Summer Freeman returns to the waterside village of Willowbeck to rescue the Canal Boat Caf�, her late mother?s picturesque narrowboat, which has run into choppy waters. A family friend, Valerie, has been trying to keep things afloat, but the coffee machine is jammed, the cake offerings are paltry, and not all of the locals want to see the caf� succeed. Help comes from the boat next door, in the shape of handsome wildlife photographer, Mason and...

As the wind whipped around her, dragging strands of hair from beneath her bonnet and tugging at her skirt, Nettie left behind the only home she?d ever known?London, 1875. Taking one last look around her little room in Covent Garden, Nettie Carroll couldn?t believe she wouldn?t even be able to say goodbye to her friends. Her father had trusted the wrong man, and now they would have to go on the run. Once again.

The final instalment in this inspiring series about dancing, friendship and following your dreams. From best-loved author Jean Ure, whose books are described by Jacqueline Wilson as ?funny, funky, feisty - and fantastic reads!?A big performance looms and Maddy knows that the school has a way of weeding out the weakest dancers. Now is her time to shine. But will Maddy and her friends be celebrating at the end of the year?.

You can?t escape the past? Juliet and Chrissy were best friends until one fateful summer forced them apart. Now, nearly twenty years later, Juliet wants to be back in Chrissy?s life.But Chrissy doesn?t want Juliet anywhere near her, or her teenage daughter Eloise. After all, Juliet is the only person who knows what happened that night - and her return threatens to destroy the life that Chrissy has so carefully built. Because when the past is reawakened,...

Dead to Me is a story about loyalty, love and the strength of friendship in the face of adversity, from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Spring 1935. On London's Hampstead Heath two girls meet by chance: well-mannered and smartly dressed Verity and dishevelled and grubby Ruby. Yet the mismatched pair form an instant friendship strong enough to survive their parent's disapproval. When war engulfs the country - sending Ruby...

?This is a story with real heart. We absolutely loved it.? - Heat?the perfect first-sunny-afternoon in the garden book!?- Kathleen GrayLet yourself go?Starting the Lonely hearts Travel Club was supposed to be the second chance that gave Georgia Green back her life. She thought it would be just like travelling, but the reality is far from rosy as she realises that starting a new business is definitely not a beach!So when Georgia finds herself on an...

In the late 1950s, during his National Service, Drummond meets the two people who will change his life: Carter, a rich, educated young man sent down from Oxford; and Gwen, a barmaid with whom he feels an instant connection. His feelings for both will be tested at a military base known as Doom Town. It is an experience that will colour the rest of his - and his family?s - life. The Blind Light moves from the 50s through to present day, taking in the...

No sooner have Toots Loudenberry and her three best friends, Sophie, Ida and Mavis, returned from providing much-needed psychic advice to the first lady of California, when another situation demands their attention.

On paper, Sadie's got it all - the partner, the children, the house. But in real life, that doesn't feel quite enough. Sadie can't help harking back to the time when she was a career woman by day and a party animal by night. And what happened to feeling like a sex kitten, anyway? The only sleepless nights she's getting now are due to the baby. Maybe a little reinvention is the answer ... Sadie can't resist creating a fictitious online identity for...

?Have you met them yet, the new couple?? When Gav and Lou move into the house next door, Sara spends days plucking up courage to say hello. The neighbours are glamorous, chaotic and just a little eccentric. They make the rest of Sara?s street seem dull by comparison.When the hand of friendship is extended, Sara is delighted and flattered. Incredibly, Gav and Lou seem to see something in Sara and Neil that they admire too. In no time at all, the two...