Sheila Roberts

What do women want?Jonathan Templar wishes he knew. He’s been besotted with Lissa Castle since they were kids, but, geek that he is, she’s never seen him as her Mr Perfect. So he starts to do some research and comes up with a list:Women want a man who1. is good-looking (well, that was a given…)2. takes charge3. makes romantic gestures4. will give up everything for themArmed with the facts, Jonathan sets about showing Lissa he’s just what she needs – but has he got it all figured out as well as...

How to change your life… Jen Heath has just made one of the biggest decisions of her life. She’s going to leave her stressful, overcommitted life in Seattle and move to the laid-back town of Icicle Falls.Renting her lovely little cottage on Juniper Ridge, Jen soon finds pleasure in the simpler things in life such as making friends and joining the local book club.But she can’t escape every complication – like falling in love with her gorgeous landlord…Welcome to Icicle Falls, the town that will...

Time for a Change–or Three!Stefanie Stahl has a husband with renovation ADD. He can't seem to finish anything he starts and her house is littered with his -projects.– If he doesn't smarten up, she swears she's going to murder him and bury him under the pile of scrounged lumber in the backyard.Her friend Griffin James is suddenly single and thinking maybe she needs to sell her fixer-upper and follow her career bliss up the ladder of success, even if that scary ladder is clear across the country....

Watch as Christmas brings all kinds of surprises to Icicle Falls!Cass Wilkes was looking forward to her daughter Danielle’s Christmas wedding—until Dani announced that she wants her father, Cass’s ex, to walk her down the aisle. Seriously? Even worse, it seems that he, his trophy wife and their yappy little dog will be staying with Cass…Her friend Charlene Albach arrives at their weekly chick-flick night in shock. She’s just seen the ghost of Christmas past: her ex-husband, Richard, who left a...

When it comes to men, sisters don't share!After a fake food poisoning incident in L.A., Bailey Sterling's dreams of becoming a caterer to the stars collapse faster than a oufflé. Now Bailey's face is in all the gossip rags and her business is in ruins. But the Sterling women close ranks and bring her back to Icicle Falls, where she'll stay with her sister Cecily.All goes well between the sisters until Bailey comes up with a new business idea – a tea shop on a charming street called Lavender...

How Santa Gets His Christmas Spirit Back…James Claussen has played Santa for years, but now that he's a widower, he's lost interest – in everything. So his daughter, Brooke, kidnaps him from the mall (in his Santa suit!) and takes him to Icicle Falls. She's arranged a special Christmas at the lodge owned by long-widowed Olivia Wallace and her son, Eric. And yet…Brooke wants Dad to be happy, but she's not ready to see someone else's mommy kissing Santa Claus. Single mum Missy Monroe brings her...

The best treat of all…Sweet Dreams Chocolate Company has been in the Sterling family for generations. But now it looks as if they’re about to lose their beloved shop to the bank. How can the town of Icicle Falls possibly cope without ­ the famous Sterling treats? It won’t be easy for Samantha Sterling to save her company, though… Its fate is in the hands of her arch-enemy, Blake Preston, the bank manager with devastating good looks. Which is enough to make her want to eat the entire shop’s...

'Sheila Roberts makes me laugh. I read her books & come away hopeful and happy.' Debbie MacomberEscape to Icicle Falls this Christmas!When Muriel Sterling released her new book, A Guide to Happy Holidays, she felt like the queen of Christmas. So she’s thrilled when her new tree arrives – until she realises it’s not quite what she ordered…Rather than letting the ugly tree ruin Christmas, Muriel decides to shower it in festive decorations and realises that there’s a lesson to be learnt: everything...