A Postcard from Italy

A Postcard from Italy

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Praise for Alex Brown 'Very lovely' Jill Mansell 'A really lovely read' Sarah Morgan 'Gorgeous...' Milly Johnson 'Enchanting and wonderfully romantic' Cathy Bramley Grace Quinn loves her job at Cohen's Convenient Storage Company, finding occasional treasure in the forgotten units that customers have abandoned. Her inquisitive nature is piqued when a valuable art collection and a bundle of letters and diaries are found that date back to the 1930's. Delving deeper, Grace uncovers the story of a young English woman, Connie Levine, who follows her heart to Italy at the end of the Second World war. The contents also offer up the hope of a new beginning for Grace, battling a broken heart and caring for her controlling mother. Embarking on her own voyage of discovery, Grace's search takes her to a powder pink villa on the cliff tops overlooking the Italian Riviera, but will she unravel the family secrets and betrayals that Connie tried so hard to overcome, and find love for herself?
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A Summer Holiday at Bridget's Bicycle Bakery

A Summer Holiday at Bridget's Bicycle Bakery

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Escape to Mulberry-on-Sea... It's summer in Mulberry-on-Sea and with the arrival of warm, sunny evenings and happy tourists full of candy floss and ice cream, Bridget's Bicycle Bakery has gone from strength-to-strength. There's only one small croissant-shaped problem – her cosy kitchen isn't big enough for all her delicious bakes! The seaside-town's old, boarded-up bakery would be perfect for Bridget's scrumptious sausage rolls and sourdough loaves but she'll have to breathe life and love into it, just the way she did with the local community. With the help of the her local friends and her gorgeous beau Jack, could Bridget's Bakery dream be coming true, or is she about to wake up to a new surprise? Praise for Alex Brown: 'I adored it' Milly Johnson 'A really lovely read' Sarah Morgan 'Very lovely' Jill Mansell. 'An intriguing and heart-warming story you will love' Katie Fforde 'Warm and cosy' Lucy Diamond 'Poignant and moving, the cleverly entwined stories kept me turning the...
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A Postcard from Paris

A Postcard from Paris

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Praise for Alex Brown 'An intriguing story you will love' Jill Mansell 'The cleverly entwined stories kept me turning the pages' Trisha Ashley 'I adored it' Lesley Pearse 'A glamorous and moving portrayal of love, war and friendship.' Carmel Harrington Annie Lovell is keen to put the spark back into her life and when her elderly neighbour inherits an abandoned Parisian apartment she goes to Paris to discover more. Her curiosity takes an unexpected turn on discovering a bundle of secret diaries hidden within the walls, detailing the life of a young English woman, Beatrice Crawford, who volunteered in 1916 to nurse the soldiers in the fields of France. Captivated by the romantic City of Light, Annie realises first appearances are not always as they seem. Following Beatrice's journey from the Great War, through the Roaring Twenties and to a very different life in Nazi-occupied Paris, Annie must piece together the events from the past, if she is to fulfil the legacy that Beatrice left...
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The Great Summer Sewing Bee

The Great Summer Sewing Bee

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle pub in the picturesque village of Tindledale is getting married to her fiancé, Clive, aka Sonny. When disaster strikes, threatening to ruin Cher's wedding, her best friend, Sybil comes up with a plan. Can the villagers and the sew solid crew from Hettie's House of Haberdashery and their Singer sewing machines save the big day to give Cher her perfect, country wedding?
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A Postcard from Capri

A Postcard from Capri

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

The International No.1 Bestseller 'The perfect summer escape' – Sarah Morgan Her summer escape will awaken the past In the Golden Age of Hollywood, Kelly Sinclair is on the cusp of becoming the next big movie star. Until then, she's spending the summer of 1953 on the magical island of Capri... Sixty years later, on a visit to her elderly grandmother's cottage, photographer Maddie Williams unearths a box of old film memorabilia featuring a glamorous and beautiful young woman with platinum blonde hair. She also finds a postcard from the island of Capri, detailing the heart-breaking end of a passionate love affair. Her grandmother now has trouble remembering anything from all those years ago. So when Maddie is commissioned for a photoshoot in Italy, she visits Capri to see if she can find out the truth. Can she unravel the mystery and discover what really happened in the summer of 1953, and will her magical island escape hold some surprises for Maddie, too? Everyone LOVES Alex Brown:...
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Bring Me Sunshine

Bring Me Sunshine

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

BRAND NEW from bestselling author Alex BrownMamma Mia meets Shirley Valentine in the brand-new holiday romance for 2024 from the International No.1 bestseller.Gina Bennett has had enough after her husband of twenty-seven years lets her down one time too many. Deciding to choose herself, she embarks on a transformative solo journey to break free from the monotony of her life.She escapes to the gorgeous Greek island of Kalosiros, where she holidayed in her youth, and where she had her first romance with the handsome Nico. Encountering two kindred spirits in Rosie and Deedee, the women bond over art classes and cocktails, renewing their lust for life and a shared quest to find Gina's lost love.Together, they navigate the challenges of middle-age, self-discovery, and the liberating power of skinny-dipping. Will Gina find love again with her teenage sweetheart Nico, her husband, or with someone new? Bring Me...
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The Secret of Orchard Cottage

The Secret of Orchard Cottage

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

The wonderful new novel from Alex Brown, bestselling author of The Great Christmas Knit Off, perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley and Jill Mansell.. April Wilson is wondering what to do next – her life has been turned upside down after the loss of her husband so she's hoping to piece herself together again with a visit to her elderly great aunt, Edith. Arriving in the rural idyll of Tindledale, she's dismayed to find Edith's cottage and the orchards surrounding it in a sorry state of disrepair. Edith seems to have lost interest completely, instead she's become desperate to find out what happened to her sister, Winnie, who disappeared during WWII.April gets to work immediately, discovering that the orchard still delivers a bumper crop each year, and with the help of some of the villagers – including Matt, the enigmatic Farrier – begins to unravel the mystery of the missing Winnie. Slowly,April can feel things coming to life again – but can Orchard Cottage work its magic on her too?
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Holly's Christmas Gift

Holly's Christmas Gift

Alex Brown

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

The touching and emotional new novel from the No.1 bestselling author of The Great Christmas Knit-Off and The Secret of Orchard Cottage Sam Morgan knows he messed up with his wife Chrissie and daughter Holly – he wasn't there when they needed him most, but now he'll do anything to put his family back together again. Until then, he's back living in the picture-postcard village of Tindledale. Jude Darling is coming home for good this time. She's taking over the antique shop in Tindledale, the place where she grew up and she's going to make sure she's there for her friend, Chrissie, and Goddaughter, Holly. They certainly need her right now. As for Holly, there's only one thing she wants and it's not the sort of thing you can buy in a shop. She might be thirteen years old, but Holly still believes in wishes, and perhaps if she wishes hard enough, this one might come true...
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