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London

London
  • Author(s): Edward Rutherfurd
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): Various

London has perhaps the most remarkable history of any city in the world. Now its story has a unique voice. In this epic novel Edward Rutherfurd takes the reader on a magnificent journey across sixteen centuries from the days...

Naked in Mayfair

Naked in Mayfair
  • Author(s): The Secret Socialite
  • Location(s): Mayfair
  • Genre(s): Erotica, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Once upon a time, there was a lonely woman who was beautiful on the outside but sad on the inside… Meet Ava, a blonde bombshell and newly divorced banker who leads a glamorous life in Mayfair and is looking...

One Moment, One Morning

One Moment, One Morning
  • Author(s): Sarah Rayner
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. A woman applies her make-up. Another occupies her time observing the people around her. A husband and wife share an affectionate gesture. Further along, a woman flicks...

Slaughter in the Cotswolds

Slaughter in the Cotswolds
  • Author(s): Rebecca Tope
  • Location(s): The Cotswolds
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Once again, there’s death on her doorstep – Thea throws herself into house-sitting for Babs and Cedric Angell in Lower Slaughter following her beloved father’s death – anything to keep her busy and away from some of her rather...

The Dog Who Came in from the Cold (Corduroy Mansions)

The Dog Who Came in from the Cold (Corduroy Mansions)
  • Author(s): Alexander McCall Smith
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): MOdern

Back in Pimlico, in the genteel environs of Corduroy Mansions, strange doings are afoot, mostly in the name of love. Lonely William French and his faithful canine Freddie are recruited to the service of MI6 by a beguiling lady...

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life
  • Author(s): Patrick Gale
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century onwards

This story is split into two sections: in the first Edward Pepper is a German exile who falls in love with his doctor, Sally who is English. The second takes place at The Roundel, where Edward and Sally are...

The Greatcoat

The Greatcoat
  • Author(s): Helen Dunmore
  • Location(s): Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Novella
  • Era(s): 1950s

In the winter of 1952, Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her husband Philip, a GP. With Philip spending long hours on call, Isabel finds herself isolated and lonely as she strives to adjust to...

The Liar’s Chair

The Liar’s Chair
  • Author(s): Rebecca Whitney
  • Location(s): Brighton, Sussex
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

Rachel Teller and her husband David appear happy, prosperous and fulfilled. The big house, the successful business . . . They have everything. However, control, not love, fuels their relationship and David has no idea his wife indulges in...

The Mistress

The Mistress
  • Author(s): E S Purnell
  • Location(s): Belgium, Birmingham, Germany
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

Muriel’s life is changed unexpectedly and forever when she meets Franz: but after many years of happiness the dream is in danger of being shattered when she discovers Franz’s first wife is guarding a mysterious, dangerous secret.

The Perfect Girlfriend

The Perfect Girlfriend
  • Author(s): Karen Hamilton
  • Location(s): London, World
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Juliette loves Nate. She will follow him anywhere. She’s even become a flight attendant for his airline, so she can keep a closer eye on him. They are meant to be. The fact that Nate broke up with her...

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