Clare Lydon Books in Order

Newly single and unemployed, Jess Sharp returns from Australia to her parents’ home in London. A promising encounter offers a fresh romantic start, but memories of past relationships complicate her efforts to rebuild her life.

A group of longtime friends gathers at a seaside house for a weekend escape. Strained marriages, volatile relationships, and hopes of new romance bring old tensions to the surface as the holiday tests the bonds between them.

Magazine editor Kate Carter falls for florist Meg Harding, who still lives with her ex and distrusts new romance. As their connection grows, family secrets threaten the future they are cautiously beginning to imagine together.

A flood leaves Scarlet Williams without a home, and local mayor Joy Hudson offers shelter. Their sharply different temperaments make them unlikely companions, but an unexpected friendship raises the possibility of a relationship that outlasts the emergency.

Tanya Grant inherits her grandmother’s dog and finds her ordered life disrupted. Dog walker Sophie London has reasons to avoid love, but their encounters and a difficult road trip force both women to reconsider where they belong.

Seventeen years after their relationship ended, Harriet Locke encounters her first love, Sally McCall, again. Old attraction remains, but damaged trust and lives in different states stand between them and a second chance at lasting love.

After her marriage ends, event planner Cleo Nightingale resolves not to date younger women. A kiss with recent graduate Becca Cramer challenges that rule, while weddings, family tensions, and unexpected meetings complicate their growing attraction.

Princess Olivia Charlton escapes royal expectations for a stay in Cornwall, where cafe owner Rosie Perkins is struggling to keep her business afloat. Their attraction challenges the demands of duty and the distance between their worlds.

Alice Di Santo has a settled home, satisfying work, and a boyfriend, until meeting Rachel Cramer changes what she wants. Coming out in her thirties means risking familiar certainties and confronting the people her decision will hurt.

Single mother Heidi Hughes is ready to find a partner who welcomes both her and her daughter. Her attraction to meticulously organized Eden Price challenges a woman who never expected family life to become part of her plans.

Justine Thomas reunites with her former university girlfriend Maddie Kind at a friend’s funeral, ten years after Maddie vanished without explanation. Renewed attraction brings unanswered questions about the past and uncertainty about what Maddie wants now.

Abby Porter’s fiance hires professional bridesmaid Jordan to help prepare their wedding. Instead, Abby finds herself drawn to the woman organizing her walk down the aisle, leaving her to question the future she thought she wanted.

Music executive Fran Bell plans to work through Christmas in her parents’ village. When she must organize a festival with singer Ruby O’Connell, an old professional clash gives way to attraction, although unresolved tensions threaten their growing connection.

Movie star Saffron Oliver retreats to her sister’s seaside town, exhausted by the life her fame demands. Meeting self-assured Kirsty McBride offers a different future, but pursuing it could mean dismantling the successful image she has built.

Dot is still hurt by Caitlin’s departure when her ex asks to stay during lockdown. A collapsed job opportunity strands Caitlin at home, forcing both women to reconsider their breakup and whether trust can be rebuilt.

Eunice Starling and Joan Hart fall in love in 1958, only for family pressure to separate them. Six decades later, rediscovered letters bring the women together again and offer the chance to reclaim a future once denied.

Erin Stewart hires actor Steph Mitchell to pose as her date at a family anniversary celebration in the Scottish Highlands. As family tensions rise, their carefully staged romance becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish from genuine desire.

Property entrepreneur Gina Gupta expects selling a home to television star India Contelli to be strictly business. Instead, their lives become entwined, and a mission to reunite two long-separated lovers awakens unexpected feelings of their own.

Gemma assumes a passionate kiss with a stranger will remain a single encounter. When Skye appears at her Surrey vineyard and they begin working together, their agreement to keep things professional struggles against a growing attraction.

When a failed flight and a blizzard disrupt Christmas travel, Morgan Scott and childhood friend Ali Bradford struggle from Glasgow toward Devon. Shared rooms and unexpected detours make concealing Ali’s longstanding crush increasingly difficult along the way.

American soccer star Sloane Patterson arrives in England with a celebrated career and an apparently perfect life. As that image fractures, club employee Ella Carmichael offers support, and their growing attraction complicates the pursuit of sporting success.

Sara Snow loves Christmas but wants no festive wedding, especially after a painful encounter with her best friend Beth. Returning with apologies, Beth hopes to repair their relationship and persuade Sara that their connection deserves another chance.

Brooke agrees to pose as her best friend Noah’s girlfriend at a family wedding in Mexico. The arrangement becomes complicated when she falls for his mother Jen, forcing her to navigate attraction behind a carefully maintained pretence.

Unemployed Hannah Driver dreams of performing as a drag king despite her family’s disapproval. When pianist Cordy Starling moves in, encouragement develops into attraction, pushing Hannah to face her doubts and decide who she wants to become.

To save her family’s watch company from being sold, Poppy Voss must work with estranged childhood friend Eliza Carpenter. Attraction, lingering resentment, and doubts about Eliza’s honesty complicate her attempt to preserve the business and rebuild her confidence.

Princess Victoria’s carefully managed royal life changes when she meets England football captain Ashleigh Woods. Their secret romance attracts public attention, forcing both women to weigh tradition, reputation, and the possibility of a future together.

Former teammates Amy O’Donnell and Jen Campbell now coach rival national football teams. A documentary reunites them before the Euros, reopening old feelings and questions about the secret that drove Jen away more than twenty years earlier.

Princess Victoria and football captain Ashleigh Woods prepare to marry under relentless public scrutiny. Between family disagreements, tabloid attention, and wedding nerves, the couple must protect their connection while navigating a celebration watched by the nation.