The doctor she can't forget Two years ago, socialite Scarlet Portland spent one wild night with ER doc Luke Edwards. She hasn't forgotten their sizzling heat — it's branded on her mind forever — nor that night's devastating emotional repercussions... Now Scarlet's back in London and back in Luke's life. All she wants is one more chance — to see if the happiness she's only ever felt in his arms was real. But though their chemistry burns hot as ever, will he want her when he discovers the truth?

A tightly woven story full of secrets and lies with a breathtaking finale. London 1920 – Troubled young dancer, Lily, is invited to remote Elmridge House, home of the wealthy theatre benefactor Dr Cuthbertson to escape her troubled past. An isolated guest room and a surprise pregnancy leave her longing to return to the stage and her London life. She soon discovers that Elmridge House is not all that it seems – the house holds secrets which make it difficult for her to leave. Missensham 1942 – Young nurse Ivy Watts is called out to a patient at Elmridge House, home of the aloof Mrs Cuthbertson and reclusive Dr Cuthbertson. Ivy is entranced by the opulence of the house and its glamorous past, but when she tells her mother about Mrs Cuthbertson, her mother becomes fearful and forbids her from returning to the house. What secrets does Elmridge House hold? And why does Ivy's mother live in fear of the mysterious Mrs Cuthbertson? Perfect for the fans of Lesley Pearse and Susan Lewis.

Jena was always “the good Piermont twin,” preferring nursing others over life in the limelight. Seducing her all-time crush was the bravest and definitely the most outrageous thing she’s ever done. What did giving in to her desire bring her? Two adorable baby girls! But the social fallout will be nothing compared to confessing the truth to the unsuspecting father. And how will he react when Jena reveals her most heartbreaking secret of all?

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'Andrew Gold is the new Jon Ronson. Smart, funny, brave and deeply thoughtful, The Psychology of Secrets is an absolute must read' - Will Storr, bestselling author of The Status Game and The Science of Storytelling Cult leaders, murderers, psychopaths – and you. Take a deep dive into the bizarre psychology of secrecy with Andrew Gold, award-winning investigative journalist and host of Heretics. We all keep secrets. 97 per cent of us are hiding a secret right now, and on average we each hold thirteen at any one time. There’s a one-in-two chance that those secrets involve a breach of trust, a lie or a financial impropriety. They are the stuff of gossip, of novels and of classic dramas; secrets form a major part of our hidden inner lives. Andrew Gold knows this better than anyone. As a public figure, he has found himself the unwitting recipient of hundreds of strangers' most private revelations. This set him on a journey to understand this critical part of our societies and lives. Why do we keep secrets? Why are we fascinated by those of others? What happens to our mind when we confess? Drawing from psychology, history, social science, philosophy and personal interviews, The Psychology of Secrets is a rollicking journey through the history of secrecy. -- 'Andrew Gold is - but should not be - one of our culture’s best kept secrets. He is a truly edgy journalist, broadcaster and writer' - David Baddiel, bestselling author of The God Desire

The New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 Named one of Vanity Fair's “Best Books of 2022” “Not since Robert Caro’s Years of Lyndon Johnson have I been so riveted by a work of history. Secret City is not gay history. It is American history.” —George Stephanopoulos Washington, D.C., has always been a city of secrets. Few have been more dramatic than the ones revealed in James Kirchick’s Secret City. For decades, the specter of homosexuality haunted Washington. The mere suggestion that a person might be gay destroyed reputations, ended careers, and ruined lives. At the height of the Cold War, fear of homosexuality became intertwined with the growing threat of international communism, leading to a purge of gay men and lesbians from the federal government. In the fevered atmosphere of political Washington, the secret “too loathsome to mention” held enormous, terrifying power. Utilizing thousands of pages of declassified documents, interviews with over one hundred people, and material unearthed from presidential libraries and archives around the country, Secret City is a chronicle of American politics like no other. Beginning with the tragic story of Sumner Welles, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s brilliant diplomatic advisor and the man at the center of “the greatest national scandal since the existence of the United States,” James Kirchick illuminates how homosexuality shaped each successive presidential administration through the end of the twentieth century. Cultural and political anxiety over gay people sparked a decades-long witch hunt, impacting everything from the rivalry between the CIA and the FBI to the ascent of Joseph McCarthy, the struggle for Black civil rights, and the rise of the conservative movement. Among other revelations, Kirchick tells of the World War II–era gay spymaster who pioneered seduction as a tool of American espionage, the devoted aide whom Lyndon Johnson treated as a son yet abandoned once his homosexuality was discovered, and how allegations of a “homosexual ring” controlling Ronald Reagan nearly derailed his 1980 election victory. Magisterial in scope and intimate in detail, Secret City will forever transform our understanding of American history.

When Karen Anderson offers a lift to Aaron, an African student, waiting in the rain at the bus stop, little did she realize that it awakens a hidden urge to try the exotic. One evening, when her husband is away on business, she ventures into the rough part of the city and picks up a young black man in a bar. They eventually have sex in her home and the start of her quest to seek similar encounters.Set in a mid-Western town in the 1970s, Karen has to contend with racial prejudices of that era where sexual liaisons between white women and black men were not welcomed. A black co-worker, Malik, turns up at her house late in the evening to repair a blocked sink and a nosy neighbour observes his presence. She eventually divorces her husband and marries Malik. Their marriage generates a hostile reaction in the neighbourhood and, one morning, they find a racial slur spray painted across her front window. Unable to take the constant abuse from people when she is seen with a black man, Karen files for a divorce against her husband's will.Still fired by her do-gooder instincts, Karen joins a civil rights organisation as a volunteer. There she encounters Aaron again and they become more than good friends. One evening at a conference held in her town, she meets Justin Green, the organisation's president. After his speech, some members of the organisation gather at the bar for a drink. When the bar closes after midnight, Karen invites Justin for a cup of coffee at her home. In the early hours of the morning, she drives to drop him at his hotel. As he is getting out of the car, he gets shot and the event hits the newspaper headlines because a black civil rights leader was with a white woman at the time of the shooting. After being interviewed by the police, Karen is told to stay in town as she might be a material witness. The police investigation leads to Aaron being rounded up as a suspect and his liaison with Karen is exposed. Karen goes into hiding only to be unwittingly snared into the services of a black pimp.Read the book to know what happens next.WARNING 18+: This book contains material that may be considered offensive to some readers, which includes interracial relationships, graphic language, explicit sex, and adult situations.

“We just asked the movie stars how they did it. What did they use? How often? Where did they get it? How can we do it, too? And they told us. We couldn’t believe it either.” Kym Douglas, host of the Lifetime makeover show Queen and the image consultant on The View, and celebrity journalist Cindy Pearlman had always wanted to know how the A-list stars looked so, well, A-list. It turns out that even the most carefully guarded stars were more than happy to dish. Collected here, in their own words, celebrities and their beauty gurus reveal their tricks of the trade. How do they reduce puffiness, lose five pounds in a week, put shine in their hair, buff their skin, and vacuum their pores without spending a fortune? Find out from Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Hurley, Charlize Theron, and many, many more!