Зарубежная современная проза — Fiona Harper

‘Touching and uplifting, this is Fiona Harper at her very best.’ MILLY JOHNSONFrom the author of The Other Us***THE WINNER OF THE 2018 SPECULATIVE ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD***‘This book tore my heart into tiny pieces, then put it back together and made it fly.’ JANE LINFOOT‘A beautiful story of loss, discovery and recovery.’ HEIDI SWAIN'Heart-wrenching and compelling.’ SARAH MORGAN'Beautiful, poignant and thought-provoking.’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN***Heather Lucas lives her life through other people’s...

***WINNER OF THE 2018 SPECULATIVE ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD***‘This is a pure joy’ HeatIf you could turn back time, would you choose a different life?Forty-something Maggie is facing some hard truths. Her only child has flown the nest for university and, without her daughter in the house, she’s realising that her life, and her marriage to Dan, is more than a little stale.When she spots an announcement on Facebook about a uni reunion, she can’t help wondering what happened to Jude Hanson. The same...

‘Sweet and romantic, a story guaranteed to have you smiling’ – Milly JohnsonShall we dance?After a humiliating divorce and watching her former rock star husband leave her for a model live on reality TV, Pippa is determined to disappear. So she returns to the small Kent village where she grew up to make a fresh start. Little did she know that would mean saving her beloved childhood dance school or falling for her old school crush Tom too!

Darling, save the last dance for me…Prima ballerina Allegra spent her life on stage. But now there are whispers that the superstars lost her sparkle, so when she’s offered a week on a tropical island, for survival expert Finn McLeod’s TV show, she leaps at it! But Allegra’ hours of disciplined dance practice are useless when it comes to resisting the temptation of Finn himself…Alice's world is turned upside down when she's hired to organise billionaire Cameron Hunter's company ball. She's...

For Adele and Nick Hughes this idyllic evening for two is the last place either of them wants to be. Their marriage over, they never believed they could find their way back to each other. But stranded in this picturesque cottage, Adele and Nick find they cannot resist the spark that has always fizzed between them.As the twinkling firelight begins to work its magic, this couple discovers that the wonderful thing about breaking up is making up….

Starting a family doesn’t always go as planned…Working as a nanny for widower Luke Armstrong’s spirited daughter seems like just the challenge Gaby Michaels needs to kick-start her new post-divorce life! Arriving at the Old Boathouse on the rugged coast of Devon, Gaby can see that the rift between Luke and his daughter. But in helping to fix this family, Gaby realises she wants to be more than just the nanny…After a whirlwind romance and Las Vegas wedding to mysterious Alex Dangerfield, Jennie...

Every love story starts with daring to take a chance…Rock star’s daughter Serena’s turned her back on her unconventional upbringing, and longs to settle down. Jake is a highly successful and focused businessman. He’s worked hard to escape his roots, and now lives by one rule: never get married! By all rights their blind date should be a disaster, but Jake’s never been very good at following rules…When cautious Fern is challenged by a friend to say yes to every question, she never expects to...

From London to New York…with Love. Chloe Michaels is determined not to fall for new colleague Daniel Bradford – especially as he doesn’t remember rejecting her years ago! But London’s most infamous bachelor has other plans – one date with Chloe every month to deflect the media attention on his love life…and maybe just win her heart for real! After a hard last few years, Daniel’s sister Kelly just wants a steady life – and that means no dating! So she absolutely, categorically should not be...

Sometimes you can find love in the last place you’d think to look…Clothing connoisseur Coreen Fraser’s film-star style never leaves her wanting for male attention. But sourcing costumes for a 1930s murder-mystery weekend stops being fun when she discovers she has to wear a tweed suit and sensible shoes! But her best friend, Adam, has his own plans for the weekend. And one moonlit kiss later, Coreen’s wondering if Adam’s the only man who really knows the girl beneath the skyscraper heels and...

Can this blind date lead to an appointment at the altar…?Serena–loves everything in life, except for blind dates! She's turned her back on her unconventional upbringing, and her deepest wish is to marry Mr. Right….Jake–is a highly successful and focused businessman. He's worked hard to escape his roots, and now lives by one rule: never get married!A romantic candlelit restaurant, a dozen red roses, champagne on ice…the scene is set for the perfect blind date!

How do you mend a broken heart?Nick and Adele’s marriage have been over for a year – but following his mother’s chemotherapy Nick hasn’t had the heart to tell his family. So when he invites Adele to Scotland for his mother’s birthday party, it’s impossible for her to say no. Stranded together in a picturesque cottage, as the twinkling firelight begins to work its magic, could the spark they always shared still be there?Standing at the altar, Damien is breathless as the woman he loves walks...

Working as a nanny for the rather gruff, yet extremely good-looking Luke Armstrong's spirited daughter seems like just the challenge Gaby Michaels needs to kick-start her new life!Arriving at the Old Boathouse on the rugged coast of Devon, Gaby can see that the rift between Luke and his daughter can only be bridged if Luke allows himself to be healed, as well. But in helping to fix this family, Gaby realizes she wants to be more than just the nanny–she wants to be a mother to Heather–and a wife...

So, Miss Lange with an e, will you take the job?Ruby Lange might be unconventional, but her struggle to find the ideal career isn't from lack of trying! Now the latest option is «traveling nanny»–so she takes a deep breath, packs her vintage suitcase and heads for Italy.Ruby's new boss, architect Max Martin, may be utterly gorgeous, but he's far too buttoned up for her liking! Yet traveling around Venice together, Ruby discovers that the man who took a risk on her is masking a huge heart–he just...

The amazing new romantic comedy from the #1 bestselling author of The Little Shop of Hopes and Dreams’Sweet and romantic, a story guaranteed to have you smiling’ – Milly JohnsonThe perfect pair for ‘pillow talk’?Claire Bixby grew up watching Doris Day films at her grandmother’s house and yearned to live in a world like the one on the screen – sunny, colourful and where happy endings were guaranteed. But recently Claire’s opportunities for a little ‘pillow talk’ have been thin on the ground.Until...

Nicole Harrison is planning the proposal of the century. Too bad it's not her own…Nicole, a born organiser and true romantic, has created her dream job when she sets up the Hopes & Dreams proposal agency – staging YouTube worthy proposals… until she’s hired to plan a proposal by gorgeous photographer Alex Black’s girlfriend.Alex is the New Year’s kiss that Nicole hasn’t been able to forget – and now she’s planning his wedding to someone else! But if she lets herself fall for Alex’s charms, her...

Standing at the altar, Damien’s breathless as the woman he loves walks towards him—to marry another man.Knowing bridesmaid Zoe’s watching him makes it harder still. The opposite of the bride, Zoe’s too loud, too vibrant, too…everything! Zoe can’t resist provoking him – just once she’d like to see ‘Mr Perfect’ lose his cool. She can tell there are fireworks smoldering behind those pale blue eyes.But before the wedding night is over their unexpected connection will threaten to undermine everything...

When three is most definitely a crowd…Do you believe in love at first sight? Jennie Hunter and Alex Dangerfield did, and they married just a few weeks after they met! But when Alex disappeared on their wedding night Jennie was left alone – and angry – in her honeymoon suite.A month later, and Jennie has given up hope of ever seeing her runaway husband again. Then Alex returns – with his toddler in tow! Shocked to learn Alex has been married before, her first instinct is to run. Her second...

AUSTRALIA’S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORMargaret Way Corin Rylance is super-handsome, super-rich, and way out of farm girl Miranda Thornton’s league. Until Corin’s sister takes Miranda under her wing and puts her within touching distance of Corin. Join Miranda as she steps into the glittering world of The Rylance Dynasty.THE BRIDESMAID’S SECRETFiona Harper In her designer suits Jackie Patterson, editor of Gloss! magazine, can take on the world. Yet the moment she arrives in Italy for a big Bella Rosa...

A little finger isn’t properly dressed without a man wrapped round it…Clothing connoisseur Coreen Fraser’s film-star style never leaves her wanting for male attention! But sourcing outfits for a 1930s murder-mystery weekend stops being fun when she discovers she has to wear a tweed suit and sensible shoes! Meanwhile Coreen’s best friend Adam Conrad has his own plans for the weekend…And one moonlit kiss later Coreen’s blinkers fall from her eyes. Adam is the only man who knows the girl underneath...

The Bridesmaid’s Secret The moment chic magazine editor Jackie Patterson arrives for her sister’s romantic Italian wedding and sees her old boyfriend Romano Puccini, her façade slips…because before Jackie can don her exquisite bridesmaid dress, she must reveal the seventeenyearold secret from that fateful, sultry Italian summer…The Cowboy’s Adopted DaughterHired to run a quilting course on a ranch, single mum Allie is appalled when brooding Italian Alex Casali accuses her of trespassing. But...

OH-SO-SENSIBLE SECRETARY Jessica Hart Here – at last! – was my new boss, lounging in the doorway and smiling an irresistibly lop-sided smile. You know how it feels when a million butterflies are fluttering inside you? Well, that’s what it felt like the first time I, Summer Curtis, laid eyes on Phin Gibson…HOUSEKEEPER’S HAPPY-EVER-AFTER Fiona Harper Ellie Bond’s heart has ached ever since she lost her beloved husband and little girl. Now her head is telling her it’s time to get her life back on...

First date: Oxford Circus, London… When cautious Fern Chambers is challenged by a friend to say yes to every question, she never expects to spend four days with dreamy Josh Adams doing a charity treasure hunt.First dance: Covent Garden…Daredevil millionaire Josh never stays in one place–or with one woman–for long. But Fern is challenging that rule…. First kiss: Trafalgar Square… Josh realizes the treasure he's been looking for may in fact be the beautiful Fern. Can he persuade her to say yes to...

The McKinnon sisters have just been sent a special Christmas challengeFaithFaith was surprised when her grandmother’s letter included a ticket home for Christmas…and an unusual request. She certainly never expected to get snowbound with an earl in his fairytale castle. Or that being trapped with Marcus might be the start of her very own happy ending… HopeWith just a week till Christmas, city girl Hope wants to be celebrating in style, not stuck in the mountains with rancher Blake. But following...

His unconventional bride!Will Radcliff is the perfect English lord. He's handsome and honorable, but a stickler for convention. And he's just inherited Elmhurst Hall…. Rebelling from her stuffy, controlled upbringing, Josie has never followed the rules. She's a waitress at the stately home, and is like a breath of fresh air.But her new boss, Lord Will, thinks she's nothing but trouble! Then one moonlit night, Will and Josie share a kiss which, for a moment, makes them feel not so very different...

The Spanish Billionaire’s Christmas BrideBillionaire Cristiano Cordova is determined his late cousin’s child will be raised by the Cordova family – not by some gold-digger… Only Dominique Sanderson is a devoted mother, living in a shabby bedsit. Despite her delicate appearance she stands up to Cristiano – fuelling an intense desire. So he’ll take her and the baby back to Spain… Christmas Bride-To-Be Dr Jack Sinclair turned his back on love – a long time ago! Now, stranded in a small town, and...

Three wishes this Christmas… 1) A new life in the country: It’s taken all of Louise Thornton’s courage to start again with her young son. This will be a different life, one away from the paparazzi – and her cheating celebrity husband!2) Someone to help decorate the Christmas tree: Louise is determined to make this Christmas perfect for her son. But it’s not until she meets meltingly attractive Ben Oliver that she starts to sparkle again.3) A proposal under the mistletoe? Single dad Ben puts his...

Urgent message: It’s a baby bombshell! Dear Noah It seems like just the other day when I met you on blinddatebrides. com. When my daughter signed me up I knew it was because she felt I sacrificed my life to bring her up alone. But you can still be forty and…flirty! I couldn’t believe my luck when my blind date was a tall, dark, handsome stranger – yet you turned out to be that and so much more…But now things have gone further and faster than I could have imagined, because – well, we’re pregnant!...

Ballerina on the run!A prima ballerina, Allegra’s spent her life on stage. But now there are whispers that the superstar’s lost her sparkle… So when she’s offered a week on a tropical island, on survival expert Finn McLeod’s TV show, she leaps at it! Finn’s frankly unimpressed with this fragile-looking performer – how will she survive life out in the wild?But Allegra discovers it’s not tropical storms that are the problem, but her all-consuming crush on the unavailable Finn! Gorgeous on TV,...

Nine-to-Five BrideMarissa was not concerned about turning thirty – joining an online dating website was just a bit of fun! She was happy being single. Though her sexy new boss did make her go wobbly at the knees. But Rick was so not Mr Right! More Mr Tall, Dark and Dangerous!If he asked her out, Marissa would definitely say no… Blind-Date Baby Signed up to online dating by her daughter who’d finally flown the nest, Grace felt she could still be thirty-ten and flirty! She couldn’t believe her...

Modern-day Cinderellas get their grooms!Housekeeper Wanted Ellie Bond’s heart has ached ever since she lost her husband and little girl. Now she’s taken a first small step forward: answering supercool, big-shot music executive Mark Wilder’s advert.Housekeeper Bride Falling for the boss wasn’t part of feisty redhead Sylvie Browning’s job description. But tycoon Mark Hannaford’s sad eyes and smile make her melt. This housekeeper’s falling fast!Temporary Housekeeper Being crime writer Cameron...

Step behind the hotel room doors of The Chatsfield, London…When bride-to-be Sophie’s groom goes AWOL, she decides to go to her dream honeymoon destination anyway. And The Chatsfield, London’s glamour and exquisite luxury is just what she needs to take her mind off her broken heart!But she doesn’t expect that the biggest distraction of all will be meeting gorgeous Spaniard Cristian in the Chatsfield bar! Something about the shadows in his hypnotic gaze tells her he understands her pain more than...

Two women are hoping for their hearts’ desire…Could this be the Christmas that all their dreams come true? After seven years, Sally is finally facing her demons and coming home. The last time she saw Tom Hunter was when he broke off their relationship. Will the old chemistry pulling them back together be stronger than the new Sally?Or will Tom have to settle for a few stolen kisses in the snow? Meanwhile, Serena’s wondering if she’s finally hit the jackpot – could this be the blind-date that...

The Guy to Be Seen With by Fiona HarperDaniel Bradford is off the market and the woman who’s ensnared him? Chloe Michaels. London's very own Indiana Jones is in for the-romantic-adventure of a lifetime!The First Crush is the Deepest by Nina HarringtonSam Richards was Amber DuBois's first crush, first kiss and first love. Until he broke her heart. Now he’s back, but will her first crush stand the test of time?Too Close for Comfort by Heidi RiceIona might be spitting daggers at being rescued, but...

Ruthless PropositionsAlessio BaldiniTo avoid exposing his greatest secret, billionaire Alessio Baldini needs the best – Lesley Fox. As challenging as she is alluring, Lesley stands firm against his unyielding nature. Tomboy Lesley is shocked by Alessio’s world, but can’t stop her pulse racing when he’s near. He’s dangerous…Max MartinUnconventional nanny, Ruby Lange, has a new boss – architect Max Martin – who may be utterly gorgeous, but he's far too buttoned up for her liking! Yet travelling...

Party planner Holly can’t find the perfect man – it’s time to turn to her friends to help her out.But after a string of horrific dates, will Jake Lincoln be the man for her? Serena wishes she could ignore her unconventional upbringing and settle down with her dream man! So she’s heading out on a blind date. But her date is a man who lives by one rule: never get married!Annie is stuck in the Outback without any men for miles. When she meets Damien on an internet chat group, she immediately heads...