From the million-copy bestselling author of The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay, this is a joyful festive read about family, forgiveness, and finding your way home for the holidays.

Snow is drifting over the harbour, a twinkling Christmas market is headed to Seahaven Bay, and Rita Jory is about to learn that the most magical time of year might bring the most chaos… but it also brings the most love.

Life at the Seahaven Bay Retreat has never been fuller. Engaged to gorgeous farmer Jago, mum to brand-new twins at forty-seven, and with both her grown-up children back under Cornish skies, Rita is running on cold tea, broken sleep and sheer adrenaline – and she’s determined to host the cosiest Christmas retreat the bay has ever seen.

But the festive season has other plans. A charming, mysterious newcomer is setting up the harbour market, and Rita can’t shake the feeling she’s met him somewhere before. Her son is flirting with the one person he shouldn’t. Rita’s sure her daughter is hiding something too. And as the snow closes in and a houseful of strangers arrives hoping to heal by the sea, the secrets everyone’s been keeping start to unravel.

Can Rita reunite her chaotic family, and will everyone make it to Christmas morning with their hearts intact?

Curl up with the perfect rom-com this Christmas if you love:

- A heart-warming, laugh-out-loud festive story with real emotion

- Small-town, idyllic Cornish setting

- A warm, chaotic found family

- Second-chance, later-in-life love

- A forbidden, ‘no strings’ romance that catches feelings

- Small-town gossip, big-hearted friends and very badly behaved farm animals

Perfect for fans of cosy, witty, festive fiction from Jenny Colgan, Heidi Swain, Phillipa Ashley and Sarah Morgan.

Readers adore Nicola May’s Seahaven Bay series:

‘Pure escapism… warm, funny, just a perfect read!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘What an amazing book. I was lost in this book for a few days and I’m still thinking of it… An incredible, touching story.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I was in tears, this is an emotional rollercoaster ride of book, you had better strap in!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Beautiful, emotional… I highly recommend that you read this, but have a box of tissues at hand! You may cry!!!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Nicola May triumphs… A moving, mature, gutsy story… Superb!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A heartfelt, enjoyable read, I loved it!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Beautiful… full of tears, romance and heartbreaking sadness! I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a feelgood chicklit with a deeper meaning.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Written from the heart…a rollercoaster ride of emotions. It is packed full of heartbreak but is also an exceptionally uplifting read.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely brilliant…I read it in a day. So many twists and turns…’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I just could not put this book down… so enjoyable and heartwarming.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐