Sophie Apperly has spent her whole life pleasing others - but when she realises her family see her less as indispensable treasure and more as general dogsbody, she decides she's had enough.So when an old friend offers her the chance of a lifetime, she decides to swap Little England for the Big Apple, and heads off to the land of opportunity.From the moment Sophie hits the bright lights of Manhattan she's determined to enjoy every minute of her big adventure.And when fate throws her...

Polly Cameron is happy being thirty-five and celibate, living in a small Gloucestershire town with a possessive cat for company and a Rayburn for comfort. After all, a relationship would only complicate things...But Polly's life is already complicated. In addition to her job in the Whole Nut café and her part in the 'Save Our High Street' campaign, there's her pottery career to get off the ground. Not to mention dodging the efforts of her friends and mother to find her a husband......

Anna, a newly qualified interior designer, has decided it's time to put her money and her expertise where her mouth is. She's risked everything on buying a tiny but adorable cottage so she can renovate it, sell it on, and prove to her family that she can earn her own living.Outside, the chocolate-box cottage is perfect, but inside all is chaos: with a ladder for a staircase, no downstairs flooring, candles the only form of lighting and a sleeping bag and camping mat for a bed, Anna...

With the bookshop where she works about to close, hopeless romantic Laura Horsley, in a moment of uncharacteristic recklessness, finds herself agreeing to help organise a literary festival deep in the heart of the English countryside. But her initial excitement is rapidly followed by a mounting sense of panic when reality sinks in and she realises just how much work is involved - especially when an innocent mistake leads the festival committee to mistakenly believe that Laura is a personal...

There's an art to choosing men ... but Thea's just discovering itFed up with looking after a houseful of students, Thea Orville throws caution to the winds and takes off to Ireland with Rory, a charming but feckless artist.But Thea's old life isn't so easily cut off. The arrival of Molly, her bossy friend, demanding to see Rory's stunning paintings (and to find out what Thea is up to) is bad enough, but why did she have to bring Petal, Thea's most annoying ...

A remote job in a crumbling Scottish castle. A run-in with the one who got away. A life adventure awaits… from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Country Escape and A Secret Garden.‘The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.’ AJ Pearce'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest...

The uplifting and escapist new romcom and perfect holiday read for summer from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Island in the Sun and One Enchanted Evening.'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird'Top-drawer romantic escapism.' Daily Mail'Warm, brilliant and full of love.' Heat______...

'I loved it' Jill Mansell'She should be on prescription' Phillipa AshleyShe's found her dream home but can she make her dreams a reality?Hattie finds other people their dream homes for a living.Surely she, of all people, has the connections and the knowledge to find her own forever home? Instead, she baffles those closest to her by choosing to pack up and move every few months from one housesitting job to the...

A wonderfully romantic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer and A Country Escape.'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' Sunday Times'Katie is my favourite author' Phillipa Ashley__________Gina and Sally Makepiece have inherited a stall in the French House, an antiques centre nestled in the heart of the Eng...

A new life in the country. An exciting old flame reappears. A life adventure awaits. . . from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer, One Enchanted Evening and Island in the Sun.'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ Pearce'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer'Katie Fforde is on sparkling form' Independent

A delicious Christmas feast of short stories from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of A French Affair and A Wedding in Provence.'Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer'Katie Fforde is on spa...

Take one aspiring cook, one judge, and a spoonful of romance...When Zoe Harper wins a coveted place in a televised cookery competition she's thrilled. It's a chance to cook her way to fame and fortune and the little delicatessen she's set her heart on.The first task has hardly begun when she finds herself with rather too much on her plate. Not only has she got to contend with the fiercely competitive and downright devious Cher, but she's fast developing an ...