???? ‘I was gripped throughout, falling in deep, empathetic love with the characters.’ P.H., Amazon reader‘Has that rare ability to write about love, motherhood and friendship without sentimentality.’ Val McDermid‘Complex and satisfying.’ The Sunday Times‘Warm, compassionate and engrossing.’ Yorkshire Evening PostThree babies born the same night — to three young mothers, worlds apart but connected by fate.Discover the heart-wrenching and utterly unforgettable story of three young mothers, and the precious baby girls they gave away.Manchester, 1960.When you’re young, unmarried and pregnant, in a shaming society that will never understand, there’s only one place left to go. St Ann’s mother and baby home.That’s how restless Joan, who dreams of a glamorous new life in the Big Smoke, finds herself shut away with two unlikely new roommates: spirited Megan and timid country-girl Caroline, who fell pregnant on her first time. Abandoned by their families, they have no one to rely on but each other, as they wait out the days before they birth their babies — only to be parted from them forever.On a sultry May night, before the stroke of midnight, three baby girls are born — and given away to three eagerly waiting families.But for Joan, Megan and Caroline, birth is just the beginning. Try as they might to move on with life beyond the convent walls, their mistakes have a way of catching up with them.When the past comes knocking, the three women are forced to confront the choices they made. Will they ever be reunited with their lost daughters?Please note this book was previously published as Trio.Readers of Shirley Dickson, Freda Lightfoot, Sally Worboyes, Bill Kitson, Tania Crosse, Pam Howes and Sold on a Monday are sure to be swept away by this emotional family saga, spanning four decades and three generations. Just be sure you have a box of Kleenex at the ready . . .Readers are losing their hearts to The Lost Girls of St Ann’s:‘Engrossing.’ Sunday Telegraph????? ‘I love books about women’s strength, society and human emotion. The Lost Girls had it all!’ Grace‘Poignant and true to life. I couldn’t put it down.’ Maureen Crank, CEO of After Adoption‘A captivating story filled with tears, tragedy, humour and happiness.’ Booklist‘Intelligent and emotionally engaging.’ Daily Telegraph???? ‘As I turned the pages I kept sobbing, sometimes with sheer joy and relief and sometimes with deep sorrow . . . Staincliffe’s powers of observation are acute.’ P.H.‘Homespun, humane, deeply satisfying . . . Staincliffe writes brilliantly and compassionately about things that matter.’ Literary Review????? ‘I hated having to put this book down. An emotional read.’ Mary????? ‘Really enjoyed this book . . . a very engaging read.’ GertrudeALSO BY CATH STAINCLIFFEDETECTIVE JANINE LEWIS MYSTERIESBook 1: BLUE MURDERBook 2: HIT AND RUNBook 3: MAKE BELIEVEBook 4: DESPERATE MEASURES

‘Julie Shackman knows how to bring the feel-good factor to fiction’ Woman’s Weekly?‘A true page-turner’ Chat Monthly‘A wonderfully warm tale’ The SunThe brand new Scottish spring escape from bestselling author, Julie ShackmanLexie Dunbar is a book lover. And her favourite place in the world is her local bookstore, Book Ends. So when she hears that it’s going to be sold, Lexie decides she needs to do something to help.Lexie’s plan to save the ailing shop is fully underway until gorgeous-but-grouchy artist Tobias Black arrives on the scene determined to turn the bookstore into an art gallery. Lexie is horrified, the last thing the quaint town of Bracken Way needs is a pretentious artist, even if he does seem to charm everyone but her.Tensions continue to rise until Tobias discovers a shocking secret that shows they might have more in common than they realise. As sparks fly, can Lexie and Tobias work together, or will opposing ideas get in the way of them finding their very own happy ever after…Readers love The Bookshop by the Loch:'Lots of twists. Family secrets. A brooding artist. Forgiveness. Love never dies, There are so many delicate subjects it covers. The book shop sounds fab.’ ?????'I enjoyed this great story very much. Happiness and some sadness in equal measure – lovely ending.’ ?????‘A delightful romance about second chances and new adventures. Author Julie Shackman creates characters who are enjoyable and full of quirks.’ ?????‘A lovely combination of the past and the present coming together resulting a really heartwarming tale.’ ????'A super cute easy romance read!!’ ????‘A second chance romance about new adventures… warm and heartfelt with characters who are funny and delightful’ ????'The characters came alive on the page and I was able to relate to all of them. This novel dealt with romance, but also with family relationships, redemption, and friendship’ ????

Two widows, six kiddos, and a will that leaves them a massive cattle ranch, but only if they work it for a year. Abigail and Amanda may have married brothers, but they have almost nothing else in common (and really, they never did get along very well). After their husbands both pass away, they have no reason to interact. Their connection drops to an awkward phone call on birthdays and an exchange of holiday cards.Until an eccentric uncle of their husbands' leaves a massive cattle ranch to the women's minor children. . . if they work the ranch themselves. A ranch that's located near a small town on the border of Wyoming that isn’t too keen on outsiders.They're both going to turn the bequest down, clearly. It’s not like either of them could properly raise their kids or find love again in a backwater province like Birch Creek. But when things at home change dramatically—for both moms—they decide to give it a try. . . just for the summer.What could possibly go wrong in a mere three months? (Or more importantly... what might go right?)Publisher's Weekly says, "The Bequest [is] an endearing work of women's romantic fiction and the first in the Birch Creek Ranch series. [It] offers a compelling setup as two wildly different women are thrown together in the aftermath of their husbands' deaths. Baker's prose is candid, warm, and allows readers to feel immediately connected to the two protagonists. Baker brings freshness and fun to the story of two 'couldn't be more different' individuals who find they have more in common than they'd anticipated."Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Pamela Kelley said, "B. E. Baker takes you right to the heart of the small town that two widowed sisters-in-law land in very unexpectedly. Can they survive the year they need to spend there to keep it? I really enjoyed reading Bridget's romantic women's fiction debut."