- Location(s): Vernazza, Cinque Terre
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): 2011
In the beautiful village of Vernazza, the Mazzone family have transformed an old convent overlooking the glamorous Italian Riviera into the elegant Lemon Tree Hotel. For Chiara, her daughter Elene and her granddaughter Isabella, the running of their hotel...
- Location(s): Seville
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Present looking back
An unforgettable story of past love and family secrets, set in sunny Seville Holly loves making marmalade. Now she has a chance to leave her stressful city job and pursue her dream – of returning to the Dorset landscape...
- Location(s): Belle-Île-en-Mer, Sauzon
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
For many years Colette has avoided returning to her homeland – the magical island of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Southern Brittany – afraid to confront the painful memories she left behind. She is living on the Cornish coast when she hears...
- Location(s): Sardinia, Dorset
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Faye has just completed her degree in interior design when she finds herself jobless and boyfriend-less. While debating what to do next she receives a surprise phone call from her old college friend Charlotte who now lives in Sardinia...
- Location(s): Burma (Myanmar), Mandalay
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern looking back
Eva Gatsby has often wondered about her grandfather Lawrence’s past, and exactly what happened to him in Burma during the Second World War. But it is only when Eva’s job as an antiques dealer suddenly requires a trip to...
- Location(s): Bristol, Havana
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s and 2012
Cuba, 1958. Elisa is only sixteen years old when she meets Duardo and she knows he’s the love of her life from the moment they first dance the rumba together in downtown Havana. But Duardo is a rebel, determined to...
- Location(s): Cornwall, Marrakech, Morocco
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
Once, there was a girl who loved saffron. She loved its secrets, its mystery, and best of all, she loved its hint of magic. After the death of her beloved mother, Nell travels from rural Cornwall to the colour...
- Location(s): Sicily
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Modern
When Tess Angel receives a solicitor’s letter inviting her to claim her inheritance – the Villa Sirena, perched on a clifftop in Sicily – she is stunned. Her only link to the island is through her mother, Flavia, who...
- Location(s): Barcelona, Dorset, Fuerteventura
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1930s to present
Spain, 1939. Following the wishes of her parents to keep her safe during the war, a young girl, Julia, enters a convent in Barcelona. Looking for a way to maintain her links to the outside world, she volunteers to...
- Location(s): Venice, Dorset, Lisbon, Prague
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
The bestselling author of The Lemon Tree Hotel returns with an enchanting new holiday read about family bonds and following your heart, wherever it might take you… With her marriage in danger of falling apart, Joanna returns home to...