The Stables on Muddypuddle Lane Series

Delightfully heart-warming romance. Petra Kelly’s whole life revolves around the stables she manages for her uncle Amos. So much so, that she’s spent the last ten years without even a sniff of a date. As far as she’s concerned, she’s got everything she needs in life and is too busy for romance anyway. That is until Ted, the farrier, retires and she’s forced to use a new blacksmith to shoe her horses. Harry Milton isn’t looking for love, either. He’s just moved into the area having taken over Ted’s farrier business, and he’s more concerned with settling into a new job and a new community and worrying how his younger brother is coping without Harry to look after him. He’s never had time for a relationship, and to be honest what woman would want to take on a man who had dedicated his life to raising his sibling after their parents died? When Petra and Harry meet it is far from love at first sight: Harry is convinced Petra doesn’t like him and Petra is convinced he’s fallen under the spell of the local man-eater (Petra’s words, not Harry’s). However, as they are brought together by the needs of the horses in their charge, Petra develops a grudging respect for Harry, and Harry decides that Petra isn’t as grumpy as he originally thought. Spring in Muddypuddle Lane sees the awakening of more than just the honey bees and new green shoots, as Petra and Harry begin to wonder if they can take a chance on each other. Will their dedication to all things equine be enough to bring them together, or will they have to “rein” in their attraction for each other and lock the stable door on love? This is the first story in The Stables on Muddypuddle Lane series.

Rose Walker isn’t averse to falling in love again. What she is averse to are stand-offish single dads who don’t appreciate her offer of help. Jason Halligan has no intention of falling in love any time soon. He has enough on his plate caring for his six-year-old daughter, May, without any added complications in his life. And Rosie most definitely proves to be a complication when Jason reluctantly accepts her offer to take May to her riding lesson. Not only does he find himself far too attracted to her for his own good, but they also have very different views about their respective daughters’ love of horses. Especially when Rose puts May’s name down for a forthcoming horsey event that he doesn’t approve of May entering. As the summer sun warms Muddypuddle Lane, will Rose and Jason get off their high horses or will they put any chance of love out to pasture? This is the second story in the Stables on Muddypuddle Lane series, and although it can be read on its own, you'll have much more fun when read the books in sequence and you’ve followed Petra and Harry’s story from the beginning.

A sweet, uplifting, heart warming romance. When vet, Timothy Milton, is offered a job in the village of Picklewick he is over the moon, especially when he shares the excitement of landing his dream position with a rather pretty stranger, who he hopes he will see more of when he starts work. Charity Jones isn’t used to men showing an interest in her, and she’s even less used to being attracted to them. Until now, she has preferred looking after her horse to having a relationship. However, when she discovers Timothy is the new equine vet and that he shares her love of all things horsey, she wants to get to know him better. Unfortunately, neither of them bargains for what happens when Timothy meets Charity’s sister, Faith… And with Bonfire Night fast approaching are fireworks set to go off, or will it be nothing more than a damp squib? This is the third novella in The Stables on Muddypuddle Lane series, and although it can be listened to on its own, you’ll have much more fun if you listen to the books in sequence and you’ve followed Petra and Harry’s story from the beginning.

Indulge yourself in snowflakes and hot chocolate with this cosy festive romance… Widowed Megan Barnes used to love horses when she was a child, but the last thing she expected was for her deceased husband’s final gift to her to be a series of riding lessons, culminating in a trek through the snow. Nathan Windrush is perfectly content with things just the way they are. He adores his job at the stables, and if he ever feels lonely he has his dog, the horses and a donkey to talk to. But when Megan and Nathan meet, Megan finds herself attracted to him despite her feelings of guilt and betrayal, and Nathan begins to see Megan as more than just another horsey customer. As winter’s grip tightens on the stables on Muddypuddle Lane, will Megan’s heart remain frozen in grief, or will the growing chemistry between her and Nathan be enough to thaw it? And does Nathan feel able to compete with her husband’s memory and try to win her love? This is the fourth novella in the Stables on Muddypuddle Lane series, and although it can be listened on its own, you’ll have much more fun if you listen to the books in sequence and you’ve followed Petra and Harry’s story from the beginning.