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From the international bestselling novelist Penny Vincenzi comes SOMETHING DANGEROUS, the second novel in her highly acclaimed SPOILS OF TIME trilogy. 'Reading her is an addictive experience' Elizabeth Buchan The dazzling Lytton twins, Adele and Venetia, are born into the great Lytton publishing empire. In 1928, on their eighteenth birthday, they are rich and admired, with a confidence verging on arrogance. But the spectre of Nazi Germany is growing... Gradually their privileged world darkens in unimaginable ways - but it is not just the twins whose lives have been irrevocably changed. Barty Miller, rescued from the London slums in babyhood by Celia Lytton, is clever, ambitious, and a complete contrast to the twins - and she faces temptation of the most unexpected kind...

With more than 3.5 million copies sold, Penny Vincenzi is one of the world's preeminent writers of popular fiction-and American readers no longer have to miss out on the fun. With the publication of No Angel , a novel introducing the engaging cast of characters in the Lytton family, Overlook opens a thrilling new dimension to this author's already illustrious career. No Angel is an irresistibly sweeping saga of power, family politics, and passion-a riveting drama and a fervent love story. Celia Lytton is the beautiful and strong-willed daughter of wealthy aristocrats and she is used to getting her way. She moves through life making difficult and often dangerous decisions that affect herself and others-her husband, Oliver, and their children; the destitute Sylvia Miller, whose life is transformed by Celia's intrusion; as well as Oliver's daunting elder sister, who is not all she appears to be; and Sebastian Brooke, for whom Celia makes the most dangerous decision of all. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of London and New York in the First World War, No Angel is, as British Good Housekeeping wrote, "an absorbing page-turner, packed with believable characters and satisfyingly extreme villains, eccentrics, and manipulators." Readers of Maeve Binchy, Barbara Taylor Bradford, and Anita Shreve will fall in love with this epic, un-put-downable novel.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Penny Vincenzi, NO ANGEL is the first novel in the acclaimed Spoils of Time trilogy. 'Penny Vincenzi dazzlingly combines the old-fashioned virtues of gripping storytelling with the up-to-the-minute contemporary feel for emotional depth and insight into the lives of the characters. She is a supreme stylist and clever writer. Reading her is an addictive experience'-Elizabeth Buchan. In pre-war London, Lady Celia Lytton is the perfect host. Beautiful, intelligent and determined, she throws glittering parties, publishes bestselling books, and enjoys her young family and loving husband. But there are tragedies her family will not escape: the Titanic, the First World War, the flu epidemic. And beneath their perfect image, the Lyttons cannot ignore the changing world around them. In the shattering aftermath of the War, Celia is beginning to understand that there will be a price to pay for the life she has chosen, that is greater than she could ever have imagined...

ANOTHER WOMAN The night before her lavish wedding to Oliver Bergin, Cressida Forrest went to bed serene and happy. By morning she had vanished - without apparent cause, and without trace. Shocked, the two families face a long and painful day of revelations. FORBIDDEN PLACES Forbidden Places is about love and marriage, families and secrets, and about wartime and what it does to every accepted social value.

Grace Marchant marries Charles Bennett at the beginning of the second world war,and loses him before she has really begun to know him-or even herself. In the five years while he is away,she makes her own life,on her own terms,and finds a new love,overwhelming and exciting in a way that her relationship with her husband never was. The return of Graces husband not dead at all,but very much alive-not only presents her with the most agonizing of dilemmas,but brings to light many things which would have been much better left in the dark.....

When a man is faced with a dilemma that threatens his principles, his reputation, his marriage and a child, what choices will he make? An irresistible novel from the No 1 bestselling Penny Vincenzi.

A family affair. In more ways than one. The irresistible new novel from the No. 1 bestselling Penny Vincenzi.

From her sweeping novels to her searing journalism, Penny Vincenzi has been writing all her life, and this is a collection of her work brought together in a single edition for the first time. As well as ten stunning short stories, Penny also shares some of her thoughts on a huge range of subjects from love and relationships to work and families, and gives us a peek at the tantalising first chapter of her new novel, A KIND OF PROMISE - making LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON AND OTHER DELIGHTS a must-have for any Vincenzi fan.

POWER: Two clever, stylish and ambitious women are fighting for control of a multi-million cosmetics empire. MYSTERY: What is the secret that lies behind its charming, ruthless, mysterious creator, Julian Morell - and why when he dies does he split the family inheritance between his family and a complete stranger? GLAMOUR: Here are the designer interiors, the jewels, pictures, cars and to-die-for couture of the rich and the super-rich - the glittering, fabulous world Julian created for himself, and the six powerful women who loved him. PASSION: A love story, poignant, sexy, tempestuous, spanning thirty years, a mother, a mistress, a wife and a daughter, but always overshadowed by. . . old sins.

The Lytton family past is full of secrets, and only Lady Celia knows them all. There's her daughter Adele's difficult, dark past; the dreadful cruelty of a truth her son Kit had to confront; even the shadows of Celia's own life, and that of Barty Miller, whom she rescued from the slums in babyhood and who now owns more than half of the Lytton publishing house. Some secrets are more dangerous than others, some shared with Celia's family, some entirely her own. And all absolutely safe in her keeping. Until something happens that threatens to reveal them all . . . INTO TEMPTATION is a magnificent drama that captures the spirit of an age and tells the gripping story of the Lytton family.

An unputdownable tale of ambition and desire from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author, Penny Vincenzi.

A searing portrait of wealthy living, and the highs - and lows - that come with it in a dazzling novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Penny Vincenzi. 'Buy on a Friday, get home, turn off the phone and emerge on Monday replete with a tale well told. Guilty pleasures? We certainly all have them and this is better than most' - Daily Express There's nothing like the contentment and security that money can bring. That's how it is for Lucinda, Elizabeth and Flora, living the risk-free dream in the glittering eighties. Houses, holidays, happiness - everything is there for the taking. The financial slide comes crashing into their lives with a vengeance, and everything they've built up so carefully dissolves into a pool of hopelessness, taking self-respect and relationships with it. Now, the secrets will out and within a year, someone will be dead.

Tom and Octavia Fleming have a power marriage - high-profile and mutually supportive, but when Octavia discovers that Tom is having an affair, and that it is by no means his first, every single aspect of her life threatens to disintegrate.

A mysterious, tragic accident in the 1950s and an inexplicable suicide 20 years later--what is the strange link between the two? This seductively readable ("The Times" [London]) saga explores the extraordinary, sometimes fatal, consequences of truth.

Family secrets and wicked deceptions abound in this delicious novel from Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Penny Vincenzi.

The Seagrave sisters were about to come home to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of their parents' marriage. Instead, they are attending their father's funeral -- and their mother's trial for his murder. The Seagraves had been pillars of the community in their California seaside town, and their relationship never showed a hint of strain, at least not in public. Now, Alex, Kitty, and Daphne -- three sisters with very different lives -- must join together to understand what went wrong...and why. With this compelling novel, the New York Times bestselling author of Garden of Lies and Thorns of Truth presents her most powerful story yet, about the dark passions behind a picture-perfect family -- and the healing power of love.

A dream wedding descends into nightmare in this thrilling novel by Sunday Times Number One bestselling author Penny Vincenzi.

On a hot summer's day, a lorry slews across a motorway and causes a huge pile-up. In that split-second accident, lives are changed forever. Jonathan is a successful surgeon returning from a liaison with his mistress, Abi; Georgia is a young actress on her way to an audition for the part that could make her career; Toby is a bridegroom travelling to his wedding with his best friend, Barney; Mary is a widow, trying to get to the airport to reunite with her wartime first love, and William is a young farmer who witnesses the crash from across the hill. One incident - and only one person who really knows what happened. THE BEST OF TIMES is an exhilarating, engaging novel of secrets, hopes and worlds that are torn apart.

Set against a vibrant sixties backdrop, this is the story of two bright young things: Eliza, an ex-deb making a splash in the world of fashion, and Matt, a working-class boy carving out a serious name for himself in property. Their story begins with a love affair, closely followed by a marriage, followed by a baby. But whilst their relationship is at first fuelled by passion, it's not of the enduring kind, and soon what started out with such promise descends into a harrowing divorce case and an epic custody battle. With everything at stake for both Eliza and Matt, and neither party willing to give up their little girl without a fight, it's high drama in the courts. Let battle begin...

When three young women met by chance en route to Thailand at the start of a backpacking adventure, none could have guessed at the journey that was beginning. A year later, one of them has given birth to a baby girl and abandoned her at Heathrow airport... Clio is a doctor, clever and ambitious, locked in an unhappy marriage. Martha is resolutely single, a dedicated career woman yet also vulnerable. Jocasta is wild, impulsive, always looking for the next big story, whatever that may be. Three women. Three glittering careers. One guilty secret. SHEER ABANDON is a gripping, compelling story of the wildness of youth, the bonds of friendship and a search for a mother that brings everyone back together once more.

Die junge Grace Marchant heiratet 1939 den großbürgerlichen Charles Bennett, der als Freiwilliger an die Front geht. Während seiner Abwesenheit kümmert sich Grace um zwei mutterlose Kinder und verliebt sich in deren Vater.

Een tragisch voorval uit Hollywood leidt tientallen jaren later tot veel opschudding als het in een boek vermeld dreigt te worden.

London 1985: Als Sir Julian Morell stirbt – legendärer Gründer des luxuriösen Kosmetikimperiums »Morell’s« –, versammelt sich die ganze Familie zur Testamentseröffnung. Allen voran Julians junge, ehrgeizige Tochter Roz und seine zweite Ehefrau, die schöne, ambitionierte Phaedria. Jede der beiden hofft, das Unternehmen künftig zu führen. Doch die Testamentsverlesung endet im Eklat: Julian hat einen bedeutenden Teil des Geschäfts einem völlig Fremden vermacht. Sein Erbe ist mit einer großen Geschichte voller Glanz und Glamour, aber auch Macht und dunklen Geheimnissen verbunden, die ihren Anfang in den Vierzigerjahren nimmt …

Celia dirige avec poigne sa maison d'édition mais peine à contrôler le destin de ses cinq enfants. Barty, sa fille adoptive, quitte la maison, ne supportant pas l'amour que lui porte son frère aîné... Mais surtout, elle se sent tiraillée entre sa gratitude envers sa famille et la conscience qu'elle n'en fera jamais vraiment partie.

England 1935: Cassia Tallow führt ein ruhiges Leben an der Seite ihres Ehemannes Edward, eines Landarztes, als ihre glamouröse Patentante Leonora ihr ein Vermögen hinterlässt. Der unverhoffte Glücksfall bringt Cassia nach London, geradewegs in die High Society – eine verführerische Welt voll dekadenter Feiern und früherer Liebhaber. Die finanzielle Unabhängigkeit gibt ihr Selbstvertrauen, und sie nimmt gegen den Willen ihres Mannes ihre Karriere als Ärztin wieder auf. Doch bald kommen Cassia Zweifel an der Rechtmäßigkeit des Erbes – und alles, was sie sich erkämpft hat, steht auf dem Spiel …

Kniha zavádí čtenáře do exkluzivního prostředí bankéřů, šlechticů a elity anglické i americké společnosti příběhem mladé Američanky, která se neuváženě provdá za anglického šlechtice. Z nešťastného manželství se snaží uniknout, nakonec podlehne alkoholismu a skončí jako oběť autonehody, aniž by prozradila svým třem dětem tajemství jejich původu.... celý text

Kniha zavádí čtenáře do exkluzivního prostředí bankéřů, šlechticů a elity anglické i americké společnosti příběhem mladé Američanky, která se neuváženě provdá za anglického šlechtice. Z nešťastného manželství se snaží uniknout, nakonec podlehne alkoholismu a skončí jako oběť autonehody, aniž by prozradila svým třem dětem tajemství jejich původu.... celý text

Rozsáhlý společenský román prostřednictvím tří rodin na různém společenském žebříčku mapuje život v Anglii v první polovině 20. století. Ústřední postavou románu je cílevědomá mladá žena, která se snaží prožít život podle svých představ. Za manžela si vezme neurozeného muže přes veškerý nesouhlas své starobylé aristokratické rodiny. Dalším jejím, v té době velmi nekonvenčním krokem je, že začne pracovat v manželově nakladatelství i přes jeho počáteční nesouhlas. Práce v nakladatelství ji velmi uspokojuje. Své pracovní kvality prokáže zejména za 1. světové války, kdy manžel a otec jejích dětí narukuje a ona přebírá zodpovědnost za celý podnik. Tato schopná a citlivá mladá žena zvládá vedení podniku i několikanásobné mateřství, a ještě pomáhá ostatním lidem kolem sebe. Po válce, která se podepíše na všech protagonistech románu, prožívá manželskou krizi, a čtenáři s napětím sledují zda u ní zvítězí egoismus nebo altruismus.

Ženský román s psychologickou zápletkou líčí kritickou etapu v životě manželky autoritativního bohatého muže. Hrdinčin život manželky charismatického podnikatele byl velice složitý, musela zápolit nejen s jeho složitou povahou, ale i s řadou příbuzných, k nimž v průběhu let musela upravit svůj vztah. V okamžiku, kdy se manžel dostává do problémů, hodnotí žena své dosavadní manželství a vyvstává před ní závažná otázka, zdá má v zájmu svého muže a bezpečí svých dětí vyslovit lež, která by zachránila muže i její manželství. Po citové krizi, kterou právě přestála, zápasí s pochybnostmi a ptá se sama sebe, jestli svého muže milovala natolik, aby kvůli němu lhala.

Jedna z úspěšných anglicky píšících autorek s velkou dávkou fantazie a bez zábran předkládá příběhy o lži a pravdě,o lásce a nenávisti.

Slavná firma House of Farrell vyrábí neméně slavný The Cream, ikonický kosmetický produkt, o který se ženy perou už od roku 1953. U Farrellů totiž mohou počítat s exkluzivní péčí. Legendární Athina Farrellová je stále tváří firmy a Florence Hamiltonová dokáže prodat každé ženě přesně to, co potřebuje. Ale kosmetický svět se mění a House of Farrell nyní musí bojovat o zákaznice s modernějšími značkami. Bianca Baileyová, úspěšná byznysmanka a matka tří dětí, která vždycky dosáhne svého, zase bojuje s Athinou o budoucnost firmy. Za sebou má ovšem minulost poznamenanou ambicemi, láskou, nenávistí a životními zvraty. Jakou kapitolou jejího života se stane zápas o záchranu dokonalého dědictví?

Každá rodina má svoje tajomstvá.Plné erotiky, romantického čara a vzrušenia, so zápletkou vinúcou sa a prepletajúcou sa príbehom ako bludiskom. Také je rozprávanie o bratovi a dvoch sestrách keď zistia, že každý z nich má iného otca a že Alexander, gróf z Caterhamu, ktorý je už dvadsať rokov manželom ich matky, nie je otcom ani jedného z nich. Odhalenie tejto lži, s ktorou rodina žila, dá do pohybu celú reťaz udalostí a navždy zmení privilegovaný život jej členov, privedie na pokraj bankrotu veľký bankový podnik, ktorý je základom ich majetku, a prebudí k životu niektoré veľmi nebezpečné a navzájom nezlučiteľné ambície.