Cathy Bramley Books in Order

Each summer in Salcombe, Liz looks forward to hosting her god‑daughters, half‑sisters Skye and Clare, and baby Ivy while she fights to save the catering business she once ran with their late mother. Over one sun‑soaked visit, buried jealousies, family secrets and hard choices test the three women — and show how powerful sisterhood can be.

In the seaside village of Merle Bay, Katie, Robyn and Grace meet on Sea Glass Beach, each hiding private hurts they can’t face alone. Over one transformative summer, prosecco, sea air and growing friendship help them tackle old fears and imagine very different futures.

Merry has no family of her own but adores Christmas, and her new candle‑making business is finally taking off. When she agrees to revamp her hometown’s festive celebration and meets single‑dad builder Cole, one magical December tests whether broken hearts can believe in fresh starts.

Newly engaged to single dad Cole and still growing her Christmas candle business, Merry is overwhelmed by step‑parenting, wedding planning and work. Nearby, Emily struggles with her father’s dementia until a forgotten photograph reveals a secret that links their families and changes what Christmas could mean for them both.

Still raw from a family tragedy, Fearne Lovage clings to memories of arranging flowers with her beloved grandmother. A chance discovery inspires her to create a happiness wish list, nudging her toward a new floristry dream, fresh friendships and a risk‑it‑all connection with a man who sees more in her than she sees in herself.

Fearne Lovage keeps her world small and safe after heartbreak, sharing it only with a trusted few, until a scruffy rescue dog barges into her routine. Looking after him brings new chaos, unexpected kindness and a first glimpse of the wider life that will lead into My Kind of Happy.

Gina Moss runs a busy childminding business from her cottage beside The Evergreens, a big old house shared with three exuberant octogenarians she treats as family. When the property is put up for sale, Gina has to fight for her home, her friends and an unexpected new romance all at once.

Hetty Greengrass is the dependable centre of her family and life on Sunnybank Farm, until a school project leaves her wondering who she is beyond wife and mum. Entering her beloved pies in a regional competition, she discovers long‑buried tensions, fresh ambitions and the cost of putting herself first.

A string of embarrassing on‑screen mishaps sends aspiring actress Nina fleeing the tabloid glare in London for Brightside Cove on the Devon coast. Helping a friend build up a holiday‑cottage business — and falling for a local man and his dog — she must choose between bright lights and a slower, truer life.

Jo, Sarah and Carrie meet at a funeral and, on a whim, make a pact to change their lives before the year is out. As these new friends chase promotions, confidence and love, the small lies they tell themselves start to unravel, forcing them to face what they truly want.

When Rosie Featherstone loses her job, she retreats to her grandmother’s Lemon Tree Café in Derbyshire, a cosy corner of Italy in the English countryside. Running the café, confronting an old secret and falling for a new arrival all push Rosie to decide if she’s ready for a second chance at happiness.

Ultra‑organised Holly Swift lands her dream job as events coordinator at grand country house Wickham Hall, complete with weddings, festivals and a charmingly infuriating new boss. As buried family secrets surface, she learns that life — and love — can’t always be planned with a clipboard.

Still grieving the loss of her best friend and their shared love of cooking, Verity Bloom helps set up a new cookery school in the village of Plumberry on the condition she won’t have to cook. Surrounded by recipes, new friendships and unexpected romance, she has to find the courage to put herself back on the menu.

Freya Moorcroft thinks she’s finally settled in a cosy town and café job, yet she can’t stop dreaming of Appleby Farm, her Cumbrian childhood home. When a family crisis pulls her back, she must choose between old roots and new romance while fighting to give the farm a future.

After a painful loss, Tilly Parker escapes to a new town and a battered allotment plot at Ivy Lane, hoping for solitude and fresh air. Instead she’s adopted by a lively gardening community who slowly coax her back into friendship, trust and perhaps new love across the seasons.

Thirty‑something Sophie Stone likes her life safe and predictable, until a surprise inheritance forces her to track down the father she’s never met in order to claim it. As work, family and romance collide, she has to decide what kind of future she really wants.