This is the story of two women, who in their own right might have changed the course of history. Bess of Hardwick, born to the daughter of a humble squire, rose to be Countess of Shrewsbury, the friend and confidante of Elizabeth Tudor and grandmothe...
Elizabeth and Leicester, the Rose and Ragged Staff. These two loved passionately all their lives, yet were never lovers. Their story is one of fear and ambition. A Queen dogged by terror of the marriage bed and a man who loved her but could never esc...
Nurse Jill Sinclair is involved in a frightening car accident in which her pianist brother's left hand is damaged and the passenger in the other car receives appalling spinal injuries. The other driver happens to be Baron von Reimer, one of the world...
The year is 1651 and England’s only hope for the future lies in Charles Stuart’s escape to France from Cromwell’s rule. To Verity Ashbourne, a secret follower of the King, the advent of Richard Kingston, the commander of a troop of Roundheads b...
When her father dies in the bitter autumn of 1897, Sarah MacDonald is left stranded in the Yukon gold-mining shanty town of Skagway, just south of the Arctic Circle. With the onset of winter it is impossible to return to England, but Sarah is dete...
Sister Clare Summers accompanies the badly injured Gray Masterson to his home in France believing herself to be in love with him. So why, all of a sudden, should her mind be filled with niggling doubts â€" her ability to cope for instance if the wors...
‘I don’t care for company, Miss Tarrant, and in particular, I don’t care for yours.’ When Abigail Tarrant is employed to escort the young Sophie Farraday to join her father in India, she is shocked by the coldness of their reception. For Bre...
If you want to know what real tragedy is about, come and work with me! Everyone at St Vincent's knows about Nurse Gemma Lawson's tragic past and they all understand that her total dedication to her patients is a way of avoiding her private paid. Bu...
After Rick had jilted her, Staff Nurse Stacey Moon had had a difficult and unhappy time, but now she thought she had got her life sorted out at last. So why did that wretched surgeon, Mr Mark Taggart, have to come along and demolish it all again? It ...
She was afraid to love again When Kate Langley discovered that her job as a reputable interior designer for Halliday's of London was in jeopardy due to a company takeover, she found herself face-to-face with the dynamic new company president, ...
Dr. Kelsey Morgan was finding it a great challenge working in the Arctic far north of Canada, but she hadn’t realized just how great a challenge her latest assignment was to be. For, once she had got over the hurdle of Dr. Nick Colby, the medical w...
Family problems had caused a gap in Dr. Paula Fairley’s career, but a locum post in a group practice was an ideal way to find her feet again. Particularly with the added interest of police work. If there was a snag, it was Dr. Adam Sinclair, with w...
For personal reasons Dr. Lindsey Blake had taken a temporary position as a cruise doctor on board the Ocean Empress. But her first meeting with principal medical officer, Dr. Niall Grant, was abrasive, to say the least. She might have seen the cruise...
Thea Somers had settled into a happy routine as junior partner in Andrew Tyler’s vet practice on Jersey, and for the last year had developed a pleasant relationship with Dr. Paul Prescott, assistant to Dr. Bob Craig. But Bob’s unexpected death br...
Dr Sam Ryker had problems enough, his boss had succumbed to a heart attack, and now Sam had the responsibility for the medical project in Ethiopia. What he didn’t need was their relieve doctor, Georgina Maxwell, using the project as a refuge for he...
Given the state of her Uncle Matt’s health, Dr Holly Palmer knew they needed help in their medical practice, but did it have to be Dr Sam Stratton? He was clearly over qualified, more used to hospital hierachy, and the only feasible accomodation fo...
Trouble on the run... Dr Kate Stewart deserted the painful end of a relationship-and ran to Africa! She went there intending to get her life back together, only to discover that her new boss, Dr Sam Brady, was the most arrogant and patronising man s...
It's hard to keep some resolutions... As Dr Beth Maitland found out! Rushed off her feet in the Dorset general practice, she had no choice about taking on Dr Neil Quinn, but she didn't have to get involved personally with him and his delightful five...
A helping hand… Dr. Holly Hunter needed respite after her husband’s death, and the remote Scottish village was ideal. Until the local GP, Callum McLoud, turned up on her doorstep, accusing her of treating his patients! But discovering she was a ...
After her Uncle Jon suffers a heart attack, newly qualified doctor Jaimie Grant agrees to act as a locum at his general practice. But when she arrives it soon becomes clear that Jon’s partner Dr. Sam Paige, doesn’t believe Jaimie’s first priori...
The tender touch… Kate didn’t know anything about Dr. Sam Slater except that he had walked uninvited into her life and that he seemed to provoke all kinds of conflicting emotions in her. Emotions she had never wanted to hold for a man again afte...
GP Nick Forrester has devoted himself to his little daughter, giving Ellie the stability she has needed since her mother left. There’s no room for any other woman in Nick’s life â€" until a new doctor arrives to provide cover at his practice. Kat...
Motherhood and medicine Beth had moved to Cornwall so she could start being a GP again. As a single mum it meant juggling motherhood with a new job, but at least now she had a support network. Then an embarrassing encounter with the new senior part...
The Latin doctor’s beside manner… When Dr. Beth Bryant arrives at the Naples hospital one morning to find it unexpectedly taken over by a new directorship, she is determined to find fault with her new boss. Until she recognizes him as the drop-d...