1938: Lady Vita Goldsborough lives in the menacing shadow of her controlling older brother, Aubrey. But when she meets local artist Dodie Blakeney, the two women form a close bond, and Vita finally glimpses a chance to be free. 1997: Following the death of her mother, Eve Blakeney returns to the coast where she spent childhood summers… Continue reading Vita and the Birds by Polly Crosby
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Only love can hurt like this by Paige Toon
Neither of them expected to fall in love. But sometimes life has other plans. . . When Wren realises her fiancé is in love with someone else, she thinks her heart will never recover. On the other side of the world, Anders lost his wife four years ago and is still struggling to move on.… Continue reading Only love can hurt like this by Paige Toon
The Forgotten Garden by Sharon Gosling
Budding landscape architect Luisa MacGregor is stuck in a rut – she hates her boss, she lives with her sister, and she is still mourning the loss of her husband many years ago. So when she is given the opportunity to take on a parcel of land in a deprived area, she sees the chance… Continue reading The Forgotten Garden by Sharon Gosling
The Secret Shore by Liz Fenwick
As one of the Navy’s most skilled mapmakers, Merry knows the very lives of men far away depend on her work in the War Office. But when a family crisis draws her back to her beloved Cornwall, Merry finds herself working alongside an enigmatic American officer on secret operations spanning the rugged coasts of Cornwall… Continue reading The Secret Shore by Liz Fenwick
Summer Nights at the Starfish Cafe by Jessica Redland
Welcome back to The Starfish Café for a glorious summer, but with a few dark clouds on the horizon… A new beginning… As her summer wedding to Jake approaches, Hollie is excited for their new beginning as a family. But when some unexpected news threatens the future she and Jake had hoped for, Hollie will… Continue reading Summer Nights at the Starfish Cafe by Jessica Redland
The Book-Lovers Retreat by Heidi Swain
One long summer. One perfect setting. Can fiction inspire real life…? Sometimes a book grabs you by the heart and grows to mean everything to you. That’s what Hope Falls is to friends Emily, Rachel and Tori. So, when they get the chance to spend a whole summer at the cottage in Lakeside where the… Continue reading The Book-Lovers Retreat by Heidi Swain
After Paris by Nicole Kennedy
Three best friends. A weekend away. And a whole lot of baggage. Alice, Nina and Jules have been best friends for twenty years. They met in Paris and return there once a year, to relive their youth, leave the troubles of home behind, and indulge in each other’s friendship and warmth. But this year, aged… Continue reading After Paris by Nicole Kennedy
The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde
Like circles of a Venn diagram, Mimi and Art Brotherton have always come as a pair. Devoted siblings, they’re bound together in their childhood home by the tragic death of their parents. Art believes that people – including his sister – are incapable of making sensible decisions when it comes to love. That’s what algorithms… Continue reading The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde
The Cornish Hideaway by Jennifer Bibby
All Freya has ever wanted to do is paint. So when she fails her Master’s Degree in Art, on the same day that her boyfriend decides he needs a ‘more serious’ partner, to Freya it feels like the end of the world. Luckily, she has a saviour in the shape of best friend Lola, who… Continue reading The Cornish Hideaway by Jennifer Bibby
No Life for A Lady by Hannah Dolby
Violet Hamilton is a woman who knows her own mind. Which, in 1896, can make things a little complicated… At 28, Violet’s father is beginning to worry she will never find a husband. But every suitor he presents, Violet finds a new and inventive means of rebuffing. Because Violet does not want to marry. She… Continue reading No Life for A Lady by Hannah Dolby
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