THE BRIEF
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On an ordinary Friday afternoon, a gunman gains entry to Whites Chambers in Manchester. His job is to find a particular barrister. But which one?
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The barristers work hard defending and prosecuting the unfortunate beings who find themselves at the mercy of the English criminal legal system. But when professional lines between them and Manchester’s organised crime group are crossed, it can only lead to trouble.
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Samantha has no idea that her husband is working for the gang. He wants to stop. But once you’re in, you’re in, they tell him. There’s no way out.
Robert's gambling habit is ruining his career and his relationship. But one bad decision leads to another. Then another.
Sebastian used to love being a barrister, but then he receives two death threats in one day.
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Jamilla doesn't know about her father's death threats. She has a lot on her plate right now. When Samantha mysteriously disappears, she has to find out why. Does Alistair know where she is?
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JUST BREATHE
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Charlotte is a young lawyer living in London, with the world at her feet. She has a luxury flat, a sports car and plenty of money, yet she is unhappy and the job that she used to love now gives her panic attacks. On the advice of her doctor, she takes some time off work to de-stress and hires a cottage in a small coastal village of Warkworth, Northumberland. But will the lack of wi-fi and London conveniences cause her even more stress?
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Linda, a resident of Warkworth, is a middle-aged woman who has never had a career, never travelled out of the country and lives under the control of her violent and abusive husband. When her husband goes missing, an over-zealous police officer begins to suspect that she is hiding something and is determined to arrest her for his murder.
As Linda struggles to convince him of her innocence, the two women cross paths and help each other in a way that neither of them would have predicted and, although their characters couldn't be more different, they forge an unlikely friendship, despite the 20 year age gap.
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UNEXPECTED STORM
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Unexpected Storm is the sequel to Just Breathe.
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After escaping her stressful life in London and ditching her job as a solicitor in a prestigious city centre law firm, Charlotte has settled in Warkworth, a small village on the Northumberland coast. Her relationship with Liam is going well and she is looking forward to working for herself.
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Linda is embracing middle-age. She has taken early retirement and bought herself a bungalow overlooking the river. After finally leaving her vile husband, Phil, she too is her own boss.
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Both women have taken control of their destinies and are setting their own pace of life.
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But unexpected storms always arise when everything is just beginning to look perfect.
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FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE
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Audrina and Gwen both have careers in the public eye, loving husbands, and reputations to maintain. When you have it all, there is so much more to lose.
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Neither of them has talked to anyone about what happened at university all those years ago. The catastrophic events following their night out at The Pendle Bar have haunted them ever since.
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The public would find it hard to believe that the newsreader they see every morning on their television, and the beautiful, famous model who smiles at them from magazine pages are responsible for such a terrible crime. But then again, people love a fall from grace.
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For almost twenty years, Gwen and Audrina have avoided each other and have kept their secret hidden. Until a wedding invitation arrives, which brings the past hurtling into the present.
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Guilt, desperation, love, and loss entwine this story. Revelations, twists and turns come throughout.
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