Breathlessly exciting gloriously glamorous PERFECT STRANGERS is Sunday Times bestseller Tasmina Perry's most thrilling novel to date. Just an innocent invitation... When Sophie Ellis is asked to house-sit at a luxurious Knightsbridge townhouse it appears to be the offer of a lifetime. Drawn into the glittering circle of the home's owner she meets wealthy American businessman Nick Cooper & is swept up into a thrilling & passionate affair. But when Nick is found dead in his hotel suite Sophie is suddenly the prime suspect for his murder & soon realises Nick was not the man he seemed. Racing to find the truth & clear her name Sophie must elude not only the authorities but also a group of dangerous players who believe Sophie has something that they want. & who won't stop until she's caught... Escape with Tasmina Perry from London to New York to the exotic Cote D' Azur & into a world where a simple case of mistaken identity unravels a web of lies & international conspiracy. ...

This comprehensive do-it-yourself guide is fun & demonstrates in great detail the art of easy & elegant napkin folding. The author also provides festive imaginative & inexpensive table decor ideas featuring everything from favours & linens to centrepieces
- she even shows readers how to create the perfect buffet setting. From the casual to the elegant more than 250 full-colour photographs illustrate napkin folding how-tos & place-setting ideas. All the projects are graded for beginners intermediates or advanced providing a myriad of ways for all readers to express their creativity. The book is divided into four parts:
- Part one features 100 napkin folding ideas & dozens of suggestions for incorporating napkins into place settings & decor.
- Part two

Includes:: table-setting ideas that enhance various menus
- everything from a garden brunch to location parties such as a beach or mountaintop. Diagrams & photos clearly illustrate table settings in detail.
- Part three provides ideas for centrepieces & favours. There are dozens of classic centrepiece designs as well as both non-floral & edible centrepieces. The author also

Includes:: party favour ideas for all occasions from fun to romantic to kids parties.
- Part four shows readers how to incorporate decor ideas (props linens flowers) into an event. Whether planning a buffet an hors doeuvre station or a barbecue its all covered in easy-to-follow detail.









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From bestselling author Jill Mansell comes a sweet funny tale of a romantic encounter that throws everything up in the air. Poppy Dunbar is out on her hen night when she meets Tom Kennedy. With his dark eyes & quirky smile he could lure any girl off the straight & narrow but what really draws Poppy to him is the feeling that shes known him all her life. She cant go through with the meeting they arrange
- but she cant go through with the wedding either. Suddenly notorious as The Girl Who Jilted Rob Macbride Poppy moves to London. Soon Poppys installed in the bohemian household of Caspar French a ravishingly good-looking young artist with a reputation for breaking hearts. But even in her colourful new home Poppy cant get Tom off her mind. Until shes tracked him down shell never know if their meeting was destiny
- or if the future holds something entirely different for her...

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Colleen Stan was a sweet-natured lively twenty-year-old when she set out to hitchhike from her home in Washington to Southern California. Seven years later she emerged from hell the victim of a bizarre & chilling crime. Cameron & Janice Hooker had literally made her their slave
- & forced her to endure all of Cameron's twisted sexual perversions. During these seven years the Hookers had two children entertained their friends at home & held down jobs
- while Colleen was held captive in a coffin-like box under their bed. This is also the story of Christine Mc Guire a young inexperienced deputy district attorney who prosecuted Cameron Hooker for kidnapping & successfully explained why Colleen
- who had numerous chances to escape
- stayed captive for so many years.



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Perfect Wedding Speeches & Toasts is an invaluable guide to preparing & delivering unforgettable speeches. Covering everything from advice on mastering your nerves to tips about how to make a real impact it walks you through every aspect of preparing for the big day & speaking in public. Whether you're the father of the bride the bride herself the groom or the best man Perfect Wedding Speeches & Toasts will help make sure your speech goes off without a hitch. The Perfect series is a range of practical guides that give clear & straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-&-tested tips each book contains all you need to get it right first time. ...

Perfect Written English is an indispensable guide to mastering grammar & improving your writing style. Written by Chris West a professional author & writing consultant it tells you everything you need to know about writing fluently & convincingly from the correct way to use commas to the most persuasive structure for an argument. With helpful tips on avoiding common mistakes & practical sections on writing everything from personal webpages to corporate sales reports Perfect Written English has all you need to make sure you get your message across elegantly & effectively. The Perfect series is a range of practical guides that give clear & straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-&-tested tips each book contains all you need to get it right first time. ...

The new novel from Patrick Gale author of Richard & Judy-bestseller ' Notes from an Exhibition returning readers to his beloved Cornish coastline. ' Do you need me to pray for you now for a specific reason? 'I m going to die. ' We re all going to die. Does dying frighten you? 'I mean I m going to kill myself. When 20-year-old Lenny Barnes paralysed in a rugby accident commits suicide in the presence of Barnaby Johnson the much-loved priest of a West Cornwall parish the tragedy's reverberations open up the fault-lines between Barnaby & his nearest & dearest
- the gulfs of unspoken sadness that separate them all. Across this web of relations scuttles Barnaby's repellent nemesis
- a man as wicked as his prey is virtuous. Returning us to the rugged Cornish landscape of ' Notes from an Exhibition Patrick Gale lays bare the lives & the thoughts of a whole community & asks us: what does it mean to be good?

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The Perfectly Imperfect Home is a must-have guide to choosing the 80 essential items you need for furnishing & decorating your home expertly written by Deborah Needham founder of Domino magazine. Featuring original watercolour illustrations of decorators own homes the book sets out how to select everything from the big stuff (a doted-on bed a couch that will last generations) to quirky accents (an interesting-looking chair a mix of textiles on a table). It is often the individual pieces from chairs to china mirrors to vases that help you to express your personality add style & beauty to a home & make everyone in it feel comfortable glamorous & well-cared for. The inspiring design & approachable tone of The Perfectly Imperfect Home puts it a cut above the competition. Witty & wonderful essays & quick-reference sidebars highlight each of the 80 essentials offering histories offbeat uses & really useful styling tips. Decorating a home can be intimidating but here are 80 essentials that make it manageable & fun. ...

A Perfectly Imperfect Match Jared Winterset is not in the market for a wife...until he's thrown together with beautiful violinist Elizabeth. Soon they are enjoying themselves way too much but Elizabeth isn't sure it will last & Jared thinks their relationship is just fun. But they're about to learn that in a real love match both players can win... To Have the Doctor's Baby Nick Damian paediatric surgeon extraordinaire was stunned to see his beloved exwife Ryleigh Evans in his office. She thought he'd be the perfect person to father the baby she longed to have & it was the deal of a lifetime for Nick. He'd let Ryleigh slip out of his arms once before. It wasn't a mistake he would make a second time! ...

This is the second book in the Small Blue thing trilogy. Still recovering from her earlier brush with death Alexs source of strength & comfort is Callum still locked in a sad half-life after drowing in the river Fleet that flows into the Thames. & she needs all the strength & comfort she can get: someone is out to make her life a misery & someone is out to get hold of the extraordinary bracelet that enables her to communicate with Callum. ...