"Slave Girls, a new series by bestselling author Louise Allen, reveals a shocking modern-day scandal of County Lines – the single most dangerous form of systematic child abuse prevalent today."
"Slave Girls, a new series by bestselling author Louise Allen, reveals a shocking modern-day scandal of County Lines – the single most dangerous form of systematic child abuse prevalent today.
Charlotte - The Cutting Girl - comes from a family of high achievers. Her father is a politician, and her mother is a senior medical officer.
When she moves from her prestigious boarding school she is groomed by a girl two years her senior, spiralling into a cycle of drugs, self-harm and sexual abuse.
When she goes missing, five other girls do, too. A nationwide media campaign sets out to track them down, but can Charlotte ever escape the gang behind the abduction and abuse?"
"The eleventh instalment in the popular Thrown Away Children series.
Michelle and Andy are thrilled to be fast-tracked into fostering and are quickly paired with 7-year-old Milo – whom they hope will complete their family, making a ‘pigeon pair’ with their older daughter, Grace.
But Milo tears through their home like a raging tornado, destroying a beautiful interior – and their lives.
Their dream of a new homelife costs Michelle her job, thousands of pounds in damages to their home and car, and leaves them with a traumatised daughter in need of professional support.
What are the secrets of his violent and destructive behaviours? Experienced foster carer Louise Allen steps in. Can she uncover the little boy’s disturbing past and help him?"
"A young girl’s life is shadowed by secrets and lies...
When Willow arrives in the Allen household, curious things begin to happen.
Who is the strange child dressed in outlandish clothes who refuses a mobile phone? What are the mysterious allegations that have been made about her?
Determined to find out Louise gets more than she bargained for, as she unravels the truth about Willow’s family background and uncovers some distressing
secrets."
"An unhealthy obsession and a dark secret spell trouble for Louise in a disturbing case...
A baby is named ‘Marilyn’ after the Hollywood legend, Norma Jean.
Marilyn inherits her parents’ fascination for Marilyn Monroe and develops an obsession with her alter-ego. She wears red lipstick and emulates the curvy, platinum-blond film star from a very young age.
When her family is torn apart by tragedy, she finds herself in the care system, and systematically derails foster-carer Louise’s family holiday."
"The scandal of the season
Must be stopped!
Widowed duchess Sophie will do anything to protect her son and his inheritance—even ask roguish Lord Nicholas Pascoe to retrieve her late husband’s diaries before the secrets they contain bring down the government and the monarchy! Sophie knows she must maintain her distance from Nicholas…only she can’t help but respond to the desire in his eyes. Their mission is treacherous, but will it prove as dangerous as their unexpected attraction?"
"La vida de la señorita Phyllida Hurst tenía ciertos secretos… Habiendo sobrevivido al escándalo de su nacimiento a fuerza de coraje y determinación, la bella Phyllida había alcanzado un precario equilibrio con la alta sociedad. Hasta que de repente Ashe Herriard, el vizconde Clere, apareció para romper su mundo y sus planes cuidadosamente trazados en mil pedazos. Criado en la dinámica Calcuta, Ashe se mostraba desdeñoso hacia la formal sociedad de Londres, pero algo en Phyllida le intrigaba. Un misterio la envolvía. Una promesa de secretos y la insinuación de un escándalo... ¡más que suficiente para seducirlo!"
"Louise gets a frantic call to take in a damaged and destructive young girl. Separated from her siblings, Sparkle is hostile and angry.
A short while after settling in, Sparkle begins to identify as pansexual. A revolution is underway in the Allen household, with Sparkle’s transition motivating all of the young people to explore what becoming an adult means for them.
But it’s Sparkle’s escalating behaviour that causes concern.
Discovering a dark fact about Sparkle’s birth and the shocking events that the children in her house were part of, Louise is desperate for more help – and not just for the child in her care. As Sparkle’s erratic and violent behaviour increases, Louise finds herself and her homelife under serious threat."
"From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.
Parents Angelina and Ben exist in enviable luxury: not just wealth, success and a gorgeous home, but a loving relationship and beautiful twin babies to complete the perfect family.
But having it all means that you have the most to lose. And when cracks begin to appear things fall apart at a shocking pace; and it's twins Max and Mia who suffer the most.
Money isn't enough to paper over the problems in this extraordinary and heartbreaking story. It is a foster-caring experience like no other, and one which tests Louise's emotional strength to the core."
"A Rogue for the Dutiful Duchess
A dramatic Regency romance. The scandal of the season must be stopped!
Widowed duchess Sophie will do anything to protect her son and his inheritance. Even ask roguish Lord Nicholas Pascoe to retrieve her late husband's diaries before the secrets they contain bring down the government and the monarchy! Sophie knows she must maintain her distance from Nicholas…only she can't help but respond to the desire in his eyes. Their mission is treacherous, but will it prove as dangerous as their unexpected attraction?
His Maddening Matchmaker
Sparks fly in this witty Regency romance. They say opposites attract… but do they wed?
Ned Parker has spent years restoring his family's fortunes, leaving no time for courting. Now childhood friend and self-appointed matchmaker Isobel has decided to transform this "scruffy brute" into an eligible gentleman. Though he has no interest in rejoining society, Ned senses Izzy needs the distraction and reluctantly goes along with her plans. Despite their differing views, a surprising new attraction grows…but Ned's doing his best to avoid it!
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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"From the bestselling author of the Thrown Away Children series comes another heartbreaking story of life in foster care.
Louise has trouble on her hands from the first moment that 5-year-old Billy Blackthorn comes to stay. He is one of more than 20 children taken into care from a single family, and erupts into the Allen household with a volatility that is frightening and disturbing in equal measure. It is only as Louise begins to uncover the secrets of Billy's dark past that she begins to understand what made his family 'untouchable'."
"When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by unhinged parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished, and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives.
But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?"
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