Download or read book Before the Rose Petal Beach written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Rose Petal Beach is an exclusive ebook preview to Dorothy Koomson's brilliant new novel The Rose Petal Beach. This mini-sampler includes a special ebook-only prequel scene, the first two chapters of the new book, and an intimate Q and A with the author. Download now to discover one of 2012's most unforgettable stories...

Download or read book Beside the Rose Petal Beach written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beside The Rose Petal Beach is an ebook accompaniment to Dorothy Koomson's bestselling novel The Rose Petal Beach, which has been shortlisted for a National Book Award 2012. In The Rose Petal Beach Tami Challey's husband, Scott, is arrested for a terrible crime in front of her and their two children. When Tami finds out who Scott's accuser is, we can only watch as her whole life starts to fall apart. We see many of the events of The Rose Petal Beach through Tami's eyes, but Beside The Rose Petal Beach will give you another perspective on the story. You'll see how one of the minor - but important - characters in the book experiences some of the key scenes... And how he is slowly being changed by spending time with the Tami and the others. You don't need to have already read The Rose Petal Beach to enjoy Beside The Rose Petal Beach, but if you have, it'll hopefully add another dimension to your understanding of the book.

Download or read book The Rose Petal Beach written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tense, thrilling read from Sunday Times bestselling author Dorothy Koomson Is it an affair . . . or something much worse? Tami's husband, Scott, has just been arrested for a terrible crime - and his accuser is her closest friend. Who should Tami believe? The father of her two daughters? Or her trusted best friend? Torn and desperate to find out the truth, Tami makes her choice - with shocking consequences . . . SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POPULAR FICITON 2012 Readers love Dorothy Koomson: 'Cleverly told by three female narrators, this is a complex tale of a terrible crime . . . I was gripped from the start and desperate to uncover the truth' Woman 'If you only do one this weekend, read this book. It's another utterly brilliant psychological thriller' Sun

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Download or read book My Best Friend s Girl written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kamryn Matika has no responsibilities - one birthday card will change that forever... Best friends Kamryn Matika and Adele Brannon though nothing could come between them - until Adele di the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn's fiancé Nate. Worse still, she got pregnant and had his child. When Kamryn discovered the truth about their betrayal she vowed never to see any of them again. Years later, Kamryn receives a letter from Adele asking her to visit her in hospital. Adele is dying and begs Kamryn to adopt her daughter Tegan. With a great job and hectic social life, the last thing Kamryn needs is a five-year-old daughter to disrupt things. Especially not one who reminds her of Nate. But with n on else to take care of Tegan and Adele fading fast, does she have any other choice? So begins a difficult journey that leads Kamryn towards forgiveness, love, responsibility and, ultimately, a better understanding of herself.

Download or read book The Crimson Petal and the White written by Michel Faber and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate.

Download or read book Every Smile You Fake written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINE *Pre-order the thrilling new novel from Dorothy Koomson now* Please take care of my baby. But don't try to find me. You'll put him in danger. x Profiler and therapist Kez Lanyon is shocked when she finds a baby on the backseat of her car, with an unsigned note asking her to take care of him. Kez has a pretty good idea who the mother is - Brandee, a popular social media star with a troubled background, who once lived in Kez's house. Brandee recently dropped out of the limelight and if the internet rumours are true, Kez knows Brandee's life is in danger. Kez is torn. Should she simply take care of the baby as she's been asked, or should she risk her whole family by using contacts from her previous job to save this young woman? Time is running out for Brandee. Can Kez find her before it's too late? This is the heart-stopping new novel from The Queen Of The Big Reveal.

Download or read book Goodnight Beautiful written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Brighton Mermaid and The Ice Cream Girls comes a heart-breaking page-turner about love, loss and the power of friendship, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult. Nova Kumalisi would do anything for her closest friend, Mal Wacken. She owes him her life. So, when he asked her to be the surrogate mother for him and his wife, in spite of her fears about how it would alter their friendship, Nova agreed. Eight years later, Nova is bringing up their son alone, and she and Mal don't speak. Months into the pregnancy, Mal's wife changed her mind about the surrogacy agreement. Already suspicious of how close Nova and Mal were, Stephanie realised her strained marriage was in serious trouble when she found a text from her husband to Nova, saying, 'Goodnight, Beautiful'. She asked Mal to cut all ties with his closest friend and unborn child. Now, seven-year-old Leo is critically ill and Nova, despite her anger and hurt, wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it's too late. Will it take a tragedy to remind them how much they mean to each other?

Download or read book I Know What You ve Done written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The very definition of a page-turner, it's suburban noir at its finest' HARRIET TYCE Do you have any idea what the people you know are capable of? Bestselling author of All My Lies Are True, Dorothy Koomson, asks how well you can really know your neighbours. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Louise Candlish will rip through the pages of this addictive new thriller. What if all your neighbours' secrets landed in a diary on your doorstep? What if the woman who gave it to you was murdered by one of the people in the diary? What if the police asked if you knew anything? Would you hand over the book of secrets? Or ... would you try to find out what everyone had done? I Know What You've Done is the unputdownable thriller from the Queen of the Big Reveal. Readers love Dorothy Koomson: 'Koomson just gets better and better' Woman & Home 'An instantly involving psychological thriller' Daily Telegraph 'This is devastatingly good' Heat 'The suspense was on another level' Black Girls Book Club 'Written with verve and insight' Stylist 'We just couldn't put it down' Closer 'The author plays a blinder' Sun 'The novel simmers with tension' Daily Express 'You'll be gripped by this tense, twisty thriller' Fabulous

Download or read book My Other Husband written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Unputdownable' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Utter compulsive' KIA ABDULLAH 'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINE All is not as it seems in the latest gripping thriller from the Queen of The Big Reveal. Cleo Forsum is a bestselling novelist turned scriptwriter whose TV series, 'The Baking Detective' is a huge success. Now she has decided to walk away from it all and wants to divorce her husband, Wallace. But what is she really running from? As Cleo drafts the final ever episodes of the series, people she knows start getting hurt. It soon becomes clear that someone is trying to frame her for murder. She thinks she knows why, but Cleo can't tell the police or prove her innocence. Because then she'd have to confess about her other husband . . . 'You MUST read this book!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Best book I've read in a long time' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Breathtakingly good' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ *PRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY DOROTHY KOOMSON. EVERY SMILE YOU FAKE IS COMING SOON* PRAISE FOR DOROTHY KOOMSON 'Dorothy Koomson is a star, one of the most versatile, enjoyable and engaging authors we have' Kate Mosse 'Dorothy's novels are a gripping, page-turning joyride to read' Malorie Blackman 'A master storyteller . . . Everyone needs a Dorothy Koomson book on their shelves' Lorraine Candy 'An expertly-crafted, rollercoaster of a novel that had me gripped from the beginning' Jendella Benson 'The very definition of a page-turner' Harriet Tyce

Download or read book Tell Me Your Secret written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A gripping and pacy thriller with a clever, twisty plot' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Full of twists and Koomson's trademark heart and compassion' HEAT Pieta has a secret. Ten years ago, Pieta survived a weekend with a sadistic serial killer. She never told anyone what happened and instead moved on with her life. But now, the man who kidnapped her is hunting down his past victims meaning she may have to tell her deepest secret to stay alive . . . Jody has a secret. Fifteen years ago, policewoman Jody made a terrible mistake that resulted in a serial killer escaping justice. When she discovers journalist Pieta is one of his living victims, Jody realises she has a way to catch him - even if it means endangering Pieta's life . . . They keep quiet to protect themselves. Will telling all save or sacrifice each other? The gripping new emotional thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, My Best Friend's Girl and My Other Husband. READERS LOVE DOROTHY KOOMSON 'Kept me guessing until the end' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was floored' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The best story teller there is. Every single book just has me on edge' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Koomson just gets better and better' WOMAN & HOME 'An instantly involving psychological thriller' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Written with verve and insight' STYLIST 'The very definition of a page-turner' HARRIET TYCE 'Get it now. It's sensational' STEVE CAVANAGH

Download or read book The Cupid Effect written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Dorothy's novels are a gripping, page-turning joyride to read' Malorie Blackman There's something special about Ceri . . . Ceri D'Altroy is no stranger to matters of the heart... Historically, Ceri's questionable decisions have involved sex, shoes or giving unsolicited advice - until one episode of Oprah has her abandoning her life and job to start afresh in Leeds. The new Ceri vows not to meddle in other people's love lives, no matter how good she is at it. But Ceri never anticipated how desperately her new colleagues and flatmates would need her match-making skills. And surely, there's no way she could make things worse?

Download or read book That Day You Left written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful, thought-provoking emotional thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Dorothy Koomson. Previously published as THE FLAVOURS OF LOVE. Would you protect your husband's killer? It's been 18 months since that day when Saffron's husband, Joel, was murdered. Everyone in her life believes she is coping well. And no one suspects the mother-of-two knows who killed Joel. But now her daughter has confessed a life-altering secret, and Joel's killer seems to be stalking Saffron's every move. Saffron is faced with a stark choice - risk her family's safety by going to the police or keep quiet and protect her husband's murderer? A powerful, thought-provoking emotional thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Dorothy Koomson.

Download or read book Marshmallows for Breakfast written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Review. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kendra Tamale has found two reasons to face up to her past When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a separated father of two, and begins a new job. She's looking forward to a fresh start and a simple life. Kyle's six-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 everything falls 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 she would never do... Marshmallows for Breakfast is a tale of redemption, hope and finding love in unexpected places.

Download or read book That Girl from Nowhere written by Dorothy Koomson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. âe~Where are you coming from with that accent of yours?âe(tm) he asks. âe~Nowhere,âe(tm) I reply. âe~Iâe(tm)m from nowhere.âe(tm) âe~Everyoneâe(tm)s from somewhere,âe(tm) he says. âe~Not me,âe(tm) 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...

Download or read book The Penguin Book Of Indian Poets written by Jeet Thayil and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 1247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeet Thayil has compiled the definitive anthology of Indian poetry in English. This monumental undertaking, two decades in the making, brings together writers from across the world, a wealth of voices--in dialogue, in soliloquy, in rhetoric, and in play--to present an expansive, encompassing idea of what makes an 'Indian' poet. Included are lost, uncollected, or out of print poems by major poets, essays that place entire bodies of work into their precise cultural contexts, and a collection of classic black and white portraits by Madhu Kapparath. These images, taken over a period of thirty years, form an archive of breathtaking historical scope. They offer the viewer unparalleled intimacy and access to the lives of some of India's greatest poets.

Download or read book How Sweet It Is written by Dylan Newton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when the queen of romance falls for the king of horror--you get "a hilarious rom-com romp," perfect for fans of Beach Read. (Kirkus, starred review) Event planner Kate Sweet is famous for creating the perfect happily-ever-after moment for her clients’ dream weddings. So how is it that her best friend has roped her into planning a bestselling horror writer’s book launch extravaganza? But the second Kate meets—or rather, accidentally maims—the drop-dead-hot Drake Matthews, her well-ordered life quickly transforms into an absolute nightmare. Drake Matthews is tired of the spotlight and tired of his reputation as the Knight of Nightmares. He's really a nice guy! But he’s not prepared for Kate, a fearless agent of chaos in steel-tipped stilettos, or for that sweet sting of attraction he feels for her. She’s inspiring him to take his writing in a whole new direction—one that no one expects. Because now Kate and Drake are changing up the rules, and this plot twist might just surprise everyone . . . including themselves. "Fans of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, and Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur will adore How Sweet It Is!" --The Nerd Daily As featured in: PopSugar: Must-Read July Books PopSugar: 12 Swoonworthy Romances to Read in One Sitting