From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes the continuing story of indomitable heroine, Emma Harte

Emma Harte is now eighty years old and ready to hand over the reins of the vast business empire she has created. To her favourite grandchild, Paula McGill Fairley, Emma bequeaths her mighty retailing empire with these heartfelt words: ‘I charge you to hold my dream.’

A towering international success, this is the powerfully moving tale of one woman’s determination to ‘hold the dream’ which was entrusted to her, and in so doing find the happiness and passion which is her legacy.

Le sue capacità non rimarranno indifferenti alle attenzioni di Henry Malvern, proprietario del mercato in cui i Falconer lavorano: quando la sua unica figlia nonché erede, Alexis, verrà colpita da un'inaspettata tragedia, la strada di lei e quella di James finiranno per incontrarsi. E il giovane Falconer, dopo aver fatto i conti con minacce alla reputazione e alla vita, dovrà dimostrare di essere veramente padrone del suo destino.

Le sorti delle famiglie inglesi dei Falconer e dei Malvern s'intrecciano in modi inaspettati tra scandali, amori e passioni, intrighi e tradimenti, in questo avvincente romanzo, il primo di una nuova indimenticabile saga firmata dall'autrice bestseller del New York Times Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Forty years ago, the world was introduced to Emma Harte. Now meet M, a new woman of substance guaranteed to win our hearts all over again. A new era has begun…

When those you love are threatened, there’s nothing you won’t do to protect them… you’ll even resort to Breaking the Rules.

Following a terrifying encounter in the quiet English countryside, a dark beauty flees to New York in search of a new life. Adopting the initial M as her name, she embarks on a journey that will lead her to the catwalks of Paris where she becomes the muse and star model to France’s iconic top designer Jean-Louis Tremont.

When M meets charming and handsome actor Larry Vaughan they fall instantly in love with one another. Soon they become the most desired couple on the international scene, appearing on the front cover of every celebrity magazine, adored by millions. With a successful career and a perfect marriage, M believes she has truly put the demons of her past to bed.

But M’s fortunes are about to take another dramatic turn when a dark figure from her past, someone who she thought she’d never see again, is back and determined to shatter M’s world forever.

From the chic fashion capitals of London and Paris, to the exotic locations of Istanbul and Hong Kong, Breaking the Rules is an enthralling story of love and redemption, secrets and survival from the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance.

The unputdownable multi-million copy bestseller charting the rags to riches story of Emma Harte

With new Foreword from Fern Britton.

A WOMAN'S AMBITION…
In the brooding moors above a humble Yorkshire village stood Fairley Hall. There, Emma Harte, its oppressed but resourceful servant girl, acquired a shrewd determination. There, she honed her skills, discovered the meaning of treachery, learned to survive, to become a woman, and vowed to make her mark on the world.

A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME…
In the wake of tragedy she rose from poverty to magnificent wealth as the iron-willed force behind a thriving international enterprise. As one of the richest women in the world Emma Harte has almost everything she fought so hard to achieve-save for the dream of love, and for the passion of the one man she could never have.

A DREAM FULFILLED-AND AVENGED.
Through two marriages, two devastating wars, and generations of secrets, Emma's unparalleled success has come with a price. As greed, envy, and revenge consume those closest to her, the brilliant matriarch now finds herself poised to outwit her enemies, and to face the betrayals of the past with the same ingenious resolve that forged her empire.

From the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance

The story of two brilliant women and the men to whom they ransomed their hearts.

Katharine Tempest is a world-famous actress and star – a dark-haired beauty with a volcanic temperament.

Francesca Cunningham is blonde, cool, distant – the aristocratic writer of bestselling historical romances.

Voice of the Heart is the spellbinding story of two unique and brilliant women – and the charismatic men whom they loved and lost…

‘It really keeps you turning the pages, wondering just why it is that two beautiful and successful women who were once great friends are now sworn enemies.’ Express