The Slow Lane Walkers Club is set in beautiful Cornwall, close to the South West Coast Path, between the scenic villages of Trevone and Harlyn. I have friends who own a second home close to Harlyn but I wasn’t able to visit them for some hands on research because I was writing the book during the first Covid lockdown. It was a time of living our lives through Zoom and putting ring lights on Wishlists. I contacted my friends when I was deciding on a place for lead character Daniel to return to before beginning a new chapter in his life. They helped me create the backdrop to Daniel’s journey, hi ..read more

We are delighted to introduce you to the brand new novel publishing this May in hardback, eAudio and eBook, #OneMoonlitNight, by Sunday Times bestselling author Rachel Hore. Loyalty and betrayal, hope and despair, One Moonlit Night tells the captivating story of a husband and wife separated by secrets as well as by war. Accept it, he is dead. No, it’s not true. It is. Everyone thinks so except you. Forced to leave their family home in London after it is bombed, Maddie and her two young daughters take refuge at Knyghton, the beautiful country house in Norfolk where Maddie’s husband Philip ..read more

We are SO excited to be able to share the news that we’ve acquired a brand new novel – The House That Made Us – written by a very familiar face to you all, under the pseudonym Alice Cavanagh. One Day meets Up, The House That Made Us is a love story – and a life story – told through a series of photographs, inspired by a true story… and we can’t WAIT for you to fall as in love with Mac and Marie as we all have done here at @TeamBATC HQ! Here’s a very brief introduction to whet your appetite – with more news to follow of course… ‘When Mac and Marie marry and find a home of their o ..read more

Here at @TeamBATC we LOVE hidden chapters, secret sneaky peaks and access to exclusive content, and we know you do too, so, as a special treat, Jennifer Bibby has kindly shared the story behind The Cornish Hideway!   The Cornish Hideaway has been on quite a journey, one that has taken it over 1,244 miles and spans almost five hundred years. Let’s first travel back to Easter 2004. I was in my second year at university studying Creative Writing when the BBC put out a documentary called The Divine Michelangelo that detailed the life of the Renaissance artist. Watching it, the actor who ..read more

We’re so excited to introduce you to the brand new novel from Heidi Swain, The Summer Fair, publishing in May 2022!   Join Heidi Swain back in Nightingale Square for a sunshine and celebration filled summer… Beth loves her job working in a care home, looking after its elderly residents, but she doesn’t love the cramped and dirty house-share she currently lives in. So, when she gets the opportunity to move to Nightingale Square, sharing a house with the lovely Eli, she jumps at the chance. The community at Nightingale Square welcomes Beth with open arms, and when she needs help to org ..read more

Here at @TeamBATC we LOVE hidden chapters, secret sneaky peaks and access to exclusive content, and we know you do too, so, as a special treat, Jennifer Bibby has kindly shared this moment from The Cornish Hideway, that doesn’t appear in the book, when Alf first visits Lola’s Cafe! And, she’s even shared some of the photo inspiration too!   Alf thought about removing his tie but straightened it instead. His Ma had always stressed the importance of making a good first impression. He glanced down at Scruff, his faithful companion, and shook his head. There wasn’t much he could do to tidy th ..read more

Over the course of writing my last six books, I have discovered that readers have incredibly strong opinions when it comes to the optimal length of a book – from the absolute ‘I will not even pick up a book that’s more than 300 pages’, all the way to ‘I want to be transported for as many pages as possible – the longer the better.’ It’s not quite the literary equivalent of Marmite, but nevertheless it’s got me thinking. Back in the day – when I would pinch the entire family’s allocation of library cards and ‘stock up’ once a fortnight – a chunky novel was my nirvana. Driven in part by practica ..read more

Well look at that! Suddenly the seasons have changed and we find ourselves in December. I can think of nothing more I want than to hunker down with a good book, a cup of coffee and a sweet treat. To spread this joy, I thought I’d share my favourite recipe for fudgy chocolate brownies with a Christmassy twist. For my brownies, you’ll need: 200g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 200g unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into cubes 100g plain flour 40g cocoa powder 50g white chocolate chopped up into chunks 50g milk chocolate chopped up into chunks 3 large eggs 270 ..read more

A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you’re actually in love…  Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows – including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée – will be there. She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC to Spain is no short flight and her family won’t be easy to fool. . . But even then, when Aaron Blackford – the 6’4″, blue-eyed pain ..read more

Rose Pedal delicately wrapped the home-made gingerbread man in tissue paper and placed him gently into the Christmas gift box, specifically made for a DVD it was the perfect size to house a man-shaped biscuit. She tied a red ribbon around it, curling the ends into spirals with the blunt edge of the scissors, then wrote out the glittery red star-shaped tag. For Megan xx it read, as it had done for over fifteen years. ‘I’m off to Megan’s,’ she called to her mum. Her dad, the Reverend Pedal, was getting the church ready for midnight Mass that evening. ‘Make sure you wrap up warm and don’t be too ..read more