Standing on the cliff high above the spectacular arch known as Durdle Door, Detective Constable Jacque Williams contemplates the momentous decision which will take her from her beloved Dorset to the bustling noise and lawlessness of London. She knows the challenge will be huge as she becomes part of the Metropolitan police force, but has no idea of the tests and trials lying ahead. On her very first morning, Jacque falls foul of her boss, the frosty and efficient Detective Inspector Rhys Byrne, but it isn't long before she develops feelings for him despite an insurmountable problem standing...

The year is 1960 and everything in Cathy's life seems perfect. She envisages a secure and happy life with the man she adores and whose plans appear to dovetail entirely with her own. She cannot foresee the chain of events which will take her from her cosy Gloucester home into the beautiful but remote Gower peninsula, to live in a decrepit wooden shack where she must face a series of events destined to challenge her to the utmost. So will the hidden beauty and tranquillity of Three Cliffs Bay help to bring her the peace and the answers she desperately needs? Can she possibly find real and...

In 1988, Amber is just seven years old, but already streetwise and sassy with it. Her natural spark is the reason why Brett, the leader of a pack of young boys, allows her to join in with some of their pranks. Her life of freedom and fun is to be curtailed, however, when tragedy means she is fostered with a childless couple and gains a mother who makes no secret of her dislike for the child. Perhaps it's inevitable that her life spirals downward until her teens when she meets and falls in love with Tez, a talented graffiti artist. Before long, she is pregnant with his child - but Tez has...

The beautiful and vivacious daughter of a wealthy landowner, Gemma Adamson has no shortage of suitors. Their appeal, however, is limited, and sister Amanda despairs until a chance meeting between Gemma and David Gray, an attractive if 'unsuitable' bachelor. Because his background does not conform with their ideals, the Adamsons warn Gemma against him, but she refuses to listen, until unpleasant truths from David's past life challenge even her loyalty. And they are only the beginning. A sequence of bewildering and frightening events follow, leading Gemma into the ugly world of drugs. Caught in...

Kerry's embarrassment at reversing her car into a Mercedes owned by a good looking stranger increases when she learns that he is an inspector in the local police force. She is even more disconcerted when he takes the flat above hers, but then compassion softens her heart since she discovers he has a paralysed daughter. She soon realises, however, that Ross Curran is a difficult man to care about. Clashes between them are inevitable as Kerry feels he is attempting to assert the same authority over her as he uses with his junior constables, and she also begins to despair of ever penetrating the...

Exactly who was the mysterious stranger who caught Joanna's eye and instantly had such an incredible effect upon her senses? On holiday with her twin brother Paul, she was minding her own business, sipping an iced drink in the lovely old town of St Malo, when the impertinent blue stare of a rather disreputable looking busker totally unnerved Joanna. She tried to flee from him, but fate decreed they should meet again, in circumstances where she felt forced into giving him aid. Within days, Jake had won her love, but Joanna was soon to discover the awful truth. Her penniless drifter had...

To sing with the great Pippa Lane It was an opportunity Lisa Franklin could not resist, even if it meant leaving her boyfriend Clive behind in Dorset. The bright city lights beckoned imperiously, promising excitement, fame and fortune, but Lisa was soon to encounter unforeseen difficulties. On her very first day she incurred Pippa's displeasure, then had a serious clash with Jon Lansdon, a handsome stranger who appeared to be yet another of the star's many conquests, Yet shortly Lisa was to discover the rare and precious gift of love, only to discover an insurmountable barrier stood between...

Lyanne glanced sideways at handsome new husband Michael as his car sped them north to his home in Scotland, and wondered why those words made her feel vaguely uneasy. It wasn't long, either, before those fears became even more dominant in her thoughts, especially with the arrival of Jason and his shocking revelations which Michael had never bothered to mention. She was also to discover that she had a rival for Michael's affection and that he possessed a mysterious, even shady past. Then, high on the mountains which towered above their home, a tragic event finally began to help Lyanne...

On holiday in Paris with her sister, Christina was welcomed into Les Enfants, a happy, carefree group of young people headed by the handsome Dominic, His magnetic charm attracted her, but so did the athletic good looks of tennis star Keir Deneuve ... only he was her sister's boyfriend. Then tragedy killed all their happiness, and Christina was forced to return to England. Five long years have passed before she meets Dominic and Keir again, and by then their fortunes have been reversed. Dominic is a successful singer, Keir an embittered has been. What caused his downfall, and why do they hate...

No heavy breathing, no verbal threats and yet the mysterious, oppressive silence on the telephone line is equally as frightening to Tessa. She knows that somehow these calls are linked to her past...perhaps to her daughter, Suzanne, and the dark secret which surrounds her birth. At least in Russell Davidson Tessa has found a friend she can trust, but the unexpected reappearance of his brother Richard is very disquieting. And she badly needs Detective Inspector Philip Anthony's professional assistance...if only her vulnerable heart can cope with seeing him again. Not realizing where it will...