\"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I\"m in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he\"s said, and what he hasn\"t said, I don\"t think I have ever been so happy....

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian\"s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees....

\\\"I rest my head against him, and he kisses my hair repeatedly. This is home. He smells of linen, fabric softener, bodywash, and my favorite smell? Christian. For a moment, I allow myself the illusion that all will be well, and it soothes my ravaged soul....

Alessia regards her husband through heavy-lidded eyes. You\"ll have to fight for him. Her mother\"s words from their call this morning ring through her head. And fight, she will. Using every available weapon she has. She loves him. She knows this. She wants him. And she wants him to want her. What happens once the glass slipper fits...?...

Venice has been Lydia’s home for many years, a place where she has found peace and fulfilment. Then one day she glimpses a young man’s face in the crowd that threatens to change everything....

It\"s the summer of 1939, and after touring an unsettled Europe to promote her latest book, Romily Temple returns home to Island House and the love of her life, the charismatic Jack Devereux. But when Jack falls ill, his estranged family are called home and given seven days to find a way to bury their resentments and come together....

Torn between struggling to live up to the expectations of being a Modern Woman and ridding herself of the effect of a repressed upbringing, Izzy Jordan would be the first to admit that it\"s time to take stock of her life....

The Gardens of Delight brochure promises the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful gardens in the Lake Como area of Italy. For Lucy, the chance to go to Italy offers more than just gardens. Lake Como is where her father lives and the last time she saw him was when she was just a teenager....

For Floriana, it is the place where the love of her life is getting married to another woman. And she\"s been invited to the wedding. Esme fell in love there for the first time - over sixty years ago. But what happened to the man who stole her heart, and changed the course of her life?...

Ellen has been living on her own in a picturesque if damp cottage in Cheshire since her husband abandoned her to go and live with another woman in Provence. Having married once for love, she is now determined that the second time around it will be for money. Close at hand is Duncan, her not unattractive and enticingly single, divorce lawyer......

Dulcie Ballantyne knows that creative writers\" groups attract an unlikely mix of people, so when she starts up Hidden Talents, she is well prepared for the assortment of people she is bringing together. Beth King is facing empty-nest syndrome as her only son, Nathan, leaves home for university....

It\"s almost Christmas. But for Ali, the season of good cheer is the anniversary of her baby\"s death. As she stands at her son\"s grave, she is poignantly aware of how dramatically her life has changed....

Hilary had always thought she\"d lived a charmed life. With a caring husband, David and two lively children, she took an active part in both family and village life. Then, one Monday morning, Hilary\"s world is turned upside down. She discovers that David is having an affair. How could he?...

In order to spend more time with her four-year-old son Ned, Clara Costello trades in her secure, well-paid job and two-seater sports car for a camper van called Winnie and sets off in search of adventure. Of course, her friends and family think she\"s gone mad....

How can she dare to imagine he loves her… when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess? Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke\"s passion....