Showing results for "Happiness" in Small Town & Rural

Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is idling in the unexpected sunshine when Christy makes his first entrance into Faha, bringing secrets he needs to atone for. Though he can't explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed. As the people of Faha anticipate the endlessly procrastinated advent of the electricity, and Noel navigates his own coming-of-age and his fallings in and out of love, Christy's past gradually comes to light, casting a new glow on a small world.

Danniella is running from her past, so when she arrives at the beautiful seaside resort of Whitsborough Bay, the last thing on her mind is making friends. Alison is fun, caring and doesn't take herself too seriously. But beneath the front, she is a lost soul. Karen's romance has taken a back seat to her fitness business. But she doesn’t want to give up on love quite yet. When the women meet at their local bootcamp, a deep friendship blossoms. And soon they realise that the secret to happiness is where they least expected to find it....

Ava loves city life, but when something happens to make her feel unsafe, she retreats to the calm and quiet of Bluebell Wood. The once high-flying Ava now locks herself away in her fairy-tale cottage, only leaving to explore the trails of the nearby woods or to potter in the garden with her dog, Merlin. When Ava begins to feed the wild birds that flock to her bird table, they start leaving her trinkets of appreciation in return. The gifts seem innocent at first, but they soon take on a deeper meaning.

Running Heritage View Stables is everything Hazel ever dreamed of. She loves working with the horses and managing the business with her brother. But after a terrible incident, she’s not sure whether she'll ever be able to put things back the way they were. Gus is ready to start over. He’s moved him and his ten-year-old daughter, Abigail, to Heritage Cove, where he’s opening his own vet practice. Everything is falling into place, especially as he watches Abigail start to come out of her shell for the first time since the accident.

Sally Curtis is all about numbers, details, and the crisp pages of accounting ledgers at the inn. She isn’t interested in messy human interactions or anything that doesn’t compute in a spreadsheet. But when Peter Slessing, the farmer with a contagious laugh, requires her skills, she's thrust into a world where calculations meet chaos.

Kann man Glück und Liebe in einem Stoff verweben? Harriet Harper wagt den Sprung in eine ungewisse Selbstständigkeit. Die Textildesignerin verlässt Londons schnelllebige Modebranche und gründet in Kirkby eine Weberei, um nachhaltige, stilvolle Stoffe herzustellen - und ein paar persönliche Wunden zu flicken. Die kühne Idee stößt vor allem bei Bürgermeister Collum McDonald auf Begeisterung. Er träumt laut von einem eigenen Dorf-Tartan und heimlich von der zauberhaften Harriet als First Lady von Kirkby. Doch so glücklich sein Händchen für den Ort ist, in Liebesdingen ist er erschütternd hilflos.

Cecil Younger is a man who takes comfort in the absurdity of the universe, and the universe is obliging him when he gets a call from his lawyer and psychiatrist, who offers him a job. A client wants to hire Younger to kill someone. Though common sense tells him murder just isn't a good career move, his finances tell him it can't hurt to meet his potential client, hoping he can succeed in appeasing him - without a dead body.

Wer an dieser Quelle seine wahre Liebe küsst, bleibt für immer mit ihr zusammen... Zwanzig Jahre nach dem ersten Kuss kehrt Adley MacAlpine nach Kirkby zurück und begegnet prompt Michael Cunningham, dem sie mit süßen vierzehn an der geheimnisvollen Waldquelle ewige Liebe geschworen hat. Nur um kurz darauf mit ihren Eltern nach Neuseeland auszuwandern. Inzwischen ist alles anders. Beide sind erwachsen, das Leben hat für Erfahrungen und Narben gesorgt und Adley eine kleine Tochter geschenkt.