A Summer of Secrets

A Summer of Secrets

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

A perfect, feel-good summer read about love, life and family. One long hot summer. Secrets never stay buried for long... Portia is determined to restore Buttersley Manor, her family's crumbling ancestral home, to its former glory. Yet she has a feeling that there are a few forgotten skeletons in the dust-covered cupboards. Jenny has put her life on hold for far too long. It's time to finally start living and to dig up those hopes and dreams she's kept hidden all these years – but is she brave enough? Rich is happily married with a beautiful wife and lovely daughter. In fact, his world is perfect until a very unexpected consequence of his past walks through the door... Joe would like nothing more than to travel back in time to when he and Gina were happy. But is it too late to rescue what they once had? One thing's for sure, nothing's ever quite what it seems when it comes to life in the country! Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Cathy Bramley and Claire Sandy.
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The Cotswolds Cookery Club: A Taste of Italy

The Cotswolds Cookery Club: A Taste of Italy

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

The perfect recipe for happiness? Connie has had enough. Enough of the city, enough of her job – and most importantly, enough of her cheating boyfriend! So, when her best friend jets off to sunny Australia for six months and calls on Connie to house and dog-sit, the timing couldn't be more perfect. Finally free to chase her dreams, Connie sets up her very own Cotswolds Cookery Club – a place to share scrumptious recipes and, more importantly, a lot of wine! Cue Melody, Kate and Eleanor, three very different women who Connie realises are all in need of a recipe for happiness... But with two gorgeous men turning up the heat, Connie may have just ended up with a recipe for disaster! Fans of Milly Johnson, Caroline Roberts and Jill Mansell will love this heartwarming read! The Cotswolds Cookery Club is a story told in three parts. A Taste of Italy is part one.
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An Autumn Affair

An Autumn Affair

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

Autumn is coming. Anything could happen... Julia is contemplating an affair with ex-boyfriend Max after a chance meeting in the cereal aisle of the supermarket...and finding that he's just as gorgeous as ever. Miranda has got it all: expensive clothes, a huge house and her enormously wealthy husband, Doug. So why does she feel as if something is missing? Faye is fed up of being treated like a child – she's a teenager, and knows what she wants! She's determined to escape her sleepy life at Primrose Cottage... Three women, each with two options, needing to make one choice. When it comes to affairs of the heart, nothing is ever simple! A perfect, feel-good read about love, life and family. Previously published as A Country Affair.
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The Cotswolds Cookery Club: A Taste of France

The Cotswolds Cookery Club: A Taste of France

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

'One of the best stories I've read in a long time...I can't wait to read the other two!' Stacey Rebecca (NetGalley reviewer) Too many men spoil the broth...? Kate Harris has enough on her plate! Life is constant juggling act between raising her three young children and running a busy Veterinary Practice in the Cotswolds. But with her passion for all things French, especially the mouth-watering cuisine, the cookery club with her three best friends, Connie, Melody and Trish is the perfect escape... Now the foursome has been given their biggest challenge yet – cooking up a storm for her father's French-themed wedding! Yet with her husband, Andrew's, increasingly secretive behaviour, and the unexpected reappearance of her dishy ex-boyfriend, Gregg, can Kate manage to survive the wedding, save her marriage...and make a show-stopping croquembouche? Fans of Milly Johnson, Caroline Roberts and Jill Mansell will love this heart-warming read! The Cotswolds Cookery Club is a story told in...
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A Winter's Wish

A Winter's Wish

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

A perfect, feel-good festive read about love, life and family. Tis the season to be jolly...isn't it? Amelia is at breaking point. She's just lost her job and Doug, the love of her life, still hasn't broken up with his girlfriend. Surely a trip to the quiet countryside is just what she needs? Phil is about to leave beautiful Buttersley for the other side of the world! The sunny shores of Australia will mean a new life with his girlfriend, but something is holding him back... Ella has never felt this way before – Jake O'Donnell is the most gorgeous man she's ever seen. And the more time she spends babysitting his kids, the more her feelings grow! Stan should be happy. He loves his wife and their adorable baby girl more than anything! So why, when everything's finally going right, are they arguing more than ever? One thing's for sure, even when Buttersley's first snowflakes begin to fall, it's never too cold for love to blossom... Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Cathy Bramley and...
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The Cotswolds Cookery Club: A Taste of Spain

The Cotswolds Cookery Club: A Taste of Spain

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

'One of the best stories I've read in a long time...I can't wait to read the other two!' Stacey Rebecca (NetGalley reviewer) Life begins at forty... Trish Ford always dreamed of living in a little chocolate box village like Cornfield – but she never expected to be starting over at forty! Joining the Cotswolds Cookery Club seems like the perfect recipe for finding happiness again, along with her new friends Connie, Melody and Kate. From mouth-watering paella to sweet, honey-drenched pestinos, Trish finds a delicious distraction in the Spanish cuisine whilst doing her best to deal with her stroppy teenage daughter and her cheating ex-husband and his pregnant girlfriend. But it will take all of Trish's new-found confidence – and maybe a helping of her irresistible leche frita – to risk her heart on hunk single dad Steve... Fans of Milly Johnson, Caroline Roberts and Jill Mansell will love this heartwarming read! The Cotswolds Cookery Club is a story told in three parts. A Taste of...
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A Winter's Wish

A Winter's Wish

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

A perfect, feel-good festive read about love, life and family. Tis the season to be jolly...isn't it? Amelia is at breaking point. She's just lost her job and Doug, the love of her life, still hasn't broken up with his girlfriend. Surely a trip to the quiet countryside is just what she needs? Phil is about to leave beautiful Buttersley for the other side of the world! The sunny shores of Australia will mean a new life with his girlfriend, but something is holding him back... Ella has never felt this way before – Jake O'Donnell is the most gorgeous man she's ever seen. And the more time she spends babysitting his kids, the more her feelings grow! Stan should be happy. He loves his wife and their adorable baby girl more than anything! So why, when everything's finally going right, are they arguing more than ever? One thing's for sure, even when Buttersley's first snowflakes begin to fall, it's never too cold for love to blossom... Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Cathy Bramley and...
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Forty Things to Do Before You're Forty

Forty Things to Do Before You're Forty

Alice Ross

Womens Fiction / Chick Lit / Romance

The truth is that Annie Richards is just too busy to fall in love! Running a successful cake-making business, acting as caretaker to grand country house, Buttersley, and not to mention single-handedly raising her five-year-old daughter is more than enough to keep Annie's (flour-dusted) hands full! So can someone please remind her why she agreed to train for a marathon as a '40 things to do before you're 40' pact with her same so-called best friend?! With every hour of day already taken up, the arrival of crime writer Jake O'Donnell at Buttersley shouldn't really have any impact on Annie's day-to-day life at all. There's definitely no time in her carefully scheduled day for daydreaming about drop-dead gorgeous authors. Is there? But between whipping up batches of her signature limoncello cupcakes, Annie realises that Jake, and his twinkling dark eyes, can't just be ticked off her mental to-do list as easily as she though. Especially when it seems that no. 40 on her list could be...
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