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Away with the Penguins

Away with the Penguins
  • Author(s): Hazel Prior
  • Location(s): Antarctica
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Current

Veronica McCreedy is about to have the journey of a lifetime . . . Veronica McCreedy lives in a mansion by the sea. She loves a nice cup of Darjeeling tea whilst watching a good wildlife documentary. And she’s...

Children of the Mists

Children of the Mists
  • Author(s): Lexa Dudley
  • Location(s): Sardinia
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): 1800

This is a story of enduring love. Set in the 1800s, life on Sardinia had barely changed since the time of the Caesars. Two families, the Sannas and the Canus, are united by friendship and honour; love and laughter;...

Deception Island

Deception Island
  • Author(s): Judith A Boss
  • Location(s): Antarctica
  • Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): Near-future

While at an archaeology dig in Afghanistan, evolutionary anthropologist Rachel St. Claire discovers a pendant with strange shifting symbols. Not long after, she receives an urgent call from her colleague, Dr. Grace McAllister, insisting Rachel come to Antarctica to...

Igboland

Igboland
  • Author(s): Jeff Gardiner
  • Location(s): Nigeria
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): 1960s

A NEW LIFE THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM HOME Lydia and Clem Davie arrive in an Igbo village in Nigeria in July 1967 just as civil war breaks out, but Lydia has trouble adjusting to life in West Africa: a...

Love After Love

Love After Love
  • Author(s): Ingrid Persaud
  • Location(s): Trinidad and Tobago
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Meet the Ramdin-Chetan family: forged through loneliness, broken by secrets, saved by love. Irrepressible Betty Ramdin, her shy son Solo and their marvellous lodger, Mr Chetan, form an unconventional household, happy in their differences, as they build a home...

Love in Another Time

Love in Another Time
  • Author(s): Lexa Dudley
  • Location(s): Sardinia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1960 to present day

England, 1947. Ellie Montford is sent to boarding school by her cold and distant parents, joining her best friend’s family on their farm for the holidays. She forges a bond with her friend’s brother, Simon, who promises to marry...

Madam, Will You Talk?

Madam, Will You Talk?
  • Author(s): Mary Stewart
  • Location(s): Provence
  • Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): 1950s

A young woman on a holiday in Provence befriends a lonely boy, and is unwittingly drawn into his family’s intrigues. A cat and mouse chase leads from Avignon to Les Baux to Marseille, as she attempts to unravel the...

Mediterranean Sunset

Mediterranean Sunset
  • Author(s): Yvette Canoura
  • Location(s): Middle East
  • Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
  • Era(s): 1980s

When Fatima was growing up in the affluent neighborhood of Kalorama in Washington D.C., she never imagined that her father, an ambassador, would force her into an arranged marriage that would take her across the world. After graduating from...

My Map of You

My Map of You
  • Author(s): Isabelle Broom
  • Location(s): Zakynthos (Zante)
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Holly Wright has had a difficult few years. After her mother’s death, she’s become expert at keeping people at a distance – including her boyfriend, Rupert. But when Holly receives an unexpected letter explaining that an aunt she never...

On the First Day of Christmas

On the First Day of Christmas
  • Author(s): Faith Hogan
  • Location(s): Ireland
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

This Christmas, everything will change… When Liv Latimer says goodbye to her fellow nurses and finishes work for the holidays, she’s looking forward to a Christmas to remember with her boyfriend Eddie. But as she leaves the hospital, tragedy...

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