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Lose yourself in this powerful historical novel based on a real life tragedy from the internationally bestselling author Lesley Pearse • For one girl, betrayal goes hand in hand with trust • When their father tragically kills their mother, Dulcie and her sister are sent to an orphanage. Told that a 'better life' awaits them in another country, they are shipped off to Australia • But the promises made turn out to be lies • And it seems to Dulcie that everyone who ever said 'trust me' somehow betrayed that trust. So when she finds a kindred spirit in Ross, another orphanage survivor, hope swells in her heart • But can she ever get over the past betrayals and learn to trust again? • And can she fight not only for herself, but also for her sister?

Discover the moving novel based on a true story about a woman triumphing against overwhelming odds, from the international bestseller Lesley Pearse • She made one mistake, and now she'll never see home again • Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country • It will take all her courage just to survive • But Mary is also determined to make something of herself in this rugged man's world • And she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her and home

On the outbreak of war, Belle Reilly's husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches of northern France. Volunteering to help battlefield wounded, Belle is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver. There, a tragic accident brings her face to face with Etienne - a man from her past she's never quite forgotten

From the internationally bestselling author Lesley Pearse comes the compulsive page-turner about a girl searching for the truth, which may be a little too close to home • Her family is threatened and only she can save it • When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked and terrified • But after talking to the police, she realises that her father's business dealings can't be so innocent • With her father away, it is left to Charlie to protect her mother. And somehow she must find out who wants to hurt her family - and why - without losing faith in her beloved parents • Can she unravel the mysteries of the past that haunt her family? • Or will the truth wreck everything she loves?

After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and tells her that he served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously • What does he hope to gain by telling her this now, thirty years on? • How can her adored dad Ralph not be her true father? • And why did her mother betray her so badly? • She had accepted Sally's many faults, and her reluctance to ever speak of the past. But faced with this staggering deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother • Whatever the cost • As Alice journeys into the past she discovers her mother may never have been the woman she claimed to be

Is there a murderer across the street? • 1964 • Twenty-three-year-old Katy Speed is fascinated by glamorous Gloria and the goings-on at her house over the road • Who are the mysterious women that keep coming and going in the strange black car? • Then one night, Gloria's house burns to the ground. Bodies are found in the wreckage • And Katy's horror turns to disbelief when her own father is arrested and charged with murder • Determined to prove his innocence, Katy sets out to uncover the truth about the mysterious house across the street and find the real murderer • But that means risking her own life

Rosie is a compelling novel by the bestselling author Lesley Pearse • Her brutal, violent family will be the death of her • Without a mother, Rosie is at the mercy of her father and thuggish brothers. Then one day a friend comes to the farm in the form of cockney housekeeper Heather Farley • But soon enough Heather vanishes, abandoning Rosie to her fate. Only when Thomas Farley comes to find his sister several years later, does Rosie learn the terrible truth about Heather - and her family • Running away from home, she finds herself pursued by the man who brought ruin on her family. Is he out to get her too? Or could he have some other reason for chasing her? • Lesley Pearse, author of the UK and international best-sellers Stolen and Belle, tells a captivating and powerful story of family and secrets in her compelling novel Rosie

What happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception? • No one wants to believe their mother is a liar • After her mother's funeral, Alice Kent is approached by a man who insists he's her real father. Initially upset and disbelieving, Alice soon discovers that tugging at this loose thread unravels the expertly woven tapestry of lies which was her mother Sally's life • Faced with this staggering deception, Alice decides she must learn the whole, terrible truth about her mother • But is she prepared for the dark journey back to Sally's traumatic childhood and the evil forces which came to shape the woman who claimed to love her?

'I think you might be my father . . .' • Zoe Barry walks into Professor David Connelly's office and tentatively says these words • The lives of his family - particularly his wife Caroline - are turned upside down by the arrival of this stranger • A cuckoo in their nest • Zoe soon entangles herself in their world but her stories aren't quite adding up and Caroline isn't sure she can be trusted • Is Zoe who she claims she is, or someone with a far darker agenda? • A daughter, a sister, a stranger • By letting Zoe in, David and Caroline aren't the only ones who are vulnerable • They're risking the lives of the most precious thing in the world - the lives of their children • a killer?

One good deed takes her into another world • Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a minister's daughter. Welcomed into Tabitha's family, Matilda is offered the chance of a lifetime • She leaves behind London's slums and enters the darkest corners of New York. Traveling across the vast plains to the Wild West, she finds herself in San Francisco, a city in the grip of the gold rush • Streetwise and strong-willed, Matilda forges a new life for herself and Tabitha among pioneers like Captain James Russell - a man to whom she is deeply attracted • Yet a civil war will soon rip apart this new nation • Can Matilda and those she loves brave separation and carry on, never looking back?

A woman washes up on a Sussex beach, barely alive • She's wearing an old-fashioned dress and her hair has been hacked off • There are signs she has been bound by her wrists and ankles • She doesn't know how she ended up there, or even her own name • The police are baffled and when the doctors examine her, they make a shocking discovery: She has recently given birth • Who is she? • And where is her baby?

Uncover a web of thrilling secrets and injustices in this gripping novel from international bestselling author Lesley Pearse • She was convicted of killing her best friend • Scotland, 1995 • Laura Brannigan has been put away for murder • She insists that she didn't kill Jackie. But her search for true justice seems futile. Then she receives a letter that takes her back to her youth and the memory of an old love, Stuart • Twenty years ago was a heady time for Laura: she'd escaped an abusive home, and together with Jackie they had made a fresh start. They had sworn to be sisters forever • What could have possibly gone so wrong? • And why is Stuart writing to her now? • Does he believe Laura's innocence and can he help free her from prison . . . and her past?