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Silk Trilogy #3
Scandals
Prepare to be SCANDALISED with international multi-million-copy selling Penny Jordan.
For over five decades, Amber Fulshawe has been at the helm of Denham Silk, the Macclesfield mill that she inherited from her Grandmother. With many tumultuous years behind them, Amber and her beloved husband Jay, are looking to the legacy that their own grandchildren will inherit.
But long-buried secrets and hidden desires have always lain at the heart of the family as this generation are finding out.
Ambitious Robert is ready to assume his title and is about to marry his adoring cousin Olivia. But a dark passion threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Naive beauty Kate is about to learn that love can be twisted and cruel.
Damaged Nick blames his failing marriage on his domineering Father-in-law, but is something else at the heart of his woes?
Domineering Cassandra's influence is waning, but she has one last nasty surprise…
On the eve of her 80th birthday, will Amber be able to guide her family and Denham Silk towards a safe future?
For over five decades, Amber Fulshawe has been at the helm of Denham Silk, the Macclesfield mill that she inherited from her Grandmother. With many tumultuous years behind them, Amber and her beloved husband Jay, are looking to the legacy that their own grandchildren will inherit.
But long-buried secrets and hidden desires have always lain at the heart of the family as this generation are finding out.
Ambitious Robert is ready to assume his title and is about to marry his adoring cousin Olivia. But a dark passion threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Naive beauty Kate is about to learn that love can be twisted and cruel.
Damaged Nick blames his failing marriage on his domineering Father-in-law, but is something else at the heart of his woes?
Domineering Cassandra's influence is waning, but she has one last nasty surprise…
On the eve of her 80th birthday, will Amber be able to guide her family and Denham Silk towards a safe future?
- GenresHistorical
434 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 12, 2010
50 people are currently reading
147 people want to read
About the author
Penny Jordan
819 books668 followersPenelope Jones Halsall
aka Caroline Courtney, Annie Groves, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru".
She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialized bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the heroine. At eleven, she fell in love with Mills & Boon, and with their heroes. In those days the books could only be obtained via private lending libraries, and she quickly became a devoted fan; she was thrilled to bits when the books went on full sale in shops and she could have them for keeps.
Penny left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She first discovered Mills & Boon books, via a girl she worked with. She married Steve Halsall, an accountant and a "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. Her husband bought her the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first novels, at a time when he could ill afford it. He died at the beginning of 21st century.
She earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, Penny found an agent who was looking for a new Georgette Heyer. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her nom de plume to Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her more historical romance novels, she adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70 of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Halsall lived in a neo-Georgian house in Nantwich, Cheshire, with her Alsatian Sheba and cat Posh. She worked from home, in her kitchen, surrounded by her pets, and welcomed interruptions from her friends and family.
aka Caroline Courtney, Annie Groves, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on November 24, 1946 at about seven pounds in a nursing home in Preston, Lancashire, England. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, an engineer, who died at 85, and his wife Margaret Louise Groves Jones. She has a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence "Pru".
She had been a keen reader from the childhood - her mother used to leave her in the children's section of their local library whilst she changed her father's library books. She was a storyteller long before she began to write romantic fiction. At the age of eight, she was creating serialized bedtime stories, featuring make-believe adventures, for her younger sister Prue, who was always the heroine. At eleven, she fell in love with Mills & Boon, and with their heroes. In those days the books could only be obtained via private lending libraries, and she quickly became a devoted fan; she was thrilled to bits when the books went on full sale in shops and she could have them for keeps.
Penny left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She first discovered Mills & Boon books, via a girl she worked with. She married Steve Halsall, an accountant and a "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. Her husband bought her the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first novels, at a time when he could ill afford it. He died at the beginning of 21st century.
She earned a living as a writer since the 1970s when, as a shorthand typist, she entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Although she didn't win, Penny found an agent who was looking for a new Georgette Heyer. She published four regency novels as Caroline Courtney, before changing her nom de plume to Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and then she wrote two thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock. Soon after that, Mills and Boon accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey as Penny Jordan. However, for her more historical romance novels, she adopted her mother's maiden-name to become Annie Groves. Almost 70 of her 167 Mills and Boon novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Halsall lived in a neo-Georgian house in Nantwich, Cheshire, with her Alsatian Sheba and cat Posh. She worked from home, in her kitchen, surrounded by her pets, and welcomed interruptions from her friends and family.
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December 30, 2021
Not as charming as the previous two books, and the romances and character arcs are even less developed.
July 21, 2020
LOTS of characters discussed. Can take a couple of sentences to work out who is being spoken about.
Wrapped up the trilogy nicely.
Wrapped up the trilogy nicely.
June 26, 2024
Too many rich and/or evil people - unbelievable characters and antics .possibly holiday read but I don’t like reading about this sort of life or nasty people.
February 15, 2017
This story was over the top, but fine.
February 7, 2017
3.5 from me. From the first page, it bears similarity with the plot and style of Sidney Sheldon's Masters of the Game; albeit not as severely intense. In fact its a light read but with various family conflicts that were a delight to read.
March 23, 2016
I really enjoyed this series, but to be appreciated the three books need to be read in order.
October 14, 2016
Book 3 in the Silks trilogy (the other two are Silk and Sins). Perfect for fans of Penny Vincenzi and Barbara Taylor Bradford.
June 12, 2025
7/10 rollicking read
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June 17, 2024Too many rich and/or evil people, unbelievable characters. Didn’t like anything about this.
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