The Clockmaker’s Cottage

Can love begin before time runs out?

Lifelong clock obsessive P***a Bell never expected to flee her own wedding — or to end up stranded on Puffin Island in the middle of a soaking wet July. A last-minute competition win lands her at Clockmaker’s Cottage, once home to the legendary (and famously feuding) Vale brothers, whose timepieces shaped her childhood dreams.

Pippa’s plan for a quiet reset quickly unravels when she discovers she’s sharing the cottage with her old university nemesis, Professor Theo Blake. Things grow more complicated when Sebastian Worthington-Frost — charming, ambitious, and very much part of her past — arrives with secrets of his own.

As storms lash the island and long-buried secrets about the Vale brothers’ feud surface, Pippa must confront old rivalries, unfinished business, and the question of what she truly wants — before time runs out.

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'Full of warmth, fun and feel-good factor' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie Fforde

About the author

Christie Barlow is the number one international bestselling author of twenty-four romantic comedies including the iconic Love Heart Lane Series, A Postcard from Puffin Island and The Story Shop. She lives in a ramshackle cottage in a quaint village in the heart of Staffordshire with her two dogs. Christie loves to hear from her readers and you can get in touch via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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