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About Penny Appleton
Penny Appleton is the pen name of Jacqui Penn, a writer from the south-west of England. Her Summerfield Village sweet romance novels follow residents of the village as they search for love at different times of life.
Before she retired, Jacqui travelled in many countries and now enjoys visiting exciting places on vacation. She has been a volunteer for several organisations, including riding experiences for the disabled which features in Love at Summerfield Stables. Many of her stories contain aspects of her adventures and experiences.
Jacqui enjoys life and relishes variety. She loves walking in nature and the city, visiting National Trust properties and museums. She is an avid reader and is interested in wellness, yoga, and good nutrition.
Relationships, animals, and love, in all its myriad forms, are at the heart of her books.
Her favorite authors include Jane Austen, Danielle Steele and Nora Roberts. Also, Deborah Moggach, JoJo Moyes, and Suzanne Collins. Her favorite movies include Pride and Prejudice, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Me Before You.
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A contemporary sweet romance set in the English countryside ...
Clair Williams runs Riding with Challenges, a program for disabled youngsters, alongside her grandfather at Summerfield Stables. She loves her life with their horses and dogs but has always hoped for a special love and partnership of her own. As time goes on, she thinks it may have passed her by.
David Bartlett-Brown is an officer in the British Army, injured on assignment. When he returns to his childhood home of Summerfield for rehabilitation, he is damaged and angry, afraid he may never get back to the life he loves. Therapeutic riding lessons with Clair start out as a catastrophe. But underneath, attraction sparks between two strong people.
When Summerfield Stables is threatened, David returns to the military and Clair is forced to examine her options. Is it too late for love? Are they destined to travel their future paths alone? In this sweet romance set in the English countryside, can love be born again at the Summerfield Stables?
The Summerfield Village Sweet Contemporary Romance books:
- Love, Second Time Around
- Love Will Find A Way
- Love, Home At Last
- Love at the Summerfield Stables
In LOVE, SECOND TIME AROUND:
Can Maggie Stewart find love, second time around?
Maggie Stewart is a retired environmentalist, working to preserve the heritage of her little English cottage in Summerfield village. Her children have grown and she’s content to ride horses in the countryside and enjoy her retirement.
Except she needs money for her renovations – and she’s lonely.
When she joins her old environmental team to go up against an oil company intent on destroying a pristine Scottish river, Maggie finds herself working in opposition to a man she once loved from afar, many years ago.
Idaho ranch owner Greg Warren is rich and entitled, with a dark past that he hides behind a professional smile. But inside, he struggles with loneliness after the loss of his wife and the rage of a wild daughter who won’t let him move on.
Love blooms as Maggie and Greg take a chance on a new start, but can they find a balance between the two worlds they inhabit?
In this sweet romance, set between the English countryside and the wide expanse of the Idaho plains, can Maggie and Greg find love second time around?
In LOVE WILL FIND A WAY:
Jenna Warren is an Idaho ranch girl who loves her Appaloosa horse, Blue, and the freedom she has to run her life the way she wants to. But she’s aware that she’s never really seen the world, let alone experienced real love.
Daniel Martin is a British schoolteacher, bound by duty to a desperate family situation, and struggling to find his own path as a musician.
When Jenna and Dan meet at a family wedding, they are instantly attracted to each other, but Dan has to leave for Britain the next day. As Jenna follows him to Summerfield, a family conflict ignites, tearing their new love apart.
In this sweet romance, set between the Idaho ranch, the English countryside and tropical Australia, can Jenna and Dan’s love find a way to make it through?
In LOVE, HOME AT LAST:
Lizzie Martin’s nickname is Mouse. As a child, she hid in her favorite chestnut tree to avoid a difficult home life, and now, she escapes to her attic room when she’s not looking after her increasingly sick mother. She feels trapped in a life she didn’t choose.
Harry Stewart is her brother’s best friend, a photographer who travels the world, never staying in one place for long. Lizzie has always loved Harry, but he looks upon her as a little sister. They meet again at a wedding in Idaho, USA, and Lizzie wishes her life could be different.
When family difficulties strike and Lizzie loses her home, Harry offers her a job in Edinburgh, Scotland. She begins to build a new life as an artist, finding friends and perhaps, a chance at love. A personal choice expands her horizons and suddenly Lizzie sees possibilities beyond her broken history.
But when her new life is threatened, Lizzie has to make a decision that will bring her closer to Harry or tear them apart forever.
In this sweet romance, set between Summerfield Village and Edinburgh, Scotland, can Lizzie and Harry manage to find their home together at last?
Escape to Summerfield Village in this trilogy of contemporary, sweet romance stories. Download a sample or buy now.
In LOVE, SECOND TIME AROUND
Maggie Stewart is a retired lawyer, working to preserve the heritage of her little English cottage in Summerfield village. Her children have grown and she's content to ride horses in the countryside and enjoy her retirement.
Except she needs money for her renovations ... and she's lonely.
When she joins her old environmental team to go up against an oil company, Maggie finds herself working in opposition to a man she once loved from afar, many years ago.
Idaho ranch owner Greg Warren is rich and entitled, with a dark past that he hides behind a professional smile. But inside, he struggles with loneliness after the loss of his wife, and the rage of a wild daughter who won't let him move on.
Love blooms as Maggie and Greg take a chance on a new start, but can they find a balance between their two worlds?
˃˃˃ In this sweet romance, set between the English countryside and the mountains and farmland of Idaho, can Maggie and Greg find love second time around?
If you love a happy ending, this clean and wholesome, contemporary romance might just be for you. Download a sample or buy now.
In A Summerfield Christmas Wedding…
Patricia Anderson, a widow in her sixties, is determined to forge a new and independent life in the English country village of Summerfield along with her beloved dog, Sophie.
As Christmas approaches, she works for the community at St. Peter's church, trying to help those in need. But her determination to move on leaves her isolated — and pride sometimes goes before a fall.
Anthony Bartlett-Brown, a successful, wealthy businessman, retires to Summerfield to take over the Manor House and St. Peter’s, the church of his ancestors. He adopts Hannibal, the damaged, ex-military dog that saved his brother's life in Afghanistan. Anthony carries emotional pain from his childhood and hides a terrible secret.
All this and more spells Trouble with a capital 'T' for Patricia.
In this senior sweet romance, set in the English countryside, can love and goodwill at Christmas time help Patricia and Anthony bridge the loneliness in their lives? Or are they too set in their ways to make such a drastic life change together?
In LOVE WILL FIND A WAY,
Jenna Warren is an Idaho ranch girl who loves her Appaloosa horse, Blue, and the freedom she has to run her life the way she wants to. But she’s aware that she’s never really seen the world, let alone experienced real love.
Daniel Martin is a British schoolteacher, bound by duty to a desperate family situation, and struggling to find his own path as a musician.
When Jenna and Dan meet at a family wedding, they are instantly attracted to each other, but Dan has to leave for Britain the next day. As Jenna follows him to Summerfield, a family conflict ignites, tearing their new love apart.
In this sweet romance, set between the Idaho ranch, the English countryside and tropical Australia, can Jenna and Dan’s love find a way to make it through?
If you love a happy ending, this clean and wholesome, contemporary romance might just be for you.
The Summerfield Village Sweet Contemporary Romance books:
- Love, Second Time Around
- Love Will Find A Way
- Love, Home At Last
- Love at the Summerfield Stables
Can Lizzie overcome her family tragedy and find a future in Edinburgh — and love with Harry?
Lizzie Martin’s nickname is Mouse. As a child, she hid in her favorite chestnut tree to avoid a difficult home life, and now, she escapes to her attic room when she’s not looking after her increasingly sick mother. She feels trapped in a life she didn’t choose.
Harry Stewart is her brother’s best friend, a photographer who travels the world, never staying in one place for long. Lizzie has always loved Harry, but he looks upon her as a little sister. They meet again at a wedding in Idaho, USA, and Lizzie wishes her life could be different.
When family difficulties strike and Lizzie loses her home, Harry offers her a job in Edinburgh, Scotland. She begins to build a new life as an artist, finding friends and perhaps, a chance at love. A personal choice expands her horizons and suddenly Lizzie sees possibilities beyond her broken history.
But when her new life is threatened, Lizzie has to make a decision that will bring her closer to Harry or tear them apart forever.
In this clean and wholesome sweet romance, set between Summerfield Village and Edinburgh, Scotland, can Lizzie and Harry manage to find their home together at last?
The Summerfield Village Sweet Contemporary Romance books:
- Love, Second Time Around
- Love Will Find A Way
- Love, Home At Last
- Love at the Summerfield Stables