The Accidental Time Traveller (42 page)

A heartbreaking new novel about lost loves and past regrets.

Media celebrity Blue Reynolds has the world at her feet. Her super successful daytime chat show and the attendant wealth make her the envy of people all over the globe. But little do her fans know that behind the glitz and glamour, she is tormented by a tragic event in her past.

Whilst on a work trip to Florida, Blue finds herself caught in a love triangle between two men. A situation made even more problematic by the fact that the two men are father and son …

Blue’s troubles are heightened when the press discover that she gave up a child for adoption as a troubled teen – a child that she has desperately tried to find in the years that followed.

With the press getting ever closer to Blue’s secret, she must face her demons and overcome her fears as well as follow her heart.

Old conflicts, long-held secrets, and thwarted expectations provoke the question of what makes love last a lifetime.

Praise for
Souvenir:

‘An incredible debut … don’t miss it.’
Heat

‘An emotional roller coaster of a novel.’
Closer

ISBN: 978-1-84756-024-7

Out now.

Guilty feet have got plenty of rhythm …

Lawyer Emily promised her late father that she’d devote her life to good causes. So how come she spends her days defending Z-listers, desperate to prolong their 15 minutes of fame?

Katie is obsessed with being the perfect wife and mother – unlike her own one. In which case, why is husband Charlie permanently AWOL these days?

Dentist Mark is licking his wounds after his wife walked out on him and desperately missing his kids. Can he cope with becoming a singleton again – on top of a devastating legal case against him?

Meanwhile, happy-go-lucky Jack the Lad Rob is hiding a secret tragedy …

Isabella’s Dance Classes gives the four the perfect opportunity to forget their troubles and re-invent themselves. They can be whoever they want to be – they’ll just let their feet do the talking.

Over the weeks, as they foxtrot, tango, waltz and cha-cha-cha their way into each other’s lives, they discover the truth about each other – and themselves. But will they like what they learn?

Kick off your shoes and snuggle up with this warm and witty new novel from the author of the bestselling
Pastures New.
Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Annie Sanders and Harriet Evans.

ISBN: 978-1-84756-016-2

Out in September 2008.

Enduring lies. Impossible choices. A secret that will test an entire family …

According to legend, when Pandora’s box is opened it unleashes dark secrets and terrible consequences …

Rachel Wetherby’s life has been on hold since the diagnosis of her daughter Shelley with a debilitating – and fatal – illness.

So when Rachel’s mother offloads a box of her old possessions, including a diary, Rachel feels compelled to escape into a past which – on the surface – was carefree. But opening up the box unearths secrets and memories best left uncovered.

Shelley, meanwhile, is juggling a secret romance with planning her own death. Convincing Rachel that she’d like to spend her 15th birthday in Cornwall where she spent so many idyllic childhood summers, she devises a dignified exit.

But nothing is as it seems and heartache and surprises lie in store for both mother and daughter …

Highly charged and morally complex, this mesmerising story told from alternate perspectives will captivate fans of Jodi Picoult and
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.

‘This novel is a heartwarming, emotional take on a mother/ daughter relationship. I couldn’t put it down.’
Closer

ISBN: 978-1-84756-067-4

Out now.

Copyright © Sharon Griffiths 2008

Sharon Griffiths asserts the moral right to
be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is
available from the British Library

ISBN: 978-1-84756-090-2

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First published in Great Britain by
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2008