Beatrice Callahan loves lists. Sometimes she even makes a to-do list of things she's already done, just to go check, check, check and feel accomplished. So it's easy to understand why, when her divorce is finally final and her ex is all moved out, Bea takes a cool, close look at her life...and makes a list.

It's not exactly a bucket list.

It's a love list.

Bea loves the outdoors, so she puts visit 10 National Parks on the list.

She loves animals, and on goes get a puppy.

She loves the beach, and she adds take a dream vacation to the list, and decides to do that one first. After all she's been through and all she's lost, she needs time to relax, rest, and reset.

On the first day she arrives in Hilton Head Island, she meets Grant Turner, the man whose house she's renting for her fabulous beach vacation. He's just there to make sure she settles in properly and has enough towels.

But when Bea asks for recommendations around the island, Grant quickly becomes her tour guide and then a friend and then...more than friends.

Bea turns to her lists when things get confusing and her love list morphs once again... Can she add fall in love at age 45 to the list and check it off?
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Lauren Dalton trades New York spreadsheets for Alaskan snowdrifts to uncover her late father's secret past. But her new boss, Shane Ramsey, is colder than the winter wind. A former champion musher sidelined by a career-ending injury, Shane is Puffin Ridge's resident beast - and he makes it clear he doesn't want a handler, especially not a sunny city girl with zero experience.

Despite Shane's surly rules and icy glare, Lauren refuses to back down. She's determined to win over his team of twenty-seven huskies, including the lonely Briar Rose. As they work side-by-side in the close quarters of his cabin, Shane's walls begin to crack, revealing the wounded heart beneath the scar tissue. But when ghosts from both their pasts threaten to burn down their fragile truce, Lauren must decide if some secrets are better left buried.

Can Lauren thaw the frozen heart of the man she's falling for, or will the beast push his beauty away forever?

Find out in The Loneliest Cottage, a heartwarming clean romance featuring a grumpy-sunshine dynamic and a cozy small-town setting.

Perfect for readers who love:

? Grumpy - Sunshine dynamic

?? Forced Proximity in a cabin

? Beauty and the Beast retelling

? Adorable sled dogs

? Slow burn that melts the snow

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A wonderfully witty and brutally honest story about female friendship.

'Heart-warming, heart-breaking and hilarious.' Reader review.

'Shirley Valentine meets Bridget Jones.' Cup Full of Books.

An Amazon All-Stars award winning title.

Meet Helen. She worries that the walls are closing in. With her children grown and her selfish husband away again, she's full of regrets at not taking the exciting paths she dreamed about in her youth. So when the chance of a last-minute holiday to Cyprus with her two best friends is offered, she grabs it.

Meet Caro.A successful city analyst. Single and childless, she's not in Cyprus for the glorious sunshine and crystal-blue waters. But her secret feels so shameful she can't bring herself to share it.

Meet Kay. Sandwiched between the needs of a grown-up son with learning difficulties and elderly parents, all she wants to do is sleep in the sun, preferably all week.

As Caro's secret emerges, tensions between the women explode.

Friendship was easy when they were young, how can it be so hard now?

A Midlife Holiday is the life-affirming first tale in The Midlife Trilogy women's fiction series. Funny, emotional, compassionate and wise, Cary J Hansson shows us why middle-aged women are only just getting started!

Prepare to meet three new friends you'll feel you've known all your life!

What readers are saying:

????? "This is a such classy novel"

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????? "funny, emotional and addictive!"

????? "I literally could not put this book down."

????? "A delicious read. A little bit of Shirley Valentine indeed."

????? "An incredibly insightful and imaginative story."

?????"The characters are unforgettable, And wow! What a climax! Brilliant, charming & captivating."

?????"That ending! ... in awe of how masterfully this is brought to a close."

“I haven’t devoured a book in one sitting for a long time but I literally could not put this down. It shouldn’t be so rare (or refreshing) to read about the lives of middle-aged women, but it is ... compulsively readable. ‘A Midlife Holiday’ is funny, brutally honest, extremely relatable and a perfect summer read." SouthAsia Magazine

"I loved this novel. It's beautifully written and deeply truthful." Jill Clough, Author of Morph: Lakeland Book of the Year Award 2019

"Funny, touching, richly described and so captivating. I was transported to Cyprus with my new-found friends, Kay, Helen and Caro. It deserves to be a best-seller." - Kerena Swan, Award winning author of Scared to Breathe

"A well written, page turning tale of loss and awakening with engaging characters and hilarious moments. I can't wait to read the next one." Heather peck, Author of Glass Arrows, Shortlisted 2021 East Anglian Book Awards.

"This is chick lit, grown-up and midlife, redefining what it means to be in our prime." - Net galley reviewer.

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