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Primrose Square
Anne Douglas
A bitter-sweet romantic tale of broken hearts and second chances in wartime Edinburgh, from the much-loved Scottish storyteller
Edinburgh, 1911. When intelligent Elinor Rae leaves her crowded tenement family home to become a maid in an exclusive ladies club in the idyllic Primrose Square, she doesn't look back. Two years later and Elinor is still in love with the square, and now also with Stephen Muirhead, her evening tutor. But it all goes wrong. Elinor's head is turned by handsome Barry, and when he signs up to the war effort without thinking of her, she is devastated and bitterly regrets her mistake. But has Stephen really put Elinor behind him?
The Handkerchief Tree
Anne Douglas
A young woman faces life-changing decisions on the eve of World War Two in this warm romance from a much-loved storyteller.
|Bright, spirited Shona Murray from Edinburgh's Dean Village has found her niche in a city florist's, where she excels and is content - until, suddenly, she must make decisions that will change everything. Fraser Kyle, the owner of the florist's, proposes marriage. Should she accept, or renew her love for Mark Lindsay, the doctor from the orphanage who first showed Shona the Handkerchief Tree that inspired her? Or will newly arrived Brett Webster steal her heart? Shona must find true courage to know where her happiness lies.
Tenement Girl
Anne Douglas
A gripping tale of drama and heartache
1935: As the Depression bites, beautiful Lindy Gillan dreams of getting away from her boring life in Edinburgh's impoverished Old Town. At least there is dear Neil, a young writer from the same tenement block, whom she has known for years. But when Roderick Connor strolls into the shop one day, Lindy has to make a choice that will turn her world upside down, while a new arrival, surprise opportunities and war clouds from Spain on the horizon all have unexpected repercussions . . .
Dreams to Sell
Anne Douglas
A story of love and fate in post-was Scotland
1949. Attractive and spirited Roz Rainey lives in post-war Edinburgh and dreams, not of love, but of one day having a beautiful house of her own. When she falls in love with her new boss, the charming Jamie Shield, it seems as though a blissful future beckons for Roz. Fate, however, has other ideas . . .
A Silver Lining
Anne Douglas
When Jinny Hendrie's love leaves Edinburgh to fight in the Second World War, she faces an uncertain future. Do even the darkest clouds have silver linings?
1937. When handsome Viennese cake expert Viktor Linden arrives at Jinnie Hendrie's Edinburgh bakery, romance soon blossoms. But when war is declared between Britain and Germany, Viktor must return to Austria to fight alongside the enemy. Can their love survive the troubled times ahead?
Nothing Ventured
Anne Douglas
Against a backdrop of national unrest and suffering, can Ida Scott and her brother, Boyd, find the courage to face betrayal and heartbreak?
1925. Attractive and strong-willed twenty-three-year-old Isla Scott takes up a vacancy at Dr Lorne's fashionable spa, where she is reunited with her handsome brother, Boyd, but the siblings soon find that romance threatens to cloud their future . . .
Highland Sisters
Anne Douglas
When Lorne Malcolm runs away on her wedding day, her sister Rosa's life is turned upside down.
1910. When eighteen-year-old Lorne Malcolm runs off on her wedding day with the landowner's son, Daniel MacNeil, the jilted groom, turns to Lorne's older sister, Rosa, for comfort. Rosa's feelings for Daniel grow and the pair soon marry. But are tragedy and heartbreak just around the corner?
Corpse in Waiting
Margaret Duffy
Dangerous discoveries for Ingrid as Patrick's old romance reemerges
Ingrid Langley and her husband and colleague Patrick Gillard, late of M15 and now working for the Serious and Organized Crime Agency, decide to holiday in Bath. It may be close to home, but they both badly need a break. The holiday proceeds sedately enough, but trouble - their old friend - is never far away. Ingrid tries not to feel jealous when they bump into Patrick's old flame, the beautiful Alexandra Nightingale, and he agrees to help her house-hunt. But when Ingrid joins them on a viewing, she makes a very gruesome discovery indeed . . .
Rat Poison
Margaret Duffy
The crime-fighting couple return when the city of Bath experiences trouble.
When vicious gang warfare breaks out in the city of Bath, it soon becomes apparent that a London crime lord is trying to move in to the area. DCI James Carrick has to enlist help from the Serious Organized Crime Agency. Patrick Gillard, late of MI5, and his colleague Ingrid Langley are brought in, and their first task is to try to identify those taking part in the shootings. But the gang seems able to stay one step ahead of them all the way . . .
Stealth
Margaret Duffy
The crime-fighting couple, Ingrid and Patrick, have their sights set on an author whose horror-filled crime novels might not be entirely fictional.
Although Ingrid Langley works part-time for the Serious Organized Crime Agency, alongside her husband Patrick, formerly of MI5, she's also a crime author: perfect cover for investigating fellow crime author, Clement Hamlyn, who is suspected of using the international author's event Ingrid has been invited to in Cannes to meet with a wanted criminal. Ingrid is accompanied by Patrick, but as they observe the rude and aggressive Hamlyn, it soon becomes clear that someone is observing them . . .
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