23 Years
23 BOOKS
Here are my 23 novels along with my collection of short stories, just waiting for you to discover them. Enjoy!
“Twisted, urgent, shocking, satisfying - this is Adele Parks at the peak of her powers”
One Last Secret
Would you kill to keep it?
A blisteringly provocative novel about power, sex, money and revenge.
“I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time”
Both of You
Happy. Married. Missing.
Two women are from very different worlds disappear the same week.
DC Clements is determined to unearth the truth, no matter how shocking and devastating it may be.
“Had me gasping at the twist”
Just My Luck
From the Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller comes a new dark, gripping domestic thriller.
It’s the stuff dreams are made of – a lottery win so big, it changes everything.
“A gripping story of greed, lies and dark family secrets”
Lies Lies Lies
Lies Lies Lies explores the darkest corners of a relationship in freefall in a mesmerising tale of marriage and secrets.
“Gripping, moving and elegantly written.”
I Invited Her In
This dark, unsettling tale of the reunion of long-lost friends is a thoroughly gripping exploration of wanting what you can’t have, jealousy and revenge.
“Original and compelling. I read it in one sitting.”
The Image Of You
Anna and Zoe are twins. Identical in appearance, utterly different in personality, they share a bond so close that nothing - or no one - can rip them apart.
Until Anna meets charismatic Nick.
“Absolutely gripping from start to finish”
The Stranger In My Home
Fifteen years ago, someone else took Alison’s baby from the hospital. And now Alison is facing the
unthinkable. The daughter she brought home doesn’t belong to her.
“Tightly plotted, brilliantly conceived and totally gripping”
about last night
For thirty years, best friends Steph and Pip have been through thick and thin. Selfless and trusting; there’s nothing they would not do for one another. Or so they thought. Steph tests the boundaries when she asks Pip to give her an alibi for the night her husband was involved in a hit and run. Lending her a pair of shoes, picking the kids up from the school gate, lying to the police… How far would you go for your best friend?
“Witty, spirited and emotionally true”
whatever it takes
Eloise Hamilton uproots from London to the country with her family. The excitement soon turns to turmoil as her mother in law Margaret has lost her history, her health and her mind, and struggles to hold on to the secret she has never wanted to reveal.
As Eloise's world implodes with the strain of being responsible for all around her, someone is bound to be overlooked. And the damage might be irreparable…
“Powerful and emotional”
the state we're in
What are the odds that the stranger sitting next to you on a plane is destined to change your life?
Especially when they appear to be your opposite in every way. The world’s hardest cynic bumps into the last of the great romantics but their pasts dictate their futures can never be simple.
“One of those rare books you won’t stop thinking about”
men i've loved before
Neil and Nat are a beautifully matched couple. Among other things, they hate marmite and opera, they love smelly cheese and the missionary position and they both absolutely do not want children. Then, suddenly, Neil is practically begging her for a baby, causing Nat to wonder if he really is the man she should be with. Is it possible that someone from her past could actually be “the one”?
“Dazzling”
love lies
Fern can’t waste any more years on her boyfriend who won’t commit. A chance meeting with UK’s sexiest pop star leads to a whirlwind romance and a shock proposal. Soon Fern’s living the celebrity dream in LA. But why is this modern day Cinderella homesick for her scruffy London flat and her old fella?
“This is a brilliant novel”
tell me something
English wife and Italian husband move to Italy to try for a child and a better life. But it’s impossible to relax with his wily mother-in-law, and beautiful ex-girlfriend always around. The language barrier is proving tricky, and the company of a gorgeous American stranger is proving tempting.
“Deliciously down to earth”
young wives' tales
Lucy stole her friend Rose’s ‘happily ever after’ because she wanted Rose’s husband and Lucy always gets what she wants. Big mistake. Rose was the ideal wife and is the ideal mother; Lucy was the perfect mistress. Now neither can find domestic bliss playing each others’ roles.
“Incisive and very very funny”
husbands
Secrets always lead to trouble. Love triangles are always complex but in Bella’s case things are particularly dangerous as her secret is that she is married to both men in her triangle! Then, inconveniently, her best friend falls for husband number one - estranged Elvis impersonator - and they all head for a showdown in Las Vegas.
“Funny, tender and observant”
still thinking of you
Tash and Rich set of to get married in a beautiful ski resort with their old college friends. In the run up to the big day long buried passions are reawakened and hidden secrets revealed; the group realise that a lot has changed in twelve years. And even more can change in seven days.
“Compelling and full of that’s-so-true moments”
the other woman's shoes
Devoted wife and mother, Martha, discovers her husband’s infidelity. She finds she has two choices: hide away behind the school runs and home baking or have amazing sex with an inappropriate stranger. Who’d have thought she’d find true love swinging from the chandeliers?
“Sizzling Hot”
larger than life
Georgina loves Hugh even though he’s someone else’s husband and father. After years of waiting on the side-lines, Georgina finally gets him when his marriage breaks down. But her dream come true turns into a nightmare when she falls pregnant and Hugh makes it clear he’s been there, done that and doesn’t want to do it all again. Georgina has to ask herself, is this baby bigger than the biggest love of her life?
“Entertaining and sophisticated”
game over
Steely-hearted TV producer Cas ruthlessly messes with contestants’ love lives on the hot new reality show Sex with an Ex, making for explosive viewing.
In work and in pleasure, Cas always gets what she wants. Until she meets Darren.
“Very entertaining”
playing away
Connie Green’s life should be perfect. She’s married to gentle, loving Luke, has a good job and really fabulous friends. She thinks she can’t be happier.
But she’s just met John Harding.
“A smart cross between Friends and Sex in the City”
If you go away
It's 1914 if he goes away, he will become a killer or be killed. If he stays, he will be imprisoned, perhaps shot. If she follows her heart, she will be disgraced, ostracised. If she follows convention, she will be ignored, isolated. A generation faces unbearable choices.
“A slow-burn love story between a deb and a playwright that builds to a tear jerking climax. Adele Parks’ best book yet”
SPARE BRIDES
New Year's Eve, 1920. The Great War is over and it's a new decade of glamorous promise but a generation of men and women who survived the extreme trauma and tragedy will never be the same.
Spare Brides is the story of four extraordinary women left to pick up the pieces of their lives, in the scarred, dazzling and endlessly fascinating post-First World War era.
“A wonderfully absorbing tale of friendship, rich in period detail”
Love Is A Journey
An entertaining, insightful journey on the relationship rollercoaster in this exhilarating collection of short stories.
Whether it’s finding the elusive ‘one’…
Falling in love where you least expect it…
Starting over when your love life throws you a curve ball…
Or living the happy ever after you’ve always dreamed about…
Love is a journey…and it’s well worth the ride.
Happy Families
Lisa is forty-two, divorced and a mum of three. For the past year, she has been going out with Mark, who is five years younger than her. Lisa really likes him but she worries that one day he will leave - just like her ex-husband did.
Lisa's life is about to change in a big way but does she want Mark by her side? Does he even want to be there?
Published as part of the Quick Reads series. This is an shortened form of story telling over 128 pages.