Josephine Cox
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The Arnold family have worked the land for generations, well-respected and comfortable in their small, close community. Then Alice enters their lives. When Nancy Arnold's eldest son Frank begins to show an interest in the new arrival, she believes that he has found a woman to share his life with. But as tensions rise between Frank and his brother, it appears someone is playing a tragic game that will tear apart not only Nancy Arnold's family but the...
2) Songbird
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It is 1078. As a woman who is young and vibrant grows older, she experiences both great love and terrible pain, only to find herself in isolation, having deserted everything she cares for.
3) Midnight
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Jack has always been plagued by nightmares, and on the night of his thirtieth birthday his partner Molly once again finds herself fighting to wake him up to rescue him from whatever is troubling him. But this time it takes her longer to rouse him as half awake, half asleep, Jack is trapped in the place where it is perpetual midnight, and as always the eyes are watching him. Realising that Jack is being driven close to the edge, Molly urges him to...
4) Looking back
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When Molly Tattersall's mother disappears a short time after a stranger's visit, Molly is filled with fear and questions. Finding a letter her mother left behind in which she asks Molly to take care of her five siblings, Molly realises her life will never be the same again.
When her wayward father rejects his responsibilities, she's left to make a choice between the young man she has given her heart to and the family she adores, who now desperately...
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Lucy Lovejoy married her childhood sweetheart at sixteen-years-old, but there is no longer any warmth or love at the centre of Lucy's family: her children have watched their father belittle her for years and are following in his footsteps. With her fortieth birthday approaching, Lucy discovers that her husband is having an affair with her sister and it shatters her. Mustering all her courage, she decides to leave her family and the home she's devoted...
6) The Loner
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This bestseller from Josephine Cox tells a story of running away from a secret but longing to go home.
Home is where the heart is - but it's also where the pain lurks...
After a tragic accident involving his mother, and the disappearance of his father, young Davie flees his hometown of Blackburn, to escape the haunting memories of the worst night in his young life. With little more than the shirt on his back and a fierce determination to find his...
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When friendship becomes love, two people must face their greatest fear - being hurt again...
Luke Hammond: handsome, rich, charismatic, cursed by private tragedy. Amy Atkinson: humble and kind with a good - but wounded - heart. When they meet by chance, a spark of love takes hold of their hearts.
But neither are sure that they can dare to love again. And what of Luke's public life, hidden from Amy? The owner of a large factory, he is a pillar of...
8) The journey
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This bestseller from the country's number one storyteller is a deeply moving and powerful tale of love and courage. Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It's an encounter which is destined to change all of their lives forever. When Ben Morris comes to the aid of Lucy Baker and her daughter Mary, he is intrigued by the story behind their frequent visits to the local graveyard. Later, invited into their home, an old Edwardian place suffused...
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Maureen has never learned the art of putting herself first. She always gives, and never expects anything in return for herself. Instead of being treated the same way by others, her gentle temperament has seen her taken advantage of, and now she has lost her joy in life. Maureen has a chance to change that when an unexpected windfall comes her way. Determined to make up for lost time, she decides to take a holiday and, needing a companion, looks up...
10) Two sisters
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Ellen, loyal and honest, is her father's favourite, but Georgina is impulsive and unreliable, and can't please a father who has never shown her love. The big house, Grindle Hall, offers them both a chance of betterment, but while Ellen follows the steady path, Georgina takes a darker road and soon, her actions will have fateful consequences for them all. Only Ellen can help them, but will a sister's love be enough?
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A light-hearted and comic romp from the nation's favourite storyteller and author of The Loner.
Footloose, fancy free and ready to get back in the game, newly divorced Ben is back home with mum which is just where she wants him. But best mate Dickie has other ideas, and soon they are sharing a flat, up to all sorts and plotting Ben's future romantic adventures.
But being single isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Ben staggers from one disaster to another...
12) Lonely Girl
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The new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Josephine Cox gets straight to the hope and heartbreak of family drama. One fateful night changes the course of a child's life forever... Rosie's mother is a cruel woman and has Rosie's kind and loving father wrapped around her finger. Though John Tanner does his best to protect her, Rosie often bears the brunt of her mother's rage. And his protection can't last forever. In one tragic moment Rosie's...
13) A Family Secret
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The new No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the master storyteller, Josephine Cox.
Family secrets can weigh the heaviest...
Although she's surrounded by a loving family, Marie is lonely. The secret she has been carrying for many years is a burden - it's telling could ruin the lives of those she loves most.
Marie's granddaughter, Cathy, is a cheerful young woman and in the first flush of love. Her grandmother's secret will not only change Cathy's future...
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The compelling new family drama from the nation’s favorite storyteller.
Florence Stanville is a woman with a past. When she moves to Guisethorpe on the east coast of England, the townsfolk are intrigued by the glamorous and mysterious stranger, with her flame-red hair and abrupt manners.
Florence doesn’t care about the gossips – she’s drawn to the peaceful seaside town by the pull of her childhood, when she lived for a brief but happy time...
15) Born bad
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Eighteen years ago when Harry was a boy, he had made a decision that drove him from the place he knew and loved. He had carved out a life for himself, and somehow found a semblance of peace. Yet through every waking moment during those long aching years, he was haunted by what happened when he was a boy. Now for the first time in all those years, Harry is heading back. Right or wrong, he needs to know the outcome of what happened, and he needs to...
16) The broken man
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It's 1954 and Adam Carter is twelve-years-old, an only child with neither friends nor any self confidence. His father Edward is a bully of a man. A successful and ruthless businessman, he breeds fear into the heart of his family. Adam's mother Peggy is too cowed to protect her son, so Adam's only support comes in the shape of Jake Wallis, the school bus driver. One afternoon, when Adam is his last drop of the day, Jake decides to accompany him along...
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Finding a new beginning means taking the hardest road but the journey is where you find your true courage. Torn away from their beloved home, the journey for the Carter family has just begun. In the middle of the night, Evie is torn away from her beloved home and close-knit community, as her family run away to the south. Her father's luck has finally run out but, what should mark a hopeful new beginning, is just the start of young Evie's troubles....
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Three dramatic novels about the power of love, from Number 1 best-selling author Josephine Cox. The Loner Young Davie Adams is all alone. Devastated, he flees his hometown of Blackburn to escape the memories of the worst night of his life. With little more than the shirt on his back he sets off on a lonely, friendless road, determined to find his father. Two people are stricken by his departure - Judy, his childhood friend who is desperate to reveal...
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Available for the first time as an exclusive eBook collection, these are three vintage novels from the nation's favourite storyteller, Josephine Cox.
Midnight - All of Jack's life, the nightmares had haunted him. Now, his search for the truth will force him to confront his past.
Blood Brothers - Frank and Joe are two very different brothers. When devious and brutal Frank decides to have the gentle Alice Jacobs for himself, he sets off a chain of...
20) A Mother's Gift
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A very special collector's edition of two of Josephine Cox's most well-loved books to mark the tenth anniversary of The Journey and Journey's End, a heartbreaking tale of family drama. Following the fate and fortune of one woman and her family, an epic story that spans continents, decades and generations from the nation's best-loved number one bestselling author Josephine Cox. Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It's an encounter, which...