A Winter's Tale — Trisha Ashley

A charming romantic comedy about a hard-up single mum inheriting a stately home â€" and a host of headaches. The perfect novel for curling up with during the long winter nights.

Sophy Winter is not your typical Lady of the Manor. When she unexpectedly inherits Winter's End â€" a crumbling mansion in the beautiful Lancashire countryside â€" it seems like all Sophy's prayers have been answered.

But the house is decrepit and its eccentric inhabitants are a nightmare. And once it is discovered that Winter's End played host to a young Shakespeare, the entire village of Sticklepond becomes curious about Sophy's plans, especially charming Jack Lewis. But is he really smitten by Sophy…or her newly-acquired cash?

Meanwhile, Sophy's gorgeous head gardener Seth is the strong and silent type. But does his passion bloom for anything beyond the horticultural?

A charming romantic comedy for fans of Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell â€" guaranteed to thaw the coldest of hearts!

Reviews

Praise for Trisha Ashley:

‘Trisha Ashley writes with remarkable wit and originality - one of the best writers around!' Katie Fforde

‘Full of down-to-earth humour.' Sophie Kinsella

‘Full of comedy and wit.' Closer

About the author

Trisha Ashley was born in St. Helens, Lancashire, and gave up her fascinating but time-consuming hobbies of house-moving and divorce a few years ago in order to settle in North Wales. Trisha is currently working on her next novel, Wedding Tiers, to be published by AVON in 2009.