‘Let their hair down,’ said Alexandra, ‘but I like what you said.’
He shrugged. ‘Anyway, they are now close friends with my godmother, who is planning to visit them in Switzerland.’
‘And David …’–
‘Ah yes. David and Maxime. I didn’t see it, but it’s perfect. I think David will make a very good business selling antiques between the two countries.’
‘I’m so happy to think they’ll live here and so go on being part of our family,’ she said.
‘My children are having a very good time, I think.’
‘They behaved so well, didn’t they? I don’t think Lizzie had to hold Letty once, Stéphie enjoyed carrying her around so much. And the older two, they were a credit to you.’
‘They were a credit to their English nanny, I think,’ he said and kissed her again.
‘It’s not the family you start out with that’s important,’ said Alexandra, still feeling philosophical. ‘It’s the family you create, I think.’
‘Quite right. Which reminds me, there’s a little matter regarding that which we need to attend to …’
Have you read them all?
Living Dangerously
For Polly, life is complicated enough without a relationship.
Surely, love is only a distraction …
The Rose Revived
May, Sally and Harriet decide to kick-start their own business. Is it too much to hope for the same in their romantic lives?
Wild Designs
When Althea loses her job, she decides to transform her life and pursue her passion for gardening.
Stately Pursuits
Hetty is drawn into a fight to save a crumbling stately home.
Life Skills
When Julia goes to work on a pair of hotel boats, her past follows her …
Thyme Out
Perdita runs into her ex-husband unexpectedly. Can love blossom between them for a second time?
Artistic Licence
Thea runs off to Ireland with a charming artist and finds herself having to choose between two men.
Highland Fling
Jenny Porter dashes off to Scotland and gets caught in a complicated love triangle …
Paradise Fields
Which man can Nel trust to help preserve the meadow and farmers’ market she loves?
