Karen Swan

One secret threatens to change the course of life for Flora MacQueen as she hopes for love and dreams of a life beyond island life. &i>The Lost Lover&/i> is third installment in the Wild Isles series from &i>Sunday Times&/i> bestselling author Karen Swan.

In 1929, Mhairi is taken to meet her future husband and falls for the wrong man. When a body is found on the remote island of her home, suspicion falls on Mhairi and her friends. The Stolen Hours is the second in the spellbinding Wild Isle series, from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan.

Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight. Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it. Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her outrageous behaviour. She's wild and precocious, and she's a survivor. She's determined that no man will ever control her destiny. But ruthless financier Will Silk has other ideas . . . Sophie O'Farrell is Pia's hapless, gawky assistant, the girl-next-door to Pia's Prima Donna, always either falling in love with the wrong man or just falling over. Sophie sets her own dreams aside to pick up the debris in Pia's wake, but she's no angel. When a devastating accident threatens to cut short Pia's illustrious career, Sophie has to step out of the shadows – and face up to the demons in her own life . . . Readers love Prima Donna . . .'Delightfully witty, realistic and utterly enthralling''Couldn't put it down''This is by far one of my favourite books I think I have ever read'

Scandal and intrigue among the rich and famous, Players is the glamorous debut novel from the bestselling author of The Paris Secret, Karen Swan. Harry Hunter is the new golden boy of the literary scene. With his books selling by the millions, the paparazzi on his tail, and a supermodel on each arm, he seems to have the world at his feet. Women all over the globe adore him but few suspect that his angelic looks hide a darker side, a side that conceals a lifetime of lies and deceit. Tor, Cress and Kate have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Through all the challenges of marriage, raising children and maintaining their high-flying careers, they have stuck together as a powerful and loyal force to be reckoned with – living proof that twenty-first-century women can have it all, and do. It is only when the captivating Harry comes into their lives that things begin to get complicated, as Tor, Cress and Kate are drawn into Harry's dangerous games . . .

Another compulsive, page-turning novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Paris Secret.

The Paris Secret by internationally bestselling author Karen Swan is a story of love, lies and loyalty.

The evocative and escapist new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Greece 1976: On a tiny island fringed by turquoise seas, Carly waits in a sun-drenched yellow villa, counting down the days until her most precious possession is returned to her. Hidden within it lies the truth about the tragedy that shattered her life a year before – a truth she has spent months trying to hide from. In Amsterdam, Tess is searching for her missing sister, her only clue a faded postcard. Running out of time and money, she accepts an unexpected offer: deliver a small antique pot to a remote Greek island in exchange for staying in Amsterdam all summer. But as Tess journeys south through Europe, she finds herself drawn to an irresistible stranger – and to a future she never imagined. As she arrives at the yellow house, Tess realises that the end of her journey is really only the beginning…

En ny begyndelse på livet, en uimodståelig kærlighedsaffære og livslange hemmeligheder midt i Italiens glamourøse hovedstad. 1974. Elena Damiani er rig og smuk, og verden synes at ligge åben for hende. Som 26-årig møder hun sin store kærlighed, men der er bare det problem, at han er den eneste mand i verden, hun ikke kan få – og det kan hverken skønhed eller penge ændre. 2017. Francesca Hackett lever det søde liv som turistguide i Rom og forsøger samtidig at glemme de spøgelser fra fortiden, hun har lagt bag sig i London. En dag finder hun en stjålet taske, og ejeren viser sig at være den berømte grevinde Elena Damiani. Grevinden er ekstatisk over at få sin taske igen, for den indeholder et uåbnet brev, hendes mand efterlod hende på sit dødsleje 12 år tidligere. De to kvinder bliver hurtigt fortrolige, og over sommeren tryllebinder grevinden Francesca med sine fortællinger. Men så kommer Francesca på sporet af en chokerende hemmelighed om Elenas liv …”En perfekt roman til stranden.” Veronica Henry

The unmissable cosy and escapist festive story from the &i>Sunday Times&/i> bestselling author Karen Swan.

Three first dates and an art-world mystery – it's going to be a busy Christmas for Darcy. All I Want for Christmas is the Sunday Times bestselling cosy winter romance from Karen Swan, author of Christmas By Candlelight. Can she find love this Christmas? Christmas in Copenhagen is a magical time of year but Darcy Cotterell isn’t feeling festive. Newly single, again, she's not even going home for Christmas. Instead she will be spending her holiday finishing her art history PhD. Her best friend, Freja, has other ideas. She signs Darcy up to a dating app, determined that she won't be lonely this Christmas. Darcy agrees to three dates – but her mind is on work, not play: an unknown portrait by Denmark’s greatest painter has been found and she is tasked with identifying the woman in the painting. During her research, she encounters sexy, arrogant lawyer Max Lorensen – who happens to be bachelor number one! The attraction is instant but, knowing they must work together, they abandon the match. Or try to. But their feelings are undeniable - until Darcy discovers Max has an agenda . . .*Number 8 on the Sunday Times Bestsellers List 27/10/2024

An epic first love. A second chance . . .'One of our most prolific and talented writers’ – Santa MontefioreYoung Flora MacQueen has always dreamt of more than life on the small Scottish island of St Kilda. So, when she catches the eye of visiting adventurer and wealthy businessman James Callaghan, her future seems brighter. Winter seas separate the lovers but the island’s evacuation the following summer promises to reunite them – until tragedy strikes. Heartbroken and needing to support her family on the mainland, a chance meeting offers hope. Soon Flora is the toast of glamorous Paris; fame and fortune are hers for the taking. But at a high price. When a scandal erupts back home, she is implicated, along with her friends, Effie and Mhairi. But then a deception comes to light that will change everything . . . The Lost Lover is Book Three in Karen Swan's bestselling Wild Isle series, following The Last Summer and The Stolen Hours.

En dramatisk og gribende serie om en gruppe modige kvinders rejse fra de naturvilde øer Saint Kilda til den glamourøse og intrigefyldte overklasse i Skotland i 1930’erne. En stærk fortælling om kærlighed, venskab og dystre hemmeligheder. Mhairi MacKinnon er den ældste datter i en søskendeflok af ni, og hendes far har gjort det klart, at han ikke kan forsørge hende den kommende vinter. Hun må skynde sig at finde en ægtemand, men mulighederne på Saint Kilda er små, og snart vil efterårsvejret isolere øerne fra verden udenfor. Da en handelsaftale bringer naboen Donald til øen Harris, rejser Mhairi med, og et par dage senere er hun forlovet med den unge Alexander McLennan. Men på rejsen hun har tabt sit hjerte til en anden, og hun gruer for foråret, hvor havets bølger vil føre hende i armene på den mand, hun dårligt kender. Nyheden om Saint Kildas evakuering betyder, at Alexanders ankomst bliver udskudt, og nu kan de elskende nyde sommerens stjålne timer sammen. Men inden evakueringen oplever Mhairi og veninderne Effie og Flora en traumatisk hændelse, og senere dukker et lig op på de forladte øer. De tre veninder er alle under mistanke for mord …De stjålne timer er andet bind i serien om Saint Kilda, som er inspireret af virkelige begivenheder.

En dramatisk og gribende serie om en gruppe modige kvinders rejse fra de naturvilde øer Saint Kilda til den glamourøse og intrigefyldte overklasse i Skotland i 1930’erne. En stærk fortælling om kærlighed, venskab og dystre hemmeligheder. Effie Gillies har boet hele sit liv på den isolerede skotske øgruppe Saint Kilda, hvor den lille befolkning under barske vejrforhold lever af fuglefangst og fåreavl. Effie må forsørge sin far, der ikke længere er i stand til at arbejde, og hun kæmper for at gøre de nedladende mænd rangen stridig. Da jarlen af Dumfies i følgeskab af sin søn, lord Sholto, kommer på besøg for at observere øernes eksotiske fugle, bliver Effie deres guide. Hun forelsker sig hovedkulds i den noble gæst, men kan en ung kvinde uden stand virkelig indlade sig med en lord? En storm tvinger gæsterne til pludseligt at forlade øerne, og samtidig slår en mørk hændelse Effies verden itu. Tre måneder senere evakueres øboerne på Saint Kilda til en mere sikker tilværelse i Skotland, og det tætte øsamfund spredes for alle vinde. Effie bliver tilbudt arbejde på jarlens gods, og pludselig er lord Sholto igen en del af Effies liv. Men en chokerende opdagelse på Saint Kilda lægger sig som en skygge over den lyse fremtid, Effie begyndte at kunne ane. Den sidste sommer er første bind i serien om Saint Kilda, som er inspireret af virkelige begivenheder.

ET KNUST HJERTE. EN GLAMOURØS SOMMER. EN DØDBRINGENDE SAMMENSVÆRGELSE. Rowena Tipton er grædefærdig, da hendes kæreste, Matt, fortæller, at han tager et halvt år alene på rundrejse i Cambodia inden deres forlovelse. Heldigvis har Rowena en opgave som bryllupsfotograf i New York at se frem til, så Ro bryder op fra den rutineprægede og trygge hverdag i London og kaster sig ud på et uventet eventyr. Snart møder hun Hump, der ejer et hus i det mondæne The Hamptons, som hver sommer er tilflugtssted for Manhattans elite, og han inviterer hende til at flytte ind i huset. Med hvide sandstrande og glamourøse selskaber i sigte tegner sommeren i Matts fravær måske alligevel lys. Ro knytter hurtigt venskaber i ferieparadiset og involverer sig også i en omfattende miljøsag i lokalområdet, som får utilsigtede konsekvenser for hende. Og mens hendes gamle liv med Matt begynder at træde i baggrunden, melder spørgsmålet sig: Vil hun nogensinde kunne genfinde sine følelser for Matt?

'A wonderfully satisfying read: love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with' – Santa MontefioreAn Island full of secrets . . . Summer, 1929. Mhairi MacKinnon is in need of a husband. As the eldest girl among nine children, her father has made it clear he can’t support her past the coming winter. On the small, Scottish island of St Kilda, her options are limited. But the MacKinnons’ neighbour, Donald, has a business acquaintance on distant Harris island also in need of a spouse. A plan is hatched for Donald to chaperone Mhairi and make the introduction on his final crossing of the year, before the autumn seas close them off to the outside world. Mhairi returns as an engaged woman who has lost her heart – but not to her fiancé. In love with the wrong man yet knowing he can never be hers, she awaits the spring with growing dread – for the onset of calm waters will see her sent from home to become a stranger’s wife. . . When word comes that St Kilda is to be evacuated, the lovers are granted a few months’ reprieve. But will a summer of stolen hours together just lead to more heartbreak . . . ? The Stolen Hours is the second book in Karen Swan’s bestselling Wild Isle series, which began with The Last Summer. Praise for The Last Summer'This sweeping love story gripped us from the start' - Independent'The most exciting, enchanting and evocative story of forbidden love I've ever read' - Cathy Bramley'A delicious, romantic tale' - Rachel Hore'The queen of destination books' - Woman & Home'Vividly drawn and beautifully atmospheric' - Heat Magazine