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Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Café, 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 café - with its increased demand for her delectable creations - begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide what she holds most dear.

A riotously funny story of love, life . . . and the fine art of sabotage. Meet Melanie and Fran - two charmingly wisecracking young Londoners who simply can't believe it when their old schoolfriend Amanda, Satan's own PR agent, manages to get herself hitched to a laird (Scottish for lord). Who cares that Fraser McConnel has worn the same ratty Converse sneakers for years and that his castle is really a pile of rubble? All the social-climbing queen of preen cares about is the title she'll soon have.

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.

After Mirren Sutherland finds a priceless antique book in her great aunt's attic, she is contacted by Jamie McPherson, who is hopeful she might be able to find another one - a book lost in his own house. He doesn't even know the name of it, only that it is so valuable it could potentially save...

'If I could live inside a Jenny Colgan novel, I'd be happy forever' JILL MANSELL EVERYONE IS SEARCHING FOR THEIR PERFECT HOUSE. BUT HOME IS REALLY WHERE THE HEART IS ... Janey Carter has a lot to be grateful for - a home by the sea in Carso that she renovated herself, a job as an audiologist...

Christmas on the remote Scottish island of Mure is bleak, stark - and incredibly beautiful. It's a time for hunkering down, getting cosy in front of whisky barrel wood fires and enjoying a dram with the people you love - unless, of course, you're accidentally pregnant to your ex-boss and don't know how to tell him. In what should be the season of peace and goodwill on earth, will Joel think Flora is a bearer of glad tidings?

On the quayside next to the Endless Beach sits the Summer Seaside Kitchen. It's a haven for tourists and locals alike, who all come to eat the freshest local produce on the island and catch up with the gossip. Flora, who runs the café, feels safe and content - unless she thinks too hard about her relationship with Joel, her gorgeous but emotionally (and physically) distant boyfriend. While Flora is in turmoil about her relationship, her best friend, Lorna, is pining after the local doctor.

Quando Flora MacKenzie trocou uma glamourosa carreira em Londres pela remota localidade de Mure, na Escócia, nem sonhava que Joel, seu chefe gato e de personalidade difícil, iria também. Agora, reunida com a família e gerenciando uma charmosa cafeteria, ela está feliz e satisfeita. A não ser quando pensa em Joel. Apesar de seu namoro ainda estar no início, ele se mostra distante e fechado demais para o gosto dela.

Amanda's old school friends can't believe it when the social-climbing queen of preen, Satan's very own PR girl, pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird. Who cares that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse trainers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one calor gas heater - she'll be titled!

Escape to the Scottish Highlands where a tiny bookshop perches on the edge of a loch. Zoe is a single mother, sinking beneath the waves trying to cope by herself in London. Hari, her gorgeous little boy, is perfect in every way - except for the fact that he just doesn't speak at all. When her landlord raises the rent on her flat, Zoe doesn't know where to turn. Then Hari's aunt suggests Zoe could move to Scotland to help run a bookshop. Going from the lonely city to a small village in the Highlands could be the change Zoe and Hari desperately need.

Quand son mariage et sa petite entreprise font naufrage, Polly quitte Plymouth et trouve refuge dans un petit port tranquille d'une île des Cornouailles. Quoi de mieux qu'un village de quelques âmes battu par les vents pour réfléchir et repartir à zéro ? Seule dans une boutique laissée à l'abandon, Polly se consacre à son plaisir favori : préparer du pain. Petit à petit, de rencontres farfelues - avec un bébé macareux blessé, un apiculteur dilettante, des marins gourmands - en petits bonheurs partagés, ce qui n'était qu'un break semble annoncer le début d'une nouvelle vie.

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! But when the elderly owner of the shop comes to Carmen with a Christmas wish that threatens to never come true, Carmen knows she must buckle down to get the funds to save not only his trip, but the shop itself.

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...

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.

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, das 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.

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.

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.

A adorável loja de chocolates de Paris contém receitas de dar água na boca. Sim, é verdade que Anna Trent é supervisora numa fábrica de chocolate. Mas isso não quer dizer que ela saiba fazer chocolate. Por isso, quando um acidente muda sua vida e Anna tem a chance de ir trabalhar numa tradicional loja em Paris, ela tem certeza de que vão descobrir que é uma fraude. Afinal, existe uma diferença muito grande entre o chocolate industrial da sua cidade natal, no norte da Inglaterra, e as criações feitas à mão, com ingredientes da melhor procedência, pelo grande chocolatier Thierry Girard.

Als das Londoner 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 auftaucht.

Polly Waterford coule des jours heureux sur la paisible île de Mount Polbearne, dans les Cornouailles, entre le grand phare dans lequel elle s'est installée avec Huckle, son boyfriend, et la petite boulangerie où elle prépare chaque jour, avec passion, d'irrésistibles pains dorés. Mais lorsque le nouveau propriétaire de sa boutique fait irruption sur l'île, Polly réalise que son bonheur pourrait bien être réduit en miettes.