SUSAN LEWIS

This is a powerful and emotionally engaging novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Let Me Go. Lainey Hollingsworth has spent her whole life on the outside of a secret. Her mother would never discuss the reasons she abandoned Italy when Lainey was a new born, nor has she ever stayed in touch with the family she left behind. Now Lainey's mother is dead, taking the secret with her, and leaving Lainey free to find out about her roots. Her husband, Tom, appears supportive, until he hits her with a bombshell that shatters the very foundations of their marriage. Another secret Lainey never knew anything about. Shaken, but more determined than ever to find out who she really is, Lainey takes her children to Umbria in search of answers. What she finds in the sleepy, sunbaked village of her birth turns her world inside out.

A compelling and deeply moving novel of friendship, family and the power of love, from the Sunday Times top ten bestseller.How would you cope with the threat of losing someone you love?Josie Clark is a loving wife and mother. She and her husband Jeff dont have much and its often difficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family and keep them safe.Bel Monkton is a successful property developer, living in a beautiful house by the sea. She seems to have everything going for her, but shes lonely. And shes let the shadows from her past cloud her future.Josies life couldnt be more different to Bels. But three years ago, tragedy tore Bels life in two. Now its happening to Josie.And faced with uncertainty and heartbreak, they come to treasure their growing friendship.

Sometimes the truth lies closer than you think. This is the compelling and heart-rending new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors. Jenna and Jack Moore have moved their family to Wales for a fresh start. For vivacious, happy-go-lucky fifteen-year-old Paige the future is full of promise. But suddenly everything changes. Paige becomes more and more withdrawn. The closeness she once shared with her mother a distant memory. It then becomes clear that Jack has secrets too. Preoccupied with her younger children, her husband's fidelity and their fledgling publishing company, Jenna doesn't realise the extent of her eldest daughter's unhappiness until the unthinkable happens. And the nightmare is only just beginning.

What if you knew a child was in danger - and no one believed you? Alex Lake's day job is all about helping people, especially children. She cares about them passionately and does everything in her power to rescue them from those who mean them harm. When the case of three-year-old Ottilie Wade comes to her attention, Alex feels an overpowering need to make a real difference in the little girl's life, but no one is prepared to believe that Ottilie is in danger. In the end, Alex makes a decision that has consequences that no one, least of all Alex, could have foreseen.

Sometimes the truth can be closer to home than you think. This is the compelling and moving new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go. Jenna and Jack Moore have moved their family to Wales for a fresh start. For vivacious, happy-go-lucky fifteen-year-old Paige the future is full of promise. But suddenly everything changes. Paige becomes more and more withdrawn. The closeness she once shared with her mother a distant memory. It then becomes clear that Jack has secrets too. Preoccupied with her younger children, her husband's fidelity and their fledgling publishing company, Jenna doesn't realise the extent of her eldest daughter's unhappiness until the unthinkable happens. And the nightmare is only just beginning...

Ex-detective Andee Lawrence has swapped freelance investigation and a broken marriage for two months in Provence. Pottering around a picturesque town on a summer''s day, she is at peace. But her world is about to be shattered. ''Remember me?''Two words spoken by a woman from the back of a car that say so much yet reveal so little. As the car drives away Andee is left reeling, overwhelmed by shock, confusion, and mounting trepidation. Almost thirty years ago, fourteen-year-old Penny had disappeared from her family''s life, never to be heard from again. It is the missing child case that has haunted Andee her whole life; and now Penny - Andee''s sister - is back.The question is: why?Praise for Susan Lewis: ''A master storyteller'' Diane Chamberlain''Heartbreakingly real family drama'' Essential [thumbnails of previous books - Behind Closed Doors, The Girl Who Came Back and The Moment She Left]

When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France, her mother, Jessica knows instinctively there is more to it. However, Natalies father, Charlie is so paralysed by the horror of losing his daughter, that he refuses even to discuss his wifes suspicions. This book presents a story of love, resistance, loyalty and betrayal.

Charlotte Nicholls has made a new life for herself and little Chloe. They have left everything behind, determined to forget a past which has cast a shadow over both their lives. Charlotte would do anything for Chloe. But just when she feels they might have a chance of happiness at last, Charlotte is forced to confront the consequences of the heart-breaking decision she took only a few months earlier. And it seems as if her greatest fear is about to be realised -- that the little girl she promised to love and protect will be lost to her for ever.

Alex Lake''s day job is all about helping people, especially children. She cares about them passionately and does everything in her power to rescue them from those who mean them harm. When the case of three-year-old Ottilie Wade comes to her attention, Alex feels an overpowering need to make a real difference in the little girl''s life, but no one is prepared to believe that Ottilie is in danger. In the end, Alex makes a decision that has consequences that no one, least of all Alex, could have foreseen.

A powerful new novel from the best-selling author of The Hornbeam Tree and Just One More Day. The Hornbeam Tree was short listed for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Novel of the Year Awa

ShareWhen Jules Bright hears a knock on the door, the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she''s feared for the last three years. Amelia Quentin is being released from prison. Jules'' life is very different now to the one she''d known before Amelia shattered it completely. Knowing the girl is coming back she needs to decide what to do. Friends and family gather round, fearing for Jules'' safety. They know that justice was never served; every one of them wants to make the Quentin girl pay. The question is, what will Jules do; and which of them - her or Amelia - has the most to fear?

The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don''t Let Me Go.Kesterly-on-Sea is full of secrets.Some are darker than others; many are shameful. One is even deadly.Andee is an ex-detective whose marriage is breaking up. So when a young female student disappears without trace, she throws herself into the search.Meanwhile, the towns beloved Rowzee Cayne has just discovered that she is terminally ill, and doesnt want to burden her family and friends with the news.Andee and Rowzee don''t know it yet, but their journeys are going to help them uncover a secret. One that is going to affect them more than they could ever imagine.

The compelling new novel from Susan Lewis, set in London and the Peak District, tells the story of a vulnerable teenager whose troubled relationship with her mother is tested further when a man her mother thought she could trust betrays them both in the worst possible way. From the Hardcover edition.

Leanne and her family have many issues, but they all believe in second chances. Their crazy, but idyllic home in the rural hamlet of Ash Morley is somewhere friends drop in at will, and outsiders whose lives have broken can find a safe place. When the opportunity arises to foster a child, Leanne is quick to open her doors. But her generosity is about to be put to the ultimate test.Daniel Marks is a ten year old boy whose father is in prison for a gruesome murder.Everyone deserves a place to call home, and a family to care for them, but will Ash Morley still be safe once Daniel enters their lives?