Canelo: 557 books

A tragic accident at the opera – or the murder of someone keeping dangerous secrets? While watching the opera at La Fenice, Nancy Tremayne is shocked to see a woman fall to her death. But how did this tragedy occur? Newlywed Nancy is accompanying her art professor husband, Leo, on a work...

A touching story of Welsh village life. Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends. A new year brings new faces: Maurice Davies is back from the army, and Sheila Powell,...

Meet Dolly Devoy, the brash new girl at Dublin’s Jacob’s Biscuit Factory… An unforgettable Irish saga set over the Easter Uprising and the First World War Dolly Devoy, a bold young Dubliner, has become very sure of herself since being promoted to work in the office of the local biscuit...

Elizabeth I: From princess, to outcast, to the world’s most powerful queen It is recorded that never once during her life did Elizabeth Tudor speak of her mother Anne Boleyn; but did she never think of her? As a little girl, Elizabeth Tudor knows she is a princess but one day is suddenly...

The outside world is coming to the Welsh valleys… The small South Wales village of Hen Carw Parc is a haven of rural peace, a gentle backwater where the rhythms of life flow at a time-honoured pace. But times are changing and, although Nelly Luke and the older villagers stick resolutely to tradition,...

One glamour model versus the apocalypse. Henrietta Swallow may be a stunning model, but she has ambitions to be a film director. At a film premiere she tries engaging a producer about a new project… before everything goes terribly wrong. Soon Swallow finds herself on the run amidst the full...

The captivating and quite unique historical novel, based on the incredible true story of Charles, Chevalier d’Eon de Beaumont. Paris, 1755. On the eve of a major European war, Charles – master swordsman, spy and Europe’s principal cross-dresser – is sent on a clandestine mission to Russia...

What do you do once you have it all? The four friends from Trenchart Colville are set to become Masters of the Universe – but for how long? Miles is easing into the rarefied world of fund management, while Fergal enjoys every form of debauchery Hong Kong has to offer. Meanwhile, Al is consorting...

In an absorbing finale to Grace Thompson’s much-admired saga series, Lowri Vaughan is in need of refuge – where better to find it than Badgers Brook? Rumours abound that her father is a fraudster, maybe even a murderer, but while he is indeed locked up, Lowri and her mother know he’s an innocent...

A captivating mystery from the bestselling and much-loved saga writer Grace Thompson On the last day of her holiday, Rosemary Roberts meets an intriguing American in the foyer of her London hotel. By some extraordinary slice of fortune, Larry Madison-Jones is due to visit the tiny Welsh village where...

Chocolate can also be bitter… It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone dotes on Aunty Dot, as much as they do on her homemade sweets. The plump, smiling woman has provided a loving home for many a troubled child over the years, and Lizzie Pringle is no exception. Lizzie would...

There were never such devoted sisters… Things are far from simple in the noisy, warm-hearted Bertalone family. Carmina is the quintessential extrovert with beaus flocking to her side like bees round a honeypot – all except Luc Fabriani. For some unaccountable reason, he seems to prefer Carmina's...

Bargains galore and life in the raw… Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain – as well as all the local gossip. Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside’s market café,...

Blood is thicker than water… It’s a rainy day on Champion Street as Harriet attends the funeral of her beloved father. But then her grandmother drops a bombshell on her out of nowhere and she can hardly take in the words for shock and grief. Joyce, the woman she has always called Mam, isn’t...