Home for Christmas

Where the cocoa is hot, the mistletoe is waiting, and home is just a heartbeat away

My third series: three standalone novels, inspired by the pretty villages and small towns of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Nothing says Christmas like home, and where else would you want to be on such a special day? These standalone stories capture that feeling perfectly.

Home can be a place or a person, but sometimes, it’s difficult to find either. For Ellie, Katy and Molly, Christmas isn’t going to be much fun this year, and they’re dreading the festive season, while all around them everyone else seems to be celebrating. But maybe they’ll make their way home at last, with a little help from some Christmas magic…

Enjoy these books of love, hope, and finding home, at any time of year. Also available as Home for Christmas: The Complete Collection

Baxter’s Christmas Wish

When Ellie Jackson’s marriage unexpectedly ends, she and her young son, Jake, seek refuge with Ellie’s cousin, Maddie.  But Maddie soon tires of her house guests, including her own boisterous rescue Boxer dog, Baxter.

A trip to the park proves eventful, when Baxter literally bumps into Dylan. Kind, funny, and not-too-shabby in the looks department, Dylan soon wins Ellie and Jake over, and Ellie dares to dream of a happy ending at last.

But as the snow starts to fall and Christmas approaches, Ellie realises time is running out for them. Dylan clearly has a secret that may ruin their happiness, Baxter’s home is in jeopardy, and she has no way of making Jake’s wishes come true.

Must Ellie give up on her dreams, or can Baxter lead her back to happiness?

Light the fire, switch on those Christmas tree lights, curl up with a hot chocolate, and enjoy this heart-warming festive story of love, home, and second chances.

The Other Side of Christmas

A festive feel-good novella.

Katy’s driving home for Christmas – except an empty, cold caravan hardly seems like home, and it’s not feeling much like Christmas.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this: a few months ago she had her dream cottage, a loving fiance, and big plans for a perfect wedding. Now she’s in her car, travelling through the snow along dark, country lanes, heading towards a Christmas spent by herself, with nothing more to look forward to than a frozen turkey dinner and a box of Quality Street.

With her friends busy with their guests, her parents on a cruise, and her ex-fiance miles away, the only person Katy is expecting to see at all is Luke, the builder who has been working hard to transform Katy’s cottage before it goes up for sale on the other side of Christmas.

It seems everyone in the world has abandoned her to her gloomy fate. Is she doomed to have the worst festive season ever, or is someone about to save Katy’s Christmas? After all, it is the time of miracles … Take a break from those Christmas preparations and curl up by the fire for a couple of hours with this seasonal cosy read.

Christmas with Cary

You never forget your first love…

Molly’s spent every Christmas she can remember surrounded by her family, but this year, she’s all alone in a strange town. She’s left her family behind, and she’s not sure where she can call home any longer. All Molly has with her are a few clothes in a suitcase, and a collection of her old friend’s Cary Grant films.

Except, there’s one more thing she’s brought along – the whole reason for her Christmas visit. In her possession is a small, crumpled piece of paper, and on it is written the address of the love of her life. 

Molly and Cary have had many chances over the years, but somehow life kept getting in the way and they always ended up apart once more. Yet Molly has never forgotten the first man she gave her heart to, and now she has one last chance to win him back.

But will Cary welcome her home, or will he tell her what she dreads to hear – that they’ve had their chance, and it’s all too late. That’s if she can even find him…

A cosy, festive story about hope, forgiveness, and never giving up on love – however long it takes. 

The Home for Christmas books are also available in one Kindle collection

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