Jilly Bond

Scheming social climber Alexa may be humbly born, but she's a class-hopping cruise missile aimed at the very top of the gold-digging tree. Befriending feckless aristo Florrie means the grandest doors swing open, and soon the prince of her dreams is in sight. But has Florrie's mother, the formidable Lady Annabel, rumbled Alexa?

Gina and Sally Makepiece have inherited a stall in The French House, an antiques centre nestled in the heart of the English countryside. Perky, bright and full of enthusiasn, Gina is determined to make a success of it and drag The French House and its grumpy owner into the 21st century. Bearing all the attributes of a modern-day Mr Rochester, Matth

Violet Hetherington joins a transatlantic cruise ship to New York to visit Edwin, an old friend. As she makes the six day crossing, she relives the traumatic events that led to her losing Edwin's friendship, and abandoning her career as a poet.