Paul Tempest is a blameless country solicitor. But - he is married to the enigmatic, beautiful Judith, who has a past of which she speaks little. One night, past and present collide: Paul returns home to find Judith gone, and, on that night when Paul's life is turned upside down, Inspector Barrett from the CID is only the first unwelcome caller. Joyce Muriel has woven a rich narrative tapestry, shot through with action, romance and adventure. Surprise follows surprise: was Judith involved with the IRA? Why has she gone to Ground? Will Paul find her, and, if he does, will she want him? All...

What will the future bring for teenage Ellie? Struggling in working-class wartime England, she is determined to have an education and a career, and if possible happiness and romance. Fortunately the love of her life is willing to join her fight against the middle-class hypocrisy of the age - and his own type - and together they look forward to building a new life and a new world after the war. At times though any sort of life seems precious, any plans futile, and any future an eternity away.

Cleo Lafay seeks purpose and significance in her life. Her search takes her from London to a remote part of north-west England. Here, she finds herself in close contact with many disparate people, all seeking, like Cleo, meaning and purpose, or in some cases escape from despair. The central narrative concerns Cleo's friendship with two very different men. There develops a struggle between reason and intuition. For Cleo, this is a struggle for survival. Joyce Muriel's roots are in Ireland. She was the first person from her family background to attend university, attending Oxford. She has...

The lives of Patrick and Srella are intertwined; childhood sweethearts, young marrieds; and then, as they grow together into maturity, they have children; in spite of some problems that affect everyone, they seem content and settled. But the past is always with Patrick and Stella, and always a part of their present. Throughout their lives, the bright but menacing shadow of the glittering, rich, artificial Eloise seems to fall accross their path. What is the secret of their son Dominic's parentage? Should Stella accept an unexpected legacy, that brings with it riches but pehaps, also guilt?...

The residents of No. 48 Woodland Avenue may seem superficially normal, but when the enigmatic Chastity Brown moves in, she quickly discovers how unstable their situations really are. As relationships and people fall apart, Chastity must protect herself and those around her. But a hidden conflict is lurking in the background, much larger than anything any of them is prepared for. And, as Chastity quickly learns, it is not always easy to tell who is a friend. Find out what happens in this immensely readable tale of Christian morality and the classic struggle between good and evil.

Beautiful, blue-eyed Magda Lefevre, with her dark hair and even darker past, thinks her physically rewarding marriage to City financier Philip Peters is the answer to many of her problems. But when a Lefevre family feast turns into a confessional meltdown, ugly facts emerge about Magda's birth mother, and a new arrival, in the form of a teenager called Isobel, threatens the whole fabric of her life. Then Philip revisits the scene of a killing in Northern Ireland and Magda's world is turned upside down. Why should accidents of birth - or death - spoil one's happiness? With the action moving...