Kate Forster Books in Order

Three very different actresses audition for a Hollywood epic that could transform their careers. An inexperienced newcomer, an ambitious action star and an established performer recovering from divorce navigate fame, romance and the personal costs of chasing success.

Fresh from rehabilitation and facing Christmas without her husband and children, Rebecca must confront the grief that unsettled her life. Imagining a different future becomes possible as the holiday brings new chances for connection, forgiveness and family.

A young woman builds a cosmetics empire after arriving in Paris with homemade products and fierce ambition. Decades later, her death in London and the terms of her will expose the family secrets concealed beneath a glamorous public life.

After discovering her boyfriend’s betrayal, Clara buys a dilapidated country cottage and leaves London behind. Renovations introduce her to a contractor, his young daughter and an eccentric village whose friendships may offer the fresh start she needs.

After divorce costs her both stability and her restaurant, a chef accepts a Christmas job at a wealthy family’s country estate. Cooking for a withdrawn father and his lively twins gives her a chance to restore their festive spirit and her own hopes.

Asked to manage her seaside town’s newspaper, quiet artist Tressa hires a disgraced Irish columnist seeking a fresh start. Their clashing approaches to work and life threaten the arrangement, but also reveal possibilities neither expected to find in Cornwall.

An editorial assistant who loves Christmas must spend the holiday ensuring a brooding author meets his deadline. Arriving at his gloomy northern estate, she tries to restore some festive spirit while confronting the difficult man behind the unfinished manuscript.

Living in Sydney to escape painful memories, Marlo decides to avoid Christmas after her lover disappears. Her cheerful flatmate’s determination to celebrate draws her toward unfamiliar traditions and a romance that could change what the season means to her.

Burdened by student debt and an uncertain relationship in New York, Amanda enters a raffle for an English manor house. Winning offers an unexpected escape, forcing her to consider whether a different place could become the beginning of a new life.

After losing her voice before a crucial audition, an aspiring West End performer retreats to her grandmother’s village. Joining an amateur theatre group introduces new friendships and romance, leaving her to choose between London ambition and an unexpected sense of home.