Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland’s windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. In the northernmost reaches of Scotland, where a string of little islands in the North Sea stretches towards Norway, lives Gertie MacIntyre, a proud island girl by birth. Her social circle is small but tight: family and friends, particularly the women in her knitting circle. In the whitewashed cottages of their hometown, everyone knows everyone, and the ladies of the knitting circle know more than most. In a place of long dark winters and geographic isolation, the knitting circle is a precious source of gossip, home, laughter, and comfort for them all. And while she knits, Gertie’s busily plotting what to do with the rest of her life. When Gertie develops a crush on Callum Frost, who owns the local airline, she dares herself to take a job as an air stewardess on the little plane that serves the local islands. Terrifying at first, the sixteen-seat puddle jumper also offers the first taste of real freedom she’s ever known. Will Gertie’s future lie in the skies? Or will she need to go further afield to find the adventure she craves?

Scottish Island of Mure

Close Knit

Nina Redmond is a librarian with a gift for finding the perfect book for her readers. But can she write her own happy-ever-after? In this valentine to readers, librarians, and book-lovers the world over, the New York Times-bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery returns with a funny, moving new novel for fans of Meg Donohue, Sophie Kinsella, and Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop.

Scottish Village of Kirrenfief

The Bookshop on the Corner

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands’ tiny but proudly feisty population. Morag MacIntyre is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She’s also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to an island plane service she runs with her grandfather. The islands—over 500 dots of windswept land that reach almost to Norway—rely on their one hardworking prop plane to deliver mail, packages, tourists, medicine, and the occasional sheep. As the keeper of this vital lifeline, Morag is used to landing on pale golden beaches and tiny grass airstrips, whether during great storms or on bright endless summer nights. Up in the blue sky, Morag feels at one with the elements. Down on the ground is a different matter, though. Her grandfather is considering and Morag wonders if she truly wants to spend the rest of her life in the islands. Her boyfriend Hayden, from flight school, wants Morag to move to Dubai with him, where they’ll fly A380s and say goodbye to Scotland’s dark winters. Morag is on the verge of making a huge life change when an unusually bumpy landing during a storm finds her marooned on Inchborn island. Inchborn is gloriously off-grid, home only to an ancient ruined abbey, a bird-watching station, and a population of one: Gregor, a visiting ornithologist from Glasgow who might have just the right perspective to help Morag pilot her course.

The Summer Skies

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the beloved Scottish Highland town of Kirrinfief, which readers first met in The Bookshop on the Shore, and adds a dash of London’s bustling urban landscape. Lissie, is a nurse in a gritty, hectic London neighborhood. Always terribly competent and good at keeping it all together, she’s been suffering quietly with PTSD after helping to save the victim of a shocking crime. Her supervisor quietly arranges for Lissie to spend a few months doing a much less demanding job in the little town of Kirrinfeif in Scottish Highlands, hoping that the change of scenery will help her heal. Lissie will be swapping places with Cormack, an Army veteran who’s Kirrinfeif’s easygoing nurse/paramedic/all-purpose medical man. Lissie’s never experienced small-town life, and Cormack’s never spent more than a day in a big city, but it seems like a swap that would do them both some good. In London, the gentle Cormack is a fish out of the water; in Kirrinfief, the dynamic Lissie finds it hard to adjust to the quiet. But these two strangers are now in constant contact, taking over each other’s patients, endlessly emailing about anything and everything. Lissie and Cormack discover a new depth of feeling…for their profession and for each other. But what will happen when Lissie and Cormack finally meet…?

500 Miles from You

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her four year old son Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where shouting football fans keep them awake all night. Hari’s dad, Jaz, a charismatic but perpetually broke DJ, is no help at all. But his sister Surinder comes to Zoe’s aid, hooking her up with a job as far away from the urban crush as possible: a bookshop on the banks of Loch Ness. And there’s a second job to cover housing: Zoe will be an au pair for three children at a genuine castle in the Scottish Highlands. But while Scotland is everything Zoe dreamed of—clear skies, brisk fresh air, blessed quiet—everything else is a bit of a mess. The Urquart family castle is grand, but crumbling, the childrens’ single dad is a wreck, and the kids have been kicked out of school and left to their own devices. Zoe has her work cut out for her, and is determined to rise to the challenge, especially when she sees how happily Hari has taken to their new home. With the help of Nina, the friendly local bookseller, Zoe begins to put down roots in the community. Are books, fresh air, and kindness enough to heal this broken family—and her own…?

The Bookshop on the Shore

The first book of Jenny Colgan’s delightful new four-part series, set at a charming English boarding school on the sea. Maggie went to the window and opened it wide, inhaling the lovely salt air off the sea. Why had she never lived by the sea before? Why had she always looked out on housing estates and not the little white hulls of trawlers bobbing off in the distance? It’s gloriously sunny in Cornwall as the school year starts at the little boarding school by the sea. Maggie, the newest teacher at Downey House, is determined to make her mark. She’s delighted by her new teaching job, but will it come at the expense of her relationship with her safe, dependable boyfriend Stan? Simone is excited and nervous: she’s won a scholarship to the prestigious boarding school and wants to make her parents proud. Forced to share a room with the glossy, posh girls of Downey House, she needs to find a friend, fast. Fliss is furious. She’s never wanted to go to boarding school and hates being sent away from her home. As Simone tries desperately to fit in, Fliss tries desperately to get out. Over the course of one year, friendships will bloom and lives will be changed forever. Life at the Little School by the Sea is never dull…

School by the Sea

Welcome to the School by the Sea

The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s delightful School by the Sea series. After all those lessons, it’s time to graduate.... Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously sunny, windy English coast. It was there that she found her footing as a teacher and fell in love with her colleague David—the two great anchors of her life. But these days Maggie’s feeling restless, lured by the promise of a different life back in her Scottish hometown. How can you follow your heart when it seems to be taking you in two directions at once? Meanwhile, Maggie’s favorite students are abuzz at the thought of graduation and set to fly the nest to their next adventure. What will life hold for mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone when they finally finish their studies at the school by the sea? Will Maggie stay to welcome the next class of girls, or will she too graduate to new adventures?

Studies at the School by the Sea

It’s summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to the rules . . . Maggie Adair’s first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After making the leap from an inner-city school in Glasgow, she’s learned to appreciate the mellower pace of the girls’ boarding school by the sea. Now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, sweet and steady Stan, Maggie’s just got to stop thinking about David McDonald, her colleague at the boys’ school down the road. Well, hasn’t she? Can Maggie take a leaf out of the Well Behaved Teacher’s exercise book and stick to her plan for a small but elegant wedding and settled life of matrimony? Even as Maggie tries to stay within the lines, rules are being broken all around her. Maggie’s boss, headmistress Veronica Deveral, has more to lose than anyone. When Daniel Stapleton joins the faculty, Veronica finds herself forced to confront a scandalous secret she thought she’d carefully buried forever. How long will she be able to keep her past under wraps? What does a new year of classes, rules, and camaraderie hold for the students and faculty at Downey House?

Rules at the School by the Sea

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Café by the Sea—whose novels are “an evocative, sweet treat” (JOJO MOYES)—comes this heartwarming holiday novel set on a charming Scottish island. On the remote Scottish island of Mure, the Christmas season is stark, windy, and icy—yet incredibly festive and beautiful... It's a time for getting cozy in front of whisky barrel wood fires, and enjoying a dram and a treacle pudding with the people you love—unless, of course, you've accidentally gotten pregnant by your ex-boss, and don't know how to tell him. In the season for peace and good cheer, will Flora find the nerve to reveal the truth to her nearest and dearest? Will her erstwhile co-parent Joel think she’s the bearer of glad tidings—or is this Christmas going to be as bleak as the Highlands in midwinter? Meanwhile Saif, a doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons on this remote island where he’s been granted asylum. His wife, however, is still missing, and her absence hangs over what should be a joyful celebration. Can the family possibly find comfort and joy without her? Travel to the beautiful northern edge of the world and join the welcoming community of Mure for a Highland Christmas you'll never forget!

Christmas on the Island

A new holiday story set in the Scottish Highlands to warm booklovers’ hearts by Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling author of Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop. Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter after finding a priceless antique book in her great aunt’s attic. Now, as Christmas approaches, she’s been hired by Jamie McPherson, the surprisingly young and handsome laird of a Highland clan whose ancestral holdings include a vast crumbling castle. Family lore suggests that the McPherson family’s collection includes a rare book so valuable that it could save the entire estate—if they only knew where it was. Jamie needs Mirren to help him track down this treasure, which he believes is hidden in his own home. But on the train to the Highlands, Mirren runs into rival book hunter Theo Palliser, and instantly knows that it’s not a chance meeting. She’s all too familiar with Theo’s good looks and smooth talk, and his uncanny ability to appear whenever there’s a treasure that needs locating. Almost as soon as Mirren and Theo arrive at the castle, a deep snow blankets the Highlands, cutting off the outside world. Stuck inside, the three of them plot their search as the wind whistles outside. Mirren knows that Jamie’s grandfather, the castle’s most recent laird, had been a book collector, a hoarder, and a great lover of treasure hunts. Now they must unpuzzle his clues, discovering the secrets of the house—forming and breaking alliances in a race against time. A treat for booklovers and treasure hunters alike, The Secret Christmas Library serves up a delicious mystery with a hint of romance, and plenty of holiday spirit!

The Secret Christmas Library

""Entrancing...a great escape for any reader.""--USA Today (four stars) New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place… On the little Scottish island of Mure—halfway between Scotland and Norway—Flora MacKenzie and her fiancé Joel are planning the smallest of “sweetheart weddings,” a high summer celebration surrounded only by those very dearest to them. Not everyone on the island is happy about being excluded, though. The temperature rises even further when beautiful Olivia MacDonald—who left Mure ten years ago for bigger and brighter things—returns with a wedding planner in tow. Her fiancé has oodles of family money, and Olivia is determined to throw the biggest, most extravagant, most Instagrammable wedding possible. And she wants to do it at Flora’s hotel, the same weekend as Flora’s carefully planned micro-wedding. As the summer solstice approaches, can Flora handle everyone else’s Happy Every Afters—and still get her own?

An Island Wedding

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and The Cafe by the Sea comes another enchanting, unforgettable novel of a woman who makes a fresh start on the beautiful Scottish Island of Mure—only to discover life has more surprises in store for her. When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London for the remote Scottish island of Mure, she never dreamed that Joel—her difficult, adorable boss—would follow. Yet now, not only has Flora been reunited with her family and opened a charming café by the sea, but she and Joel are taking their first faltering steps into romance. With Joel away on business in New York, Flora is preparing for the next stage in her life. And that would be…? Love? She’s feeling it. Security? In Joel’s arms, sure. Marriage? Not open to discussion. In the meanwhile, Flora is finding pleasure in a magnificent sight: whales breaking waves off the beaches of Mure. But it also signals something less joyful. According to local superstition, it’s an omen—and a warning that Flora’s future could be as fleeting as the sea-spray… A bracing season on the shore sets the stage for Jenny Colgan’s delightful novel that’s as funny, heartwarming, and unpredictable as love itself.

The Endless Beach

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes the debut novel that made her the sensation she is today—a hilarious, unforgettable story of one woman’s mad dash to put a stop to the wedding of her old school friend who’s the complete opposite of the sweet Scottish lord she’s marrying. Amanda’s old school friends, Mel and Fran, are shocked when the social-climbing queen of mean announces her engagement to a laird (Scottish lord). It doesn’t matter that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse sneakers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one gas heater—she’ll be the wife of an actual laird! But Mel and Fran can’t just sit back and let the sweet and gentle Fraser marry Amanda, especially since Mel had a huge crush on him back in University. Something must be done! Joining forces with Fraser’s adorable younger brother Angus, they set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century. So between fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran’s deadly maneuvers’ with the opposite sex under control and trying to win her own war of love with her aspiring rock-star beau, Mel finds herself preparing for a wedding that’s everything you’d wish on your worst enemy.

Amanda's Wedding

From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk. Sophie Chesterton is London’s “It Girl”. She knows all the right people, goes to all the right parties, and wears all the right clothes…and her rich parents pay for everything. But deep down she suspects that her best “friends”—and her posh lifestyle--are nothing but shallow fakes. Then one evening Sophie’s life takes a shocking, drastic turn, and her father decides it’s high time for the party girl to make her own way in the world. Forced to earn a meager living as a lowly assistant to a “glamour” photographer, live in a shabby flat with four smelly boys, and eat baked beans from the can—Sophie is desperate to get her old life back, at any cost. But does a girl really need diamonds to be happy? Full of warmth and sparkle, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend is a surprisingly winning tale about luxury, life lessons, and the surprisingly low cost of true happiness.

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

Your most delightful holiday read: the sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Christmas Bookshop, from beloved Scottish author Jenny Colgan. Christmas comes early—far too early—to McCredie’s little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It’s summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie’s is the perfect location to film a very cheesy Christmas movie. After all, who can resist the charmingly narrow historic street with its Victorian grey stone buildings and warmly lit shop windows? Carmen Hogan, the bookshop’s manager, is amused and a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the little windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from an obnoxious millionaire who wants to turn McCredie’s into a souvenir shop selling kilts made in China and plastic Nessies. Still reeling slightly from a breakup, Carmen’s not particularly looking forward to the holidays. But just as snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, all sorts of lovely new possibilities present themselves…for McCredie’s bookstore, and for Carmen herself.

Christmas Bookshop

Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop

The New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of twin sisters who set out to London in hopes of leaving their mark on the world, in this “gorgeous, glorious, uplifting” novel (Marian Keyes). They may be twins, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete opposites. Penny is the life of the party—loud and outrageous, while quiet and thoughtful Lizzy is often left out of the crowd. The one trait they do share is a longing to do something spectacular with their lives, and as far as these two are concerned, there’s no better place to make their dreams come true than London. Presented with a once-in-a-lifetime house-sit at their grandmother’s home in a very desirable London neighborhood, it finally seems like Lizzie and Penny are a step closer to the exciting cosmopolitan life they’ve always wanted. But the more time they spend in the big city, they quickly discover it’s nothing like they expected. They may have to dream new dreams…but are they up to the challenge?

West End Girls

The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan’s utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House... Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie’s attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers—and each other. Meanwhile, the girls of Downey House—mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone—have had long summers at home, which weren’t quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea.

Lessons at the School by the Sea

Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas on the Island. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of Christmas on the Island and Endless Beach for a heartwarming new novel celebrating the season, and Scotland. On the tiny, beautiful, and remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, a new hotel opening is a big event. New mother Flora MacKenzie and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get it ready in time for Christmas. The new hotel’s impressive kitchens throw together two unlikely new friends: Isla Gregor is the hardworking young girl who has been a waitress in the island's cafe, dreaming of a bigger, better life now that she’s at a proper fancy hotel. Konstantin Pederson is working his way up in the hotel's kitchens too…but he is also, secretly, the only son of the Duke of Utsire. Konstantin has been sent to learn what it is to work hard for a living, before receiving his inheritance. Although he’s initially resentful, the place grows on him; he has never met anyone quite like Isla and her fellow Murians before. As the island’s residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel’s grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few small-town secrets…

Christmas at the Island Hotel

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village. Marisa Rosso can’t understand why everyone else is getting on with their lives as she still struggles to get over the death of her beloved grandfather, back home in Italy. Everyone loses grandparents, right? Why is she taking it so badly? Retreating further and further from normal life, she moves to the end of the earth—the remote tidal island of Mount Polbearne, at the foot of Cornwall, hoping for peace and solitude, whilst carrying on her job as a registrar, dealing with births, weddings, and deaths, even as she feels life is passing her by. Unfortunately—or fortunately?—the solitude she craves proves elusive. Between her noisy Russian piano-teaching neighbor, the bustle and community spirit of the tiny village struggling back to life after the quarantine, and the pressing need to help save the local bakery, can Marisa find her joy again at the end of the world?

Little Beach Street Bakery

Sunrise by the Sea

A laugh-out-loud novel about a woman determined to track down her exes in hopes of repairing her failing love life—from the New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You. “I loved this book!”—Sophie Kinsella We all look up our exes on-line…but should we? Posy Fairweather is over the moon when her boyfriend Matt proposes in what is probably the most romantic way possible—on top of a mountain, in a thunderstorm, like something from a Nicholas Sparks novel. But a few days later he dumps her. Crushed and humiliated, Posy wonders why all her romances have always been such train wrecks. Determined to gain some insight, Posy resolves to get online, track down her exes, and ask them. Which doors from Posy’s past should stay closed? Which might open? Can she learn from past mistakes? And what if she has let Mr. Right slip through her fingers along the way?

The Good, the Bad, and the Dumped

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Jojo Moyes will love this warm, funny, moving holiday tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Christmas at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery. A nip in the air, chiming bells and carolers, and the genial glow of love and family. But for this English village, it’s going to be a Christmas to remember in ways it never expected... In her comfy cottage nestled in the Derbyshire hills, Rosie Hopkins has good reason to feel a warm blush in her cheeks. With Christmas weeks away, the holiday is being ushered in with England’s first glorious snowfall of the season. Her boyfriend Stephen is starting his new job as a teacher in the village school. Her quaint Sweetshop and Confectionery has been restored to its former glory, and she has a loveable mop of a new puppy named Mr. Dog. Most joyous of all, Rosie and Stephen’s relatives will finally be gathering together in Lipton for what is sure to be a merry feast. But when a devastating tragedy strikes at the heart of the close-knit town, plans for a cozy Christmas are suddenly in danger of melting away. It’s going to take Rosie’s indomitable spirit, the embrace of family and friends, and the resilient good will of a community to turn it all around and make this a holiday to be thankful for. Soulful, emotional, uplifting, and complete with recipes for delicious wintry treats, Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop is a perfect gift for listeners.

Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes this hilarious romance about a woman who trades in the comforts of city life in hopes of finding love in a small Scottish town in the middle of nowhere. Faced with the harsh reality that there are 25,000 more women than men in London, Katie’s dating prospects are at an all-time low. While she’s glad it’s not a man’s world anymore, it wouldn’t hurt if there were more eligible bachelors. More likely to get murdered than married, according to gleeful media reports, Katie resigns herself to the fact that there’s no sex in the city for her and decides to head for the hills—or the Scottish Highlands to be exact. Despite the fact she’s never been one for muddy rain boats—and Fairlish is in the middle of nowhere—the tiny town does have one major draw: men. LOTS of them! But while Katie relishes the chance to do battle with armies of admirers, she’s not excited about going head to head with her shady new boss, Harry. At least there’s the local eye-candy to distract her, including gorgeous newshound Iain. But he is at loggerheads with Harry, and she can’t afford to get on Harry’s bad side any more than she already has. Life in the country might not be one big roll in the hay, but now that Katie has taken the plunge, can she ever turn her back on the delights of Fairlish and return to city life…?

Where Have All the Boys Gone?

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate. Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn’t seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends—Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. From the moment Holly catches a rare glimpse of Addison, she’s smitten. The only problem is how to get him to swivel his chair from the computer screen to her adoring gaze. After a series of false starts—involving a new friend and mathematician, Finn—Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open. While “out in the open” spells disaster for Addison, curiously, her own future begins to bloom. Holly and her friends make desperate attempts to connect with Addison, drag him away from his fiercely possessive girlfriend, Claudia, and get him to communicate with the real world. With Jenny Colgan’s trademark wit and a cast of unforgettable characters, My Very '90s Romance will capture your heart.

My Very '90s Romance

Celebrate the holidays with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s Christmas Island Collection, featuring two novels—Christmas on the Island and Christmas at the Island Hotel—two romantic and festive tales set on a charming island off the coast of Scotland. “Losing myself in Jenny Colgan’s beautiful pages is the most delicious, comforting, satisfying treat I have had in ages.”—New York Times bestselling author Jane Green Christmas on the Island On the remote Scottish island of Mure, Flora MacKenzie braces for a stark, windy, and icy—yet incredibly festive and beautiful—Christmas season. She must figure out how to tell her ex-boss that she’s carrying his child, as well as break the news to her co-parent Joel. Meanwhile Saif, a doctor and refugee from war-torn Syria is trying to enjoy his first western Christmas with his sons. His wife, however, is still missing, and her absence hangs over what should be a delightful celebration. Can the family possibly find comfort and joy without her? For both Flora and Saif, this will be a Highland Christmas they’ll never forget. Christmas at the Island Hotel New mother Flora and her brother Fintan are working themselves half to death to get their new hotel ready in time for Christmas while an unlikely friendship grows between two friends working in the establishment’s kitchen. Waitress Isla Gregor dreams of a bigger, better life. Konstantin Pederson is learning the value of hard work—and hiding his true identity as the only son of the Duke of Utsire. As Mure’s island residents and special VIP guests gather for the hotel’s grand opening gala, Christmas is in the air. But so are more than a few small-town secrets…

Jenny Colgan's Christmas Island Collection

Keep the cold at bay and cozy up with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s Christmas Book Set, collecting two novels—Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop and Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery—a pair of sweet stories full of romance, cheer, and hope for this magical time of year. · Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop As England’s first glorious snowfall of the season blankets Derbyshire hills, Rosie Hopkins is preparing for a festive holiday with her boyfriend Stephen and her new puppy Mr. Dog—and treating Lipton’s locals to all the treats her Sweetshop and Confectionery can offer. But when a devastating tragedy strikes at the heart of the close-knit town, it’s going to take Rosie’s indomitable spirit, the embrace of family and friends, and the resilient good will of a community to turn it all around and make this a holiday to be thankful for. · Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery In the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne, the aroma of gingerbread cookies and other treats from Polly’s Little Beach Street Bakery tempts people in from the cold. It’s a perfect start to the Christmas season, one Polly fully intends to spend with her beekeeper boyfriend Huckle, cuddled up in front of the fireplace with cups of eggnog. But when a storm cuts the village off from the mainland, it will take all of the villagers to work together in order to ensure everyone has a happy holiday. “Losing myself in Jenny Colgan’s beautiful pages is the most delicious, comforting, satisfying treat I have had in ages.”—New York Times bestselling author Jane Green

Jenny Colgan's Christmas Book Set

Et glædeligt gensyn med det lille bageri på strandpromenaden, hvor hjertesorger forvandles til hjertevarme Marisa Rossi føler sig lidt fortabt. Hun forstår ganske enkelt ikke, at alle andre bare kan fortsætte deres liv på vanlig vis, når hun selv sørger så dybt over sin elskede bedstefars død hjemme i Italien. Alle mister jo deres bedsteforældre før eller siden, så hvorfor tager hun det så tungt? I et forsøg på at komme sig vælger Marisa at flytte til verdens ende – nærmere bestemt, en lille tidevandsø i det sydvestlige hjørne af England. Måske kan hun her finde fred og ro? Uheldigvis – eller måske heldigt nok? – viser det sig, at den lille ø på ingen måde ånder fred og idyl. Marisas russiske nabo underviser i klaverspil, de herlige øboere er utroligt nysgerrige, og særligt det lille bageri har brug for en hjælpende hånd for igen at komme på ret kurs. Kan Marisa mon blive en del af fællesskabet og finde lykken her ved verdens ende? Pressen om Den lille butik med de nye begyndelser: ”Morsom læsning.” – Femina ”Den sødeste og mest charmerende roman længe.” – Bogblogger.dk "Hjertevarm, rørende og fin." – Julies bogblog ”Sød, rørende, hjertevarm. En af de bedste feelgood-romaner, jeg har læst.” – Litfix ”Jeg vil anbefale denne skønne bog til alle, der trænger til en god historie.” ***** – Bogfinken

Sol over strandpromenaden

Sød lille miniroman af den engelske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan. Lorna bor på den lille skotske ø Mure, et fredeligt sted, hvor alle kender og hjælper alle. Men den lille ø har som mange andre små øer problemer med at holde det lille samfund kørende, og nu mangler de i den grad en læge til at tage over for den gamle. Langt væk, i en overbefolket lejr, behandler Saif en lille dreng, der er kommet grimt til skade. Saif er flygtning, men han er også læge: præcis hvad Mure har brug for. På Mure tager de gerne imod Saif, men vil han her kunne glemme sin fortid? I løbet af en enkelt sommer vil Saif finde et nyt hjem, og Lornas liv vil forandre sig for altid. Pressen skriver: »En lille og meget varm historie om at vænne sig til et nyt liv – fra hver sit udgangspunkt.« **** – Familie Journal »… varmer hjertet og giver dig et sundt sukkerfix.« – Litteratursiden »… kan du lide feel-good romaner skal du læse denne lille bog.« **** – Ruskjærs bøger

En meget fjern kyst

„Der er øjeblikke i ens liv, hvor man spekulerer på, om man mon er en punchline i en stor, kosmisk joke …“ Sophie har det hele. Hun kender alle, der er værd at kende, bliver inviteret til de rigtige fester og har et klædeskab, der er Vogue værdigt. Men en skæbnesvanger aften bliver hendes verden vendt på hovedet, og hun står pludselig uden en klink på lommen. Nu må hverdagen som it-girl skiftes ud med et underbetalt job som fotografassistent og det enorme hus med en lille lejlighed og fire roomies: Alec, Cal, James og Wolverine. Sophie ønsker desperat at få sit gamle liv tilbage. Eller gør hun? For det er let at blive i tvivl, når hendes nye venner har hjerter af guld. Ikke mindst fordi den charmerende Cal og den søde Alec begge står klar med en hjælpende hånd, når Sophie har brug for det. Der er amoriner i luften … Men tør hun give sit hjerte væk, og hvem vil være bedst til at passe på det? Alt der glimter er endnu en sjov og romantisk fortælling af bestsellerforfatteren bag Det lille bageri- og Rosie Hopkins-serierne.

Alt der glimter

Tag med Flora MacKenzie tilbage til den lille skotske ø Mure, hvor kærligheden blomstrer, men mørke skyer også trækker ind over land … Floras cafe ved den endeløse strand bugner af kunder, og hun kunne ikke være gladere. I hvert fald så længe hun ikke tænker alt for meget over Joel, hendes overordentlig charmerende, men følelsesmæssigt – og fysisk – fraværende kæreste. Hun havde ikke i sin vildeste fantasi forestillet sig, at han ville få øjnene op for hende, men nu er de lige så stille ved at skabe et liv sammen. Tror hun nok. Hendes bedste veninde, Lorna, går til gengæld og drømmer om øens læge Saif, der kom til Mure som flygtning efter at have mistet sin familie. Men alting ændrer sig, da han får en chokerende besked. Mens de kolde mørke nætter bliver til lange lyse dage, kæmper de to veninder for at få styr på deres liv. Spørgsmålet er, om det er muligt at finde lykken på den lille, vildblæste ø langt mod nord.

Flora MacKenzie-bøgerne

Den lille cafe ved den endeløse strand

På den lille skotske ø Mure planlægger Flora MacKenzie og hendes forlovede Joel et lille, intimt bryllup for kun de allernærmeste på hendes lille, hyggelige hotel. Nogle på øen føler sig dog forbigået, da de ikke er inviteret med. Midt i planlægningen ankommer en af Floras bekendte, den smukke Olivia MacDonald og hendes rige forlovede, til øen. Olivia er fast besluttet på at holde det største, mest ekstravagante og Instagram-venlige bryllup som muligt på Floras hotel. Problemet er bare, at hun vil holde det samme weekend, som Flora har planlagt sit bryllup. Tiden nærmer sig, og det er efterhånden mere og mere usikkert, om Flora kan nå at realisere de andres ’store dag’ – uden at det går ud over hendes egen … Pressen skriver: ”Historien er velfortalt og man får lyst til at lære personerne bedre at kende” – Lektørudtalelse ”Jeg elskede denne bog. Gribende, sjov og hjerteskærende. En absolut triumf!” – Sophie Kinsella ”Ingen skriver så vellykkede og hyggelige bøger, du kan forsvinde væk i, som Jenny Colgan.” – Sunday Express ”Denne søde bog gør dig i godt humør.” – Sunday Mirror

Brylluppet på øen

Skøn og topcharmerende roman af den britiske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan om et storslået slot ved Loch Ness, en usædvanlig butik med bøger og en enlig mor på udkig efter nye eventyr. Zoe vil gerne begynde på en frisk med sin lille fireårige søn – langt fra Londons pulserende liv, sin lillebitte lejlighed til ågerpris og de højrøstede fodboldfans, der underholder ved nattetid. Så da hun pludselig får tilbudt et drømmejob i det skotske højland, slår hun straks til. Hendes lykke er gjort, da hun derudover også tilbydes logi på et ægte slot – dog mod at passe familiens tre børn. Men selvom Skotland er alt, hvad Zoe nogensinde har drømt om – skyfri himmel, frisk bjergluft og idyllisk stilhed – er der alligevel skår i glæden. Slottet er storslået, men faldefærdigt, børnene er blevet smidt ud af skolen, og deres far er helt ude i tovene. Hvordan skal det nogensinde lykkes Zoe at skabe et nyt liv med sin lille søn? Vil bøger, bjergluft og naboernes betænksomhed være nok til at give den lille familie en ny begyndelse? Pressen skriver: »Morsom« **** - Femina »Hjertevarm, rørende og fin« - Julies bogblog

Det skotske højland

Den lille butik med de nye begyndelser

Tag med Flora MacKenzie tilbage til den lille skotske ø Mure, der ved juletid er kold, forblæst og fuldstændig vidunderlig. Julen står for døren, og nu skal der hygges med familie og venner foran brændeovnen med en god kop te og en whisky … medmindre man, som Flora, er blevet gravid med sin tidligere chef, Joel, og nu er bange for at fortælle ham det. Julen burde jo være glædens højtid, men vil Joel nu også blive glad for den gode nyhed? Det er også første gang, øens læge Saif skal holde jul på den vindblæste ø langt mod nord. Efter at være flygtet fra Syrien er han nu endelig sammen med sine to sønner igen – dog uden sin kone, der stadig er meldt savnet. Vil det mon nogensinde lykkes den lille familie at opnå lykke og en smule julefred? Pressen skriver: »Den helt perfekte sammensætning af drama, humor og kærlighed« – Bogblogger.dk

Jul på den lille skotske ø

Hvad sker der, når storbypigen flytter på landet, og landsbymennesket til storbyen? I denne charmerende roman af den britiske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan får du det bedste fra det pulserende London og det idylliske skotske højland. Lissa arbejder som sygeplejerske i et af Londons mest belastede kvarterer. Hele sit liv har hun været dygtig, pligtopfyldende og glad for sit job, men alt ændrer sig efter en chokerende ulykke. For at Lissa kan få lidt ro, tager hun til den lille by Kirrinfeif i det skotske højland, hvor hun for en stund bytter job og liv med Cormac, en afslappet krigsveteran og landsbyens alt-mulig-sygeplejerske. Ligesom Lissa aldrig før har oplevet landsbyliv, er storbyen også fuldstændig ukendt land for Cormac. Selvom alt er nyt, gør byttehandlen dem begge godt. Lissa og Cormac er dagligt i kontakt med hinanden og taler om deres patienter, og langsomt bliver de mere og mere begejstrede – både for deres fælles fag og hinanden. Men kan deres stærke forbindelse også mærkes, når de mødes i virkeligheden?

For langt fra dig

Hvem har ikke som barn drømt om at have sin egen slikbutik? I denne søde roman får Rosie Hopkins lov til at forlade sit travle liv i London og udleve drømmen i sin gamle tantes butik i en lille engelsk landsby. Lilian Hopkins har tilbragt sit liv bag disken i slikbutikken i den lille by Lipton, men Lilians helbred er ikke, hvad det har været, og butikken har også set bedre dage. Noget må der gøres, men det er ikke nemt, for butikken gemmer ikke kun på glas med farvestrålende søde sager, men også på hemmeligheder fra Lilians unge dage under 2. verdenskrig. Lilians grandniece, sygehjælperen Rosie, indvilger lettere modvilligt i at gøre familien en tjeneste og forlader sit liv og sin kæreste i London for at tage til Lipton, få slikbutikken solgt og sin grandtante installeret på et plejehjem. Og til at begynde med er det bestemt heller ikke den fedeste tjans, men lige så langsomt falder Rosie til blandt de lokale, og hun må spørge sig selv, om det liv, hun havde i London, er værd at vende tilbage til, og hvis ikke, hvad der så er alternativet. Pressen skriver: »Det er sødt og lyserødt, men aldrig rigtig klistret. Eskapisme i yderste potens.« **** – Bogliv »Med et smil på læben vil du glide let igennem denne søde bog og ønske, du kunne blive der.« – Litteratursiden »Sød og humoristisk roman af forfatteren til Det lille bageri på strandpromenaden.« **** – Familie Journal »Så sød og skøn en historie fyldt med charmerende humor.« ***** – Lidtbedreliv »Smil mens du læser Rosie Hopkins’ søde drømme.« – Sæby Folkeblad

Rosie Hopkins' søde drømme

I Londons pulserende byliv har kærligheden trange kår. Så langt øjet rækker er der kun kvinder, kvinder, kvinder! Hvor er alle de dejlige mænd henne? Katie er glad for ikke at leve i en verden domineret af mænd. Men der kunne dog godt være lidt flere drømmeprinser. I London er der flere end 25 000 kvinder end mænd, og statistisk set er der større sandsynlighed for at blive ramt af lynet end Amors pil, så det er ikke ligefrem, fordi den store kærlighed tegner sig klart i horisonten. Derfor beslutter Katie sig for at udskifte byliv og høje hæle med det skotske højland og mudrede gummistøvler. Den afsides beliggende by Fairlish har nemlig noget, London ikke har – mænd! Mænd i stride strømme! Katie nyder opmærksomheden fra alle sine mandlige beundrere, særligt den pragtfulde Iain. Den eneste mand, hun ikke er helt så besnæret af, er hendes nye chef, den gnavne Harry. Harry er desuden på kant med Iain, og hun burde nok ikke komme imellem dem … Selv om det regner med mænd i Fairlish, er livet på landet dog ikke en dans på roser, men nu hvor Katie har taget springet, kan hun så overhovedet vende alt det sjove ryggen og drage tilbage til storbyen? Pressen skriver: »Sød, sjov og underholdende« – Lektørudtalelse

Det regner med mænd

Varm og humoristisk roman af den engelske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan om at turde tage springet og følge sine drømme. Nina Redmond elsker bøger. At finde den rigtige bog til den rigtige læser er hendes store passion – og hendes job. Så da det bibliotek, hun arbejder på, skal lukkes og omdannes til luksuslejligheder, aner hun ikke, hvad hun skal stille op. Presset af omstændighederne øjner Nina en mulighed for at udleve sin drøm om at åbne en boghandel. Hun forvandler en slidt, gammel kassevogn til en butik på hjul, og med sine trofaste romanheltinder i ryggen flytter hun til Skotland og begiver sig ud i højlandet for at finde købere til sine bøger. Den virkelige verden viser sig imidlertid at være mere kompliceret end de historier, Nina elsker så højt, og det kræver alt hendes mod – og hele hendes opsparing – at forlade alt det, hun kender, og starte et nyt liv. Pressen skriver: »… romantisk feelgood-roman fra skotske Jenny Colgan, hvis heltinder ikke er tabt bag en vogn.« ***** – Familie Journal »Bogen er en humoristisk kærlighedserklæring til at turde springe ud i livet, til bøger, til læsere og til at engagere sig i sit eget liv, og ja: Slutningen er lykkelig.« **** – Femina »Jenny Colgan formår at skabe komplekse og sympatiske personer, som man bliver glad af at læse om.« **** – Bogrummet.dk »… får smilet frem.« – ALT for damerne »… en hyggelig lille virkelighedsflugt.« – Helsingør Dagblad ***** – Ruskjærs bøger

Den lille butik med de lykkelige slutninger

Ny hjertevarm historie om Polly og hendes bageri, søpapegøjen Neil og resten af beboerne på Mount Polbearne. Sommeren er kommet til den lille ø, og Polly Waterford kunne ikke være gladere. Hun er nemlig forelsket: i den smukke kystby, der er hendes hjem, i sit bageri på strandpromenaden og ikke mindst i sin kæreste, Huckle. Men den blide sommerbrise, der fejer gennem byen, bringer ikke kun lykke, turister og travlhed med sig. En fremmed truer med at spolere Pollys forretning, og da Selina, der netop er blevet enke, flytter til øen for at starte på en frisk, sættes Polly i lidt af et dilemma – hun sidder nemlig inde en viden, der kan ødelægge Selinas nye liv. Polly sigter, ælter og bager på livet løs, men intet kan dæmme op for den storm, der er på vej. Kommer hun til at miste alt det, hun elsker og holder af? Pressen skriver: »Har du læst andre af hendes bøger, vil du også elske denne. Godt selskab til en hyggelig weekend. Og så bliver man lidt lækkersulten af alt det lækre bagværk!« ***** – Familie Journal »… en skøn blanding af engelsk romantik, diverse forviklinger, sammenstød, savn og udfordringer. Jenny Colgan er charmerende hjertevarm underholdning …« ***** – Søndag »… det er skønt! … Det er sodavand med perlende bobler, det her, og der er brug for Kleenex og plads til fnis.« – Femina »… vil derfor anbefale bogen til alle, der vil have en varm kærlighedsfortælling, der vil mere end blot være en gennemskuelig historie.« ***** – Bogrummet.dk

Det lille bageri-bøgerne

Sommer i det lille bageri på strandpromenaden

I denne charmerende og humoristiske roman rejser Anna fra England til Paris for at arbejde i en lille lokal chokoladebutik og bliver både klogere på sit håndværk og på sig selv. Da Anna Trent kommer ud for en ulykke på den chokoladefabrik i det nordlige England, hun arbejder på, står hun over for en længere hospitalsindlæggelse, som efterlader hende rask, men arbejdsløs og en lille smule fortabt. Heldigvis vil tilfældighederne, at Anna støder på sin gamle fransklærer Claire, og hun giver Anna et tilbud, hun ikke kan sige nej til. Snart befinder hun sig i Paris, i gang med at fremstille den fineste håndlavede chokolade for sin nye chef, Thierry. Mens Paris’ gader myldrer af liv, mikser, pisker og tempererer Anna på livet løs fra tidlig morgen til sen aften i en lille chokoladebutik. Langsomt går det op for Anna, at selvom hun er kommet sig fysisk, er der stadig sår, der skal heles, og med en lille smule held og en stor portion tålmodighed finder hun sig til rette i Paris og lærer mere om sig selv, end hun nogensinde havde forestillet sig. Pressen skriver: »… en ganske særlig dejlig form for hverdagseskapisme …« **** – Femina »Chokolade for romantikere …« ***** – Søndag **** – Familie Journal »Hvis du trænger til lidt pariserstemning er denne bog helt rigtig.« – Alt for damerne »Forfatteren Jenny Colgan har skrevet mange bøger efterhånden, og denne er lige så fantastisk som alle de andre …« – Ugeavisen Tønder

Den skønneste chokoladebutik i Paris

PERFEKT JULELÆSNING, DER FØLES SOM EN KOP VARM KAKAO PÅ EN SNEKOLD DAG! Carmen føler sig fortabt. Stormagasinet, hvor hun hidtil har arbejdet, må lukke, og nu ved hun ikke, hvad hun skal gøre. Hun har i hvert fald slet ikke lyst til at flytte hjem til sin perfekte søster Sofia i hendes perfekte hus med de perfekte børn og det fuldkommen perfekte liv i Edinburgh. Sofia har ærlig talt heller ikke lyst til at byde Carmen velkommen. Hendes søster har altid været sarkastisk og umedgørlig. Men Sofia venter sig igen, boghandlen mangler hænder, og deres mors største ønske er, at de to søstre kommer bedre ud af det med hinanden. Måske skulle hun give Carmen en chance? På Sofias foranledning hvirvles Carmen snart ind i den gamle boghandels daglige trummerum. Det viser sig dog, at det vil kræve et sandt julemirakel at få den på rette kurs igen. Kan Carmen mon overraske dem alle denne jul? Og kan hun klinke skårene med de vigtigste mennesker i hendes liv: sin familie? Pressen skriver: "Som varm kakao med bourbon: varm, sød og med et overraskende twist.” – The Times “Colgans bøger er hjertevarme og fintfølende … Hver gang man læser en af hendes historier, får man følelsen af at have fundet nye familiemedlemmer.” – Book Reporter “Jenny Colgans herlige bøger er altid en fornøjelse at læse.” – All About Romance “Fuldkommen sublim ... Den har humor, kløgt, suspense og et fuldkommen gennemført trekantsdrama." – USA Today “Feel good og julestemning i rå mængder.” – Lektørudtalelse

Den lille boghandel

Jul i boghandlen

Gertie MacIntyre bor på en lille, afsidesliggende ø mellem det nordligste Skotland og Norge. Fællesskabsfølelsen på øen er stærk, og alle beboerne i de små hvidkalkede huse kender hinanden. Gertie elsker at komme i den lokale strikkeklub, som danner ramme om hygge, latter og trøst i livets svære tider. Da Gertie bliver forelsket i Callum Frost, ejeren af det lokale flyselskab, samler hun mod til sig og takker ja til et job som stewardesse på det lille 16-personers fly, der flyver mellem de omkringliggende øer. I begyndelsen er det skræmmende, men livet på vingerne giver hende en smag af ægte frihed, som hun aldrig før har kendt. Men er Gerties fremtid i de lokale luftlag, eller skal hun rejse endnu længere væk for at opleve de eventyr, hun længes efter? Gyldendal A/S, Klareboderne 3, 1115 København K www.gyldendal.dk gyldendal@gyldendal.dk

Strikkeklubben

Skøn afslutning på Jenny Colgans populære serie. Hjemme hos Polly, Huckle og søpapegøjen Neil forbereder de sig på en stille jul, men på Mount Polbearne går tingene sjældent som planlagt, og Polly må kæmpe det bedste, hun har lært, for at holde sammen på alt det, hun holder af. Der er blevet pyntet op i de små gader, øboernes familier og venner er samlet om julens traditioner, og Polly bager på livet løs. Hun glæder sig til juleaften, hvor hun kan krybe sammen foran brændeovnen med sin kæreste, Huckle, og et krus varm chokolade. ???????Men da Pollys bedste veninde, Kerensa, dukker op med en hemmelighed, der truer det liv, Polly og Huckle har bygget op sammen, virker det hele ikke længere så enkelt. Og det bliver endnu mere kompliceret, da en gammel kending fra Pollys fortid pludselig gør indtog i hendes liv igen. Polly står over for store problemer, og selv ikke bagning hjælper på hendes humør. Spørgsmålet er, om hun kan få alting tilbage på sporet, inden det bliver jul?

Jul i det lille bageri på strandpromenaden

"INGEN SKRIVER SÅ HYGGELIGE OG ROMANTISKE BØGER SOM JENNY COLGAN" - Sunday Express Carmen aner ikke sine levende råd. Hendes skønne boghandel er lånt ud som location til en corny julefilm, hun er blevet smidt ud af sin søsters hus, og hendes livs kærlighed er fløjet tusinder af kilometer væk. Det bliver næppe en særlig glædelig jul i år … Men da boghandlens tidligere ejer fortæller Carmen om et hjerteskærende juleønske, beslutter hun sig for at ryste sit dårlige humør af sig og gøre alt, hvad hun kan for at opfylde det. Tiden er ved at rinde ud, men heldigvis får Carmen hjælp fra både naboer, familiemedlemmer og en meget distraherende mandlig barnepige. Lykkes det Carmen at genfinde juleglæden til sidst? Pressen skrev om Jul i boghandlen: "Jul i boghandlen er som en skøn kop kakao med bourbon: varm, sød og med et overraskende twist.” – The Times “Colgans bøger er hjertevarme og fintfølende … Hver gang man læser en af hendes historier, får man følelsen af at have fundet nye familiemedlemmer.” – Book Reporter “Jenny Colgans herlige bøger er altid en fornøjelse at læse.” – All About Romance “Fuldkommen sublim ... Den har humor, kløgt, suspense og et fuldkommen gennemført trekantsdrama. – USA Today

Boghandlen ved midnatstid

Da Morag får besked om, at hendes elskede bedstefar er blevet syg, forlader hun sit fortravlede liv i London og vender hjem til det rolige skotske højland. Bedstefaren er ude af stand til at passe sit arbejde som pilot, så Morag, som også har flycertifikat, tager over og begynder at flyve post, varer og lokale ud til de smukke øer i det nærliggende øhav. På en hjemtur rammes Morag af et pludseligt uvejr, og hun tvinges til at nødlande på en afsidesliggende ø. Hun er dog ikke alene særlig længe, før hun møder Gregor, en introvert ornitolog, der holder opsyn med øen. Selvom han ikke er specielt selskabelig, er der ikke andet at gøre end at takke ja til hans tilbud om husly. Skæbnen vil, at de to er tvunget sammen under samme tag, mens de venter på, at redningsholdet kan nå frem. Vil den ufrivillige pause og mødet med Gregor give Morag et nyt syn på hendes ellers så travle liv og nøje planlagte rute i livet ..? Pressen skriver om Jenny Colgan: “Colgans bøger er hjertevarme og fintfølende … Hver gang man læser en af hendes historier, får man følelsen af at have fundet nye familiemedlemmer.” – Book Reporter “Jenny Colgans herlige bøger er altid en fornøjelse at læse.” – All About Romance Pressen skriver om De lyse nætters begyndelse: ”En fantastisk, betagende og hjertevarm fortælling om kærlighed. Jeg elskede hvert et sekund!” – Sophie Kinsella

De lyse nætters begyndelse

Sød og charmerende historie fra den britiske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan om at turde vælge et helt nyt liv, når man er kørt fast i det, man har. Polly Waterfords liv er gået i stå. Forholdet til kæresten har længe skrantet, og nu er den tegnestue, de har drevet i fællesskab på randen af konkurs. Noget må der ske. På sin jagt efter et nyt sted at bo falder Polly over en stor toværelses med bad, som hun utroligt nok har råd til. Eneste minus er, at den ligger på en lille gudsforladt tidevandsø i det sydvestlige hjørne af England. Her slår hun sig ned og for at glemme sine sorger kaster hun sig over sin yndlingshobby: at bage. Polly bager og bager, med en beslutsomhed og en kreativitet, som hun ikke vidste, at hun havde… Og det går ikke ubemærket hen på den lille ø. Pressen skriver: »En underholdende feelgood-roman med masser af humor, dramatik og kærlighed […]« ***** – Familie Journal »[…] en fin lille roman til alle os, der elsker Jojo Moyes og at få at vide, at det morads, vi sidder i, rent faktisk kan forandres. Og nårh ja – til alle os, der elsker romantik.« **** – Femina »Godt selskab til en hyggelig weekend.« – Litteratursiden

Det lille bageri på strandpromenaden

I denne skønne julebog tager Rosie Hopkins dig med tilbage til hyggelige Lipton, hvor hun har travlt i sin slikbutik og forbereder sig på at skulle holde en ganske særlig jul. Rosie Hopkins glæder sig til at fejre jul. Hendes slikbutik er propfuld af rød- og hvidstribede sukkerstokke, bunker af turkish delight, fyldte chokolader og sukkerklistrede børn. Hun skal bruge juledagene med sin kæreste, Stephen, og hendes familie fra Australien har også meldt sin ankomst. Men midt i det hele rammes det lille samfund af en tragedie, og med den vælter Rosies planer. For vil hun og Stephen egentlig det samme? Og er det helt sikkert, at hendes fremtid ligger i Lipton? Mens sneen daler og julen nærmer sig, må Rosie overveje, om det, der er bedst for hendes lille butik, også er det bedste for hende. Pressen skriver: »… skingrende velkomponeret underholdning …« **** – Femina »… som at få et varmt læsekram.« – Valdemarsro.dk »Denne bog er intet mindre en skøn og hyggelig læsning.« ***** – Lidtbedreliv

Rosie Hopkins

Rosie Hopkins' søde jul

Topcharmerende roman fra den britiske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan om den unge kvinde Flora, der forlader sit hektiske liv i London for at åbne en restaurant i sin hjemby på den skotske ø Mure. Da Flora MacKenzie forlader den skotske ø Mure og den lille, stille by, hun er vokset op i, ser hun sig ikke tilbage. Der ved alle, hvem hun er, og ingen lader til nogensinde at ville lade fortid være fortid. I Londons pulserende byliv kan hun derimod være helt anonym – og give efter for sin håbløse forelskelse i sin charmerende chef Joel. Da en arbejdsopgave alligevel tvinger Flora tilbage på øen, befinder hun sig med ét tilbage i sin gamle tilværelse blandt sine brødre, der er ude af stand til at varetage basalt husarbejde, og faren, som hun knap nok har talt med siden morens død flere år tidligere. En dag falder Flora dog over en notesbog fuld af opskrifter, som har tilhørt hendes mor, og lige så stille får hun øjnene op for sin egen kærlighed til madlavning. Inden hun får set sig om, er hun i gang med at puste liv i en støvet, lille restaurant på havnen, og Flora indser, at hun er nødt til at gøre op med fortidens fejltagelser, før hun kan finde ud af, hvor hendes fremtid ligger. Pressen skriver: »… smelter på tungen som Nutella … Jeg elsker det!« ***** – Femina »… det er svært ikke at overgive sig til det eventyr, som ”Velkommen til Floras sommerkøkken” er.« **** – Nordjyske Stiftstidende »Romantisk og hyggeligt drama med charmerende personer og bedårende natur.« **** – Familie Journal

Velkommen til Floras sommerkøkken

På den lille, fjerntliggende og helt vidunderlige ø Mure står julen for døren. Øens gamle hotel skal ifølge planen snart slå dørene op igen efter en storslået renovering, og Flora og Fintan knokler for at få det hele til at lykkes. Mon de når det i tide? Flora MacKenzie er bekymret for sin bror Fintan. Han er stadig i sorg over at have mistet sin livspartner Coltan, og Flora tager en rask beslutning for at hjælpe ham på fode igen. Den gamle ruin af et hotel var Coltans hjertesag, og med en smule hjælp fra Flora kan Fintan måske forvandle hotellet til en hyggelig oase med god mad og knitrende ild i pejsen. Men at drive et hotel er ikke helt så enkelt, som Flora først troede. Og det gør ikke sagen lettere, at hun oven i det hele er nybagt mor. De eneste, som viser interesse for at komme til den vindblæste ø og arbejde i køkkenet, er en fransk kok med et iltert temperament, en forkælet norsk køkkendreng, som ikke er den, han giver sig ud for at være, og en usædvanligt genert køkkenassistent, der rødmer, så snart nogen taler til hende. Kan denne brogede flok stå sammen og gøre det, der skal til, for at juleglæden kan sprede sig på øens hotel? Pressen skriver: »Et skønt gensyn med Flora og alle beboerne på den hyggelige ø« - Lektørudtalelse »SÅ er det jul og julehygge for mig« - Mydailyspace.dk »En fantastisk juleroman« **** - Bogens liv

Jul på øens hotel

Lees nu Middernacht in de kerstboekwinkel van Jenny Colgan, het vervolg op de grootste kerstseller van 2023. De winter komt eraan in Edinburgh! Hoog tijd om de kerstballen af te stoffen, koekjes te bakken en de etalages feestelijk te versieren, zou je zeggen. In plaats daarvan wordt Carmen zonder pardon door haar zus op straat gezet, is de liefde van haar leven naar de andere kant van de wereld vertrokken en wordt de boekwinkel waar Carmen werkt omgetoverd tot de filmlocatie van een kitscherige kerstfilm. Waar is de magie van kerst? Dan onthult Carmens eigenzinnige oudere baas een kerstwens die misschien nooit meer in vervulling zal gaan. Carmen heeft al haar verbeeldingskracht, de hulp van buren en vrienden, en haar liefde voor boeken nodig om deze en vele andere winterdromen werkelijkheid te laten worden.

Happy Ever After

Middernacht in de kerstboekwinkel

Issy Randall kan bakken. Nee, meer dan dat – Issy kan verbluffend luchtige, hemelse taarten maken waar het water je van in de mond loopt. Haar talent heeft ze van haar grootvader, in wiens bakkerij ze is opgegroeid. Wanneer ze haar (oersaaie) baan kwijtraakt, besluit ze dat het tijd is voor de Grote Stap. Gewapend met recepten van haar grootvader, de hulp van haar beste vrienden en van de lokale bankmanager die zijn nek voor haar uitsteekt, opent ze Het Cupcake Café. Maar Issy heeft absoluut geen idee waar ze aan begonnen is. Al haar moed – en veel cake – is ervoor nodig om een ramp te voorkomen… ‘Een groot feest, van begin tot eind.’ Sophie Kinsella ‘Onweerstaanbaar.’ Jill Mansell

Cupcake Café

Het Cupcake Café

Tussen de regels is het tweede deel van een driedelige serie van Jenny Colgan, over een Engelse kostschool aan zee. Maggie’s eerste jaar als lerares bij Downey House was een verrassend succes. Nadat ze de overstap maakte van een school in de binnenstad van Glasgow, heeft ze het rustigere tempo van het meisjesinternaat aan zee leren waarderen. Nu ze ook verloofd is met haar oude vriend, de lieve en vaste Stan, moet Maggie gewoon ophouden met aan David McDonald te denken, haar collega op de jongensschool verderop. Zal dat haar lukken? Zelfs als Maggie binnen de lijntjes probeert te blijven, worden overal om haar heen regels overtreden. Maggie's baas, directrice Veronica Deveral, heeft meer te verliezen dan wie dan ook. Wanneer Daniel Stapleton bij de faculteit komt, wordt Veronica gedwongen een schandalig geheim onder ogen te zien waarvan ze dacht dat ze het voor altijd had begraven. Hoelang zal ze haar verleden geheim kunnen houden? Na een zomervakantie samen in Spanje zijn Fliss en Alice dikke vrienden. Maar het nieuws dat Will, de geheime crush van Fliss, nu naar de jongensschool gaat, veroorzaakt wrijving wanneer Will meer geïnteresseerd lijkt in Alice dan in Fliss…

De kostschool aan zee

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