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Josie Lloyd

  • Jo Rees
Josie Lloyd
Přelétavé známosti
Život ve dvou
The Three Day Rule
Dívka na útěku
Cizinka v Paříži
Láska, čest a prachy
  • 2024

    Miss Beeton's Murder Agency

    • 384 stránek
    • 14 hodin čtení

    A meticulously crafted crime unfolds, challenging the intellect and resourcefulness of those involved. The narrative delves into the intricacies of the investigation, highlighting the importance of strategy and organization in unraveling the mystery. As the plot thickens, characters are tested, revealing their strengths and weaknesses in the face of a cunning adversary. The story promises suspense and intrigue, inviting readers to engage with the puzzle of crime-solving through a lens of clever plotting and psychological depth.

    Miss Beeton's Murder Agency
  • 2022

    When Keira first receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she never expects to end up joining a running group with three women she's only just met. Totally blind-sided, all she can think about is how she doesn't want to tell her family or step back from work. Nor does she want to be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club. And yet it's running - hot, sweaty, lycra-clad running in the company of brilliant, funny women all going through treatment - that unexpectedly gives Keira the hope she so urgently needs. Because Keira will not be defined by the C-word. And now, with the Cancer Ladies' Running Club cheering her on, she is going to reclaim everything: her family, her identity, and her life. One step at a time

    The Bright Side Running Club: A Novel of Breast Cancer, Best Friends, and Jogging for Your Life.
  • 2022

    The third novel in a dazzling historical trilogy from bestselling author Joanna Rees, following The Runaway Daughter and The Hidden Wife. For fans of Lucinda Riley and Penny Vincenzi.

    The Sister Returns
  • 2022

    Together they can turn the tide... When Maddy receives a call on Christmas Day from her estranged son Jamie who has been missing for the past few years on a Brighton phone number, she decides to go there in attempt to track him down and repair their relationship. As she strolls on the beach one morning mulling over her next steps, she meets the Sea-Gals - a group of feisty women who are sea swimmers. Seventy-year-old Helga is determined not to slow down because of her age, while twenty-something Tor is still figuring out who she is. Recently widowed Dominica swims to help deal with her grief, while busy mum of two Claire has started swimming to put herself first for a change. And with the Sea-Gals by her side, Maddy has a group of trusty and supportive friends to help her rebuild her life. After all, it's never too late to turn the tide but sometimes we just need our friends to help us through the stormy waters...

    Lifesaving for Beginners
  • 2021

    Sometimes we need our friends to help us find our feet…When Keira first receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she doesn’t want to have to tell her family, or step back from work. She doesn’t want to sit in a hospital, or be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club.But as she accepts that her health is no longer something she can rely on, Keira finds herself embracing running. And running in the company of a group of brilliant, funny women each going through treatment unexpectedly gives Keira the hope she needs.Because the C-word is not going to define Keira’s identity. And with the Cancer Ladies’ Running Club cheering her on, she’s going to reclaim her life.One step at a time.Life isn’t always the race we expected to run but this moving and uplifting novel is full of hope and about love, family, friendship and the power of finding your tribe.

    The Cancer Ladies' Running Club
  • 2020

    Cizinka v Paříži

    • 490 stránek
    • 18 hodin čtení
    3,8(97)Ohodnotit

    Paříž, 1928 Po útěku z Londýna do kontinentální Evropy si Vita Caseyová zařídila nový život: nechce k sobě přitahovat pozornost, a tak pracuje jako garderobiérka v kabaretu, kde s frivolním tanečním souborem vystupuje její přítelkyně Nancy. Společně objevují vzrušující svět divokých večírků, jazzu a drog. Navzdory zábavnému, požitkářskému životnímu stylu však Vita touží po řádné profesionální dráze a návratu ke svému snu navrhovat spodní prádlo. Když se jí naskytne příležitost pracovat pro proslulou návrhářku Jenny Sacerdoteovou, Vita po ní bez rozmyslu skočí a setkává se se zcela jinou sortou pařížské společnosti... a zanedlouho na tom nejpřekvapivějším místě vykvete romantický vztah. Nancy, ponechaná sama sobě, však upadá do drogové závislosti a Vita musí svou kamarádku zachránit. Může ale opravdu věřit všem, kteří jí nabízejí pomoc? Vždyť doma v Anglii stále žijí lidé, kteří si přejí její krach, a chtějí, aby zaplatila za minulost, před níž utekla. A nezdráhají se ji pronásledovat i za do města světel... Cizinka v Paříži je 2. díl historické trilogie, volně navazující na román Dívka na útěku (Metafora 2020).

    Cizinka v Paříži
  • 2019

    Dívka na útěku

    • 480 stránek
    • 17 hodin čtení
    3,7(253)Ohodnotit

    Píše se rok 1926 a Anna Dartonová je na útěku před hrozným zločinem, který byla přinucena spáchat. Osamělá a vyděšená přijíždí do Londýna, kde k ní přichází záchrana v podobě Nancy, sebevědomé americké tanečnice v neblaze proslulém nočním klubu. Anna si změní jméno na Vitu Caseyovou a začne také vystupovat. Tím se ocitá se v nevázaném světě tance, večírků, nekonvenčních žen a módy. Když se seznámí s elegantním Archiem Fenwickem, pohřbí výčitky svědomí a uvěří jeho slibům, že ji bude za všech okolností milovat. Neuvědomuje si však, že ji rychle dohání skrývaná minulost, a když kvůli tomu začínají trpět její nejbližší, musí se postavit minulým skutkům čelem, nebo riskovat, že ztratí vše, co je jí drahé.

    Dívka na útěku
  • 2016

    The Girl from Lace Island

    • 400 stránek
    • 14 hodin čtení
    4,1(40)Ohodnotit

    From the author of A Twist of Fate and The Key to it All comes this glamorous, epic saga.

    The Girl from Lace Island
  • 2014

    Open the doors to luxury beyond your wildest dreams . . . The Key to It All is perfect for fans of Jackie Collins, Victoria Fox, Lulu Taylor and Revenge.

    The Key to It All
  • 2012

    Romy and Thea, two beautiful baby girls, their future’s sealed with the flip of a coin. One will enter a life of privilege, surrounded by only the best money can buy. The other will fight for survival in an orphanage, against an evil regime who seek only to exploit her. Throughout the years their paths will cross, neither knowing who the other one is, their lives overflowing with secrets, blackmail and murder. From the snow covered forests of Eastern Europe to the glistening white beaches of the Caribbean. From the gutters of London’s Soho to the towering skyscrapers of New York, A twist of fate tore them apart, only their strength and determination can reunite them . . .

    A Twist of Fate