What happens when two people who are meant to be together can't seem to get it right? Rosie and Alex are destined for each other, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, they are separated as teenagers when Alex and his family relocate from Dublin to Boston. Like two ships always passing in the night, Rosie and Alex stay friends, and though years pass, the two remain firmly attached via emails and letters. Heartbroken, they learn to live without each other. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel o f several missed opportunities, Rosie and Alex learn that fate isn't quite done with them yet.

From the bestselling author of The Shop Girls of Harpers and The Mulberry Lane Series.London, 1913. The shop girls of Harpers Emporium on Oxford Street arehappy in their work and their lives are moving on at quite a pace. United by the suffragette cause and now living under oneroof, some will find love and marriage whilst others experience heartache andtears. Harpers is the bond that holds them together, bringingstrength through hardship and pain and friendship and love.

An accident will open her eyes to a world she never knew existed... Penny Forshaw is racing through the streets of Liverpool in her father's new motor car, rushing to meet her fiancé, and is horrified when she knocks over a little girl. Penny feels it is her duty to take in six-year-old Kelly while she recovers, much to her fiancé's disapproval. Learning about Kelly's miserable, poverty-stricken existence since the Great War opens Penny's eyes to a world she never knew existed. Her decision to look after Kelly will change her in ways she could never have expected, and Penny will make sacrifices for her decision. She wanted to give Kelly a better chance in life – but it may be Kelly who changes Penny's world for the better. An uplifting tale of love and family from much-loved saga author Rosie Harris, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Margaret Dickinson.

Pre-order the BRAND NEW instalment in the bestselling Mulberry Lane series!With Mulberry Lane's favourite pub, The Pig & Whistle undergoing renovation, proprietors Peggy and Able Ronoscki leave the chaos behind and head off on a trip of a lifetime to America. But disaster hits and Peggy finds herself in a critical condition in hospital. Meanwhile, business is booming for young entrepreneurs Fay Ronoscki and Maggie Rowan with their new restaurant and catering empire. It seems neither has time for love. But when fate throws a famous global singing sensation and glamourous racing car driver into the girls paths, falling in love with Jace and Greg seems beyond their control. Cupid has struck. Life is made up of laughter, love and tears. What is next for the folk of Mulberry Lane - can they find the happiness they all so crave? Another passionate tearjerker from Rosie Clarke in the Mulberry Lane series.

One moment can change a lifetime... The last thing top divorce lawyer Olivia Hamilton ever expected was to be served her own divorce papers! To escape her marriage troubles, she agrees to go on a year-long trip to find the ultimate guide to love. Travelling the world, surrounded by stories of love and happiness, it's not long before her thoughts turn to Nathan, her soon-to-be ex-husband, and she starts to take note of her own lessons in love... But with Nathan over a thousand miles away, will it be too late? Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Philippa Ashley and Caroline Roberts.

Fern Jenkins' life is changed for ever when her brother is killed in action and her father dies in a mining explosion. Turned out of their home by the ruthless pit owner, Fern and her mother Wynne are forced to seek a new life in Cardiff. Whilst Wynne finds work in a factory, Fern attends the local school. But here she is bullied and is soon selling flowers outside Cardiff Central station to help make ends meet. When her mother is taken from her in an influenza epidemic, Fern has no one to protect her from her violent and possessive uncle. She longs to escape from the brutality and squalor around her and make something of herself. But with no money and her only friend away at sea, there seems little hope of her ever leaving her life of poverty behind, let alone finding the love she so yearns for...

It's never too late to fall in love ... Now in her seventies and widowed for the past three years, Mary Wilson never expected to find love again. But when a kindly stranger helps her home with her shopping and she invites him in for a cup of tea, it marks the start of a slow-burning friendship. Mary's affection for Bill grows steadily, despite his failing health and repeated attempts to interfere by her scheming daughter-in-law. But despite her growing feelings for Bill, Mary finds it hard to adjust to sharing her life with someone again and is reluctant to take the relationship further.It's only when tragedy strikes Mary's family, that she realizes how much Bill has come to mean to her and how she needs him now as never before. But has she left it all too late ... ?

Lucy Collins and her brother Sam have lived side by side with the Tanner family all their lives. Lucy and Robert Tanner long for the day when they can marry and the future is full of promise for all three. Until tragedy strikes when Lucy's parents are killed in a car crash, and Sam is left gravely injured and in need of careful nursing. Sam's girlfriend Patsy refuses to help, and Lucy has little choice but to postpone her wedding. Not only is she left heartbroken at the loss of her parents, Lucy is then devastated to discover that Robert has betrayed her in the worst possible way. With little money and unable to earn a regular wage, Lucy and Sam are forced to move into the slums of Cardiff. As Sam's health deteriorates and their life spirals into poverty and despair, Lucy wonders if she'll ever find happiness again...

What would happen if Jane Austen's Mansfield Park was set in the twenty-first century? When Frankie Price goes to live with her wealthy cousins, she finds herself part of a social scene that she'd only read about in magazines. Shy and overwhelmed, she retreats into her own passion: writing. But when the entire family is rocked by scandal, and her mate Ned comes under the spell of the beautiful but manipulative Alice, Frankie realises that she has to fight for the life she wants.

The only child of over-protective parents, Sarah Lewis yearns to leave home. Studying hard to please them, she earns a place at Cardiff University. Here she is swept off her feet by handsome Gwyn Roberts, but when she becomes pregnant her parents are devastated and turn her from their door.All Gwyn and Sarah can afford are two squalid rooms in the infamous slums of Cardiff and Sarah soon realises she's made a terrible mistake. Gwyn becomes increasingly distant and when the baby dies in infancy, he leaves Sarah with little choice but to fall on her parents' mercy.But just when Sarah is starting to pull her life back together again, she is drawn to the charms of Stefan Vaughan and finds herself in trouble once more...

Summer at the Little Duck Pond Cafe by Rosie Green

Summer at the Little Duck Pond Cafe by Rosie Green

The CasanovaCooking, cleaning... List all the household chores a housewife can do, and Hunter can do them better. In fact, his life has made a complete one hundred eighty-degree turn, from being the number one Casanova of Australasia to the number one partner for Clarice. And he loves his new life.But as the days leading to the birth of their child lessen, someone is planning to tear them apart. Will he ever hear Clarice say, "I love you," or will the forces of his past reputation ruin his chances at this one happiness?The SpinsterClarice is basking in her happy glow. Having Hunter by her side on the day of their baby's birth is all she's ever wished for. But when she witnesses Hunter with another woman, her world shatters.Now she must ask herself, should she risk the heartbreak of losing the man she loves or continue to live as a spinster with her baby forever?Clarice and Hunter's love story spans over 3 full novels in The Spinsters & Casanovas Series.1) Baby Be Mine2) Baby I'm...

Based on a true story about the author finding her real mother in the South of France, Abandoned Love is a compulsive, emotive read This novel is about three women, Miriam, Marjorie and Rosie. Miriam, a Lucie Clayton model, falls in love in 1960s Dublin with a South African businessman. Unable to go through with an abortion, or tell her parents, she heads to London, to consider offering her child up for a private adoption. Marjorie has let life pass her by, until in her 40s, she meets the love of her life Arthur. They marry, but cannot have children. At 44, she meets Miriam and agrees to look after her daughter with a view to adopting her. Rosie grows up in a largely dysfunctional, albeit privileged home. She daren't tell anyone she is adopted for fear of hurting her adoptive mother. She eventually tells her fiancee when she mistakenly thinks she herself is pregnant. They agree that to contact her real mother would devastate Marjorie, so do nothing. The years pass. After...

Some people book last-minute holidays, walk barefoot in the grass or party on a week night. Not Nicola Brown. Nicola is the kind of girl who double-locks the front door, leaves the plastic covering on new furniture, sticks to a super-strict diet and definitely, absolutely Does Not Date. Her colleague Caroline – loopy, warm and exasperated by her, knows that Nicola’s reluctance to lose control means she’s living only half a life. And so she lays down the gauntlet: Nicola must cast aside her hang ups and go on as many dates as it takes to find true love in time for Valentine’s Day. The pick of local men is, quite frankly, a bit rubbish. And there are only three months until February 14th. Surely it’s an impossible task? But, as Nicola is about to find out on her dodgy dates, letting go isn’t quite as scary as she imagined. In fact, it’s rather a lot of fun…

Liverpool, 1924. Racing to meet her fianc? in her father's new-fangled motor car, Penny Forshaw knocks over a little girl and - much to her fianc?'s disapproval - feels it her duty to take in six-year-old Kelly while she recovers. But little did Penny anticipate the challenges and responsibilities of looking after a child from the slums, and Kelly's miserable, poverty-stricken existence opens Penny's eyes to a world she never knew existed.Her relationship with her fianc? Arnold under strain, Penny's decision to take in young Kelly will change her life in ways she could never have expected. She wanted to give Kelly a better chance in life - but it may be Kelly who changes Penny's life for the better.

1805 England. Lady Arabella is in love with Miles. But he has wife… And living under his guardianship is unbearable… Author’s note: This work is more romance than erotica unlike my other works. **This event is three years after “Charity, the Generous Miss”.

Their lives were torn by conflicts only love could heal... When the war was over, Lieutenant Kate Russell would marry a man with a pedigree as sound as her own. Because confidence, beauty and privilege were advantages she took for granted; and besides her aristocratic parents had great plans for her: Then she met Robert Campbell, a mere staff driver. Handsome in a rugged, rawboned sort of way, his lack of breeding both excited and intrigued her. Her family, initially outraged by the proposal, would only accept their marriage if Robert climbed the ranks of the army. But when peace is declared and Robert achieves the rank of Major, Kate finds she has her own bitter and personal war to contend with. Trapped by her parents' possessive demands, tormented by Robert's passionate but wayward love, she fights her own lonely battle to save her marriage and her reputation...

What would happen if Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was set in the twenty-first century?When Mrs. Bennet inherits enough money to move to the kind of village she has always dreamed of, her daughters find themselves swept up in a glamourous life of partying and countryside pursuits.But Lizzie and her sisters soon discover that, beneath the very smart surface, lurks a web of intrigue and rivalries...