"An unlikely friendship changes lives in this emotional, heartwarming story from the author of Christmas at the Ginger Cat Cafe.
Twelve-year-old Ramona Donnelly knows what happens to kids left alone—the system takes them. So when her grandmother Tilly vanishes, Ramona doesn’t call for help. She tracks Tilly herself from the hospital to a nursing home. But something is wrong. Tilly doesn’t have dementia… does she?
Then there’s Emily, warm and open, who believes the story Ramona spins. She welcomes the odd, brilliant girl with the animal bone collection into her life, unaware that Ramona needs far more than kindness—she needs saving.
But Emily has her own troubles. Her boyfriend Ethan is pulling away, and for some reason, Ramona unsettles him. Why does he find her visits to Cloud Cottage so disturbing?
As the truth unravels, two lives collide in ways neither expected. Because love isn’t just about caring—it’s about fighting for someone, even when the odds are against you."
"Laura Engleby loves Christmas; it’s her favourite time of year. Her daughter Holly is due to come home to Spindlewood, their drafty but beautiful old house. Preparations are well under way for Laura’s Christmas Eve party, a tradition started by her late husband James, and most of the residents of Charnley Acre are invited.
When Clayton Masters finds himself with nowhere to sell his Christmas trees, Laura doesn’t hesitate to let him use her garden… even though it’s Spencer Jennings, the man Laura is in a relationship with, who is preventing Clayton from using his usual plot. But it’s just business, isn’t it?
Storm clouds gather above Spindlewood, threatening Laura’s festive mood when she discovers that Clayton and Spencer are bitter enemies. But she has no idea why, and nobody is saying, least of all the two men involved. Spencer’s behaviour towards Clayton leaves Laura starting to wonder how well she really knows him.
When she realises that Clayton hates Christmas, Laura is shocked. How can anyone hate Christmas? But a much deeper shock is in store when she discovers the reason."
"When artist Violet Brooke leaves her engagement ring on top of a Chinese wedding cabinet and runs away from the trendy apartment in London’s Brick Lane, there’s only one place to go – Sunrise Cottage. All she wants is to cosy up in her rural retreat, concentrate on her painting, and forget about Jayden Fox, bad boy of the East End art scene – he’s certainly forgotten about her. The last thing she needs is romance. Then handsome antique dealer Max Finch shows up in the middle of a field and the problem is, he’s impossible to resist. For Max, meeting Violet – and falling in love with her at first sight – is a turning point. His ex-wife, Sarah, has bipolar, and Max still feels partly responsible for her well-being. But Sarah has others to care for her now, and Max knows that if he is to win Violet’s trust, he must put her first. Max is not the only complication in Violet’s rural idyll. Before long, she’s shocked to discover that somebody wants her gone from the village, and they’re making sure she knows about it. But who? And why? Is this Violet’s cue to head back to London and pick up her real life? Or is Sunrise Cottage – and Max Finch – as real as it gets?"
