Trisha Ashley

When a new vicar arrives in Sticklepond, local chocolate-maker Chloe Lyon is dismayed to discover that he is the ex-front man of rock band Mortal Ruin who broke her heart many years previously.

Izzy Dane lives in the sleepy village of Halfhidden with her aunt Debo, who runs the local kennels. Izzy's life isn’t particularly exciting, but that's just how she likes it. So what happens when someone forces Izzy to fall in love with life again? Can you make an omelette without breaking a few eggs?

Charlotte's husband wants a divorce, Charlie doesn't know what she wants. On returning to her native Yorkshire, determined to strike a blow for deserted older wives, she meets Mace North and realises that in the dating game, it's every woman for herself.

Mourning lost years spent in a marriage that has finally come to an end, Marnie needs a fresh start and time to heal. Things she hopes to find in the rural west Lancashire village her mother always told her about. With nothing but her two green thumbs, Marnie takes a job as a gardener, which comes with a little cottage to make her own. The garden is beautiful - filled with roses, lavender and honeysuckle - and only a little rough around the edges. Which is more than can be said for her next-door-neighbour, Ned Mars.

Marnie remembers Ned from her school days but he's far from the untroubled man she once knew. A recent relationship has left him with a heart as bruised as her own. Can a summer spent gardening help them heal and recapture the forgotten dreams they've let get away?

Alice Rose is a foundling, discovered on the Yorkshire moors as a baby. She struggles to find a place where she belongs, only baking brings a comforting sense of home. So when she finally returns to Haworth, Alice turns to baking again, taking over a little teashop and working to set up an afternoon tea emporium. She soon makes friends – including a Grecian god-like neighbour – who help her both set up home and try to solve the mystery of who she is. There are one or two twists in the dark fairytale of Alice’s life to come . . . but can she find her happily ever after?

This Christmas will be the most special of them all...

Elderly widow Sabine knows this will be her last Christmas in her beloved home, Mitras Castle. Determined to make it just like the ones she remembers from her childhood, she employs Dido Jones of Heavenly Houseparties to help with the big day.

Dido is enchanted by the castle as soon as she steps through the imposing front door. And as Christmas day approaches, her feeling of connection to the old house runs deeper than she first thought. But when the snow begins to fall and Sabine's family arrive at the house - including Dido's teenage crush Xan - tensions rise around the castle's future and long-buried mysteries begin to unravel...

As past secrets come to light, can this still be a magical Christmas to remember?

Garland Fairford has it all - her dream job as a historical Costumier in London and handsome fiancée, Marco. Whilst creating a replica of a dress worn by a Victorian actress, Garland, an orphan, meets a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford. Garland is delighted and intrigued to discover Honey is planning to open a wedding dress museum in Lancashire.

When Garland loses her fiancée and her job in the same week, she accepts Honey's offer to work at the museum. But building a new life for herself is put on hold when a ghost from her past, Thom, reappears. As Garland repairs beautiful vintage wedding dresses for the museum, and her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after?

Single mum Cally has no time for love; her life is all about her little girl Stella. But when Stella gets sick, Cally realizes how tough it can be to go it alone. Can laid-back, charming Jago unlock Cally’s frozen heart and show her that the best gifts aren’t always found under the tree?

When Sophy Winter unexpectedly inherits Winter's End, a crumbling mansion in the beautiful Lancashire countryside - on the very same day that she is evicted from her home - it seems like all her prayers have been answered at once. But Sophy quickly realises she has a challenge on her hands.