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One twinkling winter's night, Ruby wakes her sleeping children and escapes for a new life in the countryside. It's a choice that will change her life beyond all recognition. Arriving at the cosy little rental cottage as the first snow begins to fall, Ruby doesn't regret leaving her bully of a husband for a moment, but she does feel guilty about uprooting her kids so close to Christmas. She can only wish that one day soon her son will forgive her.

The climb up the hill takes her past sweet-smelling pink roses in full bloom and leads her to an utterly breathtaking view. Megan is happy to be home at last, but will her relationship have survived the journey? It has been a difficult few years for 30-year-old Megan Forrester, completing her apprenticeship and trying to maintain a long-distance relationship with her gorgeous boyfriend, Liam. She's returned home to compete in a local craft competition.

Following a scandal at her high-flying PR agency, 26-year-old Maddie flees London to help promote what she thinks is going to be a luxurious holiday retreat in the countryside. Everything is riding on her making a success of this new job....

Thirty-two-year-old "ice queen" Isobel has just six weeks to practice for a secret project that could save her career and no one must know she is here. When Tom, the local thatcher with eyes as blue and deep as the ocean, hears the sound of her violin on the breeze he feels a tug at his heart-strings that reminds him of happier times. Who is this mysterious new lodger, and why does she look so familiar?

Lizzie wants nothing more than to start over and put the past behind her. So when she is offered the chance to live and work at Rowan Hill, a beautiful country estate and bustling community of artists, it feels like a dream come true. But soon after her arrival a series of accidents and misunderstandings begins to threaten the happiness and livelihoods of everyone at Rowan Hill. And when suspicion quickly falls on Lizzie, she discovers that the past is not so easily forgotten.

Rowan Hill means many things to many people, but to Ellie Hesketh it represents new beginnings. Putting her life back together after a break-up is going to take time, but the crumbling country estate - as much in need of TLC as she is - seems the perfect place to do it. But Ellie is not the only person for whom Rowan Hill is a refuge. There's Will, damaged and complicated, whose secrets almost nobody knows. And Finn, his brother, who's finally decided to stop running from his own past.

Twenty-four-year-old Lucy needs a fresh start. Forever single, frustrated with her studies and dreaming of writing a novel she can’t start, she gives up everything to run a little library in the leafy village of Tilley Moreton. Lucy loves reading books almost as much as she loves fixing other people’s problems, so starting a book club seems like the perfect opportunity to do both. As she meets her new members, it’s clear she’s going to have her work cut out for her.

Niedliche kleine Häuschen, wilde Wiesen und überall der süße Duft von Blumen in voller Blüte. Es ist Sommer im kleinen Cottage auf dem Hügel, und der erste Gast zieht ein. Isobel ist auf der Suche nach einem Zufluchtsort, aber ihre Vergangenheit scheint sie einzuholen ... Als Tom auf den Dächern der Cottages arbeitet und den traurigen Klang von Isobels Geige im Wind hört, ist er tief berührt. Wer ist diese mysteriöse neue Untermieterin, und warum kommt sie ihm so bekannt vor? Isobel scheint etwas zu bedrücken, und Tom möchte ihr helfen.

Weite Wiesen, kleine Häuschen und blühende Bäume, so weit das Auge reicht. Maddie freut sich über einen Neustart auf dem Land. Gäbe es da nicht ein kleines Problem... Nach einem Skandal verliert Maddie Porter ihren Job in einer PR-Agentur. Da kommt ihr das Angebot gerade recht, ein luxuriöses Anwesen auf dem Land als exklusiven Urlaubsort zu vermarkten. Und sie verlässt London, um ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Doch als Maddie vor Ort eintrifft, ist sie entsetzt: Das sogenannte Anwesen ist eine Ansammlung alter Cottages, die stark renovierungsbedürftig sind.

Francesca is nervous about catering her first-ever murder mystery party - but it’s clear from the clink of champagne flutes and piles of empty plates that the evening is a roaring success. The guests look spectacular in their disguises, whispering and giggling, as they try to identify who killed the beautiful, young Becky. But days later, the game takes a sinister turn, when Becky is found poisoned, and all the signs point to the culprit being a party guest.

Nestled at the end of a tiny, cobbled backstreet, is a charming, careworn bakery, its doorstep scrubbed clean and pale green linen blinds neatly drawn. Every night, long after customers have gone and the last crumbs wiped from the shelves, a key turns in the lock. This is a haven, a place where...