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'A taut, chilling read with a killer twist at the end' Sun 'Brilliant and insidious' Lucy Clarke 'A compelling addictive read' Karen Hamilton Helena is beautiful, privileged, happily married and the Creative Director for the UK's hottest luxury beauty retailer. She has everything that Ashley has ever wanted. When Ashley wins a job as Helena's assistant, she is determined to impress. But is Ashley the perfect protégée or a ruthless rival? When Helena discovers she is pregnant, Ashley's fierce ambition soon becomes apparent and it sets in motion a terrible series of events that could see both women lose everything . . . READERS ARE LOVING THE RIVAL 'Tense, intriguing and satisfying' ***** 'Don't miss this gripping, shocking and poignant read' ***** 'Fantastic, brilliantly evocative' ***** 'A must-read' ***** 'Absolutely gripping' *****
'Compulsive, twisty and deliciously dark' 5* reader review 'Another brilliant book by Charlotte Duckworth!' 5* reader review 'A fabulous twisty thriller' 5* reader review 'Tense and gripping' 5* reader review 'Addictive and devourable and I loved every second' 5* reader review Four pregnant women. Three nights of pampering at an exclusive yoga retreat. One too many deadly secrets . . . On a remote farm in the deepest Devonshire countryside, four pregnant women arrive at an exclusive yoga retreat for a five-star weekend of prenatal pampering. The location is idyllic. Their host, Selina, is eager to teach them all she knows about pregnancy and motherhood. But, like Selina, each of the women ha...
'Compulsively readable and with an ending you will not see coming' WOMAN & HOME 'Masterful . . . a great twist' HARRIET TYCE THE PERFECT HUSBAND . . . After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is grateful that her husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves. But Esther finds leaving her daughter Riley behind more challenging than she'd thought. And soon the new imbalance in her relationship with Robin brings old tensions to the surface. OR A PERFECT LIE? Then one day Esther arrives home from work to find Robin and Riley are missing. As the police investigate their disappearance, it becomes clear that nothing about this modern-day family is what it see...
'An intriguing slow burner that reveals the dark side of social media' Heat 'A timely, page-turner of a novel' Araminta Hall 'Gripping, scarily realistic and unpredictable - brilliant!' Karen Hamilton 'A twisty tale' i news ********** You can't stop watching her. Violet Young is a hugely popular journalist-turned-mummy-influencer, with three children, a successful husband and a million subscribers on YouTube who tune in daily to watch her everyday life unfold. Until the day she's no longer there. But one day she disappears from the online world - her entire social media presence deleted overnight, with no explanation. Has she simply decided that baring her life to all online is no longer a good idea, or has something more sinister happened to Violet? But do you really know who Violet is? Her fans are obsessed with finding out the truth, but their search quickly reveals a web of lies, betrayal, and shocking consequences... ********** 'A total page-turner' 5* reader review 'I was completely captivated' 5* reader review 'Brilliantly addictive' 5* reader review 'Warning: once you start, you can't put it down' 5* reader review
'Get ready for a roller-coaster ride with this tense and twisty story of two women with dark secrets' HEAT One mother on the run. A safe place to hide. But you can't escape the past forever . . . Faye is 39 and single. She's terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own. Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don't want to do it alone. When she meets Louis through it, it feels as though the fates have aligned. But just one year later, Faye is on the run from Louis, with baby Jake in tow. In desperate need of a new place to live, she contacts Rachel, who's renting out a room in her remote Norfolk cottage. It's all Faye can afford - and surely she'll be safe from Louis there? But is Rachel the benevolent landlady she pretends to be? Or does she have a secret of her own? 'Pulse-pounding' LOUISE MUMFORD 'Had me hooked from beginning to end' 5* READER REVIEW 'The perfect thriller' EMILY FREUD 'Not to be missed' 5* READER REVIEW 'Utterly addictive' WOMAN'S OWN 'A thrilling page-turner' 5* READER REVIEW 'Full of pace, suspense and intrigue' L V MATTHEWS
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2011 Shakespeare in Love meets Twelfth Night - A gripping and evocative historical novel by bestselling Celia Rees
'Creepy and unsettling - a tense, toxic read that will wrong-foot you at every turn' CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH Two people can keep a secret . . . if one of them is dead. Sisters Jo and Caroline are used to hiding things from each other. They've never been close - taking it in turns to feel on the outside of their family unit, playing an endless game of favourites. Jo envies Caroline's life - things have always come so easy to her. Then a family inheritance falls entirely to Jo, and suddenly now Caroline wants what Jo has. Needs it, even. But just how far will she go to get it? You'll be riveted by the new psychological suspense from Nikki Smith - a gripping gut-punch of a novel... * * * * * * Prai...
BE PREPARED TO PUT YOUR LIFE ON HOLD FOR THIS ADDICTIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER - WITH A TWIST THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE COMING. 'A jaw dropping last line twist' Lisa Jewell, #1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs 'Impossible to put down' Independent 'Will grasp you unapologetically from the first page to the last.' READER REVIEW Sadie loves her daughter and will do anything to keep her safe. She can't tell her why they had to leave home so quickly - or why Robin's father won't be coming with them to London. She can't tell her why she hates being back in her dead mother's house, with its ivy-covered walls and its poisonous memories. And she can't tell her the truth about the sc...
From the author of the bestselling and award-winning WITCH CHILD, comes another outstanding historical novel. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, this action-driven novel shows once again that Celia Rees is one of our very best writers for teenage readers. Wild and beautiful, spoilt and wilful, Sovay finds that her cosseted upbringing in rural England has not prepared her for life as a highway robber, for defending the honour of her family or for trying to save herself from corruption and evil. As Sovay becomes more and more embroiled in adventures she could never have imagined, a story of dark intrigue, thwarted passions and sinister intentions is revealed to her. Will she be able to survive, and if she does so, at what cost?
What if the truth means losing everything? Kate Sullivan has a beautiful home, a job she loves and a handsome fiancé: all she'd ever dreamed of since painstakingly piecing her life back together. But a chance encounter with her old best friend Becky threatens Kate's newfound and fragile happiness. Kate remembers nothing of their last drunken night out, the night Becky broke off their friendship without warning or explanation. With Becky back in her life, Kate is desperate to make amends for the past. For the closure she craves, Kate needs to know what she did that ruined everything. But what if the truth is worse than Kate could have imagined? Praise for My Best Friend's Secret 'Had me grip...