From the #1 international bestselling author of The Orchid House—an epic saga of two remarkable women and two love stories spanning the years from 1920s India to modern-day England. Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . . . In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impov­erished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of Indian royalty. As the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of WorldWar I. There, she meets young Donald Astbury—reluctant heir to the magnifi­cent, remote Astbury Estate—and his scheming mother. Ninety years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she’s relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to a distant cor­ner of the English countryside. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita’s great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family’s past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty . . . A multilayered, heartbreaking tale filled with unforgettable characters caught in the sweep of history, The Midnight Rose is Lucinda Riley at her most captivating and unforgettable.

She's the mob boss's daughter. He left everything to build his own empire... for her. When a rival family tries to lay claim on her he will tear the city part and everything in his way to protect her. Growing up I had one friend. One person brave enough to befriend the Mafia Princess. Then one day it all went away I was locked in a tower on my family estate. I know the deal. I'm nothing but a bargaining chip in a contract for the better good of the family. Then I get a taste of freedom. My first day out in town one family tries to kill me and another kidnaps me. Why is this my life? Now I sit in front of that brave little boy who made friends with me all those years ago. Only he's head of his own family now and he says I'm his. The problem? My dad will burn the town down to find me and he says he will burn the town down to keep me. And I just want my freedom.

"From #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley, an epic story of family secrets, love, and betrayal set in Imperial India, a magnificent English country house in the 1920s, and that same house today"--

Rose lives with her dog, John Brown. They are happy together, just the two of them. But she reckons without the mysterious midnight cat, and it was John Brown who realised that things were going to change.

novella 3 of The Dark Heat series. ( bisexual, m/m) The race for the matching key is on. There are several who want it for their own purposes. Tai has given James the job to locate where the other matching key actually is. Jasmine, a sultry vampire wants the key that Tai has hidden in his house and she wants James to give it to her so she can make a deal with the one who has the matching key. James is not falling for her games. A tough fighting Tessa witch by the name of Dani wants the key even more. James has to sort out who is telling the truth and who just wants to make deals. It ends up on a deadly journey into the hells realms to carry out a rescue in exchange for the key. While in the realms James meets one of the demon gatekeepers who decides he wants James for himself. The battle for James's heart is on as he got himself bound to a Fey lover, Jax. who has plans on keeping James all to himself and Jasmine who also wants James to herself. Who will end up with James and will they get out of the hellish realm that they went into?