Bøker av Joy Wood

Dead Pretty 1977 - Six student nurses embark on their nurse training at Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital. They are young, excited and soon develop a strong friendship bond within their cohort. But there is a predator amongst them. A man that takes great delight in killing young, pretty girls. He's done it before. He watches their movements to decide which one is next. And then he kills for the thrill. A student disappears - quickly followed by another. There are no leads, no evidence, and no bodies. He's clever. But is he as astute as he thinks he is?

Secrets and Lies Secrets and lies bind three women together. Jenna, the beautiful yet fragile wife of the heir to the Montgomery fortune. Bridget, the wily housekeeper who carries out her duties with diligence and guile. Lucy, the jewellery designer living an almost reclusive life. *** Oak Ridge is the mansion where the heinous Montgomery family reside. A place where subterfuge, blackmail and murder have become the order of the day. Challenging the Montgomery family is never an option - defeating them impossible. All three women are forced to take them on. But only one of them is confident of victory because she's watched and learned from the masters themselves.

Claire is happily married to the charismatic Max Maric and living the dream in a luxury house in the prestigious Sandbanks area of Poole Harbour. She loves her husband and their precious son, Freddy. Her life is perfect. Or so she thinks. Annabelle is Max Maric's lover. She's a wealthy widow and is all set to marry him, just as soon as he's divorced. Her life will then be perfect. Or so she thinks. One man, two women, but they can't both have him. And he doesn't get to choose - the schizophrenic decides, with a sophisticated plan to eradicate her nemesis in the most heinous of ways. The intended victim needs a friend. Fortunately, she has a new one she's become close to. But nobody told her that false friends are worse than open enemies.

Laura Foley hooks up with the handsome author Cohan Laity while on holiday in Spain. For Laura, a holiday fling is just what she needs - but that's all she needs, refusing to see him again once the holiday comes to an end.But a besotted Cohan won't take no for an answer. He follows her back to the UK and infiltrates every aspect of her life to get to her, threatening everything she loves and holds dear.She tries reasoning. She tries hiding. She even tries involving the police as Cohan stalks her every move and worms his way into her family by dating her sister.Laura is terrified but won't capitulate. She must take matters into her own hands, and he may well have underestimated her as the hunter becomes the hunted.

Police Officer April Masters has one final job to do. And if she can pull it off, she'll have the funds needed to send her son abroad for the treatment he so desperately needs to help him walk. Working undercover on a plan developed by the Force and the insurance company, all she has to do is link wealthy gallery owner Dylan Rider to the theft of a stolen painting; her remit, posing as an ex-con, is to work as a cleaner at the gallery. However, totally unprepared for Dylan Rider's charm and charisma, April puts her integrity on hold and embarks upon an affair - only to bring him down in the end, she tells herself. But someone is watching her. Someone who knows who she really is . . . someone that could blow her cover. The plan has to change. She needs to become more resourceful. Her son's future depends on it.

Hidden behind the imposing doors of Chanjori House, a story of pain, betrayal, and love.Eve, a beautiful young woman, was once in love with the charismatic Rick Forrest. But he disappeared from her life without any explanation. With no money, about to lose her home, and the added problem of her mother's advancing dementia, her future looked bleak.Chester Forrest, Rick's father, offered her a way out. If she agreed to become his wife and mistress of Chanjori House, he would fund her mother's medical bills. Why, she didn't understand, but there were no other options, so she accepted, all those years ago.Now, Rick Forrest has become a successful lawyer. He always hated his father, and even more so when the old man married Eve, the only woman Rick has ever truly loved. He vowed never to return, however, that all changes when he receives a phone call informing him his father is terminally ill.Chanjori House has been bequeathed in Trust to Rick by his late mother, so he reluctantly returns after an absence of eleven years with the prime objective of ousting gold-digger, Eve as soon as his father takes his last breath. But a life-changing event occurs, forcing Rick to seek help from an unlikely source . . . will his nemesis continue to pull the strings from beyond the grave?

Rebecca Price Jones is a beautiful young woman with a deadly secret. Emily, her precious twin sister is hidden away where nobody can find her. To pay for Emily's keep, Rebecca creates beautiful dresses by day and works as 'Kate', a high-class prostitute for female clients at night. Darlene Milner, a rich gay middle-aged socialite becomes besotted and plans to keep Rebecca all to herself, until Ezzio Marin, a wealthy businessman with a ruthless attitude in the boardroom and the bedroom decides that he wants the same. When the two cross paths, Rebecca's past unravels and her secret comes out with dire consequences. From the lavish lifestyle of the rich and powerful, to the drama of a British courtroom, 'For the love of Emily' is a story of murder, blackmail and passion.