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That's Love

That's Love

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Oliver Lord an antiques dealer, whose business reputation stands him in good stead It earns him minor celebrity status in a reality tv show he appears in. But his personal life is a mess and one he he is trying to move on from when he decides after a difficult divorce from his wife to focus all his energy on making a new life for himself, by restoring an old Tudor manor to make his home. Beth Grayson his nearest neighbour who resides in the cottage just down the lane lives a quiet life with her three cats and dog whilst making a decent income from writing and illustrating children's books, suddenly finds her peaceful surrounding a little shattered when Oliver decides to have a film crew make a reality programme out of his restoration . and finds she has little in common with her new neighbour apart from their love of animals and nature. Neither of them are looking for romance in their current situation, but can their new found friendship develop into just that whether they want it or not?…

No love for Louisa

No love for Louisa

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Eleven year Louisa O'Mara 's young life is torn apart when she loses both her parents, and is abandoned in an orphanage . But thanks to the kind Benefactor the Reverend John Phillips an old family friend of her mother's, she finds herself reunited with her Maternal estranged family But her mother's Uncle Joseph, whom she goes to live with, has not forgiven his sister for bringing shame on the family by eloping with Henry O'Mara, Louise's father ,whom they had deemed highly unsuitable and a bad match, and years on he still he blames her actions for the early death of his father, So he has no time for his niece Louisa. But his ill wife Katherine, unhindered by the scandal of the past, sees it as their Christian duty that they take in, Louisa insisting that she will be good company for their seven year old daughter Rosemary, and so Louisa begins a new life as the poor orphaned older cousin who is never quite accepted by the family, and must navigate an uncertain future when her younger cousin Rosemary is of marriable age and is all set for her coming out in London, with Louisa tagging along as her companion during the season. Rosemary insists she will be the hit of the season, and her love for having her rival suitors fight over her hand, draws the reluctant Louisa into an unlikely friendship with The Duke of Crayford's eldest son Alex. But can their new found friendship become anything more. After all, everyone knows that the future Duke has shown no interest in finding a wife since his betrothed left him at the alter. Instead he prefers to focus all his time and energy on his philanthropy and helping those less fortunate than himself. So is Rosemary right in her assumption that Alex only interest in her poorer orphaned relation Louisa, is because he pities her, and he sees her as one of his charity cases…

The Bandido's wife

The Bandido's wife

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"Yes, I curse the rebels and these outlaws for all this upheaval, and even if I have to Marry Diego Marques, I will not make his life easy for him, he will rue the day he forced this marriage on me" she stated in determination.This made the Padre smile a little, "Now, that sounds more like the Alise I know," then his expression became concerned again, "But still, be careful, he is not a man to cross foolhardily""I realise that Padre, and I will choose my battles carefully" she promised, glad that the Padre had came, after talking and confiding with him, she suddenly felt a little better since she had made the decision to reluctantly agree to Diego's marriage terms......Set around the 19th century Mexico, Alise is of noble birth her father Don Felipe Olivares owns a large cattle range and is a respected government official. Diego Marquez is a notorious Bandit, he and his men live in the mountains, terrorising the surrounding area. But when he is is hired by a revolutionary faction that wants to overthrow the governmental powers, Diego, a mercenary at heart has no interest in their political aims, just the rewards of his success. which include not only claiming Felipe Olivares's land and material possessions, but also his feisty headstrong daughter Alise as his own…

Mouse

Mouse

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this story is set in the circus. What happens when Shy 17 year old young Melanie, ends up being forced to Marry the great arrogant Trapeze artiste Ricardo who loves nothing more than to mock her, can they ever be happy together…

Katrina

Katrina

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this story is set in the early 19th century in Ireland, when Katrina Linden father dies she loses her home and her way of life, and is almost ready to give up in dispair when Patrick O'Malley enters into her life and becomes her rescuer…

Selina's Song

Selina's Song

1,100 84 27

Finn Nielson is a popular rock indie singer in his native Norway shooting to fame in a tv talent showFive years from winning and still successful and popular his management decide to celebrate his success by having a biography written on his life and music whilst he is on his latest sell out tour and invite the reputable music journalist Max O'Dowd from England to write the biography Selina Montgomery, is Max O'Dowd's assistant who, in the beginning, reluctantly accompanies him, because she is useful having Norwegian roots in the Maternal side of her family. But then she decides to go with Max , as its a chance to reconnect with those Norwegian roots, whilst escaping her own troubled past in the UK. When Selina and Finn first meet, neither are aware of each others existence until that point. Finn has his secrets in the present whilst on tour going on in his personal life, which he would prefer no one to know about, Whilst Selina also has secrets from her past she would rather keep to herself, making them a little guarded around each other. But what happens when those secrets are finally revealed and their guard drops around each other? Can their tentative friendship blossom into something more? Or will it be crushed under the weight of the betrayal and mistrust of those they once loved.…

Island girl

Island girl

84,193 1,119 20

Alison McCrory has lived all her life in the small isolated Island of the Irish coast with her grandparents, and her life is pretty uneventful until the unexpected arrival of the mysterious stranger who comes to stay in the nearby cottage, and who seems to just want to be left alone But fate draws them together one stormy night in an unusual and unexpected way…

The Tears Of A Clown

The Tears Of A Clown

153,783 2,922 30

Set sixteen years after the original story Mouse ended.. this is about Ricardo and Melanie's three teenage children in the circus, and all the adventures and lives and loves of the family, during this one summer season of touring with the circus There are old faces and new faces to catch up with…

The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger

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Successful musician and rockstar, Jake Kavanagh was enjoying his success and looking forward to releasing his new album, But then his world is turned upside down by the news of his estranged wife's death, and that he is now a father to a four month old daughter he never knew about. Now he has to deal with being a single parent and juggle his music career at the same time.. luckily along comes his old childhood friend Gemma Thornton, who reluctantly agrees to help him…

To have and to Hold

To have and to Hold

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What happens when feisty Rachel Crosby who helps out at a womans refuge, takes on Adam Maxwell a millionaire property developer, who wants to tear down their shelter to make way for a big hotel.. she finds herself getting far more than she bargained for…

The Game of Love and Losers

The Game of Love and Losers

2,525 172 27

There are winners and their are losers in the world, both in life and love. So what happens when two losers, from each end of the social spectrum come together? Amanda Harrington, a wealthy young socialite, who has been controlled and dominated by her rich Father John Harrington, the owner of a string popular nightclubs and a casinos, who only sees his daughter as a pawn for his own politically and business ends, and cares nothing about her personal happiness. And then there is Dave Travers, who is down on his luck, stuck in a low paid job as bouncer, in one of John Harrington's nightclubs, whilst his ex wife swans off to a life in Spain with her new lover, taking Dave's son with them. This is the catalyst that brings their two worlds colliding, and whilst these two losers become unlikely friends, will it help them have success in their life, or even in love?…

Model Behaviour

Model Behaviour

148,436 1,316 30

Anneka Weston had a very successful life of glamour model with her good looks she was always used to being in front of the camera from a young age and being in the centre of attention for most of her life, her only ambition in life was pursuing her career and caring about her image, that was until, whilst doing a shoot in Africa for Vogue, her photographer friend Tony opens her eyes to another world where glamour is the last thing on the list, setting her on an entirely different path, and getting involved with Engimatic Adrian Crawford, a one time famous photographer, who snapped the rich and famous, but who mysteriously retired from his succesful career and now devotes his life to helping third world charities…

The Somerton Man

The Somerton Man

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When Daniel Somerton, a married man. embarks on an affair with his childhood sweet heart Gwen, whom he has always been besotted with, despite the fact she married another man, He doesn't think about the consequences of his actions until perhaps it is too late....…

Ellie

Ellie

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Jake Kavanagh's daughter Ellie is 18 and all grown up . She is at college doing business studies, and her interest in music is no more than a casual hobby that she enjoys. Thanks to her dad's musical background she can play many instruments, including lead guitar, so when one of her fellow college buddies ask her to join his band just for fun she is happy to go along with it, with no great ambition to pursue a life of rock n roll musical fame like her father. That is until she clashes with Brett Carter the good looking lead singer of the semi -rival rock band Kikz, who also play in the same small nightclubs as Ellie. Brett is a talented musician, but arrogant and full of himself and filled with ambition to make his band and music a worldwide sensation. He recognises Ellie's talent, even if she refuses to take it seriously, and think she is wasting her future doing business studies and she is missing a golden opportunity for her musical talent, He wants her to join his band, and so sets out to convince her to follow him into the world of rock stardom, when his band manage to get a recording contract. As much as Ellie is irked by Brett's arrogance and self assurance she finds herself flattered that he wants her to join him, and the possibility of following in her fathers footsteps in the music world starts to become more appealing... But first she has to convince her father Jake, who has kept her pretty sheltered from the music business and fame, to protect her from the murky past of her dead mother. Now, if she wants to join Kikz, she knows she will have to put up with the arrogant Brett, and keep him in line, whilst they make it big in the music world to find fame and fortune in their own right. But can she do it successfully on her own terms, and prove to her father and everyone else, that she will not end up like her mother…

Commitment

Commitment

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Detective Sergeant Eddie Conway is a focused and a seriously ambitious policeman who is completely committed to his job,and doesn't believe in letting his heart rule his head, to the detriment of his personal life. He is quite willing to sacrifice the relationships of his family, friends and colleagues, to rise in the ranks of the police force, He single-mindedly only has promotion in mind, so with dogged determination he goes out of his way to catch the villain, and he believes in 'getting the job done' even if it means occasionally cutting corners, and stepping on some toes to do it.But then he breaks his own golden rule, of never getting too emotionally involved with anyone, when he finds himself rekindling an old friendship with his sister's best friend, Paula McKee, whom he has known from early childhood. It is then, that he starts to discover that the fine line between his professional life, and his personal life, have suddenly become somewhat blurred.…

Soldierboy

Soldierboy

195,071 2,021 30

This story is set in Belfast Northern Ireland in the 1980's Fed up moping, after her break up with her two timing boyfriend Johnny, 18 year old Kelly Caruthers agrees to go along to a night out with her brothers girlfriend Chrissie to a disco at a local army Barrack. Here she meets Danny Phillips a young soldier serving his time there, when she accidently knocks his drink over him, she finds herself getting noticed by him, when he insist he repays her back by promising a she would have a dance with him. Kelly isnt out looking for romance, after her recent failed relationship, but Danny still has a way of winning her around with his cheeky charm,…

Bridesmaid's Blues

Bridesmaid's Blues

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Kirsty never has much luck with her love life and the men she gets involved with, Now after her latest break up, she is not overly enthusastic about being chief bridesmaid for her cousin Alannah wedding, espicially when she thinks she will never find a lasting relationship for herself.…

Something Changed

Something Changed

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Jason Wallis lead singer with the recently successful band Jax. wakes up hung over from a night of heavy drinking to get over his misery after his romantic relationship falls through, to find pretty Tracey Morgan in his shower, whom he barely recalls bringing to his room. She insists he tells everyone that they slept together, even though in truth he had passed out in a drunken state before anything happened between them. He later discovers she makes her living as a backing singer for various bands on tour, as well performing in musical stage shows, but she also has firm a rule that she never sleeps with musicians. Intrigued that she hade made him lie to make people believe they had slept together, Jason wants to find out why she broke her rule for him, and arranges an impromptu date, that leads him to re-examine his supposedly broken heart…

Island Girl Book  2

Island Girl Book 2

39,212 531 13

Five months have passed since Paul reluctantly left Alison behind. But finally he has started getting his life sorted, and his divorce finalized.. After all this, he realises he still wants Alison very much in his life, so he persuades her to come stay with him in London for a while on a trial basis, but can Alison adjust to Paul's lifestyle and surroundings that are so very different from her own? Will their new found relationship flounder or flourish? Only time will tell...…