Holidays

Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide? 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...

It’s autumn at the Comfort Food Café and the leaves are golden, the lattes are spiced and love might just be brewing for one new resident… 🍁🎃🍁🎃🍁 Reclusive author Sarah is seeking refuge in the quiet village of Budbury, and the last thing she needs is a fake boyfriend. Except...

Everyone in Halfmoon Quay, the picture-perfect village clinging to the edge of the Cornish coast, knows Rick Penrose is the person to turn to for help.

Your dream holiday is just a page away… You are invited to a summer of sparkling champagne, warm buttery croissants and a little bit of je ne sais quoi With a broken heart and a broken spirit, Hattie is in need of a summer escape. So when an opportunity comes up to work at a beautiful, stately...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes a #1 Sunday Times bestselling grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom! ❄️ ‘A charming break from reality’ Publishers Weekly ❄️❄️❄️❄️ Every book in the Dream Harbor series can be read as a standalone...

After ten years of loyal service, Daisy Butterworth has been made redundant. Like any clever woman, she knows the cure to redundancy is a little too much wine and her best friend. Only the next morning, Daisy has more than a hangover...she has a whole new house—in France....

It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke. She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade....

Getting hexy for the holidays! Five sexy stories set in the Stay a Spell world you don’t want to miss, where mischief and mayhem dominate the holiday season for the Savoie sisters of New Orleans....

Finally, find time to get some with your grumpy husband on Father’s Day. Fix up a secret millionaire neighbor while placating a ghost on Halloween. Get snowed-in with a broody movie star on New Year’s Eve. Every day is a hot and hilarious holiday with this family.

Autumn Laine has lost her creative sparkle. After losing her grandad and her job as an illustrator in quick succession, she is at a crossroads in life and needs a break....

Nick and Delaney each think they've planned the perfect romantic getaway – a mystery holiday designed by a travel matchmaking service. But when the itineraries go astray, Nick walks into a hotel suite that's already occupied – just not by his fiancée.

When Lucy organizes a holiday knitting circle, it's good fun, until someone's murdered.... And the culprit must be one of the knitters.... Knitting an ugly Christmas jumper at Cardinal Woolsey's knitting shop in Oxford is supposed to be relaxing. Until a knitter keels over. It's soon clear to...

Eight months after his wife Jacqueline died in a tragic car accident, Michelin starred chef and proprietor of Villa Celestia Guy Lyon's life has been in freefall.

For eight strangers in a Los Angeles hostel, even the other side of the world isn’t far enough. The craving for a new identity and the desire to start again is something they have in common. But they discover that it doesn't matter where you are or who you are - if you can't lay the past to...

College hockey rivals turned lovers Jackson Reed and Killian Blackwell are about to face their toughest match yet: Christmas with both their families at the Reed mansion.

‘Full of quirky characters, friendship and humour, you will devour this engaging and heartwarming novel in one sitting’ Sunday Express S Magazine Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you raid the pantry in the middle of the night… The Comfort Food...

Newly divorced from overbearing husband Malcom and with only reruns of Bergerac and an irascible black cat called Ivan for company, Meg decides it’s time to add a little colour back into her life.

Brought to you by Penguin. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . For most people, that means a time of celebration, relaxation and inebriation, but not for the staff of The Stranger Times. While a book club meeting ending in a triple murder isn’t unprecedented, it is at least...

‘Delightfully romantic and touching.’ Phillipa Ashley on Sunrise at Butterfly Cove Don’t miss Summer at Lavender Bay, the second book in the enchanting Lavender Bay trilogy! When Eliza Barnes said ‘I do’ to her husband all those years ago, she thought that they’d be together forever...

When Dani's boyfriend (and boss!) dumps her for a younger model, the only silver lining she can see is to be able to spend Christmas at home with her family after years away. Determined to surprise them, Dani turns up unannounced in her hometown....

'Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' Marian Keyes -------------------- An uplifting story about one mother trying to hold it all together - told with Cathy Kelly's trademark sparkling warmth, humour and honesty. -------------------- Freya...

Pack your bags and get ready to fall in love with The Hotel by the Sea—your next romantic getaway awaits! Rebecca needs to escape. After making a complete fool of herself watching the man she's secretly loved for years run off with someone else—she jumps at a temporary job at the family-run...

Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter investigates a murder that left a dog stranded in And to All a Good Bite, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter can't wait for Christmas. He doesn't care much about the season, unless it's football...

Rosie has not drawn breath after tragically losing her mother and then being abandoned by the one man she knew she loved. Burying her grief and heartbreak, Rosie threw herself into running Sandycove's Cliff hotel determined to make a success of her mother's legacy.

Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours' drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely begun when Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights.

Nick and Delaney each think they've planned the perfect romantic getaway – a mystery holiday designed by a travel matchmaking service. But when the itineraries go astray, Nick walks into a hotel suite that's already occupied – just not by his fiancée. Two frantic phone calls later, Nick and Delaney discover the truth: their partners are together in Reykjavík and they're stuck sharing a room in one of the most romantic places on earth. As they scramble to fix the mix-up, fate steps in and they start to wonder if the wrong holiday might just be the right one after all.

Widower Andy Hartmann is determined to win the heart of Desiree McLintock, the most fiercely independent woman in Wagon Train, Montana. Andy wasn’t looking for a relationship, but close contact with the sexy lady lights a fire under him. When a rival plans a Christmas visit to Rowdy Ranch, Andy makes his move. As a child, Desiree had to fend for herself. That harsh lesson convinced her to raise her kids and build a career writing bestselling Westerns without depending on anyone, especially a man.

Fly to France for the perfect summer getaway –without leaving your house! This a heartwarming, feel good read perfect for fans of Lucy Coleman and Jo Thomas. Escape to heaven… Daisy has never been lucky in love, and when her love life implodes—again—she flees to France. A summer in the...

Eight months after his wife Jacqueline died in a tragic car accident, Michelin starred chef and proprietor of Villa Celestia Guy Lyon's life has been in freefall. Consumed by grief and plagued by questions as to why she was in a taxi that fateful day, the doors to Villa Celestia have remained closed. When a good friend, Sandy Thoreau, asks to rent the villa on the French Riviera for a fortnight to hold a women's writers retreat after being let down, Guy reluctantly agrees. All the women at the retreat are looking forward to being inspired.

The ending is never the end. Autumn sweeps into Merivelle, carrying both celebration and change. Bear Bailey is in his final season, with Mary lovingly by his side—determined to keep life steady for the wonderful dog who’s given her so much. When the Posadas return home after a long absence, unexpected trouble from their past soon follows. Ever watchful, Bear is determined that his remaining task is to help Mary’s first friends in Merivelle finally find peace as a family.

When a giant inflatable Halloween witch goes missing in the Pineapple Port retirement community, amateur sleuth Charlotte Morgan's eager to nab the culprit. But before she can lift a fingerprint, someone threatens to kill a new neighbor who looks like an adorable Pomeranian but possesses a disturbing talent for revenge. Moments later, a stranger demands the return of a mysterious wooden box… or else.

Dezmerelda Jones relishes her quiet life as a bookshop owner. She loves nothing more than curling up in the back room with a good book. Her interactions with customers, though polite, are guarded and brief. That’s why she’s so perturbed when the mysterious man with the most intense green eyes she’s ever beheld enters the shop and refuses to let her stonewall him. She dislikes the way his stare seems to laser through her self-made armor into her very soul. When he asks her out, she says, “No,” but he takes her rejection as a challenge.

‘The perfect summer story – a funny and moving read set in glorious modern-day Poldark country’ Catherine Isaac Every summer has a story… Since Pippa Harte was forced to take over her parents’ farm, she’s barely had time to shave her legs let alone make time for a date. Now she’s...

A long-standing feud, an unlikely love story, and New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Texas twang make for a lively Christmas romance at the ranch! Perfect for fans looking for their next Christmas classic: ● Romance between old friends ● Lots of hot cowboy lovin' ●...

It’s summertime in Merivelle, and Riven Chapowits is on a mission to show he’s a changed man. An earlier vow doesn’t allow him to explain himself, testing his resolve to stay the course of redemption. Bear Bailey, the Great Pyrenees who sees the best in everyone, endeavors to help Riven get involved in the community. But Riven’s history, coupled with Bear’s age, makes it challenging for both of them.

The world may have gone dark, but Christmas still shines bright at the Callahan Lodge. Told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Lily and her ten-year-old cousin Fiona, A Light in the Dark: A Callahan Christmas is a heartwarming glimpse into the first Christmas after the lights went out.

Someone is keeping a Deadvent Calendar. A series of bizarre murders, one for every day of December, with only one thing linking them: all the victims hated Christmas. Hard to believe, especially for the police, who won't listen to the men who think they have uncovered it, Albert Williams and his friend Shilo Coombes. This can only mean that it's going to be up to them to stop it. But will Shilo's crazy obsession with Sherlock Holmes be a help or a hindrance? And are they ready for the weird plot they uncover as they open the doors on this Deadvent Calendar?

Lena wagt den Neuanfang an der Algarve – mit einem Mann, den sie kaum kennt. Während sie Abschied nimmt, stehen ihre Freundinnen Kristin, Nicole und Toni vor ganz eigenen Herausforderungen. Nicole versucht, ihren Gärtner loszuwerden, der sich mehr von ihr erhofft, als nur ihre Beete zu pflegen. Kristin verfällt in alte Muster, stellt ihre Arbeit wieder über alles und riskiert dabei ihre Ehe. Unterdessen sucht Toni ein neues Zuhause für ihren väterlichen Freund Horst und dessen Hündin. Am Ende ist es ausgerechnet Horst, der die Frauen inmitten von Orangenbäumen wieder zusammenführt.

‘She had me at Bonjour! Warm, funny, deliciously French…this lovely story filled my heart with sunshine’ Jane Linfoot Imagine yourself in beautiful France with the sun warm on your face and a glass of wine in your hand…Jojo’s French Escape is the perfect summer read! Trapped in...

Laura und Ben sind frisch verheiratet und freuen sich auf ihren Nachwuchs. Als junge Mutter ist Laura oft erschöpft und kann bald nicht mehr einschätzen, ob ihre Sinne ihr einen Streich spielen. Seitdem eine mysteriöse Frau angereist ist, geschehen zunehmend seltsame Dinge. Sie verspürt eine Bedrohung aus nächster Nähe. Ist die zurückhaltende Fremde der Grund für die beunruhigenden Ereignisse?