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Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 by Leah
When Ruth Bussey’s boyfriend Aidan confesses to murdering someone, Ruth is understandably shocked. Her shock deepens when her boyfriend tells her the name of the woman he murdered: Mary Trelease. The thing is Ruth knows a woman called Mary Trelease and she’s very much alive.
Ruth and Aidan separately visit the police to tell them of Aidan’s shocking confession - Ruth is adamant that Aidan hasn’t killed this woman whereas Aidan is even more adamant he did kill her. As Charlie Zailer and Simon Waterhouse begin to investigate, they unravel a series of coincidences in their bid to find out just why a man would confess to the murder of someone who’s seemingly still alive.
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Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 by Leah
Hollie Hudson is happily married to husband Richard but craves one thing desperately: a baby. It’s all she’s ever dreamed about since she was a little girl and the fact she’s incapable of having a baby is driving her to distraction. After happening upon a leaflet for a surrogate Hollie comes up with the answer to all of her problems: she’ll ask her sister Scarlett to be her surrogate.
Scarlett, however, is nothing like homebody Hollie and has spent a couple of years in the Amazon rainforest desperate to come up with a solution to stop the rainforest being destroyed. Once PlanetLove, the organisation Scarlett works for, is taken over by a new group, Scarlett finds herself back in England to renew her visa and to try and raise money before heading back to Brazil. After Hollie asks Scarlett to be her surrogate, Scarlett realises she could raise the money she needs sooner than she thinks… Just how far will the two sisters go to realise their dreams?
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Posted on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 by Leah
Daisy Keen is a British fashion lover, who dreams of going to Paris. Isabelle Papillon is a young French student desperate to go to England to research Meredith Quince, an author Isabelle believes wrote a secret novel that wasn’t made available to the public domain. After Isabelle places an ad in a newspaper, the girls’ dreams come true and Daisy finds herself in Paris and Isabelle finds herself in London.
As both girls come to terms with living in a strange country and learning a new culture, will they manage to suceed in their dreams? Will Isabelle find Meredith Quince’s secret book and will Daisy manage to find love?
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Posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010 by Leah
Twenty years after her husband Ed dies in a car accident, Alberta Granger finally feels as if her life is stable. She has two fantastic children and has been with Tony for almost twenty years. Alberta’s daughter, Hannah, also feels as if her life is great: she has a fab job in London, she has great friends and an even better boyfriend.
Phillipa, Alberta’s mother, has an idyllic life, living with her former Government minister husband and the only thing that concerns her is the greenfly on her roses. However when Phillipa’s husband dies in dubious circumstances, all three womens lives are about to change. As scandal upon scandal comes out of the woodwork, do the three women have what it takes to come out of the whole thing stronger?
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Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 by Chloe
Rosie Martin thought everything was fine with her marriage to Jonathan, until she discovers a text on his phone that makes it clear he’s having an affair. Rosie is shocked to find out Jonathan loves her, and he soon leaves their marital home to set up with Linda. They decide that they have to divorce, but want to remain friendly for the sake of the children.
As the divorce progresses, both Rosie and Jonathan realise they have to work harder at making their divorce a good one than they thought. When Rosie meets not one but two men that are interested in her, she’s unsure what to do and if she should wait to find another man, or just try it out for size. Will Roie and Jonathan be able to have the good divorce they want, and accept each other’s new partners once and for all?
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Posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Chloe
The residents of 66 Star Street in Dublin are all being watched… but by what? Maeve and Matt seem happy enough to anybody looking in, but behind the facade is a truth that neither of them wants to be made public. Katie and Conall have a love/hate relationship, but how will the arrival of TVgardener Fionn affect their relationship?
Lydia lives with Polish men Andrei and Jan, but can’t stand either of them… not to mention the problems Lydia is having with her own mother as well. And Jemima lives with her lovely dog Gurudge, but is sure she feels the presence of something hanging around the house of 66 Star Street. Just what, or who, is watching these people? And will the secrets that bind them ever come out?
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Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Leah
Izzy Keegan has just been dumped by her boyfriend of three years, Cian. Her heartbreak drives her to embarrass herself on a night out when she tries to get him back and accidentally comes across his new girlfriend Saffy.
In the months that follow, Izzy becomes something of a hermit and it’s only when her friends, Kileen & Susie, get fed up of her moping does Izzy eventually come out of hiding.
Can Izzy get over Cian or will she be able to win him back?
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Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 by Leah
Amelia Bradlow has been married to Ed for fifteen years. When Amelia’s friend Kiki asks her why she and Ed sleep in separate beds, Amelia is stumped.
Kiki’s question forces Amelia to take a long, hard look at her marriage and what it has become. Not only that but up re-appears Joseph Hardwick, the first boy Amelia kissed, and she finds she’s still attracted to him.
Will Amelia stick with Ed or will she take a chance for Joseph?
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