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Best romance books for ultimate escapism

The Girl on the Cliff

The beautiful family drama from the international bestselling author of THE MURDERS AT FLEAT HOOUSE and The Seven Sisters series 
 
'A beautiful story, brilliantly woven through generations' 5***** Reader Review 
'Stunning, enchanting, evocative . . . You can feel the wind in your hair' 5***** Reader Review 
'Takes you on a journey . . . Beautifully written' 5***** Reader Review 
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How did a secret from 1914 cause a century of heartache? . . . 
 
After a devastating loss, Grania Ryan returns home to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. 
 
There, she meets young Aurora while walking along the cliffs. Mysteriously drawn to her, Grania discovers that the histories of their families are strangely and deeply entwined. 
 
From a bittersweet romance in wartime London, to a troubled relationship in contemporary New York, the two families, past and present, have been entangled for a century. 
 
Can Aurora help Grania understand the past, and change her future? 
 
Haunting, intriguing and deeply moving, The Girl on the Cliff tells of the triumph of hope over loss. 
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Praise for Lucinda Riley 
 
'Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart' Dinah Jefferies 
 
'A brilliant page-turner' Daily Mail 
 
'An absolutely fantastic storyteller' Katherine Webb 
 
'Brilliant escapism' Red 
 
Lucinda Riley, Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart

Absolutely impossible to put down

A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance

An absolutely fantastic storyteller

Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered

One of the strongest authors in this genre . . . excellent historical detail, heart-wrenching romance, and an engaging mystery

Lucinda Riley is the multi-million copy bestseller of eleven books. Her novels have been translated into over thirty-five languages and sold over twenty million copies worldwide.

Lucinda Riley

Romantic, revealing and rich in heart-rending emotion and atmospheric detail . . . could well be the pick of Richard and Judy's spring bunch

This romance novel conjures up the past in an imaginative way

Thoroughly addictive storytelling with a moving, emotional heart

A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance

An absolutely fantastic storyteller

The romantic and moving novel from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

As a child Julia Forrester spent many idyllic hours in the hothouse of Wharton Park estate, where her grandfather tended the exotic flowers. 
So when a family tragedy strikes, Julia returns to the tranquility of Wharton Park and its hothouse. Recently inherited by charismatic Kit Crawford, the estate is undergoing renovation. This leads to the discovery of an old diary, prompting the pair to seek out Julia's grandmother to learn the truth behind a love affair that almost destroyed Wharton Park. 
Julia is taken back to the 1940s where the fortunes of young couple Olivia and Harry Crawford will have terrible consequences on generations to come. For as war breaks out Olivia and Harry are cruelly separated . . .

Hothouse Flower

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Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered

Romantic, revealing and rich in heart-rending emotion and atmospheric detail . . . could well be the pick of Richard and Judy's spring bunch

This romance novel conjures up the past in an imaginative way

Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered

Romantic, revealing and rich in heart-rending emotion and atmospheric detail . . . could well be the pick of Richard and Judy's spring bunch

This romance novel conjures up the past in an imaginative way

Atmospheric, heart-rending and multi-layered

Romantic, revealing and rich in heart-rending emotion and atmospheric detail . . . could well be the pick of Richard and Judy's spring bunch

This romance novel conjures up the past in an imaginative way

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