Escape the rain. Chase the light. Rediscover life in the South of France.When grief, grey skies, and the quiet weight of routine begin to close in, fifty-eight-year-old Jonty Davies makes a bold decision: he leaves Leeds behind and starts over in the sun-drenched south of France.Sunshine and Serendipity in the South of France is a heart-warming, gently humorous novel about reinvention, love after loss, and the courage it takes to begin again. Set against the vivid backdrop of Cagnes-sur-Mer and the Côte d'Azur, the story follows Jonty as he navigates charmingly inconvenient apartments, bewildering French bureaucracy, expat communities, and the unexpected human connections that slowly pull him back toward life.As Jonty trades drizzle for Mediterranean light, builders' tea for espresso, and predictability for serendipity, he discovers that starting over isn't about forgetting the past—it's about learning how to carry it...

When sharp-tongued city journalist Eliza Dalton is sent to write a glossy lifestyle piece on a picture-perfect English village, she expects boredom, hypocrisy, and a quick escape back to London. What she doesn't expect is Upper Wobbleton—a place where nothing is quite as simple as it looks, and where charm can be as dangerous as scandal. Nor does she expect The Wonky Pint. Run by the infuriatingly reserved Fitzwilliam Darcy, the village pub is more than a cosy refuge from the rain. It is the heart of the community—and it's under threat. Developers are circling, finances are failing, and the future of the pub hangs by a thread. To Eliza, it looks like the perfect story. To Fitz, she looks like the last person who should be telling it. As Eliza digs for the "gritty truth" her editor demands, she finds herself pulled into the rhythms of village life: fiercely...