Bøker av Poppy Alexander

A lot can happen in 25 days . . .Kate Thompson used to love Christmas. A few years ago, she would have been wrapping her presents in September and baking mince pies on Halloween, counting down the days and hours to Christmas. But that was before Kate's husband left for the Army and never came home. Now she can hardly stand December at all.Kate can't deny she's lonely, yet she doesn't think she's ready for romance. She knows that her son, Jack, needs a Christmas to remember?just like Kate needs a miracle to help her finally move forward with her life. So she's decided if there isn't a miracle on its way, she'll just have to make her own.As Kate's advent countdown to the best Christmas ever begins, she soon realizes that even with the best-laid plans, you can't plan for the unexpected. Because when the path of the loneliest woman in town crosses that of the loneliest man, these two destined hearts might find a way to save the holiday for the both of them.

From the author of The Littlest Library--a heartwarming novel about a widowed children's book author who moves into a cottage in the English countryside and finds herself face-to-face with the handsome and brooding blacksmith who lives next door.In her books she can write "happily ever after"--but real life? That's another matter...For children's book author Imogen, an idyllic life in the English countryside seems like the perfect fit for her and her husband. But when tragedy strikes, Imogen is left widowed, and finds herself moving into Storybook Cottage alone with only her monstrously narcissistic cat for company.After discovering she is pregnant, Imogen grows determined to embrace a new start in Middlemass, with its duckpond, cricket matches and village fêtes. The only thing Imogen can't seem to shake is her neighbor--a brooding, artisan blacksmith named Zach--who she can't quite decide is friend or foe. That is until she realizes, thanks to an arcane clause in her deeds, that Zach is not just an artist, but lord of the local manor house.He has the power to take her home and leave her completely broke. Devastatingly--he seems keen to do exactly that. Yet, Imogen finds herself drawn to him nonetheless. And in her darkest hour, Zach may just be the bright spot to save Imogen in more ways than one.

Kate Potter likte vanligvis julen. For bare noen få år siden ville hun ha pakket inn julegavene i september og startet julebaksten i november, mens hun telte dagene til jul. Men så ble alt plutselig annerledes. For det var før Kates ektemann dro ut i krigstjeneste og ikke kom hjem igjen. Nå hater hun desember.Hun er ensom, og sønnen Jack trenger en jul han kan huske. Kate behøver et julemirakel, og hvis det ikke er et på vei, må hun skape sitt eget. Dermed er det klart for nedtelling til tidenes beste jul. Hun har planlagt alt, men man kan ikke planlegge for det uventede ...

A fantastically commercial and hooky festive romance with fantastic digital potential. Perfect for fans of One Day in December by Josie Silver and One Winter Morning by Isabelle Broom.

A charming story of one woman's chance to change her life...thanks to a little red phone box. Perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Stephanie Butland and Ella Griffin.

25 Days in December is an heart-wrenching Christmas romance that will give you all the feels this holiday season. Perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Debbie Johnson, and Holly Martin.