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A Cornish Christmas at the Farmhouse Bakery – Linn B. Halton

Published By: AriaPages: 320Released On: 12/10/2023 Newlyweds Ivy and Adam Taylor have put their heart and soul into building their own businesses, but when circumstances conspire against them, it all comes crashing down. Could a Christmas miracle be just around the corner when best friend Jess suggests Ivy open the bakery she has always dreamed of at her Cornish Farmhouse.Ivy is not so sure sheContinue reading “A Cornish Christmas at the Farmhouse Bakery – Linn B. Halton”

The Magic Faraway Tree: A Christmas Adventure – Jacqueline Wilson

Published By: Hodder Children’s BooksPages: 336Released On: 12/10/2023Reading Age: 5-7 Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They can’t wait to visit their magical friends Silky the fairy and Moonface again. Which amazing worlds will arrive at the top of the Faraway Tree at thisContinue reading “The Magic Faraway Tree: A Christmas Adventure – Jacqueline Wilson”

Winter’s Wishfall – Ceri Houlbrook

Published By: Black & White PublishingPages: 400Released On: 12/10/2023 You’re never too old to believe . . .After losing her job, boyfriend and flat just a few weeks before Christmas, Ellie Lancaster makes some resolutions:1. Exact revenge on ex.2. Be unboring.3. Find a job. With 1 complete, Ellie manages to tick off 2 and 3Continue reading “Winter’s Wishfall – Ceri Houlbrook”

Sisters Under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris

Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 28/09/2023 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian nurse Nesta James joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the HMS VynerContinue reading “Sisters Under the Rising Sun – Heather Morris”

Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop – David Litchfield

Published By: Frances Lincoln Children’s BooksPages: 40Released On: 05/10/2023Reading Age: 4-7 This charming tale tells the story of little Nicky Claus, who wanted to make every child happy, if only just for one day.Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in the Claus Brothers Toy Emporium. Uncle Hanz makes the toys, Uncle Louis checks them andContinue reading “Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop – David Litchfield”

Countdown to Christmas – Jo Thomas

Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 12/10/2023 Chloe can’t wait for Christmas . . . to be over! Her son Ruben is staying with his dad and Chloe is planning to ignore the holidays altogether. Her only festive touch is her son’s advent calendar, to help count down the days till he’s home again.But a surpriseContinue reading “Countdown to Christmas – Jo Thomas”

Christmas Secrets in the Scottish Highlands – Donna Ashcroft

Published By: BookouturePages: 291Released On: 29/09/2023 Thirty-year-old Holliday Harrison is throwing herself into the festive season to give her life some purpose after losing her husband three years ago. Working at Christmas Resort, an all-year-round holiday village, with its sparkling lights and community of quirky characters, is the warm environment she needs right now. But everythingContinue reading “Christmas Secrets in the Scottish Highlands – Donna Ashcroft”

The Babysitter – Emma Curtis

Published By: CorvusPages: 400Released On: 05/10/2023 Three women. Three secrets.Claudia’s life imploded ten years ago when she was convicted of the murder of her child. Now she has done the unthinkable and confessed to manslaughter in order to be granted parole – her only hope of finding out what really happened to Tilly.Sara is married toContinue reading “The Babysitter – Emma Curtis”

The Book of Beginnings – Sally Page

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 416Released On: 28/09/2023 Jo Sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse colourful notebooks, distracts her from her bruised heart. When she meets Ruth, a vicarContinue reading “The Book of Beginnings – Sally Page”

Christmas at the Cat Café – Jessica Redland

Published By: BoldwoodPages: 393Released On: 15/09/2023 It had always been Tabby’s dream to work with cats and an inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic Castle Street in Whitsborough Bay couldn’t be a better place for pastry chef Tabby to open a cat café with her boyfriend, Leon. But when LeonContinue reading “Christmas at the Cat Café – Jessica Redland”