Carole Matthews Knihy

Na trajekte smerujúcom na ostrov Wight opúšťa Jodie svoj londýnsky život, rozbehnutú kariéru aj manžela. Pokoj a nový domov nájde v krásne zrekonštruovanom hausbóte svojho brata Billa. No od chvíle, ako Jodie vstúpi na palubu svojho nového domova, je jasné, že to pre ňu nebude také jednoduché. Ak to nie je výstredná a prísna Marilyn, ktorá je Billovou upratovačkou, tak je to Ned, hlučný sochár z vedľajšieho hausbótu. Nedovo rezbárstvo príliš nelahodí ušiam, ale vynahradzuje to fakt, že sa naňho dobre pozerá. Jodie si plnými dúškami užíva novonadobudnutú slobodu. Zmiznúť z očí však nie vždy znamená zmiznúť z mysle. Keď jej starý život zaťuká na dvere, Jodie je nútená čeliť realite. Podľahne presvedčivým slovám, alebo si radšej vyberie život plný slnečných dní a morského vánku?

Niektoré ženy sú závislé od nakupovania, ďalšie sa nevedia nabažiť šampanského, niektorým stačí skvelá kniha a sú aj také, ktoré sa najlepšie odreagujú vonku v meste s kamoškami. Pre Lucy Lombardovú neexistuje nič, čo by nevyliečila čokoláda, od zlomeného srdca až po bolesť hlavy. A nie je v tom sama. Spoločnú vášeň si užívajú aj jej priateľky: mierumilovná Autumn, utrápená mama Nadia a vášnivá zvodkyňa Chantal, ktoré spolu tvoria Čokoládový klub. Ten neváha zasiahnuť, keď sa v živote niektorej z nich objaví kríza. A tých sa tam veru vyskytne veľmi veľa. Vtedy musia vyhlásiť čokoládovú pohotovosť. Ich záchranné akcie sú často bláznivé a dobrodružné.

When Jake tells Lyssa it's not working, she knows he's not talking about the toaster. What she doesn't realise is that he has been seduced by another woman. Lyssa's immediate reaction is to sob into her pillow and wait for Jake to come home with his tail between his legs. But slowly she understands that's not an option. In a bid to escape, she embarks on a trekking holiday in Nepal. Her sister teases her that she'll meet a hairy-arsed yak shepherd - but it never occurs to Lyssa that in the Himalayan foothills she might fall in love...

Lucy Lombard thought her 'Happily Ever After' was all sorted when her gorgeous boss finally declared his love for her, but when she catches him in bed with another woman it's time to call an emergency meeting of The Chocolate Lovers' Club. Inevitably, she's not the only member with problems - Autumn, Nadia and Chantal all find themselves with dilemmas to face - the question is how much chocolate will it take to make it better...

What if you had always dreamed of something more . . . ? Nell McNamara has a happy life: her boyfriend Olly adores her, their four-year-old daughter Petal is the centre of their world and Nell has a steady job in the local chip shop. When the chippy needs a makeover, Nell jumps at the chance to unleash the creativity fizzing inside her. Inspired by what she can achieve - and encouraged by the very best friends a girl can have - Nell is determined to try something new. Waving goodbye to the chip shop, she starts up a new business making her own line of must-have handbags, which are soon flying off the shelves. It seems Nell's dreams are finally coming true, but her success doesn't come without a price. Before too long, Nell has to ask herself if it's really possible to have it all . . . Full of fun, love and laughter, soak up the sunshine with Summer Daydreams.

What do you do when there's nothing left to lose? Lily and Laurence Lamont-Jones had it all: lavish holidays in exotic locations, a top private school for their two children and a beautiful home in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Then Laurence loses his job, and their house and all their belongings are repossessed. With nowhere else to go, the family move into a flea-ridden council house on a notoriously rough estate and start to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. But will Lily's dream of returning to a world of luxury ever come true - or have her priorities changed? For with the help of new friends, a little luck and a lot of determination she's about to learn what really matters.

Hows your love life Janie? For thirty-something hairdresser Janie Johnson, this is the question she dreads. Her single status preoccupies her friends and clients at Cutting Edge and after too many nights in (with Archie, her terrifying cat), a blind date disaster (exiting via the bathroom window is never dignified) and news that her ex is getting married (to his pregnant girlfriend), its time for Janie to do something dramatic.§Its time for an adventure!§Booking Christmas week off work, Janie decides against a week in Majorca and heads for the sunshine to Africa. Her friends think shes mad to be travelling alone to such an exotic location, and Janie thinks they may very well be right... but then she falls head over heels for tour guide (and fully fledged Maasai Warrior) Dominic.§Is this just a holiday fling or has Janie found the real thing?

The last place Anna Terry expects to fall in love is in the waiting room of her divorce lawyer's office. But that's where she meets Nick Diamond and Cupid's arrow strikes. Anna's had more than her fair share of heartache. Her first marriage ended before her pregnancy was over, and her second husband has disappeared. Nick's luck hasn't been any better: his wife has run off with the local butcher - which wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't a vegetarian.

Carole Matthews' backlist is being reissued looking as fresh as ever. Falling in love isn't easy. Sadie Nelson ought to know - she's got two men to choose from and neither one is hassle-free. First there's Gill McGann, a Hollywood producer who's flown her from a grey day in London to sun-soaked LA in order to win her heart. He has more to offer Sadie than she could ever have imagined... Then there's gorgeous actor Tavis Jones, whose sense of fun makes Sadie feel immediately at home. But can they ever be more than just good friends? The longer she leaves it, the harder it gets, and Sadie's about to discover that in LA anything can happen...

Josie Flynn is in New York for the wedding of Martha, her American cousin. Reluctantly donning her lilac bridesmaid's dress, Josie is convinced that Martha is about to marry the wrong man. In fact, Josie thinks it would be a much better idea to talk her cousin out of making a terrible mistake. Which is all very noble, until Josie meets Matt Jarvis and appears to be about to fall for the wrong man herself..