dreams unspoken. It’s something of a family tradition – keeping secrets. When her estranged aunt Tess invites her to spend the summer in Corfu, Maddy glimpses a different future. Designing a wedding dress for Adriana, daughter of the influential Gavros family, could be the break she needs. However, the commission comes with conditions. And complications. Once again, Maddy must ignore her suspicions and stay quiet. And Kon, Adriana's uncle, is a complication she really doesn't need. But they're not the only secrets she’s keeping… As the summer unfolds and her secrets start to unravel, Maddy must decide: will she continue to live in the shadows of half-truths and compromise? Or finally find the courage to...

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Age Groups: 18+

The Year of Yes and No A picture paints a thousand words, but sometimes you just need one. 1802 Colchester Hall, Northumberland. Harriet Colchester has been invisible all her life - a dutiful daughter, wife, and now, a dutiful widow. Inheriting her husband's fortune gives Harriet a freedom she has only dreamt of. Now wealthy, she can say yes whenever she chooses – but only if she remains unmarried. Battling her ingrained sense of duty, her conniving mother-in-law, and her growing feelings for long-time confidante Alexander leaves Harriet with an agonising choice – freedom, or love. Which will she say ‘yes’ to? 2023 London. Gabriella Sullivan’s job at a London art gallery pays the bills, but being her family's default administrator, cook and babysitter is what drains her energy. When she stumbles upon Regency miniatures of Harriet Colchester, she's fascinated by the differences in the portraits – one deferential, the...

Genres: Historical Fiction, Womens Fiction, Suspense
Age Groups: 18+

Damaged. Defiant. Renewed. 2022: Finally free from a controlling relationship, author Cat Kennedy moves into her aunt’s old house. Rapidly running out of cash, she desperately needs to recreate the success of her first novel. When she discovers a Victorian diary buried in the garden, she’s inspired by the story of Emily, Lady Cleveland, and begins to rebuild her confidence – and the fernery. But somebody is watching Cat and they want to see her fail. First, it’s anonymous text messages that grow darker and more threatening. Then a carefully-designed campaign of intimidation that rapidly escalates. Is Cat’s life in danger? 1862: Grieving the loss of her new-born son and suffocated by society’s expectations, Emily Cleveland flees from London and the manipulative Dr Schenley, who she holds responsible for the death of her longed-for baby. Designing the fernery in the peace of Cleveland House gives Emily new purpose, helping her...

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Her dream job. One fly in the ointment. Magda Keane has been waiting for this job her whole life –creating her design for the exotic gardens in the huge Arcadia glasshouse. This assignment could grow her developing reputation – even get her a partnership. There are just two problems... The first is enigmatic Vincenzo Mazzi, the Italian engineer in charge of the solar panels powering the glasshouse. She’s never forgotten the way she threw herself at him, nor the humiliation of his polite rejection. The second is the failure of Vincenzo's system, which threatens her garden. For Vincenzo, having Magda on site, in the flesh, is enough to give him sleepless nights. He’s been so intent on building his business, he’s kept his passion under lock and key. The strange problems with his tried and tested system are giving him an almighty headache. That, and working with Magda, threaten both...

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Two outsiders connected by love. Four hundred years apart. 2019. Trainee teacher Stacie Hayward is spending the summer with her brilliant, academic family. And with her ghosts. It’s a strange gift that she’s had since childhood – and learned to keep quiet about. When Stacie’s parents invite American professor Nate to stay, Stacie’s ghosts suddenly vanish. Then Stacie is visited by the ghost of a young woman who calls her cousin and who offers to protect her. But protect her from what? 1619. Sarah Bartlett, a young healer, is suspected of witchcraft. The only person to defend her is John Dillington, the new parson. But is he in love – or bewitched? And can he save her from the flames? Alone and bewildered, Stacie uncovers more of her past and realises that choices made long ago are rippling through time to threaten her. History may be repeating itself – but...

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

Ella Sanderson manages the farms and estate at Ashton Manor. She’s an old-fashioned girl who knows what she likes. And she hates the ultra-modern garden designed by horticulture’s bad boy, Connor McPherson which will destroy the place that brought her solace and potentially empty the estate’s coffers. Plus, Connor is just the type she’s learned to mistrust. Bright blue eyes and Irish charm may have captivated her employer Lady Susan—but not her! Ella can’t overrule Lady Susan’s wishes for the garden, but she can just… not help. Connor McPherson didn’t want the commission, but as the garden will host his best friend’s wedding, he couldn’t refuse it. If the wettest English weather on record hasn’t completely blown his chances of completing the build for the big day, he’s also battling the snooty estate manager who couldn’t be less enthusiastic. When mounting problems force them to work together, the stage is...

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+

A broke, idealistic gardener. A matchmaking teenager. Her cynical property developer dad. What could go wrong? Sam Winterson needs business more than a love-life. So when wealthy teenager Magda asks her to design the Keane family garden, she jumps at the chance. But watching Sam’s every move, is Magda’s dad, Jonas. He’s just the kind of corporate stuffed shirt Sam despises. Or would do, if she wasn’t so attracted to him. Workaholic Jonas is not happy to be out of the office – he’s got a secret development in the village at a sensitive stage. A distraction in the form of a tree-hugging, pixie-faced gardener is the last thing he needs. Particularly as the summer wears on and temperatures start to rise… Magda, tired of her dad’s trophy girlfriends, longs for a real family and a smart woman in Jonas’s life. Sam could be it. But Magda’s matchmaking is nipped...