ab 18 • Audiobook • 07:57:48 • November 2025

Sparks are flying in more ways than one... After years of juggling teaching with volunteering, Polly is finally ready for a change. When she lands her dream job at Meadowfield Nature Reserve - with the promise of a promotion in three months' time - she trades in the stress of the classroom for the beautiful autumn days of the Cotswolds countryside.Pennycress Inn is the perfect base for her fresh start: charming, cosy and filled with friendly faces. But everything changes when Zac, her attractive but infuriating ex-colleague, arrives. He's here to take up a post at the reserve too - and is also staying at the inn! Worse still, the promotion Polly was counting on is suddenly up for grabs - and Zac's her biggest rival.With three months to prove herself, Polly must navigate village life, unexpected emotions and a career-defining challenge. As tension simmers and fireworks fly, will Meadowfield become the place she truly finds where she belongs - or will she be forced to walk away from everything she's dreamed of?