"Reel Life, the debut work of fiction by Jackie Townsend, charts the story of two sisters who must call upon the past to forge a new and meaningful connection. With iconic moments of contemporary cinema as its driving narrative thread, this finely-wrought, absorbing work will cut straight to the heart, and reveal the intricate emotions which come together in family."

"Reel Life, the debut work of fiction by Jackie Townsend, charts the story of two sisters who must call upon the past to forge a new and meaningful connection. With iconic moments of contemporary cinema as its driving narrative thread, this finely-wrought, absorbing work will cut straight to the heart, and reveal the intricate emotions which come together in family."

Not your typical Italian love story... Smart, career driven Jamie had not intended to fall in love. And to a foreigner no less, an Italian who doesn't reveal his heritage at first. Jack is short for John, he tells her, but she soon discovers that John is short for Giovanni. Insanely handsome and intense but unreadable, Giovanni is a man of few words. When after two months together she accompanies him to his cousin's wedding in Italy, Jamie learns that he hasn't been back to the troubled fa...

Not your typical Italian love story... Smart, career driven Jamie had not intended to fall in love. And to a foreigner no less, an Italian who doesn't reveal his heritage at first. Jack is short for John, he tells her, but she soon discovers that John is short for Giovanni. Insanely handsome and intense but unreadable, Giovanni is a man of few words. When after two months together she accompanies him to his cousin's wedding in Italy, Jamie learns that he hasn't been back to the troubled fa...

An encounter with an Italian leads a woman down a path of love and self discovery, though this is not your typical Italian love story. Smart, career driven Jamie had not intended to fall in love. And to a foreigner no less, an Italian who doesn't reveal his heritage at first. Jack is short for John, he tells her, but she soon discovers that John is short for Giovanni. Insanely handsome and intense but unreadable, Giovanni is a man of few words. When after two months together she accompanie...

Inside the rising tech microcosms of Seoul, Singapore, Japan, and India, far from the mendacity of Silicon Valley, a serial tech entrepreneur pursues a last-ditch attempt to build something great: COMPASS, an open-source network platform that Microsoft has labeled “reckless.” At stake are his reputation, his dwindling bank account, and his fifteen-year relationship with the only woman he’s ever loved—a woman in the midst of reckoning with who she is and what really matters to her in the fa...

Part of the Mills & Boon 100th Birthday CollectionAfter months apart from her Italian husband, Francesco Bartini, Sonia returns to Venice knowing she will inevitably see him. Sonia has accepted that their marriage is over. But when Francesco realises she’s eight-and-a-half-months pregnant, he’s determined to win back his wife…

Sicilian Engagement Series, Book OneBillionaire Lorenzo Ferrante has tried marriage before and knows it for the trap it is. However, like it or not, he needs a fiancée now in order to close a deal that will set him free from his family’s sordid past. All the Sicilian wants is to start fresh somewhere and build a good life for himself and his two little girls. A wife would also be able to help him care for and guide his twin daughters. It’s as simple as that.Thanks to her lo...

A sizzling standalone romance from USA Today bestseller Ember Casey.Once upon a time, a rising starlet fell in love with Hollywood’s hottest bad boy. It was love at first sight for both of them—a romance straight out of the movies.At least that’s what they want you to think.Emilia Torres has everything she’s ever wanted. After years of struggling to become an actress, she’s finally caught her big break—a role opposite the hottest s...

“Funny, moving. . . I defy anyone to finish this story without tears in their eyes.” —Graeme Simsion, bestselling author of The Rosie ProjectWhat would you do if you knew you only had 100 days left to live? For Lucio Battistini, it’s a chance to spend the rest of his life the way he always should have—by making every moment count.Imperfect, unfaithful, but loveable Lucio has been thrown out of the house by his wife and is sleeping ...

Secrets on your doorstep don't stay secret for long... A romantic comedy perfect for fans of of Debbie Johnson and Holly Martin.When Daniele Bracci – a musician at Rome's Opera Theatre arrives at his new apartment, he is surprised by the warm welcome he receives from his neighbours. Giovanna however, is more preoccupied with introducing him to her daughter Anita. But what she doesn't know is that for the last two y...

*** Finalist, 2014 Maggie Awards for Excellence! ****** Semi-finalist, Kindle Book Review’s 2014 Best Kindle Book Awards! ***ANTONIO LEGATOI’ve finally earned my place in the Lucchesi family. Me, the orphan, the outsider, the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy who doesn’t really belong.I’ve fought hard to get where I am, and I love Enrico Lucchesi like a father. I would never betray him.But when the girl who broke me, Bianca Lucchesi, comes ...