The Runaway Woman

Chapter 32

The Gilded Cage Somewhere, Someday Rainbow Days Looking Back Let It Shine The Woman Who Left Jinnie Bad Boy Jack The Beachcomber.

Lovers and Liars Live the Dream The Journey Journey"s End.

The Loner Songbird Born Bad Divorced and Deadly Blood Brothers Midnight.

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The Beachcomber.

In the summer of 1952, two lonely people arrive in the pretty seaside hamlet of West Bay. Strangers coming from very different backgrounds, they are there for the same reasons: to find peace of mind and the chance to start a new life.

Tom Arnold has abandoned all his possessions and walked away from a highly paid job. A year ago, he had a wife and two beautiful children, when suddenly his world was turned upside-down. The car he was driving with his family was deliberately run off the road high above the cliffs. He was the only survivor. The drivery who Tom is sure intended to kill them all has never been found.

Kathy Wilson has tried to cling on to her zest for life through times of pain and loneliness. Recovering from her divorce, she seeks comfort in the arms of other men. But a shocking, revealing row with her mother is the final straw, and when she inherits a rundown house in West Bay, she flees to Dorset.

For both Tom and Kathy, it seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Yet even now, someone means to undermine their search for happiness. People are jealous. And a brutal killer is still on the loose ... Suddenly West Bay is no longer the peaceful place it seemed ...

Lovers and Liars.

In the sleepy Lancashire village of Salmesbury, childhood sweethearts Emily and John are secretly planning a life together when they are cruelly forced apart.

Already abandoned by her father, and unhappy at home, Emily is heartbroken when John leaves the village. Her life takes a devastating turn for the worse when she gives birth to a child. She dare not reveal the ident.i.ty of the child"s father or there will be a terrible price to pay.

Many miles away, John is trying to forget Emily and forge a new life. Having carried her in his heart for years, a chance encounter leads him to believe she has forgotten him.

Emily has never been able to banish thoughts of John. But when it looks as though history is about to repeat itself, Emily must put the past and John behind her and safeguard her daughter. But can she forget him?

Live the Dream.

Luke Hammond: handsome, rich, charismatic, cursed by private tragedy. Amy Atkinson: humble and kind with a good but wounded heart. When they meet by chance, a spark of love takes hold of their hearts.

But neither are sure that they can dare to love again. And what of Luke"s public life, hidden from Amy? The owner of a large factory, he is a pillar of the community, married though in name only. Amy is torn between her head and her heart, but her sense of honour is paramount and when she discovers his true ident.i.ty, she is thrown into even greater turmoil.

Then disaster strikes and the future looks troubled indeed ...

The Journey.

Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It"s an encounter which is destined to change all of their lives forever.

When Ben Morris comes to the aid of Lucy Baker and her daughter Mary, he is intrigued by the story behind their frequent visits to the local graveyard. Later, invited into their home, an old Edwardian place suffused with secrets of the past, Ben hears Lucy"s remarkable tale one she must tell before it"s too late.

The story of Barney Davidson, his family and the part Lucy played in his extraordinary life, is one of a deep, abiding love and an incredible sacrifice.

Journey"s End.

Like a ghost from the past, she walked along the platform towards them ...

It has been over twenty years since Vicky Maitland set foot on English soil. Twenty years since she left Liverpool with her three children, bound for a new life in America, leaving her beloved husband Barney behind.

But this long journey home is the hardest of all. She is here in search of the truth, afraid of what she may find. Why did Barney turn against his family so suddenly, so cruelly? Only her old friend Lucy Baker knows what happened. And Lucy promised Barney she would never tell his secret. Is it time she broke her silence and explained the events of so long ago?

The Loner.

Home is where the heart is but it"s also where the pain lurks ...

After a tragic accident involving his mother, and the disappearance of his father, young Davie flees his hometown of Blackburn, to escape the haunting memories of the worst night in his young life. With little more than the shirt on his back and a fierce determination to find his father, he sets off on a lonely, friendless road.

Back home, those Davie has left behind wait anxiously; Kathleen, his childhood friend who has held a secret close to her heart, and Joseph, his grandfather whose guilt burns right to his soul. Will they ever see Davie again?

Eventually, Davie finds a friend and a place to stay. Perhaps now his heart and mind will find peace. But his hopes are shortlived when Fate urges him to decide whether to keep running or go back and face his demons.

Songbird.

In the riverside town of Bedford, four students can hear the haunting voice of a woman singing. The beautiful melody is coming from their neighbour a reclusive creature who never opens the door to anyone or leaves her home in daylight.

They have no way of knowing that the woman next door, Madeleine Delaney is driven by a dangerous memory that for over twenty years has controlled her meagre existence ...

Madeleine"s angelic voice and striking looks capture the hearts of many. But she only has eyes for club owner, Steve Drayton a devastatingly handsome but terrifying man.

Then one night she witnesses a horrific crime, and her life is irrevocably changed forever.The kindness and friendship of one girl Ellen, rescues Madeleine from utter devastation. But in order to survive, they must flee London, leaving behind those they dearly love, and danger is following them wherever they go.

Born Bad.

Harry always knew he would go back one day ...

Eighteen years ago, he made a hard decision that drove him from the place he loved. Since then, he carved out a life for himself and found a semblance of peace, yet he is still haunted by the warm, carefree girl with the laughing eyes.

For Judy Saunders, the pain of her past has left her deeply scarred. Cut off from her family and trapped in a loveless marriage, the distant memories of her first love are her only source of comfort in a dark and dangerous world.

Years later, Harry is heading back. Excited, afraid and racked with guilt, he has little choice. He must confront the past, and seek forgiveness.

Divorced and Deadly.

Footloose, fancy free and ready to get back in the game, newly divorced Ben is back home with mum which is just where she wants him. But best mate d.i.c.kie has other ideas, and soon they are sharing a flat, up to all sorts and plotting Ben"s future romantic adventures.

But being single isn"t all it"s cracked up to be.

Ben staggers from one disaster to another all under the beady gaze of his ex, who may not want him but doesn"t want anyone else to have him either! And then there"s Ben"s co-worker Poppy, who seems very interested in his escapades too could she have plans of her own?

Laugh-out-loud funny and based on true stories that you just couldn"t make up, Divorced and Deadly is the perfect feel-good read.

Blood Brothers.

Alice Jacobs has finally found the family she always wanted ...

With her shy smile and kind nature, Alice wins the hearts of the Arnold family. A decent and well respected couple,Tom and Nancy Arnold have raised two very different sons, Frank and Joe.

Frank is a devious, brutal man. Seeing Alice as the key to his fortune, he is determined to have her for himself. However, his younger brother Joe has fallen in love with Alice, so when she and Frank become engaged to marry, Joe leaves home, determined to put a distance between himself and temptation. He reluctantly returns when Frank summons him to be his best man.

Alice finds herself inexplicably drawn to Joe, but feeling it to be her duty, she goes ahead and marries Frank, not wishing to hurt him. On their wedding night Frank shows his true colours and when he forces Alice to reveal a devastating secret, and his evil nature reaps a shocking revenge.

In his blind hatred, intent on punishing those who have crossed him, Frank plans the final, ultimate retribution. An act that could tear apart not only the Arnold family, but shatter the lives of those around them forever. Unless someone can stop him ...

Midnight.

A powerful story of love, shocking secrets and malignant forces from bestselling author Josephine c.o.x.

All Jack"s life, the nightmares had haunted him, dragging him back to a place where it was always midnight ...

Molly and Jack are deeply in love but their relationship is being torn apart by Jack"s nightmares. Trapped in a place where he is taunted by eyes in the gloom, it is becoming harder for Molly to pull him free, and even when daylight comes the haunting visions remain.

Realising that Jack is being driven close to the edge, Molly urges him to seek help, and with their relationship faltering, Jack decides to hunt for answers.

His search takes him back to the place where he grew up, and it soon becomes clear that he must trace people from his past, particularly the one person he could turn to through his troubled childhood. But Jack could never have imagined the true horrors of what he is about to uncover ...

Three Letters.

Eight-year-old Casey"s mother Ruth is a cruel woman, with a weakness for other women"s husbands.

Casey"s father is gentle and hard-working and, though Tom Denton has long suspected his wife of having sordid affairs, he has chosen to turn a blind eye to keep the peace. But then, out of the blue, Tom"s world is cruelly shattered when he receives two bits of devastating news. Because of this, Tom realises that from now on their lives must change, forever.

Tom is made to fight for his son, determined to keep him safe. But, when fate takes a hand, life can be unbearably cruel, and Casey is made to remember his father"s prophetic words ...

"It"s done. The dice is thrown, and n.o.body wins."

But, unbeknown to Casey, there are three letters penned by his father, that may just change his destiny forever.

The Broken Man.

Sometimes a damaged child becomes a broken man ...

It"s 1954 and Adam Carter is twelve years old, an only child with no friends nor any self confidence. His father Edward is a bully of a man. A successful and ruthless businessman, he breeds fear into the heart of his family. Adam"s mother Peggy is too cowed to protect her son, so Adam"s only support comes in the shape of Phil Wallis, the school bus driver.

One particular afternoon, when Adam is his last drop of the day, Phil decides to accompany him along the darkening wood land to his house, never suspecting that as they chat innocently, in the house at the end of the track a terrible tragedy is unfolding which will change Adam"s life forever.

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