Valentine Renehan

Marie and Sebastian Temple are the new owners of the Ayesha fashion empire. Marie's innovative ideas have moved the company to the number one slot in the industry. Married for a year, they decide to celebrate with a Mediterranean cruise. But when they get to Ibiza things start to go terribly wrong. Marie is arrested for drug-trafficking, and tests seem to show she's also a prolific user. As Marie awaits trial, Sebastian returns to Britain to take control of the firm. But his ambitious expansion plans lead to spending spiralling out of control, and bring the Ayesha fashion empire to the brink of bankruptcy. Is Sebastian trying to show Marie he can run the company in her absence, or has he an ulterior motive? Meanwhile on Ibiza, what's Carla Whitelaw, the owner of Nesdon Barrett's nightclub, up to? Her former lover, Glasgow drug-lord Brett Sanderson, killed himself in prison while serving a life sentence because of his attempts to destroy Ayesha and her business. Since his death Carla has held a deep hatred towards Ayesha and her company. What lengths will she go to in order to avenge her lover? And why does Ibiza-based hairdresser and beauty therapist Jo-Jo want a piece of Ayesha's company? What power does she hold over Ayesha's husband Gerard Elthsworthy? When these disparate and desperate characters come together, you can be sure there will be trouble, and someone will have pay the price. Ayesha: To Take Control. Beauty is only skin-deep.

Three years had now gone by since the fashion world heard of the death of top fashion designer and supermodel Ayesha, with many of her close friends and staff still mourning over her untimely death. Top award winning designer Jean-Luc Decourcy is now in complete charge of the design department of the Ayesha label but is struggling with his own personal demons. Gerard Elthsworthy has settled for a more relaxed lifestyle away from the fast paced world of the industry and is now living in Tahiti where Ayesha's parents have taken up residency. However, a world recession has now left the company on the verge of bankruptcy and in much need of Gerard's personality, sharp designs and funding from Ayesha's business estate. But how much more will he have to inject into the company before everything is lost. To make matters worse, a murky character from Ayesha's past has turned up with the intention of destroying the Ayesha label once and for all. Gerard must now decide whether to return to Britain to try and save the company and keep the memory of Ayesha's name alive or stay in Tahiti with what dwindling money is left and risk losing the company forever....