Ruth Saberton Books in Order
Explore Ruth Saberton's books in order, from Katy Carter and Polwenna Bay romances to Cornish historical mysteries, with series lists and standalone novels.
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Ruth Saberton books in publication order
32 books
Ellie Andrews Has Second Thoughts
by Ruth Saberton
2011
On her wedding day, Ellie Andrews considers the men who have shaped her romantic life, from a teenage crush to a dependable partner. Memories of old relationships leave her questioning the commitment she is about to make.
Amber Scott Is Starting Over
by Ruth Saberton
2012
Amber Scott leaves her magazine career in London when her fiancé takes a job in Cornwall. A sprawling country house, eccentric neighbours and unexpected attractions complicate her attempts to adapt to a very different life.
Katy Carter Wants a Hero
by Ruth Saberton
2012
Aspiring novelist Katy Carter writes historical romances while her banker fiancé expects a polished, respectable wife. Enlisting her friend Oliver to help impress his circle, she encounters family upheaval and increasingly awkward efforts to reinvent herself.
Escape for Christmas
by Ruth Saberton
2014
Gemma Pengelley anticipates a romantic Christmas with Cal in a Cornish cottage. Secrets from their pasts and the demands of reality television threaten their plans, forcing the couple to confront problems that festive preparations cannot disguise.
Escape for the Summer
by Ruth Saberton
2014
After betrayal and redundancy, Andi Evans heads to Cornwall for summer work. Her sister Angel hopes to find a wealthy husband, while actress Gemma seeks television success, bringing three different ambitions together in the seaside village.
Hobb's Cottage
by Ruth Saberton
2014
Phoebe Summers moves into an apparently idyllic cottage in Cornwall, hoping to settle into her new surroundings. Dark events from the past begin to disturb the present, turning the home’s peaceful promise into an increasingly sinister experience.
Weight Till Christmas
by Ruth Saberton
2014
Ellie Summers hopes to catch her handsome boss’s attention at the company Christmas party, with help from fellow dieter Sam. As her festive plans advance, doubts about her intended Prince Charming challenge the romance she has imagined.
A Time for Living
by Ruth Saberton
2015
Event rider Morwenna Tremaine concentrates on her sporting ambitions and has little interest in romance. Her dislike of businessman Ashley Carstairs clashes with growing attraction, while a concealed secret threatens the life she has worked to build.
Runaway Summer
by Ruth Saberton
2015
Summer returns to Polwenna Bay after an unhappy relationship in London. There she encounters former love Jake Tremaine, who is trying to rescue his family business, although old hurts and his existing relationship complicate their reunion.
Cornwall for Christmas
by Ruth Saberton
2016
Kat James plans a quiet Christmas alone in Cornwall after heartbreak. Her best friend's interference and an unexpected visit from a former boyfriend disrupt those intentions, leaving her to reconsider how firmly she should guard her heart.
Dead Romantic
by Ruth Saberton
2016
Academic Cleo Carpenter dismisses ghosts until deceased Alex Thorne asks her to help his troubled musician brother. As encounters undermine her confidence in rational explanations, Cleo becomes entangled in the brothers' unfinished business and her own emotional uncertainty.
Katy Carter Keeps a Secret
by Ruth Saberton
2016
Katy Carter ghostwrites celebrity novels while hoping to publish her own bestseller. Financial pressure and a secretive American assignment complicate her relationship with teacher Ollie, whose restrictive school contract makes her publishing work especially difficult to explain.
Treasure of the Heart
by Ruth Saberton
2016
Issie Tremaine returns to Polwenna Bay with her dreams in disarray as American treasure hunter Luke Anderson pursues a discovery vital to his reputation. Their attraction develops while her grandmother Alice faces a returning figure from the past.
Winter Wishes
by Ruth Saberton
2016
Injured veteran Danny Tremaine returns home burdened by wartime experiences. His estranged wife Tara arrives hoping to reclaim their marriage, while village vicar Jules Mathieson struggles with her feelings for him as Christmas approaches in Polwenna Bay.
Chances
by Ruth Saberton
2017
Fifteen-year-old Amber Evans enters foster care when her mother is hospitalised. Relocated to the countryside, she longs to escape until an encounter with an Arabian horse and eventing star Drake Owen introduces possibilities beyond her difficult circumstances.
Recipe for Love
by Ruth Saberton
2017
Chef Symon Tremaine puts his restaurant before romance. Hotelier Ella St Milton needs his help with a risky business plan as she battles her grandfather's preference for her brother, creating an uneasy partnership between two determined people.
Rock My World
by Ruth Saberton
2017
Makeup artist Jess meets rock star Nick Angel on her first day at a new job and rejects his presumptuous advances. Intrigued by her resistance, the scandal-tainted singer proposes an unusual arrangement that complicates their growing attraction.
The Island Legacy
by Ruth Saberton
2017
American Ness Penwellyn inherits a castle on a Cornish island, along with debts and feuding relatives. Developer Max Reynard expects her to sell, but Ness resolves to protect her inheritance while discovering secrets connected to its past.
The Season for Second Chances
by Ruth Saberton
2017
Grace Anders expects a quiet family Christmas on Bodmin Moor, until feuding relatives and the man who broke her heart arrive. A blizzard forces them together at Hallows House, where old grievances compete with the chance to begin again.
Christmas on the Creek
by Ruth Saberton
2018
Isla Elliott retreats to a secluded Cornish cottage hoping for a peaceful Christmas away from city pressures. A neighbor’s noisy building work disrupts her holiday, setting off a dispute that may require an unexpected seasonal truce.
The Letter
by Ruth Saberton
2018
Widowed Chloe Pencarrow moves to Cornwall and investigates forgotten war poet Kit Rivers. His forbidden romance on the eve of the First World War draws her into a concealed history that begins to intersect with her own grief.
The Last Card
by Ruth Saberton
2019
Seventy-five years after falling for an American officer stationed in Cornwall, Lily Nancarrow receives a long-lost Christmas card. Its arrival unsettles the peaceful life she has built and reopens questions about lost love and the choices she made.
The Promise
by Ruth Saberton
2019
Photographs among her late father's possessions lead Nell Summers to Cornwall, where a neglected house and wartime remains offer clues to his past. An elderly witness's fading memories lend urgency to her investigation of a broken promise.
The Rhythm of the Tide
by Ruth Saberton
2019
Musician Zak Tremaine returns to Cornwall after tragedy disrupts his glamorous career. Teacher Tess Hamilton reluctantly accepts his help to save the village music festival, bringing her carefully ordered life into conflict with the celebrity world she distrusts.
Catching Hearts
by Ruth Saberton
2020
Meg Lyle returns to Polwenna Bay to help save her parents' business. She needs support from childhood friend Nick Tremaine, but his carefree habits and resistance to commitment strain their friendship as newcomers threaten the village's familiar life.
The Locket
by Ruth Saberton
2020
Before the First World War, Emily Pendennys faces pressure to marry for money. A century later, Alison Foy investigates a family connection to poet Kit Rivers while her soldier son serves abroad, uncovering secrets linking the two eras.
Christmas by Candlelight
by Ruth Saberton
2021
Vicar Jules Mathieson prepares to marry Danny Tremaine on Christmas Eve, but relatives and villagers turn her modest wedding into an expanding production. Family disputes, freezing weather, power failures and a mysterious theft place additional obstacles before the ceremony.
Oyster Shore
by Ruth Saberton
2021
Writer Lowenna Scott retreats to a remote Cornish hideaway after heartbreak. With enigmatic Noah Wilson, she investigates a betrayal involving a childhood friendship, a dying man's regrets and events reaching back to the years before the First World War.
Journey's End
by Ruth Saberton
2023
Widower Jimmy Tremaine unexpectedly falls for musician Aoife O’Shaunessey, who is carrying her own heartbreak. As they confront gossip and fear of love, vicar Jules struggles to save Polwenna Bay’s church from dwindling funds and attendance.
Polwenna Day Trips
by Ruth Saberton
2023
Four short stories return to the Cornish fishing village of Polwenna Bay. The collection offers brief visits to the setting of the Tremaine family novels, bringing readers back into the village’s world of relationships and coastal life.
Harry
by Ruth Saberton
2024
Two short stories return to the world of The Letter and the landscape of Rosecraddick. Their haunting journeys into the past revisit the setting of the Rosecraddick Chronicles in a collection of brief tales.
The Gift
by Ruth Saberton
2024
As Christmas approaches in Polwenna Bay, Alice Tremaine recalls a youthful love affair, a betrayal and a voyage that changed her life. Befriending a heartbroken young woman makes her reconsider the value of sharing the truth about her past.
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