Books with author CLAIRE RAYNER

The latest in THE PERFORMERS family saga. PADDINGTON GREEN follows the fortunes of the children of Abel and Dorothea and Lilith's daughter Celia. Abel's first born, Jonah, his heart set on a theatrical career, married Celia. But all his hopes have been lost in his desire to provide for his family. Then there is the delightful Abby, a successful business woman, a rare thing in the nineteenth century. Her affections are bestowedon Gideon, her Jewish accountant, who will fight all the religioussanctions which his parents and even his own faith bring to bear, in order to attain his love.

Welcome to Alaska! A special welcome to my boyfriend, Jake, the cutest tourist I've ever met! Explore our natural beauties and untouched wilderness. Jake and I like to hike our great (romantic!) nature trails. . . . Enjoy our perfect skiing and snowboarding conditions. Be sure to catch Will Parker doing his snowboarding tricks. He makes all the girls in town melt. (Except for me. Who needs Will when you've got Jake?) Experience our world-class resorts and spas. While you're there, find out what's up with that hot girl Jake brought to the lodge this year. She's probably just his cousin or something. Right?! Get ready for a vacation you'll never forget!

'Claire Rayner writes with verve and her characters bounce off the page.' - SUNDAY EXPRESS. The second volume of THE QUENTIN QUARTET. Tilly Quentin finds that her lodgers demand a great deal of her time - particularly Silas Geddes, an alarmingly attractive man, who disturbs her normally well-ordered emotions. And then there is her beloved son, Duff, now a young man, who has fallen in with some very unsuitable company. As a distraction, Tilly reintroduces him to his childhood companion, Sophie - with some trepidation. As Tilly's distrust of Sophie grows, Duff announces that he is to make Sophie his wife. With such a crisis, Tilly can ill afford Silas Geddes's attentions...