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Newcastle University, 2004, three eighteen year olds meet and become firm friends. But while her new friends are confident in their own identity, 18 year old Lisa Swain is still figuring herself out.
After uni, Lisa finds herself settling down in the north east, getting married and having a baby. But when Lisa's wife is killed in a hit and run, she moves back to the Manchester area with her daughter to start afresh.
Four years after losing her wife, Lisa is lonely. Letting herself be set up on a blind date might turn out to be a terrible plan. But, then again, maybe it might just turn out to be the best thing Lisa ever did.
(Eve Panesar-Unwin is a character in this, but she is written in a way that you don't need to know anything about her for this to make sense. So non-Eastenders fans can treat her like an original character.)
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19 Jul 2026
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In 2026, Carla and Lisa are both in the middle of unpleasant divorces when they cross paths, but it’s not the first time they have met. With a complicated, messy and tangled history, the two must learn how to move forward after so many wrong choices and mistakes made in their shared past.
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19 Jul 2026
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Carla is desperate for Lisa to find love again after numerous years of bad luck but when Lisa finally agrees to start dating again, Carla finds herself in a whole new world of confusion. Can their 5 year friendship withstand the new feelings that arise along the way?
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16 Jul 2026
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Carla, 50, is the factory owner of Underworld aiming to expand the business. Lisa, 30, is her new employee and definitely trouble. Well-educated, devoted and fast-learning. It's a slow slow-burn with angst and tension and definitely much pining for each other, so be patient.
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05 Jul 2026
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"Oh, please tell me you haven’t had an argument with your mother in front of the whole family".
"Worse" Lisa muttered, suddenly looking very interested in the floor. "I lied".
"You? Detective Sergeant Lisa Swain, pillar of truth and justice, told a fib? Colour me intrigued. What did you say?"
"I told them I was already dating someone."
Carla let out a sharp bark of laughter. "No! Brilliant. Who’s the lucky imaginary lady?"
"Mum went into absolute overdrive. She didn't even pause for breath. She immediately declared that if I’ve been seeing someone, they have to come on the family holiday. I started panicking, trying to make up excuses – said she was busy, said she hated the beach, said she had a terrible phobia of flying. But they wouldn't have it. Mum was relentless. She demanded to know her name".
"And? What did you tell her?”
"I said Carla"
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02 Jul 2026