{"product_id":"the-goodmans-9781720817062","title":"The Goodmans","description":"The lovely doctor Abby Hart lives in her dream cottage in the quintessential English border town of Ludbury, home to the Goodmans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaggie Goodman, all fire and passion, is like another mother to her, amiable Richard a rock and 60s-child Celia is the grandmother she never had. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Abby has a secret. Best friend Jude Goodman is the love of her life, and very, very straight. Even if Jude had ever given a woman a second glance, there'd also be the small problem of Maggie - she would definitely not approve.But secrets have a habit of sneaking out, and Abby's not the only one with something to hide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife is just about to get very interesting for the Goodmans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings are not what they used to be, but could they be even better?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClare Ashton's first novel, Pennance, was long-listed for the Polari Prize and After Mrs Hamilton is a Golden Crown Literary Society (Goldie) award winner. Her first foray into romantic comedy, That Certain Something, was a Goldie and Lambda Literary Award finalist. And her latest romance, Poppy Jenkins, is the Rainbow Award winner for Best Lesbian Contemporary and Erotic Romance. Clare grew up in Mid-Wales and she has a brain stuck somewhere not particularly useful between the arts and science. And that's how she ended up studying History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge. She has worked as a scientific copy-editor (where she learnt to spell diarrhoea), a waitress at the Little Chef (where she learnt you could survive on toast alone) and as a software engineer (where she learnt to spend far too much time on a computer). She has been accused of sometimes living too much inside her head, but it turns out that this is good for writing stories. Her novels are a mix of suspense, intrigue, romance and darker elements too. She lives in the midlands (UK) with her partner and son and daughter who are a lovely distraction from writing. Find out more about Clare at http: \/\/rclareashton.wordpress.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545085546770,"sku":"9781720817062","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_760724ad-3d83-4f8d-a129-5e2c3f6b1dcf.jpg?v=1731540680","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-goodmans-9781720817062","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}