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A scenic holiday season in the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne finds Polly busy with seasonal demands at her bakery, but when a dangerous storm cuts them off from the mainland, she must team up with her neighbors to safeguard everyone.

For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to the rules . . . Maggie Adair’s first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After making the leap from an inner-city school in Glasgow, she’s learned to appreciate the mellower pace of the girls’ boarding school by the sea. Now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, sweet and steady Stan, Maggie’s just got to stop thinking about David McDonald,...

"Perfect for fans of Poldark, Sarah E. Ladd's latest Regency romance, The Thief of Lanwyn Manor, explores Cornwall, England, and the secrets within one of its historic manor houses"-- Provided by publisher.

"To celebrate their engagement, DCI Arthur St. Just and Portia De'Ath visit the quiet village of Maidsfell in Cornwall. Upon arriving they find the villagers in an uproar over plans to redevelop the local seafront. The fishermen want to build a new slipway to aid their business, but many residents worry it will spoil the view for the tourists who help drive the economy. After a heated village meeting on the issue, St. Just overhears an argument involving...

"Since witnessing the death of her husband during the wars, Imogen, Lady Barclay, has secluded herself in the confines of Hardford Hall, their home in Cornwall. The new owner has failed to take up his inheritance, and Imogen desperately hopes he will never come to disturb her fragile peace. Percival Hayes, Earl of Hardford, has no interest in the wilds of Cornwall, but when he impulsively decides to pay a visit to his estate there, he is shocked to...

"When Ross Poldark's former beloved gives birth to a son--with his enemy George Warleggan--Ross must face the pain of losing her all over again. But soon they discover her cousin has fallen in love with Ross's brother-in-law, and the two families become entangled in surprising new ways. As the rivalry between Ross and George reaches new heights, the families must face an uncertain future. Filled with intrigue and secrets, and set against the romantic...

With his good friend Richard Jury on a fool's errand in Northern Ireland, Melrose Plant tries in vain to escape his aunt and his Long Piddleton lethargy by fleeing to Cornwall. There he rents a house furnished with tragic memories. While Melrose Plants and Commander of the Devon and Cornwall police, Brian Macalvie, sit in The Wink, a pub in Lamorna, comparing notes on recent murders, they receive word of yet another murder--in Bletchley House--and...

The day after collecting donations, elderly widow Eleanor Trewynn and the vicar's wife find the dead body of a longhaired, scruffy-looking youth hidden in the stockroom of the charity shop. Then they discover that some donated jewelry thought to be fake is actually very real, very expensive, and the haul from a violent robbery in London. Making matters more complex, the corpse found in the storeroom is apparently not one of the robbers.