Books
The Girl on the Hill
Wherever I am, there must always be a hill.
Having spent her childhood shunned by her adoptive parents in favour of her ‘golden child’ older sister, Mia vowed never to be the black sheep again. Since those lonely days, she’s looked after Number One, lotus-eating abroad courtesy of a very rich man.
But her charmed existence is interrupted when her sister dupes her into returning home for a short stint as a carer. Housebound in England with her life in Sardinia in tatters, Mia’s world is turned upside down.
Yet Mia’s not prepared for the secrets she discovers lying beyond her mother’s grave— what was the significance of the old knitting bag embroidered with peacocks her mother continually clutched? Does Mia dare to discover a life she never knew existed?
“I thoroughly enjoyed the pace and inventive plot of this story. Packed with character and the twists and turns wrought by human frailty. A delight on and between the covers.”
“Mia, the heroine, is a desperately mixed-up young woman, and we read the unfolding drama with horrified empathy when we learn her background and the secret she’s tried to bury. Sue Mackender’s style is gritty yet emotional and we are swept away with a cast of dubious characters who we hope will get their comeuppance, and Mia who we are rooting for.”
“Sue Mackender has a wonderful, often wryly entertaining eye for the best and worst of human nature in this sharply observed, uplifting tale of one woman’s journey from rejection to acceptance and love.”
Accident of fate
Escaping a difficult past, Joanna Lane meets gallery owner Marcus Tierney and falls in love. When they adopt baby Adam they set in motion a chain of events that opens a Pandora’s box.
Lizzie Owen is growing up in a dysfunctional family when a terrible accident leaves her in the hands of charmer, Liam Riley.
Ava, a world-renowned artist, takes Liam Riley as a lover. Imogen, her daughter, has always had her sights on Liam, and her obsession becomes more sinister as time passes.
As love and lives converge, Joanna finds herself caught between loyalty and integrity as she battles to unravel secrets for the sake of her family’s happiness.
Every link in the chain of events leads straight back to one person – Liam Riley.
“I couldn’t put this down (5 stars)”
Accident of Birth
Sasha Chase must flee her sociopathic boyfriend Adam Tierney. Her only hope is her grandmother Ava Chase, but she lives in Malta. Can Sasha get there without Adam finding her before it’s too late? They have done a terrible thing and she knows she will be punished for it.
Motorway cop Ned Wilson has seen all sorts of carnage on the M25 but what he’s not expecting to find is a new-born baby girl abandoned in a crashed bread lorry. More importantly – what has happened to the baby’s mother?
Adam Tierney has tried cashing in on his father Liam Riley’s good looks but has lost everything and it’s all Sasha’s fault. Wherever she is, he will find her.
“Totally riveted to the story (5 stars)”