Showing results by author "Jenny Colgan" in Romantic Comedy

Flora is forced to move back to the tiny island of Mure from the bright lights of London. It's tough: even the beautiful landscapes and bright blue sea can't lift her spirits - she's too busy looking after her dad and her feckless brothers. Then she chances upon her mum's collection of recipes and begins to cook her way through it. As she reconnects with her family and the place she was born, might she also find herself?

While Katie's glad it's not a man's world anymore, she'd be quite pleased if there were more men in it - or at least single ones, anyway. More likely to get murdered than married, according to gleeful media reports, Katie resigns herself to the fact there's no sex in the city and heads for the hills - or the Scottish Highlands, to be precise. Despite the fact she's never been a girl for wellies and Fairlish is in the middle of nowhere, the tiny town does have one major draw: men. Lots of them.

Born into a family of successful pilots, Morag is used to flying high. But when a tragic accident above the clouds grounds her, could the future she'd always imagined be suddenly out of reach? When she receives a call telling her that her beloved grandfather has been taken ill, Morag leaves her fast-paced life in London to return home to the tranquil Scottish Highlands. With her grandfather out of action, Morag has no choice but to take over flying the local route in his rickety old plane, ferrying locals across the beautiful islands of the archipelago.

They live 500 miles apart. Yet their lives are about to collide. Lissa loves her job as a nurse, but recently she's been doing a better job of looking after other people than looking after herself. After a traumatic incident at work leaves her feeling overwhelmed, she agrees to swap lives with someone in a quiet village in Scotland. Cormac is restless. Just out of the army, he's desperately in need of distraction and there's precious little of it in Kirrinfief. Maybe three months in London is just what he needs.

Polly Waterford loves running the Little Beach Street Bakery. She's at her happiest when she's creating delicious treats and the festive season always inspires her to bake and knead something extra special for the village residents. In fact, the only thing she loves more than her bakery is curling up with her gorgeous boyfriend, Huckle. She's determined that this Christmas is going to be their best one yet, but life doesn't always work out as planned....

Marisa Rosso is struggling. Since the death of her beloved grandfather back home in Italy, she can't seem to find a way out of her grief. She's a registrar and knows losing grandparents is a natural part of life, so why does she feel so lost? When she hears a hospital is recruiting in Mount Polbearne, a tiny and remote tidal island off the Cornish coast, Marisa thinks she has found the perfect retreat. Perhaps some solitude is just what she needs to combat her homesickness and rediscover her equilibrium. But Mount Polbearne is a far cry from the sleepy little place she was imagining.

Olivia and Anthony are planning a very extravagant wedding at the newest hotel on the tiny Scottish island of Mure. They're flying in chefs, musicians and something called a living flower wall...and no one is even allowed to think the word bridezilla. Flora is trying—and failing—not to let Olivia and Anthony's wedding distract her from planning her own big day with Joel. But the couple have wildly different ideas about how to celebrate and somehow, just when their relationship should be plain sailing, everything is suddenly very hard indeed.

'I'm wearing a beautiful pink dress, and I'm in a big pink room with billowing curtains...and I'm dancing to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark...and my handsome partner leans over and whispers....' Yes, '80s child Ellie really thought life was going to be like Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire and all those other movies - where everyone was astoundingly glamorous, popular and successful, had huge apartments and lived happily ever after. But now that she and her gang are 30, she has to admit that things haven't quite turned out that way.

She's smart. She's funny. But she's only human.... As a high-ranking mathematician in a male-dominated field - with bright red hair - Connie's used to being considered a little unusual. But she's nowhere near as peculiar as Luke, who is recruited to work alongside her on a top-secret code-breaking project. Just what is this bizarre sequence they're studying? It isn't a solution to the global energy crisis. It isn't a new wavelength to sell microwave ovens.

As her best friend, Tashy, cuts into her wedding cake, 32-year-old Flora realises she is disillusioned with life. Suddenly her well-paid job, cosy flat and stable relationship with sensible Olly don't amount to a whole lot. Flora wants to be 16 again. She closes her eyes and wishes. Her wish has come true. Waking up the next morning is a shock. But now Flora has the chance to right some wrongs.

Flora MacKenzie tem certeza de que ter fugido de Mure, a pacata ilha escocesa onde cresceu, para a cidade grande foi uma escolha certeira. Mas quando um novo cliente do escritório exige a presença de Flora em Mure, ela é obrigada a conviver de novo com seus irmãos (todos fortes, rústicos e aparentemente incapazes de executar tarefas domésticas básicas) e seu pai.

Laughs, love, office life. And a little touch of magic.... Gwyneth Morgan loves her job. And she's good at it - she's never faced a challenge she can't handle - until she meets Arthur Pendleton and his motley crew. Gwyneth sets Arthur a challenge that makes his heart sink. His team can't even find their own desks, let alone win a prestigious competition.

Hier werden Träume wahr: Der Auftakt zur neuen Wohlfühlserie von Bestsellerautorin Jenny Colgan. Bibliothekarin Nina weiß genau, was ihre Kundinnen lesen sollten, was gegen Liebeskummer hilft oder Trübsal vertreibt. Doch als die Bibliothek geschlossen und Nina arbeitslos wird, helfen Bücher ihr auch nicht weiter. Oder vielleicht doch? Nina eröffnet ihre ganz besondere eigene Buchhandlung: Mit einem Bücherbus kutschiert sie durch die schottischen Highlands, um Leser mit Lektüre zu versorgen - nur um festzustellen, dass das Happy End im wahren Leben komplizierter ist als in manchen Romanen.

Die Londoner Krankenschwester Lissa kümmert sich um alle, nur nicht um sich selbst. Doch nach einem traumatischen Erlebnis braucht sie eine Auszeit: irgendwo, wo es ruhig ist, alle nett zueinander sind und der Himmel unendlich scheint. Das schottische Heimatdorf des Ex-Soldaten Cormac ist Idylle pur, aber ihm fehlen neue Impulse. So tauschen die beiden für drei Monate ihre Wohnungen. Per Mail helfen sie einander, sich in der jeweils neuen Heimat zurechtzufinden.

Sød og charmerende historie fra den britiske bestsellerforfatter Jenny Colgan om at turde vælge et helt nyt liv, når man er kørt fast i det, man har. Polly Waterfords liv er gået i stå. Forholdet til kæresten har længe skrantet, og nu er den tegnestue, de har drevet i fællesskab på randen af konkurs. Noget må der ske. På sin jagt efter et nyt sted at bo falder Polly over en stor toværelses med bad, som hun utroligt nok har råd til. Eneste minus er, at den ligger på en lille gudsforladt tidevandsø i det sydvestlige hjørne af England.

På den lille skotske ø Mure planlægger Flora MacKenzie og hendes forlovede Joel et lille, intimt bryllup for kun de allernærmeste på hendes lille, hyggelige hotel. Nogle på øen føler sig dog forbigået, da de ikke er inviteret med. Midt i planlægningen ankommer en af Floras bekendte, den smukke Olivia MacDonald og hendes rige forlovede, til øen. Olivia er fast besluttet på at holde det største, mest ekstravagante og Instagram-venlige bryllup som muligt på Floras hotel. Problemet er bare, at hun vil holde det samme weekend, som Flora har planlagt sit bryllup.

A adorável loja de chocolates de Paris contém receitas de dar água na boca. Sim, é verdade que Anna Trent é supervisora numa fábrica de chocolate. Mas isso não quer dizer que ela saiba fazer chocolate. Por isso, quando um acidente muda sua vida e Anna tem a chance de ir trabalhar numa tradicional loja em Paris, ela tem certeza de que vão descobrir que é uma fraude. Afinal, existe uma diferença muito grande entre o chocolate industrial da sua cidade natal, no norte da Inglaterra, e as criações feitas à mão, com ingredientes da melhor procedência, pelo grande chocolatier Thierry Girard.

Carmen aner ikke sine levende råd. Hendes skønne boghandel er lånt ud som location til en corny julefilm, hun er blevet smidt ud af sin søsters hus, og hendes livs kærlighed er fløjet tusinder af kilometer væk. Det bliver næppe en særlig glædelig jul i år... Men da boghandlens tidligere ejer fortæller Carmen om et hjerteskærende juleønske, beslutter hun sig for at ryste sit dårlige humør af sig og gøre alt, hvad hun kan for at opfylde det. Tiden er ved at rinde ud, men heldigvis får Carmen hjælp fra både naboer, familiemedlemmer og en meget distraherende mandlig barnepige.