The Butcher, the Baker, and the Girl from the Village Store

A heartwarming small-village romance about coming home, second chances, and the fight to save a Peak District community

De: Sarah Collett

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A cosy, slow-burn romantic escape set in the heart of the English Peak District — perfect for fans of small-village drama, warm communities, and second-chance beginnings.

When Emmy Clarke returns to Litton Edge to run her dad’s struggling village store, she promises herself it’s temporary. But the tiny Derbyshire village has other ideas. Between Tom the butcher (steady, impossible to read), Lydia the baker (former best friend, current ticking time bomb), and a community fighting to keep its shops alive, Emmy is pulled straight into a battle she never planned to fight.

Her idea?

A local “Taste of the Peaks” hamper that could save the butcher’s, the bakery, and the store — if she can get Tom and Lydia to stop glaring at each other long enough to make it work.

As old wounds surface and new feelings grow, Emmy faces the choice she’s been avoiding since the day she packed her bags: return to her fast, polished Manchester life… or stay in the village she once ran from — a place that’s beginning to feel like home again.

Featuring drystone walls, dawn deliveries, Bakewell market days, community mischief, unexpected tenderness, and a romance that builds beautifully slowly, The Butcher, the Baker, and the Girl from the Village Store is a love letter to small places and the people who keep them alive.

Perfect for readers who love:

✔ Cosy British fiction

✔ Small-town romance with depth

✔ Community-driven plots

✔ Slow-burn chemistry

✔ Women’s fiction full of heart and humour

✔ Peak District settings and rural charm

✔ Stories about returning home — and rebuilding what matters

Grab a blanket, put the kettle on, and escape to Litton Edge.

You might not want to leave.