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When Jake tells Lyssa it's not working, she knows he's not talking about the toaster. Her immediate reaction is to sob into her pillow and wait for Jake to come to his senses. But slowly Lyssa begins to understand that's not an option. In a bid to escape, she embarks on a trekking holiday in Nepal. Lyssa needs to get away - it never occurred to her that she might fall in love.... When it's time to go home - back to reality and a very sheepish Jake - Lyssa is faced with the hardest choice of her life.

Christmas is just around the corner, but the women of The Chocolate Lovers' Club have more to worry about than present shopping.... Lucy loves running Chocolate Heaven, but she hasn't spent time with her boyfriend, Aiden, in weeks. And then her ex-fiance turns up, and things become even more complicated. Nadia hasn't let herself get close to a man in a long time, yet she can't help feeling drawn to Jacob.

In the dead of night, Ayesha takes her daughter, Sabina, and slips quietly from her home, leaving behind a life of full of pain. Boarding a coach to London, all Ayesha wants is a fresh start. Hayden, a former popstar, has kept himself hidden away for years. He's only opened up his home to two people - Crystal, a professional dancer with a heart of gold, and Joy, an ill-tempered retiree with a soft spot for waifs and strays.

When Emily's boyfriend posts compromising photos of her on the Internet, her life goes into sharp decline. Emily is about to lose everything - including the man she thought she loved. Her best friend, Cara, is determined to mend Emily's broken heart, and she believes that a little magic is all that's required. But will Cara cast the right spell to get Emily out of her current position? Or will it go horribly wrong when they both fall in love with the same man?

Christmas is fast approaching at the new Hope Farm and Bev has convinced a reluctant Molly to organise an open day to raise some much needed funds ahead of the New Year. Their nativity tableau has everything they need: anti-social sheep, alpacas munching the Baby Jesus doll and a hairdresser dressed up as Santa Claus. But on Hope Farm it's going to take more than mulled wine and Christmas lights to get everyone in the festive spirit.

Kate Lewis is 35 and feeling restless. She's fed up of worrying about the ironing and would like her husband, Jeffrey, to pay more attention to her than to his golf clubs. There must be more to life than this! Kate enrols herself in a t'ai chi course and takes best friend Sonia along for the ride. She's determined to 'find herself', but it's easier said than done, especially when she finds the distracting Ben Mahler first....

A Christmas fling, or has Janie found the real thing? Thirty-something hairdresser Janie Johnson's single status is a constant source of gossip for her friends and clients. So after too many nights in with her cat, a blind date disaster and news that her ex is getting married, Janie realises it's time to do something dramatic with her life. It's time for an adventure! Leaving winter behind, Janie takes the plunge and books an exotic trip to Africa.

Cassie Smith has been out of work for a while but she has an idea. Drawing on her love of Christmas, she begins charging for small things: wrapping presents; writing cards; tree-decorating. She's soon in huge demand and Cassie's business, Calling Mrs Christmas, is born. Carter Randall wants to make Christmas special for his children, so he enlists Cassie's help, and his lavish requests start taking up all her time. Thank goodness she can rely on her loving partner Jim to handle the rest of her clients.

Million Love Songs sees Sunday Times Top Three best seller Carole Matthews at her most fabulous. Feel-good and full of emotion, Carole will make your heart sing with this glorious listen. After splitting up with her cheating ex, Ruby Brown is ready for a change. She's single again for the first time in years, and she's going to dive into this brave new world with a smile on her face and a spring in her step. The last thing she's looking for is a serious relationship.

Josie Flynn is in New York for the wedding of her American cousin Martha. Having just been through a messy divorce, she isn't really in the wedding spirit, especially when she thinks Martha is about to marry the wrong man - and Josie isn't afraid to tell her so. Which is all very noble until Josie meets Matt Jarvis and appears to be about to fall for the wrong man herself. Add to that the return of her ex-husband, an old flame and a dubious boy band, and it looks like it's going to be quite the wedding....

Juliet Joyce has been happily married to Rick for 25 years. But with two children who treat the house like a hotel, a mother who's moved in with them and a father who's announced a radical life change, Juliet and Rick have little time for themselves, let alone romance.

When Rose escapes from London and her handsome and charming ex-lover, she has no idea her occupation as an aromatherapist will cause such a scandal in her new country village. All she wants is a bit of peace and quiet, but her new neighbours soon ensure that her life is more chaotic than ever before. But that may be because Rose is falling in love....

The last place Anna Terry expects to fall in love is in the waiting room of her divorce lawyer's office, but that's where she meets Nick Diamond.... Anna's first marriage ended before her pregnancy was over, and her second husband has disappeared, leaving her penniless and with two children. Nick's luck hasn't been any better: his wife has run off with another man, and his business is in chaos. When Anna gets a job as Nick's secretary, what starts as a mild flirtation soon accelerates into overdrive - and then their ex-partners show up....

Emma and Leo have been together forever, but their relationship seems to have lost its sparkle. When Leo turns up to Emma's 30th birthday dinner unforgivably late and extremely drunk, she can't help wishing for someone to wave a magic wand and turn Leo into a reliable and considerate boyfriend. Then Leo's path crosses with a decidedly unusual girl called Isobel, and as he falls under her spell, Emma sees him change before her very eyes. Soon she regrets wishing for a new Leo at all.

Amy y Jeremy llevan una fastuosa vida de jóvenes ejecutivos de televisión en Londres. Todo da un vuelco el día en que a Jeremy le detectan un problema cardiaco y deciden cambiar su estresante vida en la urbe por una bucólica existencia en un pueblecito de York. Pero Jeremy muere y Amy se encuentra sin trabajo y con una casa que no puede mantener. De vuelta a Londres, Amy descubre que ya no está dispuesta a aguantar a jefes ni a pagar alquileres desorbitados. En el campo, un apuesto veterinario la espera.

Czekolada jest dobra na wszystko! Co robić, gdy święta już za pasem? Kupić prezenty pod choinkę, Spotkać się z przyjaciółkami, Zjeść w ich towarzystwie ulubioną czekoladę. Życie czterech Miłośniczek Czekolady jest pełne zawirowań. Lucy jest tak zaabsorbowana prowadzeniem kawiarenki Czekoladowe Niebo, że nie ma czasu dla swojego chłopaka. Poza tym na horyzoncie pojawia się były narzeczony. Nadia od dawna trzyma mężczyzn na dystans, ale poznaje kogoś, kto wyraźnie ją pociąga. Chantal ma wątpliwości, czy jej małżeństwo przetrwa, mimo że mają małą córeczkę.

Zapomnijcie o brylantach – to czekolada jest najlepszym przyjacielem dziewczyny! Niektóre kobiety są uzależnione od zakupów, inne nigdy nie mają dość szampana. Są takie, które lubią usiąść z dobrą książką, inne wolą wyjść wieczorem z domu. A Lucy Lombard nie może żyć bez czekolady. Gęsta, kremowa, słodka, przepyszna czekolada jest niezastąpiona. W dodatku potrafi wszystko wyleczyć, od złamanego serca po ból głowy. Tę miłość Lucy podzielają trzy najlepsze przyjaciółki: Autumn, Nadia i Chantal.

Anna Terry jamás pensó que podría volver a enamorarse, y menos en el despacho del abogado al que acude para pedir el divorcio. Su primer marido la abandonó antes de que diera a luz, y el segundo acaba de desaparecer dejándola con un niño de dos años, una hija adolescente y una cuenta corriente en números rojos. Nick Diamond tampoco ha tenido mucha suerte: su mujer, una estricta vegetariana, se ha fugado con un carnicero, y su negocio se está yendo a pique. Anna se resiste a la atracción que siente por Nick, sin embargo, todo se desata cuando comienza a trabajar para él como secretaria.

Sadie conoce en Londres a Gil, un productor de Hollywood, y el flechazo es instantáneo. Cuando la protagonista llega a Los Ángeles dispuesta a conocerle mejor, se entera, después de superar todo tipo de hilarantes contratiempos, de que Gil tiene una ex mujer histérica decidida a amargarle la vida, así que se refugia en Tavis, un imponente actor con mala suerte con el que se siente muy cómoda.

Słodsza od czekolady jest tylko miłość! Dziewczyny z Klubu Miłośniczek Czekolady już się cieszą na ślub roku, ale życie jak zwykle mnoży przeszkody... Lucy musiała odejść z pracy w kawiarence Czekoladowe Niebo. Czy powinna skorzystać z pomocy dawnego narzeczonego - osoby absolutnie niegodnej zaufania? Nadia ma wreszcie szansę na miłość, ale związek z Jamesem oznacza dla niej wyjazd z Londynu. Autumn nie może się doczekać niezwykle ważnego spotkania ze swoim dzieckiem, którego nie widziała od wielu lat, ale pojawiają się nieoczekiwane komplikacje.