Cressida McLaughlin Books

The delightful new romantic series from the bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea novels. ‘Gorgeous…’ Woman ‘One of our favourite women’s fiction stars’ – Heat ‘A warm and wonderful read’ – Woman’s Own In a beautiful seaside village, where enormous blue skies and golden sand dunes stretch into forever, somebody is opening an unexpected gift…When an anonymous parcel turns up at the shop where Sophie works, she’s surprised to find a beautifully bound classic novel, one that eerily seems to chime with her own story.Enigmatic Harry lives in a crumbling manor house, spending solitary days patching up leaks in the roof. The subject of unwelcome gossip in the village since his return from London, he prefers to keep to himself.As Christmas draws near and the gifting season arrives, Sophie attempts to get to the bottom of her mysterious parcel. Finding herself being drawn into Harry’s orbit, they are both about to learn that good stories can take on a life of their own …

Next stop, Cornwall! Hop on The Cornish Cream Tea Bus for a delicious, romantic adventure... 'Captivating' Heat Magazine 'Beautiful... heartwarming' Zara Stoneley 'A wonderful ray of reading sunshine' Heidi Swain Baking fanatic, Charlie Quilter, inherits a vintage bus in her late uncle's will and is keen to give it a new lease of life. Charlie thinks it will be the perfect mobile café for afternoon tea, so she heads to the picturesque Cornish village of Porthgolow, hoping for a new start. However, Daniel Harper, the owner of the posh spa up on the hill isn't very pleased that her bus is parked outside his lovely hotel. Has Charlie's Cornish dream developed a soggy bottom? Or can she convince Daniel that her bus could take them somewhere wonderful?

The charming new bestseller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Canal Boat Cafe Robin Brennan has come home to Campion Bay. Now her parents have retired, she's set to become the new landlady of The Campion Bay Guesthouse. Bookings have been as thin as the hand towels, and it doesn't take long for Robin to realise that the place needs a serious makeover. Perhaps throwing herself into the task will help to heal her sadness at the tragic end to her dreams in London. As she gives the guesthouse a new lease of life, Robin encounters old friends and new, including old flame Tim, who'd clearly like to reboot their romance. But what about Will, the new arrival at No. 4, who's rocked up with the cutest dog ever? Caught up in a flurry of full-English breakfasts and cream teas, Robin's never sure what, or who, the next check-in will bring...

`Warm and wonderful...bursting with characters you'll adore' Miranda Dickinson

A heart-warming Christmas read, perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson, Trisha Ashley and Jenny Oliver and one for dog-lovers everywhere.

Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time?The deliciously captivating new standalone from the bestselling author of The Staycation and The Cornish Cream Tea series.Can they fall in love, sixty minutes at a time?Jess is perfectly happy working in Greenwich market with her job in a cramped gift shop that sells trinkets to well-heeled locals and excitable tourists. She is also perfectly happy being single, and with her small circle of friends who don’t ask her too many awkward questions. Jess is less delighted with her cramped bedsit, but as long as she’s able to duck under the radar at work —and in life — she thinks she’s doing just fine.Then one Sunday, Jess is thrown together with handsome, funny Ash, as they chase a pickpocket through the market, and before long they are making a habit of running into each other once a week. Jess starts to realize that their ‘Happy Hour’ is the brightest part of her life and being perfectly happy doesn’t seem like enough anymore.But is one hour a week really enough time to fall in Iove …?

Deliciously escapist fiction from the bestselling author of the Cornish Cream Tea series.