Frankie McGowan Libros

Harriet has begun to despair of her life. With a failed relationship behind her, a business on the rocks and a flat that's falling apart around her ears, she could really use some luck. Elena Banbury, née Guseva, an elderly but imposing Russian woman who is Harriet's neighbour and landlady, frequently entertains the punters at Harriet's jewellery stall with tales of the palaces of St. Petersburg and the treasures of Fabergé. But Harriet sometimes feels, guiltily, that she could do without the endless errands that seem to fall to her as Elena's friend. Then, unexpectedly, when Elena dies, she leaves all her worldly goods to a grateful Harriet. In time, however, it becomes clear that others are shocked by Harriet's good luck, too. Shocked ... and very, very unhappy. Challenged in court by Elena's family who live in Berlin, Harriet is forced to give up her inheritance and long-dreamed-of plans for a new business, and start her life again. But with her reputation in tatters and the memory of Elena tainted, Harriet knows a great injustice has been done. Against the advice of her friends, family and lawyers, Harriet sets off on her own, very singular journey to Berlin. In the weeks that follow she meets rich and poor, the glamorous and the criminal, the honest and the secretive, and begins to see that perhaps she has something to learn from them all. Something to learn about herself, and something to learn about her priorities. She knows she has to fight for justice. But, when she meets the scholarly, perceptive Neil, who generously tries to help Harriet in her mission, but who is struggling with a complicated marriage, she must also decide if she'll fight for love, too. A Single Journey is a compelling and lively story, combining colourful characters with a page-turning plot and romantic highs and lows. Fans of Jojo Moyes and Lucinda Riley will be hooked

Rosie has a dilemma.As a single working mother running an interior design business, the juggling act between her ten-year old son Tom and the demands of her career is very hard.Whilst her career looks glamorous from a distance, the clients are difficult and her home office is spiralling out of control.Although she divorced her handsome ex-husband Rory years ago, he remains ever present in her life because of Tom and she is grateful for his help.But Rosie has noticed that there is something different about Rory…He seems more persistent than ever to take another shot at their relationship.Rosie’s friends are horrified that she is even considering it…But there is something different about him when she visits…clean living room, flowers in vases…Can it be that Rory has finally grown up?As Rosie reminisces about the days they had together, she realises that she wants to take a chance on the loving, unreliable Rory once again.Can people really change?Is she making a mistake?Or can Rosie finally shut the door on Unfinished Business and have the best of both worlds?Frankie McGowan is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her novels include ‘Chasing Shadows’, 'A Kept Woman', 'My Mother's Wedding', 'Another Way' and 'A Better Life.'Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.

The Jewels of Tessa Kent: This is a tale of a mother and her illegitimate daughter's relationship gone wrong and a story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the international auction houses. A Kept Woman: Tells the story of Serena Carmichael, she had knowledge; knowledge of herself - who she was, what she had, where she was going, her most precious possessions was her family. The police thought she knew everything, a woman in so much control of her life must know her husbands whereabouts. Her friends can't believe she didn't know. Which leaves Serena very alone, the only thing she knows for certain is that her husband loves her - or does he? Wives of the Fishermen: From the critically acclaimed author of "Land Girls" (soon to be a major motion picture from Gramercy Pictures) comes a new novel that explores the intricate mechanism of women's friendship with tenderness, intelligence, and understanding.