At Christmas time, the last thing you need is more commitments.
Lara is so busy trying to get her fledgling software company off the ground that she’s up in Yorkshire, pitching for business, just before Christmas. When bad weather sees the trains cancelled, the only place she can find shelter is a small pub called the Trewton Arms.
Thilini (‘Tilly’) loves that her art helps feed her travel addiction. She’s back in England for Christmas after two years away and can’t wait to be on the move again.
When they meet their attraction is hard to deny. But what happens when the trains are running again and they have to go their separate ways?
Christmas for Commitmentphobes is a standalone novella in the Trewton Royd small town romance series. If you like closed door romances, with feisty heroines and realistic dialogue, you’ll love Christmas for Commitmentphobes. Ideal for fans of Lucy Parker or Jackie Lau.
Trapped together in the snow, can two grinches melt the walls they’ve built around themselves?
Tracey is a tech millionaire. Burned out and fed up of people needing her all the time, she retreats to a rural English village. All she wants for Christmas is a bit of space.
Dumped by the woman he was about to propose to, Vinnie is spending Christmas alone in a cosy cottage for two. All he wants is to hide away and lick his wounds. Alone.
When Tracey gets caught in a blizzard, the only place she can take shelter is Vinnie’s cottage. Can two snowbound people stop being grumpy for long enough to feel their attraction to each other?
Ideal for fans of The Holiday.
Snowed In is a standalone Christmas novella in a series of contemporary romantic comedies set in the rural English village of Trewton Royd.
'A perfect lockdown escape read.'
When Ellie’s boyfriend forbids her from going to France to attend her best friend’s wedding, she decides she’s had enough. She dumps him and goes to France by herself. But travelling alone is scary and Ellie realises how reliant she’d become on the men in her life.
On holiday, she learns to trust her own judgement and grows in confidence. Just when she decides she doesn’t need a man to complete her, she meets Ash, who is everything her ex wasn’t.
But is Ellie willing to give up her new found independence and link herself to another man?
- Friends to lovers
- Heroine asserting her independence
- Summer in France
- Tiny puddings
That Holiday In France is a standalone story set in the little Yorkshire village of Trewton Royd (and France). Ideal for fans of Mhairi McFarlane or Sophie Kinsella.
Hiding away in a tiny Yorkshire village, Harriet is grieving for her lost love. His family won't talk to her and she can't move on from from his death. All this changes when his daughter, Niamh, turns up on her doorstep, needing a sympathetic ear.
Tim thinks Harriet broke up his sister's marriage all those years ago. His sister's enemies are his enemies. When his niece runs away to Harriet's house, he knows he has to get her back before his sister finds out. But that means talking with Harriet.
As they work together to console Niamh and get her home safely, Tim and Harriet become increasingly attracted to each other.
But with attraction comes guilt.
Can they overcome their respective loyalties and give in to love?
If you like family drama with realistic characters, you'll love this standalone story in the Trewton Royd series by award nominated author Rhoda Baxter. Ideal for fans of Marie Force or Meg Cabot.
Six months after a painful break-up from Gordon, Beth's finally getting her life back on track. She has faith in her scientific theories and is willing to work hard to prove them. And Hibs, her dedicated lab partner, has always held a candle for Beth. So when Gordon arrives back from America without warning, she's totally thrown. Will she realise there's more to life than being bullied by the one who's meant to love her? Will Beth foresee the explosive nature beneath Gordon's placid surface before he destroys everything she's worked for, both inside and outside the lab?
