Welcome to your happy place... Stella Hutton has everything under control. Her high-flying career as a lawyer relies on her keeping a calm, rational head on her shoulders. She hasn't got time for love, or space for a man in her glamorous new apartment, a converted warehouse overlooking the rugged cliffs of Micklewick Bay. But when a handsome stranger walks into the Jolly Sailors pub, with a sparkle in his blue eyes and a head of dark curls, everything changes. Making a beeline for her, Alex Bainbridge introduces himself while a gorgeous labrador waits at his feet. Electricity instantly sparks between Stella and Alex, as her heart flips inside her chest and her usual strict rules about men fly out the window... Stella thinks her crush will pass. But every time she bumps into Alex - on her daily jog along the promenade, at the supermarket, inside the Happy Hartes Bookshop - her feelings only grow stronger. Her close-knit group of friends have never seen her like this before. After thirty years of being happily single, has Stella finally met the one? Or will her cherished independence sabotage her chance at a forever love? Escape to Micklewick Bay in an uplifting, feel-good page-turner for fans of Heidi Swain, Jenny Colgan and Phillipa Ashley. Readers adore the Micklewick Bay series: ' A lovely story that just keeps you guessing right to the very end. Just wanted it to go on forever .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' A book to make you feel warm inside .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' Lovely characters. Beautiful story. The tissues had to come out !' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' Like a warm cup of coffee on a cold cloudy morning .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' A proper warm, feel-good read... some brilliant laugh-out-loud moments too .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' Kept me enthralled from beginning to end. Would definitely recommend it .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' I couldn't put it down, such a lovely story .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' The plot, characters and setting were all enchanting .' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐