Freya North 3-Book Collection: Secrets, Chances, Rumours

Freya North 3-Book Collection: Secrets, Chances, Rumours
Freya North

Three page-turning novels from Sunday Times bestselling author Freya NorthSECRETSWe all have our secrets. It’s just some are bigger than others…Joe has a beautiful house, a great job, no commitments – and he likes it like that. All he needs is a quiet house-sitter for his rambling old place by the sea. When Tess turns up on his doorstep, he’s not sure she’s right for the job. Where has she come from in such a hurry? Her past is a blank and she’s something of an enigma.But there’s something about her – even though sparks fly every time they meet. And it looks as though she’s here to stay…CHANCESVita’s nursing a broken heart.Oliver’s heart belongs to the past.They should be perfect for each other.But will they chance it?Vita's gift shop would do better if she ran it as a business, not as somewhere to daydream. But she's not one to tell herself off: she leaves that to Tim, her ex.Active and outdoorsy Oliver runs his tree-surgery business as calmly as his home – but his love life is intensely private.When Vita and Oliver’s paths cross at a pear tree, there’s a chance of something blossoming. As spring turns into summer, both Vita and Oliver are given choices and chances. But will they take them – or walk away?RUMOURSEverybody’s talking – but what’s really going on?Rumour has it that Stella Hutton landed her new job thanks to family connections. She’s guarded about her past and private about her new life.Over in Long Dansbury, there’s always a rumour circulating about Xander – but the eligible bachelor shrugs off village gossip.Then a rumour starts that Longbridge Hall is up for sale. Home to the eccentric Fortescues, it has dominated Long Dansbury lives for centuries.Stella is summoned to sell the estate. But Xander grew up there. His secrets and memories are not for sale. He’ll do anything to stand in Stella’s way. Anything but fall in love.

FREYA NORTH: 3-BOOK COLLECTION

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Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2015

Copyright © Freya North 2009, 2011, 2012

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Freya North asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780007325801; 9780007326679; 9780007326723

Ebook Edition © January 2016 ISBN: 9780008160180

Version: 2017-11-27

Table of Contents

Title Page (#ubf8f6af2-aa6c-54f3-9bcc-ca345bff8473)

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Secrets

Chances

Rumours

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About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

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FREYA NORTH

Secrets

Copyright (#u06c02d94-66a4-5805-89c8-0183a4ad55c2)

Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)

Copyright © Freya North 2009

Freya North asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Source ISBN: 9780007245949

Ebook Edition © 2009 ISBN: 9780007325801

Version: 2017-11-27

Dedication (#u06c02d94-66a4-5805-89c8-0183a4ad55c2)

For Jessica Adams, Sarah Henderson, Kirsty Johnson – and Jo Smith –

for your unconditional and bountiful support, love and laughter.thank you xxx

Epigraph (#u06c02d94-66a4-5805-89c8-0183a4ad55c2)

I could not get tae my love if Aa wad dee The waters of Tyne cem betwixt her and me Sae thor Aa wad stand wiv a tear in my ee Till the Smoggies

(#ulink_2522787a-ed72-5bd4-80f2-13fa311da657)cem and built a bridge Ower them for me

(regional version,

‘Waters of the Tyne’, trad.)

(#ulink_2522787a-ed72-5bd4-80f2-13fa311da657) Geordie moniker for Middlesbrough folk