He has bought her body... Now what about her heart? 'I paid a good deal of money for you. I hope your brother is doing better.' I have no idea. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow, and I am standing in front of you.... 'What do you want me to do?' I ask in a trembling voice, touching the blindfold. My fingers are abruptly removed from my face, and a rough hand is stroking my cheek instead. I feel like a toy that has been praised for obedience. 'Spend a few nights with me.' 'But...' 'Believe me, you will enjoy it.' His hand touches my face again. That's it. The game has begun. I sold my body to a stranger to save my brother's life. I know nothing about him. Our trysts take place either in complete darkness, or he blindfolds me. I only remember the deep, slightly hoarse voice, the exquisite mint fragrance, the burning touch of his fingers that drives me crazy. I've never seen him, and I never will. That was...

Three strangers, all in need of a little kindness in their lives, and this beautifully poignant and uplifting novel shows us the world through their eyes whilst highlighting the power of human connection.FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR'I loved it so much . . . gave me all the feels' JESSICA RYNFriendship can bloom in the unlikeliest of places . . .Kiki grew up in New Zealand, dreaming of one day going to Glastonbury Festival. Now, mourning the loss of her beloved Yaya - the woman who raised her - she travels to the UK to follow that dream. It is only when she leaves home that she realises just how sheltered her life has been up until now.Ned lives an active and exciting life. Well, he did until the accident. Now, he's woken from his coma and no one knows. He can hear everything happening around him, but can't make his body respond.Still grieving for her best friend, the one person...

'A touching, tender story filled with wonderful humour. An absolute joy' Sarah Haywood'A very special book, really enjoyable' Katie FfordeThe feel-good debut of the summer I don't have any friends, only dog ones, because they don't make you do bad things. I don't want any human friends, actually. It's for the best.'Hope Nicely hasn't had an easy life.But she's happy enough living at 23 Station Close with her mum, Jenny Nicely, and she loves her job, walking other people's dogs. She's a bit different, but as Jenny always tells her, she's a rainbow person, a special drop of light.It's just . . . there's something she needs to know. Why did her birth mother abandon her in a cardboard box on a church step twenty-five years ago? And did she know that drinking while pregnant could lead to Hope being born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?In a bid to find her birth mother and the answers to these questions,...