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When April joins a support group for young widows, she's looking for comfort after her husband's sudden death. What she finds instead is a group in turmoil. Set up by well-meaning amateurs, the founders are tussling for control of the group, and everyone's on edge. The founders are fighting for control, members are keeping dangerous secrets, and forbidden relationships are threatening to tear the club apart. And then there's Nick, the newest addition, whose charm feels just a little too calculated. But the most dangerous secret of all? Not all members are who they seem to be.

West London. Tania Samarasena (recently divorced), her mother Helen (recently widowed), and her best friend Priya (recently nearly sacked following The Outburst) are three women at a crossroads in their lives. As they make plans to reinvent themselves, a series of shocks, old secrets and surprises plays havoc with their relationships, as well as their futures.

Lucy's infamous dinner parties were always the talk of the town, but after her husband's death, they've become few and far between. When she gets engaged to her new fiancé, Mike, she decides what better way to introduce him to her friends than by reinstating their supper club. But a lot has changed in the last six years. Lucy's best friend, Maggie, must face sitting at the dinner table with her husband's new model girlfriend in tow. Now a mother, so much of Chrissie's life revolves around changing nappies and mindless baby TV that she worries if she'll still be good company.

When a fire destroys the Empress Theatre, a devastating tragedy unfolds. Amelia 's mother lost her peace of mind forever when she left her daughter alone for a few life-changing moments. The dance school lost their beloved teacher, Hilary , who died saving the lives of her young pupils. Karin lost her memory, and the answers she desperately craves. Claudia lost the one thing that would have made her perfect life complete.

All of Gemma's dreams come true when she's asked to step into the role of Puddleducks Playgroup leader. She knows the place better than anyone and is determined to prove she's the right person for the job. Nothing is going to spoil this opportunity for her... Until she meets Joe Balls, the newly appointed head of reception at the neighbouring infant school. An ex-banker more comfortable with numbers than nursery rhymes, Joe has this annoying habit of interfering with Gemma and her plans for the playgroup.

A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. When eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything. With every passing minute, an unstoppable chain of events hurtles towards a tragic conclusion.

Lucy has been desperate for a new heart for as long as she can remember. But getting the call to say a donor has been found will be a bittersweet relief: because for her to live, someone else must die...

Struggling under the expectations and intentions of others, Maggie and Elsa's chance meeting on the park bench offers them each a lifeline and a friend. As they reveal their hopes and heartaches, can they see themselves - and each other - clearly enough to help, before it's too late?

Jo is five months pregnant with the baby she's always dreamed of, and the perfect marriage to David, the love of her life. But there's something she's been hiding from him... a lie that could change everything. Then David disappears. No note. No warning. No trace. Was it the secrets between them that drove him away... or something far more sinister? You'd do anything to find your husband but what if the truth will cost you more than losing him?