Summary

Irresistible short stories from some of the top names in fiction writing today.

A chance meeting with a handsome Italian stranger...
The Christmas list - with a difference
A yummy mummy picks up the wrong bag, with surprising consequences
The woman who wanted a life change, but got rather more than she bargained for
The ex-wife who could provide her ex-husband with an alibi for murder
A mother's instincts and a daughter' love life
A woman drawn to the mysterious house on the hill...

Here are stories of love, passion, mystery and hope - and the discovery that some of the more surprising things in life are often the most important...

From Kate Mosse to Jodi Picoult, this is the must-have collection of the year.