Book 1: SPRING AT TAIGH FALLON When Angel Tempest finds out that her best friend Zac has inherited a Scottish mansion, Taigh Fallon, from his great aunt, she leaps at the chance to visit with him. It will mean closing up her jewellery shop on the Yorkshire Coast for a few days but a spring trip to the Highlands is too tempting. Then Kyle, Zac’s estranged and slightly grumpy Canadian cousin, unexpectedly turns up at Taigh Fallon. Events take a strange turn as the long-kept secrets of the old house begin to reveal themselves. And why does Kyle seem so familiar?
Book 2: CHRISTMAS ON THE ISLE OF SKYE The Isle of Skye is a magical place, especially at Christmas, and there’s no place Zac would rather be. But there’s still something missing . . . and that something is a someone called Ivy McFarlane. Ivy used to work with Zac but then spread her wings and moved to Glastonbury. He’s missed her ever since. Now it’s almost Christmas, and Zac realizes that the Ivy-shaped hole in his life is too big to bear. So starts his festive mission to the mainland — but will he be back in time to spend Christmas in Skye? And will Ivy be with him?
Book 3: JESSIE’S LITTLE BOOKSHOP BY THE SEA Jessie Tempest has two loves in her reading books and selling books. Her little bookshop is nestled away on the Yorkshire Coast. It’s Jessie’s cozy hideaway and sanctuary from the outside world. But when writer Miles Fareham and his son Elijah arrive to stay in the holiday apartment above the shop, it’s a test for Jessie. She’s always felt clueless when it comes to kids. But as Jessie learns the story of the single father and the inquisitive eight-year-old, she realizes that first impressions aren’t always the right ones — and you can never judge a book by its cover . . .
Book 4: SUMMER AT CARRICK PARK When Joel Leicester walks into the hotel where Rosa Tempest works, she can’t believe her bad luck. Out of all the hotels in all of Yorkshire, the man who broke her heart would have to walk into Carrick Park! The last time Rosa saw him, it was after a whirlwind holiday when they’d been greeted at his flat by a woman claiming to be his fiancée. Rosa never stuck around to hear Joel’s side of the story. But now, six years on, fate has another trick up its sleeve as a potentially disastrous summer wedding at Carrick Park can only be saved by Joel and Rosa working together . . .
Kirsty is from the North East of England and won the English Heritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009. She has had articles and short stories published in various magazines, newspapers and anthologies and was also a judge in the Paws 'n' Claws 'Wild and Free' Children's Story competition in 2011 and in 2013. 'The Memory of Snow', her first novel, was commended in the Northern Writer's Awards, shortlisted to the top five of Wyvern's novel competition in 2011 and longlisted in the Red Telephone Novel Competition in 2012. You can find out more about Kirsty and her work at www.rosethornpress.co.uk
Great that the four books entertained with The sisters
Great reading. I loved the differences between the girls. Their difference in their chosen careers. From Scotland to Glastonbury all the different places. They made it really interesting. Thanks to the authors they were great stories.