Jenny Colgan

Weihnachtsstimmung garantiert! Jenny Colgans Weihnachts-Romane sind wie eine warme Umarmung an einem winterkalten Tag.

Wirbelnder Schnee, knisternde Kamine und romantischer Funkenflug zwischen den Romanfiguren: In »Die geheime Weihnachtsbibliothek« erzählt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan von einem schottischen Schloss voller Bücher und Erinnerungen, von einer spannenden Schatzsuche, einer Frau zwischen zwei attraktiven Männern und dem Zauber der Weihnachtszeit.

»Ein weihnachtlicher Pageturner, der glücklich macht.« Daily Express

Weihnachten liegt bereits in der Luft, als Mirren Sutherland von Jamie McPherson, einem attraktiven schottischen Gutsherrn, engagiert wird. Seit dem Fund eines seltenen Buches gilt sie als Antiquitätenjägerin. Angeblich befindet sich auch im Besitz der McPhersons ein wertvolles Buch, da
s ihr baufälliges Schloss vor dem drohenden Verkauf retten könnte. Doch niemand weiß, wo es sich befindet. Denn das Anwesen der Familie gleicht einem Labyrinth voller Bücher. Dort angekommen, untersuchen Jamie, Mirren und der ebenso charmante wie zwielichtige Antiquar Theo zahllose Räume, entschlüsseln Hinweise und lüften nach und nach die Geheimnisse des Hauses. Während draußen Schneeflocken tanzen, knistern drinnen die Kamine, und Weihnachten rückt immer näher ...

Jenny Colgan ist die »Queen of Christmas«!

Ihre stimmungsvollen Romane wärmen selbst am kältesten Wintertag das Herz. Wie schon ihre internationalen Bestseller »Weihnachten in der kleinen Buchhandlung« und »Winterträume in der kleinen Buchhandlung« wird auch »Die geheime Weihnachtsbibliothek« alle Bücherliebhaber:innen, alle Schatzsucher:innen und alle Weihnachtsfans begeistern.

Everyone knows her life story.But who will win her heart?Gertie has always had her head in the clouds, wondering what her life might be like if she could only pluck up the courage to leave the remote Scottish island where she was born.It's the only place she knows, but you can't do anything there without everyone knowing - the glue of this close-knit community is the Knitting Circle, a group of strong, capable and frankly nosy women who work hard, gossip, knit and support each other through thick and thin. At the centre of this sisterhood is Gertie's mum Jean and her grandmother Elspeth, and the three generations of women live together, surrounded by wool, in one small cottage.When the chance comes to make changes - a new job working with old schoolfriend Morag on the local airline, new friends and even a possible new romance - a world of possibilities opens up before Gertie. Is this the way to make her dreams come true?Fifteen million copies sold. A readership that spans the world. It's time to fall in love with Jenny Colgan.Your favourite authors love Jenny Colgan's novels:'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle

Wrap up warm and watch the snowflakes fall, the Christmas bookshop welcomes you home...

Everyone knows her life story.But who will win her heart?Gertie has always had her head in the clouds, wondering what her life might be like if she could only pluck up the courage to leave the remote Scottish island where she was born.It's the only place she knows, but you can't do anything there without everyone knowing - the glue of this close-knit community is the Knitting Circle, a group of strong, capable and frankly nosy women who work hard, gossip, knit and support each other through thick and thin. At the centre of this sisterhood is Gertie's mum Jean and her grandmother Elspeth, and the three generations of women live together, surrounded by wool, in one small cottage.When the chance comes to make changes - a new job working with old schoolfriend Morag on the local airline, new friends and even a possible new romance - a world of possibilities opens up before Gertie. Is this the way to make her dreams come true?Fifteen million copies sold. A readership that spans the world. It's time to fall in love with Jenny Colgan.Your favourite authors love Jenny Colgan's novels:'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle

From the fifteen-million-copy global bestseller comes a new, uplifting, romantic novel about taking a chance to make a change... and the opportunities that come along with it.

Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland’s windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.In the northernmost reaches of Scotland, where a string of little islands in the North Sea stretches towards Norway, lives Gertie MacIntyre, a proud island girl by birth. Her social circle is small but tight: family and friends, particularly the women in her knitting circle. In the whitewashed cottages of their hometown, everyone knows everyone, and the ladies of the knitting circle know more than most. In a place of long dark winters and geographic isolation, the knitting circle is a precious source of gossip, home, laughter, and comfort for them all. And while she knits, Gertie’s busily plotting what to do with the rest of her life. When Gertie develops a crush on Callum Frost, who owns the local airline, she dares herself to take a job as an air stewardess on the little plane that serves the local islands. Terrifying at first, the sixteen-seat puddle jumper also offers the first taste of real freedom she’s ever known. Will Gertie’s future lie in the skies? Or will she need to go further afield to find the adventure she craves? 

Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this romantic summer novel set in Scotland's windswept Northern isles.

Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas on the Island. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of Christmas on the Island and Endless Beach for a heartwarming new novel celebrating the season, and Scotland.On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get it ready in time for Christmas. The new hotel's impressive kitchens throw together two unlikely new friends: Isla Gregor is the hardworking young girl who has been a waitress in the island's cafe, dreaming of a bigger, better life now that she's at a proper fancy hotel. Konstantin Pederson is working his way up in the hotel's kitchens too...but he is also, secretly, the only son of the Duke of Utsire. Konstantin has been sent to learn what it is to work hard for a living, before receiving his inheritance. Although he's initially resentful, the place grows on him; he has never met anyone quite like Isla and her fellow Murians before. As the island's residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel's grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few small-town secrets...

The instant New York Times bestseller!?Sublime...Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.?--USA Today"The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick."--The Times (UK)Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel. Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. The prospect of spending Christmas with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia's perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered yuppie life does not appeal.Frankly, Sofia doesn't exactly want her prickly sister Carmen there either. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs help revitalizing his shabby old bookshop. So Carmen moves in and takes the job.Thrown rather suddenly into the inner workings of Mr. McCredie's ancient bookshop on the picturesque streets of historic Edinburgh, Carmen is intrigued despite herself. The store is dusty and disorganized but undeniably charming. Can she breathe some new life into it in time for Christmas shopping? What will happen when a famous and charismatic author takes a sudden interest in the bookshop?and Carmen? And will the Christmas spirit be enough to help heal her fractured family?

"The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's delightful School by the Sea series. After all those lessons, it's time to graduate.... Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously sunny, windy English coast. It was there that she found her footing as a teacher and fell in love with her colleague David--the two great anchors of her life. But these days Maggie's feeling restless, lured by the promise of a different life back in her Scottish hometown. How can you follow your heart when it seems to be taking you in two directions at once? Meanwhile, Maggie's favorite students are abuzz at the thought of graduation and set to fly the nest to their next adventure. What will life hold for mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone when they finally finish their studies at the school by the sea? Will Maggie stay to welcome the next class of girls, or will she too graduate to new adventures?"--

"Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously sunny, windy English coast. It was there that she found her footing as a teacher and fell in love with her colleague David--the two great anchors of her life. But these days Maggie's feeling restless, lured by the promise of a different life back in her Scottish hometown. How can you follow your heart when it seems to be taking you in two directions at once? Meanwhile, Maggie's favorite students are abuzz at the thought of graduation and set to fly the nest to their next adventure. What will life hold for mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone when they finally finish their studies at the school by the sea? Will Maggie stay to welcome the next class of girls, or will she too graduate to new adventures?"--

The brand-new escapist summer novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan. Fall in love with a new cast of characters and get swept away in a breath-taking romance you'll want to read again and again . . .'A glorious, breathtaking, tender romance. I loved every moment of the ride' SOPHIE KINSELLA'[A] blast of feelgood fiction [...] it makes me want to head for the Highlands' THE TIMES___________________________________Born into a family of successful pilots, Morag is used to flying high. But when a tragic accident above the clouds grounds her, could the future she'd always imagined be suddenly out of reach?When she receives a call telling her that her beloved grandfather has been taken ill, Morag leaves her fast-paced life in London to return home to the tranquil Scottish Highlands. With her grandfather out of action, Morag has no choice but to take over flying the local route in his rickety old plane, ferrying locals across the beautiful islands of the archipelago. But as the weather takes a dramatic turn, Morag is forced to crash-land on a remote island and suddenly finds herself far from civilisation and all alone. Then she discovers Gregor, the gruff and reclusive ornithologist taking care of the island for the season. Though the pair don't see eye to eye, Morag is forced to seek shelter at his cabin and it seems the pair are stuck together until help arrives. However long that may be . . .As she awaits rescue, might Morag discover that a remote Scottish island, cut off from real-life, is exactly the place she needs to be?

MALORY TOWERS FOR GROWN-UPS' SOPHIE KINSELLAJenny Colgan returns with all her signature charm in this fourth installment of her Maggie Adair series. The Little School by the Sea is a magical place of friendship, striving, excitement and plenty of mischief. Maggie Adair, the passionate, devoted English teacher at Downey House, is about to ride off into the sunset with her new love when tragedy strikes. Pulled from their happy-ever-after, she and David must put their budding romance aside until they return for a new term, unsure where they now stand.A fresh new year at Downey House comes with more drama from the students - with Fliss and Alice at odds after a summer apart, and Simone trying to nurture her new relationship while dealing with exam stresses, the new term is shaping up to be a challenge for all...'A BRILLIANT BOARDING SCHOOL BOOK, STUFFED FULL OF UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS AND THRILLING ADVENTURES' LISA JEWELL

"Christmas comes early to McCredie's little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It's summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie's is the perfect location to film a Christmas movie. Carmen Hogan, the bookshop's manager, is a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from a millionaire who wants to turn McCredie's into a souvenir shop. As snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, new possibilities present themselves . . . for McCredie's and for Carmen herself" --

Wrap up warm and watch the snowflakes fall, the Christmas bookshop welcomes you home... Carmen is at a loose end. Her gorgeous bookshop is the filming site of a cheesy Christmas movie, she's been ousted from her sister's house, and the love of her life has just flown thousands of miles away. It's threatening to be a very unjolly Christmas indeed!

"Christmas comes early--far too early--to McCredie's little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It's summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie's is the perfect location to film a very cheesy Christmas movie. After all, who can resist the charmingly narrow historic street with its Victorian grey stone buildings and warmly lit shop windows? Carmen Hogan, the bookshop's manager, is amused and a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the little windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from an obnoxious millionaire who wants to turn McCredie's into a souvenir shop selling kilts made in China and plastic Nessies. Still reeling slightly from a breakup, Carmen's not particularly looking forward to the holidays. But just as snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, all sorts of lovely new possibilities present themselves...for McCredie's bookstore, and for Carmen herself." --

The New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of twin sisters who set out to London in hopes of leaving their mark on the world, in this ?gorgeous, glorious, uplifting? novel (Marian Keyes).They may be twins, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete opposites. Penny is the life of the party?loud and outrageous, while quiet and thoughtful Lizzy is often left out of the crowd. The one trait they do share is a longing to do something spectacular with their lives, and as far as these two are concerned, there's no better place to make their dreams come true than London.Presented with a once-in-a-lifetime house-sit at their grandmother's home in a very desirable London neighborhood, it finally seems like Lizzie and Penny are a step closer to the exciting cosmopolitan life they've always wanted. But the more time they spend in the big city, they quickly discover it's nothing like they expected. They may have to dream new dreams...but are they up to the challenge?

From  New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommateHolly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn’t seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends—Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. From the moment Holly catches a rare glimpse of Addison, she’s smitten. The only problem is how to get him to swivel his chair from the computer screen to her adoring gaze.After a series of false starts—involving a new friend and mathematician, Finn—Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open. While “out in the open” spells disaster for Addison, curiously, her own future begins to bloom. Holly and her friends make desperate attempts to connect with Addison, drag him away from his fiercely possessive girlfriend, Claudia, and get him to communicate with the real world.With Jenny Colgan’s trademark wit and a cast of unforgettable characters, My Very ’90s Romance will capture your heart.

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes the debut novel that made her the sensation she is today—a hilarious, unforgettable story of one woman’s mad dash to put a stop to the wedding of her old school friend who’s the complete opposite of the sweet Scottish lord she’s marryingAmanda’s friends Mel and Fran are shocked when the social-climbing queen of mean announces her engagement to a genuine Scottish nobleman. It doesn’t matter that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse sneakers for the last three years and that his castle is nothing but a pile of rubble with one gas heater—Amanda will be the wife of an actual laird! But Mel and Fran can’t just sit back and let the sweet and gentle Fraser marry Amanda, especially since Mel had a huge crush on him back in college. Something must be done!Joining forces with Fraser’s adorable younger brother, Angus, they set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century. While fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran’s wild flirtations under control, and working things out with her own aspiring rock-star boyfriend, Mel finds herself preparing for a wedding that’s everything you’d wish on your worst enemy.

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk.Sophie Chesterton is London's ?It Girl?. She knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes...and her rich parents pay for everything. But deep down she suspects that her best ?friends??and her posh lifestyle--are nothing but shallow fakes. Then one evening Sophie's life takes a shocking, drastic turn, and her father decides it's high time for the party girl to make her own way in the world. Forced to earn a meager living as a lowly assistant to a ?glamour? photographer, live in a shabby flat with four smelly boys, and eat baked beans from the can?Sophie is desperate to get her old life back, at any cost. But does a girl really need diamonds to be happy?Full of warmth and sparkle, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend is a surprisingly winning tale about luxury, life lessons, and the surprisingly low cost of true happiness.

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands' tiny but proudly feisty population.Morag McGinty is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to an island plane service she runs with her grandfather. The islands?over 500 dots of windswept land that reach almost to Norway?rely on their one hardworking prop plane to deliver mail, packages, tourists, medicine, and the occasional sheep. As the keeper of this vital lifeline, Morag is used to landing on pale golden beaches and tiny grass airstrips, whether during great storms or on bright endless summer nights. Up in the blue sky, Morag feels at one with the elements. Down on the ground is a different matter, though. Her grandfather is considering and Morag wonders if she truly wants to spend the rest of her life in the islands. Her boyfriend Tim, from flight school, wants Morag to move to Dubai with him, where they'll fly A380s and say goodbye to Scotland's dark winters.Morag is on the verge of making a huge life change when an unusually bumpy landing during a storm finds her marooned on Inchborn island. Inchborn is gloriously off-grid, home only to an ancient ruined abbey, a bird-watching station, and a population of one: Gregor Cameron, a visiting ornithologist from Glasgow who might have just the right perspective to help Morag pilot her course.

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands' tiny but proudly feisty population.Morag McGinty is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to an island plane service she runs with her grandfather. The islands?over 500 dots of windswept land that reach almost to Norway?rely on their one hardworking prop plane to deliver mail, packages, tourists, medicine, and the occasional sheep. As the keeper of this vital lifeline, Morag is used to landing on pale golden beaches and tiny grass airstrips, whether during great storms or on bright endless summer nights. Up in the blue sky, Morag feels at one with the elements. Down on the ground is a different matter, though. Her grandfather is considering and Morag wonders if she truly wants to spend the rest of her life in the islands. Her boyfriend Tim, from flight school, wants Morag to move to Dubai with him, where they'll fly A380s and say goodbye to Scotland's dark winters.Morag is on the verge of making a huge life change when an unusually bumpy landing during a storm finds her marooned on Inchborn island. Inchborn is gloriously off-grid, home only to an ancient ruined abbey, a bird-watching station, and a population of one: Gregor Cameron, a visiting ornithologist from Glasgow who might have just the right perspective to help Morag pilot her course.

For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Jojo Moyes, and Jane Green, Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery is an irresistible novel—moving and funny, soulful and sweet—about happiness, heartache, and hope. And recipes.A thriving bakery. A lighthouse to call home. A handsome beekeeper. A pet puffin. These are the things that Polly Waterford can call her own. This is the beautiful life she leads on a tiny island off the southern coast of England.But clouds are gathering on the horizon. A stranger threatens to ruin Polly’s business. Her beloved boyfriend seems to be leading a secret life. And the arrival of a newcomer—a bereft widow desperately searching for a fresh start—forces Polly to reconsider the choices she’s made, even as she tries to help her new friend through grief.Unpredictable and unforgettable, this delightful novel will make you laugh, cry, and long for a lighthouse of your own.

I loved this novel and every single one of its characters. Supremely heartfelt, hilarious and heartrending - it's an absolute triumph.' Sophie KinsellaDiscover Jenny Colgan's best novel yet...Olivia and Anthony are planning A Very Extravagant Wedding at the newest hotel on the tiny Scottish island of Mure. They're flying in chefs, musicians and something called a living flower wall... and no one is even allowed to think the word bridezilla.Flora is trying - and failing - not to let Olivia and Anthony's wedding distract her from planning her own big day with Joel. But the couple have wildly different ideas about how to celebrate and somehow, just when their relationship should be plain sailing, everything is suddenly very hard indeed. And then there's Lorna and Saif. The local headmistress and the GP desperately keeping their relationship a secret to protect his sons. But while they're looking out for the boys, who's looking out for them?Three couples. One midsummer's night. Can everyone get their happy ever after?*Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan...'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside''Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished''There's something so engaging about her characters and plots''Her books are like a big, warm blanket''Her stories are just so fabulous''She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life''The woman is just magic'

The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan's utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall.School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House...Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie's attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers?and each other.Meanwhile, the girls of Downey House?mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone?have had long summers at home, which weren't quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea.

The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan's utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall.School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House...Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie's attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers?and each other.Meanwhile, the girls of Downey House?mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone?have had long summers at home, which weren't quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea.

"Maggie Adair's first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After making the leap from an inner-city school in Glasgow, she's learned to appreciate the mellower pace of the girls' boarding school by the sea. Now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, sweet and steady Stan, Maggie's just got to stop thinking about David McDonald, her colleague at the boys' school down the road. Well, hasn't she? Can Maggie take a leaf out of the Well Behaved Teacher's exercise book and stick to her plan for a small but elegant wedding and settled life of matrimony? Even as Maggie tries to stay within the lines, rules are being broken all around her"--

Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday ExpressEscape to a cosy festive bookshop this winter with this page-turning and magical treat. PRAISE FOR JENNY COLGANAn evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'A cracker - the must-read this festive season' Sun'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle_______________The brand new feel-good Christmas novel from Sunday Times top ten bestselling author, Jenny Colgan. Carmen has always worked in her local department store. So, when the gorgeous old building closes its doors for good, she is more than a little lost.When her sister, Sofia, mentions an opportunity in Edinburgh - a cute little bookshop, the spare room in her house - Carmen is reluctant, she was never very good at accepting help. But, short on options, she soon finds herself pulling into the snowy city just a month before Christmas.What Sofia didn't say is that the shop is on its last legs and that if Carmen can't help turn things around before Christmas, the owner will be forced to sell. Privately, Sofia is sure it will take more than a miracle to save the store, but maybe this Christmas, Carmen might surprise them all...____________________Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan 'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside''Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished''There's something so engaging about her characters and plots''Her books are like a big, warm blanket''Her stories are just so fabulous''She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life''The woman is just magic'

From perennial bestseller Jenny Colgan comes this sugar-fueled Christmas treat of a novel, bursting with recipes and holiday cheer.Life is sweet for Issy Randall, owner of the Cupcake Cafe. Taught how to bake by her beloved late grandfather, she is proudly carrying on the family tradition with her London eatery. Not only is business thriving, the icing on the cupcake is that she also happens to be head over heels in love. Plus she's surrounded and supported by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment.But when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to contemplate the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the cafe?with its increased demand for her delectable creations?begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.This December, Issy will have to rely on all her reserves of calm, courage, and cinnamon to make sure everyone has a merry Christmas, one way or another. . .

From perennial bestseller Jenny Colgan comes this sugar-fueled Christmas treat of a novel, bursting with recipes and holiday cheer.Life is sweet for Issy Randall, owner of the Cupcake Cafe. Taught how to bake by her beloved late grandfather, she is proudly carrying on the family tradition with her London eatery. Not only is business thriving, the icing on the cupcake is that she also happens to be head over heels in love. Plus she's surrounded and supported by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment.But when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to contemplate the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the cafe?with its increased demand for her delectable creations?begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.This December, Issy will have to rely on all her reserves of calm, courage, and cinnamon to make sure everyone has a merry Christmas, one way or another. . .

It's summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall.For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to the rules . . .Maggie Adair's first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After making the leap from an inner-city school in Glasgow, she's learned to appreciate the mellower pace of the girls' boarding school by the sea.Now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, sweet and steady Stan, Maggie's just got to stop thinking about David McDonald, her colleague at the boys' school down the road. Well, hasn't she? Can Maggie take a leaf out of the Well Behaved Teacher's exercise book and stick to her plan for a small but elegant wedding and settled life of matrimony?Even as Maggie tries to stay within the lines, rules are being broken all around her. Maggie's boss, headmistress Veronica Deveral, has more to lose than anyone. When Daniel Stapleton joins the faculty, Veronica finds herself forced to confront a scandalous secret she thought she'd carefully buried forever. How long will she be able to keep her past under wraps?What does a new year of classes, rules, and camaraderie hold for the students and faculty at Downey House?

It's summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan's utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls' boarding school in Cornwall.For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to the rules . . .Maggie Adair's first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After making the leap from an inner-city school in Glasgow, she's learned to appreciate the mellower pace of the girls' boarding school by the sea.Now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, sweet and steady Stan, Maggie's just got to stop thinking about David McDonald, her colleague at the boys' school down the road. Well, hasn't she? Can Maggie take a leaf out of the Well Behaved Teacher's exercise book and stick to her plan for a small but elegant wedding and settled life of matrimony?Even as Maggie tries to stay within the lines, rules are being broken all around her. Maggie's boss, headmistress Veronica Deveral, has more to lose than anyone. When Daniel Stapleton joins the faculty, Veronica finds herself forced to confront a scandalous secret she thought she'd carefully buried forever. How long will she be able to keep her past under wraps?What does a new year of classes, rules, and camaraderie hold for the students and faculty at Downey House?

Last week I turned 29. Along with the usual homemade Victoria sponge, helium balloon and Selfridges gift vouchers, my Mum 's birthday present to me was the threat that if I'm not engaged by my 30th birthday, she's sending me off to the Motherland to find a fresh- from-the-Desh husband.

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From chart-topping, Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, comes the final novel in the reader-favourite Mure series. Prepare to have your heart broken, mended and broken again.

"Entrancing...a great escape for any reader."--USA Today (four stars)New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place...On the little Scottish island of Mure?halfway between Scotland and Norway?Flora MacKenzie and her fiancé Joel are planning the smallest of ?sweetheart weddings,? a high summer celebration surrounded only by those very dearest to them.Not everyone on the island is happy about being excluded, though. The temperature rises even further when beautiful Olivia MacDonald?who left Mure ten years ago for bigger and brighter things?returns with a wedding planner in tow. Her fiancé has oodles of family money, and Olivia is determined to throw the biggest, most extravagant, most Instagrammable wedding possible. And she wants to do it at Flora's hotel, the same weekend as Flora's carefully planned micro-wedding. As the summer solstice approaches, can Flora handle everyone else's Happy Every Afters?and still get her own?

"Entrancing...a great escape for any reader."--USA Today (four stars)New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place...On the little Scottish island of Mure?halfway between Scotland and Norway?Flora MacKenzie and her fiancé Joel are planning the smallest of ?sweetheart weddings,? a high summer celebration surrounded only by those very dearest to them.Not everyone on the island is happy about being excluded, though. The temperature rises even further when beautiful Olivia MacDonald?who left Mure ten years ago for bigger and brighter things?returns with a wedding planner in tow. Her fiancé has oodles of family money, and Olivia is determined to throw the biggest, most extravagant, most Instagrammable wedding possible. And she wants to do it at Flora's hotel, the same weekend as Flora's carefully planned micro-wedding. As the summer solstice approaches, can Flora handle everyone else's Happy Every Afters?and still get her own?

"Entrancing...a great escape for any reader."--USA Today (four stars)New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place...On the little Scottish island of Mure?halfway between Scotland and Norway?Flora MacKenzie and her fiancé Joel are planning the smallest of ?sweetheart weddings,? a high summer celebration surrounded only by those very dearest to them.Not everyone on the island is happy about being excluded, though. The temperature rises even further when beautiful Olivia MacDonald?who left Mure ten years ago for bigger and brighter things?returns with a wedding planner in tow. Her fiancé has oodles of family money, and Olivia is determined to throw the biggest, most extravagant, most Instagrammable wedding possible. And she wants to do it at Flora's hotel, the same weekend as Flora's carefully planned micro-wedding. As the summer solstice approaches, can Flora handle everyone else's Happy Every Afters?and still get her own?

The first book of Jenny Colgan's delightful new four-part series, set at a charming English boarding school on the sea.Maggie went to the window and opened it wide, inhaling the lovely salt air off the sea. Why had she never lived by the sea before? Why had she always looked out on housing estates and not the little white hulls of trawlers bobbing off in the distance?It's gloriously sunny in Cornwall as the school year starts at the little boarding school by the sea. Maggie, the newest teacher at Downey House, is determined to make her mark. She's delighted by her new teaching job, but will it come at the expense of her relationship with her safe, dependable boyfriend Stan?Simone is excited and nervous: she's won a scholarship to the prestigious boarding school and wants to make her parents proud. Forced to share a room with the glossy, posh girls of Downey House, she needs to find a friend, fast.Fliss is furious. She's never wanted to go to boarding school and hates being sent away from her home. As Simone tries desperately to fit in, Fliss tries desperately to get out.Over the course of one year, friendships will bloom and lives will be changed forever. Life at the Little School by the Sea is never dull...

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village.Marisa Rossi can't understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather, back home in Italy. Everyone loses grandparents, right? Why is she taking it so badly?Retreating further and further from normal life, she moves to the end of the earth?the remote tidal island of Mount Polbearne, at the foot of Cornwall, hoping for peace and solitude, whilst carrying on her job as a registrar, dealing with births, weddings, and deaths, even as she feels life is passing her by.Unfortunately?or fortunately??the solitude she craves proves elusive. Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbor, the bustle and community spirit of the tiny village struggling back to life after the quarantine, and the pressing need to help save the local bakery, can Marisa find her joy again at the end of the world?

The instant New York Times bestseller!?Sublime...Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.?--USA Today"The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick."--The Times (UK)Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel. Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. The prospect of spending Christmas with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia's perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered yuppie life does not appeal.Frankly, Sofia doesn't exactly want her prickly sister Carmen there either. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs help revitalizing his shabby old bookshop. So Carmen moves in and takes the job.Thrown rather suddenly into the inner workings of Mr. McCredie's ancient bookshop on the picturesque streets of historic Edinburgh, Carmen is intrigued despite herself. The store is dusty and disorganized but undeniably charming. Can she breathe some new life into it in time for Christmas shopping? What will happen when a famous and charismatic author takes a sudden interest in the bookshop?and Carmen? And will the Christmas spirit be enough to help heal her fractured family?

Published in 2021 by arrangement with William Morrow Paperbacks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--Title page verso.

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Jojo Moyes will love this warm, funny, moving holiday tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Christmas at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery.A nip in the air, chiming bells and carolers, and the genial glow of love and family. But for this English village, it's going to be a Christmas to remember in ways it never expected...In her comfy cottage nestled in the Derbyshire hills, Rosie Hopkins has good reason to feel a warm blush in her cheeks. With Christmas weeks away, the holiday is being ushered in with England's first glorious snowfall of the season. Her boyfriend Stephen is starting his new job as a teacher in the village school. Her quaint Sweetshop and Confectionery has been restored to its former glory, and she has a loveable mop of a new puppy named Mr. Dog. Most joyous of all, Rosie and Stephen's relatives will finally be gathering together in Lipton for what is sure to be a merry feast.But when a devastating tragedy strikes at the heart of the close-knit town, plans for a cozy Christmas are suddenly in danger of melting away. It's going to take Rosie's indomitable spirit, the embrace of family and friends, and the resilient good will of a community to turn it all around and make this a holiday to be thankful for.Soulful, emotional, uplifting, and complete with recipes for delicious wintry treats, Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop is a perfect gift for readers.

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist who takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate.Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, Holly moves in with a motley crew of friends—Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek. From the moment Holly catches a glimpse of Addison, she’s smitten. The only problem is how to get him to swivel his chair from the computer screen to her adoring gaze.After a series of false starts, Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer and out into the open. While “out in the open” spells disaster for Addison, her own future begins to bloom.With Jenny Colgan’s trademark wit and a cast of unforgettable characters, My Very ’90s Romance will capture your heart.

The New York Times-bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery and Christmas at the Cupcake Café returns with a delightful new novel, already an international bestseller, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Meg Donohue, and Sophie Kinsella.For fans of Jojo Moyes and Elin Hilderbrand, an irresistible novel?moving and funny, soulful and sweet?about happiness, heartache, and hope. And recipes.A thriving bakery. A lighthouse to call home. A handsome beekeeper. A pet puffin. These are the things that Polly Waterford can call her own. This is the beautiful life she leads on a tiny island off the southern coast of England.But clouds are gathering on the horizon. A stranger threatens to ruin Polly's business. Her beloved boyfriend seems to be leading a secret life. And the arrival of a newcomer?a bereft widow desperately searching for a fresh start?forces Polly to reconsider the choices she's made, even as she tries to help her new friend through grief.Unpredictable and unforgettable, this delightful novel will make you laugh, cry, and long for a lighthouse of your own. Recipes included.

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village.Marisa Rossi can't understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather, back home in Italy. Everyone loses grandparents, right? Why is she taking it so badly?Retreating further and further from normal life, she moves to the end of the earth?the remote tidal island of Mount Polbearne, at the foot of Cornwall, hoping for peace and solitude, whilst carrying on her job as a registrar, dealing with births, weddings, and deaths, even as she feels life is passing her by.Unfortunately?or fortunately??the solitude she craves proves elusive. Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbor, the bustle and community spirit of the tiny village struggling back to life after the quarantine, and the pressing need to help save the local bakery, can Marisa find her joy again at the end of the world?

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village.Marisa Rossi can't understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather, back home in Italy. Everyone loses grandparents, right? Why is she taking it so badly?Retreating further and further from normal life, she moves to the end of the earth?the remote tidal island of Mount Polbearne, at the foot of Cornwall, hoping for peace and solitude, whilst carrying on her job as a registrar, dealing with births, weddings, and deaths, even as she feels life is passing her by.Unfortunately?or fortunately??the solitude she craves proves elusive. Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbor, the bustle and community spirit of the tiny village struggling back to life after the quarantine, and the pressing need to help save the local bakery, can Marisa find her joy again at the end of the world?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Endless Beach comes a new heartwarming holiday novel.On the remote Scottish island of Mure, the Christmas season is festive and beautiful . . .A time for getting cozy in front of wood fires, and enjoying a dram and a treacle pudding with the people you love unless, of course, you’ve accidentally gotten pregnant by your ex-boss and don’t know how to tell him. In the season for peace and good cheer, will Flora find the nerve to reveal the truth to her nearest and dearest? Meanwhile Saif, a doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons. His wife, however, is still missing, and her absence hangs over them. Can the family find comfort and joy without her?Travel to the beautiful northern edge of the world and join the welcoming community of Mure for a Christmas you’ll never forget!

"Originally published as Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams in 2012 in Great Britain by Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group. This edition issued based on the paperback edition published in 2014 by Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks"

'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express'A sheer delight from start to finish' Sophie Kinsella___________________________________They live five hundred miles apart. Yet their lives are about to collide . . .Curl up and escape with Jenny Colgan'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'This sweet romance will lift your spirits' Sunday Mirror'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Irresistible' Jill Mansell'Just lovely' Katie Fforde'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle___________________________________Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she's been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland.Cormac is restless. Just out of the army, he's desperately in need of distraction, and there's precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs.As Lissa and Cormac warm to their new lives, emailing back and forth about anything and everything, finally things seem to be falling into place. But each of them feel there's still a piece missing. What - or who - could it be?And what if it's currently five hundred miles away?___________________________________Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside''Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished''There's something so engaging about her characters and plots''Her books are like a big, warm blanket''Her stories are just so fabulous''She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life''The woman is just magic'

A laugh-out-loud novel about a woman determined to track down her exes in hopes of repairing her failing love life?from the New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You.?I loved this book!??Sophie KinsellaPosy Fairweather is over the moon when her boyfriend Matt proposes in what is probably the most romantic way possible?on top of a mountain, in a thunderstorm, like something from a Nicholas Sparks novel. But a few days later he dumps her. Crushed and humiliated, Posy wonders why all her romances have always been such train wrecks. Determined to gain some insight, Posy resolves to get online, track down her exes, and ask them. Which doors from Posy's past should stay closed? Which might open? Can she learn from past mistakes? And what if she has let Mr. Right slip through her fingers along the way?

The ever-popular novels of Sunday Times bestselling sensation, Jenny Colgan, are given a beautiful contemporary new look in this re-issue series.

Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas on the Island. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of Christmas on the Island and Endless Beach for a heartwarming new novel celebrating the season, and Scotland.On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get it ready in time for Christmas. The new hotel's impressive kitchens throw together two unlikely new friends: Isla Gregor is the hardworking young girl who has been a waitress in the island's cafe, dreaming of a bigger, better life now that she's at a proper fancy hotel. Konstantin Pederson is working his way up in the hotel's kitchens too...but he is also, secretly, the only son of the Duke of Utsire. Konstantin has been sent to learn what it is to work hard for a living, before receiving his inheritance. Although he's initially resentful, the place grows on him; he has never met anyone quite like Isla and her fellow Murians before. As the island's residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel's grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few small-town secrets...

Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas on the Island. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of Christmas on the Island and Endless Beach for a heartwarming new novel celebrating the season, and Scotland.On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get it ready in time for Christmas. The new hotel's impressive kitchens throw together two unlikely new friends: Isla Gregor is the hardworking young girl who has been a waitress in the island's cafe, dreaming of a bigger, better life now that she's at a proper fancy hotel. Konstantin Pederson is working his way up in the hotel's kitchens too...but he is also, secretly, the only son of the Duke of Utsire. Konstantin has been sent to learn what it is to work hard for a living, before receiving his inheritance. Although he's initially resentful, the place grows on him; he has never met anyone quite like Isla and her fellow Murians before. As the island's residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel's grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few small-town secrets...

Queen of Christmas and Sunday Times top 5 bestselling author Jenny Colgan's slice of festive delight will warm your heart this winter

It's the most wonderful time of the year... and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are "sheer indulgence from start to finish" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday story ? funny, heartfelt, romantic and packed with recipes ? perfect for the winter months.In the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne, the Christmas season has arrived. It's a joyous time for family, friends, and feasting, as decorations sparkle along the town's winding streets and shop windows glow with festive displays. And in Polly's Little Beach Street Bakery, the aroma of gingerbread cookies and other treats tempts people in from the cold.Though Polly is busy keeping up with the demands of the season, she still makes time for her beekeeper boyfriend, Huckle. She's especially happy to be celebrating the holiday this year with him, and can't wait to cuddle up in front of the fireplace with a cup of eggnog on Christmas Eve.But holiday bliss soon gives way to panic when a storm cuts the village off from the mainland. Now it will take all of the villagers to work together in order to ensure everyone has a happy holiday.Full of heart and humor, Jenny Colgan's latest novel is an instant Christmastime classic.

Jenny Colgan's return to the Little School by the Sea - perfect for anyone who ever dreamed of going to boarding school!Lessons is the third novel in Jenny Colgan's beloved Maggie Adair series.As the summer holidays start, scandal hits Downey House. The attraction between Maggie Adair, the fiery, committed English teacher at Downey House and David McDonald, a teacher at the local boys' school, has escalated - and now both are facing an uncertain future. The girls of Downey House - mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice and shy, dependable Simone - are facing long summers at home. But the new term is not far away - and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh new challenges...'Funny, page-turning and addictive... just like Malory Towers for grown-ups' - Sophie Kinsella 'A brilliant boarding school book, stuffed full of unforgettable characters, thrilling adventures and angst...' - Lisa Jewell

What happens when two medical professionals--ex Army medic from a village in the Scottish Highlands and an inner city nurse from inner-city London?switch jobs for three months and become unlikely pen pals?Lissa, is a nurse in a gritty, hectic London neighborhood. Always terribly competent and good at keeping it all together, she's been suffering quietly with PTSD after helping to save the victim of a shocking crime. Her supervisor quietly arranges for Lissa to spend a few months doing a much less demanding job in the little town of Kirrinfeif in the Scottish Highlands, hoping that the change of scenery will help her heal. Lissa will be swapping places with Cormack, an Army veteran who's Kirrinfeif's easygoing nurse/paramedic/all-purpose medical man. Lissa's never experienced small-town life, and Cormack's never spent more than a day in a big city, but it seems like a swap that would do them both some good.In London, the gentle Cormack is a fish out of the water; in Kirrinfief, the dynamic Lissa finds it hard to adjust to the quiet. But these two strangers are now in constant contact, taking over each other's patients, endlessly emailing about anything and everything. Lissa and Cormack discover a new depth of feeling...for their profession and for each other. But what will happen when Lissa and Cormack finally meet...?

What happens when two medical professionals--ex Army medic from a village in the Scottish Highlands and an inner city nurse from inner-city London?switch jobs for three months and become unlikely pen pals?Lissa, is a nurse in a gritty, hectic London neighborhood. Always terribly competent and good at keeping it all together, she's been suffering quietly with PTSD after helping to save the victim of a shocking crime. Her supervisor quietly arranges for Lissa to spend a few months doing a much less demanding job in the little town of Kirrinfeif in the Scottish Highlands, hoping that the change of scenery will help her heal. Lissa will be swapping places with Cormack, an Army veteran who's Kirrinfeif's easygoing nurse/paramedic/all-purpose medical man. Lissa's never experienced small-town life, and Cormack's never spent more than a day in a big city, but it seems like a swap that would do them both some good.In London, the gentle Cormack is a fish out of the water; in Kirrinfief, the dynamic Lissa finds it hard to adjust to the quiet. But these two strangers are now in constant contact, taking over each other's patients, endlessly emailing about anything and everything. Lissa and Cormack discover a new depth of feeling...for their profession and for each other. But what will happen when Lissa and Cormack finally meet...?

They live five hundred miles apart. Yet their lives are about to collide . . .Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she's been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland.Cormac is a restless. Just out of the army, he's desperately in need of distraction, and there's precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs. As Lissa and Cormac warm to their new lives, emailing back and forth about anything and everything, finally things seem to be falling into place. But each of them feel there's still a piece missing. What - or who - could it be?And what if it's currently five hundred miles away?

A childcare professional and single mother to a child with selective mutism moves to Scotland to help run a bookshop, crossing paths there with a father and widower with difficulties of his own. Funny and heart-warming bookish romance in a loch-side setting.

In the bestselling tradition of Jojo Moyes and Jennifer Weiner, Jenny Colgan's moving, funny, and unforgettable novel tells the story of a heartbroken young woman who turns a new page in her life . . . by becoming a baker in the town of CornwallA quiet seaside resort. An abandoned shop. A small flat. This is what awaits Polly Waterford when she arrives at the Cornish coast, fleeing a ruined relationship.To keep her mind off her troubles, Polly throws herself into her favorite hobby: making bread. But her relaxing weekend diversion quickly develops into a passion. As she pours her emotions into kneading and pounding the dough, each loaf becomes better than the last. Soon, Polly is working her magic with nuts and seeds, chocolate and sugar, and the local honey—courtesy of a handsome beekeeper. Packed with laughter and emotion, Little Beach Street Bakery is the story of how one woman discovered bright new life where she least expected—a heartwarming, mouthwatering modern-day Chocolat that has already become a massive international bestseller.Includes 7 Recipes!

Nina Redmond is a librarian with a gift for finding the perfect book for her readers. But can she write her own happy-ever-after? In this valentine to readers, librarians, and book-lovers the world over, the New York Times-bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery returns with a funny, moving new novel for fans of Nina George's The Little Paris Bookshop. Nina is a literary matchmaker. Pairing a reader with that perfect book is her passion... and also her job. Or at least it was. Until yesterday, she was a librarian in the hectic city. But now the job she loved is no more. Determined to make a new life for herself, Nina moves to a sleepy village many miles away. There she buys a van and transforms it into a bookmobile -- a mobile bookshop that she drives from neighborhood to neighborhood, changing one life after another with the power of storytelling. From helping her grumpy landlord deliver a lamb, to sharing picnics with a charming train conductor who serenades her with poetry, Nina discovers there's plenty of adventure, magic, and soul in a place that's beginning to feel like home... a place where she just might be able to write her own happy ending.

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk.Sophie Chesterton is London's ?It Girl?. She knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes...and her rich parents pay for everything. But deep down she suspects that her best ?friends??and her posh lifestyle--are nothing but shallow fakes. Then one evening Sophie's life takes a shocking, drastic turn, and her father decides it's high time for the party girl to make her own way in the world. Forced to earn a meager living as a lowly assistant to a ?glamour? photographer, live in a shabby flat with four smelly boys, and eat baked beans from the can?Sophie is desperate to get her old life back, at any cost. But does a girl really need diamonds to be happy?Full of warmth and sparkle, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend is a surprisingly winning tale about luxury, life lessons, and the surprisingly low cost of true happiness.

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes this hilarious romance about a woman who trades in the comforts of city life in hopes of finding love in a small Scottish town in the middle of nowhere.Faced with the harsh reality that there are 25,000 more women than men in London, Katie's dating prospects are at an all-time low. While she's glad it's not a man's world anymore, it wouldn't hurt if there were more eligible bachelors. More likely to get murdered than married, according to gleeful media reports, Katie resigns herself to the fact that there's no sex in the city for her and decides to head for the hills?or the Scottish Highlands to be exact. Despite the fact she's never been one for muddy rain boats?and Fairlish is in the middle of nowhere?the tiny town does have one major draw: men. LOTS of them!But while Katie relishes the chance to do battle with armies of admirers, she's not excited about going head to head with her shady new boss, Harry. At least there's the local eye-candy to distract her, including gorgeous newshound Iain. But he is at loggerheads with Harry, and she can't afford to get on Harry's bad side any more than she already has.Life in the country might not be one big roll in the hay, but now that Katie has taken the plunge, can she ever turn her back on the delights of Fairlish and return to city life...?

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes this hilarious romance about a woman who trades in the comforts of city life in hopes of finding love in a small Scottish town in the middle of nowhere.Faced with the harsh reality that there are 25,000 more women than men in London, Katie's dating prospects are at an all-time low. While she's glad it's not a man's world anymore, it wouldn't hurt if there were more eligible bachelors. More likely to get murdered than married, according to gleeful media reports, Katie resigns herself to the fact that there's no sex in the city for her and decides to head for the hills?or the Scottish Highlands to be exact. Despite the fact she's never been one for muddy rain boats?and Fairlish is in the middle of nowhere?the tiny town does have one major draw: men. LOTS of them!But while Katie relishes the chance to do battle with armies of admirers, she's not excited about going head to head with her shady new boss, Harry. At least there's the local eye-candy to distract her, including gorgeous newshound Iain. But he is at loggerheads with Harry, and she can't afford to get on Harry's bad side any more than she already has.Life in the country might not be one big roll in the hay, but now that Katie has taken the plunge, can she ever turn her back on the delights of Fairlish and return to city life...?

The stark, bleak nature of Christmas on the Scottish island of Mure is the backdrop to this story of love, community and compassion.

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Jojo Moyes will love this warm, funny, moving holiday tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Christmas at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery.A nip in the air, chiming bells and carolers, and the genial glow of love and family. But for this English village, it's going to be a Christmas to remember in ways it never expected...In her comfy cottage nestled in the Derbyshire hills, Rosie Hopkins has good reason to feel a warm blush in her cheeks. With Christmas weeks away, the holiday is being ushered in with England's first glorious snowfall of the season. Her boyfriend Stephen is starting his new job as a teacher in the village school. Her quaint Sweetshop and Confectionery has been restored to its former glory, and she has a loveable mop of a new puppy named Mr. Dog. Most joyous of all, Rosie and Stephen's relatives will finally be gathering together in Lipton for what is sure to be a merry feast.But when a devastating tragedy strikes at the heart of the close-knit town, plans for a cozy Christmas are suddenly in danger of melting away. It's going to take Rosie's indomitable spirit, the embrace of family and friends, and the resilient good will of a community to turn it all around and make this a holiday to be thankful for.Soulful, emotional, uplifting, and complete with recipes for delicious wintry treats, Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop is a perfect gift for readers.

Gorgeously romantic, gloriously heartwarming - take the unmissable third Mure novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan to the beach this summer

A witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny ColganDesperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her son Hari. She can barely afford the studio apartment, and if she doesn’t find a way out soon, Zoe knows it’s just a matter of time before she has a complete meltdown. On a whim, she answers an ad for a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands.The job description asks for someone capable of caring for two “gifted children”; the reality is more like “feral wolverines.” The children’s widowed father is a wreck, and the kids left to their own devices. Still, the picturesque location is everything London is not—and Zoe rises to the challenges of the job.With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to put down roots in the community. Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal this broken family—and her own?

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny ColganDesperate to escape London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her four-year-old son, Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake all night, and Hari’s dad, Jaz, a charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is no help at all. But his sister, Surinder, comes to Zoe’s aid, hooking her up with a job as far away from the urban crush as possible: working at a bookshop on the banks of Loch Ness. And there’s a second job to cover housing: Zoe will be an au pair for three children at a genuine castle in the Scottish Highlands.   But while Scotland is everything Zoe dreamed of—clear skies, brisk fresh air, blessed quiet—everything else is a bit of a mess. The Urquart family castle is grand but crumbling, the children’s mother has abandoned the family, their father is a wreck, and the kids have been kicked out of school and left to their own devices. Zoe has her work cut out for her and is determined to rise to the challenge, especially when she sees how happily Hari has taken to their new home.With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to put down roots in the community. Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal the Urquart family—and her own?

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warmhearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny ColganDesperate to escape London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her four-year-old son, Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake all night, and Hari’s dad, Jaz, a charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is no help at all. But his sister, Surinder, comes to Zoe’s aid, hooking her up with a job as far away from the urban crush as possible: working at a bookshop on the banks of Loch Ness. And there’s a second job to cover housing: Zoe will be an au pair for three children at a genuine castle in the Scottish Highlands.   But while Scotland is everything Zoe dreamed of—clear skies, brisk fresh air, blessed quiet—everything else is a bit of a mess. The Urquart family castle is grand but crumbling, the children’s mother has abandoned the family, their father is a wreck, and the kids have been kicked out of school and left to their own devices. Zoe has her work cut out for her and is determined to rise to the challenge, especially when she sees how happily Hari has taken to their new home.With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to put down roots in the community. Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal the Urquart family—and her own?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Endless Beach—whose novels are “evocative, sweet treat[s]” (JoJo Moyes)—comes this heartwarming holiday story set on a charming Scottish islandOn the remote Scottish island of Mure, the Christmas season is stark, windy, and icy—yet incredibly festive and beautiful . . .It’s a time for getting cozy in front of whisky-barrel wood fires, and enjoying a dram and a treacle pudding with the people you love—unless, of course, you’ve accidentally gotten pregnant by your ex-boss and don’t know how to tell him. In the season for peace and good cheer, will Flora find the nerve to reveal the truth to her nearest and dearest? Will her erstwhile co-parent Joel think she’s the bearer of glad tidings—or is this Christmas going to be as bleak as the Highlands in midwinter?Meanwhile Saif, a doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons on this remote island where he’s been granted asylum. His wife, however, is still missing, and her absence hangs over what should be a joyful celebration. Can the family possibly find comfort and joy without her?Travel to the beautiful northern edge of the world and join the welcoming community of Mure for a Highland Christmas you’ll never forget!

Jenny T Colgan has written 16 bestselling novels as Jenny Colgan, which have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, been translated into 25 languages, and won both the Melissa Nathan Award and Romantic Novel of the Year 2013. Aged 11, she won a national fan competition to meet the Doctor and was mistaken for a boy by Peter Davison.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and The Café by the Sea comes another enchanting, unforgettable novel of a woman who makes a fresh start on the beautiful Scottish island of Mure—only to discover life has more surprises in store for her.When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London for the remote Scottish island of Mure, she never dreamed that Joel—her difficult, adorable boss—would follow. Now, not only has Flora been reunited with her family and opened a charming café by the sea, but she and Joel are taking their first faltering steps into romance.With Joel away on business in New York, Flora is preparing for the next stage in her life. And that would be . . . ? Love? She’s feeling it. Security? In Joel’s arms, sure. Marriage? Not open for discussion.In the meantime, Flora is finding pleasure in a magnificent sight: whales breaking waves off the beaches of Mure. But it also signals something less joyful. According to local superstition, it’s an omen—and a warning that Flora’s future could be as fleeting as the sea spray. . . .A bracing season on the shore sets the stage for Jenny Colgan’s delightful novel that’s as funny, heartwarming, and unpredictable as love itself.

It's the most wonderful time of the year... and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are "sheer indulgence from start to finish" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday story ? funny, heartfelt, romantic and packed with recipes ? perfect for the winter months.In the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne, the Christmas season has arrived. It's a joyous time for family, friends, and feasting, as decorations sparkle along the town's winding streets and shop windows glow with festive displays. And in Polly's Little Beach Street Bakery, the aroma of gingerbread cookies and other treats tempts people in from the cold.Though Polly is busy keeping up with the demands of the season, she still makes time for her beekeeper boyfriend, Huckle. She's especially happy to be celebrating the holiday this year with him, and can't wait to cuddle up in front of the fireplace with a cup of eggnog on Christmas Eve.But holiday bliss soon gives way to panic when a storm cuts the village off from the mainland. Now it will take all of the villagers to work together in order to ensure everyone has a happy holiday.Full of heart and humor, Jenny Colgan's latest novel is an instant Christmastime classic.

It's the most wonderful time of the year... and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are "sheer indulgence from start to finish" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday story ? funny, heartfelt, romantic and packed with recipes ? perfect for the winter months.In the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne, the Christmas season has arrived. It's a joyous time for family, friends, and feasting, as decorations sparkle along the town's winding streets and shop windows glow with festive displays. And in Polly's Little Beach Street Bakery, the aroma of gingerbread cookies and other treats tempts people in from the cold.Though Polly is busy keeping up with the demands of the season, she still makes time for her beekeeper boyfriend, Huckle. She's especially happy to be celebrating the holiday this year with him, and can't wait to cuddle up in front of the fireplace with a cup of eggnog on Christmas Eve.But holiday bliss soon gives way to panic when a storm cuts the village off from the mainland. Now it will take all of the villagers to work together in order to ensure everyone has a happy holiday.Full of heart and humor, Jenny Colgan's latest novel is an instant Christmastime classic.

ESCAPE WITH JENNY COLGANIt's Christmas in the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne - a time for family, friends and feasting. Polly Waterford loves running the Little Beach Street Bakery and with the festive season approaching, she's full of ideas for extra special treats to delight the village residents. This Christmas, she knows, is going to be the best yet for her and her gorgeous boyfriend, Huckle. But life doesn't always work out as planned... When Polly's best friend Kerensa turns up with a secret that threatens the life Polly and Huckle have built together, the future begins to look uncertain. Then a face from Polly's past reappears and things become even more complicated. Can she get things back on track so that everyone has a merry Christmas?'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express

THE BELOVED AUTHOR OF THE BOOKSHOP ON THE CORNER RETURNS WITH A SPARKLING, SUNNY, SOULFUL NEW NOVEL PERFECT FOR FANS OF ELIN HILDERBRANDYears ago, Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up—and she hasn’t looked back. What would she have done on Mure? It’s a place where everyone has known her all her life, where no one will let her forget the past. In bright, bustling London, she can be anonymous, ambitious . . . and hopelessly in love with her boss. Yet when fate brings Flora back to the island, she’s suddenly swept once more into life with her brothers (all strapping, loud, and seemingly incapable of basic housework) and her father. Yet even amid the chaos of their reunion, Flora discovers a passion for cooking—and finds herself restoring a dusty little pink-fronted shop on the harbor: a café by the sea. But with the seasons changing, Flora must come to terms with past mistakes . . . and work out exactly where her future lies. . . . 

From the "Sunday Times" bestselling author of "Resistance Is Futile" and "Meet Me At The Cupcake Cafe", comes a quirky and superpowered love story with a supernatural twist.

The charming, brilliantly funny new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. Connie's smart. She's funny. But she's only human . . . As a high-ranking mathematician in a male-dominated field - with bright red hair - Connie's used to being considered a little unusual. But she's nowhere near as peculiar as Luke, who is recruited to work alongside her on a top-secret code breaking project. Just what is this bizarre sequence they're studying? It isn't a solution to the global energy crisis. It isn't a new wavelength to sell microwave ovens. The numbers are trying to tell them something . . . and it seems only Luke knows what.The truth is out there. Will Connie dare to find it? In this whirlwind adventure, Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan boldly goes where no author has gone before . . . 'Quirky, funny and romantic, and it doesn't even matter if you don't know what fractals are' Sophie Kinsella. 'A riotous cocktail of action, maths geeks, and kissing. I enjoyed every single page. Resistance really is futile' Matt Haig, author of THE HUMANS. Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including Christmas at the Cupcake Café, Little Beach Street Bakery and Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams. As Jenny T. Colgan she has also written Doctor Who tie-in novel Dark Horizons and several Doctor Who short stories.

'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday ExpressEscape with Jenny ColganIn a tiny little sweetshop, something very special is waiting under the Christmas tree . . .Rosie Hopkins, newly engaged, is looking forward to an exciting year in the little sweetshop she owns and runs. But when fate strikes Rosie and her boyfriend, Stephen, a terrible blow, threatening everything they hold dear, it's going to take all their strength and the support of their families and their Lipton friends to hold them together.After all, don't they say it takes a village to raise a child?'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Irresistible' Jill Mansell

Polly heard a CRASH downstairs. Was it a monster? NO! Was it a spider alien? NO!It was a little puffin with a broken wing...When Polly discovers an injured puffin, she and her mummy look after him in their cottage by the sea.Slowly, Neil's wing heals and Polly must prepare herself to say goodbye to her new friend. Will she ever see him again? Perfect for bedtime stories and early readers. From the author of Little Beach Street Bakery.

A new feel-good novel from the bestselling author of "Little Beach Street Bakery". Summer has arrived in the Cornish town of Mount Polbearne, yet there's something unsettling about the gentle summer breeze. Polly sifts flour, kneads dough and bakes bread, but nothing can calm the storm she knows is coming: is Polly about to lose everything she loves? "Little Beach Street Bakery" spent 3 weeks in the "Sunday Times" top 10.

Escape with Jenny ColganChristmas is going to be extra magical this year . . .Rosie Hopkins is looking forward to Christmas in the little Derbyshire village of Lipton, buried under a thick blanket of snow. Her sweetshop is festooned with striped candy canes, large tempting piles of Turkish Delight, crinkling selection boxes and happy, sticky children. She's going to be spending it with her boyfriend, Stephen, and her family, flying in from Australia. She can't wait.But when a tragedy strikes at the heart of their little community, all of Rosie's plans for the future seem to be blown apart. Can she build a life in Lipton? And is what's best for the sweetshop also what's best for Rosie?'An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express

A funny and heartwarming new novel from the author of "Meet Me At The Cupcake Cafe", this delicious story also features recipes. Published in time for Mother's Day, it follows a woman who moves away to a little seaside resort in Cornwall, and starts baking bread. 'Jenny Colgan has hit the sweet spot yet again...' Sophie Kinsella

The ever-popular novels of Sunday Times bestselling sensation, Jenny Colgan, are given a beautiful contemporary new look in this re-issue series.

'Nobody does get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan' Sunday Express Sun, sea and laughter abound . . . 'A total joy' Sophie Kinsella 'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes 'Irresistible' Jill Mansell 'Just lovely' Katie Fforde 'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell 'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle ___________________________________Evie is desperate for a holiday - a good one. Not only because she's been working all hours as a receptionist for two high-powered plastic surgeons, but also because every holiday she's ever been on has involved sunburn, arguments and projectile vomiting - sometimes all three at once. Why can't she have a normal holiday like everyone else: peaceful beaches, glorious sunshine and (fingers crossed) some much-needed sex?So when Evie's employers invite her to attend a conference with them in the beautiful South of France, she can't believe her luck. At last, the chance to hob nob with the rich and glamorous, to party under the stars, to live life as she'd always dreamt of it. It's the holiday of a lifetime - but things don't happen in quite the way Evie imagines . . .___________________________________ Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan 'Her books are so compelling that you can feel the cool breeze on your face, smell the salty air''Her descriptions of scenery (and food!) are beautiful''I wish her places were real' 'Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished' 'There's something so engaging about her characters and plots' 'Her stories are just so fabulous' 'She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life' 'The woman is just magic'

Reissues of the "Sunday Times" bestselling author's heartwarming novels, now with a gorgeous new cover look to tie in with her newest novel, "Christmas At Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop" which is being published this month.

Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment. But when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York, Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance. And when the Christmas rush at the cafe - with its increased demand for her delectable creations - begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.This December, Issy will have to rely on all her reserves of courage, good nature and cinnamon, to make sure everyone has a merry Christmas, one way or another . . . Indulge yourself and your sweet-toothed friends with Jenny Colgan's new novel, simply bursting with Christmas cupcake recipes and seasonal sugar-fuelled fun.

A new, heartwarming novel about a little chocolate shop in Paris, from the author of "Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop Of Dreams" and "Meet Me At The Cupcake Cafe". Anna Trent is thrilled to work in the shop with her former sweetheart, Thierry, a master chocolatier. She's set to discover more about real chocolate, and herself, than she ever dreamed. Follows the winning formula of Colgan's previous novels, of a romantic story combined with recipes. 'Sheer indulgence from start to finish' Sophie Kinsella

Rosie Hopkins is about to face major upheaval. Her elderly aunt Lilian - feisty, independent Aunt Lily who never talked about her past - needs her help, so Rosie is moving to the depths of the countryside for a few months to look after her. Plus Rosie will be away from Gerard, the man she hopes to settle down with soon, and they'll miss each other dreadfully . . . won't they?Lilian Hopkins has spent her life running Lipton's village sweetshop, through wartime and family feuds. As she struggles with the idea that it might finally be time to sell up, she also wrestles with the secret history hidden behind the jars of beautifully coloured sweets.And the longer Rosie and Lilian spend together, the more they realise they can learn from each other . . .

Ever dreamed of starting over? Issy Randall can bake. No, more than that - Issy can create stunning, mouth-wateringly divine cakes. After a childhood spent in her beloved Grampa Joe's bakery she has undoubtedly inherited his talent. So when she's made redundant from her safe but dull City job, Issy decides to seize the moment and open up her own café. It should be a piece of cake, right? Wrong. As her friends point out, she has trouble remembering where she left her house keys, let alone trying to run her own business. But Issy is determined.

Meet the Clanswomen...International bestselling authors Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray lead off this dazzling collection of stories by popular and rising Scottish women authors. A sometimes wild, sometimes poignant romp through the lives of Scotswomen, Scottish Girls About Town revels in the universal hilarity and strife of being a girl!They're looking for something moor.In Jenny Colgan's "The Fringes," a hapless heroine heads to the Edinburgh "Fringe" -- a massive theatrical and musical festival -- for a night of her own disastrous drama. Isla Dewar offers up "In the Garden of Mrs. Pink," one woman's look back at her girlhood and the life lessons she learned from an eccentric neighbor. In Muriel Gray's "School-Gate Mums," a single mother with killer instincts settles the score with one of the mothers at her son's school. Whether they're racing their flatmates in a weight-loss contest, reconnecting with long-lost friends, or grappling with the men in their lives, these daughters of Scotland prove that no one can top their audacious spirit and Highland charm.

Voller Romantik, Inselflair und Sommersonne: »In unseren Träumen ist immer Sommer« ist der neue atmosphärischen Urlaubsroman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan! Nie war Schottland unwiderstehlicher als in diesem Roman!

Willkommen im idyllischen Carso! Hier glitzert die Sonne auf dem türkisfarbenen Meer, und der Himmel erstreckt sich weit über dem Strand. Viele, die hier geboren sind, wollen niemals weg. Die schüchterne Verkäuferin Gertie dagegen flüchtet sich in sehnsüchtige Träume: von großen Gefühlen, von einem Beruf, der sie erfüllt, von Mut, Selbstbewusstsein und Abenteuern in der Ferne. Doch erst das Wiedersehen mit zwei früheren Mitschülerinnen bringt endlich Schwung in ihr Leben. Voller Herzklopfen ergreift Gertie ihre Chance auf einen neuen Job, neue Freunde und vielleicht sogar eine neue Liebe. Doch führt ihr Weg sie weg von dem, was sie kennt, oder lässt die Veränderung sie das Vertraute mit neuen Augen sehen?

Jenny Colgans Romane sind der Inbeg
riff von Wohlfühllektüre! Die Bestsellerautorin hat Millionen Fans weltweit - gehören Sie auch schon dazu?

»In unseren Träumen ist immer Sommer« erzählt eine warmherzige Geschichte vom Glück, seinen Träumen zu folgen. Eine Geschichte um Neuanfang, den Wunsch nach Freiheit und die Sehnsucht nach Liebe!

»Ich habe jede Seite genossen.« SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Sophie Kinsella

Es klingt fast zu gut um wahr zu sein - Polly wird ihr Hobby zum Beruf machen, und das in Cornwall, auf einer romantischen Insel mit Männerüberschuss. Genau die richtige Kur für ein leeres Konto und ein gebrochenes Herz. Aber die alte Bäckerei ist eine windschiefe Bruchbude, am Meer kann es sehr kühl sein, und der Empfang, den manche Insulaner ihr bereiten, ist noch viel kälter. Gut, dass Polly Neil hat, einen kleinen Papageientaucher mit gebrochenem Flügel. Doch bald kauft der halbe Ort heimlich ihr wunderbares selbstgebackenes Brot, und als sie Neil fliegen lassen soll, ist sie schon fast heimisch geworden. Nur das mit der Liebe gestaltet sich komplizierter als gedacht ...

Vom quirligen London zur entlegenen Insel Mure? Nein - nur widerwillig kehrt die junge Flora in ihre schottische Heimat zurück. Weder die unberührte Landschaft noch das glitzernde Meer können sie aufmuntern, während sie ihren geschwächten Vater und ihre Brüder versorgt. Doch dann entdeckt sie das alte Kochbuch ihrer verstorbenen Mutter, und als sie ein Rezept nach dem anderen ausprobiert, öffnet sich ihr Herz: für die Sinnlichkeit des Essens, für die Schönheit der Natur und für einen neuen Anfang ...

Ein Roman für Bücherwürmer: die besondere Liebesgeschichte einer Bibliothekarin, die sich mit einem Bücherbus selbstständig macht

Auf in die Highlands: Leseratte Nina bringt in dieser romantischen Road-Novel mit dem Bücherbus Glück in jedes Dorf und sucht selbst nach der großen Liebe. Für Fans von Manuela Inusa und Mary Simses.

Nina ist am Boden zerstört, als sie ihren Job als Bibliothekarin verliert. Ein reiner Brotjob macht sie nicht glücklich. Also macht sie sich mit einem Bücherbus selbstständig und will Leseglück in die Dörfer der schottischen Highlands bringen. Dabei stößt sie auf ungeahnte Hindernisse. Wird sie die Liebe ihres Lebens finden? Oder sucht sie am falschen Ort?

Jenny Colgan hat mit »Happy Ever After - Wo das Glück zu Hause ist« eine Hommage an das Lesen verfasst. Die SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin ist bekannt für romantische Frauenromane wie »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« und »Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer« und hat allein in Deut
schland Millionen von treuen Leserinnen. Ihre Romane verzaubern mit charmanten Charakteren, die nach Glück und Liebe streben und diese oft woanders finden, als sie vermutet haben.

Eine Liebesgeschichte über das Lesen

»Happy Ever After - Wo das Glück zu Hause ist« ist nicht einfach nur eine Liebesgeschichte und ein Roman über einen Neuanfang. Zuallererst ist dieses Werk von Jenny Colgan ein Buch über Bücher, über das Lesen und den Effekt, den es auf Menschen hat. Denn mit Romanen kann Nina helfen: Sie weiß, welches Buch zu welcher Stimmung passt und wie sie ihre Kunden glücklicher macht.

Die Bestsellerautorin von »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg«

Nur wenigen Autoren gelingt es so wie Jenny Colgan, mit ihren Büchern eine kleine Flucht aus dem Alltag zu ermöglichen. Mit »Happy Ever After - Wo das Glück zu Hause ist« startet die Bestsellerautorin eine herzerwärmende Trilogie. Die perfekte Sommerlektüre für alle, die romantische Bücher schätzen und
sich dabei in die schottischen Highlands entführen lassen wollen.

Sonnig, heiter, unwiderstehlich: Mit »Sommerhimmel über dir und mir« legt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan ihren nächsten wunderbaren Urlaubsroman vor. Voller Romantik, Inselflair und Sommersonne ist »Sommerhimmel über dir und mir« der Auftakt zu einer neuen, unwiderstehlichen Reihe der »Queen of feel good«.

Nach einem dramatischen Erlebnis braucht Pilotin Morag eine Auszeit. Doch als ihr Großvater, dem eine winzige Fluglinie an der Küste Schottlands gehört, erkrankt, muss Morag einspringen.

Nur wenig später zwingt ein Sturm sie zur Notlandung auf einer abgelegenen Insel. Hier gibt es nur Vögel - und Gregor, einen missmutigen Ornithologen, der nicht begeistert ist von Morags "Besuch". Als die Stromversorgung ausfällt, Notruf damit ausgeschlossen, raufen sich die beiden zusammen.

Umgeben von Wind, Wellen und Meer sieht Morag einiges mit anderen Augen: ihre Heimat, ihren Beruf, ihre Familie - und Gregor, der unerwartete Traumprinzqualitäten beweist. Fi
ndet Morag ihr Glück vielleicht nicht über den Wolken, sondern auf einer kleinen Insel?

In dem für SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan so typischen heiteren Ton kommen in »Sommerhimmel über dir und mir« malerisches Inselsetting, eine Liebesgeschichte mit Hindernissen und eine gefühlvolle Story über das Heimkommen und Zu-sich-selbst-finden zu einer wunderbar leichten Sommer-Lektüre zusammen

Freuen Sie sich auf ganz viel Schottland-Atmosphäre, liebenswerte Figuren und eine wunderschöne Liebesgeschichte!

Wer dem Alltag entfliehen will, ist bei Jenny Colgan immer richtig. Jedes ihrer Bücher, von der atmosphärischen Reihe um die »Kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« über die Wohlfühl-Romane rund um die Insel Mure und »Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer" bis zu den warmherzigen Büchern der Happy-Ever-After-Reihe, verzaubert seine Leser:innen.

»Wohlfühlfaktor: Sehr hoch, wie immer bei Jenny Colgan, der Meisterin der Romane, in die man immer gleich einziehen will, we
il ihre Welten sich so kuschelig anfühlen beim Lesen.« Berner Zeitung

Weihnachtszauber in der kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg

Im dritten Roman in Jenny Colgans bezaubernder Serie über Pollys kleine Bäckerei in Cornwall kommt romantische Adventsstimmung auf. Doch bis zum besinnlichen Fest muss Polly einige Hürden überwinden.

Es weihnachtet im kleinen Hafenstädtchen Mount Polbearne im malerischen Cornwall. Polly freut sich auf ein besinnliches Fest in ihrer neuen Heimat, ihrer bezaubernden kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg und mit ihrem Verlobten Huckle.

Doch dann geschehen einige Dinge, die für ordentlich Trubel sorgen: Polly wird für die Organisation des wohltätigen Weihnachtsmarktes eingespannt, wodurch sie Zeit und Geld für ihre eigene Bäckerei verliert.

Auch Huckles Imkerei lief schon mal besser, und Pollys geliebte Papageienvogelkolonie ist wegen eines Sparprogramms der Regierung massiv gefährdet. Und zu allem Überfluss verrät ihre beste Freundin Kerensa ein Geheimnis, das Polly schon bald in eine Zwick
mühle geraten lässt - schließlich hat sie sich geschworen, immer ehrlich zu Huckle zu sein. Kann das noch ein besinnliches Weihnachtsfest werden?

Weihnachtsroman für Frauen

Suchen Sie nicht länger nach Geschenkideen! Ob als kleines Geschenk für die Mama, die beste Freundin oder sich selbst, »Weihnachten in der kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg« von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan ist das perfekte Buch für kuschelige Stunden auf dem Sofa oder am Kamin.

Eine bezaubernde Weihnachtsgeschichte mit Rezepten

Gerade in der Weihnachtszeit gibt es nichts Schöneres als den Duft von Plätzchen oder Lebkuchen, der durchs Haus zieht. Da kommen Jenny Colgans bezaubernde Cornwall-Romane über die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg wie gerufen. Bäckerin Polly inspiriert auf jeder Seite. Und das Beste: Zusätzlich zum Roman gibt es ihre leckeren Rezepte.

Mit diesem Roman kann der Sommer kommen: In den schottischen Highlands trifft die Liebe gleich doppelt ins Herz.

Jenny Colgans zweiter Wohlfühlroman aus der Happy-Ever-After-Reihe ist eine Hymne auf das Leben, große Gefühle und den Zauber der Bücher.

Wie kann ein Roman alle Sorgen nehmen und glücklich machen? Jenny Colgan hat diese Zauberformel gefunden. »Happy Ever After - Wo dich das Leben anlächelt« ist eine Umarmung in Buchform. Die witzig-charmante Fortsetzung über den kleinen Bücherbus kommt genau zur richtigen Zeit: für den Urlaub, als Strandlektüre, für eine dringend benötigte Dosis Glück.

Die Erzieherin und alleinerziehende Mutter Zoe hasst alles: ihren Job, ihre Miete, die selbst gewählte Stummheit ihres Sohnes. Als sie das Angebot bekommt, die Kinder eines schottischen Schlossherrn zu betreuen und einen Bücherbus zu übernehmen, packt sie sofort ihre Koffer. Doch die schottischen Highlands haben mehr als eine unangenehme Überraschung für
Zoe parat. Bis Zoe Schottland und seine Bewohner vollends in ihr Herz schließt, wird es turbulent.

Der zweite Band der Bestsellerreihe um den kleinen Bücherbus in Schottland

Es reicht fast nicht, Jenny Colgan als Bestsellerautorin zu betiteln. Ihre atmosphärischen Frauenromane standen wochenlang auf der SPIEGEL-Bestsellerliste. Leserinnen auf der ganzen Welt lieben sie für ihre selbstbewusste und gefühlvolle Unterhaltung. Denn jede Geschichte ermutigt zur Veränderung, feiert die Freundschaft und den Zusammenhalt und wärmt die Seele..

»Ein warmherzig-witziges Buch mit tollen Charakteren - und es dreht sich alles um Bücher!« - Sophie Kinsella

Freuen Sie sich auf ein romantisches Schmökerfest und eine Ode an das Lesen. Feiern Sie das Leben, die Liebe und Schottland von seiner schönsten Seite. Entdecken Sie auch weitere Jenny-Colgan-Bestsellerreihen: Schnuppern Sie in »Floras Küche« rein oder erkunden Sie »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg«.

»So warmherzig und köstlich!« Sophie Kinsella

Es klingt fast zu gut um wahr zu sein - Polly wird ihr Hobby zum Beruf machen, und das in Cornwall, auf einer romantischen Insel mit Männerüberschuss. Genau die richtige Kur für ein leeres Konto und ein gebrochenes Herz. Aber die alte Bäckerei ist eine windschiefe Bruchbude, am Meer kann es sehr kühl sein, und der Empfang, den manche Insulaner ihr bereiten, ist noch viel kälter. Gut, dass Polly Neil hat, einen kleinen Papageientaucher mit gebrochenem Flügel.

Doch bald kauft der halbe Ort heimlich ihr wunderbares selbstgebackenes Brot, und als sie Neil fliegen lassen soll, ist sie schon fast heimisch geworden. Nur das mit der Liebe gestaltet sich komplizierter als gedacht ...

Zauberhafte Romane für Frauen von Jenny Colgan

Die Reihe um die »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan lädt zum Träumen und Schwelgen ein. Nicht nur die malerische Kulisse Cornwalls, vor der sich di
e Geschichte abspielt, sondern auch die herzerwärmende Story um Polly macht die vier Bände der Serie zur perfekten Urlaubslektüre.

Weihnachtlich, romantisch, wunderbar - Feel-Good-Unterhaltung von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan

Ein festlich geschmückter Kamin mit prasselndem Feuer, ein köstliches Weihnachtsmenü und glückliche Gäste - so prachtvoll soll »The Rock«, das neue Hotel auf der kleinen schottischen Insel Mure, an den Feiertagen erstrahlen. Doch wenige Wochen vor dem Fest ist das Hotel eine Baustelle, der Kamin nicht einsatzbereit und die Küche ein einziges Chaos. Cafébesitzerin Flora und ihr Bruder Fintan müssen alle Register ziehen, damit »The Rock« rechtzeitig eröffnen und ihre Familie wahres Weihnachtsglück erleben kann ...

Jeder braucht mal Urlaub. Wie wäre es mit einem Trip auf die Insel Mure und in Floras Küche?

»Hochzeit in der kleinen Sommerküche am Meer« spinnt die kulinarisch inspirierte Liebesgeschichte fort, mit der sich SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan ein Millionenpublikum erobert hat. Was nicht fehlen darf? Reichlich Romantik und köstliche Rezepte, mit denen Sie sich immer wieder nach Schottland katapultieren können.

Mit ihren hellrosa Wänden, der Theke voller duftender Scones, Kuchen und Quiches sowie den urigen Steingutbechern für den Tee ist Floras kleine Sommerküche auf der Insel Mure inzwischen ein beliebter Treffpunkt von Einheimischen und Touristen. Doch Flora will mehr - vor allem von ihrem Freund Joel, der ständig durch die Weltgeschichte reist, anstatt an ihrer Seite zu stehen. Erst durch eine Hochzeit, einer drohenden Katastrophe und einenm turbulenten Sommer begreift Joel nach und nach, dass seine Liebe zu Flora auf dem Spiel steht.

»Ich sehnt
e mich sofort nach der Insel Mure. Ein einziges Vergnügen.« - Sophie Kinsella

Ein Roman über Liebe, Lebenslust und Zweisamkeit: »Hochzeit in der kleinen Sommerküche ...« ist die ultimative Urlaubslektüre für hoffnungsvolle Romantiker und Fans von »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg«.

»Traumhafte Romanze« - Madonna

Noch nicht genug von der Insel Mure? Dann folgen Sie Jenny Colgan zurück nach Schottland und feiern Sie »Weihnachten im kleinen Inselhotel«. Auch hier wohnt die Liebe, auch hier wird es lecker und leidenschaftlich.

Köstliche Unterhaltung vor traumhafter Kulisse: Liebe in den schottischen Highlands in Jenny Colgans Roman für den Urlaub
In »Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer« entdeckt die junge Flora durch das Kochen ihre Liebe zu ihrer Heimat Schottland wieder.

Vom pulsierenden London auf eine verschlafene Insel? Der Albtraum für Flora McKenzie - sechsundzwanzig, mit rotblassem Haar und unglücklich in ihren Chef Joel verliebt. Zugegeben, so richtig gut läuft es nicht in London. Und trotzdem ist sich die junge Anwältin sicher: Sie gehört in die Großstadt.

Nur widerwillig kehrt Flora deshalb für einen Auftrag auf ihre schottische Heimatinsel Mure zurück. Plötzlich wird sie wieder in ihr altes Leben geworfen, mitsamt ihrem anstrengenden Vater und den immer lauten Brüdern. Doch dann findet sie das Kochbuch ihrer verstorbenen Mutter und entdeckt eine längst verschüttet geglaubte Verbindung zu ihrer Vergangenheit.

Durch das Kochen lernt sie ihre Heimat - und sic
h selbst - von einer ganz neuen Seite kennen. Leidenschaftlich macht sie sich daran, dem kleinen Lokal am Hafen neues Leben einzuhauchen. Doch der Neuanfang gelingt nur, wenn Flora lernt, mit ihrer Vergangenheit Frieden zu schließen.

Romantische Komödie mit leckeren Rezepten zum Nachkochen

Wie schon die Bände ihrer Erfolgsreihe um »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« verzaubern Jenny Colgans Romane über Floras Küche mit einer charmanten Heldin, einer leichtfüßigen Story und leckeren Rezepten. Die schottischen Köstlichkeiten im Buch wie Shortbread oder Apfel-Frangipane-Kuchen machen das Buch zum Rundum-Genuss!

Leichtfüßige Urlaubslektüre in handlicher Taschenbuchausgabe

In ihrer Roman-Reihe lässt Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan ihre Leserinnen und Leser tief eintauchen in die leicht schroffe und doch so herzerwärmende Atmosphäre der schottischen Highlands ... und ein klein wenig den Alltag vergessen.

Romantisch, atmosphärisch, wunderbar - SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan (u.a. »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« und »Weihnachten in der kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg«) entführt ihre Leserinnen in "Weihnachten in der kleinen Sommerküche am Meer" erneut in die stimmungsvolle Welt ihrer Heldin Flora. Wie schon in den Wohlfühlromanen "Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer" und "Hochzeit in der kleinen Sommerküche am Meer" erweist sich die schottische Insel Mure erneut als eine bezaubernde Welt voller Freundschaft, Liebe und köstlicher Rezepte, diesmal ganz im Zeichen der Weihnachts-Feiertage.

Winterzeit auf der Insel Mure ist wunderbar! Während draußen Stürme toben, kuschelt man sich vor dem Kamin so richtig ein, mit Menschen, die man liebt, und genießt regionale Köstlichkeiten von Weihnachts-Shortbread bis Whiskypunsch. Doch der Zauber der Vorweihnachtszeit kann sich nicht so recht entfalten, wenn man ungeplant vom Ex-Boss und heutigen Liebsten schwanger ist und nicht w
eiß, wie man es ihm sagen soll. Für Flora, in deren Café die Vorweihnachtszeit eigentlich ein Fest voller Wärme, Düfte und Atmosphäre sein könnte, beginnt ein Ringen mit sich selbst und ein Warten auf den richtigen Moment ... Ein Roman so süß und winterlich wie Weihnachts-Shortbread und Früchtekuchen - mit neuen schottischen Rezepten!

Der perfekte Feelgood-Roman für den Sommer - entdecken Sie Schottland von einer ganz neuen Seite!
Nehmen Sie sich eine romantische Auszeit: Der Bestseller "Happy Ever After - Wo Geschichten neu beginnen" nimmt Sie mit auf eine bewegende Reise in die schottischen Highlands.

Nachdem sie den dramatischen Verlust eines Patienten miterleben musste, leidet die Krankenschwester Lissa unter posttraumatischem Stress. Sie benötigt dringend eine Pause. Kurzerhand tauscht sie ihr Leben, ihre Stelle und ihre Wohnung für drei Monate mit dem Krankenpfleger Cormac. Der Ex-Soldat zieht nach London, während sich Lissa in das schottische Hochland begibt. Über E-Mails bleiben die beiden in Kontakt, zunächst rein beruflich, um sich über ihre Patienten auszutauschen, doch nach und nach entsteht daraus erst Freundschaft und später vielleicht sogar mehr ...

"Happy Ever After - Wo Geschichten neu beginnen" ist eine Geschichte über Trauma, Heilung, Neuanfänge und Liebe - eingebettet
in eine wildromantische Landschaft.

Der 3. Band der Wohlfühlreihe entführt Sie in die schottischen Highlands

Begeben Sie sich auf eine Reise in die atemberaubende Landschaft Schottlands. Lassen Sie sich von der liebenswerten Heldin inspirieren, denn "Colgans Roman ist super für alle Frauen, die von Veränderung träumen." (buchszene.de)

Romantisch und herzerwärmend: Der zweite Band über die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg ist eine traumhafter Liebesroman.
In »Sommer in der kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg« kämpft Polly um den Erhalt ihrer schnuckeligen Bäckerstube in Mont Polbearne in Cornwall.

Alles scheint perfekt in Polly Waterfords Leben. Endlich ist Sommer in ihrer neuen Heimat Cornwall. Die kleine Bäckerei, in der sie ihre duftenden Kreationen auftischt, erfreut sich großer Beliebtheit, und mit Huckle, ihrer großen Liebe, könnte es nicht besser laufen.

Doch dann stirbt die alte Besitzerin der Bäckerei - und Pollys Traum ist in Gefahr: Ihr neuer Chef boykottiert sie mit allen Mitteln, Huckle hängt an seiner Vergangenheit in Amerika, und zu allem Überfluss wird auch noch ihr geliebter Papageientaucher Neil von einer Katze angegriffen und verletzt. Kann sich alles noch zum Guten wenden?

Mit »Sommer in der kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg« hat Jenny Colgan eine wunderbare Fortsetzu
ng ihrer Reihe über Pollys Backstube in Mount Polbearne geschaffen. Leserinnen lieben den lockeren und spritzigen Stil von Jenny Colgan, ihre liebenswerten Charaktere, die atemberaubende Kulisse Cornwalls sowie die verführerischen Rezepte hinten im Buch.

Vorsicht: appetitanregend! Die Bücher um »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« sind verführerisch köstlich.

Das Besondere an den romantischen Komödien über Pollys kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg ist, dass man angesichts der Köstlichkeiten, die dort täglich angeboten werden, beim Lesen ziemlich schnell Hunger bekommt. Doch dem wird Abhilfe geschaffen: Nach der Geschichte werden einige köstliche Rezepte zum Nachkochen und Nachbacken vorgestellt.

Zauberhafte Romane für Frauen von Jenny Colgan

Die Reihe um die »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan lädt zum Träumen und Schwelgen ein. Nicht nur die malerische Kulisse Cornwalls, vor der sich die Geschichte abspielt, sonder
n auch die herzerwärmende Story um Polly macht den zweiten Band der Serie zur perfekten Urlaubslektüre.

Inselflair und Glücksgefühle: Mit »Hochzeitsglocken auf der kleinen Insel« führt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan ihre Frauenroman-Reihe um die kleine Sommerküche zum krönenden Abschluss.

»Wohlfühlfaktor: Sehr hoch, wie immer bei Jenny Colgan, der Meisterin der Romane, in die man gleich einziehen will, weil ihre Welten sich so kuschelig anfühlen beim Lesen.« Berner Zeitung

Gleich drei verliebte Paare suchen in »Hochzeitsglocken auf der kleinen Insel« nach ihrem Happy end - Romantik und Sommersonne garantiert!

Instagram-Star Olivia plant eine Hochzeit, die alle anderen in den Schatten stellen soll. Und das ausgerechnet auf der schottischen Insel Mure. Das Event wäre die Werbung, die Hotel-Chefin Flora braucht, um das brandneue Hotel »The Rock« ans Laufen zu bringen. Dumm nur, dass Olivias extravagante Ideen Floras eigene Pläne durcheinanderwirbeln.

Denn Flora möchte mit »ihrem« Joel auch endlich den Bund fürs Leben schließen. Doch die beiden ha
ben ziemlich unterschiedliche Vorstellung vom perfekten Fest - er: so klein wie möglich, sie: am liebsten mit der ganzen Welt -, und jetzt funkt auch noch Olivia dazwischen.

Lorna, die Leiterin der Inselschule, macht sich ebenfalls Gedanken über die Zukunft. Sie und Saif, der syrische Arzt, leben ihre Liebe weiterhin nur im Verborgenen. Werden Sie irgendwann ganz offen ein Paar sein dürfen?

Love is in the air auf der kleinen Insel Mure! Werden die Hochzeitsglocken in diesem Sommer gleich für drei Paare läuten?




Glücksgefühle in Buchform - die Reihe um "Floras Küche" von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan

Band 1: Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer

Band 2: Hochzeit in der kleinen Sommerküche am Meer

Band 3: Weihnachten in der kleinen Sommerküche am Meer

Band 4: Weihnachten im kleinen Inselhotel

Band 5: Hochzeitsglocken auf der kleinen Insel

Und exklusiv im e-book die Novella: Begegnung in der kleinen Sommerkü
che am Meer

Der perfekte Feel-good-Roman von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan

Die Londoner Krankenschwester Lissa kümmert sich um alle, nur nicht um sich selbst. Doch nach einem traumatischen Erlebnis braucht sie eine Auszeit: irgendwo, wo es ruhig ist, alle nett zueinander sind und der Himmel unendlich scheint. Das schottische Heimatdorf des Ex-Soldaten Cormac ist Idylle pur, aber ihm fehlen neue Impulse. So tauschen die beiden für drei Monate ihre Wohnungen. Per Mail helfen sie einander, sich in der jeweils neuen Heimat zurechtzufinden. Anfangs geht es um Alltagsfragen, doch daraus wird nach und nach mehr: Was als dreimonatige Auszeit startet, wird zum Beginn einer ganz neuen Geschichte ...

Der Sommer kann kommen: Jenny Colgans neuer Wohlfühlroman

Das Leben ist kein Streichelzoo für die alleinerziehende Mutter Zoe. Als Betreuerin in einer Londoner Luxus-Kita machen ihr die verwöhnten Sprösslinge das Leben zur Hölle. Ihre Miete ist schon wieder gestiegen und ihr vierjähriger Sohn weigert sich zu sprechen. Das Angebot, eine fahrende Buchhandlung im idyllischen Schottland zu übernehmen und die drei Kinder eines Schlossherrn zu betreuen, scheint da ein wahrer Traum. Doch die Realität sieht anders aus: Die Kinder wollen Zoe wieder loswerden, ihr Arbeitgeber ist zwar attraktiv, aber scheint sie nicht zu mögen, und das Schloss ist in einem kläglichen Zustand. Erst eine geniale Geschäftsidee, ein dramatisches Ereignis und eine Liebeserklärung machen Schottland zum Land von Zoes Träumen.

Mit "Weihnachten im kleinen Inselhotel" führt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan (u. a. »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« und »Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer«) ihre Leserinnen und Leser zurück auf die zauberhafte schottische Insel Mure.
Ein festlich geschmückter Kamin mit prasselndem Feuer, ein köstliches Weihnachtsmenü und glückliche Gäste - so soll »The Rock«, das neue Hotel auf der kleinen schottischen Insel Mure, an den Feiertagen erstrahlen. Doch wenige Wochen vor dem Fest ist das Hotel noch weit von dieser Idylle entfernt, und zwischen dem Hotelpersonal kracht es gewaltig. Denn mit einem launischen französischen Chefkoch, der schüchternen Isla aus dem kleinen Café der Insel und einem norwegischen Küchengehilfen, der nichts anderes ist als ein waschechter Prinz, prallen Welten aufeinander. Cafébesitzerin Flora und ihr Bruder Fintan müssen alle Register ziehen, damit »The Rock« rechtzeitig eröffnen und ihre Familie wahres Weihnachtsglück erleben kann ...

»Ein weihnachtlicher Pageturner, der glücklich macht.« Daily Express

»Niemand versteht sich so gut auf gemütliche Eskapismus-Romance wie Jenny Colgan« Sunday Express

Die perfekte Lektüre für den Sommer: Jenny Colgans gefühlvoller Frauenroman zum Mitfühlen, Schwelgen und Genießen!
»Ein neuer Sommer in der kleinen Bäckerei«, der 4. Band der Reihe um »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg«, führt alle Fans von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan zurück auf jene idyllische Insel vor der Küste Cornwalls.

Kleine Häuschen in Hellblau oder Zitronengelb, unberührte Natur überall - als Marisa Rossi auf der zauberhaften Insel ankommt, nimmt sie das alles kaum wahr. Seit dem Tod ihres geliebten Großvaters steht sie neben sich. Selbst das Kochen köstlicher italienischer Gerichte, sonst ihre Leidenschaft, ist ihr jetzt zu viel. Hier, am Ende der Welt, will sie sich neu erfinden.

Doch das erweist sich als schwierig, denn ihr Nachbar ist ein attraktiver russischer Klavierlehrer, der lautstark bis in die Nacht komponiert. Nur zaghaft knüpft Marisa neue Freundschaften. So zu Polly, deren kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg dringend neue Ideen bräuch
te. Mehr Pep ist gefragt, mehr Leichtigkeit, mehr ... dolce vita?

»Niemand versteht sich so gut auf gemütliche Eskapismus-Romance wie Jenny Colgan« Sunday Express

Jenny Colgans warmherzige und gleichzeitig erfrischenden Romane um »Die kleine Bäckerei am Strandweg« und »Die kleine Sommerküche am Meer« sind wie Urlaub: voller Sonne, Freundschaft, Liebe und gutem Essen. Marisa, die Heldin in Colgans neuem Frauenroman, sucht nach einem Neuanfang und die kleine Bäckerei nach einem neuen Erfolgsrezept. So entsteht ein sommerlich leichter Roman mit Herz!

»Wohlfühlfaktor: Sehr hoch, wie immer bei Jenny Colgan, der Meisterin der Romane, in die man immer gleich einziehen will, weil ihre Welten sich so kuschelig anfühlen beim Lesen.« Berner Zeitung

Alle Jahre wieder ... ein atmosphärischer Weihnachtsromanoman von der "Queen of Christmas", Jenny Colgan!

»Weihnachten in der kleinen Buchhandlung«, der 4. Band der »Happy Ever After-Reihe«, entführt seine Leserinnen und Leser in das festlich geschmückte Edinburgh. In ihrem stimmungsvollen Roman erzählt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan eine gefühlvolle Geschichte um das schönste aller Feste, die Magie von Büchern und das Glück der Freundschaft.

Als das Kaufhaus, in dem Carmen gearbeitet hat, kurz vor Weihnachten seine Pforten schließt, zieht sie widerstrebend zu ihrer Schwester nach Edinburgh. Sie soll dort eine kleine Buchhandlung übernehmen. Der Laden hat jedoch schon bessere Tage gesehen, es droht der Verkauf - wenn nicht ein Wunder geschieht. Carmen will schon alles hinwerfen, doch dann lässt sie sich bezaubern: von den verschneiten Straßen der Stadt, vom Charme der altmodischen Buchhandlung - und von dem attraktiven Star-Autor, der dort plötzlich auft
aucht. Ob die Magie der Weihnacht ein Wunder wahr werden lässt?

Jenny Colgans gefühlvolle und atmosphärische SPIEGEL-Bestseller sind wie eine Tasse heiße Schokolade - sie wärmen von innen und machen glücklich.

Wie schon »Weihnachten in der kleinen Bäckerei am Strandweg« oder »Weihnachten im kleinen Inselhotel« stimmt auch »Weihnachten in der kleinen Buchhandlung« auf die festliche Jahreszeit ein: mit einer Geschichte voller Heiterkeit, Gefühl, Schneeflocken und weihnachtlichem Glanz.

»Wieder eine großartige Lektüre von Jenny Colgan, die Sie in Weihnachtsstimmung versetzen wird« Bella

In »Winterträume in der kleinen Buchhandlung« weckt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan Weihnachtsstimmung mit einer atmosphärischen Geschichte voller Bücherzauber, Wintermagie und Herzenswärme.

Träumen Sie sich nach Schottland, wenn der Winter aufzieht und die Menschen nach Wärme suchen: in der Familie oder mit Freunden, in ihren Träumen oder in Büchern. Jenny Colgan, die »Queen of Christmas«, versteht es wie keine andere, ihre Leser:innen in Weihnachtsstimmung zu versetzen!

In Edinburgh naht der Winter! Höchste Zeit, die Christbaumkugeln zu entstauben, Plätzchen zu backen und die Schaufenster festlich zu dekorieren - eigentlich ... Stattdessen aber wird die Buchhandlung, in der Carmen arbeitet, zum Drehort eines kitschigen Weihnachtsfilms, ihre Schwester setzt sie glatt vor die Tür, und die Liebe ihres Lebens hat dringende Verpflichtungen auf der anderen Seite der Welt. Fast könnte man da den Glauben an die Magie der Weihnacht verlieren ... Doch dann verrät
ihr schrulliger älterer Chef Carmen einen Herzenswunsch, der vielleicht nie mehr in Erfüllung gehen wird. Carmen braucht all ihre Fantasie, die Hilfe aller Nachbarn und Freunde und die Liebe zu Büchern, um diesen und noch viele andere Winterträume wahr werden zu lassen.

»Wohlfühlfaktor: Sehr hoch, wie immer bei Jenny Colgan, der Meisterin der Romane, in die man immer gleich einziehen will, weil ihre Welten sich so kuschelig anfühlen beim Lesen.« Berner Zeitung

Wie schon »Weihnachten in der kleinen Buchhandlung« ist auch »Winterträume in der kleinen Buchhandlung« ein weihnachtlicher Wohlfühlroman, der von innen wärmt und glücklich macht. Jenny Colgans Winterromane feiern die Magie von Büchern, das Glück der Freundschaft und den Zauber des Winters - warmherzig und wunderbar!

»Niemand versteht sich so gut auf gemütliche Eskapismus-Romance wie Jenny Colgan« Sunday Express

Weihnachten auf Schottisch - romantisch, atmosphärisch, wunderbar!

Winterzeit auf der schottischen Insel Mure ist wunderbar. Während draußen Stürme toben, kuschelt man sich vor dem Kamin so richtig ein, mit Menschen, die man liebt, und genießt regionale Köstlichkeiten von Weihnachts-Shortbread bis Whiskypunsch. Doch der Zauber der Vorweihnachtszeit kann sich nicht so recht entfalten, wenn man ungeplant vom Ex-Boss und heutigen Liebsten schwanger ist und nicht weiß, wie man es ihm sagen soll. Für Flora, in deren Café die Vorweihnachtszeit eigentlich ein Fest voller Wärme, Düfte und Atmosphäre sein könnte, beginnt ein Ringen mit sich selbst und ein Warten auf den richtigen Moment ...

Der neue Roman von Jenny Colgan - so süß und winterlich wie Weihnachts-Shortbread und Früchtekuchen.

Jess' Leben liegt in Trümmern: Nachdem ihr Freund sie sitzen gelassen und ihr Konto leer geräumt hat, zieht sie zu der alten Dame Joans, mitten in Notting Hill. Als Jess erfährt, dass Joan ihre große Liebe nie vergessen hat, beginnt sie nachzuforschen.


Eine neue Mieterin. Ein altes Geheimnis. Eine Liebesgeschichte, die noch nicht vorbei ist.

Jess' Leben liegt in Trümmern: Nachdem ihr Freund sie sitzen gelassen und ihr Konto leer geräumt hat, wohnt sie schon viel zu lange bei ihrer besten Freundin. Bis sie eine außergewöhnliche Zeitungsannonce entdeckt: Die Inserentin ist eine 80 Jahre alte Dame namens Joan, die sich in ihrem Haus mitten im schönen Notting Hill einsam fühlt und eine Untermieterin sucht. Kurzerhand beschließt Jess, einzuziehen. Sie erkennt eine Frau, die von der Welt zurückgelassen wurde, und schlägt ihr einen Tausch vor: Wenn Joan zustimmt, online zu gehen, wird sie offline gehen. Und als Jess erfährt, dass Joan die Liebe ihres Lebens nie vergessen hat, beginnt sie nachzuforschen, ohne zu ahnen, dass in Joans Geschichte ihr eigener Neuanfang liegt ...

Bunte Häuser und mit blühenden Kirschbäumen geschmückte Straßen: Notting Hill ist ein traumhaftes Sehnsuchts-Setting!

»Eine wunderbare Gesc
hichte, die beweist, dass Veränderung immer möglich ist.« Katie Fforde

»Eine der süßesten Liebesgeschichten, die ich je gelesen habe.« Sue Moorcroft