Lucy Mathers was once the golden girl of Simcock & Bright. Four years later, she’s a stay at home mum with two adorable children, has swapped her Louboutins for rabbit slippers and spends her day making crustless sandwiches and colour co-ordinated lunches instead of signing up high profile clients. When her husband is suddenly made redundant, there is panic in the Mathers’ household. With a mortgage the size of the national debt and a credit card balance that’s in danger of toppling, Lucy reluctantly decides she must return to work. So she digs out her old power suits from the back of the wardrobe and leaves Will to become a house husband. But sitting in Lucy’s old office is Grant Cassidy, suave, handsome and ruthless and with no intention of letting Lucy walk back into the number one job. At home, despite his breezy declaration that swapping boardroom battles for toddler groups would be a doddle, Will’s belief that parental issues could be solved with forward planning and a spreadsheet soon falls by the wayside. With both Will and Lucy struggling to adapt, could their previously happy marriage be developing some cracks? Reviews ... "This is definitely deserving of more than five stars. The book is fantastic and should be a must-read for everyone"@Littlemissbook6" "The engaging storylines and insightful writing were riotously comical and cleverly penned"@Honolulubelle "Lucy Mathers Goes Back to Work is the witty wonder I had hoped it would be and so much more'"@stacyisreading "Butterfield’s pacey, page-turner captures perfectly the emotional turmoil and the practical difficulties many women face marrying work and families"@SueF_Writer "This is a wonderful lighthearted, and very well written, romantic comedy novel, full of such real characters and scenarios" @emsibzz

Lucy Mathers was once the golden girl of Simcock & Bright. Four years later, she's a stay at home mum with two adorable children, has swapped her Louboutins for rabbit slippers and spends her day making crustless sandwiches and colour co-ordinated lunches instead of signing up high profile clients. When her husband is suddenly made redundant, there is panic in the Mathers' household. With a mortgage the size of the national debt and a credit card balance that's in danger of toppling, Lucy reluctantly decides she must return to work. So she digs out her old power suits from the back of the wardrobe and leaves Will to become a house husband. But sitting in Lucy's old office is Grant Cassidy, suave, handsome and ruthless and with no intention of letting Lucy walk back into the number one job. At home, despite his breezy declaration that swapping boardroom battles for toddler groups would be a doddle, Will's belief that parental issues could be solved with forward planning and a spread sheet soon falls by the wayside. With both Will and Lucy struggling to adapt, could their previously happy marriage be developing some cracks?

When Isabelle Darby moves to the tranquil and picturesque village of Lower Dimblebrook, she is expecting peace and solitude, not scandal and murder! But along with the quaint thatched cottages and afternoon tea she encounters gossip and intrigue, along with a stern, but deliciously handsome, detective. Life in the city was never like this! Book 1, Deadly Whispers in Lower Dimblebrook. Fiona Lambourne has been found murdered in the local car park and gossip is rife that the killer was a jealous lover. In an effort to defend her friend's reputation and prove DI Wainwright wrong, Issie finds herself face to face with the real killer. Will she become the next victim? Book 2, Wilful Changes in Lower Dimblerbook. There's another dead body in the village and this time Issie is a suspect. Her determination to prove her innocence makes her a target for Lower Dimblebrook's latest killer, will DI Wainwright arrest her or become her knight in shining armour? Book 3, Key Mishaps in Lower Dimblebrook. Who killed Donald Babbington? Was it a crazed catnapper, or a blackmail plot gone wrong? As per usual Issie finds herself at the centre of the investigation - much to the displeasure of DI Wainwright who would rather ask her out for dinner rather than demand her fingerprints!

As a relative newcomer to cosy village of Lower Dimblebrook, Issie is one of the few people who has shown friendship to the disliked Della Burrows. Suspected of killing off her new husband and trying to steal his daughter’s inheritance, Della has made only enemies in the village and when her body is found only a few days after her husband’s funeral, the main question on everybody’s lips is whether she was successful and what was written in Vincent Burrows’ will. But it’s never that simple in Lower Dimblebrook and as the mystery of Della’s secretive past begins to emerge, Issie finds herself a suspect in her murder, which of course means the return of the delicious DI Wainwright, which Issie finds even more disturbing!

"This one is so good I really feel Hallmark should pick it up and make it into a movie"... Reading Girl Reviews "A delightful cosy mystery perfect for fans of MC Beaton and Lesley Cookman. A witty, thrilling and compelling village mystery"....Bookish Jottings "I found ‘Deadly Whispers In Lower Dimblebrook’ to be an addictive read, which held my attention from start to finish"....Ginger Book Geek 'I feel like I have stepped right into Midsomer Country...and lost myself completely in this delightful Cotswold village"...Confessions of a Bookaholic "A fantastic read and I likened it to a modern day Nancy Drew with hints of Agatha Raisin"...Karen and her book When Isabelle Darby moves to the delightfully cosy village of Lower Dimblebrook, she’s searching for peace and quiet as well as a chance to escape from heartbreak. After making friends with Fiona Lambourne, another newcomer to the village, Issie is left reeling when tragedy strikes and Fiona is murdered, the second wife Anthony Lambourne has lost in unfortunate circumstances. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the local gossips insist that Fiona had been embroiled in an affair before her death, something which Issie knows not to be the case. Determined to clear her friend's reputation and solve the mystery of the rumours, Issie takes on both the gossips and the handsome but stern DI Wainwright, making both friends and enemies along the way!

Lower Dimblebrook was such a tranquil place, until Issie arrived. Now the bodies are mounting up and DI Wainwright has all but moved into the village hall as he tries to get to the bottom of the latest murder. Why would anyone want to kill Donald Babbington, what is the mystery surrounding the missing keys, is there a blackmail plot afoot or even worse, did someone intend to catnap Cleopatra? And what of Issie and the stern but delicious detective? Is he still pining for the less picturesque streets of inner-city Manchester, or have The Cotswolds and Issie finally stolen his heart? All will be revealed in the latest book in the Isabelle Darby Cozy Village Mystery Series.

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