Books
‘Tis the Damn Season
'Tis the Damn Season
This year, their families can deck the bloody halls themselves...
Old friends Shelley, Lena and Pearl have reached their limit with the festive preparations that always fall to them. So - stuff the turkey - they’re running away from Christmas. But what are they really running away from? And, 500 miles away from home, can they bear to go back to their old lives?
The Woman Who Ran Away From Everything
The Woman Who Ran Away From Everything
Kate is sick of it. Sick of being a wife, cook, dog walker and flat-pack assembler, while still being treated like a doormat. Her husband all but ignores her – unless he needs a clean shirt – and she’s constantly compelled to keep up with the (very smug) Joneses in their neighbourhood.
The Man I Met on Holiday
The Man I Met on Holiday
When Lauren and James fall in love in Corsica, life couldn’t feel more wonderful. But can the magic last when the holiday’s over, and they’re plunged back into their messy and complicated real lives?
The Woman Who Took a Chance
The Woman Who Took a Chance
For three decades Jen has loved being a flight attendant. Now redundant and grounded, she’s persuaded to dive into the dating world for the first time in her life. Is she heading for disaster? Or could this be her most thrilling journey yet?
The Dog Share
The Dog Share
Suzy is having the worst day of her life when a wet, shaggy terrier turns up at a remote cottage on a Hebridean island. She’s there to rescue her wrecked business - but is this little lost dog about to rescue her too?
When Life Gives You Lemons
When Life Gives You Lemons
The menopause is no joke for Viv - especially when her husband reckons she's night sweating just to spite him. When his affair comes to light, it’s tempting to hit the gin. But instead of mourning her old, cosy life, Viv realises this is her time to shine…
The Mum Who Got Her Life Back
The Mum Who Got Her Life Back
When her 18-year-old twins leave for university, single mum Nadia’s life changes in ways she never expected: her Glasgow flat feels suddenly huge, laundry doesn’t take up half her week, and she no longer has to buy ‘the Big Milk’. After almost two decades of putting everyone else first, Nadia is finally taking care of herself. And with a budding romance with new boyfriend Jack, She’s never felt more alive.
That is, until her son Alfie drops out of university, and Nadia finds her empty nest is empty no more. With a heartbroken teenager to contend with, Nadia has to ask herself: is it ever possible for a mother to get her own life back? And can Jack and Nadia’s relationship survive having a sulky teenager around?
The Mum Who’d Had Enough
The Mum Who’d Had Enough
Driving examiner Nate is faced with the biggest test of his life when his wife, Sinead, leaves him list of his faults - and walks out. Can he win her back? Or is life about to veer down a wholly unexpected new route?
The Woman Who Met Her Match
The Woman Who Met Her Match
Lorrie fell headlong in love on a French exchange at the tender age of 15. And now, 30 years later, the man who broke her teenage heart is back on the scene. Only a fool would forgive him and run off to the South of France…
The Woman Who Upped And Left
The Woman Who Upped And Left
Forget about having it all. Sometimes you just want to leave it all behind.
Audrey is often seized by the urge to walk out of her house without looking back – but she can’t possibly do that.
She is a single parent. She is needed. She has a job, a home, responsibilities… and a slothful teenage son’s pants to pick up.
But no one likes being taken for granted – Audrey least of all – so the time has come for drastic action. And no one’s going to stand in her way…
As Good As It Gets
As Good As It Gets
“Midlife crisis? WHAT midlife crisis?!”
Charlotte Bristow is worried about her husband Will. With her 16-year-old daughter Rosie newly signed to a top modelling agency, and Will recently out of a job, things are changing in their household.
As Will dusts down his old leather trousers and starts partying with their new, fun neighbours, Charlotte begins to wonder what on earth is going on.
So when Fraser, Charlotte’s ex – and father of Rosie – suddenly arrives back on the scene, she starts to imagine what might have been…
Take Mum Out
Take Mum Out
Three blind dates. Two teenage boys messing up her plans. And one man who'll melt Alice's heart...
'You need to get back in the saddle…' Alice despises that phrase. She's fine being single – with two slothful teenage boys and a meringue business to run, she has enough on her plate without negotiating the troublesome world of modern dating.
However, Alice's three best friends have other ideas. Each one will present her with an utterly delicious, eligible man – all Alice has to do is pick her favourite.
Pedigree Mum
Pedigree Mum
A straying husband. A broken heart. And a crazy rescue dog in a town of posh pooches…
When Kerry Tambini upped sticks with her family to a new home on the coast, she couldn’t have been happier. Then husband Rob made the biggest mistake of his life…
Stranded with her children in snooty Shorling, Kerry has plenty on her plate. So how can she say no to the kids' pleas for a dog when they're missing their father dreadfully? Will adopting a wayward hound lead Kerry to a new love – or has she bitten off more than she can chew?
As she steps back into the dating world Kerry must juggle her family, her neurotic dog and try to fit in with the local pedigree mums, making her a true heroine for our time.
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
Hannah is marrying Ryan, but is struggling to win over his children who clearly despise her. Who better to help her decide what to do than her old university friends Sadie and Lou? For one weekend only, they plan to reclaim the fun and freedom of their student years – with no idea how life-changing it will be…
Mum On The Run
Mum On The Run
The dreaded mums’ race at school is every mother’s worst nightmare. Racing against the super-fit mums is bad enough – but what Laura hadn’t bargained for was spotting her husband smirking on the sidelines with his delectable colleague Celese. Desperate measures are called for, so Laura launches into a fitness regime – but gets more than she bargained for as she tries to reclaim her pre-motherhood, wobble-free tum…
Mummy Said The F-Word
Mummy Said the F-Word
When Cait, a chaotic single mother, becomes the agony aunt for a glossy parenting magazine, she thinks she might be the single worst person to do the job.
But despite her early unwillingness, she gradually realises that the women writing might really need her help. Perhaps mothers need to realise that they're not actually expected to be perfect, after all?
Then Cait gets an email from a mysterious reader - a single dad who simply signs his name R...