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In a gorgeous quay-side hotel in Cornwall, the long weekend is just beginning...Claire Marlowe owns 'The Townhouse by the Sea' with Luca, the hotel's charismatic chef. She ensures everything runs smoothly - until an unexpected arrival checks in and turns her whole world upside down.And the rest of the guests arrive with their own baggage. There's a couple looking for distraction from a family tragedy; a man trying to make amends for an affair he bitterly regrets...and the young woman who thinks the Cornish village might hold the key to her past.

Dragonfly Farm has been a home and a haven for generations of Melchiors - arch rivals to the Culbones, the wealthy family who live the other side of the valley. Nestled amidst soft, rolling apple orchards in the depths of the Somerset countryside, life there is dictated by the seasons and cider-making. The farm is idyllic and everyone falls under its spell. But its thick stone walls hold many secrets, and this summer everything will change for the family living there....

A family enjoy their last holiday at a much-loved beach hut. The tide brings in an old face - and a new temptation - while a writer's retreat is shaken up by a surprise arrival. The simple pleasures of the seaside compete with the Instagram dream, a couple's future is turned upside down and a celebratory evening takes a stormy turn. And as the sun sets, an unexpected romance is simmering....

Nightingale Books, nestled on the high street in the idyllic Cotswold town of Peasebrook, is a dream come true for booklovers. But owner Emilia Nightingale is struggling to keep the shop open. The temptation to sell up is proving enormous - but what about the promise she made to her father? Not to mention the loyalty she owes to her customers.

Veronica Henry joins Robin Morgan at Audible to discuss her new book, How to Find Love in a Bookshop.

Laura's life has just been turned on its head, and with an empty nest and a crumbling marriage she launches a new business from her own kitchen, making artisan jams, chutneys and relishes from her grandmother's cookbook to sell at the local farmer's market. So can her flair for cooking, her most special family recipes and a better understanding of her grandmother's past help her find a happy future?

Secrets, rivalry, glamour - it's time for the party of the year... Delilah has lived out her tempestuous marriage to hell-raiser Raf in the glare of the media spotlight. Now planning a milestone birthday, she has more on her mind than invitations. Raf has been offered a part in a movie he can't refuse. But will he succumb to the temptations he's struggled to resist for the last ten years? Delilah's three daughters are building careers of their own, only too aware that the press are waiting for them to slip up.

Everyone adores Christmas. Especially Lizzy Kingham. But this year, she is feeling unloved, and under-appreciated by her family. The present-buying, decorating, and food shopping have all been left to her. So she wonders what would happen if she ran away and left them to it. Lizzy heads to her favourite place: a beach hut on the golden sands of Everdene. There, she meets an unlikely collection of new friends, all running away from something. But the spirit of Christmas gets under Lizzy's skin: soon the fairy lights are twinkling and the scent of mulled wine mingles with the sea air.

The perfect comfort listen, brimming with humour and heart, from best seller Veronica Henry. The Liddiard family are well known in the Cotswold village of Honeycote - and now there's a wedding being prepared for. But will everything go according to plan? Lucy Liddiard knows her husband is no saint, but isn't prepared for his latest confession. Bride-to-be Mandy has no idea what joining the Liddiards really means. And local girl Mayday, wild child, rebel and free spirit, is thinking the unthinkable....

Behind the gorgeous Georgian sweep of Pelham Crescent, Bath, everyone's getting ready for Christmas. At Number 14, Josie Ballard is up to her ears in brandy, raisins and cherries as she battles to make forty Christmas puddings to sell at Bath Christmas Market. Ever since Giles walked out the day their baby was born, Josie has had to work twice as hard to make ends meet. Sacrificing a career as a chef, her famous steamed puddings keep her and her gorgeous baby boy Titus afloat.

A new home, a new circle of friends, a new chance at happiness? Suzanna and Barney Blake are swapping city life for the countryside, determined to breathe new life into the Honeycote Arms and a marriage touched by tragedy. Recently separated Ginny Tait is also seeking solace in country living, desperate to rein in her rambunctious twin daughters. They all think that moving to a calm, quiet and beautiful village in the Cotswolds will solve their problems. But in Honeycote, things are never quite as they appear....

Villa Måneskin er det ultimative drømmehus. Huset ligger ved bredden af en perlende flod i dalen Peasebrook Valley i det idyl­liske Cotswolds, og det har tilhørt familien Willoughby i mere end 50 år. Nu må det ældre par dog sælge deres elskede hjem, og til det får de hjælp af landsbyens ejendomsmægler, Belinda Baxter.

Nightingale Bøger er drømmen for enhver bogelsker: en lille, personlig boghandel med et vidunderligt fællesskab midt på hovedgaden i en idyllisk engelsk landsby. Men ejeren Emilia er tynget af sorg efter sin fars død og har svært ved at få enderne til at mødes i den lille boghandel. Snart ser hun ingen anden udvej end at sælge sit fars højtelskede livsværk. Men kan hun undvære de udsøgte boghylder, hun selv voksede op iblandt, og hvad med stamkunderne, der efterhånden er blevet som en lille familie for hende?

Robyn Moss just wants a simple wedding. A quiet ceremony; a picnic on the beach; dancing barefoot on the sand until the sun goes down. But first, Robyn has one very important thing to do - before embracing her future, she needs to uncover her past. As she sets out to find her birth mother, a tangled thread of love, loss and betrayal that ties together three generations of women begins to emerge. As her wedding day approaches, Robyn discovers that where there is heartbreak, there is hope - and that in the end, love will always win.

Sommeren nærmer sig, og Robyn og Jake er i færd med at planlægge deres bryllup. Deres nærmeste familie er inviteret, og brylluppet skal afholdes i familiens lille strandhus i Devon – med frokost i vandkanten, dans i sandet og masser af rosé. Det bliver vidunderligt! Men Robyn er bekymret snarere end forventningsfuld. Hun kan nemlig ikke lade være med at tænke på æsken, hun fik til sin attenårs fødselsdag. Hvilke hemmeligheder indeholder den, og bør hun overhovedet åbne den dør til fortiden, hvis hun skal gøre sig håb om en lys og lykkelig fremtid?

Hjemme hos Laura Giffin i huset på Lark Hill er der forandringer i luften, nu hvor begge døtrene er fløjet fra reden. Men tanken om et hjem uden pigernes smittende latter og livsglæde føles helt uvirkelig, også selv om Laura nu endelig får lidt tid til sig selv – og også lidt mere tid sammen med sin mand, Dom. Alting forandrer sig dog for Laura, da en chokerende hemmelighed bliver afsløret. Forvirret og nedslået søger hun trøst i sit kæreste eje: sin mormors opskriftssamling fra tiden under Anden Verdenskrig.

The Orient Express. Luxury. Mystery. Romance. For one group of passengers settling in to their seats and taking their first sips of champagne, the journey from London to Venice is more than the trip of a lifetime. A mysterious errand; a promise made to a dying friend; an unexpected proposal; a secret reaching back a lifetime...As the train sweeps on, revelations, confessions and assignations unfold against the most romantic and infamous setting in the world.

En hjertevarm julehistorie om at få nok af julens trængsel og alarm – og alligevel finde juleglæden til sidst

Lizzy Kingham elsker julen. Når duften af julebag spreder sig, og julelysene funkler, føler hun sig altid varm og lykkelig. Men i år er det anderledes. Dagene op til jul føles som hårdt arbejde snarere end hygge, og Lizzy begynder i det stille at undre sig … Hvad ville der mon ske, hvis hun simpelthen droppede julen?

På en studs rejser Lizzy alene til sit yndlingssted ved kysten for at få en tiltrængt tænkepause.

Lykken er at gribe chancen. Cherry, Maggie og Rose er mor, datter og barnebarn. De har altid været et tæt trekløver, så da Cherry i et øjebliks begejstring køber en smuk, nedslidt pub i den lille landsby, hun voksede op i, bliver det hurtigt et fælles projekt. Alle tre tager de springet og flytter til den lille by Rushbrook i Somerset for at overtage den gamle pub Svanen og føre stedet tilbage til sit charmerende og autentiske selv.