Subject: Adopted children -- Fiction (Keywords)

Childhood sweethearts Mary and Jonty long for a child, but it seems that it's not to be. Then one stormy night a yacht runs aground near their home and they rescue a baby. Although they know it's wrong, they keep the baby as their own. Years later, their decision will prove to have shocking conse...

Childhood sweethearts Mary and Jonty long for a child, but it seems that it's not to be. Then one stormy night a yacht runs aground near their home and they rescue a baby. Although they know it's wrong, they keep the baby as their own. Years later, their decision will prove to have shocking conse...

Childhood sweethearts Mary and Jonty long for a child, but it seems that it's not to be. Then one stormy night a yacht runs aground near their home and they rescue a baby. Although they know it's wrong, they keep the baby as their own. Years later, their decision will prove to have shocking conse...

She grew up in the shadows of a lie. Now, with her mother in an institution, 16-year-old Celeste Atwell is alone in the world. Adopted by a wealthy couple, Celeste has everything a girl could desire - but her indulgence may come at a steep price.

17-year-old Lorelei Patio is the adopted daughter of a 200-year-old vampire, Sergio Patio. Lorelei never fully realized who and what her father was, nor what her sisters were brought up to do for him. But one day, that all changed.

Discovered as a newborn baby in a dustbin, April's life has never been easy. After a row on the morning of her 14th birthday, April storms out determined to look back at her past and find out where she really comes from.

Angie Westwood's cousin, Jane, dies of heart failure at the age of 20, leaving a young son and an unresolved mystery of who his father is. Angie adopts Danny straight away and takes him to the farm in Somerset to which she and Jane were evacuated during the war. However, as soon as the Sawyers se...

Frankie Foster loves fixing people's problems. Her help might not always be welcome, and she might cause the odd total disaster, but Frankie always fixes things - eventually! Her best friend, Jem, knows she's adopted, and starts wondering about the identity of her biological mum. So Frankie offer...

Queenie Bonner is only two when she is taken from her large family in the slums to a big house in the country. She is upset & confused, begging to be taken back, but she is told that this is now her home. Albert & Mary Warrender rename her Eleanor & bring her up as their own. But when Mary dies A...

Queenie Bonner is only two when she is taken from her large family in the slums to a big house in the country. Confused and upset, she begs to be taken back, but is told that this is now her home. Albert and Mary Warrender rename her Eleanor and raise her as their own. But when Mary dies Albert t...