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The Little Clock House on the Green: A heartwarming cosy romance perfect for summer
Eve Devon
‘A truly enchanting read’ Books of All KindsWelcome to the little village of Whispers Wood and one glorious summer when friendships are forged, secrets are revealed and romance delightfully bursts into bloom.Kate Somersby has finally returned home after years of running away. She’s heard that Old Man Isaac is selling the clock house on the green and she’s determined to make him an offer – the very bricks that make up the little clock house hold precious memories for her.Only gorgeous entrepreneur Daniel Westlake is standing in her way. Their rivalry is the talk of the village and soon rumours are spreading thicker than jam on a scone…A charming feel good romance perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Alex Brown and Sarah Morgan
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Table of Contents
Cover (#ucfae7478-be5d-5998-a197-c6da1afbcc8a)
Title Page (#uc6a027dc-e856-5aae-b33b-114d9cc1b6b8)
Copyright (#ua7e78ba5-caa0-550c-b78a-60dd38b8ae15)
Dedication (#ubbfda8f2-5d34-5082-acc8-06636a71fdd0)
Epigraph (#uec7f9a80-07fa-58d9-856e-0377dd4b95a3)
Chapter 1: Accidental Selfie Hell (#uea6eb05d-b7f5-568c-bb6d-5ba9ae29f85e)
Chapter 2: Logos and Gossip (#ue7cbdda8-cad1-55b5-8fd8-bad7d0e8e1d3)
Chapter 3: Within the Sound of Silence (#u64fa1573-aebe-52d0-b2c2-543043825f83)
Chapter 4: Boys and Their Toys (#ud9f6dce4-bd45-5aa9-9d8a-98f46a1fe166)
Chapter 5: Back – From Outer Space (#uffab5c4c-a49a-5f2a-96d3-0266c624e80f)
Chapter 6 : Voice of the Beehive (#u6f67277e-7ab6-5050-892f-d99e0f8c39c4)
Chapter 7: Then I Saw Her Face, Now I’m A Belieber! (#u07d7d316-7735-591d-ad46-f63ebff0d15b)
Chapter 8: The Whirling Dervish in the Wild Wellies (#u379560a8-6df7-5f2c-9261-f9fb45f811de)
Chapter 9: Letting the Cat Out of the Bag (#u2088af98-cb53-5b39-9b83-b5084ecb0447)
Chapter 10: And the Cats Just Keep on Coming… (#ud1bfeea8-7c5e-5a2e-bc0c-8d6710c95d2a)
Chapter 11: Birdsong, Baskets and Business Plans (#u83273e0d-27ff-5bbc-9267-9a06b6df7c1a)
Chapter 12: It’s All in the Timing, Mr Wolf (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 13: The Clock House Challenge (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 14: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15: Let the Right One In (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16: A Lot Like Losing a Locket and Finding a Pebble (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17: Support Groups (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18: Breaking Bread (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19: A ‘Fete’ Accompli (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20: Let Them Eat Cake (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21: Sun Tzu and the Offside Rule (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22: Juliet and Oscar Standing by a Tree, A-R-G-U-I-N-G (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23: Is That a Presentation in Your Pocket? (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24: All the World’s a Stage and Now I Get Stage-Fright? (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25: Queensberry Rules (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26: Parallel Universes (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27: Conversation Starters For One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28: Past Tense, Present Tense, Totes Tense (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29: The Girl Next Door (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30: Life Isn’t Like in the Movies (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31: By The Light of the Silvery Moon (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32: Nocturnal Habits (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33: Money, Money, Money – It’s So Funny… (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34: You’ve Got To Be In It To Win It (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35: The Curious Incident of the Plan in the Night-time (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36: Thanks For Nothing, Mr Tumnus (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37: Going Once, Going Twice… Sold (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38: How to Lose a Guy in Zero Dates (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39: Out of the Barbecue, Into the Fire (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40: Gonna Swing From the Chandelier (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41: Red Sky at Night (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42: Sign of the Times (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43: All For One and One For All (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44: The Writing on The Clock House Wall (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 45: On That Fete-ful Day (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 46: Fete-fully Yours (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 47: Clocking Off (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
Keep Reading … (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
About HarperImpulse (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
For anyone who ever brought a dream back up to the surface,
dusted it off and made it come true
‘Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
