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Return to Cornwall by Laura Briggs ​ The sequel novel to the best-selling UK series A WEDDING IN CORNWALL brings new surprises, romance, humor, and wedding bells , to readers who fell in love with the first stories. Busy mother of two Julianne Rose has extended her talents beyond the manor house, opening her own event planning agency with the help of no-nonsense best friend Kitty. Balancing the chaos of daily life with their respective careers in their beloved Cornish village means Julianne can rarely snatch a romantic moment with handsome husband Matt. And just when it seems things couldn’t get any more chaotic, a sudden arrival at Cliffs House lands Julianne in the most unusual event of her career. The reappearance of Percy or ‘the old earl’ after years of adventures abroad has temporarily shocked Lord William and Lady Amanda and set the entire village abuzz with gossip. Grizzled, spry, and delightfully eccentric, he’s returned with a most

365 Days of Gratitude Journal ‘ Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk. ’  Rumi Being grateful is easy… …when everything goes according to plan. But how do you keep at it no matter what life throws at you? Enter  365 Days of Gratitude , the undated daily journal that will help you stay on track. After years of barely surviving her own emotional minefield, writing coach Mariëlle S. Smith discovered the transformative power of practising gratitude. But, like no one else, she knows that cultivating an attitude of gratitude is easier said than done. Complete with inspiring quotes, daily prompts, and recurring check-ins, the  365 Days of Gratitude   Journal  encourages you to create a sustainable gratitude practice too. Ready to commit to the life-changing power of gratitude? Order your copy of the  365 Days of Gratitude Journal  now. Purchase Links https://mswordsmith.nl/365daysofgratitude/ Get 50% off the printable PDF until 6 September 2

Lucy’s Great Escape, Little Duck Pond Café Lucy never wanted to abandon her friends and family, and travel to the other side of the country to start a new life. And all without telling anyone where she was going.  But these are desperate times. And finding herself with a nightmare of a dilemma, fleeing her home town seems like the only way she can protect herself and those she loves. The Cornish town of Pengully Sands holds happy childhood memories for Lucy and seems the perfect place to escape to, although having little money and no friends, life at first seems grim. But a chance meeting with Madison and the rest of the Little Duck Pond Café girls, plus a decidedly attractive local guy who won’t take no for an answer, gives Lucy a glimmer of hope for the future. Could she really settle in Pengully Sands and make a living by selling her watercolours? But just as life is starting to look a little rosier, it becomes clear that someone back home – the last p

Korean-American author Jayci Lee delights with  A Sweet Mess , a delicious and light-hearted romantic comedy that readers will devour and ask for more. Aubrey Choi loves living in her small town nestled in the foothills of California, running her highly successful bakery away from the watch of her strict Korean parents. When a cake mix-up and a harsh review threaten all of her hard work and her livelihood, she never thought the jaded food critic would turn out to be her one-night stand. And she sure as hell never thought she’d see the gorgeous Korean hunk again. But when Landon Kim waltzes into her bakery trying to clean up the mess he had a huge hand in making, Aubrey is torn between throwing and hearing him out. When she hears his plan to help save her business, Aubrey knows that spending three weeks in California wine country working with Landon is a sure recipe for disaster. Her head is telling her to take the chance to save her bakery while her heart—and her hormones—a

A Cornish Daisy’s Kiss Weeks after boarding a train to Paris in pursuit of her writing dreams, aspiring novelist Maisie Clark is right back where she started: on the idyllic shores of Port Hewer in Cornwall, luggage in hand and heart filled with anticipation for what lies ahead. Except that nothing seems the same as Maisie left it, from her place among the staff at the hotel Penmarrow to her budding romance with groundskeeper Sidney Daniels, who isn’t quite ready to overlook the painful consequences of her sudden departure.  Losing Sidney would be unbearable, but Maisie can’t help fearing it might be true if the rift between them proves too deep to heal. She knows her feelings for him are unchanged, but whether he feels the same remains to be seen—particularly since she stopped him from expressing them in the first place. And to make matters worse, her position at the Penmarrow has been filled by another, there’s nowhere for her to live in the village, and her savin

Series Details: Book Title :  The Annie Oakley Mystery Series by Kari Bovee Category :  Adult Fiction (18+), 83 to 332 pages Genre :  Historical Mystery Publisher :  Bosque Publishing Release dates:    Shoot Like a Girl (2019); Girl With a Gun (April, 2020); Peccadillo at the Palace (April 2020); Folly at the Fair (June, 2020) Tour dates : June 22 to July 10, 2020 Content Rating :  R for some swearing, violence, and mature themes. Book Details: Book Title : Shoot Like a Girl (A Pre-quel Novella to Girl With A Gun) by Kari Bovee Category :  Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 84 pages Genre :  Historical Fiction Publisher :  Bosque Publishing Release date:    November 2019 Tour dates : June 22 to July 10, 2020 Content Rating :  R for Mature themes and some violence. No bad language. Book Description: Shoot like a Girl depicts the historically fictive tale of a young Annie Oakley's struggles before she becomes the most famous sharpshooting woman of all ti

Summertime at the Cornish Confetti Agency It’s Summertime at The Cornish Confetti Agency! When Lexie Harrington is asked to co-ordinate Kat and Dylan’s ‘English village fête’ wedding, she’s determined that this time everything will go according to her carefully laid plans; no ice bucket challenges, no whoopee cushions, and absolutely no googly eyes attached to everything in sight! With gorgeous journalist-cum-wedding columnist Theo Barker to offer a helping hand, Lexie is optimistic that she can deliver the fairy tale wedding her clients have always dreamed of…. until the best man Noah is targeted by a loose hosepipe, the wedding rings go walk-about, and his beloved scarlet Porsche takes on a distinctly unpleasant aroma. Can Lexie and Theo uncover what’s behind the mysterious goings on, or will the Cornish Confetti Agency be forced to close its doors to the future brides and grooms of glorious Cornwall? Purchase Links UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/produc

Grave Consequences (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery)   Grave Consequences (A Bay Island Psychic Mystery) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Publisher: Beyond the Page (May 21, 2020) Print Length: 194 pages Digital ASIN: B0881XMPB2 Cass Donovan is reminded that you can’t believe everything you hear, especially when it comes from the dead . . .   When stories begin circulating of a centuries-old ghost haunting the Bay Island lighthouse, Cass is caught up in mystical happenings of her own, with countless voices from the beyond all clamoring for her attention with dire warnings. But before she has a chance to learn whether there’s a connection between the rumored ghost and her restless visitors, the lighthouse keeper mysteriously falls to his death, and Cass’s reputation for communing with the dead lands her right in the middle of the police investigation.   Cass knows the victim was no saint, as he made little effort to hide his philandering ways from his wife or anyone else,