Carole Matthews

One day she had everything - the next it was gone. William and Amy love their busy city life, but when Will collapses on his way into work he decides enough is enough and moves his family....

Molly Baker is living her best life. Thirty-eight years old, she lives on the 25-acre Hope Farm in Buckinghamshire, surrounded by (mostly) four-legged friends and rolling hills. An ex-teacher, Molly runs the farm as an alternative education for kids who have special needs....

What if you had always dreamed of something more? It seems Nell's dreams are finally coming true, but her success doesn't come without a price....

For Lucy Lombard, there's nothing that chocolate can't cure. From heartache to headaches, it's the one thing she knows that she can rely on - and she's not alone....

In the dead of night, Ayesha takes her daughter, Sabina, and slips quietly from her home, leaving behind a life of full of pain....

Ali Kingston is happily married with three children. She isn't the type to have her head turned - but then it isn't every day that a gorgeous younger man falls at her feet....

When twins Annie and Lauren attend their older sister Chelsea's 40th birthday party at the Dorchester Hotel, they wonder why their lives are so different....

Fay and Danny are madly in love, and it's all Fay's ever dreamed of. But she left everything - including the delightful cake shop she used to run - to be with Danny on his cosy canal boat....

She's single for the first time in years and she's going to dive into this brave new world with a smile on her face and a spring in her step. The last thing she's looking for is a serious relationship....

Survival tips for times of stress: 1. Take deep breaths. 2. Count to 10. 3. Eat chocolate....

Sadie Nelson has two men to choose from, and neither is hassle-free. The longer she leaves it, the harder it gets, and Sadie's about to discover that in LA anything can happen....

Fay Merryweather runs her cake shop from her beautiful garden. She whips up airy sponges and scrumptious scones while her customers enjoy the lovely blossoms and gorgeous blooms....

Grace has been best friends with Ella and Flick forever....

When Jake tells Lyssa it's not working, she knows he's not talking about the toaster. In a bid to escape, she embarks on a trekking holiday in Nepal....

When Rose escapes from London and her handsome and charming ex-lover, she has no idea her occupation as an aromatherapist will cause such a scandal....

Christie Chapman is a single working mother who spends her days commuting to her secretarial job in London and looking after her teenage son, Finn....

When Emily's boyfriend posts compromising photos of her on the Internet, her life goes into sharp decline. Emily is about to lose everything - including the man she thought she loved....

Juliet Joyce has been happily married to Rick for 25 years. But with two children who treat the house like a hotel, a mother who's moved in with them and a father who's announced a radical life change, Juliet and Rick have little time for themselves, let alone romance....

Louise Young is a devoted single mother whose only priority is providing for her daughter, Mia....

Jodie Jackson is all at sea, in every sense. On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight, she's leaving her London life, her career and her husband behind....