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It's been a long time since Rilla Clark came home to the little cottage in the grounds of the beautiful castle of Applemore . . . The lights of the harbor twinkle against the snowy background of the mountains, the streets are full of old familiar faces, there's a hot chocolate waiting by a welcoming fire at the Applemore Hotel . . And her teenage crush Lachlan Fraser is back in town.

Beth Fraser is a divorced mom of twins with a blooming flower farm. The last thing she needs is Jack MacDonald landing with a crash in the middle of her precious baby plants (even if there's one minor detail: he's tall, dark and handsome, with a Scottish accent to die for . . . )

Veterinarian Sophie Jones sends her daughter Tabby off on the chance of a lifetime—a fully paid sports scholarship in Atlanta, Georgia. With the nest empty, Sophie surprises herself taking a position as the new vet in a Highland village, hundreds of miles from home. Applemore has a big heart—from the coffee shop where village gossip is shared over sweet treats from the local bakery, to the cute white painted hotel that serves lunch overlooking the white sands and azure seas of Applemore Bay. Sophie throws herself into village life, making friends across the generations.

Charlotte Fraser takes a leap out of her comfort zone when she meets handsome, charming Rob in the city. It's not exactly likely she'll bump into him in her tiny village in the Scottish Highlands . . . Back home—with her business hat firmly back on—she's determined to get her hands on Midsummer House, a beautiful old Victorian mansion and the perfect flagship property for her holiday business. She'll do whatever it takes, even if it means giving in to the owner's eccentric request that she house-sit for three months before she'll agree to the sale.

Beth Fraser has spent the last few years growing her business from scratch. She's turned the walled garden at Applemore House from an overgrown jungle into a beautiful and productive flower farm. A sudden change of circumstances means she has to find a way to make it pay more - and fast.

Polly Fraser loves the winter season—the sparkling lights, the cozy firelight, the smell of cinnamon in the air . . . and she's going all-out this year at the Applemore Farm Shop. The shop is the heart of the Applemore village community, and making the Christmas Market into a winter wonderland almost makes up for the fact that once again she's alone for the festive season . . . Her closest friend Harry Robertson is determined to make the Applemore Hotel a success. With a huge renovation in the pipeline, he's counting down the days until he can close the hotel and get to work.

Ein zauberhaftes Cottage in den Highlands - Winter-Romance für knisternde Kaminabende. Rilla macht sich nach dem Tod ihres Vaters auf die Reise nach Schottland, um das Cottage in dem kleinen Dorf Applemore auszuräumen, in dem sie ihre Kindheit verbracht hat. Allzu lange will sie jedoch nicht bleiben, zu viele bittersüße Erinnerungen verbinden sie mit diesem Ort.

Meg's life changes forever the day her husband dies—but not in the way everyone imagines . . . A peaceful summer—house-sitting her old friend's lighthouse cottage in the tiny Highland village of Applemore—is the perfect chance to work out what she wants from the second half of her life. She discovers she's responsible for the little free library on the lighthouse path, and soon learns it has a second role—it's a drop off point to exchange everything from fresh-laid eggs to lost keys and love notes.

When Rilla Clark's long lost father dies, she leaves New England and heads to his cottage in the Scottish Highlands to sort out his affairs. Rilla's determined that her visit will be a fleeting one. The little village of Applemore holds a lot of memories for her, but looking back might just open up her heart, which she's kept well-guarded until now.

With her West Highland terrier Hamish at her side, Lucy plans to relax and read up on the women of nearby Bletchley Park. But the villagers of Little Maudley have other ideas and she finds herself caught up in the campaign to turn a dilapidated telephone box into a volunteer-run library. Along the way, she makes friends with treehouse designer Sam and finds herself falling for the charms of village life. And it seems Bunty has a special connection to Bletchley and the telephone box, one that she's kept secret for decades....

Self confessed control freak Charlotte Fraser takes a leap out of her comfort zone with a one-night stand in the city. There's no way, after all, that she's ever going to bump into the handsome millionaire businessman in her tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. Back home, she's determined to get her hands on Midsummer House, the dream property for her holiday cottage business—even if that means giving in to the slightly odd request by the eccentric owner that she house-sit for three months while she takes a trip around Europe to make her mind up about selling.

Harry Robertson is determined to make the Applemore Hotel a success. As the busy season ends, the builders are ready to get to work. He's closing the doors on the final guests of the year when a chance encounter changes everything. Capricious media star Ivy Winter causes a stir when she arrives in the tiny Highland village with her fiance Ben.

Small animal vet Sophie Jones has seen her daughter off to university in the USA. As a single parent with an empty nest, she surprises herself—taking a job in a tiny village of Applemore in the Highlands of Scotland. Hundreds of miles from home, she can try to escape the fear that her past might come back to haunt her. Divorced artist Ben Lewis accepts his grown up daughter's teasing that he's turned into a grumpy hermit. He's perfectly happy with his life in an old farmhouse overlooking the wild Highland beach.

Frustrated that she spends all her time as either a mum to a football-obsessed teenager or a wife to a workaholic husband, Hannah wants something for herself. When the chance comes to take over the post office in Little Maudley, a charming Cotswold village, Hannah grabs it with both hands. She’ll have a career at last and also get her son, Ben, away from his trouble-making mates. But village life is not so picture-perfect after all.

When Kate is dumped on her best friend's wedding day, she realises she's now homeless as well as jobless. She decides to take a job on a remote Scottish island. Her grouchy new boss, Roddy, is unimpressed with her and makes it clear she's got a lot to prove. Island life has no room for secrets, and Roddy's trying to keep something quiet. When his ex appears back on the island, tensions rise. What is Fiona planning - and can she be stopped before it's too late?

Would-be gardener Daisy can't believe her luck when her parents announce they're off on a midlife-crisis gap year, leaving her in charge of their gorgeous garden. After a turbulent few months, a spell of quiet in the countryside is just what she needs. As Daisy wrestles the garden, her feelings for handsome Irishman George begin to take root. But Daisy's heart's desire - her parents' garden - is under threat.... Village life is turning out to be far from peaceful.

Meg's life changes forever the day her husband dies… but not in the way everyone thinks. A summer house-sitting her old friend's place on the old lighthouse in the little village of Applemore seems like the perfect opportunity to work out what she wants from the second half of her life. She arrives to discover she's responsible for keeping an eye on the little free library on the lighthouse path, and soon learns that it has a not-so-secret role—it's used as a drop off point to exchange everything from fresh-laid eggs to lost keys and love notes.

Isla's got the designer clothes and dream job as head stylist at an exclusive salon. She's been so single-minded in this quest that she's forgotten to have a life outside of it. When her aunt is in desperate need at her own salon, Isla heads to the remote island of Auchenmor to help. Finn is 35, and reality has just hit him hard. Now his best friends are about to have a baby, and everything is changing. When into his life walks Isla...

I det skønne, skotske højland ligg er det engang storslåede gods i landsbyen Applemore. Lachlan Fraser arvede sammen med sine tre søskende godset og det tilhørende land eft er deres fars død, men han har ingen interesse i sin arv. Han forlod landsbyen for aldrig at vende tilbage – før nu. Sammen med sine tre søstre må han afgøre godsets fremtid, og situationen bliver ikke lettere af et uventet gensyn fra fortiden... Da Rilla Clarks far pludselig dør, arver hun sit gamle barndomshjem, som ligg er på landet ved Fraser-familiens gods.

Gefangen im Hamsterrad des Alltags als Mutter eines fußballverrückten Teenagers und Ehefrau eines Workaholics, fragt sich Hannah, warum eigentlich ihre eigenen Interessen immer auf der Strecke bleiben. Das kann es doch noch nicht gewesen sein, oder? Und als sich überraschend die Möglichkeit ergibt, den Dorfladen samt Postamt in Little Maudley zu übernehmen, zögert sie nicht lange.