The Paris Secret
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 340

The Paris Secret

With stunning locations and page-turning tension, The Paris Secret is an intense and gripping tale from bestselling author Karen Swan, the perfect escapism for fans of Santa Montefiore. Not every door should be opened . . . Somewhere along the cobbled streets of Paris, an apartment lies thick with dust and secrets: full of priceless artworks hidden away for decades. High-flying fine art agent Flora from London, more comfortable with the tension of a million-pound auction than a cosy candlelit dinner for two, is called in to assess these suddenly discovered treasures. As an expert in her field, she must trace the history of each painting and discover who has concealed them for so long. Thrown...

Christmas Under the Stars
  • Language: en

Christmas Under the Stars

The completely engrossing, epic novel from the Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan, author of Christmas in the Snow.

Together by Christmas
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 370

Together by Christmas

Set in snowy Amsterdam, Together by Christmas is a moving read of secrets, romance and heartbreaking dilemmas by Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan. 'We couldn't put it down' – Bella magazine When Lee first came to Amsterdam, it was with a newborn baby and a secret. Five years later, her life is approaching normal: her career as a celebrity photographer is flourishing, her son Jasper is growing up, and they are enjoying the run-up to Christmas with their tight circle of close friends. But all this changes one morning when Lee finds a book in the basket of her bicycle – and scrawled inside it, a desperate message. Who left it for her, and why? Lee feels compelled to help and tracks down t...

Christmas at Claridge's
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 529

Christmas at Claridge's

Taking you from Portobello to Portofino, Christmas at Claridge's is a glamorous contemporary romance by the bestselling Karen Swan, author of Christmas in the Snow. Portobello – home to the world-famous street market, Notting Hill Carnival and Clem Alderton. She's the queen of the scene, the girl everyone wants to be or be with. But beneath the morning-after makeup, Clem is keeping a secret, and when she goes too far one reckless night she endangers everything – her home, her job and even her adored brother's love. Portofino – a place of wild beauty and old-school glamour. Clem has been here once before and vowed never to return. But when a handsome stranger asks Clem to restore a neglected villa, it seems like the answer to her problems – if she can just face up to her past. Claridge's – at Christmas. Clem is back in London working on a special commission for London's grandest hotel. But is this really where her heart lies?

Summer at Tiffany's
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 481

Summer at Tiffany's

A story of love, laughter and happily ever after, Summer at Tiffany's by bestselling Karen Swan is the captivating and romantic sequel to Christmas at Tiffany's, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Veronica Henry. A wedding to plan. A wedding to stop. What could go wrong? Cassie loves Henry. Henry loves Cassie. With a Tiffany ring on her finger, all that Cassie has left to do is plan the wedding. It should be so simple but when Henry pushes for a date, Cassie pulls back. Henry's wild, young cousin, Gem, has no such hesitations and is racing to the aisle at a sprint, determined to marry in the Cornish church where her parents were wed. But the family is set against it, and Cassie resolves to stop the wedding from going ahead. When Henry lands an expedition sailing the Pacific for the summer, Cassie decamps to Cornwall, hoping to find the peace of mind she needs to move forwards. But in the dunes and coves of the northern Cornish coast, she soon discovers the past isn't finished with her yet . . .

The Black Swan of Paris
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 429

The Black Swan of Paris

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-06-30
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

A world at war. A beautiful young star. A mission no one expected. 'A truly outstanding novel, brilliantly written, that captured me and held me in its grip from page one. The Black Swan of Paris reminds us of the power of love, hope and courage' Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Paris, 1944 Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smokescreen. An unwilling darling of the Nazis, her position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is captured by Nazis, Genevieve is shaken. She knows it won't be long before the Gestapo succeeds in torturing information out of Lillia...

The Summer Without You
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 576

The Summer Without You

Rowena Tipton isn’t looking for a new life, just a new adventure, something to while away the months as her long-term boyfriend presses pause on their relationship before they become engaged. But when a chance encounter at a New York wedding leads to an audition for a coveted houseshare in The Hamptons – Manhattan’s elite beach scene – suddenly a new life is exactly what she’s got. Stretching before her is a summer with three eclectic housemates, long days on white sand ocean beaches and parties on gilded tennis courts. But high rewards bring high stakes and Rowena soon finds herself caught in the crossfire of a vicious intimidation campaign. Alone for the first time in her adult l...

The Christmas Party
  • Language: en

The Christmas Party

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-10-31
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  • Publisher: Pan Books

Pip and her two sisters inherit a beautiful but derelict castle in Killarney, on the West coast of Ireland. It has been in the family for hundreds of years but it will need a huge investment to return it to its former glory

Christmas on Primrose Hill
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 481

Christmas on Primrose Hill

Christmas is for giving ... Christy Montgomery thinks flashing a bra strap is showing her wild side. So when footage of a mishap at work goes viral and Christy wakes to find she's become an online sensation overnight, she's not prepared for the attention that follows. Christy can't set her phone to airplane mode, yet all of a sudden she has her very own hashtag and a celebrity 'following' her on Twitter - the gorgeous frontman Jamie Westlake. To keep her trending - and the charitable donations pouring in - Christy and her friends devise a twelve-day 'Christmas Countdown' programme of charity challenges that attracts a growing global audience. Christy is hot property and Jamie's interest is piqued but can this online crush lead to sparks when the pair eventually meet?

Christmas in the Snow
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 444

Christmas in the Snow

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-11-01
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  • Publisher: Macmillan

From the internationally bestselling author of Christmas at Tiffany's and Christmas on Primrose Hill comes another spellbindingly beautiful story. "As sassy and glamorous as a champagne cocktail" Daily Mail Marina has everything but time as a female MD in a big City bank, battling her competition for a place on the board. But a mysterious phone call about a house lost in the snow changes everything. In Zermatt, Switzerland, Marina finds she has a long-lost relative that her family have never spoken of. In 1951, a 3-day-long avalanche buried a cabin in the woods in snow, with her great aunt inside. But how did she come to be there? As Marina sifts through her great-aunt's belongings she begin...