A series of contemporary romance stories about the people who live in the remote Dartmoor village of Little Beliton. Each story focuses on one or two main characters working through life problems, and the characters will reappear in future stories, mostly as supportive friends, or continuing their journeys. As I write, it feels like I’m creating a kind of “soap opera” and the reader gets to know the village community.
The village and its neighbouring town, Greater Beliton, are entirely mythical. In my imagination I visualise some genuine views seen around Dartmoor, but I’ve put them together to create the village. The characters and their problems are entirely fictional. If they resemble anyone’s real life experiences, it is purely coincidental.
The first three stories are published available from Amazon in Kindle and Paperback formats. Read them in order and you’ll get to know the characters and maybe feel you’re becoming part of the community.
Book four is written but I’ve got another brewing in my head, so expect more!
I hope readers might take advantage of a 99p promotion on the Kindle version of Book One, The Heart Guides You Home. I’m hoping it hooks readers to want to read more. (Fingers crossed.)
The Heart Guides You Home, is Book One in the series and begins with Marc going to his Great Aunt’s funeral and inheriting her estate. (It’s set from April 2022.) He meets Lucy who lived with her. Marc and Lucy are immediately attracted and become good friends, but they hold off taking it further until they can each rationalise their individual personal problems, to choose a future path to move forward together.
(Back cover blurb) A contemporary romance. Marc inherits two estates, including businesses he knows nothing about, and he loves his job. A dilemma!
Lucy has troubles too. Instantly attracted, both hold back—they’ve got enough to deal with.
Marc must choose his future path to offer Lucy for them to travel together.
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Learn and Move On is the second story in the series (set from Sept 2022). It’s about Maggie, Lucy’s mum, who has not had an easy life and really doesn’t want to repeat the mistakes she made bringing up Lucy and do better for her young son, Marty.
Maggie meets Peter who is attracted to her and he wants to help her. They become good friends and hold off taking things further until they can each work out where they’re going.
(Back cover blurb) A contemporary romance. Maggie has a dreadful life and she’s hit rock bottom—no money and no home. She must learn how to create a secure and happy life for her young son, Marty, and herself.
Enter Peter. They become good friends, but Maggie resists love—she doesn’t seek complications. Or does she?
Rethinking Life Goals is the third in the series (set from Jan 2023).
Young widow, Vicky, has two small children, Mikey and Sophia, and they’re about to become homeless. Coming to her rescue, Peter, her brother, offers the security in his home in a remote Dartmoor village. Knowing she has to make a new plan for herself and her children, Vicky decides to accept Peter’s offer and sets up her own business with his help.
When Gerald enters her life, it’s obvious from the outset that a close friendship is developing, and for Vicky, that could mean something more than just two people having things in common. But does that include falling in love too? And how will those in her life react, the ones who also need to assess their own future by considering what works best for them?
All available from Amazon UK in paperback and Kindle, and available on Kindle Unlimited.
If you own a bookshop these titles are also available from Ingram Spark (Book 3 of The Little Beliton series available soon.)
ISBNs:
| 978-1-8384594-2-0 | The Heart Guides You Home | Kindle |
| 978-1-8384594-3-7 | The Heart Guides You Home | Paperback |
| 978-1-8384594-4-4 | Learn And Move On | Kindle |
| 978-1-8384594-5-1 | Learn And Move On | Paperback |
| 978-1-8384594-6-8 | Rethinking Life Goals | Kindle |
| 978-1-8384594-7-5 | Rethinking Life Goals | Paperback |