Hartfell Village

Heart and humour abound in Hartfell, as the village welcomes new guests and romance… The eldest of five siblings and mother of teenage Harriet, Pippa is the glue that holds the family together. When her father, rock legend Jonny Jones, asks her to 'sort out' an old family home in Hartfell, the last thing she wants is to spend hers and Harriet's summer holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. Surprises lie in wait – the house has a tenant, local vet Gil, who does not want to leave. Even as sparks fly with the handsome vet, tensions rise when Pippa's plans put his practice and the village fete under threat. Can she turn the fete into a success and win back the villagers' approval? And will Pippa unstick herself from her demanding family enough to go after what she needs? A fun village romance for fans of Phillipa Ashley, Sue Moorcroft and Ali McNamara.

Farm vet Emma knows what it's like to go without and when she has the opportunity to share the cost of her accommodation for Christmas, she's quick to agree. But when she meets self-assured city vet Oli, who's trying his hand at rural practice before he takes off on his next adventure, he's the last person she wants invading her home and their lives couldn't be more opposite. Oli's exactly the kind of man likely to leave a trail of broken hearts in his wake, and after a crushing break-up straight out of university, Emma isn't going let herself fall for his charms like everyone else. It isn't long before Oli makes himself at home in Hartfell, and it seems Emma is the only one who doesn't take to him. His background has afforded him plenty of opportunities and she can't help wondering why he's always on the move when family is the centre of her own world. But when Oli's life implodes in a way Emma never saw coming and the village rallies around him, she realises that his story may have a different beginning but it's no less difficult than her own. With Christmas on the way and Oli's latest adventure already beckoning, Emma needs to take a leap of faith if she's ever going to trust again and find out if they might have a future together beyond the festive season.

PR manager and mum Cassie is coming to terms with the loss of her husband Ewan two years ago. With her career until now in London, her life is one of keeping the balls in the air and finding a new way forward. Close to long-standing family friend Raf, who's stepped back from a career drumming in his dad's rock band, they've leaned on each other since Ewan passed away. With her house in London sold, Cassie's staying with her best friend, and Raf's sister, Pippa, in Hartfell whilst their new home is renovated. Grateful for the ongoing love and support of her parents-in-law, Cassie is moving the family north to Galloway and helping to run their holiday business. When Raf arrives in Hartfell in search of inspiration to write, Cassie wants only to escape the memory of a crazy kiss they shared on holiday in Australia a few months ago. She's avoided Raf since then and bumping into him again is only adding to her uncertainty. Still feeling guilty about their kiss and moving on from Ewan, she can't afford to indulge an attraction for a man who's always professed he'll never settle down. But this time Raf's not going anywhere until he knows truth about why she's evading him, and Cassie will have to decide how she really feels about the man who was also her first teenage crush.