Katie Fforde Books in Order

Polly Cameron is thirty‑five, content with her cat, her job in a wholefood café and her campaign to save the local high street in a small Gloucestershire town. When family and friends start engineering romantic encounters, a stranger forces her to risk the quiet routines she hides behind.

May, Sally and Harriet are fed up with their crooked cleaning boss and the contracts that keep them trapped. After they break away to start their own business, friendship, a beloved canal boat and the possibility of love give each woman a shot at a very different future.

Althea Farraday, a divorced mother of three, is juggling a shaky job, a critical sister and money troubles when she falls for Patrick, a near‑perfect man who believes in her talent for garden design. Creating a show garden becomes her chance to rebuild both career and heart.

Heartbroken Hetty escapes to her great‑uncle’s crumbling country house, only to discover that the heir, Connor, plans to bulldoze it into a theme park. As she joins forces with determined villagers to open the estate to visitors, her sparring with “Conan the Barbarian” turns into something far more complicated.

Newly jobless and newly single, Julia Fairfax answers an ad to cook on a rickety hotel boat touring England’s canals. Wrestling saucepans in a cupboard‑sized galley, coping with impossible guests and facing an ex‑boyfriend on board, she finds that the waterways might offer a whole new start.

Perdita is content running her organic gardening business until her ex‑husband, smouldering chef Lucas, turns up as the new cook at her biggest client’s country house. Forced together for a television show as “The Gourmet and the Gardener”, they must navigate hot kitchens, old hurts and a second chance at love.

Thea leaves her chaotic household of student lodgers for a reckless trip to Ireland with charming painter Rory, determined to revive her creativity and launch him as an artist. When bossy friend Molly, troublesome lodger Petal and Petal’s enigmatic uncle Ben arrive, Thea’s plans—and her heart—go in very different directions.

Impulsive Jenny Porter accepts a temporary job in a remote Highland textile mill, hoping to prove her boyfriend wrong about her. There she clashes with abrasive owner Ross Grant while trying to save the struggling business, and must decide whether her future lies in London or among the lochs and heather.

Widowed single mum Nel Innes runs the local farmers’ market and sells mistletoe on hospice land known as Paradise Fields. When developers circle and charming lawyer Jake turns out to be tied to the opposition, Nel fights to save the meadow while sorting out her feelings for him and her “sensible” boyfriend.

Recently divorced Grace has inherited a beautiful but crumbling house that she can’t afford to keep. Pregnant lodger Ellie, troubled teen Demi and kind Irishman Flynn soon turn Luckenham House into an unconventional household, and the discovery of hidden painted panels might just rescue both the building and their futures.

Flora Stanza inherits 51 percent of her family’s country auction house and moves from London expecting a rustic adventure. Instead she finds a frosty cousin, a scheming fiancée and a business in need of new ideas, plus more than one possible suitor as she learns the antiques trade.

Determined to create her dream home, Anna buys a tiny, dilapidated cottage in Amberford and throws herself into a risky renovation. With no staircase, bare floors and only candles for light, she relies on neighbour Chloe, rescue greyhound Caroline and infuriatingly attractive builder Rob to help turn chaos into comfort.

This anthology, produced with a women’s magazine and a breast-cancer charity, gathers short stories from more than twenty popular authors, including Katie Fforde, about love, passion and betrayal—perfect for dipping into like a lively Sunday night book club.

When Jo’s husband trades her in for a younger woman and Dora bolts from her own wedding, both end up living on a Thames barge called The Three Sisters. A trip to Holland, new work afloat and the steady presence of boatmen Tom and Marcus help them rebuild their lives and risk love again.

Sarah is a gifted wedding planner who doesn’t actually believe in marriage. When she agrees to organise two ceremonies on the same day—one for a celebrity, one for her sister—she leans on dress designer Elsa and hairdresser Bron, until the hectic season upends all three women’s views on romance.

Bookshop assistant Laura helps organise a literary festival and, after a misunderstanding, is tasked with persuading reclusive Irish novelist Dermot Flynn to attend. Tracking him down to his village, she finds a prickly, blocked writer whose presence scrambles the line between teenage crush and adult love.

Edited in partnership with the Romantic Novelists’ Association, this collection offers over forty romantic short stories—from holiday flings to Regency interludes—by a wide range of authors, with Katie Fforde contributing and introducing the “box of chocolates” mix of styles.

Taken for granted by her clever family, Sophie Apperly seizes an invitation to visit a friend in New York and soon befriends spirited grande dame Matilda. Back in England, Matilda’s wary grandson Luke draws Sophie into a scheme that might save her family’s finances—and rewrite her own future.

Sian Bishop moves to a pretty English village to give her young son Rory space and stability, throwing herself into her garden and furniture restoration. When charismatic explorer Gus Beresford strides back into her life, past and present collide and she must decide whether to trust the man who once broke her heart.

Winning a place on a televised cookery competition is Zoe Harper’s big chance to chase her dream of opening a delicatessen. As rival contestant Cher plays dirty and charming judge Gideon Irving proves dangerously attractive, Zoe has to juggle ambition, loyalty and the real recipe for happiness.

Miranda books a cosy cottage for a low‑key Christmas with her daughters, only to discover widower Anthony and his children have rented the same place. Sharing cramped rooms, snow and a single kitchen forces them to confront old hurts and the unexpected possibility of a blended holiday.

Young journalist Emily longs to break into investigative reporting, so she goes undercover in temperamental chef Theo Milton’s top restaurant. Between the brutal hours, simmering attraction and a looming exposé, she must decide what matters more: the story or the man at the stove.

Sisters Gina and Sally Makepiece inherit a stall in the French House, a quirky antiques centre in rural England. Determined to modernise the place, Gina locks horns with brooding owner Matthew Ballinger, whose reluctance to change hides grief—and a chemistry neither of them meant to ignite.

Publishing assistant Daisy travels to remote Scotland to confront reclusive author Rory McAllan about a professional dispute. A sudden snowstorm strands them together over New Year, turning their clash of tempers and lifestyles into a slow, surprising thaw.

This festive collection serves up a full “Christmas dinner” of romantic short stories, from bite‑sized tales originally written for magazines to the longer title novella, following different characters through cosy celebrations, second chances and seasonal surprises.

New in town, Beth stumbles into a village meeting and quickly bonds with single mum Lindy and ultra‑organised accountant Rachel. Together they hatch a plan to renovate the shabby hall and launch Vintage Weddings, creating beautiful budget celebrations—and opening the door to love for themselves.

Estate agent Bella Castle enjoys matching clients to dream cottages in the Cotswolds and believes she’s happy with dependable boyfriend Nevil. When former love Dominic reappears as a buyer, Bella is forced to admit that her tidy new life might not fit quite as well as she pretends.

To help out a friend, Jo agrees to secretly stand in as chef for a famous but difficult employer on Christmas Day. Disguised in borrowed whites and juggling a high‑pressure lunch, she’s thrown when a charming guest makes her wish she could be honest about who she really is.

Midwife Emily adores her job but feels it may be time for a change, so she spends the summer cooking aboard a historic puffer boat off the Scottish coast. Between her pregnant friend’s demands, a prickly assistant and handsome local doctor Alasdair, the voyage proves anything but restful.

Fenella and Rupert plan the ideal country‑house Christmas, filling Somerby with friends, food and family. When a power cut plunges everything into darkness and tensions rise, Fenella must improvise hard to keep spirits bright—and may find that flickering candlelight suits romance very well.

Talented gardener Lorna and plantswoman Philly work together in the grounds of a Cotswold manor, both secretly unlucky in love. Discovering an overgrown walled garden to restore for a summer party, they juggle family pressures and flirtations with stonemason Jack and artisan baker Lucien.

This stocking‑themed collection gathers brand‑new seasonal stories, including Romy’s change of heart after meeting Felix at a Christmas market, a chaotic but cosy blackout at Somerby House and a fairy‑costumed visitor determined to rescue a lonely festive evening.

Chef Fran Duke moves to her great‑aunt’s run‑down Cotswold dairy farm for a year‑long trial: if she can turn it around, the farm is hers. Learning to handle cows, curious neighbours and a charming but possibly untrustworthy local landowner tests her courage—and her heart.

Caro takes a job as companion to an elderly gentleman at a remote Scottish estate, secretly hoping to see Alec, the man she once thought got away. Falling for him again—and for the house—she joins a quest to track down a lost rose‑petal perfume that might save the estate.

B&B owner Gilly loves her old family home and resists pressure to sell, even when charming estate agent Leo keeps appearing. Her daughter Helena, a dedicated weaver, pretends to date new landlord Jago for convenience, only to find the lines between fake and real romance blurring.

In 1963, Lizzie arrives in London for a cookery course designed to turn her into a perfect wife for a “Suitable Man”. Sharing a shabby Belgravia mansion with new friends and exploring the city’s changing social scene, she discovers that her own plans for love look very different from her mother’s.

Fresh from London and a cookery course, Alexandra heads to a grand but chilly chateau in Provence to look after three guarded children. As she coaxes them out of their shells and navigates village life, she starts to fall for their father, a reserved French count with troubles of his own.

It’s the mid‑1960s and aspiring professional cook Meg is called home from France to rescue her mother’s slightly old‑fashioned Dorset hotel before a big banquet. Battling dated dishes and owner’s son Justin, who wants control of the kitchen, she finds that sparks in a hot stove can mean more than one thing.

Photographer Cass travels to the Caribbean island of Dominica to capture rare stone carvings for her father’s project, accompanied by worldly journalist Ranulph. In the wake of a devastating hurricane, their search turns into community work, self‑discovery and a slow, unexpected romance.

In 1968, Felicity leaves her beloved Provence for a year in London to improve her English, take a secretarial course and, in her mother’s view, find a respectable husband. Instead she falls for Oliver, a barge‑dwelling mudlarker, and discovers a bohemian, creative life she never knew she wanted.