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Bella is living her best life in Wynbridge, with her beloved Spaniel, Tink. She’s found a way to keep the house she inherited from her grandparents while expanding her dream business – Away With the Fairies – and she’s ecstatic that Christmas is on the horizon! In fact, everything is perfect until family friend, Catherine Connelly asks Bella if she’d be willing to rent part of the house to freelance author, Jude who is researching the history of the Connelly Clan and Wynthorpe Hall ahead of turning his findings into a book.

When Anna takes on the role of companion to the owner of Wynthorpe Hall on the outskirts of Wynbridge, she has no idea that her life is set to change beyond all recognition. A confirmed ‘bah humbug’ when it comes to Christmas, Anna is amazed to find herself quickly immersed in the eccentric household, and when youngest son Jamie unexpectedly arrives home it soon becomes obvious that her personal feelings are going all out to compromise her professional persona.

Following a shocking revelation within her family, Tess Tyler is looking to escape her hectic city life - and where better to hide than Wynmouth, the seaside town she visited as a child, with its sandy beaches, stunning rock pools and welcoming community. But little does she realise, Wynmouth isn't quite the haven she remembers it to be, and her real life is still threatening to catch up with her. Also returning to Wynmouth is Joe. Having fled more than a decade ago after an accident that changed his life forever, he’s back and is determined to face his demons.

Ruby has finished with university and is heading home for the holidays to save up for her trip around the world in January. Against her father’s wishes, she takes on a stall at the local market and sets about making it the best Christmas market stall ever. There’ll be bunting and mistletoe and maybe even a bit of mulled wine. But with a new retail park just opened on their doorstep, the market is under threat. So together with all the other stallholders, Ruby devises a plan to make sure that Wynbridge is the first port of call for everyone’s Christmas shopping needs.

Wynter’s Trees is the home of Christmas. For the people of Wynmouth it’s where they get their family Christmas tree and where Christmas truly comes to life. But for Liza Wynter, it’s a millstone around her neck. It was her father’s pride and joy, but now that he’s gone, she can’t have anything to do with it. Until her father’s business partner decides to retire and she must go back to handle the transition to his son Ned.

From the best-selling author of Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market and The Cherry Tree Café comes a glorious summer treat of glamping, vintage tearooms and love.... When Lottie Foster’s grandmother’s best friend, Gwen, dies, she leaves Lottie her lovely home, Cuckoo Cottage. Lottie loves the cottage, but Matt, a charming local builder, points out that beneath its charm it is falling apart. Luckily he is always on hand to help with the problems that somehow seem to keep cropping up. But is he just a bit too good to be true?

Freya Fuller is estranged from her parents and has been following her childhood dream of becoming a gardener ever since. When an opportunity to design a winter garden opens up at a Victorian property in Nightingale Square, Freya jumps at the chance to make a fresh start. But while the majority of the residents are welcoming, local artist Finn seems determined to shut her out, and when Freya's family makes a surprise appearance, it seems that her new life is about to come crashing down.

Kärlek, vänskap och en ny start på livet... Beth älskar sitt arbete som vårdare på ett äldreboende, men känner sig instängd i det trånga och smutsiga huset hon delar med flera andra. När hon får chansen att flytta till det idylliska Nightingale Square, tvekar hon inte. Grannarna vid Nightingale Square tar emot Beth med öppna armar och när hon behöver hjälp med att arrangera en insamlingskampanj för äldreboendet ställer alla upp. Men när hon går med i ett projekt för att starta upp ett nytt center för kreativt skapande, väcks gamla sår och hemligheter från hennes förflutna till liv.

Tess Tyler behöver en paus från vardagen. Tyngd av ett stressfyllt jobb och en krävande pappa, känner hon att hon har fått nog och efter en chockerande upptäckt rinner bägaren över och hon flyr till den charmiga kustbyn Wynmouth – en plats som betytt mycket för henne sedan barndomen. I Wynmouth, med dess inbjudande sandstränder och natursköna klippbassänger, känner Tess att hon äntligen kan andas igen. Byns vänliga invånare och dess mysiga pub, som drivs av den karismatiska Sam, får henne att känna sig välkommen.

En lång sommar i magisk miljö. Kan litteraturen inspirera det verkliga livet? Ibland når en bok rakt in till själen och bygger bo i hjärtat. För Emily, Rachel och Tori är den boken ”Hope Falls”. När väninnorna efter en lång väntan äntligen får möjlighet att tillbringa sommaren i stugan där filmatiseringen av boken ägde rum, anar de att det kommer att bli deras livs semester. Att koppla bort vardagen i sex veckor ger dem chansen att omvärdera sina livsval.

The heartwarming new audiobook from the number five Sunday Times best-selling author, perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Milly Johnson and Cathy Bramley. Kate is on the run from her almost-divorced husband, who is determined to have her back, and she has found the perfect place to hide...a little cottage on Nightingale Square in Norwich, far away from her old life in London. But the residents of Nightingale Square don't take no for an answer, and Kate soon finds herself pulled into a friendship with Lisa, her bossy but lovely new neighbour.

Things haven’t always been straightforward in Poppy’s life but her dreams are finally within her reach. She's moving into a cottage in beautiful Nightingale Square, close to the local community garden, where she can indulge her passion for making preserves and pickles. She may not have the best relationship with her family but she is surrounded by loving friends, and feels sure that even her grumpy new neighbour, Jacob, has more to him than his steely exterior belies.

When Paige turns up unannounced at Wynthorpe Hall, she discovers the place she knew when she was growing up has changed beyond all recognition. She’s only planning to stay for a short time, but is quickly pulled into local life. One night while driving home after delivering library books and shopping to residents she stumbles across an isolated cottage and meets Albert, its elderly and rather grumpy owner. She quickly realises there’s more to Albert than meets the eye and the same can be said for the other man she can’t seem to help running into, handsome but brooding Brodie.

Beth loves her job working in a care home, looking after its elderly residents, but she doesn’t love the cramped and dirty house-share she currently lives in. So, when she gets the opportunity to move to Nightingale Square, sharing a house with the lovely Eli, she jumps at the chance. The community at Nightingale Square welcomes Beth with open arms, and when she needs help to organise a fundraiser for the care home they rally round. Then she discovers The Arches, a local creative arts centre, has closed and the venture to replace it needs their help too.

Amber est très citadine, mais quand Jake son fiancé lui propose de s'installer à la campagne pour aider ses parents à la ferme, Amber décide de tenter l'aventure. Elle quitte sans états d'âme son job peu satisfaisant en rêvant de champs de fleurs sauvages et d'une vie simple et idyllique. Mais les choses ne se déroulent pas comme prévu. La ferme est froide, boueuse, et en difficulté financièrement. Amber est déterminée à réussir sa reconversion. Mais y arrivera-t-elle ? Son amour survivra-t-il quand Jake et elle sont si différents ?

Holly has the place to herself this Christmas. It’s not her place, though – she is house-sitting for friends who live on Nightingale Square – just there to keep the place warm and cosy and only for long enough for her to sort her life out. Newly single and finding herself unsure about next steps for her career, she plans to hunker down and make some life decisions. To clear her mind, she sets off on early morning walks around a nearby lake and bumps into May, an older lady who is also new to the area, and her dapper Dachshund Monty.

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 film adaptation was located, they know it is going to be the holiday of a lifetime. Spending six weeks away will give them a chance to re-evaluate their life choices.

Summer is in full swing when Kat drives back into Wynmouth in her almost-clapped-out car, having left both her most recent job and the man her parents thought she was going to get married to. Coming home is just what she needs to heal her broken heart. At Wynbrook Manor, things are in disarray. Owner Algy isn’t getting any younger, and Kat’s mum Janet, housekeeper at the manor, spends her days running around after him....

Ally and her dad, Geoff, run the family business, a creative retreat, from their home Hollyhock Cottage in picturesque Kittiwake Cove. They give their guests their dream break, but Ally hankers after glamourous city living, fancy restaurants and art galleries. Ally’s survival strategy is to escape out of season, take a break abroad and pretend to be the person she always imagined she would be. She meets Logan while she’s away and he turns out to be exactly the kind of distraction she’s looking for.

Tess Tyler necesita un descanso. Agobiada por su estresante trabajo y su exigente padre, apenas le queda tiempo para cuidar de sí misma. Pero, después de un impactante descubrimiento, huye a Wynmouth, la ciudad costera de la que se enamoró de niña, para escapar de todo. Con sus playas de arena, sus impresionantes pozas y su acogedora comunidad, Tess siente que por fin puede volver a respirar. Y, a medida que se acerca cada vez más a Sam, el dueño del pub local, se atreve a soñar con no regresar jamás a su vida anterior. Pero su idílica estancia se ve perturbada cuando una persona conocida regresa al pueblo.