Little Somerby – serie

''Moving, funny, thoughtful and romantic. Bring on the next one!'' JENNY KANE. Second chances, new loves and scrumptious cakes, in this heart-warming novel. Perfect for all fans of Fern Britton, Katie Fforde and Cathy Bramley. Following the tragic death of her beloved husband, Anna Hemingway decides it''s time for a fresh start. So Anna and her three-year-old daughter Ellie move to a picture-perfect cottage in the beautiful village of Little Somerby, and when she takes over the running of the village tea shop, Ellie and Anna start to find happiness again. But things get complicated when Matthew Carter, the owner of the local cider farm, enters their lives. Throughout a whirlwind year of village fetes and ancient wassails, love, laughter, apple pie and new memories, life slowly blossoms again. But when tragedy strikes and history seems to be repeating itself, Anna must find the strength to hold onto the new life she has built. This beautiful, life-affirming debut novel marks the beginning of the Little Somerby series, and promises to make you smile, cry, reach for a cream tea, and long for a life in the perfect English countryside. What readers are saying about THE SECOND CHANCE TEA SHOP: ''I loved this book. It is beautifully written and... it''s so easy to fall in love with the characters... Very much looking forward to reading book two'' ''I absolutely recommend this witty, entertaining, charming and heartwarming book. I can''t wait for the sequel'' ''A lovely romantic debut, I thoroughly enjoyed it - gorgeous setting, engaging characters, lots of plot, delicious sounding cakes and lashings of alcohol - my perfect combination!'' ''A fantastic debut and one I would thoroughly recommend''

''A scrumptious story, best read with a cider'' TERESA F. MORGAN. ''Moving, funny, thoughtful and romantic. Bring on the next one!'' JENNY KANE. Caroline Hemingway can''t help but feel a little strange watching her ex sister-in-law marrying the owner of Carter''s Cider Farm, but she''s delighted Anna''s found happiness after the death of her late husband, and Caroline''s brother, James. If only Caroline could find her own love story... Desperate to escape the rat race, Caroline decides to take the plunge and move to the idyllic village of Little Somerby, where she is given the task of opening and running a restaurant in one of the forgotten barns on the Cider Farm. Opening and running The Cider Kitchen is no easy task, and there are many challenges on the way, but slowly Caroline feels she''s being accepted into the local community, and starts to believe she may have found her forever home. But secrets from her past seem destined to haunt her, and not even the attentions of the very dishy Jonathan Carter can distract her from all she''s left behind...

Sophie Henderson loves her job at Carter''s Cider in the picturesque Somerset village of Little Somerby, but with summer dawning before yet another picking and pressing season, and her boss David showing no signs of wanting to hang up his cider jug, perhaps it is time to move on. She''s all set to hand in her notice when Alex Fraser, an intern from Vancouver, comes to Little Somerby to learn everything he can about the cider business. With Sophie as his mentor, attraction between them starts to grow alongside the apples. For Alex, however, being in Little Somerby is about more than cider, and as the summer grows warmer, and his relationship with Sophie blossoms, can he find the courage to tell her the truth before it''s too late? Fay Keenan''s charming, funny and deliciously romantic Little Somerby novels are sure to delight all fans of Jilly Cooper, Fern Britton and Katie Fforde. ''Moving, funny, thoughtful and romantic. Bring on the next one!'' JENNY KANE.