Uplifting Reads

Welcome to Maplewood, where pumpkin spice isn’t just a flavor—it’s a way of life! Eliza Frost, the quirky owner of The Cozy Cup café, is determined to make this year’s Pumpkin Spice Lane Festival the best one yet. Tradition is everything to her, and she’s ready to protect the town’s charming character at all costs. But when Eliza’s old crush, Barry Armstrong—now a handsome and ambitious developer—returns to Maplewood with big ideas for modernization, Eliza’s world is turned upside down. When the two are forced to team up for the festival’s first-ever Pumpkin Spice ...

This Christmas, the nation’s favourite life coach is in desperate need of a little holiday magic. Alex Nixon has built a glittering TV career teaching clients how to win at life. But when a disastrous viral awards speech reveals that she has zero friends, her family is a mess and her boyfriend...

‘Life-affirming, joyful and tender. Beth Moran has written the perfect Christmas story to brighten up even the darkest Winter’s evening’ Zoe Folbigg When Jenny inherits her estranged grandmother’s cottage in Sherwood Forest, she has nothing to lose - no money, no job, no friends, no...

Pour yourself a cup of something warm and settle into a world where kitchens glow with laughter, memories linger around the table, and gratitude fills every room. Short Stories for Seniors with Humor and Heart is a delightful collection of easy-to-read, large-print short stories that capture the magic of Thanksgiving and the beauty of everyday kindness. From the chaos of a family feast gone sideways to the quiet comfort of a shared meal, each tale celebrates gratitude, connection, and the simple joy of being together. 🎁 The perfect gift for parents, grandparents, or anyone who loves feel...

Let the MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING author Jo Bartlett sweep you away with her BRAND NEW heartwarming and absorbing read Thirteen years ago, Iris’s life was shattered when her father’s sudden death revealed a devastating secret, making her doubt everything she believed to be true. Now working...

A Remarkable Gift Under $20 for Seniors or Anyone Cherishing Nostalgic Golden Years Take a stroll down memory lane with heartfelt stories crafted especially for seniors. From the vibrant 1940s to the transformative 2000s, Uplifting Short Stories for Seniors brings the essence of each decade to life through light, inspiring, and nostalgic tales. With 100 thoughtfully selected stories, we’ve also included an EXTRA bonus of 20 additional stories, making this collection even more delightful. That’s 120 stories in total, providing endless moments of joy and reflection for you or your loved ...

Eden Whitfield has finally built a life that feels like her own—until her past walks through the front door. The Mercer at Sea Glass Island is officially open. For the first time in years, Eden isn’t simply imagining a different future—she’s living it. Guests are arriving, reservations are filling, and the old house she once considered selling has become something she created entirely on her own terms. Then a familiar name appears on the reservation list: Warren Whitfield. But Warren isn’t the only unexpected arrival at The Mercer. When a woman with nowhere to go appears at ...

The perfect dinner. The perfect marriage. Only one would survive the night. Eden Whitfield has always believed that love lives in the little things—remembering birthdays, preparing favorite meals, and making everyone feel at home. For twenty-nine years, she's built a beautiful life around those quiet acts of love, one sacrifice at a time. Then, on the night of the most important dinner party of her husband's career, he asks her to add one more guest to the table. Before the evening is over, everything Eden believes about her marriage begins to unravel, and by morning, she's forced to face...

She came to Sea Glass Island to figure out what came next. She never expected to start wanting a life there. Little by little, Eden Whitfield is beginning to find her footing on Sea Glass Island. Mercer House still needs more work than she can afford, but with every room she brings back to life, the old house feels a little less like an inheritance she doesn’t know what to do with—and a little more like home. For the first time in decades, Eden is also learning to ask herself a question she once stopped asking: What do I want? The answer may be more complicated than she expected. Her ...

The gorgeous getaway novel from the BESTSELLING author of The Bordeaux Book Club, Gillian HarveyEveryone’s story has some magic. You just have to turn the page to find it… As the sun rises over the little Provence village where single mother Adeline has escaped with her little girl Lili, she...

Natalie Whitfield always believed that if she made the right choices, the right life would follow. Now nothing is happening in the order she planned. She did everything she was supposed to do. Earned the degree. Built the career. Fell in love with the man she thought would be part of her future. Then, one by one, those certainties disappeared. Now Natalie is back on Sea Glass Island with no job to return to, a relationship that has ended, and more questions about her future than answers. She tells herself she only needs time to figure out what comes next. But figuring it out may require ...

The Perfect Uplifting Gift for Anyone Needing a Dose of Hope and Comfort Discover a collection of heartwarming short stories designed to brighten even the darkest days. "It's Going to Be a Good Day" offers 25 carefully crafted tales inspired by true events, featuring beautiful full-color illustrations that bring each story to life. These accounts of everyday miracles, unexpected kindness, and gentle wisdom remind us of the beauty that exists all around us. The Ideal Gift for: Anyone searching for a great Feel Good book. Someone on their healing journey A loved one in assisted living Friends...

We can all remember a time when we were young and under-the-weather, and Mom soothed and nurtured us back to health with her magical chicken soup elixir. Now we can revisit those cherished moments with a delightful batch of stories for and about mothers. Celebrity contributions include Barbara Bush, Reba McEntire, Erma Bombeck and Montel Williams.

Some stories end on the last page. This one starts there. Pour a cup, settle in, and stay a while — Driftwood Cove keeps its secrets close. When Maggie Chen left twenty years as a New York Law Librarian for the creaky floors and brass bell of The Last Page, she thought she was choosing a quieter life. A year into running the bookshop her great-aunt Eleanor left her, Driftwood Cove still feels like a place she's borrowing rather than living in. It's a small town on the foggy Oregon coast — the kind where everyone knows your coffee order and the regulars have their own mugs on the wall. ...

Escape to Greece in Lizzie Lee's brand-new heartwarming story about new beginnings. Perfect for fans of Mandy Baggot, Sue Roberts and Jo Thomas...

She came to Sea Glass Island expecting to find a house. She never expected to find pieces of herself waiting inside. With her marriage behind her and nearly everything she once called home packed away in storage, Eden Whitfield boards a plane for Florida with one simple plan: see the house her great-aunt left her, decide what to do with it, and move on. Then she arrives at Sea Glass Island. At the end of a quiet road sits a sprawling old house overlooking the Gulf—a house filled with faded photographs, forgotten belongings, and fragments of a childhood Eden can barely remember. The longer...

She's finally close enough to find the answers. Now she has to decide if she's ready to hear them. At forty-eight years old, Lila Simmons has spent years holding her life together by sheer force of will. After a painful divorce shattered the carefully controlled world she built, the last thing she wants is to return to Salt Flower Bay—the small Florida beach town she spent thirty years trying to escape. But when her estranged mother dies unexpectedly, Lila has no choice but to go home. Her plan is simple: Settle the estate. Clean out the house. Leave before the past has a chance to pull ...

The snow is falling and the hot chocolates are piled high with marshmallows at the Comfort Food Café, and one unexpected visitor is in for a holiday miracle… Meredith Bailey is a woman who doesn’t do emotions, doesn’t do cake, and she absolutely does not do cosy Dorset villages. But when...

It was a shop full of wonder: sheets of colourful paper, pots of ink on every surface, and spools of ribbon suspended on gleaming brass hooks. But it was even more magical when it was filled with people. Rumour was that the owner, Tilly, could send letters to long-lost loved ones if you penned...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the No.1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins comes the heart-warming and charming final chapter of Veronica McCreedy's story. "Emperor penguins defy the odds, and I shall too.” Still fiery and feisty at eighty-seven, Veronica McCreedy, the very first...