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The reputation of the Marquis of Falcon was such that Queen Victoria would bestow no further honour upon him until he married.

Identical twin girls, who were separated at birth meet by chance as adults. Rose belongs to the "jet set" and Flora lives in rural tranquility. They swap places, freeing Rose from a boring marriage, while Flora moves into a dramatic new world.

When Trilby meets Lewis, the all-powerful proprietor of a newspaper group, she is drawn to his handsome, older and sophisticated personality. From the outset, Lewis is determined to acquire not only Trilby's cartoon strip but her hand in marriage.

In the middle of the Indian Ocean the biggest, most ambitious engineering project in history is under way. In this ocean hole, Anna Spires and her team of architects aim to build a new and better world. Some share her vision, some say she must be stopped.

The bottle, dropped on a warm summer evening, contained a message that would change two people forever.. It will take the reader on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories and reminds us of both the heartbreaking fragility and strength of love

Homeless, penniless, lonely Lucy Leighton finds employment as companion to eminent journalist Clarissa Bourke-Rathbone. Lucy accompanies Clarissa to Capri, home of reclusive writer Conrad Morheim, and so begins Lucy's journey to self discovery.

A powerful romance of three generations of Cornish folk and their sometimes imprudent need to love and be loved.

Bettina, unwanted by her mother, is sent to a missionary aunt. There the dangers she faces are overcome with the help of a tall dark stranger.

Forced to accompany her uncle on a voyage to Calcutta, Sita attempts to throw herself overboard. She is saved by a mysterious stranger. They meet again when he rescues her from kidnappers and together they save the Nazim's life before her hero disappears

Charles Waterston's marriage ends abruptly and he is sent to work in New York. He visits the country before his job starts, and ends up staying in a haunted chateau where he learns to let go of the past and move into a liberating future.