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Five years after the death of her firefighter husband, Eden knows better than anyone that life can change in an instant. Now, instead of the future she had planned with Andy, she has Lila—the daughter he never got the chance to meet. And instead of Andy, she has his family. Then Eden meets someone. Someone she knew before Andy, before Lila, before the tragedy. Someone who reminds her of how she used to be. But Andy's mother has other plans. And Eden is facing an impossible choice. One that could tear a family apart.

In her thirties and feeling somewhat unfulfilled by an undeniably high-flying career in commerce, Sheila O’Flanagan decided to sit down and write her first book.

A few more years and a few more books later, she found that she was able to give up her job in the city and write full time as a novelist and as a journalist for The Irish Times. Here she talks about her new book The Missing Wife.

Delphine has worked hard for her success, and she knows she's got everything she wants. But not everyone agrees. Her opinionated family aren't convinced that living alone with no plans to 'settle down' could possibly make her truly happy, and no one appreciates it when she drops everything, day or night, whenever her boss Conrad calls. Yet Delphine wouldn't change a thing. And when Conrad makes her a surprise offer, it's clear that her hard work is going to pay off.

Deira is setting out on the holiday she'd planned with her long-term partner, Gavin...only she's on her own. Gavin will not be amused when he finds out she's 'borrowed' his car, but since their brutal break-up Deira's not been acting rationally. Maybe a drive through beautiful France will help her see things differently. Grace has been sent on a journey by her late husband, Ken. She doesn't really want to be on it but she's following his instructions as always. She can only hope that the trip will help her to forgive him. And then - finally - she'll be able to let him go.

A young PR girl has the night of her life at a glitzy work event and finds more than just her face splashed across the newspapers the next day. Two women listen in on each other's phone calls and learn more about themselves than they ever expected. And a wife faces up to the truth that her husband isn't a man she feels safe with. Everyone aboard this train is on a journey - and they all have stories to tell....

When Roxy comes home unexpectedly one day to give her husband, Dave, a lovely surprise, it's Roxy who gets shock of her life. And all she wants to do is run away. Roxy knows she has to face up to what's happened and decide: forgive and forget, or bring an end to a decade-long marriage. Surely the right thing is to get over it - that's what Dave thinks. After all, it's just one mistake.... But Roxy finds it's not so simple. Especially when another secret starts to emerge. Her friends and family all know what they'd do - but they're not Roxy....

On a typical afternoon, teenage Joe is being chased by bullies from school when he accidentally runs through a portal to another world. He finds himself in a training camp for a group of teenage boys and girls who will become Runners. Each cycle, three Runners are sent to place the power sources that will secure the shield that protects their land, Carcassia, and keeps the enemy Kabanians at bay.

Per tutti coloro che conoscono Imogen Naughton, la sua decisione di scomparire nel nulla appare incomprensibile. Ai loro occhi la sua esistenza è sempre sembrata invidiabile: una casa accogliente, un marito premuroso, una vita matrimoniale descritta dalla stessa donna come la migliore che ci si possa augurare. E allora perché fuggire da un giorno all'altro senza dare spiegazioni? Molto spesso quello che succede dietro la porta di una casa è un mistero non solo per il mondo esterno ma anche per chi tra quelle mura abita.

Quando Steffie, con l'aiuto dei due fratelli, decide di organizzare una festa per il qua­rantesimo anniversario di matrimonio dei genitori, la sua unica preoccupazione è che il padre e la madre siano contenti della sorpresa. Quello che però non può neanche immaginare è che proprio in quel giorno di festa il loro intero mondo rischierà di essere stravolto.

Sheila O'Flanagan's The Season of Change transports her listeners to the Caribbean island resort of White Sands, where visitors arrive hoping their dreams will come true - and they sometimes do. Not to be missed by listeners of Veronica Henry and Freya North.

Izzy is in the Caribbean on the honeymoon-that-isn't after her fiancé broke her heart. She's not looking for someone new. But when she meets Charles Miller, a successful writer holidaying alone, the electricity is undeniable. And what does she have to lose? In Ireland, Charles's ex-wife and agent Ariel flits from party to party, glamorous and poised. She's always in touch with Charles. Though they're divorced, they're very close. Ariel wonders if they should get back together. She's an independent woman, but she liked being part of a power couple.

Cosa faresti se scoprissi di vivere una vita piena di menzogne? Quando una notizia scioccante sconvolge il mondo di Juno Ryan, lei si ritrova improvvisamente senza l'uomo che ama e senza modo di ottenere le risposte di cui ha disperatamente bisogno. Così fugge nell'incantevole Villa Naranja in Spagna. I cieli azzurri e gli aranceti abbondanti – insieme a Pep, il bel figlio dell'enologo – iniziano a lenire il suo cuore spezzato e solo lei stessa può reagire come si deve.

Nessa, Cate og Bree er søstre. Nessa, den ældste, er gift med med sin elskede Adam, har et barn og arbejder deltids som lægesekretær. Hun er den, hvis dagligdag styres af horoskoperne. En køn og livlig kvinde, men måske lidt buttet. Cate, som måske nok er en smule for tynd, bor sammen med Finn, tv-stjernen, der får alle kvinder, unge som gamle, til at slikke sig om munden. De går begge to meget op i deres karriere, og i deres liv er der bestemt ikke afsat tid til børn endnu. Bree, den yngste, er uheldig med mænd. Hendes to søstre vil måske nok mene, at Bree er uheldig med det meste.

Gemma Garveys ægteskab gik i vasken for nogle år siden. Det var hendes egen beslutning at være alenemor med to børn frem for at lade, som om det var et velfungerende ægteskab, hun havde med den karrierefikserede David.

Inspired by the true story of Sheila's grandmother, The Woman on the Bridge is a riveting novel of love, rebellion and families torn apart by war. Dramatic, shocking, and full of insight into women's lives, this is a powerful, haunting and unforgettable listen.

Four hundred and twenty pearls hand sewn onto the wedding dress. The Mediterranean honeymoon booked for months. A pile of presents bigger than Everest. And her lovely Tim, the most perfect bridegroom a girl could wish for. Except, two weeks before the wedding, he changes his mind...Isobel's wedding is off. Her world in tatters, Isobel turns to Spain, a new job, a new life and as many men as she can decently manage. Including the very appealing Nico with whom, she feels, there could be a long-term future. But part of Isobel knows that she will have to go back home some day.