BILLIE JO

'Not once had Terry ever been hauled in by old bill. He was sure thefilth was aware of him, as he had his fingers stuck in many pies, but hewas a background man and that's the way he liked it. He made sure that hekept well away from the dodgy motors, the thieves and the yards'. Terry -the lucky villain with a heart of gold - is riding for a fall. Michelle -the wife he hates and is plotting to leave - knows something is afoot, butnot quite what. Billie Jo - their adored only daughter - loathes herparents quarrelling and her mother drinking, but will she understand whenTerry tells her the truth: that he is planning to marry his pregnantsecretary? Jade is a cut above the rest and waits patiently for the daywhen she and Terry can live peacefully together on his ill-gotten gains,probably on the Costa del Sol. But fate is about to deal a terrible hand,leaving Billie Jo's protected world in tatters.