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Cressida McLaughlin

    This author is a devoted bibliophile whose early years in London were steeped in a book-rich environment. Her writing is deeply rooted in classic literary traditions, evident from her studies in English Literature. She approaches her craft with a passion for themes that resonate with her enthusiasm for fictional heroes and the allure of the unknown. Readers will appreciate her engaging style, which reflects a lifelong love affair with storytelling.

    Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea
    The Cornish cream tea bus
    The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas
    The Secret Bookshop: The Secret Christmas Bookshop
    The Cornish Cream Tea Summer
    The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday
    • The Cornish Cream Tea Summer

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      'Captivating' Heat Magazine 'Beautiful... heartwarming' Zara Stoneley 'A wonderful ray of reading sunshine' Heidi Swain

      The Cornish Cream Tea Summer
      4.2
    • The Secret Bookshop: The Secret Christmas Bookshop

      The Unforgettable, Uplifting And Cosy New Festive Holiday Romance For 2024 From The Million-Copy Best-Selling Author

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      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 …

      The Secret Bookshop: The Secret Christmas Bookshop
      3.0
    • The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Praise for Cressida McLaughlin: 'Captivating' Heat Magazine 'Beautiful... heartwarming' Zara Stoneley 'A wonderful ray of reading sunshine' Heidi Swain

      The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas
      4.2
    • 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 Cornish cream tea bus
      4.2
    • Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Can she spread Christmas cheer in Cornwall this year?All Meredith Verren has ever wanted is to escape the holiday season without having to wear a Christmas jumper. Her new job at the cosy gift shop in a picturesque Cornish tourist spot is making it impossible for her to maintain her scrooge-like manner.With their seasonal hampers on everyone’s wish list, Meredith must paste on a smile and fake some holiday cheer. Then she meets handsome new arrival, Finn, who wishes it could be Christmas every day and wants her to feel the same way too.Can she embrace the holly and the ivy before the decorations are packed away for another year?

      Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea
      4.1
    • `Warm and wonderful...bursting with characters you'll adore' Miranda Dickinson

      The Canal Boat Cafe
      4.0
    • A Christmas Tail

      • 449 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

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

      A Christmas Tail
      3.9
    • A Cornish Love Story

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Escape to Cornwall in a brand-new standalone novel from the author of The Happy Hour and From Cornwall with Love... 'Bursting with warmth' Kirsty Greenwood 'Cressida's characters are wonderful' Sarah Morgan ___________________________________ The most romantic house in Cornwall has got a new owner... From her window in a little bungalow on the Cornish coast, local reporter Georgie Monroe has watched as one of the most beautiful houses in Cornwall has been transformed into a high-tech glass palace. Once home to a celebrated romance writer, it's now been sold to a mystery buyer, and Georgie is wondering who that might be. When she is invited to report on an open house event at the new house, she's flustered to find that it's been bought by her ex, architect Ethan Sparks. But when the event goes wrong, Georgie and Ethan find themselves trapped inside. Unable to escape each other for a night, they discover that the house is still keeping a few secrets of its own, and the end to their own story hasn't been written yet...

      A Cornish Love Story