Judith Cutler

Newly appointed as land agent to the youthful Lord Croft, Matthew Rowsley finds plenty to keep him busy as he attends to his lordship's neglected country estate. But he's distracted from his tasks by the disappearance of a young housemaid....

For Sophie Rivers, tackling newly imposed profit margins and a disruptive Fundamentalist movement means that teaching comes low on the agenda....

For lecturer Sophie Rivers a writing course on the outskirts of Birmingham is a bit of a busman’s holiday. Still, creative inspiration might strike....

Sophie Rivers thinks she’s fallen on her feet when a temporary research post takes her to George Muntz College, just yards from her Birmingham home....

Lina Townend is making a name for herself as an antiques dealer, in partnership with her old friend, Griff Tripp....

Sophie Rivers is rightly proud of her cousin Andy, a famous rock’n’roll star. Andy has just renounced the excesses of the music business....

On a freezing winter's night, the residents of Thorncroft House are roused from their beds by an unexpected visitor....

1861, Victorian England. When Matthew and Harriet Rowsley are invited to a party at Clunston Park by Matthew's cousin, Colonel Barrington Rowsley, Harriet is nervous....

A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley's dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate's unconventional practices and aren't afraid of voicing their concerns.

With her husband away on an England cricket tour of Pakistan, and the deadline for her MEd dissertation looming....

With his lordship's mental health failing, management of his grand country estate has been assigned to a group of trustees, including land agent Matthew Rowsley and his wife Harriet....

England, 1810. A young parson's first night in one village brings excitement of the wrong kind....

Antiques dealer Lina Townend....

Sophie Rivers has left the turmoil of her inner-city college to take an MEd course at the University of the West Midlands....

When Josie Welford settles in the idyllic West Country village of Kings Duncombe, she honestly believes she can bury her past....

When everything points to the shadowy dealings of people smugglers in the area, Jane Cowan has her work cut out....

Morning service in the quiet village church. Josie Welford, licensee of the White Hart, is daydreaming during Father Tim Martin’s sermon....

Sophie Rivers has left behind the stresses of teaching at an inner-city college in Birmingham for a while and has just started seeing the delectable Mike Lowden....

It's a busy weekend for Lina: she wins a dance competition, annoys a valuable client and has to play gooseberry when Griff, her business partner, meets an old flame....

From the moment Lina Townend and Griff Tripp, set up their antiques stall at the weekend fair....