Patricia Dixon

The bonds of family face the ultimate test in this novel of class divisions and buried secrets among three interrelated households.
 
Together with her feckless, self-centered mother, Ruby lives one step away from poverty on a rundown estate in Manchester. In the quiet suburbs of Cheshire, Ruby’s cousin Rosie leads a charmed, middle-class existence—even as she feels suffocated by her own domineering mother. Then...

"Stunningly written this will be one of my books of the year." Daisy meets Adam on their first day at Manchester University and they immediately become friends. But when, tongues begin to wag and their relationship is questioned, for the first time in his life Adam shares his secret with Daisy who promises to stand by him and keep his secret. Then Adam's older brother, Ryan, returns from abroad and Daisy quickly falls for him. After a troubled upbringing,...

Can fate put you in danger? Ivy and Georgie have secrets and pasts riddled with shame and betrayal. On a cold February day, both women leave home hoping to rebuild their lives, not knowing their worlds will soon collide. When fate eventually brings them to Tenley House, the home of a bitter, domineering matriarch who controls her fickle son and terrorizes her adoptive granddaughter, the women find themselves in danger. Behind the facade of propriety,...

"Oh wow! The read of the summer-stunning and beautiful, I smiled and I cried . . . heart stopping . . . truly magnificent." -Goodreads reviewer, five stars Time is running out for an ageing rock star living in France, in this compelling epic by the author of Birthright . . . Older and wiser, Joe Jarrett, who was once the lead singer of one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, has left his wild and hedonistic days behind, preferring a quieter...

A dream wedding in French wine country becomes the perfect venue for family drama in this heartwarming novel of love, family, and happily ever after. Matilda Parker is flying to France for what should be the wedding of her dreams. But she soon discovers that her dreams are beside the point. Her mother Freda has spent a year planning the perfect wedding, and nothing-not even a house full of relatives, the imminent arrival of her feckless son-in-law-to-be,...

Polygyny, the practice of having multiple wives, has existed since ancient times and is, still practiced in many countries throughout the world. In We Want for Our Sisters What We Want for Ourselves, Dr. Patricia Dixon (aka Dr. Ra Heter) argues that the practice is one the African American community should consider adopting as well. According to Dixon, the concept of monogamy was, spread by Christianity and created, an unrealistic and romanticized...

Can you ever escape your history? During a road trip to France with her granddaughter, Dottie Tanner revisits the past and the dark days of WW2, when as a brave young woman she risked everything to fight for her country and freedom. Parachuting into occupied territory to work with the Resistance, young Dottie lived each day with homesickness, the fear of capture and the threat of the Nazi regime. She had no idea her life, and that of her comrades,...

A crime committed in desperation is brought to light generations later, in this emotional saga of family love, loyalty, and lies . . . When Honey McCarthy is given a box containing trinkets left to her by her beloved great-aunty Beryl, she has no idea that hidden inside is a confession to a terrible crime dating back to a cold December night in 1940, when German bombs rained down on Manchester.  Beryl has been the guardian of this dark...

A moving novel of betrayal and loss. This is the story of Anna. Against the odds, can you learn to trust and love again? The unremarkable rock of her family, Anna is content with her life until she discovers that Matthew, her husband of 22 years, is having an affair. Consumed by hurt and tainted memories, her life is turned upside down by betrayal and then loss. With her confidence destroyed, she is tormented by the shadow of Matthew's unknown lover....

"5 stars are not enough, this is my book of the year . . . perfect for Christmas . . . I laughed and cried my way through this." -Amazon reviewer, five stars For a mother and her three daughters, this Christmas is a time to share secrets-and find hope for the future . . . As a young girl, Carmen Appleton loved Christmas, but a simple knock at the door was all it took to change things. Her father left home that fateful Christmas Eve and all...