Carolyn Bonnyman

When a ship is dashed against the rocks in a fierce storm all hands are lost. All except for two children who were washed up on the beach next to a mysterious trunk. Inside the trunk lies something more powerful than the fiercest storm, something which binds itself to their destiny.

Casa Cuseni is a house in Taormina, Sicily, which has been looked after for over fifty years by Daphne Phelps, who is determined to save it for posterity.

Two sisters, the beautiful and ambitious Isabella and naïve Beatrice, fight for the affections of Beatrice’s husband, the Duke of Milan. There is an even greater prize at stake, to be immortalised by Leonardo da Vinci, the court painter.

Abi has always wanted a kitten of her own, but when her family contact the local animal shelter to enquire about adopting one, she’s devastated to find out that the busy road they live on would make it too dangerous. Then the shelter rescues a deaf white kitten that needs to be kept inside. She’s the perfect kitten for Abi’s family!

But how will they adapt to looking after an indoor kitten? And what will happen when the kitten gets bored of staying inside?

Level-headed Katherine Parr survived four years of marriage to Henry VIII. After his death she followed her heart and married the handsome and ambitious Thomas Seymour. Has her hasty marriage undone a lifetime of caution?