Download or read book Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sun is shining on the golden castle on Rainbow Bay - and change is in the air! Amelia is a single mother, doing her very best to look after her young son, Charlie - but money is tight and times are tough. When she first hears that she is the last descendent of the Chesterford family and that she has inherited a Real-Life Castle by the sea, Amelia can't quite believe her ears. But it's true! She soon finds that owning a castle isn't quite the ticket to sorting out her money problems that she'd first hoped: she can't sell, because the terms of the ancient bequest state that any Chesterford who inherits the castle, must live there and work towards the upkeep and maintenance of the family home. So ever-practical Amelia decides to uproot her little family and move to this magnificent castle by the sea. Living in a castle on the beautiful Northumberland coast is fun at first, but organising the day-to-day running is a lot more complicated than Amelia first imagined. Luckily she has help from the small band of eccentric and unconventional staff that are already employed there - and a mysterious unseen hand that often gives her a push in the right direction just when she needs it most. It's only when she meets Tom, a furniture restorer who comes to the castle to help repair some antique furniture, that Amelia realises she might get the fairy-tale ending that she and Charlie truly deserve... Join bestselling author Ali McNamara in Rainbow Bay, where an inheritance and some sea air are about to work their magic on Amelia's life...

Download or read book It Happened In Venice written by Molly Hopkins and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He cheated, but only once! Evie Dexter has promised to forgive and forget her fiancé Rob - and her efforts to absolve his sins are paying off: in the past ten days she's only called him a two-timing love rat eleven times. Thank goodness her flourishing career as a tour guide takes her to fashionable Dublin, in-vogue Marrakech and cool Amsterdam. So when Evie's offered a luxury visit to the sensual city of Venice she jumps at the chance. With its gondolas, wine and sultry Italian men, four days in the city of light and love is just what she needs. Who knows what could happen?

Download or read book Kate and Clara s Curious Cornish Craft Shop written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the glorious little Cornish town of St Felix - where romance and magic sparkle in the summer air 'An enchanting escape to the seaside. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain 'St Felix has stolen my heart yet again; a perfect, sparkling, summer read.' Cathy Bramley Kate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her own little craft shop in the idyllic harbour town of St Felix. But she soon finds a mystery lingers in her new shop - a sixty-year-old love story told through beautiful paintings and intricate embroideries. Jack, the owner of the nearby art shop, volunteers to help Kate unravel the mystery, but in doing so they realise their own lives share some uncanny similarities with Clara and Arty, their 1950s counterparts . . . Can Kate and Jack put right a decades-old wrong, and maybe find their own happy ending on the way? * Praise for Ali McNamara: 'Fun and endearing' Katie Fforde 'Perfect easy reading' Sun An irresistible, feel-good story infused with infectious humour' Miranda Dickins 'Funny and light-hearted' Heat

Download or read book A Secret Cornish Wish written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brand-new escapist summer romance from bestselling author Ali McNamara. Return to the Cornish shores of St Felix and fall in love . . ./H3?/bbrbrbiH2What if one summer could change your life?/H2/i/bbrbrFor Frankie and her five best friends growing up on the glorious beaches of Cornwall's St Felix, life couldn't get any better. Late one night, the friends discover an old box washed up on the shores and they learn the tale of the St Felix mermaid who grants wishes to those who find her treasure. Even though they know it's just Cornish folkore, the friends decide to make a wish for what they each want out of life - most importantly, they want to always be together . . .brbrOver the course of the next few decades, as weddings, funerals, birthdays and more bring the friends back together, lost loves, broken promises and buried secrets just as quickly tear them apart. But when they reunite one last time in St Felix, will it be for good? And will their wishes finally be revealed?brbruH3Your favourite authors LOVE Ali McNamara:/ubrbbrAn enchanting escape. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain/bbrbbr'A perfect, sparkling, summer read' Cathy Bramley/bbrbbr'Fun and endearing' Katie Fforde/bbrbbrAn irresistible, feel-good story infused with infectious humour' Miranda Dickinson/bbrbrb'Perfect easy reading' iSun/i/bbrbrb'Funny and light-hearted' iHeat/i/b

Download or read book Breakfast At Darcy s written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Darcy McCall loses her beloved Aunt Molly, she doesn't expect any sort of inheritance - let alone a small island! Located off the west coast of Ireland, Tara hasn't been lived on for years, but according to Molly's will, Darcy must stay there for twelve months in order to fully inherit. It's a big shock. And she's even more shocked to hear that she needs to persuade a village full of people to settle there, too. Darcy has to leave behind her independent city life and swap stylish heels for muddy wellies. Between sorting everything from the plumbing to the pub, Darcy meets confident, charming Conor and sensible, stubborn Dermot - but who will make her feel really at home?

Download or read book Step Back in Time written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many lifetimes would you travel to find a love that lasts for ever? When single career girl Jo-Jo steps onto a zebra crossing and gets hit by a car, she awakes to find herself in 1963. The fashion, the music, her job, even her romantic life: everything is different. And then it happens three more times, and Jo-Jo finds herself living a completely new life in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The only people she can rely on are Harry and Ellie, two companions from 2013, and George, the owner of a second-hand record store. If she's ever to return from her travels, Jo-Jo must work out why she's jumping through time like this. And if she does make it back, will her old life ever be the same again? Step back in time with this fabulously fun and feed-good comedy of time travel and romance, from the author of From Notting Hill with Love . . . Actually

Download or read book To The Moon and Back written by Jill Mansell and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hardest part of love is moving on... It's been a year since Ellie Kendall's husband, Jamie, was killed in an accident, but she's still grieving. In fact, she finds herself talking to him regularly. At the urging of Jamie's successful actor father Tony, Ellie moves to London's glamorous Primrose Hill, where nobody knows her past... But even in her new home—and with her hardworking new boss, Zack McLaren, and Jamie's best friend Todd to distract her—Ellie can't seem to leave Jamie behind. Will Ellie let her grief and her past consume her? Or will she realize the man of her dreams is flesh and blood—and right in front of her eyes... British women's fiction and a great romantic book, To The Moon and Back has a wonderful cast of supporting characters and tender romance. Fans of Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella and Eloisa James will delight in this poignant, funny contemporary romance. What reviewers are saying about To The Moon and Back: "a tremendous look at friendship, hope, romance and second chances. An unforgettable, entertaining novel! 4 Stars." "Exquisitely told... Compelling. The book was IRRESISTABLE." "A powerful and witty story about fresh starts... To the Moon and Back, to put it simply, is BRILLIANT." "She's like...Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jill Barnett, Eloisa James, and Diana Palmer all rolled into one." "A sweet romantic contemporary about love, loss, and second chances. Mansell's dry wit, comical romantic entanglements, and crazy characters are back in force..." "Absolutely, positively AN OUTSTANDING STORY". 5 Stars, Reviewer Top Pick What everyone is saying about the queen of British chick lit, Jill Mansell: "Fans of chick lit — if you haven't read Mansell yet — what are you waiting for!?"— A Bookworm's World "Pick this up at your peril: you won't get a thing done till it's finished." — Heat magazine "A romantic romp full of larger—than—life characters." — Express "Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it." — Company "Expect to run the gamut of emotions, as this book is both laugh—out—loud funny and tear—jerkingly sad. Basically, you won't put it down." — New Woman

Download or read book Hope and Happiness in Bluebell Wood written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Ali McNamara novel is the perfect escape. Welcome to Bluebell Wood where the sun shines, the locals are kind and there's something more than a little bit magical about the place. Ava loves city life but when something happens to make her feel unsafe, she retreats to the calm and quiet of Bluebell Wood. The once high-flying Ava now locks herself away in her fairy-tale cottage, only leaving to explore the trails of the nearby woods or to potter in the garden with her dog, Merlin. When Ava begins to feed the wild birds that flock to her bird table, they start leaving her trinkets of appreciation in return. The gifts seem innocent at first, but they soon seem to take on a deeper meaning. It isn't until Ava meets Callum, the handsome parish priest, that she can't help but wonder if the birds might have been trying to get her out of the house all along. But will their curious behaviour help to heal Ava, and transform her and Callum into the lovebirds they clearly long to be? Praise for Ali McNamara: An enchanting escape. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain 'A perfect, sparkling, summer read.' Cathy Bramley 'Fun and endearing' Katie Fforde 'Perfect easy reading' Sun An irresistible, feel-good story infused with infectious humour' Miranda Dickinson 'Funny and light-hearted' Heat

Download or read book It Always Snows on Mistletoe Square written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author and reader favourite, Ali McNamara, is giving her readers just what's on their Christmas list. Curl up with this magical winter warmer... Wanted: experienced writer to record the history of one house and its family. Bed and board provided, the successful applicant must love Christmas. Elle is rudderless, jobless and she's soon to be homeless. When she spies an advert that looks like it could answer all her problems she's devastated to see one huge catch. Elle definitely does not love Christmas. On Mistletoe Square, an eccentric elderly woman and her unconventional housekeeper have an enormous Christmas tree and a box of delicate decorations collected over what must be centuries. With each decoration comes a story and with each story a breath-taking glimpse of a Christmas past. One Christmas at a time, the house's history is brought vividly to life for Elle. But the more she sees of the family's past, the more she wonders where and how their story might end. And what of her own story? Is it possible that what felt like an ending might have been leading her here, to a new beginning? * Praise for Ali McNamara: An enchanting escape. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain 'A perfect, sparkling read.' Cathy Bramley 'Fun and endearing' Katie Fforde 'Perfect easy reading' Sun An irresistible, feel-good story infused with infectious humour' Miranda Dickinson 'Funny and light-hearted' Heat

Download or read book Cornish Clouds and Silver Lining Skies written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meteorologist Sky Matthews does not like surprises. Sky monitors her life like she does the weather, carefully and with a scientific eye. So, when she misses out on her dream job abroad and finds herself with no choice but to take a position on a tidal island off the Cornish harbour town of St Felix instead, she feels completely at sea. Worse still, she has to work alongside TV weatherman Sonny Samuels, who barely knows his storms from his tsunamis. It doesn't take long for Sky to become enchanted by the strange weather patterns over St Felix. Sonny is convinced they link to local folklore, but Sky knows her science too well to fall for that. Until she meets Walter, a local weather watcher with no qualifications beyond a lifetime of experience and Sky is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the weather, herself... and Sonny. _______________ Praise for Ali McNamara: An enchanting escape. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain 'A perfect, sparkling, summer read.' Cathy Bramley 'Fun and endearing' Katie Fforde 'Perfect easy reading' Sun An irresistible, feel-good story infused with infectious humour' Miranda Dickinson 'Funny and light-hearted' Heat

Download or read book Seashells written by Melissa Stewart and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prolific, award-winning nonfiction author Melissa Stewart reveals the surprising ways seashells provide more than shelter to the mollusks that inhabit them. Young naturalists discover thirteen seashells in this elegant introduction to the remarkable versatility of shells. Dual-layered text highlights how shells provide more than a protective home in this expository nonfiction exploration. The informative secondary text underscores characteristics specific to each shell. Elegant watercolor illustrations create a scrapbook feel, depicting children from around the world observing and sketching seashells across shores.

Download or read book From Notting Hill With Love Actually written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sparky, fun and endearing' - Katie Fforde 'Joyous and carefree, a souffle of a book that will lift the spirits of anybody who ever daydreamed about a different, more glam life' - Bernadette Strachan ------------------------------ She was just a girl, standing in front of a boy . . . wishing he looked more like Hugh Grant. Scarlett loves the movies. But does she love sensible fiancé David just as much? With a big white wedding on the horizon, Scarlett really should have decided by now . . . When she has the chance to house-sit in Notting Hill - the setting of one of her favourite movies - Scarlett jumps at the chance. But living life like a movie is trickier than it seems, especially when her new neighbour Sean is so irritating. And so irritatingly handsome, too. Scarlett soon finds herself starring in a romantic comedy of her very own: but who will end up as the leading man? A fabulously fun romantic comedy debut, referencing all those much-loved chick flick classics: Four Weddings; Sleepless in Seattle; When Harry Met Sally, to name just a few!

Download or read book It Happened In Paris written by Molly Hopkins and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evie Dexter is in pursuit of a career as a European tour guide. Heart set on success and buoyed on by booze, she begins 'enhancing' her CV and soon lands a job with Insignia Tours, guiding their Paris breaks. Bursting with professionalism, Evie quickly checks her copy of Vogue Paris to remind herself where France actually is. Task accomplished, she's determined to become a cultured and respected chaperone. And she would be, if only the French wine wasn't so delicious and Rob, her sexy coach driver, so deliciously distracting . . .

Download or read book From Notting Hill to New York Actually written by Ali McNamara and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarlett O'Brien, utterly addicted to romantic films, has found her leading man. She's convinced Sean is Mr Right, but the day-to-day reality of a relationship isn't quite like the movies. With Sean constantly away on business, Scarlett and her new best friend Oscar decide to head to New York for the holiday of a lifetime. From one famous landmark to the next, Scarlett and Oscar make many new friends during their adventure - including sailors in town for Fleet Week, a famous film star, and Jamie & Max, a TV reporter and cameraman. Scarlett finds herself strangely drawn to Jamie, they appear to have much in common: a love of films and Jamie's search for a parent he never knew. But Scarlett has to ask herself why she is reacting like this to another man when she's so in love with Sean . . .

Download or read book Treasure Island written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.

Download or read book I Know Where She Is written by S. B. Caves and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the 10th anniversary of her daughter Autumn's abduction, Francine receives an anonymous note containing just five words: I KNOW WHERE SHE IS. When a young woman appears claiming to have sent a letter that says she knows the location of Francine's missing daughter, Autumn, Francine wants to dismiss it as a cruel, twisted joke. But the stranger knows things that only Autumn would know. It soon becomes clear that Francine must go to dark places in order to learn the truth about her child’s kidnapping. She will discover that danger comes from unexpected sources. She will do things she never imagined herself capable of. But will Francine get her daughter back—or is it too late? A heart-stopping, gripping thriller for fans of C. L. Taylor, Karin Slaughter, and Linwood Barclay.

Download or read book Daisy s Vintage Cornish Camper Van written by Ali McNamara and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest novel from Ali McNamara, Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop, is out now 'If you like your stories with an added pinch of magic, you'll love this... wonderfully enjoyable' - Heat 'A magical tale of loss, love and finding happiness in the most unlikely places' - Cathy Bramley ---------------------- Welcome to the gorgeous Cornish town of St Felix, where there's magic in the air... When Ana inherits a broken-down camper van from her best friend, she takes the chance for a quick trip to Cornwall - some sea air and fish and chips on the beach is just the tonic she needs. But St Felix has bigger plans for Ana. She discovers a series of unsent postcards, dating back to the 1950s, hidden in the upholstery of the van. Ana knows that it's a sign: she'll make sure that the messages reach the person that they were meant for. And as the broken-down van is restored to gleaming health, so Ana begins to find her way back to happiness.