Living the Dream Books in Order

After revealing her dislike of Christmas on live television, Kirstie Harrison retreats to her family’s village pub. Festive traditions and encounters with her former boyfriend Josh complicate her attempt to recover from grief and decide where she belongs.

After a broken engagement, Zoe Bennett accepts an unexpected opportunity to reopen a café in a Cotswolds village. Building friendships and hosting community events brings renewed purpose and an attractive neighbor, but circling property developers threaten the fresh start she is determined to make succeed.

Fashion designer Sophie-Louise returns to her hometown after a crisis disrupts her chance to create a celebrity wedding gown. Reencountering her former sweetheart, now a famous musician, forces her to face the past while reconsidering the future she thought awaited her in London.

Rosie Hamilton discovers her boyfriend kissing her sister moments before the wedding and flees New York for her late aunt's Cotswolds cottage. Guided by an inherited baking journal, she begins putting her own wishes first while deciding between two very different romantic possibilities.

A humiliating rejection leaves aspiring actress Ellie Bradshaw considering abandoning her dreams. The owner of the French bistro where she works hopes she will stay and continue making desserts, while an unexpected opportunity forces Ellie to reconsider which kind of success would truly make her happy.

After her cheating boyfriend takes her dream Venice assignment, food photographer Emily Roberts is sent on a difficult Cornish culinary trip. A surfing instructor with a vintage camper van comes to her rescue, and their journey offers a different kind of adventure than she expected.

Aspiring perfumer Gabbie Andrews quits when her Riviera employer sends her away from the creative work she loves. Back in the Cotswolds, demand for her herbal remedies suggests a new direction, while a mechanic at her father's garage offers another reason to reconsider home.

A rejected proposal and a disastrous baking mistake leave Hannah without the future or job she expected. She turns an old ice-cream van into a cupcake business, hoping to rebuild her confidence through baking, and discovers that a fresh beginning may also include romance.

Blamed for a public-relations disaster at a London gallery, exhausted Pippa Johnson escapes to Corfu. Rediscovering painting offers a chance to recover abandoned ambitions, while an unexpected attraction to Sam Bradbury makes her wonder whether the island can become more than a temporary refuge.