Young, decorative and almost without formal schooling, Viola Otway takes a job with a charity working for the conservation of old houses. An assignment at Inskip House in Nottinghamshire brings her into contact with the handsome, lazy and utterly charming Jeremy, and love soon grows.
Corinna Chapman leaves her high-powered career and toxic marriage to embrace a new life as a baker in Melbourne, running her own business, Earthly Delights. Living in a quirky building with eccentric neighbors, she enjoys her fresh start until chaos ensues with the arrival of a junkie, mysterious threats, and a series of bizarre encounters involving Goths and lost girls. As she navigates these challenges, Corinna must balance her new life with the demands of her bakery, all while dealing with unexpected romance and intrigue.
On a warm fall day, a women's reproductive health services clinic becomes the scene of a crisis when a gunman bursts in, taking everyone hostage. Police hostage negotiator Hugh McElroy quickly sets up a perimeter, but his world shatters when he discovers his fifteen-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside. As tensions rise, Wren encounters a diverse group of individuals: a nurse who must overcome her own fear to save a wounded woman, a doctor whose faith is tested under pressure, a pro-life protester disguised as a patient, and a young woman seeking to terminate her pregnancy. Each character's story unfolds during the standoff, revealing their motivations and struggles that led them to this moment. The narrative, structured to count backward through the hours of the crisis, explores complex themes such as the rights of pregnant women versus the rights of the unborn and the essence of good parenting. This gripping tale, penned by a fearless writer, invites readers to engage in meaningful debate and fosters a deeper understanding of a contentious issue.
Dopo una settimana di blackout, Daniel, il suo fidanzato, si rifà vivo, malconcio e inquieto per l'incontro-scontro con una specie di messia che sembra lasciare dietro di sé una scia di sangue. Ma anche a una sua vicina accadono fatti inspiegabili: Juliette Lefebvre, proprietaria di "Piaceri divini", la migliore pasticciera della città, è disperata: qualcuno boicotta i suoi costosissimi cioccolatini. È solo uno scherzo di cattivo gusto o c'è qualcosa di più sinistro dietro tutto questo? Perché i delitti sembrano sorgere spontaneamente nelle vicinanze della panetteria di Corinna?
Il sole sta tramontando su un mare in tempesta, e James Farrell lo osserva da una finestra di Seton Castle, la residenza in Cornovaglia che, per più di quarant'anni, ha condiviso con sua moglie Sarah. Ma Sarah è morta, ed è stato James ad ucciderla, appena ventiquattr'ore prima. Perché? Perché un uomo pacifico ha ucciso la sua compagna, dopo mezzo secolo di felice convivenza? Le risposte non sono facili da affrontare, ma James sa di doverlo fare, e sa che, per farlo, deve ricostruire il proprio passato: deve tornare all'epoca in cui, rampollo dell'alta società londinese, aveva conosciuto Ella, la cugina di Sarah, e l'aveva amata appassionatamente, contro tutti e contro tutto...
Zannah and Adrian are planning to marry in May, the loveliest time of year. Zannah has always wanted a beautiful, traditional wedding and feels she missed out the first time around when she married Cal, father of her daughter Isis. Now two families are to meet for the first time. Will the slightly bohemian Gratrixes from Cheshire and the wealthy Ashtons from the Home Counties like each other? The meeting will take place on neutral territory, at a lunch party in the home of Zannah's Great-Aunt Charlotte in London—but no one anticipates the reaction when Zannah's mother and Adrian's stepfather first meet and the series of events that is set in motion. Full of revelations, reconciliations, and romance, this charming novel shows that not all marriages are made in heaven.
Inspektorin Liu Hulan wird in ein abgelegenes chinesisches Dorf gerufen, wo der vermeintliche Selbstmord der schwangeren Arbeiterin Mioashan mit der amerikanischen Spielzeugfabrik Knight in Verbindung steht. Kurz vor der Aufklärung des Falls bricht ein Feuer in der Fabrik aus, und Hulan gerät in große Gefahr.
