A free collection of short stories from some of the top names in women's fiction today. Featuring irresistible tales of love, friendship, betrayal and passion, from Claudia Carroll, Miranda Dickinson, Julia Williams and many others, The PERFECT ESCAPE is the must-have collection of the year. Each short story is followed by exclusive extracts of each of the authors upcoming titles. Everyone's against Claire marrying Barry in Don't Marry Barry. Claire is determined to prove them wrong. If only she could get a significant ex out of her head ... Four for Home is the moving story of Jim, left by the love of his life to bring up his three young daughters ... My Midsummer Miracle is the story of Lizzie, who is penniless and lonely. Before she died, Lizzie's mother promised her some midsummer magic. This Midsummer's' Day will Lizzie's fortunes be changed? Amanda's excited about her hen party in The...

Love isn’t always like it is in the movies ... or is it? Amy has moved to the city that never sleeps, and now she’s looking for love. But after a string of dating disasters it seems that finding Mr. Right isn’t quite as easy as Amy first thought. Following in the footsteps of her favourite New York movies Amy is determined to have that romantic Manhattan moment. But like all good romances – love often turns up in the most unexpected of places... A heart-warming, 23 page short story from best-selling author, Claudia Carroll, this is the perfect read for Valentine’s Day.

A short story to curl up with this Christmas! This year, it's time for A Christmas Carole... Carole is a workaholic so dedicated to her job at a 24/7 rolling news TV station, that she plans to work all over Christmas and New Year too. Same as she does every other year. But then when you're long -term single and married to your job, she thinks, what else is there to do? But a midnight visit from the ghost of Christmases past, present and future soon makes her look at her life in a whole new way... Bestselling author Claudia Carroll brings her trademark sparkle to this modern re-telling of A Christmas Carol, perfect for your Christmas treat this year!

An original, funny and poignant story about those things in life that you just can’t plan for...‘A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia’s trademark wit and humour.’ Sheila O’FlanaganEloise Elliot is one of the youngest newspaper editors in the country. Respected and revered by her peers, she’s at the top of her game.But, on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, finding herself surrounded by some pathetic looking balloons and mangy sandwiches in The Daily Post’s conference room, Eloise is hit but a long sharp pang of loneliness.Suddenly, and with dazzling clarity, she realises what she wants to make her life more complete. A baby.One successful trip to the sperm bank and almost three years later and she is the adoring mother of a gorgeous little girl, Lily. Juggling a high-powered job with motherhood is not easy and when she finds herself without childcare she sends an SOS to her sister Helen. Yet it’s when Lily starts asking about her ‘daddy’ that Eloise really starts to panic. What will she tell her?So Eloise decides there’s nothing for it – she’s going to find Lily’s father. After all, she chose the perfect donor so surely there won’t be any surprises. Except that there are plenty, and Eloise gets a lot more than she bargained for.