DOROTHY KOOMSON

After her husband's big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret.Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a very popular parent, was almost murdered in the grounds of the local school - the same school where Cece has unwittingly enrolled her children.Already anxious about making friends when the parents seem so cliquey, Cece is now also worried about her children's safety. By chance she meets Maxie, Anaya and Hazel, three very different school mothers who make her feel welcome and reassure her about her new life.That is until Cece discovers the police believe one of her new friends tried to kill Yvonne. Reluctant to spy on her friends but determined to discover the truth, Cece must uncover the potential murderer before they strike again . .

Im looking for that perfect blend of flavours; the taste that used to be you.Its been 18 months since my husband was murdered and Ive decided to finish writing The Flavours of Love, the cookbook he started before he died. Everyone thinks Im coping so well without him they have no idea what Ive been hiding or what I did back then to protect my family. But now that my 14-year-old daughter has confessed a devastating secret, and my husbands killer, who was never caught, has started to write to me, I know its only a matter of time before the truth about me and what Ive done will be revealed.My name is Saffron Mackleroy and this is my story.

Koomson's internationally bestselling novel takes readers on a warm and wondrous journey through life's most unpredictable loves and heartaches--and the unforgettable bonds forged by the unli

Hace algunos años, Kamryn y Adele pensaban que su amistad era indestructible, hasta que Adele hizo lo impensable y se lió con Nate, el prometido de Kamryn. Además, Adele quedó embarazada y tuvo una hija de Nate. Como era de esperar, al descubrir el engaño, Kamryn se prometió a sí misma no volver a verlos. Pero cuando uno cree haber dejado atrás el pasado, éste siempre está dispuesto a volver. Un día, Kamryn recibe una carta de Adele en la que ésta le cuenta que se está muriendo y le ruega que adopte a Tegan, su hija. Es así como una muerte será el comienzo de una nueva vida, un camino tortuoso pero que puede llevar a Kamryn no sólo hacia el perdón, sino al descubrimiento de una nueva mujer dentro de sí, capaz de dar y recibir un amor como nunca antes había tenido.

When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a divorced father of two, and begins a new job. She's looking forward to a fresh start and simple life. Kyle's five-year-old twins, Summer and Jaxon, have other ideas and quickly adopt Kendra as their new mother - mainly because she lets them eat marshmallows for breakfast. Kendra eventually becomes a part of their lives, even though she's hiding a painful secret that makes her keep everyone - especially children - at arm's length. Then Kendra bumps into the man who shares her awful secret, and things fall apart: she can't sleep, she can't eat, she's suspended from work, and the kids are taken away by their mother. The only way to fix things is to confess to the terrible mistake she made all those years ago. But that's something she swore never to do ...

Hace algunos años, Kamryn Matika y Adele Brannon pensaban que su amistad era indestructible, hasta que Adele hizo lo impensable y se lió con Nate, el prometido de Kamryn. Este hecho podría haberse perdonado y olvidado, de no ser porque Adele quedo embarazada y tuvo una hija de Nate. Como era de esperar, al descubrir el engaño, Kamryn se prometio a si misma no volver a verlos.Pero cuando uno cree haber dejado atras el pasado, este siempre esta dispuesto a volver. Un dia, Kamryn recibe una carta de Adele en la que esta le pide que la visite en el hospital. Adele se esta muriendo y le ruega a Kamryn que adopte a Tegan, su hija. Ahora que tiene un trabajo magnifico y una vida social tan ajetreada, lo ultimo que Kamryn necesita es una niña de cinco años que venga a alterarsu existencia, sobre todo cuando esa niña le recuerda a Nate. Pero nadie mas puede hacerse cargo de Tegan, y Adele esta cada dia mas debil, de modo que Kamryn no esta en posicion de elegir. Al menos no lo esta si quiere seguir concibiendose a si misma como un ser humano. Es asi como una muerte sera el comienzo de una nueva vida, un camino siempre tortuoso pero que puede llevar a Kamryn no solo hacia el perdon, sino al descubrimiento de una nueva mujer dentro de si, capaz de dar y recibir un amor como nunca antes habia tenido.

Nova sabe que nunca se podrá negar a cualquier cosa que Mal Kumalisi le pidiera. Así que cuando él y su mujer, Stephanie, le imploran que se convierta en "madre de alquiler" no sabe negarse aunque su amistad cambie para siempre. Sin embargo, ya embarazada, los celos de Stephanie obligan a Mal a romper su acuerdo con Nova. Pero ocho años despues, el niño, Leo, entra en coma. Quizas es el momento para que Mal pueda, por fin, conocer a su hijo y reconciliarse con Nova antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Dorothy Koomson demuestra, una vez mas, que pocas autoras saben transmitir la emocion y la intensidad que poseen sus novelas. Una hermosa historia de reconciliacion y amistad, de secretos y lealtad, de tragedia y de amor que nos devuelve a una de las autoras que mejor retratan el corazon de la mujer contemporanea.

As teenagers, Poppy Carlisle and Serena Gorringe were the only witnesses to a tragic event. Amid heated public debate, the two seemingly glamorous teens were dubbed The Ice Cream Girls by the press and were dealt with by the courts.Years later, having led very different lives, Poppy is keen to set the record straight about what really happened, while Serena wants no one in her present to find out about her past. But some secrets will not stay buried - and if theirs is revealed, everything will become a living hell all over again . . .Gripping, thought-provoking and heart-warming, The Ice Cream Girls will make you wonder if you can ever truly know the people you love.

This is the new novel from Dorothy Koomson, the bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before and My Best Friend's Girl. It's an emotional story about love, identity and the meaning of family. 'Where are you coming from with that accent of yours?' he asks. 'Nowhere,' I reply. 'I'm from nowhere.' 'Everyone's from somewhere,' he says. 'Not me,' I reply silently. Clemency Smittson was adopted as a baby and the only connection she has to her birth mother is a cardboard box hand-decorated with butterflies. Now an adult, Clem decides to make a drastic life change and move to Brighton, where she was born. Clem has no idea that while there she'll meet someone who knows all about her butterfly box and what happened to her birth parents. As the tangled truths about her adoption and childhood start to unravel, a series of shocking events cause Clem to reassess whether the price of having contact with her birth family could be too high to pay...

An emotional and compelling novel from Dorothy Koomson, bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before and My Best Friend's Girl.Do you ever wonder if youve lived the life you were meant to? I ask her.She sighs, and dips her head. Even if I do, what difference will it make?In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined to be best friends forever and to become professional dancers. Years later, however, they have both been dealt so many cruel blows that they walk away from each other into very different futures one enters a convent, the other becomes a minor celebrity. Will these new, invisible lives be the ones they were meant to live, or will they only find that kind of salvation when they are reunited twenty years later?

From the bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before and My Best Friend's Girl, an emotional story about love, identity and the meaning of family. 'Where are you coming from with that accent of yours?' he asks. 'Nowhere,' I reply. 'I'm from nowhere.' 'Everyone's from somewhere,' he says. 'Not me,' I reply silently. Clemency Smittson was adopted as a baby and the only connection she has to her birth mother is a cardboard box hand-decorated with butterflies. Now an adult, Clem decides to make a drastic life change and move to Brighton, where she was born. Clem has no idea that while there she'll meet someone who knows all about her butterfly box and what happened to her birth parents. As the tangled truths about her adoption and childhood start to unravel, a series of shocking events cause Clem to reassess whether the price of having contact with her birth family could be too high to pay...

Libby has a good life with a gorgeous husband and a home by the sea. But over time she is becoming more unsure if Jack has ever loved her - and if he is over the death of Eve, his first wife.When fate intervenes in their relationship, Libby decides to find out all she can about the man she hastily married and the seemingly perfect Eve. But in doing so she unearths devastating secrets. Frightened by what she finds and the damage it could cause, Libby starts to worry that she too will end up like the first woman Jack loved . . .

There's something magical about Ceri D'Altroy ...After leaving London to follow her heart's desire to become a psychology lecturer, Ceri D'Altroy vows to leave her matchmaking ways behind her for good. Unfortunately, all she seems to do is inspire the new people she meets to change their lives. There's Ed, who's decided to declare his love to a woman who is way out of his league; Mel and Claudine, two long-term friends who are now tempted to start an illicit affair; and Gwen, the chain-smoking head of department who has a deep, dark secret she only wants to share with her new employee. No one who comes into contact with Ceri is ever the same again. Could this unsuspecting young woman be modern-day Cupid?

How far would you go for the best friend who broke your heart? This internationally bestselling novel tells an enchanting tale of life's most unpredictable loves and heartaches, and the unforgettable bond between a single woman and an extraordinary five-year-old girl. From the moment they met in college, best friends Adele Brannon and Kamryn Matika thought nothing could come between them—until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn's fiancé, Nate. Now, after years of silence, the two women are reuniting, and Adele has a stunning request for her old friend: she wants Kamryn to adopt her five-year-old daughter, Tegan. Besides the difference in skin color -- many will assume that headstrong, impulsive Kamryn is Tegan's nanny -- there's the inconvenient truth that Kamryn is wholly unprepared to take care of anyone, especially someone who reminds her so much of Nate. With crises brewing at work and her love life in shambles, can Kamryn somehow become the mother a little girl needs her to be?

Re-issued and re-jacketed. A scrumptiously funny and moving tale of love, lust and confectionery. Who needs love when you've got chocolate? Amber Salpone thinks in chocolate - talk to her for three minutes and she'll tell you what kind of chocolate you'd be. In fact, most days, if she was asked to choose between chocolate and relationships, there'd be no contest. At least chocolate has never let her down. Unlike her family. Growing up in the Salpone household has taught Amber to avoid conflict - and love - at all costs. So, when she does the unthinkable and has a one-night stand with womaniser Greg Walterson, her uncomplicated, chocolate-flavoured life goes into meltdown. Especially when Greg announces she's the love of his life - and Amber finds it hard enough to decide if she wants plain or Fruit and Nut... Meanwhile, her best friend, Jen, seems to be launching a bid to become Bitch Of The Year and Amber's family are making unreasonable demands. Amber has two choices: to deal with her past and the people around her, or to go on a chocolate run and keep on running...

THE BRIGHTON MERMAID

What secrets would you kill to keep?After her husband's big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. But their new neighbourhood has a deadly secret.Three weeks earlier, Yvonne, a very popular parent, was almost murdered in the grounds of the local school - the same school where Cece has unwittingly enrolled her children.Already anxious about making friends when the parents seem so cliquey, Cece is now also worried about her children's safety. By chance she meets Maxie, Anaya and Hazel, three very different school mothers who make her feel welcome and reassure her about her new life.That is until Cece discovers the police believe one of her new friends tried to kill Yvonne. Reluctant to spy on her friends but determined to discover the truth, Cece must uncover the potential murderer before they strike again . . .