|summary=Holly, in her early twenties, is a single mother who has had severe post-natal depression since the birth of her son Mikey. He is now a toddler, and they live with Holly's mum, Joanna. She has a somewhat sordid past of her own but has given everything to raising Holly in a loving environment; she has also had to do most of the caring for her small grandson.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0751543551</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Louise Douglas
|title=The Secrets Between Us
|rating=5
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Sarah and Alexander meet at a time when both are looking for a fresh start following the demise of their previous relationships. She is vulnerable, he is needy, and together they can support each other. Sarah is quickly employed as a live in housekeeper in his sprawling home, and moves south from Manchester to join Alex and his young son Jamie. Life in a small village takes some getting used to, especially given what has happened. Genevieve, Alex’s popular, pretty and wealthy wife, has disappeared. Some say of her own accord, others are sure something sinister has happened to her, but in any event she has not been heard from since she left town and the locals are suspicious of Sarah’s motives. In their eyes she is moving in on the man who rightly belongs to the town sweetheart, taking over the role of mothering Jamie, and generally weaselling her way in to become the lady of the house before Genevieve’s bed is even cold. Protestations that she is simply an employee, not a lover, fall on deaf ears, and with Genevieve’s family being the most prominent in town, it’s hard to get anyone to be on Sarah and Alexander’s side when accusations start flying.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0552777331</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mark Devine
|title=Dragon of Life Book 2 Minor Gods
|rating=3.5
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Luke and Martha have been apart for some time as Luke's been in Valparaiso where one of the hotels which he sold to a consortium of employees has been having problems. When they meet again it's in Seattle, but they're on their way to the Far East in the hope of starting a new life free from the attentions of the FBI which they so tired of in the [[Dragon of Life Book 1: Raining Truth by Mark Devine|first book]] in the series. They had perhaps hoped that life would be simpler - but this is Luke Whittaker we're talking about and 'simple' is just never going to happen.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B008674NNO</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Adele Parks
|title=Whatever It Takes
|rating=5
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Whatever it takes means giving up your exciting, settled life in the capital to move to Dartmouth, if that’s what your husband wants.
Whatever it takes means being a constant shoulder to cry on for your best friend even when that nagging voice at the back of your mind is asking whether this is really a two-way friendship.
Whatever it takes means prioritising the needs of others – your daughters, your in laws – ahead of your own needs. All day, every day.
Whatever it takes means maintaining a calm, put-together demeanour in the face of event crashers, party trashers, unfaithful spouses and life-changing secrets.
Whatever it takes means keeping up appearances, no matter what. But if a relationship’s a sham, it’s only a matter of time before the façade starts to crack and splinter.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755371348</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mark Devine
|title=Dragon of Life Book 1: Raining Truth
|rating=3.5
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=When we first encounter Luke Whitaker he is - he tells us - a disembodied spirit placed in this part of the heavenly kingdom so that he can remember his life and emotions exactly as they were lived. I don't know about you, but I'd find that rather unpleasant and decidedly embarrassing. Luke Whitaker recognises that there are parts of his life which he'd rather remove from the record, but acknowledges that he can't. We join him in 1967 in Seattle and he's on his way to Honolulu. When he sets off he doesn't realise quite how momentous the trip is going to be.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>098501640X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Pamela Fudge
|title=Turn Back Time
|rating=3
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Charles and Tessa have managed reasonably well since their divorce. Both adore their daughter, Megan and would agree that the other is a good parent - that is if they ever had any contact with each other other than the occasional text or email. Just before Megan is due to go to university Charles sends a message to Tessa via Megan. He has something which he needs to discuss with her and thinks that they should meet.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0709098448</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Fannie Flagg
|title=I Still Dream About You
|rating=5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=
At the age of 60, Maggie Fortenbury's glory days seem to have passed her by. An ex-Miss Alabama, she headed for the fame she dreamt of in 'the Big Apple' and ended, instead, making disastrous life choices that took her along a different route. However she had made one good decision: to work for the diminutive Hazel Whisenkott, midget and founder of Red Mountain Realty. Now, as Hazel is dead, and despite her friendship with her colleagues (obese, optimistic Brenda and moaning Ethel), suicide seems the next logical step. It has to be done correctly as Maggie comes from an era when you wouldn't want to let anyone down or any commitment unfulfilled. Therefore picking her final day becomes increasingly difficult when other things get in the way, including a troupe of Whirling Dervishes.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099555484</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Fiona McGregor
|title=Indelible Ink
|rating=4
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Once wealthy, middle class Australian suburbanite Marie King never thought she'd be starting a new life at 59 but here she is, divorced and having to sell the marital home. Unfortunately, attached to the marital home is the marital garden into which Marie didn't only give life but also pour her own life. However, Marie tries to be positive and decides that if she's going to be a new person, she may as well go the whole way. This means tattoos (much to her offsprings' horror) and an unlikely friendship with tattooist Rhys. With that comes the realisation that the privileged suburb of Mossman isn't all there is to Sydney. There's much more to the city, and indeed herself, than she first thought.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857894129</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Trisha Ashley
|title=Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues
|rating=4
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Tansy was brought up by her great-aunt Nancy, who is in her nineties at the start of this book. Tansy lives with her fiancé Justin, but time is racing by and she is beginning to despair of ever getting married or having babies. Justin is under his demanding mother's thumb, and Tansy loves getting away to the village where her great aunt owns a small shoe shop.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847562779</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kathleen MacMahon
|title=This Is How It Ends
|rating=5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=
This is an incredibly gentle (and gently funny) love story set in the winter of 2008 when the Irish economy was booming and the US were about to elect their first black president. Hugh (a deliciously grumpy surgeon) and his currently unemployed architect daughter Addie lived happily in an Irish seaside town. Ok, he'd broken both his wrists tripping over Addie's dog and Addie found it hard not to cry sometimes, but they were alright. Then one day, out of the blue, they receive a voicemail message from Bruno, a distant American relative who's just popped over the ocean to say 'Hi!' Remembering the last US relative who came to visit (it didn't go well), Addie and Hugh decide to ignore the phone... and the front door... and the occupant of the bench seat across the road... He's bound to go home eventually.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847445462</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ruth Saberton
|title=Amber Scott is Starting Over
|rating=4
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Amber Scott has been with her fiancé Ed for over ten years. Things may not be perfect in their relationship but they muddle along OK in their London home, both going off to their separate jobs. However, one day, just as Amber is about to celebrate a promotion of her own, Ed announces that he has been offered a partnership in a law firm. This should be fantastic news but the problem is that it is over two hundred miles away in Cornwall and would mean Amber having to give up everything that she has worked for in order to go with him. And, of course, as Ed points out many times, if she really loves him she wouldn't even have to think about it.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1409135500</amazonuk>
}}
