Karen Abbott

• Jun-2004
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There are rumors that Samantha's family-run department store is about to be taken over by an international company. Samantha has personal reasons why she doesn't want this to happen. However, when Nathan Moore walks into the store, her heart begins t...

• Jul-2004
• / Contemporary Romance
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Eleanor Faversham's only contact with London's society is through her employment in her uncle's shoe shop - but when she decides to attend the local Assembly Rooms in the guise of a French emigree, she meets the dashing Lord Stansfield. Betrayed by a...

• Jul-2006
• / Contemporary Romance
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Sue Anders is overjoyed to be flying to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to attend her pen friend's wedding. When she meets businessman David Blake, she responds to his charm, in spite of her determination not to become involved with him - or any man. Sue fi...

• Oct-2006
• / Contemporary Romance
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When Gill Madison visited the beautiful Malaysian island, Langkawi, at the end of a backpacking holiday, she knew she would love to spend more time there. Being on the spot for an offer of a 'Girl Friday' job on board a pleasure boat seems too good a...

• Mar-2007
• / General Fiction
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When her teaching career in Paris comes to an unexpected end, Rosalind Mansell returns to the family farm in Shropshire. Faced with a number of family problems that greet her on arrival, the last thing on her mind is the possibility of a fresh relati...

• Nov-2007
• / Contemporary Romance
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Abigail Norton's dream of owning her own beauty salon seems to be coming true when she finds the ideal location in a Merseyside village. But someone is determined to thwart her plans... Abbie can't help wondering if Tim Boardman, handsome owner of th...

• Mar-2009
• / Romance
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Amanda is summoned home to look after her half-brothers and sister while her father and step-mother, Kelly, go away on holiday. However, a family tragedy isn't far away. And what complicates matters is the presence of Kelly's younger brother, Simon -...

• Apr-2009
• / Romance
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With their brother dead and posthumously branded as a traitor, Amelia and her sister find themselves penniless and ostracised by society. When a relative contrives to put an 'Eligible Parti' under an obligation to make Amelia an offer of marriage, sh...

• Mar-2010
• / Romance
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Whilst heading to London to visit her wealthy godmother, Patricia is involved in a carriage accident that throws her into the path of Mr Darvill. After overhearing a derogatory comment about her opportune invasion of his privacy, Patricia declares he...

• May-2010
• / Historical Romance
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Caught in the embrace of her dancing master, seventeen year old Lucy Templeton is banished to the home of her married sister. Here, she encounters the notorious Lord Rockhaven and a stolen kiss awakens something deep within her. Reluctantly Lucy retu...

• Nov-2010
• / Romance
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In the lovely village of Manorbier in Pembrokeshire, Jasmine gets the opportunity to open up a teashop - her dream come true. However, disturbing events threaten her business prospects, forcing Jasmine to search her heart and discover who wants the t...

• Jan-2011
• / Romance
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Camilla Brentwood's dear friend is the Honourable Timothy Harding. When Tim's grandfather, Lord Westlake, dies, he's shocked to discover he might lose his inheritance. It seems that Lord Westlake had another son who was sent away in disgrace, followi...

• Apr-2011
• / Romance
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Following her father's financial ruin and the untimely deaths of both her parents, Emily's comfortable life in society comes to an end. Her pride prevents her from letting the man she loves know that her feelings for him are unchanged, so she throws ...

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction
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Beatrice Rossall, the daughter of an elderly vicar, is faced with a bleak future when her father dies, leaving not only Bea without a home but also Daisy, a four-month-old orphan left in her care. A local mill owner offers her the position of his hou...

• Sep-2013
• / Historical Romance
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Following a betrayal by an abusive step-father, Ellen is taken, by her grandparents, to the house of a brick manufacturer in the Lancashire town of Horwich, to work as a kitchen maid. Determined for a better future, Ellen takes every opportunity to f...

• / Romance
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Elaine and Kate expect their vacation to be a peaceful pursuit. Their steps are constantly crossed by three men. But which of them can they trust? And what is the ultimate danger that awaits them?...

• / Romance
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On the death of her father, Katherine Newcombe takes up a position in the household of a very respected family -- but all is not as it seems in the Devonshire village. Miles Westcott, the schoolmaster, comes under attack when he investigates some of ...

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When Poppy is given the contract to renovate a large house for wealthy businessman Dominic Howard, she finds herself falling in love with him. But Dominic has a commitment to another woman and Poppy knows she must fight her true emotions and show a c...

• / Romance
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Barbara Chesney recklessly escapes an arranged marriage and is thankful to be offered the post of lady's maid. When Barbara and her mistress are kidnapped, it is Barbara's quick thinking that enables her to change places with her mistress, never drea...

• / Romance
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During World War Two, the German occupation of Ile D'Oleron, off the west coast of France, brings fear and hardship to the islanders. As the underground freedom-fighters strive to liberate their beloved island, Florentine Devreux finds her heart tor...

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Danielle Cachart is looking forward to spending the summer on the French Ile d'Oleron...with maybe a little romance thrown in for good measure. When fate flings her into the life of Alex Gallepe and his young son, Christian, Dani finds herself facing...

• / General Fiction
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Jo Mattison is angry when her guardian decides to bequeath his property to whichever of her three cousins she chooses to marry -- especially since Alec, whom she idolized throughout her childhood, makes a hasty exit with his girlfriend. Fleeing from ...

• / Romance
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When Lysette Dupont decides to help her grandfather restore his old windmill on Ile d'Oleron off the west coast of France, she doesn't want to get sidetracked into pursuing a deepening interest in the bohemian artist Xavier Monsigny. Xavier h...

• / Romance
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As Molly drove to Wales with her son, Joseph, she took a wrong turning down a country lane and ran into a tree. Fortunately, the owner of a nearby farmhouse, Morris, invited them in. Molly felt an immediate, powerful attraction to Morris -- but was i...

• / Romance
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Charleigh Jordan had been badly scarred by fire when she was a child, and now she feels men's rejection. When she meets Greg Scott, the local Supermarket Manager, she finds herself attracted to him but is fearful of rejection once more. As a speech...

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Gini, intending to open a dress shop to sell her designs, approaches a wealthy businessman for financial help, but he buys the shop she has her eye on. Devastated she decides to set up her business in an old beach hut, and becomes very close to Hugo,...

• / Romance
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After a hit-and-run accident, the unconscious victim is identified as Melissa Fielding. As recovery begins, she feels detached from all around her: her handsome boyfriend: her job in his prestigious wine importing and exporting business; her past, ri...

• / General Fiction
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District Nurse Sophie Draycott loved her job and the patients she visited, but she was beginning to feel that her boyfriend, Robert Williams, was too serious and boring. He was also taking her too much for granted. Then into her life came Brett Ridge...

• / Romance
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Rosie Mather is captivated by the ideals of the women who are prepared to fight for their right to vote--"but Sam Hardshaw has more conservative views and wants his woman to submissively take her place in the home. Forced to choose between the two, R...

• / General Fiction
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Since the death of her parents, Christabelle (Christi) has lived with her aunt and cousin, Samantha. When Samantha decides to go and work in London for the whole of the summer, she arranges for Christi to stay with a family who live on an island off ...

• / Romance
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When Giselle goes to build up her father's newly-acquired restaurant on an island off the coast of France, she intends it to be a short-term project. Her father's business partner, Jean Claude Morville, makes it clear that he is not going to be a sil...

• / General Fiction
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Libby Barratt is nanny to young Richard and Patsy Taylor. When the children's mother is killed in a car accident and their father dies of leukaemia shortly afterwards, Philippe Ratier, Comte de Montron, is appointed their legal guardian. Libby finds...

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When Eva Cunningham begins a new job as assistant manager at a hotel in south Wales the last person she expects to meet is Matt Talbot, the man she divorced three years ago. When perplexing incidents that threaten the hotel's future occur, Eva and Ma...

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Averil Townley, whose life is dominated by her overbearing father, is captivated by the exploits of the Suffragettes and their fight for women's rights. The advent of James Rushworth into her life brings a hitherto unknown delight but, when her fortu...

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Sonia Franklin goes to Bordeaux in France to be companion-cum-English tutor to seventeen-year-old Elise Blaise. When two handsome men enter Sonia's life, her heart is pulled in different directions. Both Elise's brother, Edouard, and their cousin, Pa...