Abby Clements Livres

À Brighton, la vie d'Anna s'organise enfin. Elle est épanouie dans sa vie professionnelle et vient d'acheter un appartement avec son petit-ami. Quant à Imogène, sa globe-trotteuse de sœur, elle vient de poser ses affaires dans un petit coin de paradis thaïlandais pour poursuivre son projet photographique. La mort soudaine de Viviane, leur grand-mère adorée, va bouleverser leur destin. Anna et Imogène héritent de sa boutique de crèmes glacées, située à Brighton. Les deux sœurs relèvent le défi et reprennent ensemble la boutique – véritable lieu de vie, de rencontres et de surprises, qu'elles chérissent. Une chose est sûre... leur été ne sera plus jamais pareil !

Amelia has a dream: toasting chestnuts by the fire with her husband Jack in their own cosy cottage. Their real life is another world - a cramped one-bedroom flat in Hackney. But when life takes a surprising turn, removal vans are soon heading to the Kent countryside. They soon realise the cottage makeover is a far bigger project than they'd anticipated. On top of that, there's Amelia's newly loved-up mum and her tearaway half-sister, Mirabel, to contend with - pushing Amelia and Jack's marriage to breaking point. Amelia begins to strip back the wallpaper and fittings in the cottage and discovers the story of the cottage's previous owner - and a hidden secret. As Amelia's ideas about love and family change, will her fireside dream finally come true?

Full of mouth-watering flavours, sunshine and escapist adventure, The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop will delight readers who enjoy Cathy Bramley and Jenny Colgan

Childhood friends Laurie and Rachel used to be inseparable - but their lives have taken very different paths since they picked up their A-level results together. Now thirty-five, they have all but fallen out of touch; glamorous single girl Laurie is based in London and dedicated to her career in fashion; Rachel seemingly living the family idyll in Yorkshire. But when Rachel's mother-in-law needs urgent treatment in London, and disasters at work and in her love life mean Laurie needs to flee, a house swap falls into place. Soon gentle Rachel is far from the village bake sales, braving the city's mean streets while trying to keep her marriage and family together; while Laurie attempts to work an Aga, befriend the wary village locals - and forget the man who seems intent on breaking her heart. Will their relationships survive this test? And will they make it home for Christmas?

Can Hazel deliver the perfect winter wedding without falling in love herself? Romantic Christmas fiction for fans of Carole Matthews