Dido Jones is looking forward to a busy December catering for a large family Christmas with her business Heavenly Houseparties. But after a last minute cancellation, Dido instead finds herself asked to organise a party at Mitras Castle, where long-buried secrets are about to be unearthed...

All Marnie wants is somewhere to call home. When she finds an advertisement for a gardener in the village where her mother was born it feels like fate. Could a summer spent lovingly restoring a garden heal Marnie's broken heart?

The Christmas Invitation is the delightfully festive new book from Trisha Ashley. It’s perfect reading for cosy winter nights and best enjoyed by a roaring fire and a glittering Christmas tree with some old fashioned sticky treacle cake. To celebrate publication, we are giving away £100 of crafting vouchers from Hobbycraft so you can fill your home with festive sparkle and cheer as well as a copy of The Christmas Invitation. To be in with a chance of a win, simply enter your details using the form below. Terms and conditions apply. Competition closes 31st December 2019.

Portrait painter Meg Harkness is definitely not in the Christmas mood. She’s never gone in for tinsel, baubles and mistletoe, and right now she’s still getting over an illness. Yet when she’s invited to spend the run-up to Christmas in the snowy countryside, rather than dreary London, she can’t refuse. And Professor Clara Mayhem-Doome certainly won't take no for an answer!

The author of The Little Tea Shop of Lost and Found discusses the inspiration for her heroines in 'Trishaworld,' and reveals a surprising talent.