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]]> Just My Luck 49014109
For fifteen years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends, the Pearsons and the Heathcotes. Over dinner parties, fish & chip suppers and summer barbecues, they’ve discussed the important stuff � the kids, marriages, jobs and houses � and they’ve laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything more than a tenner.

But then, one Saturday night, the unthinkable happens. There’s a rift in the group. Someone doesn’t tell the truth. And soon after, six numbers come up which change everything forever.

Lexi and Jake have a ticket worth £18 million. And their friends are determined to claim a share of it.

Adele Parks returns with a riveting look at the dark side of wealth in this gripping take on friendship, money and betrayal, and good luck gone bad…]]> 382 Adele Parks 0008284709 Louise 3 3.73 2020 Just My Luck
author: Adele Parks
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average rating: 3.73
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rating: 3
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]]> Someone is Lying 217498058 Claire Douglas
'Just brilliant!' Lucy Clarke
'Perks, as ever, cannily wrongfoots the reader.' Financial Times
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How do you find your daughter when no one believes she is missing?

Single mother Jess and her daughter Issie have always shared an unbreakable bond. For the last seven years, it's been just the two of them.

That is, until Issie meets Dylan.

When the pair announce their plans to go travelling, Jess is devastated - Issie is only seventeen after all, and Jess doesn’t trust her daughter’s new boyfriend.

And when she stops hearing from her altogether, she's terrified.

With Dylan refusing to talk, and the police unwilling to help, Jess is faced with a mother's worst nightmare.

Can she find her daughter before it's too late?

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Praise for Someone is Lying:

'Unexpected twists galore' Alice Clark Platts

'Pulse-racing. Clever. Aims at your deepest fears' Jane Corry

'Perks, as ever, knows how to cannily wrongfoot the reader. A winner' Crime Time

‘This pulse quickening read is impossible to put down� Woman Magazine

'Some sly twists, sharp observations about class and an awareness of the subjective nature of truth lifts this above the common run.' The Times

'This emotionally charged story explores the darker side of domestic relationships and bodes the question 'would you lie to save a loved one?' Candis

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Praise for Heidi

'A fun, compelling thriller - perfect to read beside the pool, or at home, dreaming of warmer times to come' The Observer

'Heidi Perks has a gift for ratcheting up tension and suspense in her books, leaving this reader gasping for breath with the lights on in the middle of the night. Bravo!' Liz Nugent

'The Other Guest is a fantastic sun-soaked thriller with a gripping mystery at its heart. It's the perfect read to take on holiday - but just keep one eye on those other guests!' Lucy Clarke

'A twisty hot summer read in a location to die for. Literally!' Jane Corry

'I raced through this in a weekend. A taut, clever whodunnit, masterfully structured, beautifully written, with an intriguing cast and some heart-wrenching moral dilemmas. Brilliant.' Gilly Macmillan

'Pure, thrilling escapism. Whip-smart twists make this summer sizzler impossible to put down. The Other Guest is unforgettable' Chris Whitaker

'An outstanding novel.]]> 371 Heidi Perks 1804946478 Louise 5 4.11 2025 Someone is Lying
author: Heidi Perks
name: Louise
average rating: 4.11
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Brilliant book. Gripping with so many twists and turns, I loved it!
]]> <![CDATA[April: A mother and father's heart-breaking story of the daughter they loved and lost]]> 25323953 234 Paul Jones 1471139786 Louise 4 4.60 2015 April: A mother and father's heart-breaking story of the daughter they loved and lost
author: Paul Jones
name: Louise
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> Little Darlings 41806986 “Mother knows best� takes on a sinister new meaning in this unsettling thriller perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Grimms� Fairy Tales.

Everyone says Lauren Tranter is exhausted, that she needs rest. And they’re right; with newborn twins, Morgan and Riley, she’s never been more tired in her life. But she knows what she saw: that night, in her hospital room, a woman tried to take her babies and replace them with her own…creatures. Yet when the police arrived, they saw no one. Everyone, from her doctor to her husband, thinks she’s imagining things.

A month passes. And one bright summer morning, the babies disappear from Lauren’s side in a park. But when they’re found, something is different about them. The infants look like Morgan and Riley―to everyone else. But to Lauren, something is off. As everyone around her celebrates their return, Lauren begins to scream, These are not my babies.

Determined to bring her true infant sons home, Lauren will risk the unthinkable. But if she’s wrong about what she saw…she’ll be making the biggest mistake of her life.

Compulsive, creepy, and inspired by some our darkest fairy tales, Little Darlings will have you checking―and rechecking―your own little ones. Just to be sure. Just to be safe.]]> 312 Melanie Golding 1683319974 Louise 4 3.62 2019 Little Darlings
author: Melanie Golding
name: Louise
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> The Baby Shower 59737380
She bursts into my life like a storm, and nothing is the same again. She seems so perfect, with her lilting laugh and her beautiful face. One by one, I watch as my friends fall under her spell.

Only I seem to suspect something. Only I see that her smiles don’t reach her cold, furious eyes. And when I’m accused of things I didn’t do, when my home is vandalized, I know she’s behind it. But she only lets her mask slip when no one is looking, so if I say anything, I’ll look crazy.

So when the baby shower comes around I’m there, sitting on a velvet sofa in a posh hotel room, surrounded by balloons. We share gifts, we pour small glasses of champagne, and she beams, her bump just visible under her bright red shirt.

But that afternoon, I finally learn the unbelievable truth.

There is no baby…]]> 339 S.E. Lynes 1803141417 Louise 5 4.11 2022 The Baby Shower
author: S.E. Lynes
name: Louise
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> Playing Nice 49078674 What if you found out that your family isn't yours at all? How far would you go to protect them? A gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl Before. . . .

Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son, Theo, isn't actually his son--he is the Lamberts', switched at birth by an understaffed hospital while their real son was sent home with Miles and his wife, Lucy. For Pete, his partner Maddie, and the little boy they've been raising for the past two years, life will never be the same again.

The two families, reeling from the shock, take comfort in shared good intentions, eagerly entwining their very different lives in the hope of becoming one unconventional modern family. But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an official investigation that unearths some disturbing questions about the night their children were switched. How much can they trust the other parents--or even each other? What secrets are hidden behind the Lamberts' glossy front door? Stretched to the breaking point, Pete and Maddie discover they will each stop at nothing to keep their family safe.

They are done playing nice.]]> 416 J.P. Delaney 1984821342 Louise 5 3.98 2020 Playing Nice
author: J.P. Delaney
name: Louise
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> The Teacher 195967140 A mind-bending, psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid!

Lesson #1: trust no one

Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except�

Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.

Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that's what everyone says.

But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet.

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a story of twisting secrets and long-awaited revenge.]]> 379 Freida McFadden 1728296218 Louise 5 3.82 2024 The Teacher
author: Freida McFadden
name: Louise
average rating: 3.82
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rating: 5
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]]> Happy Bloody Christmas 209200786
And you thought burning the turkey was the worst that could happen…�

Christmas is all about lists. To do lists. Shopping lists. Lists to bloody Santa. And doesn’t Anna Johnson know it. Waking up on Christmas Eve after the annual Johnson party, she's hungover, exhausted and really sick and tired of Christmas already. All she wants is to tick the last things off her endless list and sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine. �

But apparently that’s not going to happen any time soon because now her list looks like �

1. Wrap the presents�

2. Peel the potatoes �

3. Stuff the turkey�

4. Solve the murder of Santa

A mysterious death in her home really is the last thing she has time for right now, but with police officers who could double as the Chuckle Brothers and a husband and two kids intent on watching Christmas films, it looks like it’s up to her to find out what the hell’s gone on. Oh � and figure out what to do with the body before her in-laws arrive.

Happy bloody Christmas indeed.�

–ēēēēēēē�-

'A brilliantly written, hilarious whodunnit. Smart and very, very funny. Don't read on public transport, you'll laugh so hard people will think you're a lunatic.' IAN MOORE

‘This book is so funny, I’m quite annoyed I didn’t write it!' GILL SIMS

'A compulsive Christmas cake binge of a read � terrific! So piercingly funny, I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or wince. A murder mystery brew that beats egg-nog hands down!' J.M. HALL

�I adored this festive and funny cracker full of glittering one-liners and wit. It’s the perfect Christmas present for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body!' CHRISSIE MANBY

'Chock-full of proper jokes!' ABIGAIL BURDESS]]> 333 Jo Middleton 0008711119 Louise 2 3.81 2024 Happy Bloody Christmas
author: Jo Middleton
name: Louise
average rating: 3.81
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]]> The Boyfriend 208503280 She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1728296226 Louise 3 3.95 2024 The Boyfriend
author: Freida McFadden
name: Louise
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> The Stepmother 30449430 Jeanie and Matthew are a happily married couple who both have teenage children from previous relationships.

No one said it would be easy to raise a blended family under one roof but Jeanie and Matthew are strong. They will make it work.

And whilst Jeanie’s step-daughter Scarlett rejects her, Jeanie will just have to try harder to win her over.

But Jeanie has a past. A terrible secret she thought she’d buried a long time ago. And now, it’s coming to the surface, threatening to destroy her new marriage.

Someone is playing a terrifying game on Jeanie and she must put a stop to it once and for all.

After all, a fairytale needs a happy ending � doesn’t it?

A compelling, dark and twisty psychological thriller that will grip fans of Behind Closed Doors, Between You and Me and The Teacher.]]> 345 Claire Seeber 1786810492 Louise 3 3.74 2016 The Stepmother
author: Claire Seeber
name: Louise
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> The Party 37669969
When Rachel wakes up in a strange room, the morning after a neighbour’s party, she has no memory of what happened the night before. Why did her husband leave her alone at the party? Did they row? Why are Rachel’s arms so bruised? And why are her neighbours and friends so vague about what really happened?


Little by little, Rachel pieces together the devastating events that took place in a friend’s house, at a party where she should have been safe. Everyone remembers what happened that night differently, and everyone has something to hide. But someone knows the truth about what happened to Rachel. And she’s determined to find them.


The Party is the gripping new novel from bestseller Lisa Hall.]]> 281 Lisa Hall 0008214999 Louise 3 3.44 2018 The Party
author: Lisa Hall
name: Louise
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> The Marriage Pact 40610803
The goal of The Pact seems simple: to keep marriages happy and intact, and most of its rules make sense: Always answer the phone when your spouse calls. Exchange thoughtful gifts monthly. Plan a trip together once per quarter. . . .

Never mention The Pact to anyone.

Alice and Jake are initially seduced by the glamorous parties, the sense of community, their widening social circle of like-minded couples--and then one of them breaks the rules. The young lovers are about to discover that for adherents to The Pact, membership, like marriage, is for life, and The Pact will go to any lengths to enforce that rule. For Jake and Alice, the marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare.]]> 423 Michelle Richmond 0804179867 Louise 5 3.57 2017 The Marriage Pact
author: Michelle Richmond
name: Louise
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> The Perfect Couple 50995860
As Emily gets to know more about Rupert’s world � how he likes his supper when he comes in from work, who his friends are � she can make sure everything runs like clockwork for him.

Soon there’s a spark between them; Rupert likes Emily and invites her to stay. For good.

To the outside world, they really seem to be a perfect match. There’s just the small issue of what really happened to Rupert’s first wife�

A gripping, razor-sharp game of cat and mouse, from the bestselling author, Lisa Hall.]]> 358 Lisa Hall 0008356467 Louise 5 3.81 2020 The Perfect Couple
author: Lisa Hall
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]]> The Baby Group 51555268 Her life was perfect. Until the video.

Scarlett’s golden life suddenly unravels when someone sends a shocking video of her to everyone she knows. The only people who claim they haven’t seen it are the friends in her new mothers� group: Cora, Emma and Asha.

Scarlett is forced to delve into her past to discover who is out to get her. But as her circle of trust gathers around her, she has to ask � are her friends as innocent as they seem?

A gripping read about motherhood, secrets and lies, perfect for fans of Heidi Perks and B A Paris.]]> 350 Caroline Corcoran 0008335133 Louise 4 3.91 2020 The Baby Group
author: Caroline Corcoran
name: Louise
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> Stay Home 54704405
LOCK YOUR DOORS

Caitlin has been having an affair for over a year when the country enters lock down. Suddenly, seeing her lover, Daniel, without alerting her husband becomes almost impossible. When she does manage to sneak to his home, she finds him lying in a pool of his own blood, dead.

STAY HOME

Ali is a just-about-functioning alcoholic, recently laid off, and feeling rather lonely. Each day she goes to her local shop to buy her permitted two bottles of wine, leaving food parcels for neighbors on her way home. While keeping an eye on what they are up to, of course.

STAY SAFE

Caitlin can't tell a soul about what she has discovered for the risk of losing her family. Little does she know that Ali has noticed her coming and going and that she will be drawing her own conclusions.
As Caitlin delves into the life of the man who said he loved her, she finds that maybe she didn't really know him at all. But if she wants to avoid suspicion, she needs to keep digging until they find Daniel's killer. Because the doors may be locked, but everyone's secrets are starting to leak out . . .

Stay Home is a timely story of dark secrets - affairs, addictions, habits and horrors - which are bought to the surface by these unprecedented times we find ourselves in. It explores the dark parts of people's lives, while at the same time leading us on a breath-takingly twisty race to find a killer.]]> 248 Ava Pierce Louise 4 3.18 2020 Stay Home
author: Ava Pierce
name: Louise
average rating: 3.18
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> The Due Date 63108683 But how far would you go for a friend?

Alison was expecting a lot of things about pregnancy: the morning sickness, the bloating, the total lack of any clothes that fit. But what she didn't expect was the loneliness. Having recently moved to the suburbs, with a husband who is working all hours to make ends meet, she finds herself increasingly isolated.

So she is delighted when she meets Rebecca, whose baby is due on the same day. Bonded by their shared experiences, the two women hit if off immediately. As they grow closer, Alison is certain she has a made a friend for life, someone with whom she can share all the highs and lows of motherhood.

But when their due date comes and goes, Alison hears nothing for weeks. Maybe Rebecca is just caught up in the chaos of a newborn, but what if something's wrong? Alison is relieved, then, when she tracks her down and finds Rebecca safe and well. But relief turns to shock when her new friend denies ever meeting her... or ever having been pregnant at all.]]> 306 Niki Mackay 1035404540 Louise 4 3.63 2023 The Due Date
author: Niki Mackay
name: Louise
average rating: 3.63
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rating: 4
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]]> The Woman in Me 63133205 The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.]]> 288 Britney Spears 1668009048 Louise 4 3.83 2023 The Woman in Me
author: Britney Spears
name: Louise
average rating: 3.83
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid Is Watching (The Housemaid, #3)]]> 199235727 A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker.

"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way�

I used to clean other people's houses―now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.

Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills�

The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.

Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?

I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?

From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next instalment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.]]> 364 Freida McFadden 1464223319 Louise 3 3.79 2024 The Housemaid Is Watching (The Housemaid, #3)
author: Freida McFadden
name: Louise
average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)]]> 62848145 As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job � not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .

It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything...

That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go...]]> 318 Freida McFadden 1837901317 Louise 4 4.21 2023 The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
author: Freida McFadden
name: Louise
average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)]]> 60556912
I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out� and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of…]]> 329 Freida McFadden 1803144378 Louise 4 4.31 2022 The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
author: Freida McFadden
name: Louise
average rating: 4.31
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Lockdown: A chilling and claustrophobic psychological thriller]]> 205767101
Trapped in her house with husband Justin, Melissa's hopes of starting afresh shatter as the outside world closes in on her. While the pandemic rages, the claustrophobic existence within her home becomes a twisted dance between deception and danger. Her deadliest threat, she has realised, is the person she feels forced to live with.

As Melissa’s life spirals further into despair, Justin’s coercive behaviour and the government-imposed prison she’s found herself in threatens to suffocate her.

Curious neighbours and concerned friends try to reach out, but trusting the right person has become a matter of life and death.]]> 272 Maria Frankland 1739120388 Louise 4 4.02 2024 Lockdown: A chilling and claustrophobic psychological thriller
author: Maria Frankland
name: Louise
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> The Burnout 131120162
Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga, and find peace, she heads to the seaside resort she loved as a child. But it’s the off season, the hotel is in a dilapidated shambles, and she has to share the beach with the only other a grumpy guy named Finn, who seems as stressed as Sasha. How can she commune with nature when he’s sitting on her favorite rock, watching her? Nor can they agree on how best to alleviate their burnout ( manifesting, wild swimming; drinking whisky, getting pizza delivered to the beach).

When curious messages, seemingly addressed to Sasha and Finn, begin to appear on the beach, the two are forced to talk—about everything. How did they get so burned out? Can either of them remember something they used to love? (Answer: surfing!) And the question they try and fail to ignore: what does the energy between them—flaring even in the face of their bone-deep exhaustion—signify?]]> 416 Sophie Kinsella 0593730399 Louise 1 3.61 2023 The Burnout
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2023
rating: 1
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]]> The Surrogate 59350074
But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true.

Or all of her nightmares.

Because it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has dark, twisted secrets.

And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. ]]> 342 Freida McFadden Louise 4 4.21 2018 The Surrogate
author: Freida McFadden
name: Louise
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> Please Don't Take Mummy Away 196742880
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, a new powerful true story from Maggie Hartley, foster carer for over 20 years.



'Mummy! Where did you go? Please come back, Mummy.'

When police are called to a local supermarket late one evening, they find an angry shopkeeper and a silent young woman. It's the third time 24-year-old Zoe has been caught stealing in the past few days. Eyes filled with panic, Zoe has been hiding bread, milk, Calpol and nappies under her coat. As police officers break down the door of Zoe's flat they find seven-year-old Coco and two-year-old Lola, home alone, huddled on the floor in a freezing cold bedroom, crying out for their mummy.

When Social Services are called in, the girls are taken into care and are soon tucked up safely in bed at Maggie's house. It looks like a simple case of neglect, but things aren't always what they seem and, with Maggie's help, can Zoe convince Social Services that love is enough to be a good mum?

Readers LOVE Maggie
'Was gripped the whole way through'
'Could not put it down'
'I enjoyed every minute']]> 231 Maggie Hartley Louise 0 4.56 Please Don't Take Mummy Away
author: Maggie Hartley
name: Louise
average rating: 4.56
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]]> None of This Is True 62334530
A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Josie’s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can’t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix’s life—and into her home.

But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat.

Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?]]> 390 Lisa Jewell 1982179007 Louise 5 4.08 2023 None of This Is True
author: Lisa Jewell
name: Louise
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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Amazing!!! I couldn't put this down.
]]> <![CDATA[The Night of the Sleepover (Sleepover, #1)]]> 199111693
Leah and her three best friends get changed into their pyjamas, eat pizza and argue about what film to watch. They laugh together until the early hours. But the next morning, Leah blinks open her eyes and sees three empty sleeping bags. The other girls are gone.

Twenty years later. In her small hometown, still-haunted Leah has never been able to shake off the rumours and whispers. How could she have slept through it all? She must know what happened.

Now, a documentary is being made about the night Leah’s best friends disappeared. Is the truth about to come out?

Then an anonymous email arrives in Leah’s inbox. ‘Stop them�.

Somebody out there knows what happened the night of the sleepover. Is Leah in terrible danger? And will she ever find her missing friends � or are some secrets meant to be kept forever?

An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with twists and turns that will make you gasp. Anyone who loves Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena or The Perfect Marriage won’t be able to put this down.]]> 287 Kerry Wilkinson 183525022X Louise 0 4.00 2023 The Night of the Sleepover (Sleepover, #1)
author: Kerry Wilkinson
name: Louise
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at: 2024/02/08
date added: 2024/02/08
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]]> Kindle User’s Guide 53546188 Kindle User's Guide Amazon Louise 0 3.79 2008 Kindle User’s Guide
author: Amazon
name: Louise
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at: 2024/01/11
date added: 2024/01/11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mother Project: Making it to parenthood the (very) long way round]]> 58174544
“A read so twisty your heart pounds as you turn the pages.”THE SUNDAY TIMES

Brave, funny and honest, columnist Sophie Beresiner takes us on her complex journey to parenthood and shows us that there’s more than one way to become a mother.

Sophie’s journey to motherhood began aged 30 with a cancer diagnosis that stole her fertility. Today, Sophie is older, wiser (and agonisingly excellent at hindsight), and somewhat battered. Through interminable cycles of hope and failure, her infertility story spanned three countries, five surrogates and a debt she’d rather not dwell on.

Part memoir, part manifesto, The Mother Project is the epic story of Sophie’s quest for happiness. Exploring the complexities, expectations and injustices faced by millions of women across the world, it is a book that is both personal and universal.]]> 309 Sophie Beresiner 0008456879 Louise 5 4.87 The Mother Project: Making it to parenthood the (very) long way round
author: Sophie Beresiner
name: Louise
average rating: 4.87
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]]> The Sister 29925715 "I did something terrible Grace. I hope you can forgive me ..."

Grace hasn't been the same since the death of her best friend Charlie. She is haunted by Charlie's words, the last time she saw her, and in a bid for answers, opens an old memory box of Charlie's. It soon becomes clear there was a lot she didn't know about her best friend.

When Grace starts a campaign to find Charlie's father, Anna, a girl claiming to be Charlie's sister steps forward. For Grace, finding Anna is like finding a new family, and soon Anna has made herself very comfortable in Grace and boyfriend Dan's home.

But something isn't right. Things disappear, Dan's acting strangely and Grace is sure that someone is following her. Is it all in Grace's mind? Or as she gets closer to discovering the truth about both Charlie and Anna, is Grace in terrible danger?

There was nothing she could have done to save Charlie ...or was there?

A compelling, gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train, I Let You Go, and The Girl With No Past.
]]> 338 Louise Jensen Louise 0 3.86 2016 The Sister
author: Louise Jensen
name: Louise
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> Finding Stevie 41585758
When Stevie’s social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn’t sure what that term means and looks it up.

Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been brought up by their grandparents as their mother is in prison. But the grandparents can no longer cope with Stevie’s behaviour so they place him in care.

Stevie is exploring his gender identity, and like many young people he spends time online. Cathy warns him about the dangers of talking to strangers online and advises him how to stay safe. When his younger siblings tell their grandmother that they have a secret they can’t tell, Cathy is worried. However, nothing could have prepared her for the truth when Stevie finally breaks down and confesses what he’s done.]]> 337 Cathy Glass 0008324301 Louise 5 4.37 2019 Finding Stevie
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2019/03/22
date added: 2019/03/22
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cosy Teashop in the Castle]]> 28191417 When Ellie Hall lands her dream job running the little teashop in the beautiful but crumbling Claverham Castle, it’s the perfect escape from her humdrum job in the city. Life is definitely on the rise as Ellie replaces spreadsheets for scones, and continues her Nanna’s brilliant baking legacy.

When Lord Henry, the stick-in-the-mud owner, threatens to burst her baking bubble with his old-fashioned ways, Ellie wonders if she might have bitten off more than she can chew. But cupcake by cupcake she wins the locals over, including teashop stalwart, Doris, and Ellie’s showstopping bakes look set to go down in castle history!

Now all that’s missing in Ellie’s life is a slice of romance � can Joe, the brooding estate manager, be the one to put the cherry on the top of Ellie’s dream?

]]> 402 Caroline Roberts 0008125392 Louise 0 3.79 2016 The Cosy Teashop in the Castle
author: Caroline Roberts
name: Louise
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> It's Always the Husband 31451082
How did things come to this?

As the novel cuts back and forth between their college years and their adult years, you see the exact reasons why these women love and hate each other—but can feelings that strong lead to murder? Or will everyone assume, as is often the case, that it’s always the husband?]]> 336 Michele Campbell 1250081807 Louise 0 3.66 2017 It's Always the Husband
author: Michele Campbell
name: Louise
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at: 2018/09/01
date added: 2018/12/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Where has Mummy Gone?: When there is nothing left but memories…]]> 39175455
When Cathy is told about Melody’s terrible childhood, she is sure she’s heard it all before. But it isn’t long before she feels there is more going on than she or the social services are aware of. Although Melody is angry at having to leave her mother, as many children coming into care are, she also worries about her obsessively � far more than is usual. Amanda, Melody’s mother, is also angry and takes it out on Cathy at contact, which again is something Cathy has experienced before. Yet there is a lost and vulnerable look about Amanda, and Cathy starts to see why Melody worries about her and feels she needs looking after.

When Amanda misses contact, it is assumed she has forgotten, but nothing could have been further from the truth…]]> 337 Cathy Glass 0008305471 Louise 0 4.53 2018 Where has Mummy Gone?: When there is nothing left but memories…
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at: 2018/02/14
date added: 2018/12/18
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]]> They Stole My Innocence 28670448 211 Madeleine Vibert Louise 0 4.34 2015 They Stole My Innocence
author: Madeleine Vibert
name: Louise
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> My Not So Perfect Life 30821598 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world. New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella has written her most timely novel yet.

Everywhere Katie Brenner looks, someone else is living the life she longs for, particularly her boss, Demeter Farlowe. Demeter is brilliant and creative, lives with her perfect family in a posh townhouse, and wears the coolest clothes. Katie's life, meanwhile, is a daily struggle--from her dismal rental to her oddball flatmates to the tense office politics she's trying to negotiate. No wonder Katie takes refuge in not-quite-true Instagram posts, especially as she's desperate to make her dad proud.

Then, just as she's finding her feet--not to mention a possible new romance--the worst happens. Demeter fires Katie. Shattered but determined to stay positive, Katie retreats to her family's farm in Somerset to help them set up a vacation business. London has never seemed so far away--until Demeter unexpectedly turns up as a guest. Secrets are spilled and relationships rejiggered, and as the stakes for Katie's future get higher, she must question her own assumptions about what makes for a truly meaningful life.

Sophie Kinsella is celebrated for her vibrant, relatable characters and her great storytelling gifts. Now she returns with all of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that are the hallmarks of her bestsellers to spin this fresh, modern story about presenting the perfect life when the reality is far from the truth.]]> 448 Sophie Kinsella 0593074793 Louise 0 3.78 2017 My Not So Perfect Life
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Banged Up Abroad: Hellhole: Our Fight to Survive South America's Prison System]]> 12807877
When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn’t deny their guilt. Young and naive, the lads had thought the one-off drug mule job would be a passport to a better life. But in reality it was a ticket to hell ...

They were sentenced to thirty years and flung into the world's deadliest prison system, ending up in the notorious Yare. A place where drugs and weaponry are currency and the rules are: there are no rules.

This is the gripping true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. It's about what it's like to witness murder and rape every day, fearing you'll be next. How it feels to join a dangerous Latino gang and eat dead rats in order to survive. And, what you do when you're at the centre of a riot between thousands of men with machine guns.

As seen on Channel 5’s Banged Up Abroad, this is the most shocking prison story ever told and an inspiring account of human endurance.]]> 320 James Miles 0091943507 Louise 3 This is a true life and shocking story of 2 lads who made a huge mistake by smuggling drugs to Venezula.
The story is good but somewhat shocking and repetitive at times. Badly written in places too but generally I enjoyed reading it.]]> 4.03 2011 Banged Up Abroad: Hellhole: Our Fight to Survive South America's Prison System
author: James Miles
name: Louise
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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For anyone who likes the national geographic programme 'banged up abroad'.
This is a true life and shocking story of 2 lads who made a huge mistake by smuggling drugs to Venezula.
The story is good but somewhat shocking and repetitive at times. Badly written in places too but generally I enjoyed reading it.
]]> <![CDATA[Follow Me (Social Media Murders, #1)]]> 27853619
Recent graduate Freddie Venton is desperate to get her journalism career started. She cultivates contacts online, writes for free for digital publications, and earns minimum wage as a barista. She’s been taught to “seize the story,� and she takes a reckless chance when a face from her past leads to a juicy scoop.

Freddie hasn’t seen her old friend Nasreen Cudmore in years. But when she learns Nasreen is a police officer after a chance encounter outside her coffee shop, Freddie makes a snap decision to follow her when Nasreen gets an urgent callout. Impersonating a forensics officer, Freddie visits Nasreen's crime scene where a man’s body lies slumped over his computer. With the police banned from, and unfamiliar with, social media, it’s Freddie who realises the victim was a troll and finds @Apollyon: a twitter account whose profile picture shows the dead body and the missing murder weapon.

The “Hashtag Murderer� posts cryptic clues online, pointing to the next target—taunting the police, enthralling the press and the public. When @Apollyon follows her, Freddie’s afraid she might be next. Time is running out as she and Nasreen face a desperate struggle to catch this cunning, fame-crazed killer—and to escape their past demons in Follow Me, a chilling procedural debut from critically acclaimed, up and coming talent Angela Clarke.]]> 352 Angela Clarke 0008165432 Louise 0 to-read 3.70 2016 Follow Me (Social Media Murders, #1)
author: Angela Clarke
name: Louise
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2016
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]]> About a Girl (A Girl, #1) 22307920
After accidently answering her flatmate Vanessa’s phone, she decides that since being Tess isn’t going so well, she might try being Vanessa. With nothing left to lose, she accepts Vanessa’s photography assignment to Hawaii � she used to be an amateur snapper, how hard can it be? Right?

But Tess is soon in big trouble. And the gorgeous journalist on the shoot with her, who is making it very clear he’d like to get into her pants, is an egotistical monster. Far from home and in someone else’s shoes, Tess must decide whether to fight on through, or ‘fess up and run…]]> 402 Lindsey Kelk 0007591411 Louise 0 to-read 4.03 2013 About a Girl (A Girl, #1)
author: Lindsey Kelk
name: Louise
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> A Christmas Carol 5326
Introduction and Afterword by Joe Wheeler
To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late.

Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this abridged edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays like no other novel.]]> 184 Charles Dickens 1561797464 Louise 0 4.06 1843 A Christmas Carol
author: Charles Dickens
name: Louise
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1843
rating: 0
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]]> Don't Wake Up 34612420
The man who stands over her isn't a doctor.

The offer he makes her is utterly unspeakable.

But when Alex re-awakens, she's unharmed - and no one believes her horrifying story. Ostracised by her colleagues, her family and her partner, she begins to wonder if she really is losing her mind.

And then she meets the next victim.

So compulsive you can't stop reading.

So chilling you won't stop talking about it.

A pitch-black and devastatingly original psychological thriller.]]> 320 Liz Lawler 1785770586 Louise 0 3.66 2017 Don't Wake Up
author: Liz Lawler
name: Louise
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at: 2017/12/23
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]]> Friend Request 33785151 Maria Weston wants to be friends. But Maria Weston is dead. Isn't she?

1989. When Louise first notices the new girl who has mysteriously transferred late into their senior year, Maria seems to be everything the girls Louise hangs out with aren't. Authentic. Funny. Brash. Within just a few days, Maria and Louise are on their way to becoming fast friends.

2016. Louise receives a heart-stopping email: Maria Weston wants to be friends on Facebook. Long-buried memories quickly rise to the surface: those first days of their budding friendship; cruel decisions made and dark secrets kept; the night that would change all their lives forever.

Louise has always known that if the truth ever came out, she could stand to lose everything. Her job. Her son. Her freedom. Maria's sudden reappearance threatens it all, and forces Louise to reconnect with everyone she'd severed ties with to escape the past. But as she tries to piece together exactly what happened that night, Louise discovers there's more to the story than she ever knew. To keep her secret, Louise must first uncover the whole truth, before what's known to Maria - or whoever's pretending to be her - is known to all.]]> 375 Laura Marshall 1478948515 Louise 0 3.66 2017 Friend Request
author: Laura Marshall
name: Louise
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> 24 Hours 26400578
Here today. Dead tomorrow?
My best friend, Emily, is dead � killed last night in a hotel fire.
But it was meant to be me.
Now I have 24 hours to find my daughter.
Before he finds out I’m still alive.

]]> 300 Claire Seeber 1910751561 Louise 0 to-read 3.75 2015 24 Hours
author: Claire Seeber
name: Louise
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Missing (Darby McCormick #1)]]> 317697 Twenty-five years later, Darby is a crime-scene investigator for the Boston Police Department, and a chilling case - a woman's late-night abduction - has her uncovering strange leads to missing women, past and present. As forensic clues lead her closer to a psychopath called the Traveler, Darby must finally resolve the nightmare of her past and come face-to-face with a killer who is determined to keep the missing - and the horrors they endured at his hands - from ever coming to light.

]]> 368 Chris Mooney 0743463803 Louise 0 to-read 3.91 2007 The Missing (Darby McCormick #1)
author: Chris Mooney
name: Louise
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Never Look Back (DI Mike Lockyer, #1)]]> 18404218
Three women have been found brutally murdered in south London, the victims only feet away from help during each sadistic attack. And the killer is getting braver . . .

Sarah Grainger is rapidly becoming too afraid to leave her house. Once an outgoing photographer, she knows that someone is watching her. A cryptic note brings everything into terrifying focus, but it’s the chilling phone calls that take the case to another level.

DI Mike Lockyer heads up the regional murder squad. With three bodies on his watch, and a killer growing in confidence, he frantically tries to find the link between these seemingly isolated incidents. What he discovers will not only test him professionally but will throw his personal life into turmoil too.]]> 327 Clare Donoghue 1250046076 Louise 0 to-read 3.63 2014 Never Look Back (DI Mike Lockyer, #1)
author: Clare Donoghue
name: Louise
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> The Gatecrasher 1402668 Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella, and The Gatecrasher is just as delicious as her internationally bestselling Shopaholic series. Madeleine Wickham's bitingly funny and edgy style keeps fans coming back for more. So hold onto your haute couture hats, as you dive into the fantastic world of Wickham!

Everything's coming up roses for Fleur Daxeny, as she goes through more rich men than she does designer hats....if that's humanly possible. Beautiful, charming, and utterly irresistible, her success at crashing funerals to find wealthy men is remarkable. But behind Fleur's Harvey Nichols wardrobe, is a woman with a mysterious past.

Fleur wastes no time in seducing her latest conquest, the handsome and rich widower Richard Favour, and she swoops into his life like a designer-clad tornado. His children are caught up in a whirlwind as their father's new girlfriend descends on the family estate leaving chaos and excitement in her perfume-scented wake. Soon, more than one family member is suspicious of Fleur's true intentions. Fleur is not one to wear her heart on her Chanel sleeves, but she soon finds herself embracing Richard and his lovable family. But just as Fleur contemplates jumping off the gold-digger train for good and enjoying the ride of true love, a long-buried secret from her past threatens to destroy her new family. Fleur is thrown into a race against time to prove herself to Richard before it's too late. Can she trust her heart or will she cut ties and run away as fast as her Prada pumps can take her?

Take a wild and marvelous ride with The Gatecrasher , whose clever, chic, and sassy style will leave you desperately wanting more wonderful Wickham!]]> 296 Madeleine Wickham 0312361270 Louise 0 to-read 3.32 1998 The Gatecrasher
author: Madeleine Wickham
name: Louise
average rating: 3.32
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> A Stranger in the House 33984056
He looks at her, concerned. “How do you feel?� She wants to say, Terrified. Instead, she says, with a faint smile, “Glad to be home.�

Karen and Tom Krupp are happy—they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York, they’re practically newlyweds, and they have no kids to interrupt their comfortable life together. But one day, Tom returns home to find Karen has vanished—her car’s gone and it seems she left in a rush. She even left her purse—complete with phone and ID—behind.

There's a knock on the door—the police are there to take Tom to the hospital where his wife has been admitted. She had a car accident, and lost control as she sped through the worst part of town.

The accident has left Karen with a concussion and a few scrapes. Still, she’s mostly okay—except that she can’t remember what she was doing or where she was when she crashed. The cops think her memory loss is highly convenient, and they suspect she was up to no good.

Karen returns home with Tom, determined to heal and move on with her life. Then she realizes something’s been moved. Something’s not quite right. Someone’s been in her house. And the police won't stop asking questions.

Because in this house, everyone’s a stranger. Everyone has something they’d rather keep hidden. Something they might even kill to keep quiet.]]> 305 Shari Lapena 073522112X Louise 0 3.66 2017 A Stranger in the House
author: Shari Lapena
name: Louise
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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A very gripping read with lots of suspense and twists and turns throughout.
]]> Because of You 21210038 364 Rebekah Gibbs Louise 4 4.36 2009 Because of You
author: Rebekah Gibbs
name: Louise
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2017/05/01
date added: 2017/10/25
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall]]> 33917359 350 Barbara O'Hare Louise 4 4.34 2017 The Hospital: How I Survived the Secret Child Experiments at Aston Hall
author: Barbara O'Hare
name: Louise
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/31
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]]> The Silent Cry 27237824
The sixteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass.

It is the first time Laura has been out since the birth of her baby when Cathy sees her in the school playground. A joyful occasion but Cathy has the feeling something is wrong. By the time she discovers what it is, it is too late. This is the true story of Laura whose life touches Cathy’s in a way she could never have foreseen. It is also the true stories of little Darrel, Samson and Hayley who she fosters when their parents need help. Some stories can have a happy ending and others cannot, but as a foster carer Cathy can only do her best.]]> 321 Cathy Glass Louise 4 4.37 2016 The Silent Cry
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/10
date added: 2017/10/24
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]]> Tell Me No Lies 29603168 From the bestselling author of Between You and Me don’t miss Lisa Hall’s new gripping thriller.

Don’t. Trust. Anyone.

It was supposed to be a fresh start.

A chance to forget the past and embrace the future.

But can you ever really start again?

Or does the past follow you wherever you go…]]> 384 Lisa Hall 0008181209 Louise 4 The only slight criticism I have is that the ending is a little strange. But I was still reliving this book weeks after I read it. Give it a try- Lisa Hall is a great author!]]> 3.47 2016 Tell Me No Lies
author: Lisa Hall
name: Louise
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2017/06/22
date added: 2017/10/24
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This is a very readable book. It tells the story of a woman's life from her viewpoint and this is all i'm saying as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
The only slight criticism I have is that the ending is a little strange. But I was still reliving this book weeks after I read it. Give it a try- Lisa Hall is a great author!
]]> <![CDATA[After You (Me Before You, #2)]]> 25235195 ***THE SEQUEL TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING BOOK ME BEFORE YOU***

Lou Clark has lots of questions.
Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar, spending every shift watching other people jet off to new places.
Or why the flat she's owned for a year still doesn't feel like home.
Whether her close-knit family can forgive her for what she did eighteen months ago.
And will she ever get over the love of her life.
What Lou does know for certain is that something has to change.
Then, one night, it does.
But does the stranger on her doorstep hold the answers Lou is searching for - or just more questions?
Close the door and life continues: simple, ordered, safe.
Open it and she risks everything.
But Lou once made a promise to live. And if she's going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .

]]> 411 Jojo Moyes Louise 3 4.13 2015 After You (Me Before You, #2)
author: Jojo Moyes
name: Louise
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2017/04/02
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]]> Creep (Creep, #1) 10088219
If he can’t have her . . .

Dr. Sheila Tao is a professor of psychology. An expert in human behavior. And when she began an affair with sexy, charming graduate student Ethan Wolfe, she knew she was playing with fire. Consumed by lust when they were together, riddled with guilt when they weren’t, she knows the three-month fling with her teaching assistant has to end. After all, she’s finally engaged to a kind and loving investment banker who adores her, and she’s taking control of her life. But when she attempts to end the affair, Ethan Wolfe won’t let her walk away.

. . . no one else can.

Ethan has plans for Sheila, plans that involve posting a sex video that would surely get her fired and destroy her prestigious career. Plans to make her pay for rejecting him. And as she attempts to counter his every threatening move without her colleagues or her fiancé discovering her most intimate secrets, a shattering crime rocks Puget Sound State University: a female student, a star athlete, is found stabbed to death. Someone is raising the stakes of violence, sex, and blackmail . . . and before she knows it, Sheila is caught in a terrifying cat-and-mouse game with the lover she couldn’t resist—who is now the monster who won’t let her go.]]> 357 Jennifer Hillier 1451625847 Louise 0 to-read 3.88 2011 Creep (Creep, #1)
author: Jennifer Hillier
name: Louise
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> The Couple Next Door 28815474 You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall.

Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying.

Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour.

Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. She's gone.

You've never had to call the police before. But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there.

What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit?]]> 308 Shari Lapena 0735221081 Louise 5 3.80 2016 The Couple Next Door
author: Shari Lapena
name: Louise
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2017/10/05
date added: 2017/10/05
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lie of You: I Will Have What Is Mine]]> 18690719
To the outside world, Kathy is the very picture of a happy and fulfilled modern woman. She has a beautiful baby boy, a clever, handsome husband and a glamorous, high-powered job.

But not everybody is fooled. Her employee, Heja, knows the truth: the cracks in Kathy's marriage, her self-doubt, her fear of failure at work. Heja is perfectly placed to destroy Kathy's life. And if she succeeds, she can claim the one thing she wants most...]]> 320 Jane Lythell 1781855293 Louise 0 to-read 3.36 2014 The Lie of You: I Will Have What Is Mine
author: Jane Lythell
name: Louise
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2014
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]]> The Girl With No Past 26158341
Leah Mills lives a life of a fugitive � kept on the run by one terrible day from her past. It is a lonely life, without a social life or friends until � longing for a connection � she meets Julian. For the first time she dares to believe she can live a normal life.

Then, on the fourteenth anniversary of that day, she receives a card. Someone knows the truth about what happened. Someone who won’t stop until they’ve destroyed the life Leah has created.

But is Leah all she seems? Or does she deserve everything she gets?

Everyone has secrets. But some are deadly.]]> 302 Kathryn Croft Louise 4 3.60 2015 The Girl With No Past
author: Kathryn Croft
name: Louise
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> S is for Stranger 30052004 A gripping debut psychological thriller you don’t want to miss!

‘Louise Stone is an exciting new talent to watch. S is for Stranger is full of tension and atmosphere. A hugely compelling read.� � Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake

There are two sides to every story.

But only one is true.

Sophie wished she’d paid more attention when her little daughter, Amy, caught sight of a stranger watching them. She only looked away for a second. But now Amy’s gone.

No one trusts an alcoholic. Even a sober one. The police are suspicious of Sophie’s tangled story and so is her ex-husband, Paul. Especially when new information emerges that changes everything.

But what if Sophie is telling the truth? What if her daughter really is missing? And what if that stranger at the fairground wasn’t really a stranger at all�

Perfect for readers looking for their next addictive read after The Girl on the Train and Behind Closed Doors.]]> 234 Louise Stone 0008189919 Louise 0 to-read 3.33 2016 S is for Stranger
author: Louise Stone
name: Louise
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2016
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]]> Afterwards 12598982
Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and rush. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.

Afterwards Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her children from the person who's still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.]]> 386 Rosamund Lupton 0307716546 Louise 0 to-read 3.79 2011 Afterwards
author: Rosamund Lupton
name: Louise
average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Falling for My Best Friend (Fated #1)]]> 25572601 Lucy and Aiden have been friends since they were kids. Best friends. And they'll never be anything more.
Or at least, that's what Lucy keeps telling herself...

**Warning: This new adult romance series contains adult situations and mature content.]]> 155 Hazel Kelly Louise 3 3.69 2015 Falling for My Best Friend (Fated #1)
author: Hazel Kelly
name: Louise
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Dare to Dream: My Struggle to Become a Mum � A Story of Heartache and Hope]]> 34211852 288 Izzy Judd 0593078829 Louise 4 4.29 2017 Dare to Dream: My Struggle to Become a Mum – A Story of Heartache and Hope
author: Izzy Judd
name: Louise
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> I Heart Vegas (I Heart, #4) 12854327
A girls� weekend in Vegas with her best friend Jenny seems the perfect way to forget her troubles. From the minute they arrive Angela is swept up in a whirl of cocktails, outrageous outfits, late nights and brushes with the chapel of love. But rather than escaping trouble, Angela is up to her neck in it�.

But what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas � right?

Readers love ‘Fun, romantic and warm� Closer‘Witty, funny, warm and wise� Marian Keyes‘Lindsey is the queen of cracking one-liners � hilarious and energetic� Alex Brown]]> 355 Lindsey Kelk Louise 4 4.22 2011 I Heart Vegas (I Heart, #4)
author: Lindsey Kelk
name: Louise
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> Cocktails For Three 19908023 Three women, smart and successful, working in the fast and furious world of magazines, meet for cocktails and gossip once a month.



Roxanne: glamorous, self-confident, with a secret lover - and hoping that one day he will leave his wife and marry her.



Maggie:capable and high-achieving, until she finds the one thing she can't cope with - motherhood.



Candice:honest, decent, or so she believes - until a ghost from her past turns up, and almost ruins her life.



A chance encounter in the cocktail bar sets in train an extraordinary set of events which upsets all their lives and almost destroys their friendship...

]]> 353 Madeleine Wickham Louise 5 3.97 2001 Cocktails For Three
author: Madeleine Wickham
name: Louise
average rating: 3.97
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Cut: The True Story Of An Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate To Be Part Of A Family]]> 32800041
During the first night, Cathy awakes to see Dawn looming above Cathy′s baby′s cot, her eyes staring and blank. She sleepwalks - which Cathy learns is often a manifestation in disturbed children. It becomes a regular and frightening occurrence, and Cathy is horrified to find Dawn lighting a match whilst mumbling It′s not my fault in her sleep one night.

Cathy discovers Dawn is playing truant from school, and struggling to make friends. More worryingly she finds her room empty one night, and her pillow covered in blood. Dawn has been self-harming in order to release the pain of her past.

When Dawn attempts suicide, Cathy realises that she needs more help than she can give. Dawn′s mother eventually confides in her that Dawn was sent away to relatives in Ireland between the ages of 5 and 9, and came back very disturbed. She also sheds light on the reason for Dawn′s fascination with matches and Cathy′s baby.

Eventually Dawn is placed in a psychiatric home for children, and five years later she gets in touch with Cathy. She has been reconciled with her mother and is now training to become a teacher.]]> 323 Cathy Glass Louise 5 4.50 2008 Cut: The True Story Of An Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate To Be Part Of A Family
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.50
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]]> Mummy Told Me Not to Tell 11380064
The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged.

Reece is the last of six siblings to be fostered. Having been in care for four months his aggressive and disruptive behaviour has seen him passed from carer to carer. Although only 7, he has been excluded from school, and bites people so often that his mother calls him 'Sharky'.

Cathy wants to find the answers for Reece’s distressing behaviour, but he has been sworn to secrecy by his mother, and will not tell them anything. As the social worker prepares for the final hearing, he finds five different files on Reece’s family, and is incredulous that he had not been removed from them as a baby. When the darkest of family secrets is revealed to Cathy, Reece’s behaviour suddenly starts to make sense, and together they can begin to rebuild his life.]]> 352 Cathy Glass Louise 5 4.54 2010 Mummy Told Me Not to Tell
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.54
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]]> <![CDATA[The Night the Angels Came: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Young Boy's Loss]]> 12464210
When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in the world, she is wracked with sadness and indecision. Can she risk exposing her own young children to a little boy on the brink of bereavement?

Eight year old Michael is part of a family of two, but with his beloved father given only months to live and his mother having died when he was a toddler, he could soon become an orphan. Will Cathy’s own young family be able to handle a child in mourning? To Cathy’s surprise, her children insist that this boy deserves to be as happy as they are, prompting Cathy to welcome Michael into her home.

A cheerful and carefree new member of the family, Michael devotedly prays every night, believing that when the time is right, angels will come and take his Daddy to be with his Mummy in heaven. However, incredibly, in the weeks that pass, the bond between Cathy’s family, Michael and his kind and loving father Patrick grows. Even more promising, Patrick is looking healthier than he’s done in weeks.

But just as they are settling into a routine of blissful normality, an unexpected and disastrous event shatters the happy group, shaking Cathy to the core. Cathy can only hope that her family and Michael’s admirable faith will keep him strong enough to rebuild his life.]]> 338 Cathy Glass 0007445695 Louise 5 4.59 2011 The Night the Angels Came: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Young Boy's Loss
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.59
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]]> <![CDATA[Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)]]> 14289689
The unworldly, innocent Ana is shocked to realize she wants this man, and when he warns her to keep her distance it only makes her more desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her - but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success � his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving adoptive family � Grey is man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a passionate, physical and daring affair, Ana learns more about her own dark desires, as well as the Christian Grey hidden away from public scrutiny.

Can their relationship transcend physical passion? Will Ana find it in herself to submit to the self-indulgent Master? And if she does, will she still love what she finds?

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.]]> 514 E.L. James Louise 1 3.30 2011 Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
author: E.L. James
name: Louise
average rating: 3.30
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rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the 'Bangkok Hilton']]> 828148 280 Sandra Gregory 1904132278 Louise 3 3.95 2002 Forget You Had a Daughter: Doing Time in the 'Bangkok Hilton'
author: Sandra Gregory
name: Louise
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[From Notting Hill with Four Weddings . . . Actually]]> 23448061
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Movie addict Scarlett O'Brien is finally living the jet-setting life she's dreamed of - but it all hangs by a shiny, golden thread.

Flying between London and New York, running two businesses, planning her wedding to handsome fiancé, Sean, with best friends Oscar and Maddie - life couldn't be better.

But then Scarlett meets paparazzi darling, Gabriella Romero, and life suddenly becomes even more extravagant and glamorous. As she begins to experience the other side to being rich and famous, it's not only Scarlett's perfect wedding that's put in jeopardy, but her whole world.

Indulge in all your favourite rom-coms at once with this warm, fun tale of what happens when you really live the glitz and the glamour.]]> 449 Ali McNamara Louise 5 4.33 2014 From Notting Hill with Four Weddings . . . Actually
author: Ali McNamara
name: Louise
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> Run, Mummy, Run 11298690
When Aisha spots an ad for a 'personal introductory service for professionals' in the newspaper, she could never have guessed it would lead to such a perfect marriage. But you should be careful what you wish for�

Mark is sorry the first time he hits Aisha. His tears make her all the more determined to be a better wife; not to let herself down again. But however hard Aisha tries, she can't live up to Mark's impossible expectations � or escape his terrifying, violent temper. Soon she is trapped in a cycle of horrific abuse and imprisonment. And with two young children to protect, Aisha must draw on what strength she has left to find an escape.

What follows is something so devastating it plunges Aisha into her darkest days yet. Is the price she must pay for freedom too high?]]> 322 Cathy Glass Louise 4 4.49 2011 Run, Mummy, Run
author: Cathy Glass
name: Louise
average rating: 4.49
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rating: 4
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]]> A Desirable Residence 11386913 Daily Mail"Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan"Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes"A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat]]> 305 Madeleine Wickham Louise 4 3.77 1996 A Desirable Residence
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name: Louise
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]]> Daddy’s Little Princess 20887693
Beth is a sweet-natured child who appears to have been well looked after. But it isn’t long before Cathy begins to have concerns that the relationship between Beth and her father is not as it should be.

Little Beth, aged 7, has been brought up by her father Derek after her mother left when she was a toddler. When Derek is suddenly admitted to hospital with psychiatric problems Beth is taken into care and arrives at Cathy’s.

Beth and her father clearly love each other very much and Derek spoils his daughter, treating her like a princess, but there is something bothering Cathy, something she can’t quite put her finger on.

Meanwhile Cathy’s husband is working away a lot and coming home less at weekends. Then, suddenly, everything changes. Events take a dramatic turn for both Beth and Cathy and her family; as Cathy strives to pick up the pieces all their lives are changed forever.]]> 304 Cathy Glass Louise 4 4.48 2014 Daddy’s Little Princess
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]]> Another Forgotten Child 17228404 337 Cathy Glass Louise 4 4.54 Another Forgotten Child
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]]> <![CDATA[I Miss Mummy: The true story of a frightened young girl who is desperate to go home]]> 10600617
Cathy spends three anxious days worrying about her whereabouts before Alice is found safe, but traumatised. Alice is like a little doll, so young and vulnerable, and she immediately finds her place in the heart of Cathy's family. She talks openly about her mummy, who she dearly loves, and how happy she was living with her maternal grandparents before she was put into care. Alice has clearly been very well looked after and Cathy can't understand why she couldn't stay with her grandparents.

It emerges that Alice's grandparents are considered too old (they are in their early sixties) and that the plan is that Alice will stay with Cathy for a month before moving to live with her father and his new wife. The grandparents are distraught � Alice has never known her father, and her grandparents claim he is a violent drug dealer.

Desperate to help Alice find the happy home she deserves, Cathy's parenting skills are tested in many new ways. Finally questions are asked about Alice's father suitability, and his true colours begin to emerge.]]> 371 Cathy Glass Louise 4 4.58 2010 I Miss Mummy: The true story of a frightened young girl who is desperate to go home
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name: Louise
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]]> <![CDATA[Will You Love Me?: The Story of My Adopted Daughter Lucy]]> 18856333
Lucy was born to a single mother who had been abused and neglected for most of her own childhood. Right from the beginning Lucy s mother couldn t cope, but it wasn t until Lucy reached eight years old that she was finally taken into permanent foster care.

By the time Lucy is brought to live with Cathy she is eleven years old and severely distressed after being moved from one foster home to another. Withdrawn, refusing to eat and three years behind in her schooling, it is thought that the damage Lucy has suffered is irreversible.

But Cathy and her two children bond with Lucy quickly, and break through to Lucy in a way no-one else has been able to, finally showing her the loving home she never believed existed. Cathy and Lucy believe they were always destined to be mother and daughter it just took them a little while to find each other.]]> 337 Cathy Glass 0007530927 Louise 5 4.69 2013 Will You Love Me?: The Story of My Adopted Daughter Lucy
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]]> The Fault in Our Stars 17159916
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]> 336 John Green Louise 4 4.24 2012 The Fault in Our Stars
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> Fear the Worst 6090807 You go there looking for her. No one’s seen her. But it’s worse than that.
No one’s ever seen her. So where has she been going every day? And where is she now?

In Linwood Barclay’s riveting new thriller, an ordinary man’s desperate search for his daughter leads him into a dark world of corruption, exploitation, and murder. Tim Blake is about to learn that the people you think you know best are the ones harboring the biggest secrets.

Tim is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife. She’s moved in with a man whose moody son spends more time online than he should. His girlfriend is turning out to be a bit of a flake. It’s not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare Tim for the nightmare that’s about to begin.

Sydney vanishes into thin air. At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. Now, as the days pass without word, Tim must face the fact that not only is Sydney missing, but that the daughter he’s loved and thought he knew is a virtual stranger.

As he retraces Sydney’s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but. What he doesn’t know is that his every move is being watched. There are others who want to find Syd as much as Tim does.

But they’re not planning a Welcome Home party.

The closer Tim comes to the truth, the closer he comes to every parent’s worst nightmare—and the kind of evil only a parent’s love has a chance in hell of stopping.]]> 416 Linwood Barclay 0553807161 Louise 3 3.87 2009 Fear the Worst
author: Linwood Barclay
name: Louise
average rating: 3.87
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rating: 3
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]]> Trust Your Eyes 13542982
Thomas's brother, Ray, takes care of him, cooking for him, dealing with the outside world on his behalf, and listening to his intricate and increasingly paranoid theories. When Thomas tells Ray what he has seen, Ray humors him with a half-hearted investigation. But Ray soon realizes he and his brother have stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy.

And now they are in the crosshairs...]]> 496 Linwood Barclay 0451237900 Louise 1 4.09 2012 Trust Your Eyes
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> Too Close to Home 3454252 404 Linwood Barclay 0553805568 Louise 4 3.99 2008 Too Close to Home
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]]> Never Look Away 6678884
A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events.

Until this terrifying moment, David Harwood is just a small-town reporter in need of a break. His paper, the Promise Falls Standard, is struggling to survive. Then he gets a lead that just might be the answer to his prayers: a potential scandal involving a controversial development project for the outskirts of this picturesque upstate New York town. It’s a hot-button issue that will surely sell papers and help reverse the Standard’s fortunes, but strangely, David’s editors keep shooting it down.

Why?

That’s a question no longer at the top of David’s list. Now the only thing he cares about is restoring his family. Desperate for any clue, David dives into his own investigation—and into a web of lies and deceit. For with every new piece of evidence he uncovers, David finds more questions—and moves ever closer to a shattering truth.]]> 421 Linwood Barclay 055380717X Louise 3 4.01 2010 Never Look Away
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[No Time for Goodbye (No Time For Goodbye, #1)]]> 1225261
Sometimes better not to know. . .

Cynthia is happily married with a young daughter, a new family. But the story of her old family isn't over. A strange car in the neighborhood, untraceable phone calls, ominous gifts, someone has returned to her hometown to finish what was started twenty-five years ago. And no one's innocence is guaranteed, not even her own. By the time Cynthia discovers her killer's shocking identity, it will again be too late . . . even for goodbye.]]> 338 Linwood Barclay 055380555X Louise 4 4.02 2007 No Time for Goodbye (No Time For Goodbye, #1)
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name: Louise
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2007
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)]]> 136251
In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.]]> 759 J.K. Rowling Louise 5 4.61 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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average rating: 4.61
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Louise 5 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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name: Louise
average rating: 4.57
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Louise 5 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 6 734 J.K. Rowling 0439139597 Louise 5 4.56 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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average rating: 4.56
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Louise 5 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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name: Louise
average rating: 4.57
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Louise 5 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Louise 5 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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name: Louise
average rating: 4.47
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Swimming Pool Sunday: when Everything Changes in an Instant...]]> 19620823 304 Madeleine Wickham Louise 4 3.41 1997 Swimming Pool Sunday: when Everything Changes in an Instant...
author: Madeleine Wickham
name: Louise
average rating: 3.41
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Desirable Residence / The Tennis Party / Swimming Pool Sunday]]> 28100070 1008 Madeleine Wickham 1409607151 Louise 4 3.95 A Desirable Residence / The Tennis Party / Swimming Pool Sunday
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic on Honeymoon (Shopaholic #3.5)]]> 23718418
Becky and Luke are in Venice—the city of winding canals, gorgeous historic buildings, and, of course, exceptional shopping. To unwind from the stress of their wedding, Becky has planned an utterly blissful honeymoon where, for an entire year, they will hop from one country to the next—Italy to the Czech Republic to Sri Lanka and beyond—as they please. But lately, Luke has been more restless than relaxed. In fact, he seems (unbelievably!) like he wants to go home. Will Becky be able to save their dream vacation, or will their globe-trotting come to a sudden halt?]]> 28 Sophie Kinsella 1473526019 Louise 0 3.58 2014 Shopaholic on Honeymoon (Shopaholic #3.5)
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic to the Rescue (Shopaholic, #8)]]> 25809756 Becky Bloomwood and a hilarious cast of beloved family and friends (plus one enemy!) set off in a van to find her missing father, last heard from in Las Vegas.

Becky’s father Graham and her best friend’s husband, Tarquin, have disappeared from Los Angeles saying simply they have “something to take care of.�

But Tarquin’s wife Suze who is Becky’s best friend, and Becky’s mother Jane, are convinced the two men are hiding something and are in danger—their imaginations run wild. They must track them down!

Hijinks ensue as husband Luke drives Becky, daughter Minnie, Jane, Suze and other favorite Kinsella characters across country from LA to Las Vegas in search of the missing men.

Becky feels deeply guilty about ignoring her father while he was in LA, in addition Becky feels her enemy Alicia is threatening her friendship with Suze.]]> 368 Sophie Kinsella 0812998251 Louise 0 3.57 2015 Shopaholic to the Rescue (Shopaholic, #8)
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic, #4)]]> 9417
The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. Now she's on a strict budget, she doesn't have a job - and worst of all her beloved Suze has a new best friend. Then she receives some incredible news. She has a long-lost sister!

Becky has never been more excited. Finally, a real sister! They'll have so much in common! They can go shopping together... choose shoes together... have manicures together...

Until she meets her - and gets the shock of her life. It can't be true. Surely Becky Bloomwood's long-lost sister can't... hate shopping?]]> 388 Sophie Kinsella 044024191X Louise 3 3.68 2004 Shopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic, #4)
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> Twenties Girl 6063187
When the spirit of Lara’s great-aunt Sadie—a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance—mysteriously appears, she has one request: Lara must find a missing necklace that had been in Sadie’s possession for more than seventy-five years, because Sadie cannot rest without it.

Lara and Sadie make a hilarious sparring duo, and at first it seems as though they have nothing in common. But as the mission to find Sadie’s necklace leads to intrigue and a new romance for Lara, these very different “twenties� girls learn some surprising truths from and about each other. Written with all the irrepressible charm and humor that have made Sophie Kinsella’s books beloved by millions, Twenties Girl is also a deeply moving testament to the transcendent bonds of friendship and family.]]> 435 Sophie Kinsella 0385342020 Louise 4 3.85 2009 Twenties Girl
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog]]> 12691
Marley quickly grew into an uncontrollable ninety-seven-pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever. Expelled from obedience school, even the tranquillisers prescribed by the vet couldn't stop him.

Yet through the chaos and the hilarity, he won hearts and remained a steadfast model of devotion to his family, even when they were at their wits' end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.]]> 291 John Grogan 0739461192 Louise 5 4.14 2005 Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
author: John Grogan
name: Louise
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2009/01/01
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]]> <![CDATA[A Street Cat Named Bob: The Amazing True Story of One Man and His Cat]]> 32313540
Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.

Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts.

A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.]]> 294 James Bowen 1473633362 Louise 4 Written very well and also a film which is good as well.
Highly recommend.]]> 4.00 2012 A Street Cat Named Bob: The Amazing True Story of One Man and His Cat
author: James Bowen
name: Louise
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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Brilliant true life story of a homeless man and his fight to survive. He had great help from an amazing cat called Bob.
Written very well and also a film which is good as well.
Highly recommend.
]]> <![CDATA[Hell's Prisoner: The Shocking True Story Of An Innocent Man Jailed For Eleven Years In Indonesia's Most Notorious Prisons]]> 18904781 236 Christopher Parnell Louise 3 4.21 2003 Hell's Prisoner: The Shocking True Story Of An Innocent Man Jailed For Eleven Years In Indonesia's Most Notorious Prisons
author: Christopher Parnell
name: Louise
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic, #3)]]> 9419
Then Luke proposes - and all of a sudden life gets hectic. Becky's mum in rural Surrey wants one thing, Luke's mother in New York wants the complete opposite. Becky knows she has to sit down and decide - but to be honest, it's a lot more fun testing cake, trying on dresses and registering wedding presents. But time's ticking by, plans are being made both sides of the Atlantic and soon she realizes she's in trouble...]]> 407 Sophie Kinsella 0440241898 Louise 5 3.80 2002 Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic, #3)
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2014/01/01
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]]> Wedding Night 17910611 464 Sophie Kinsella 0812984277 Louise 5 3.52 2014 Wedding Night
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic, #5)]]> 9420
But when the must-have celebrity obstetrician Becky's been so desperate to see turns out to be Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. She's shopping for two... but are there three in her marriage?]]> 359 Sophie Kinsella 0385338708 Louise 4 3.81 2007 Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic, #5)
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2)]]> 9418 With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to pack light. But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces he's moving to New York for business--and he asks Becky to go with him! Before you can say "Prada sample sale," Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury boutiques.
Surely it's only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky's bills miles away in London. But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line! Shopaholic Takes Manhattan--but will she have to return it?]]> 387 Sophie Kinsella 0440241812 Louise 3 3.78 2001 Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2)
author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Louise
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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