Carole Matthews

When Rose escapes from London, and from Hugh-her devastatingly handsome, intelligent, and charming ex-lover-she has no idea that her occupation as an aromatherapist will cause such a scandal in her new country village. Ensconced in her cottage at 5 Lavender Hill, all she wants is a bit of peace and quiet. But her weird and wonderful neighbors soon ensure that her life is more complicated and chaotic that it ever was before. Maybe that's because she's...

"Jodie Jackson is all at sea, in every sense. On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight, she's leaving her London life, her career, and her husband behind. She'd like a chance to turn back the clocks, but she'll settle for some peace and quiet on her brother Bill's beautifully renovated houseboat, Sunny Days. But from the moment Jodie steps aboard her new home, it's clear she'll struggle to keep herself to herself. If it isn't Marilyn, who cleans for...

Fay and Danny are madly in love and it's all Fay's ever dreamed of. But she's had to leave everything behind -- including the delightful cake shop she used to run -- to be with Danny on his cosy canal boat. And she soon finds out, making delicious cakes on the water isn't always smooth sailing! Then Fay gets a call that sends her back to where it all began; back to where she first met Danny, to her friends and the Cake Shop in the Garden. Even as...