When Charlotte Briggs' husband Ed is sent down for fraud she cannot find it in her heart to forgive him for what he has done. Ostracised from their social circle she flees to the wilds of Exmoor to nurse her broken heart. But despite the slower pace of life she soon finds that she is not the only person whose life is in turmoil. There's Sebastian enfant terrible of the British art scene desperately trying to find his muse amongst the empty bottles. Then Fitch who married the high-spirited Hayley thinking he would find wedded bliss but instead has found marital hell. & finally Penny local GP & recent divorcee who is determined not to hurtle into middle age embittered & lonely. Over the long winter months the four of them share advice copious bottles of wine laughter.. .and maybe more. ...

A marriage in name only... To save her family home impulsive bookstore owner Alexa Maria Mc Kenzie casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend's older brother--the powerful man who once shattered her heart. Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn't believe in marriage but in order to inherit his uncle's corporation he needs a wife & needs one fast. When he discovers his sister's childhood friend is in dire financial straits he's offers Alexa a bold proposition. A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn't be that hard to follow right? Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans... ...

How can we be happily married to one person for the whole of our lives? How do we resolve conflict? How can we discover & rediscover sexual intimacy? Full of practical advice The Marriage Book is easy to read & is designed to prepare build & even mend marriages. ...

The biggest business deal of his life looms
- & to win it he needs a wife! For celebrity bachelor Jordan Blackstone marriage is
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Carina Conte has had a crush on her brother's best friend since she was a teenager. Having earned an MBA she is now going to work for her brother Michael at his new venture America's fastest growing bakery empire. But some things never change: treated as a child by her family & continuously out-shone by her three gorgeous siblings Carina still feels like the ugly duckling. Max the new CEO knows that his friend's little sister is completely off limits but lust wins out at a conference they attend together
- only to be caught at it by her mother! The Italian Mama insists on the two of them marrying leaving a miserable Max & a furious Carina. Her new husband is about to realise that hell hath no fury like a woman transformed…
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In order for his sister to marry Italian billionaire Michael Conte has to find himself a bride
- & fast! When he learns that photographer
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Will you hold the castle for me lady in my name? He does not know me. He does not trust me. Do you have to ask? With staunchly opposed political views the new Lord & Lady Mansell are not seeking love during a time of civil war. Francis offered Honoria his name in response to his cousins will & the promise of 4000 a year. When their castle is held by Royalist forces Honoria must appear loyal to Franciss Parliamentarian cause. Working together to protect their lands the vows made politically become something more. But where does her loyalty lie? Soon scandalous whispers of betrayal & double dealings land at Honorias door. & when the prison keys of London start rattling Francis must question whether the wife he saved has dealt him the ultimate betrayal? ...

All she wants is a perfect Christmas Eve wedding... It's been on Anna's wish-list since she was a little girl dreaming of a far happier family life than she'd ever experienced. But now
- only two weeks before her big day
- her perfect husb&-to-be drops a bombshell... Only nothing's going to stop Anna's plans
- not even the pesky inconvenience of discovering her groom already has a wife!


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He is everything she wants to avoid... For two years Catherine Marks has been a paid companion to the Hathaway sisters
- a pleasant
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This title is the new collection of short stories from award-winning author Tessa Hadley. Lottie announces at the breakfast table that she is getting married. The youngest daughter of a large & close-knit family Lottie is nineteen but looks five years younger. Her fiance is Edgar Lennox a composer of religious music & lecturer at Lottie's university forty-five years her senior. It is a story of romantic dreams & daily reality family loyalties tested but holding & the comedy & solace to be found in small moments. Evoking a world that expands beyond the pages it marks the beginning of what is an astonishing collection to treasure. ...