IVY PEMBROKE
Ivy Pembroke is a law professor who specializes in copyright and trademark law, with a focus on fanfiction. An enthusiastic writer all her life, she loves the backspace button, overuses italics in emails with friends, and thinks there is little better than a story that makes you smile. She splits her time between Mississippi and her home state of Rhode Island.
A HOUSE IN PROVENCE
Little Brown UK, 2020
It’s the offer of a lifetime – a whole summer in a farmhouse in the sun-drenched French countryside! But Libby might have bitten off more than she can chew . . .
As Libby, her new husband Sam, his son Teddy, and their helpful dog Jack explore the rambling, enchanting house, meet the locals and learn some delicious French cooking, they are joined by friends from home who are as affected by the breathtaking countryside as they are.
When Libby’s friend Isla, who has been restlessly travelling for years, comes to stay, she meets and falls for American Brooke, who works at the local vineyard. Will Brooke be the one to finally get Isla to stay in one place?
And then Libby has a surprise for Sam . . .
One summer in Provence will change all their lives for ever.
A WEDDING ON CHRISTMAS STREET
LittleBrown, 2018
Sam is about to propose to his girlfriend Libby, and his neighbours in Christmas Street all think they know the right way to do it. With their help — and sometimes hinderance — Sam gains a fiancee and the wedding planning begins. Meanwhile, Sam’s nine-year-old son Teddy and his friend Pari — with their constant companion Jack the street dog — are fascinated by the mysterious woman who has suddenly rented the empty, run-down house across the road. Their attempts to spy on her are often thwarted, but soon Christmas streets begins to work its magic and new neighbour Millie is reluctantly drawn into street activities. As Millie starts to relax into thinking she can have a different life — maybe even with Jasper, the local carpenter — someone she thought she’d left behind turns up to threaten that. But with all of the street looking out for her, Millie’s Christmas will be filled with hope and promise.
SNOWFLAKES ON CHRISTMAS STREET
Little, Brown, 2017
On a little street in a big city, everything is changing Bill has lived on Christmas Street since he was a young man. He’s seen families come and go, watched children grow up… Now he wants to be left alone. Everything eight-year-old Teddy loves is in America. But his widowed father, Sam, has brought them both back to England to be closer to their family. Sam’s one wish is for Teddy to be happy again. As Teddy and Sam settle into their new life, and Sam has an unusual meet-cute with the delightful Libby, a very special four-legged neighbour is determined to make them feel at home. Jack, the Christmas street dog, is welcome in everyone’s house – but will it be in his power to help a little boy and a lonely old man remember the true meaning of the season? As the snow sparkles on the ground, one small act of kindness will give a whole street a happy Christmas…