Susanne McCarthy

When Izzy Bishop’s life in London unravels, she escapes to the charming seaside town of Sturcombe Bay. A temporary teaching post at the village primary school, a cottage by the sea and the promise of quiet mornings on the beach. It's everything she needs to put herself back together.

When Jess calls off her wedding just weeks before the big day, she flees to the coastal village of Sturcombe Bay. Trading wedding plans for Christmas chaos at the fading Carleton Hotel, the last thing she expects is Paul Channing — a rugged local man with an easy charm and captivating smile.

After ten years of globe-trotting, Cassie Channing returns to Sturcombe Bay to care for her ailing grandmother. Only to find herself face-to-face with Liam Ellis—the man she once loved and left behind. A devoted single dad and vet, Liam has moved on since the day Cassie left, or so he tells himself.

Vicky has always been sensible when it comes to love. What if this time she wasn’t? Vicky Marston inherits beautiful Bramble Cottage in a South Devon seaside village. Her fiancé in London keeps pushing her to sell it on as quickly as possible: it’s the sensible thing after all.