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Bestseller Julie Houston’s BRAND NEW warm, uplifting and funny novel about forbidden love, friendship and family is perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Fiona Gibson and Cathy Kelly.

The Yorkshire village of Beddingfield is home to the wonderful women of the Allen family: teacher Robyn, wannabe chef Jess, teenage tearaway Sorrel and matriarch Lisa,...

Immerse yourself in these cosy and uplifting romances from Julie Houston. Perfect for fans of small-town settings and feel-good readsBudding romance, family drama and heartwarming friendships. The Westenbury Cosy romances will whisk you away into village life and have you laughing and crying along the way.Including the titles: Goodness, Grace...

The first in a new series from bestselling author, Julie Houston!

‘Warm and poignant, brimming with heart and humour and filled with characters I was rooting for. Loved this class act!’ Fiona Gibson

Robyn Allen is finally getting closer to her dream of West End stardom. And along with her role dancing in the latest hot musical, she’s being...

‘Julie Houston has blown it out of the park again with this fabulous book, just perfect for curling up in front of the fire with, or on a sun bed at the beach or for a lovely pick-you-up at the end of a hard day.’ - Amazon reviewer, 5



Romantic entanglements, A-list weddings and missing diamonds... it’s going to be a busy spring in Westenbury!

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Fans of Katie Fforde, Phillipa Ashley and The Vicar of Dibley will love this heartwarming and witty new novel from Julie Houston.

Three devoted sisters... One complicated family.

After the untimely death of their biological father, triplets Eva, Rosa and Hannah find themselves the unlikely owners of Heatherly Hall, the vast manor house overlooking...

** Pre-order A WEDDING AT HEATHERLY HALL, the new cosy village romance from Julie Houston, now! **Fans of Katie Fforde, Phillipa Ashley and The Vicar of Dibley will love this heartwarming and witty new novel from Julie Houston.Three devoted sisters... One complicated family.After the untimely death of their biological father, triplets Eva, Rosa...

Fans of Katie Fforde, Phillipa Ashley and The Vicar of Dibley will love this heartwarming and witty new novel from Julie Houston.

Three devoted sisters... One complicated family.

When Rosa Quinn left her childhood home in Westenbury, she never expected to return over a decade later as the village vicar. But after a health scare and catching her...

When Jennifer goes up to Cambridge University with her head full of the Romantic Poets, she never dreams that she will find her very own Byron. But then she meets gorgeous actor Laurie Lewis, and finds herself living a real-life love poem.

Fifteen years and two children later, Jennifer and Laurie’s relationship is starting to feel more like an...

From the bestselling author of A Village Affair comes a brand new, laugh-out-loud novel!

Joining the family business was never going to be easy...

Frankie Piccione is done running away from her responsibilities – well, for now, anyway. Two years after fleeing Westenbury with a shattered heart, it’s time to return and take up her place on the...

‘A Village Vacancy is a tour de force of beautiful, funny and emotional storytelling’ Fay Keenan

From the bestselling author of A Village Affair comes a laugh out loud new Westenbury tale...

As the Yorkshire village of Westenbury mourns the loss of one of their own, the women can’t help but contemplate who will fill the vacancy in one...

Winner of the RNA 2021 Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction Award



‘A warm, funny story of sisters and the secrets they keep’ Sheila O’Flanagan.



‘Warm, funny and well written, with a page-turning plot, this book has everything! I loved it!’ Katie Fforde.

The four Sutherland sisters have all had very different paths in life, but one secret...

Clementine needs to find Lucy before it’s all too late. She also knows bringing up a child on your own down on Emerald Street where the street walkers ply their trade isn’t easy, even when your daughter’s as adorable as four-year-old Allegra. When Peter Broadbent, wealthy, kind and possessed of the most beautiful house Clementine has ever seen,...

Prepare to spend Christmas in the Italian alps... The last thing Harriet Westmoreland wants is Christmas away from home, particularly when skiing, snow, heights and freezing her backside off are on the menu. While her own family, together with her best friend Grace’s, are soon whizzing down ridiculously scary mountains in the fashionable Italian...

When Harriet’s husband quits his job she doesn’t think life could get any worse... until an old enemy reappears! Harriet’s old nemesis, Amanda, is back. And she’s here to stay. As the wife of her husband’s boss, Amanda will be accompanying Nick on his business trips. And Harriet can’t help but think, how will Nick not succumb to her ruthless...

Harriet Westmoreland did not expect to go into labour in the Harvey Nichol’s men’s underwear department! Nor did she expect that at exactly the moment she does she would set eyes on Alex Hamilton, and mark the start of a year of madness... For her, her family and, at times, it seems most of the West Yorkshire village of Midhope. Giving birth...

Julie Houston’s novels are heart-warming, full of joy and completely addictive.
Charlie Maddison loves being an architect in London, but when she finds out her boyfriend, Dominic, is actually married, she runs back to the beautiful countryside of Westenbury and her parents. Charlie’s sister Daisy, a landscape gardener, is also back home in...

Colten and the Bullfrog Adventure is the story of a young boy and his grandfather having their first adventure together. Colten and Poppy get up before the sun to go looking for a bullfrog in Mema’s fishpond. The fishpond is just in the backyard, behind the old pecan trees. There they wait for the bullfrog to appear. This is a froggy adventure...

‘Warm and witty - Julie’s got it in spades’ Tracy Bloom.

Cassie Beresford has recently landed her dream job as deputy head at her local, idyllic village primary school, Little Acorns. So, the last thing she needs is her husband of twenty years being ‘outed’ at a village charity auction - he has been having an affair with one of her closest...

From the author of #1 Humour Bestsellers GOODNESS, GRACE AND ME, THE ONE SAVING GRACE and LOOKING FOR LUCY, a brand new festive novella to make you laugh and warm your heart...

The last thing Harriet Westmoreland wants is Christmas away from home, particularly when skiing, snow, heights and freezing her backside off are on the menu. While her own...

The third irresistible novel from an Amazon UK Humour #1 bestseller - ‘an absolutely brilliant read’ I Love Smart Books

‘A real page-turner. You’ll laugh and cry, but not be able to put it down as Julie’s trademark humour shines through from beginning to end’ Cassam Book Blog

‘This is one of those novels that makes you want to read “just one more...