This is Seabury - where everyone knows everyone, the average tourist hasn't got a clue it even exists, and that's just how the locals like it!
Mrs Mary Scott is sick of quivering like a newborn lamb every time she has to drive into Seabury. She really must get over this silliness!
Still, what else did she expect? This was what happened to fools in love!
But… she wasn’t in love! What a ridiculous notion. After all, it had been decades since she’d made the mistake that had changed her life forever - robbing her of a lifetime of happiness.
Mary blamed the new-fangled art gallery that was taking over Nana’s ice cream parlour for stirring everything up again. A retrospective of Lionel Barclay’s paintings was bound to have an effect on her!
All Mary wants it to do is let her mistake rest in peace. Okay… maybe not peace exactly… not with what she’s hiding in the attic!
Will Mary risk her secret being discovered to support the only man she’s ever loved?
Or will her stiff upper lip and stubbornness ensure that a second chance at romance with the love of her life passes her by?
A heartwarming, hug of a book proving that there's no expiration date on true love! For fans of Holly Martin, Polly Babbington and Heidi Swain.
Mistakes and Heartbreaks in Seabury is a standalone novella and the eighth book in the Seabury series
Beth Rain has always wanted to be a writer and has been penning adventures for characters ever since she learned to stare into the middle-distance and daydream.
She has recently moved to a windswept, Scottish island, and it is a dream come true to spend her days hanging out with Bob – her trusty laptop – scoffing crisps and chocolate while dreaming up swoony love stories for all her imaginary friends.
Head to Seabury if you fancy dipping your toes in the waves, Little Bamton the place for some quintessential English village action, take a trip down the river to Upper Bamton if standalones involving a spot of wine and wool are your thing, or you could always hop on a flight or ferry to Crumcarey to join the author in the Scottish Isles!
Beth’s writing will always deliver on the happy-ever-afters, so if you need cosy… you’re in safe hands!