Laura Barnard Books in Order

People pleaser Poppy upends her orderly life to help her indebted best friend Jazz. A moody new roommate, a difficult boss, and family demands complicate her attempt to support Jazz without losing herself in the process.

Poppy struggles with a demanding new job and a wedding increasingly controlled by her mother, while Jazz adjusts to motherhood. Their apparently promising lives become complicated by exhaustion, money troubles, and doubts about their closest relationships.

After losing their jobs, Sadie and three former colleagues start growing marijuana to sell to women undergoing chemotherapy. Unexpected success brings suspicious neighbors, angry drug dealers, and a detective whose attention complicates Sadie's already precarious position.

Melinda reluctantly heads toward a wedding during an already miserable Christmas, only for a car crash to introduce an appealing stranger. Following him into the snowy countryside offers escape and attraction, but threatens her arrival and raises doubts about his apparent perfection.

Tired of disastrous dates, Florence Gray accepts Hugh Humphreys's proposal and agrees to marry him within twenty-five days. Wedding preparations collide with getting to know her fiancé, disapproving relatives, and a jealous former partner.

Poppy's efforts to become pregnant collide with family tensions and an approaching wedding. Meanwhile, Jazz finally inherits the fortune she's awaited, but her new spending freedom threatens the relationships and happiness she already has.

On a holiday with friends, Erica Bennett unexpectedly reunites with Jack Lawson, her teenage romance. Their attraction remains, but fifteen years of change and unresolved personal baggage challenge the possibility of a lasting second chance.

Independent Brooke Archer avoids lasting relationships until Nicholas Parker makes her question her rules. Their mutual attraction brings conflicting needs and painful histories to the surface, forcing both to confront the trust problems keeping them apart.

After an ex posts intimate photographs online, Alice's photography business and finances collapse. Taking in commitment-shy Tom Maddens as a roommate offers practical relief, but attraction complicates her efforts to rebuild trust and protect herself.

Wedding planner Nadine Roberts fills a canceled booking with Clara Blumenkrantz and Hartley Valentine. Her attraction to the groom disrupts the professional life she's built, placing her heart, job, and venue's reputation at risk.

A nanny is fired by demanding single father Barclay Rothchester but has a few weeks left with his daughters. Preparing their Christmas brings unexpected understanding and attraction, complicated by the job she's already accepted in France.

Phoebe and Ella inherit a dilapidated Irish pub with little money or experience to revive it. Charming barman Clooney offers help, but his connection to their biggest rival raises doubts about whether they can trust him.

Sent to stay with her cousin in Yorkshire, Rose volunteers at a care home to win flights to Mexico. New friendships, village romance, and her cousin's plans begin changing what she wants from her escape.

Aspiring fashion professional Charlotte Bellswain has a brief encounter with government official Arthur Ellison that leads to pregnancy. Their conflicting priorities and public scrutiny make deciding how to face impending parenthood together far from straightforward.