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When Beth, Megan, and Joanne meet at university, they become inseparable friends who’d do anything for one another - even agreeing to keep what happens one shocking night a secret. Now in their 40s and outwardly successful, each of the three has dealt with what happened in their own way. But secrets and lies leave their mark. When Megan decides to tell her fiancé the truth about that night, it threatens to ruin the lives of everyone around her. But someone is prepared to do anything to stop that from happening....

When Detective Mike West is called to investigate a murder in a Dublin graveyard, suspicion immediately falls on a local woman, Edel Johnson, whose husband disappeared some months before. But then she disappears. Evidence leads West to a small village in Cornwall, but when he arrives, he finds Edel has got there before him. Her explanation seems to make sense, but as West begins to think his suspicions of her are unfounded, she disappears again. Is she guilty? West, fighting an unsuitable attraction, doesn't want to believe it. 

When Natasha meets Daniel, she knows her life is made. Rich, handsome and charming, Daniel will make the perfect husband. Even if she won’t make the perfect wife…She is thrilled when Daniel suggests an all-expenses paid cruise for Natasha, her friends, Barbara, Tracy Ann and Michelle, and their husbands. What better way to show everyone that Natasha has finally made it? But as the ship sets sail, she learns that far from being the perfect husband, Daniel has terrible secrets that are about to be revealed.

These cases might prove to be West’s toughest yet.... Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West could do with a break. He’s had his fill of complicated cases and wants nothing more than to settle down with his fiancée. But life has a habit of getting in the way.... Two new cases come in: a hit and run where the family of the victim act suspiciously and a missing woman who is found dead from natural causes until the post-mortem suggests foul play. With an investigation into both cases going nowhere, the last thing West or his team need are further complications

Since that fateful night I have always kept myself to myself. Reserved. Private. Alone. Some people think I am too quiet. That life is passing me by. But I know there is safety in my own company. That no one can hurt me if I don’t let them get too close. Until the day I meet him. A handsome, charming stranger. A chance for me to take a risk…finally? Or a man who threatens everything I’ve worked so hard for?

When Sergeant Mike West and his partner, Garda Andrews, are called to a suspicious death, they are shocked to find the small body of a child abandoned in a suitcase. Who is she? No child has been reported missing. Their search reaches outside Ireland but without success, and soon another dead body takes their attention. There is a surfeit of suspects this time, but as the case evolves, the two detectives are stunned where it leads.

Joyce Doyle has spent her whole life being invisible. She struggles to be noticed by her successful family and, at work, she's the one people forget in meetings. Distraught by his cruel rejection, she waits for her revenge. Humiliated and ostracised, Joyce retreats to an isolated cottage, determined to rebuild herself and make those who hurt her pay. But then, as a violent storm cuts her off from the outside world, Joyce begins to realise something unsettling. That she isn't alone.

Als Natasha Daniel kennenlernt, sieht sie den perfekten Verlauf ihres Lebens vor sich: Reich, gutaussehend und charmant wird Daniel der perfekte Ehemann sein. Doch als das Schiff in See sticht, erfährt sie, dass Daniel doch kein so perfekter Ehemann ist, sondern schreckliche Geheimnisse hat, die bald drohen, ans Licht zu gelangen. Und jede der Ehefrauen hat ihre eigenen Gründe, ihn tot sehen zu wollen.

Nach außen ist Nick der ideale Ehemann – aufmerksam, liebevoll, charmant. Doch ich will nur eins: raus aus dieser Ehe. Dann: Ein Baby. Hoffnung. Verzweiflung. Angst. Unsere Tochter Kaya tritt in unser Leben. Doch der Plan geht nicht auf. Alles wird nur schlimmer. Dann verschwindet Kaya. Und ich weiß nicht, wem ich trauen kann. Nicht einmal mir selbst.

When Melanie Scott is promoted to junior partner, she thinks she has put her past behind her, and while out celebrating her promotion, she meets the handsome and charming Hugo Field. Melanie has her doubts and is haunted by her mother’s critical voice, which reminds her that she’s messed up before. But when Oliver invites her for dinner, she buries the feeling and accepts his invitation. She deserves a chance at happiness, doesn’t she? However, the past she thought she had left behind resurfaces when she receives an email containing a name she thought she’d left behind.

En apparence, Sarah a une vie parfaite. Elle adore son travail de médecin et vit dans un bel appartement avec un mari idéal. Nick est beau, dévoué et gentil... Pourtant, Sarah n'est pas heureuse. Elle a peur que leur récent mariage soit une très grosse erreur. Alors, quand Nick lui propose de faire un bébé, Sarah se dit que c'est la chance de donner un second souffle à leur couple. Mais, lorsque l'enfant arrive, le déclic ne vient pas et elle a du mal à assumer son rôle de mère. Pire, elle ne ressent aucun amour pour sa fille.