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An exceptionally mature and tautly written first novel reminiscent of Josephine Hart's Damage.Haunted by childhood loss, 23-year-old Louise takes on her late mother's name and sets out to find Nicholas, the man she has always held responsible for her death. Now a middle-aged lecturer, husband and father, Nicholas has nevertheless been unable to shake off the events of his past, when he and Louise’s mother, Lydia, had a clandestine, destructive and ultimately tragic affair. As Louise infiltrates his life and the lives of his family, she forms close and intimate relationships with both his son and his wife, but her true identity remains unknown to Nicholas himself. Tensions grow and outward appearances begin to crack, as Louise and Nicholas both discover painful truths about their own lives, each other, and the woman they both loved.Told alternately from the perspectives of Louise and Nicholas, and moving between the past and the present, The Art of Losing is a stunning debut novel that shows how love, desire and loss can send out more complicated echoes across our lives than we can ever imagine.

The first look, the first touch, the first kiss…is there anything better than the beginning of a new relationship? Not for Caitlyn March – self-confessed relationship junkie. Now she’s sworn off ‘forever’ for good – three broken engagements make it clear that she – and her fickle heart – are not to be trusted… Enter Dax Bainbridge – the most deliciously handsome man she has ever met!He’s a man with enough oomph to make her forget her vows to steer clear of romance, but luckily his rules of engagement are simple: there’s no ring on offer; all he’s interested in is one, unbelievably hot fling…

Clay Beauchamp would have to learn, Natalia was not for sale! He was handsome, protective, even generous, but nothing would lure Natalia into his bed…until the night her livelihood was destroyed, and Clay came to her rescue….When Clay offered Natalia a home and freedom from her debts, she accepted. But how long could she remain as his mistress, when she wanted to be his wife?