Women authors -- Fiction

Would you risk everything for love? Bestselling children's book writer Angelica is flattered at the attention of Jack, the owner of a vineyard in South Africa, whom she meets at a party. With his easy charm, Jack makes her feel good about herself - surely it can't do any harm to indulge in a mild...

A busy young writer struggling to cope with domestic chores, hires a housekeeper recommended by a friend. The housekeeper's reputation is one built on dependable effeciency, though she is something of an oddity. This is the story of the relationship between the two women over a period of 20 years.

It's January, 1946, and writer Juliet Ashton sits at her desk, vainly seeking a subject for her next book. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance, he's acquired a secondhand book that once belonged to Juliet - and, spurred on by their mutual love of C...

It's January, 1946, and writer Juliet Ashton sits at her desk, vainly seeking a subject for her next book. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - by chance, he's acquired a secondhand book that once belonged to Juliet - and, spurred on by their mutual love of C...

It's January, 1946, & writer Juliet Ashton sits at her desk, seeking a subject for her next book. Out of the blue, she gets a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey. He's acquired a book that once belonged to Juliet & they begin a correspondence.

It's January, 1946, & writer Juliet Ashton sits at her desk, seeking a subject for her next book. Out of the blue, she gets a letter from one Dawsey Adams of Guernsey. He's acquired a book that once belonged to Juliet & they begin a correspondence.

Ever since her return to Oyster Bay, Olivia Limoges has kept to herself, her dog, and her unfinished novel. She's cajoled into joining the Bayside Book Writers to break her writer's block and even make a few friends. But then dead bodies start turning up.

Alex may write & illustrate books for children, but she knows she doesn't want children of her own, & she definitely isn't interested in men with baggage - until Gus blows into her life. Gus has more baggage than Terminal 5 - ex-wife, kids & a dog.

Biographer Rona Parish is keen to finish her series on successful single mothers for local glossy magazine, 'Chiltern Life' - and interviewing the mysterious and intriguing Nicole Summers should finish off the series nicely. But on one of her visits to Nicole's house, Rona makes a shocking discov...

1966: In London, Jackie Collins's racy 'The World is Full of Married Men' hits bookshops and launches her career. In New York, Jacqueline Susann's debut novel 'Valley of the Dolls' is published, and she's desperate for it to be a bestseller. But neither author is prepared for the price they will ...