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It's almost Christmas at the Pencradoc estate in Cornwall which means that, as usual, tea room owner Sorcha is baking up a festive storm. And this year Sorcha is hoping her mince pies will be going down a treat at 'The Spirit of Christmas Past' exhibition being organised at the house. But as always things don't go quite to plan ....

'Community spirit' is not a phrase in travel junkie Taran Rossi's vocabulary. As a former 'third culture kid' and now spicy street food connoisseur and social media influencer, he's never really stayed in one place long enough to feel part of a community. And that's just the way he likes it

When practising what you preach is easier said than done ... Professor Maxie Reddick has her reasons for being sceptical of traditional policing methods, but, in between her criminology lecturing job and her Criminal Thoughts podcast, she stays firmly on the side lines of the crime solving world.

Jennifer Hughes doesn't have an extraordinary life, but that doesn't matter - she loves her family and enjoys her job as a teacher. In her eyes, her unextraordinary life is utterly perfect. But then, in the blink of an eye, Jennifer is cut off from everything she knew and loved...

A return to the Riviera on the trail of a runaway groom ... When out-of-work actor Ryan Calder attends a wedding as the plus-one of successful businesswoman, Nadine Wells, he doesn't expect to get in a scuffle with the groom. But Ryan has a good reason. He recognises the groom from another wedding...

Former Olympic skating champion Katie Saunders is well known for her 'ice queen' persona in the press. On the face of it, perhaps Katie should have forgiven her former skating partner and ex-boyfriend, Alex Michaelson, for the accident that shattered both her ankle and their Olympic dreams - but she just can't seem to let it go.

Will Amy's dreams of a Provencal escape come true?There are many reasons Amy is determined to make Bellefontaine, her farmhouse hotel in the French countryside, a success. Of course, there's the time and money she's put in to making it beautiful, but she also has something to prove - particularly to people like Fabien Coste.

Jen Garner tries her best to be 'wife and mother of the year'. She helps organise school plays and accompanies her husband to company dinners, all with a big smile on her face. But Jen has started to receive strange gifts in the post ... first flowers, then a sympathy card.

There are three reasons Tess Fenton should be happy. One, her job at the Blue Olive deli is dull, but at least she gets to work with her best friend. Two, she lives in a cosy cottage in the pretty village. Three, she's in love with her boyfriend. Isn't she?

What do mascara wands and gardening shears have in common?Absolutely nothing! At least that's what wannabe beauty influencer Sophie thinks when her friend Polly suggests involving her brother Marcus in Sophie's make-up tutorials. She needs more views, Marcus needs promotion for his gardening business - joining forces will help them both.

Her life was in danger and she didn't know it ... Gemma's business is on the brink of collapse, and there's a real chance that she and her husband could lose everything they've worked so hard for. When a stranger offers financial help, Gemma ignores the red flags and accepts out of desperation.

Shay has plenty of reasons not to give Sarah even one chance when she turns up in his village. After all, she is only there to convince him to sell up so her company can build a bypass. If Sarah thinks she can make Shay give up his farmhouse, she has another thing coming!

Rowan has it all - the happy marriage, the adorable dog, the good friends, the promising business and even the dream home. But in the blink of an eye, Rowan's picture-perfect life comes crashing down around her and she is faced with the prospect of having to start again.

Is hunting down every man you've kissed the answer to finding Mr Right?When Evie is invited to the wedding of the guy she'd fancied throughout her teens, it's the final straw. What's wrong with her and why can't she keep a man? Does Evie's little black book really hold the answers?

When Jenny Simpson returns to the seaside town of Borteen, her childhood home, it's for an unhappy reason. A new job leads to her working for Carver Rodgers and they soon realise they have something in common and it all links back to a meeting at a police station many years before.