Audiobooks by Katie Fforde

A Wedding in Provence: From the #1 bestselling author of uplifting feel-good fiction

Brought to you by Penguin. Romance, humour, a cast of warm and totally believable characters, and the tantalising possibility of happy-ever-after? It must be the new Katie Fforde novel. 1963, a chateau in Provence. It's late afternoon when Alexandra arrives, and the chateau before her is old, substantial and its four large towers seem to grow out of the soil. It is, she thinks, reassuring in its permanence and solidity. Less reassuring are the three silent, rather hostile children waiting for her inside. They are to be her charges for a month: a boy and two girls badly in need of some love, attention, and an English education. Fresh from London and a recent cookery course, Alexandra has always loved a challenge and feels equipped to deal with most things life throws her. What she is a good deal less sure about is whether she'll be able to deal with their father - an impossibly good-looking, entirely unsuitable French count with whom she is trying very hard not to fall in love ... © Katie Fforde 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Katie Fforde (Author), Laura Aikman (Narrator)

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Saving the Day (Quick Reads 2021)

Brought to you by Penguin. She has only one chance to turn her life around... Allie is bored with her job and starting to wonder whether she even likes her boyfriend, Ryan. The high point in her day is passing a café on her walk home from work. It is the sort of place where she'd really like to work. Then one day she sees as advert on the door: assistant wanted. But before she can land her dream job, Allie knows she must achieve two things: 1. Learn to cook 2. End her relationship with Ryan, especially as through the window of the café, she spies a waiter who looks much more like her type of man. And when she learns that the café is in danger of closing, Allie knows she must do her very best to save the day ... 'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red 'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat 'Deliciously enjoyable' Woman and Home © Katie Fforde 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Katie Fforde (Author), Rebecca Lacey (Narrator)

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A Wedding in the Country: From the #1 bestselling author of uplifting feel-good fiction

Brought to you by Penguin. Romance, friendship, joy and the possibility of happy endings: the heartwarming new novel by number one bestseller, Katie Fforde. Lizzie has just arrived in London, determined to make the best of her new life. Her mother may be keen that she should have a nice wedding in the country to a Suitable Man chosen by her. And Lizzie may be going to cookery school to help her become a Good Wife. But she definitely wants to have some fun first. It is 1963 and London is beginning to swing as Lizzie cuts her hair, buys a new dress with a fashionably short hemline, and moves in with two of her best friends, one of whom lives in a grand but rundown house in Belgravia which has plenty of room for a lodger. Soon Lizzie's life is so exciting that she has forgotten all about her mother's marriage plans for her. All she can think about is that the young man she is falling in love with appears to be engaged to someone else ... 'Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ PEARCE © Katie Fforde 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Katie Fforde (Author), Tuppence Middleton (Narrator)

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Wedding Season

Brought to you by Penguin. Sarah Stratford is a wedding planner hiding a rather inconvenient truth - she doesn't believe in love. Or not for herself, anyway. But as the confetti flutters away on the June breeze of yet another successful wedding she somehow finds herself agreeing to organise two more, on the same day and only two months away. And whilst her celebrity bride is all sweetness and light, her own sister soon starts driving her mad with her high expectations but very limited budget. Luckily Sara has two tried and tested friends on hand to help her. Elsa, an accomplished dress designer who likes to keep a very low profile, and Bron, a multi-talented hairdresser who lives with her unreconstructed boyfriend and who'd like to go solo in more ways than one. They may be very good at their work but romance doesn't feature very highly in any of their lives. As the big day draws near all three women find that patience is definitely a virtue in the marriage game. And as all their working hours are spent preparing for the wedding of the year plus one they certainly haven't got any time to even think about love ... or have they? ©Katie Fforde 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Jan Cramer (Narrator)

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Going Dutch

Brought to you by Penguin. Love isn't always plain sailing... When Jo's husband trades her in for a younger model, she suddenly finds herself living on a barge near the Thames. Used to being a kept woman, she soon realises she'll need more than a few culinary skills to keep herself afloat. Aware she was about to make a terrible mistake, Dora has fled from a huge wedding, her fiancé, her mother and a very critical village to come under Jo's protective wing. While offering mutual support, Dora gets a job where she has to row to work and Jo works out how to make a living. And though they may not know much about boats they're determined to make the best of things. One thing's for certain, though, they've both sworn off men for good. Unfortunately, life has other plans and inflicts arrogant but attractive Marcus, who's the oracle on all things nautical, and laid-back, charming, jack-of-all-trades Tom on their ordered lives. And as if they didn't have enough to worry about, they've discovered they have to take the barge to sea... ©Katie Fforde 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Rachel Beresford (Narrator)

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Paradise Fields

Brought to you by Penguin. Can love conquer all? A wonderfully romantic novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, A French Affair and The Perfect Match. Nel is the owner of a houseful of animals and the organiser of the farmer’s market in the picturesque Paradise Fields. She is always super-busy, but not so busy to want to preserve the meadow and market she loves when its owner dies. But who can she trust to help her save Paradise Fields? Her sensible boyfriend Simon? Or Jake, the devilishly handsome man who kissed her under the mistletoe... love, but which may not survive… The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work: 'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red 'Top-drawer romantic escapism' Daily Mail 'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat 'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' Sunday Times 'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer 'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream... delightful' The Lady 'Deliciously enjoyable' Woman and Home 'Uplifting and delightful' Hot Brands Cool Places ©Katie Fforde 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Joan Walker (Narrator)

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Artistic Licence

Brought to you by Penguin. There’s an art to choosing men, but Thea’s just discovering it. A wonderfully romantic novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, A French Affair and The Perfect Match. Leaving behind a house full of students she looks after, Thea throws caution to the wind and takes off to Ireland with Rory, a charming artist. But Thea's old life isn't so easily cut off. The arrival of Molly, her bossy friend, demanding to see Rory's stunning paintings (and to find out what Thea is up to) is bad enough, but why did she have to bring Petal, Thea's most annoying lodger, along for the ride? And worst of all, Petal is accompanied by her uncle, the enigmatic Ben, a man Thea has sworn never to like. The timing is terrible and even more alarming is that the more Rory pursues Thea, the more maddeningly attractive she finds Ben... The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work: 'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red 'Top-drawer romantic escapism' Daily Mail 'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat 'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' Sunday Times 'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' Closer 'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream... delightful' The Lady 'Deliciously enjoyable' Woman and Home 'Uplifting and delightful' Hot Brands Cool Places ©Katie Fforde 2001 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Jan Cramer (Narrator)

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Practically Perfect

Brought to you by Penguin. Will Anna's grand designs prove just a pipe dream? Anna, a newly qualified interior designer, has decided it's time to put her money and her expertise where her mouth is. She's risked everything on buying a tiny but adorable cottage so she can renovate it, sell it on, and prove to her family that she can earn her own living. Outside, the chocolate-box cottage is perfect, but inside all is chaos: with a ladder for a staircase, no downstairs flooring, candles the only form of lighting and a sleeping bag and camping mat for a bed, Anna's soon wondering whether she's bitten off more than she can chew. Her neighbour Chloe comes to the rescue, providing tea, wine and sympathy - and a recently rescued greyhound, Caroline. But just as Anna's starting to believe she's found the perfect idyll, the good-looking yet impossible Rob Hunter arrives on the scene, putting up more obstacles than the Grand National. Can Anna get over all of life's hurdles? ©Katie Fforde 2006 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Jan Cramer (Narrator)

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Highland Fling

Brought to you by Penguin. A change of scene or a change of heart? When your boyfriend calls you impulsive, what do you do? If you’re Jenny Porter, you dash off to Scotland determined to save a failing textile mill, of course. That’s how Jenny finds herself having awkward encounters with the abrasive but disconcertingly attractive Ross Grant. And then, just as things between Jenny and Ross develop into something more interesting, her boyfriend Henry arrives in Scotland. Should she do the sensible thing and follow Henry back to London? Or might her Highland adventure be more than just a fling? ‘Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.’ AJ PEARCE 'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' RED 'Katie’s writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN 'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL 'Warm, brilliant and full of love' HEAT 'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES 'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER 'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream ... delightful' THE LADY 'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME 'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES © Katie Fforde 2002 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Rachel Beresford (Narrator)

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Love Letters

Brought to you by Penguin. With the bookshop where she works about to close, Laura Horsley, in a moment of uncharacteristic recklessness, finds herself agreeing to help organise a literary festival deep in the heart of the English countryside. But her initial excitement is rapidly followed by a mounting sense of panic when reality sinks in and she realises just how much work is involved - especially when an innocent mistake leads the festival committee to mistakenly believe that Laura is a personal friend of the author at the top of their wish-list. Laura might have been secretly infatuated with the infamous Dermot Flynn ever since she studied him at university, but travelling to Ireland to persuade the notorious recluse to come out of hiding is another matter. Determined to rise to the challenge she sets off to meet her literary hero. But all too soon she's confronted with more than she bargained for - Dermot the man is maddening, temperamental and up to his ears in a nasty case of writer's block. But he's also infuriatingly attractive - and, apparently, out to add Laura to his list of conquests ... ©Katie Fforde 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Katie Fforde (Author), Joan Walker (Narrator)

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Das Paradies hinter den Hügeln (Gekürzt)

Fran, eine junge Köchin aus London, erhält die Chance, in einem halben Jahr eine marode Farm auf Vordermann zu bringen. Sie gehört ihrer Großtante Amy, deren Neffe Roy kein Interesse an der Erbschaft zeigt. Fran verliebt sich schnell in das kleine Paradies mit Kühen und saftigen Weiden, und gemeinsam mit ihrem attraktiven Nachbarn Antony und anderen hilfsbereiten Dorfbewohnern gründet sie eine Käserei, die ein voller Erfolg wird. Da taucht plötzlich Roy auf, um nun doch sein Erbe anzutreten.

Katie Fforde (Author), Irina Scholz (Narrator)

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A Springtime Affair

Brought to you by Penguin. A wonderfully romantic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer and A Country Escape. 'Modern-day Austen' WOMAN AND HOME ‘Katie’s writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!’ ELIZABETH BUCHAN It’s the season of new beginnings for Helena and Gilly. Gilly runs her own B&B business from her much-loved family home, which she doesn’t want to part with – at any price. But that's before she meets handsome estate agent Leo. Soon he has her wondering whether it's finally time to sell up and try something new in life. Meanwhile, Gilly's daughter Helena has a budding romance of her own. A talented weaver, she's becoming very close to her new landlord Jago, who's offered to help her at an upcoming craft fair that could give her dream career a major boost. It’s what friends do, and they are just friends. Aren’t they? With spring in full bloom, Helena and Gilly begin to ask themselves the same question: Could their new loves lead to their happily ever after?

Katie Fforde (Author), Rebecca Lacey (Narrator)

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