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Heidi Swain

    Heidi Swain crafts contemporary fiction that often centers on feisty female characters. Her writing is infused with warmth and humor, capturing the nuances of everyday life with an eye for both its joys and challenges. She offers readers a sense of comfort and inspiration through her engaging narratives. Her dedication to her craft is evident in the carefully woven plots and vividly drawn characters.

    How Many Hugs?
    Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square
    Summer at Skylark Farm
    A Taste of Home
    Best Summer Ever
    The Summer Fair
    • 2025

      Best Summer Ever

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Set during a transformative summer, this novel follows a protagonist who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and adventure. As she navigates new relationships and experiences, the story promises to explore themes of personal growth and the joys of summer. With a lighthearted tone and engaging characters, it captures the essence of a perfect summer filled with possibilities. Fans of Sarah Morgan will find this tale both heartwarming and inspiring.

      Best Summer Ever
    • 2024

      Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide? A story about bringing a holiday home – and what happens when what goes on on holiday comes back to bite you…

      The Holiday Escape
    • 2023

      Holly has the place to herself this Christmas. Will she get that festive feeling this Christmas...?

      That Festive Feeling
    • 2023

      "Sometimes a book grabs you by the heart and grows to mean everything to you. That's what Hope Falls is to friends Emily, Rachel and Tori. So, when they get the chance to spend a whole summer at the cottage in Lakeside where the film adaptation was located, they know it is going to be the holiday of a lifetime. Spending six weeks away will give them a chance to re-evaluate their life choices. For Emily to decide which way her career will go - the safe route, or the more risky creative option? And for Rachel to decide whether to move in with her partner Jeremy. Then Tori has to drop out at the last moment, and her space is offered to another Hope Falls afficionado, Alex. But when Alex turns out not to be who they expected, the holiday takes an unforeseen turn. And as the summer develops, so does their friendship. Could this be where they uncover their future selves, find love in all its forms and where their lives will change course forever...?"--Publisher

       The Book-Lovers' Retreat
    • 2022

      "Beth loves her job working in a care home, looking after its elderly residents, but she doesn't love the cramped and dirty house-share she currently lives in. So, when she gets the opportunity to move to Nightingale Square, sharing a house with the lovely Eli, she jumps at the chance. The community at Nightingale Square welcomes Beth with open arms, and when she needs help to organise a fundraiser for the care home they rally round. Then she discovers The Arches, a local creative arts centre, has closed and the venture to replace it needs their help too - but this opens old wounds and past secrets for Beth. Music was always an important part of her life, but now she has closed the door on all that. Will her friends at the care home and the people of Nightingale Square help her find a way to learn to love it once more...?"--Publisher

      The Summer Fair
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2021

      "Fliss Brown is very happy working on the Rossi family's Italian fruit farm. From spring until late autumn, she lives on the land and feels part of the community there. When Nonna Rossi dies, she leaves Fliss her recipe for cherry and almond tart and a piece of advice: find out who your own family are before it is too late... With Nonna Rossi's words ringing in her ears, and in spite of her mother's refusal to help, Fliss sets about trying to find her family and heal the wounds of the past. She soon discovers that her grandfather owns a fruit farm himself, on the outskirts of Wynbridge, and Fliss arrives to discover a farm that has fallen into disrepair. Using her knowledge gleaned from the Rossi family and her desire to find out more about her past, Fliss rolls her sleeves up and gets stuck in. But what will she discover, and can she resurrect the farm's glory days and find a taste of home...?"--Provided by publisher

      A Taste of Home
    • 2020
    • 2020

      The Winter Garden

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.2(464)Add rating

      The brand new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain!

      The Winter Garden