Po strastiplnom a ponižujúcom detstve v horskej chatrči a u adoptívnych rodičov odchádza Anjela Casteelová do panského sídla k starým rodičom po matke. Hoci žije v prepychu, chýba jej tu srdečnosť a láska. Stará mama o ňu nemá záujem a jej manžel sa na všetko pozerá z rozumovej stránky. Anjela sa vrhne na štúdium, popritom pátra po súrodencoch. Jediným svetlým bodom v jej živote je Troy Tatterton.
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Po štvorročnom utrpení sa súrodencom podarí z nenávideného podkrovia ujsť. Zhodou priaznivých náhod sa dostávajú k šľachetnému lekárovi Dr. Sheffieldovi, ktorý sa ich ujme a umožní im štúdium. Na starších deťoch, Cathy a Chrisovi sa čoraz vaäčšmi prejavuje vplyv minulosti, okrem toho v Cathy narastá túžba po pomste.
Dej sa odohráva na prepychovom panskom sídle Tonyho Tattertona, kam sa mladučká Leigh prisťahuje so svojou krásnou matkou, ktorú už unavoval nudný manžel. Polichotená obdivom a záujmom o dvadsať rokov mladšieho Tonyho, rozhodne sa zaňho vydať. Zatají však pred ním svoj skutočný vek a robí všetko pre to, aby si naveky uchovala krásnu tvár i telo. Úmyselne povzbudzuje svojho ohnivého manžela, aby sa venoval jej dcére, nahovorí ho, aby Leigh portrétoval, usiluje sa, aby čo najmenej obťažoval ju samu, lebo sa bojí, že by ju svojou mladíckou vášňou mohol uštvať a celkom zničiť jej alabastrovú pleť. Keď napokon Tony zvedie svoju nevlastnú dcéru a nešťastné dievča nenájde u matky pochopenie, trinásťročná Leigh sa rozhodne hľadať pomoc za múrmi tohto kráľovstva ľadových sŕdc...
Duncan MacTavish sa z ničoho nič dozvie, že má odísť do Anglicka k svojmu starému otcovi Nevillovi, ktorého dedičom sa má stať. Tam sa zoznámi so svojou snúbenicou Opheliou, ktorá je síce nesmierne krásna, ale príliš povýšenecká, a tak sa Duncan rozhodne, že ju za ženu nechce. Stretáva mladú Sabrinu, ktorá nie je veľmi pekná, zato má veľký zmysel pre humor. Považuje ju za svoju najlepšiu priateľku. Sabrina si však uvedomuje, že sa doňho zamilovala proti vlastnej vôli. Všetko sa skomplikuje na jednom z večierkov, ktoré usporadúva markíz Neville...
"To say that Babs has been my closest friend for sixteen years is rather like saying that Einstein was good at sums. We were blood sisters from the age of eleven (before my mother prized the razor out of Babs's hand)." But now Babs, noisy and as fun as a day at the beach, is getting married. And Natalie Miller, twenty-seven, senior press officer for the London Ballet, panics. What happens when your best friend pledges everlasting love to someone else? It doesn't help that Nat is dating a guy named Saul Bowcock. As the confetti flutters, her good-girl veneer cracks, and she falls into an alluringly unsuitable affair that spins her crazily out of control. Nat is on the rebound and allergic to the truth—about Babs's relationship, her boyfriend's ambition, her parents' divorce, and her golden-boy brother's little Australian secret. Her mother's lasagna and her roommate Andy's fuzzy slippers are also monstrous affronts. But what Nat really needs to face is the mirror—and herself . . . . Wickedly witty and refreshingly honest, Running in Heels is a hilarious look at the lies we tell ourselves—and the unwanted truths that only our best friends can tell us.
Helen Bradshaw, 26, has a lot to get over. Her flatmate Luke has the tact of a traffic warden with toothache, her friend Tina is in love with her new man, her landlord Marcus is in love with himself, and, after the tequila incident, it looks as though Tom the vet will be sticking to Alsatians.
From the bestselling author of The First Wives Club and Bestseller, a witty social satire of love, marriage, and the games men and women play with each other. Sylvie knows she has a lot to be thankful for. So what if her husband, Bob, is only interested in what she has to say 'in four words or less'? The kids are off to college, and she is sure her marriage is about to bloom again. In fact it has already, but not with her. When Sylvie confronts Bob's mistress, she is amazed: except for a gap of ten years and fifteen pounds, Marla could be Sylvie's twin. But while Sylvie wants passion and romance, Marla just wants a husband of her own. And so their scheme is hatched: a nip and tuck and some blonde highlights for Sylvie, some brown hair and a few extra pounds for Marla, and the women are ready to switch places. The result as they juggle their new lives and identities is hilarious and enlightening. But just how long can they keep their charade going, and will it all end in tears?
