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The Orchard by the Lake

Golden Lake, Book 1

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The Orchard by the Lake

By: Melissa Hill
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About this listen

A brand-new small-town romance series, perfect for fans of Virgin River and Laurie Gilmore's Dream Harbor, with a cosy and emotional, emotional, enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance, from the No. 1 Irish Times bestselling author.

Lose your heart. Find your home.

Welcome to the Golden Lake series.

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Molly Harris hasn’t taken a real breath since her grandmother died – so when her Manhattan boss forces her onto a month-long sabbatical, she does the one thing she’s been avoiding for a year: she flies to Ireland to keep a promise. All she has to do is reach the ancient oak in Lough Glen – the place her nan loved most – and complete one final goodbye.

Instead, Molly arrives to rain, cobblestones, and an apple-cart collision that puts her squarely in the path of Jack Flynn: Goldenridge Orchard’s fiercely protective owner, local legend, and the grumpy kind of handsome that makes a girl forget her jet lag. Jack has corporate buyers sniffing around his land, and he doesn’t trust outsiders – especially not a polished New Yorker with a laptop and too many questions.

But Lough Glen has a way of pulling people into its orbit. Between festival planning, fresh bread, and a village that treats curiosity like a sport, Molly finds herself helping Jack fight for the orchard’s future … while falling for the man who refuses to fall for anyone.

Keeping her promise means telling the truth. And the truth might cost her everything she’s beginning to love.

Welcome to Lough Glen – where roots run deep, and so can love.

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Read if you love:

Small-town romance

Outsider joining a close-knit community

Cosy, emotional romance

Charming multi-generational characters

Found family and friendship

Enemies-to-lovers

Forced proximity

©2026 Melissa Hill
Clean & Wholesome Contemporary Romantic Comedy

Critic Reviews

Praise for Melissa Hill:

'The perfect read for incurable romantics. Delightfully, deliciously enjoyable' Patricia Scanlan

'All the ingredients for an irresistible tale’ Roisin Meaney

'The perfect escapist romance' That's Life

‘A great read’ Belfast Telegraph

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