Kirjahaku

Return to Summerchester, takes us back to the idyllic Seaside Market Town of Summerchester, introduced to us through Hazel Elizabeth Allen's Award Winning Novel, Summerchester Secrets and her short story Summerchester Regrets. Top chef Jack English walks away from his fashionable London restaurant and takes over the running of a small caf in his home town, in a bid to save his marriage. Olympic hopeful Charlotte Penfold is recovering from a serious injury with the help of her brother Toby and is recuperating at his cliff top apartment. Will life in the small seaside town of their childhood have the healing effects they both desire or will it bring them to breaking point as they Return to Summerchester?

Beth Montague is a talented, beautiful, young woman who is following in her father's footsteps by becoming a vascular surgeon. Alluring, yet vulnerable, men are drawn to her; however, her life is not as charmed as it may appear. Unable to commit, her decisions lead to unsuitable liaisons that ultimately bring heartache and conflict. Brothers Adam and James clash as they vie for her love, while married consultant Robert Barnaby tries unsuccessfully to separate work from pleasure. When tragic events shatter Beth's life, she is left stunned and wondering if the path she is following is right for her. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Bath's Royal Crescent and London's Belgravia, the story takes us from her tentative steps into adulthood, through to professional success and the brink of fulfilling her lifelong ambition. But will Beth manage to overcome her fear of loss and open her heart to love? Only by letting go of the past will she be able to grasp the future.