Carol Mason Livres

What is it about the coast that attracts people running from their past? Maybe there's something in a sea breeze that blows away your problems. Maybe when you look out at the ocean you can see the future; forget the secrets and pain holding you back. Or at least you can forget them for a time. When Olivia moves to Port Townsend, her marriage is floundering, and her life is in pieces. She doesn't know if things with her husband Mark are truly over, or quite why the phone call she longs for on her daughter's birthday will never come. Joining a letter-writing club seems like a harmless decision. But when she meets Ned, an ex-soldier badly wounded in Afghanistan, this unlooked-for friendship revives unexpected emotions and memories she'd rather forget. Can Olivia find the courage to confront what she's hiding from and finally begin to heal the wounds that have torn her life apart? From the bestselling author of After You Left comes a story about finding hope in second chances.

Is her new husband really who she thinks he is? When young doctor Lauren Matheson meets Joe, an older divorced businessman, at a glittering poolside in California, it’s a chance encounter that seems life-changing for them both. Back home in London, their feelings only strengthen. But Lauren soon discovers that building a happy future with Joe is going to be an uphill struggle… She’s determined to be a good stepmother to his children, four-year-old Toby and complicated teen Grace. But under the watchful eye of Meredith, Joe’s intimidating ex-wife, Lauren can’t seem to do a thing right. Why won’t Joe ever take her side against Grace? And what really happened between him and Meredith? As her husband retreats into a cold, secretive version of the dashing man she met in California, Lauren starts to wonder if she’s made a costly mistake. Was Joe ever the man she thought she married?

A daughter pushing the limits. A marriage ready to crack. A secret that can break them. For Emily Rossi, life may not be perfect, but it's pretty close. She has a great career, a house in the country, a solid marriage to Eric and two wonderful children--tennis superstar Daniel and quiet, sensitive Zara. But when her fourteen-year-old daughter brings home a toxic new best friend, Emily's seemingly perfect family starts to spiral out of control. Suddenly Zara is staying out late, taking drugs and keeping bad company. And just when Emily needs Eric to be an involved father, he seems too wrapped up with his job in London to care. What's more, he's started drinking again. When a dark secret from the past emerges, Emily's life is turned upside down. Struggling to protect the people she loves, can she save her damaged family? Even if doing so may mean keeping a secret of her own...

'Affairs are easier to have than you'd think.' Jill and Rob are happily married - until they discover that it's Rob's fault they can't have kids. It isn't the end of the world for Jill. She's just happy to have a trustworthy husband who loves her deeply and presses all the right buttons in the bedroom. But Robs gone off sex and refuses even to discuss it. In fact, all communication between them has come to an infuriating halt. And Jill just yearns for a bit of fun. It wouldnt be so bad if one of her best friends wasnt having the best sex of her entire life (albeit behind her husbands back) while her other friend has a stunning husband who shes still in lust with. But are things ever what they seem? How well do we ever know our husbands, our best friends or even ourselves? Jill is about to find out when she faces infertility, infidelity and the truth head on...

An Amazon Charts bestseller. You want to know what the worst thing is? It's not the embarrassment, or the looks on people's faces when I tell them what happened. It isn't the pain of him not being there--loneliness is manageable. The worst thing is not knowing why. When Justin walks out on Alice on their honeymoon, with no explanation apart from a cryptic note, Alice is left alone and bewildered, her life in pieces. Then she meets Evelyn, a visitor to the gallery where she works. It's a seemingly chance encounter, but Alice gradually learns that Evelyn has motives, and a heartbreaking story, of her own. And that story has haunting parallels with Alice's life. As Alice delves into the mystery of why Justin left her, the questions are obvious. But the answers may lie in the most unlikely of places...

A tumultuous relationship begins with intense dislike, but as the characters navigate their differences, unexpected feelings start to emerge. The journey from animosity to affection explores themes of personal growth, resilience, and the complexities of love. As they confront their prejudices and pasts, the potential for a deep connection unfolds, leading to a heartwarming transformation that challenges their initial perceptions.

Focusing on Oklahoma, this book explores the strategies employed by US conservatives to suppress LGBTQ+ identities and narratives since the 1950s. It examines the socio-political landscape and cultural shifts that have influenced these efforts, highlighting key events and figures that have shaped the ongoing struggle for queer visibility and rights. Through detailed analysis, it sheds light on the broader implications of these actions for American society and the fight for equality.

We love. We lose. And sometimes we love again... Back when neither could have imagined what lay ahead, Angela's husband Jonathan made her a promise - that if he died before she did, he would see to it that she wasn't on her own. He would send her someone to love. Now two years have passed since Jonathan's sudden death, but the pain of losing him is as sharp as ever. Feeling cut adrift in his native Canada, Angela whisks her vivacious mother off to a Greek island, thinking a holiday might be just the prescription she needs. But being with your mum who's afraid of dying, when you yourself are afraid of living, is hardly the formula for a laid-back week in the sun. It's only when Angela meets two very different men who seem to have the uncanny ability of seeing right into her soul, that she starts to think about Jonathan's promise to her. Can something magical be happening? Is one of these men the lover her husband has sent for her?

Dá sa zabudnúť na prvú lásku? Pred pätnástimi rokmi sa v pestrofarebnom ruchu Vietnamu stretla Celine s Patrickom a prežili spolu štyri dni plné šťastia. Vyzeralo to na pravú lásku, ale nakoniec ich realita rozdelila a Celine si ďalej žila svojím životom. No vo chvíli, keď Patricka náhodou zbadala na rušnej londýnskej ulici, odrazu jej na ničom inom nezáležalo. Celine podala žiadosť o rozvod a po dvoch rokoch vyrovnávania sa s rozporuplnými pocitmi sa radšej venovala svojej dcére a zoznamovacej agentúre, ktorú založila. Cesty Celine a Patricka sa však opäť skrížili. Je im súdené dať sa znovu dokopy? Alebo Celine skôr túži dať druhú šancu svojmu bývalému manželovi Mikovi? Pretože stará láska nehrdzavie. No nádej na prežitie má len skutočná láska.