A heartwarming, feel-good story about embracing new beginnings, from the BESTSELLING author of A New Lease of Life Perfect for fans of Milly Johnson, Maddie Please and Judy Leigh!New beginnings. Old wounds. And a village with its own secret to happiness. . . ✨The peaceful village of Willowbrook seems to be the ideal place for a new lease of life – at least according to Nell’s husband, Barney. With an empty nest and coming towards retirem...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of As the Sun Breaks Through by Ellie Dean, read by Penelope Freeman.THE FIFTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANCliffehaven, June 1944As the planes continue to circle over Cliffehaven, Peggy Reilly’s sister Doris must seek refuge after a V-1 blast destroys her home. Rita, Sarah and the other residents at Beach View Boardi...

She is a servant girl...When her father becomes ill, Emily Carter finds herself sent into service at Priorsfield Manor in order to provide the family with an income.He will be the Lord of the Manor...Emily strikes up an unlikely friendship with the daughters of the house, as well as Nicolas, son of the Earl. But as the threat of war comes ever closer, she becomes even more aware of the vast differences between upstairs and downstair...

A BRAND NEW hilarious, uplifting read, full of friendship and fun - from BESTSELLER Maddie Please✨ Perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Kate Galley and Dee MacDonald!A one way ticket to misadventure! ️When Lizzie Stevens was eighteen, life took a wrong turn. While her best friends Harriet and Anna went interrailing across Europe, Lizzie stayed behind—shunted into a dusty bank job and a sensible life that never quite got back on track.Now sixty-fo...

Brand new from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club'A delightful and jolly romp in the french countryside. A lovely taste of France and generous slice of la bon vivre.' Jo Thomas'A glorious romp that readers will adore. Maddie's warmth and humour will put a smile on your face' Judy LeighDivorced and on a deadline, bestselling novelist Bea Pinkerton has a serious case of writer's block. With her agent breathing down her...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of A Shilling for a Wife by Emma Hornby, read by Penelope Freeman.Sally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse. Then a single coin changed hands.A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton, Lancashire, has been Sally’s prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the workhouse as his wife. A drunkard and bully, Joseph rules her with a rod of iron, using fists and threats to keep her in check.When Sally giv...

Laugh-out-loud women's fiction from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club!'I've loved all of Maddie Please's books but this is my favourite so far - superb characters and a warm, wonderful story. Bravo!' Judy LeighClover Harrington might be sixty-one, but she’s still bossing it in the corporate world and can still run rings around her younger colleagues. And then she is made redundant….Devastated and now suddenly the wr...

It is 1942, and after a childhood of suffering in Birmingham, Maryann Bartholomew has built a life of happiness and safety with her husband Joel and their children, working the canals on his narrowboat, the Esther Jane. But the back-breaking work and constant childbearing take their toll on Maryann, and the tragic loss of her old friend Nancy, followed by a further pregnancy lead her to a desperate act which nearly costs her her life.The walls of her security are broken do...

Brought to you by Penguin.Phoebe Parsons is a liar...a shameless harlot with unscrupulous morals...Phoebe Parsons is destitute, disgraced, and alone. After her mistress tragically dies, Phoebe is forced back onto the poverty-ridden streets of Manchester by her unforgiving new master. Desperately searching for work as a domestic maid, Phoebe soon discovers her reputation is in ruins.Fearing for her future and haunted by the ...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of On a Turning Tide by Ellie Dean, read by Penelope Freeman.THE SIXTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANCliffehaven, October 1944As the Allied troops draw closer to victory, life at Beach View Boarding House is still full of uncertainty.Rosie’s plans for her wedding to Ron Reilly are plagued with misunderstandings...

An unputdownable historical saga set in Victorian Bath, where one woman must fight for freedom, friendship and a second chance. Perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson, Rosie Goodwin and Mary Wood. ✨From grieving widow...1851, England. After her merchant husband saved her from a life of prostitution, Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a housewife in Bristol. But then a constable arrives at her door. Her husband has been found hanged in a Bath hotel room, a ...

To the student nurses at The Nightingale hospital, the ward sisters are heartless and frightening, with impossibly high standards. But the sisters have troubles of their own...Dora, the student nurse is struggling with her heartbreak over Nick, the man who got away. A new arrival on the ward brings the chance to put a smile back on her face. But can she really get over Nick so easily? Dora's fellow student Millie is also torn between the two men in her life. But then an unexpected friendsh...