Victoria Clayton Kolejność książek (chronologicznie)

A szerelem útjai kifürkészhetetlenek... Egy lány sok békát kénytelen végigcsókolni, mire rálel mesebeli hercegére, de Marigold egy igazi varangyos békát talált. A Lenoir Balett Társulat vezető táncosnőjeként a legjobb úton halad, hogy primabalerina legyen belőle. Megvan hozzá a tehetsége, és a társulat balettigazgatója, Sebastian Lenoir szó szerint agyondolgoztatja, hogy Marigoldot a legjobbak közé juttassa. De amikor egy fájdalmas esés után hazabiceg Northumberlandbe, hogy visszanyerje az egészségét, Marigoldnak csak egy félelme van: hogy ez az esés az álmainak is véget vet. A gyerekkori barátja, Rafe, aki pontosan olyan elragadó, mint ahogy az emlékeiben él, szerencsére alig várja, hogy levegye a lábáról. De vajon várja-e még egy jóképű idegen is a kulisszák mögött?

A girl may have to kiss some frogs before she finds her Prince Charming, but Marigold has found herself a real toad. On her way to becoming a prima ballerina, she is bent over backwards - literally - working her way to the top. But a painful fall sends her limping back home, where an old friend is ready to sweep her off her feet. Is there a handsome stranger also waiting in the wings?

Harriet lebt mit ihrer exzentrischen Familie, berühmten Shakespeare-Mimen, in einer alten Villa in London. Als ihr Vater des Mordes beschuldigt wird, bricht die Idylle zusammen. Während die Presse und Polizei aufdringlich sind, muss die Familie das Chaos bewältigen, und Harriet verliebt sich in den scheinbar falschen Mann.

Florence Swann sagt kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit mit dem erfolgreichen Anwalt Alex Moncrieff ab und flieht in ein kleines Cottage. Die extravaganten Vorbereitungen, angeführt von ihrer Schwiegermutter Fay, stehen im Kontrast zu Florences plötzlichem Entschluss.

A witty, perceptive social comedy, perfect for lovers of Anita Shreve and Elizabeth Buchan.The Byng family, theatrical down to the youngest, 12 year-old Cordelia, are stunned out of even their normal self-involvement by the news that their father, the celebrated Shakespearean actor, has apparently killed his rival on stage during the last rehearsals for the new production of King Lear. Waldo Byng is arrested for murder and held in police custody : the press camp outside the house, detectives attempt to interview the family and friends, and Clarissa Byng abandons the entire scene by fleeing with her longtime companion.It is left to the rest of the family to try to find a way through this disaster and above all to earn some money as the play is naturally cancelled. The nine months from arrest to the final trial are a wonderful learning curve about the real world for all of them, in particular for Harriet, considered the most 'sensible' of the remarkable family.Clouds among the Stars is a true pleasure to read: witty, perceptive about some of our social habits, with an outstanding cast of characters, wonderful scenes including some of the best parties and theatrical behaviour; and above all written with a style, charm and verve that makes one want to start to read it again as soon as one has finished.

Elfrida Swann, a struggling portrait painter known to everyone as Freddie, is about to marry Alex Moncrieff, a successful barrister. Preparations for the great day, arranged with magnificent extravagance by her smart stepmother, are on schedule. The bridesmaids¿ bouquets are made up, the cake is decorated, the altar is adorned. Then, two days before the wedding, Freddie ¿ a byword among her friends for common sense and dependability ¿ decides that she cannot go through with it. Unable to face the fury and anguish of Alex, her parents and, it seems, almost everyone she has ever known, Freddie runs away to Drop Cottage in Dorset, lent to her by a friend. At first sight, its state of dilapidation is so extreme that Freddie feels she cannot possibly stay. But events conspire to detain her and rapidly she falls under the spell of its idiosyncratic charms. The attentions of the son of the ¿big house¿, the friendship of the eccentric and beguiling Prim, a family of neglected children, a naked hermit, a clergyman with ¿doubts¿ and the ravishing beauty of the countryside are just some of the elements that combine to reveal to Freddie the truth of her own mind and heart.

Young, decorative and almost without formal schooling, Viola Otway takes a job with a charity working for the conservation of old houses. An assignment at Inskip House in Nottinghamshire brings her into contact with the handsome, lazy and utterly charming Jeremy, and love soon grows.

A paperback edition of a novel from the author of OUT OF LOVE at whose centre is a woman, on the brink of turning forty, who forges a new life for herself and discovers love for the first time after her husband is found shot dead.

The two heart friends, Daisy and Min, part ways in anger after one catches the other in bed with the wrong lover. Fifteen years later, they unexpectedly meet again. Their old conflict is long forgotten, and as they exchange the latest news, it feels as if their friendship never ended. Min is married and lives with her husband and two children in a beautiful but somewhat dilapidated estate in romantic Lancashire. On a whim, she invites Daisy to stay with her. As a saving angel, Daisy brings order to her impractical friend's chaotic household. She cooks, gardens, and cares for the children—only to find herself falling for Min's husband, Robert. Daisy begins to wish she could trade places with Min, perhaps even permanently. Fifteen years ago, they fought over a man; now, history seems to be repeating itself.

Als een vrouw verliefd wordt op de partner van haar beste vriendin, staat ze voor een moeilijke keuze.