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Description After six blissful years with scientist boyfriend Owen, Bella Beecham was convinced he was about to pop the question she’d been longing to hear. Instead, he accepted a prestigious job in California and left England without a backwards glance. Now, Owen’s back in the village of Saffron Sweeting, and appears to be more eligible than ever. Bella’s determined that the man of her dreams won’t slip through her fingers again. But her plans to tone up, trim down, and tempt Owen back into her life prove bittersweet. Although Bella’s talent for baking wins her new friends, her tasty treats have a disconcerting tendency to sabotage her own intentions. And as her increasingly bold attempts to recapture Owen’s heart stumble, Bella must question whether she’s chasing a guy who wants to be caught. A British romantic comedy featuring both familiar characters and fresh faces, Sweet Pursuits explores how a young woman seeking her soulmate must first learn to love herself. Review Whils...

Description Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?  For all fans of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl comes this spellbinding Hitchcockian thriller which takes psychological suspense to the next level Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules. After moving in, she discovers that a previous tenant, Emma, met a mysterious death there - and starts to wonder if her own story will be a re-run of the girl before. As twist after twist catches the reader off guard, Emma's past and Jane's present become inexorably entwined in this tense, page-turning portrayal of psychological obsession. Review The book flips between the previous tenant of One Folgate Street and the current tenant and their interaction with Edward the architect of the building they liv...

Description When your Monday morning begins with a dead dog and ends with a dead boss, you know it's going to be one of those days. And breakfast TV reporter Cora Baxter has already had the weekend from hell, after the man she'd planned a fabulous future with unceremoniously dumped her. Now Cora's much-hated boss has been murdered - the list of suspects isn't exactly short, but as the enquiry continues the trail leads frighteningly close to home. Why is Cora's rival, glamorous, bitchy newsreader Alice Lomas, so devastated by their boss's death? What dark secrets are Cora's camera crew hiding? And why has her now ex-boyfriend vanished? The race to stop the killer striking again is on... Review I have to say that I was attracted to this book because of the author. I've seen Jackie on QVC and wondered if she could write? As the book is based on a TV reporter and Jackie used to be one I had a feeling it would be a pretty good real life read. I'm p...

Praise for  Two Days Gone A January Indie Next Great Read “…a suspenseful, literary thriller that will resonate with readers long after the book is finished. A terrific choice for Dennis Lehane fans.”— Library Journal,   STARRED review “Beneath the momentum of the investigation lies a pervasive sadness that will stick with you long after you've turned the last page.”— Kirkus Reviews “…skillfully written thriller.”— Publishers Weekly “…impressive novel…an intriguing thriller.”— Booklist “ …this novel [will] linger in readers’ minds well after  Two Days Gone .”— Shelf Awareness “Two Days Gone  is a quiet, intense, suspenseful mystery about a man who has lost everything. Rich with descriptions and atmosphere…. Two Days Gone  is relentless in its suspense, and the final twists in the novel are sure to not disappoint.”—  Foreword Review   “An absolute gem of literary suspense, pitting ordinary people in extraordinary circum...