Thea reconnects with her friend Emmy while on a visit to the church in Baunton, near Cirencester with her stepdaughter Stephanie. Emmy, now married to local farmer Nick Weaver,...

Summer has come to Windermere, where Persimmon “Simmy” Brown runs her own florist shop. But the shop is struggling for money, so a contract to provide floral displays for a...

Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children during the summer holidays so she accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. On her first day there, she rescues...

Thea Slocombe, nee Osborne, is trying to settle into normal, domestic life with Drew and his two children in Broad Campden. But in the course of an attempt to make friends...

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, Persimmon “Simmy” Brown's flower shop near Lake Windermere receives a string of anonymous delivery orders. But each one causes their...

Simmy Brown has a lot on her mind. Not just keeping her florist business afloat, her father’s failing health, the challenge of developing a long-term relationship with...

Winter has arrived in the town of Windermere, and has bought with it the death of Frances Henderson, the best friend of Persimmon “Simmy” Brown’s mother. Simmy must cope...

A suspicious funeral, a fatal encounter at a garden centre of all places, and a country walk marred by the discovery of a hidden corpse, are just some of the perplexing situations...

A huge funeral for Windermere’s popular resident, Barbara Dodge, is taking place and florist Persimmon “Simmy” Brown and her new assistant, Bonnie Lawson are busy compiling...

Thea Osborne hopes to spend a quiet Christmas house sitting for the Shepherds in the picturesque village of Stanton. Walks in the local countryside with the dogs and perhaps a...