"A perfect lockdown escape read."When Ellie's boyfriend forbids her from going to France to attend her best friend's wedding, she decides she's had enough. She dumps him and goes to France by herself. But travelling alone is scary and Ellie realises how reliant she'd become on the men in her life.On holiday, she learns to trust her own judgement and grows in confidence. Just when she decides she doesn't need a man to complete her, she meets Ash, who is everything her ex wasn't.But is Ellie willing to give up her new found independence and link herself to another man?Friends to loversHeroine asserting her independenceSummer in FranceTiny puddingsThat Holiday In France is a low angrst, closed door, standalone story set in the little Yorkshire village of Trewton Royd (and France). Ideal for fans of Mhairi McFarlane or Sophie Kinsella.Content notes: Mild peril relating to domestic violence

She's grieving her lost love. He's searching for his lost niece. Can attraction overcome family loyalty in this enemies to lovers romance? Hiding away in a tiny Yorkshire village, Harriet is grieving for her lost love. His family won't talk to her and she can't move on from from his death. All this changes when his daughter, Niamh, turns up on her doorstep, needing a sympathetic ear.Tim thinks Harriet broke up his sister's marriage all those years ago. His sister's enemies are his enemies. When his niece runs away to Harriet's house, he knows he has to get her back before his sister finds out. But that means talking with Harriet.As they work together to console Niamh and get her home safely, Tim and Harriet become increasingly attracted to each other. But with attraction comes guilt. Can they overcome their respective loyalties and give in to love?If you like women's fiction with realistic characters...

At Christmas time, the last thing you need is more commitments. Lara is so busy working that she's up in Yorkshire, pitching for business, just before Christmas. When bad weather sees the trains cancelled, the only place she can find shelter is a small pub called the Trewton Arms.Thilini ('Tilly') loves that her art helps feed her travel addiction. She's back in England for Christmas and can't wait to be on the move again.When they meet their attraction is hard to deny. But what happens when the trains are running again and they have to go their separate ways?Christmas for Commitmentphobes is a standalone novella in the Trewton Royd small town romance series. If you like closed door romances, with feisty heroines and realistic dialogue, you'll love Christmas for Commitmentphobes. Ideal for fans of Lucy Parker or Jackie Lau.

If you keep looking back, you might miss what's standing right in front of you ...Six months after a painful break-up from Gordon, Beth's finally getting her life back on track. She has faith in her own scientific theories and is willing to work hard to prove them. She's even beginning to see Hibs, her dedicated lab partner, as more than just a lousy lothario in a lab-coat and goggles.So when Gordon arrives back from America without warning and expects to be welcomed back into Beth's arms, she's totally thrown. She also quickly begins to see that Gordon isn't the man she thought he was ... Hibs has always held a candle for Beth, but he can only wait so long for her to realise there's more to life than being patronised and bullied by the one who's meant to love and protect her.Will Beth forsee the explosive nature beneath Gordon's placid surface before he destroys everything she's worked for, both inside and outside the lab?

Outrunning her past was never going to be easy … A job in a patent law firm is a far cry from the glamorous existence of a popstar’s girlfriend. But it’s just what Jane Porter needs to distance herself from her cheating ex, Ashby, and the press furore that surrounds the wreckage of her love life. In a new city with a new look Jane sets about rebuilding her confidence, and after Ashby’s betrayal, she resolves that this will be something she does alone. That is until she meets patent lawyer, Marshall Winfield. Sweet, clever and dealing with the aftermath of his own romantic disaster, Marsh could be the perfect cure for Jane’s broken heart. But with the paparazzi still hot on Jane’s heels and an office troublemaker hell-bent on making things difficult, do Jane and Marsh stand any chance of finding happiness together? Previously published in the US as Patently in Love. Updated and published by Choc Lit in May 2014.

After her popstar boyfriend publicly humiliates her, Jane wants to start a new life away from media scrutiny. Maybe even find a new man.Marshall wants a partnership in his patent law firm. He just has to prove he's totally focussed on his work. No distractions. No office romance. Unless, of course, no one knows about it.The last thing Jane needs is to have her picture splashed on the front page of a gossip magazine. To makes matters worse, the only person who could have told the paparazzi where Jane was... is Marshall.

"A gentle, cosy romance." Milly Johnson, Sunday Times bestselling author  Tracey is a tech entrepreneur, or at least she was, until she sold her company. Now she’s not sure what she is. Uncomfortable with people and burned out from overwork, she retreats to the rural village of Trewton Royd to find peace and quiet over Christmas.Dumped by the woman he was going to propose to, Vinnie is stuck alone in a romantic cottage for two. When Tracey gets caught out in a blizzard, the only place she can take shelter is Vinnie’s cottage. She’d love to get to know him better, but how does a socially awkward tech girl persuade a man who is still in pain that she’s anything more than a nuisance?Snowed In is the first story in a series of contemporary romantic comedies set in the rural Yorkshire village of Trewton Royd. If you like small town romances, character driven...

Stevie has always relied on her brother to bail her out of trouble. Now she needs to prove to him that she can be independent and mature. When she takes on a job organizing a charity ball for some slightly barmy retired academics, she's not expecting to fall in love with the rambling old house, the even more rambling family that lives there and Tom, the boss's son. If she can make the ball a success she could show the world, and herself, that she's her own woman. She doesn't need anyone else. Nope. Not anyone. Not at all.

In this British romantic comedy, an aspiring party planner's first charity ball is an occasion for love . . . Leaving her dead-end job to pursue a career in event management, Stevie Winfield is determined to prove that she can make it on her own. Life is going to be a ball—and Stevie's going to organize it. On her first assignment, a charity soirée at a manor in Oxford, she has plenty to think about without Tom Blackwood showing up. The client's son also happens to be Stevie's old teenage crush. These days, Tom is pushing himself to become the success his mother wants. When he learns that a friend's sister, "poor needy little Stevie," is in charge of his mother's event, he dashes home to ward off disaster. But Stevie isn't so needy anymore. She's grown into a sexy, self-assured young woman. And while she isn't about to let anyone get in the way of her dream, she just might have time to plan a party for two . . . Shortlisted for the 2017...

What if you could only watch as your bright future slipped away from you? Sally Cummings has had it tougher than most but, if nothing else, it's taught her to grab opportunity with both hands. And, when she stands looking into the eyes of her new husband Peter on her perfect wedding day, it seems her life is finally on the up. That is until the car crash that puts her in a coma and throws her entire future into question. In the following months, a small part of Sally's consciousness begins to return, allowing her to listen in on the world around her - although she has no way to communicate. But Sally was never going to let a little thing like a coma get in the way of her happily ever after ...