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When Rilla Clark’s long lost father dies, she leaves New England and heads to his cottage in the Scottish Highlands to sort out his affairs. Rilla's determined that her visit will be a fleeting one. The little village of Applemore holds a lot of memories for her, but looking back might just open up her heart, which she’s kept well-guarded until now.

Hillside Farm, nestled in the rolling hills of the Welsh countryside, is a safe haven for Ella. Living on the remote farm, with just horses and her aunt Bron for company, Ella thinks she has finally found a place where she can forget her past and find peace. But the arrival of a small girl called Hope and her father, Harry, changes everything. As Ella helps the pair come to terms with their loss, she realises that she too deserves happiness. But is it too late to find it?

Frustrated that she spends all her time as either a mum to a football-obsessed teenager or a wife to a workaholic husband, Hannah wants something for herself. When the chance comes to take over the post office in Little Maudley, a charming Cotswold village, Hannah grabs it with both hands. She’ll have a career at last and also get her son, Ben, away from his trouble-making mates. But village life is not so picture-perfect after all.

Isla's got the designer clothes and dream job as head stylist at an exclusive salon. She's been so single-minded in this quest that she's forgotten to have a life outside of it. When her aunt is in desperate need at her own salon, Isla heads to the remote island of Auchenmor to help. Finn is 35, and reality has just hit him hard. Now his best friends are about to have a baby, and everything is changing. When into his life walks Isla...

Harry Robertson is determined to make the Applemore Hotel a success. As the busy season ends, the builders are ready to get to work. He's closing the doors on the final guests of the year when a chance encounter changes everything. Capricious media star Ivy Winter causes a stir when she arrives in the tiny Highland village with her fiance Ben.

With her West Highland terrier Hamish at her side, Lucy plans to relax and read up on the women of nearby Bletchley Park. But the villagers of Little Maudley have other ideas and she finds herself caught up in the campaign to turn a dilapidated telephone box into a volunteer-run library. Along the way, she makes friends with treehouse designer Sam and finds herself falling for the charms of village life. And it seems Bunty has a special connection to Bletchley and the telephone box, one that she's kept secret for decades....

Beth Fraser has spent the last few years growing her business from scratch. She's turned the walled garden at Applemore House from an overgrown jungle into a beautiful and productive flower farm. A sudden change of circumstances means she has to find a way to make it pay more - and fast.

When Kate is dumped on her best friend's wedding day, she realises she's now homeless as well as jobless. She decides to take a job on a remote Scottish island. Her grouchy new boss, Roddy, is unimpressed with her and makes it clear she's got a lot to prove. Island life has no room for secrets, and Roddy's trying to keep something quiet. When his ex appears back on the island, tensions rise. What is Fiona planning - and can she be stopped before it's too late?

Would-be gardener Daisy can't believe her luck when her parents announce they're off on a midlife-crisis gap year, leaving her in charge of their gorgeous garden. After a turbulent few months, a spell of quiet in the countryside is just what she needs. As Daisy wrestles the garden, her feelings for handsome Irishman George begin to take root. But Daisy's heart's desire - her parents' garden - is under threat.... Village life is turning out to be far from peaceful.

Self confessed control freak Charlotte Fraser takes a leap out of her comfort zone with a one-night stand in the city. There's no way, after all, that she's ever going to bump into the handsome millionaire businessman in her tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. Back home, she's determined to get her hands on Midsummer House, the dream property for her holiday cottage business—even if that means giving in to the slightly odd request by the eccentric owner that she house-sit for three months while she takes a trip around Europe to make her mind up about selling.

Small animal vet Sophie Jones has seen her daughter off to university in the USA. As a single parent with an empty nest, she surprises herself—taking a job in a tiny village of Applemore in the Highlands of Scotland. Hundreds of miles from home, she can try to escape the fear that her past might come back to haunt her. Divorced artist Ben Lewis accepts his grown up daughter's teasing that he's turned into a grumpy hermit. He's perfectly happy with his life in an old farmhouse overlooking the wild Highland beach.

Meg's life changes forever the day her husband dies… but not in the way everyone thinks. A summer house-sitting her old friend's place on the old lighthouse in the little village of Applemore seems like the perfect opportunity to work out what she wants from the second half of her life. She arrives to discover she's responsible for keeping an eye on the little free library on the lighthouse path, and soon learns that it has a not-so-secret role—it's used as a drop off point to exchange everything from fresh-laid eggs to lost keys and love notes.

Charlotte Fraser hat ihr Leben gern unter Kontrolle, aber als sie auf einer Reise den attraktiven Rob kennenlernt, wirft sie ihre Prinzipien für eine aufregende Nacht über Bord. Unwahrscheinlich, dass sie sich je wiedersehen... Zuhause in Applemore konzentriert sie sich darauf, das idyllische Midsummer House zu erwerben, das sich schön in ihr Ferienhauskonzept einfügen würde. Frances, die exzentrische Eigentümerin scheint grundsätzlich zum Verkauf bereit, aber unter der Bedingung, dass Charlotte erst einmal drei Monate dort wohnen muss.

Beth Fraser, energische alleinerziehende Mutter von Zwillingen, hat sich ihren Traum erfüllt und eine Gärtnerei auf Applemore eröffnet. Die Geschäfte laufen gut an, als sie erfährt, dass nebenan ein Outdoor-Camp entstehen soll. Und natürlich passiert sogleich ein Unglück, als beim Bau eines Baumhauses ein Ast vom Nachbargrundstück auf ihren Pflanzentunnel fällt. Jack MacDonald, der charismatische Leiter des Camps, versucht zwar die Situation zu entspannen, aber ihre erste Begegnung endet in einer lautstarken Auseinandersetzung.

Gefangen im Hamsterrad des Alltags als Mutter eines fußballverrückten Teenagers und Ehefrau eines Workaholics, fragt sich Hannah, warum eigentlich ihre eigenen Interessen immer auf der Strecke bleiben. Das kann es doch noch nicht gewesen sein, oder? Und als sich überraschend die Möglichkeit ergibt, den Dorfladen samt Postamt in Little Maudley zu übernehmen, zögert sie nicht lange.

Den idylliske landsby Little Maudley er det perfekte sted at søge hen for den udbrændte historielærer Lucy. Her finder hun et lille hus og får endda nedsættelse i huslejen, hvis bare hun vil holde lidt ekstra øje med den halvsure nogle-og-90-årige nabo, Bunty. Lucy har to mål med opholdet: at slappe af og fordybe sig i historien om det nærliggende Bletchley Park, der spillede en central rolle i modstandskampen under 2. Verdenskrig.

I det skønne, skotske højland ligg er det engang storslåede gods i landsbyen Applemore. Lachlan Fraser arvede sammen med sine tre søskende godset og det tilhørende land eft er deres fars død, men han har ingen interesse i sin arv. Han forlod landsbyen for aldrig at vende tilbage – før nu. Sammen med sine tre søstre må han afgøre godsets fremtid, og situationen bliver ikke lettere af et uventet gensyn fra fortiden... Da Rilla Clarks far pludselig dør, arver hun sit gamle barndomshjem, som ligg er på landet ved Fraser-familiens gods.

Charlotte Fraser er lidt af en kontrolfreak, når det kommer til både arbejde og kærlighed. Bortset fra den ene gang hvor hun slap tøjlerne og tilbragte en nat sammen med en flot og rig forretningsmand i storbyen. En mand, hun lige siden har forsøgt at glemme. For at distrahere sig selv lægger Charlotte al sin energi i sit firma, hvor hun udlejer små hytter i det skotske højland. Da hun falder pladask for endnu en charmerende hytte, er hun fast besluttet på at gøre den til en del af sin forretning.

Beth Fraser er i fuld gang med at transformere den gamle have ved Applemore House til en spirende blomstergård. Hun er alene med sine tvillinger, og hendes eksmand dukker kun op, når han har dårlige nyheder om gårdens økonomi. Beth må ændre kurs, og det skal gå hurtigt.

Selvom Beth da indimellem savner en partner at dele hverdagen med, falder det ikke i god jord, da tilflytteren Jack McDonald bogstavelig talt lander midt i hendes blomsterbed. På trods af det uheldige første møde er Jack fast besluttet på at blive en del af landsbyen og lære Beth bedre at kende.

LYKKEN ER EN HYGGELIG EFTERMIDDAG BLANDT GODE VENNER OG BØGER I BYENS BOGHANDEL

Det lille posthus i den hyggelige landsby Little Maudley står pludselig uden ejer, og den unge, nytilflyttede mor Hannah griber straks chancen for et nyt eventyr – både for posthuset og for sig selv. Men landsbylivet er ikke, som Hannah havde forestillet sig. Landsbyboerne er en sammentømret flok, og selv højden på naboens hæk kan ryge en tur igennem den lokale sladdermølle. Også Hannahs idé om at forvandle posthuset til en boghandel bliver mødt med skepsis fra de lokale.