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I was born a stone’s throw from the English Channel and I still live near the sea in Kent, with my own family – so close to the South Eastern edge of England that we’re very nearly French - and it's probably why so many of my books are set near the sea too. I’ve made up stories for as long as I can remember, but never really took it any further. Concentrating on my career and family, writing went on the back burner until a catalyst called cancer gave me a major kick up the proverbial. I decided I was going to write that novel after all.

Since having my debut novel published in 2015, things have happened quite quickly and I have recently released my twentieth novel. I’ve been able to fulfil a childhood dream of walking into WHSmiths and buying a book with my name on it and I still find it almost impossible to believe that my books have been bestsellers on Amazon too. I write contemporary women’s fiction, with a focus on love, friendship, family and community, when I’m not knee deep in assignments at the university where I still teach part-time. My first three novels in The Cornish Midwife series from Boldwood Books - 'The Cornish Midwife', 'A Summer Wedding for the Cornish Midwife' and 'A Winter's Wish for the Cornish Midwife' are all available from Amazon, and have been in either the Top 10 or Top 100 bestseller list. The fourth book in the series 'A Spring Surprise for the Cornish Midwife' is now available for pre-order. 'A Cornish Summer's Kiss' and 'Second Chances at Cherry Tree Cottage' from Boldwood Books are also available on Amazon and I hope to be able to share news of future books soon.

My ambition to drink tea and make stuff up on a full-time basis is ever closer and if you follow me on Twitter, Instagram or my author page on Facebook, I might even say something interesting one of these days… although I wouldn’t hold your breath!

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The Cornish Midwife: The top 10 bestselling uplifting escapist read from Jo Bartlett (The Cornish Midwife Series Book 1) 15/04/2021

by Jo Bartlett

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The Top 10 Bestseller.

For fans of Call The Midwife!

A fresh start…

Midwife Ella Mehenick left the small Cornish town of Port Agnes for London and never looked back. But when her seemingly perfect life crashes down around her, there’s only one place she can heal her battered heart - the place she once called home.

A new arrival…

Ella is quickly welcomed into the small community midwife team and loves her new job caring for mums and their precious babies – it’s what she does best! But being back also means facing ex-flame Dan Ferguson…the first man to break her heart.

A second chance at love?

Dan is still as gorgeous as ever, but he’s never forgiven Ella for leaving. And now she’s back it’s clear that there is unfinished business between them. As Ella settles into her new/old life, she can’t stop the memories of how she once loved Dan so completely – and maybe never stopped.

Maybe coming home to Cornwall is Ella's chance to love again…

Meet The Cornish Midwives of Port Agnes- where community, friendship and love are always delivered.

An uplifting and escapist read, perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Jessica Redland and Holly Martin!

What readers are saying about The Cornish Midwife...

'I love second chance stories. I love returning home stories. So a book combining both is an absolute winner for me. The Cornish Midwife is simply gorgeous. Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett and a cracking start to what promises to be a fabulous series' Jessica Redland

'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe

This book was previously published as Return to Port Agnes.

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A Winter's Wish For The Cornish Midwife: The perfect winter read from top 10 bestseller Jo Bartlett (The Cornish Midwife Series Book 3) 07/10/2021

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Brand new from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife. Perfect for fans of Call The Midwife

A secret love…

As winter descends on the coastal town of Port Agnes, midwife Toni Samuels’ mood is as dark as the winter clouds that roll in. Toni loves her job as a midwife, but her private life is falling apart. Because Toni is keeping a secret– a relationship with fellow male midwife Bobby that no one can ever know about.

A damaged hope…

Kind and gorgeous, Bobby is a huge hit at the midwifery centre, but he’s tired of keeping his feelings for Toni a secret – of always coming second best. He knows that Toni’s past is painful, but unless she can be open with her feelings for him, he’s prepared to walk away from their love.

Can love find a way?

Toni loves Bobby and wishes things could be different between them. But torn between her past and a future with him, everything seems hopeless. Until fate hands Toni one last chance…

Now Toni’s secret wish is in her hands…if only she can be brave enough to take a chance and make her dreams come true.

An uplifting and escapist read, perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Jessica Redland and Holly Martin!

What readers are saying about The Cornish Midwife...

'I love second chance stories. I love returning home stories. So a book combining both is an absolute winner for me. The Cornish Midwife is simply gorgeous. Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett and a cracking start to what promises to be a fabulous series' Jessica Redland

'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe

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A Spring Surprise For The Cornish Midwife: The BRAND NEW instalment in the top 10 bestselling Cornish Midwives series for 2022 (The Cornish Midwife Series Book 4) 04/01/2022

by Jo Bartlett

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Brand new from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife.

Midwife Jess knows she’ll never have a baby of her own, but she’s determined to still be a mum. So Jess decides to foster, providing love and support for children who desperately need it – something Jess never had as a child when she was in foster care.

Jess loves caring for the precious babies who come into her life, but letting them go again breaks her heart every time - can she really be a mum after all?

But then Jess finds a surprise on her doorstep – a newborn baby! As the search for the missing mum begins, Jess cares for the precious babe day and night. She desperately wants to reunite mum and baby, but knows that when the day comes, her own heart will shatter.

Praise for Jo Bartlett:

'Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.' Jessica Redland

'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe

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Welcome to Seabreeze Farm: The beginning of a heartwarming series from top 10 bestseller Jo Bartlett, author of The Cornish Midwife 12/04/2022

by Jo Bartlett

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Another wonderful new series from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife, Jo Bartlett. Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.

Unhappy with life in London, and with her love life a complete disaster, Ellie Chapman desperately needs a change. So when she learns she’s inherited a farmhouse perched high up on the cliffs above the English Channel, it feels like the perfect escape.

But ramshackle and dilapidated, and ruled by the world’s naughtiest donkey, Seabreeze Farm is not as picture
perfect as Ellie imagined. And then there’s brooding local vet Ben Hastings, who seems to make it his mission to make life on the farm even harder for Ellie!

With money tight, Ellie slowly rebuilds the tired old farmhouse. And as the farm comes to life under Ellie’s care, Ellie’s spark returns
too. Because as every day passes, Ellie begins to realise that there is something special about Seabreeze Farm, and there’s no other place she’d rather be.

This book was previously published as two novellas - Give Me Your Answer Do and Second Chances at Channel View Farm.

Praise for Jo Bartlett:
'I love second chance stories. I love returning home stories. So a book combining both is an absolute winner for me. The Cornish Midwife is simply gorgeous. Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett.' Jessica Redland

'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe

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A Summer Wedding For The Cornish Midwife: The perfect uplifting read from top 10 bestseller Jo Bartlett (The Cornish Midwife Series Book 2) 01/07/2021

by Jo Bartlett

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From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife.

It’s wedding day in Port Agnes!

The venue is booked, the dress is picked, and Senior Midwife Anna Jones only has to say ‘I Do!’ to the man she loves! Theirs might have been a whirlwind romance, but Brae Penrose is everything Anna dreamed her husband would be and she can’t wait to start a new life with him...and if they are lucky, maybe even a family of their own.

But as the big day approaches disaster strikes, and their perfect day looks destined not to happen at all. Anna's certain it's a sign to slow things down.

The other midwives won’t hear of Anna and Brae postponing their big day, but can they and the community of Port Agnes pull together to make sure the Penrose summer wedding goes off without a hitch?

Meet The Cornish Midwives of Port Agnes- where community, friendship and love are always delivered.

An uplifting and escapist read, perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Jessica Redland and Holly Martin!

This book was previously published as Christmas with the Cornish Midwives.

What readers are saying about The Cornish Midwife...

'I love second chance stories. I love returning home stories. So a book combining both is an absolute winner for me. The Cornish Midwife is simply gorgeous. Stunning setting, wonderful characters, and oozing with warmth. A triumph from Jo Bartlett and a cracking start to what promises to be a fabulous series' Jessica Redland

'Perfectly written and set in the beating heart of a community, this story is a wonderful slice of Cornish escapism.' Helen J Rolfe

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Second Chances at Cherry Tree Cottage: A feel-good read from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife 30/08/2021

by Jo Bartlett

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From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife

When Scarlett West’s useless husband, Luke walks out one day and never returns, she’s left to try and make a new life for herself and her four-year-old daughter, Ava. But with debts mounting, there’s only one place she can go…

Returning home to the village where she grew up, Scarlett starts to slowly rebuild her life. Their cottage is beautiful, Scarlett has a new job and also the support of her family and friends. Maybe this is the second chance she so desperately needs?

And then there’s Cameron Ellis, Scarlett’s gorgeous new boss. Everyone thinks Scarlett and Cameron are perfect for each other, and as Scarlett spends more and more time with him, she begins to think that maybe he could be part of their new future, too.

That is until Luke returns, desperate to get his family back….

From Jo Bartlett, the bestselling author of The Cornish Midwives Series, perfect for fans of Jessica Redland, Holly Martin and Christie Barlow.

This title was previously published as The Little Village on the Hill

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A Highland Practice: A Fabrian Books' feel-good novel 25/04/2017

by Jo Bartlett

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Fabrian Books' feel good novels are heart-warming romantic stories that leave you believing a happy ever after does exist.

Dr Evie Daniels has recently lost her mother. Unable to save the person she loved most in the world, she considers giving up medicine altogether; especially when her fiancé is unable to understand her grief. Instead she decides to leave her life in London and fulfil her promise to her mother to see as much of the world as possible. Her first stop is to escape to the wilds of the Scottish highlands and a job as a locum in the remote town of Balloch Pass. It’s only ever meant to be the first step on her journey, though, a temporary job she has no intention of sticking with. There’s a whole world to see and a promise to fulfil, after all.

But she doesn’t expect to be working with someone like Dr Alasdair James - a hometown hero - whose own life changes beyond all recognition when his best friend dies and leaves him guardian to two young children. With enough drama in their personal and professional lives to fill a medical encyclopaedia, they soon develop a close friendship. Can it ever go beyond that when Evie’s determined to see the world and Alasdair has commitments at home he just can’t break? Or are they destined to be forever in the wrong place at the wrong time?

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A Cornish Summer's Kiss: An uplifting read from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife 30/08/2021

by Jo Bartlett

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From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife.

Two years after losing her husband, Finn, Lexie Turner is still struggling. She knows she needs to move on, but she has no idea where to begin. Packing up her life in London, Lexie heads to the coastal town of Port Kara to spend the summer working out her next move. With only her beloved Labrador for company, it’s the perfect place to start again.

But life in Port Kara is nothing like Lexie expected! Soon, she finds herself drawn into the close-knit community, unable to hide away. And when she meets local man, Elliott Dorton, Lexie begins to feel her broken heart slowly come back to life…

Elliott is kind but adventurous and his job requires him to take risks daily – something Lexie isn’t ready to deal with. Can she trust in Elliot and risk her heart breaking a second time, or will their one Cornish summer be all that Lexie can hope for?

From Jo Bartlett, the bestselling author of The Cornish Midwives Series, comes another emotional read about second chances and having the courage to grab them with all your heart.

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Hope's Cornish Christmas 21/11/2018

by Jo Bartlett

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Hope Malone should be spending Christmas in Manhattan, sipping cocktails in a fancy bar. Instead she’s back in Holly Bay, the quaint little seaside town on the Cornish coast that was her childhood home.

Keeping her beloved Grandpa company is no sacrifice for Hope, though, he means more to her than anyone else in the world. With a job as a freelance editor that’s no longer living up to expectations, and wannabe popstar parents, who’ll do anything for fame, Hope has more than one Christmas wish.

When she meets her favourite author, Jude Thomas, and he turns out to be the rudest man she’s ever met, she hates him on sight. It’s only when she loses the precious pendant her Nana left her, and Jude is the only one able to help her find it, that she begins to see another side to him.

Meeting Jude forces Hope to admit she wants to be a writer, too, despite what she’s told her friends at the Mad Hutters’ writing group she goes to every week. There are already too many dreamers in her family, though. And with her parents starting a rap channel on YouTube - which seems doomed to embarrassing failure – it’s down to Hope to be the sensible one.

Desperately trying to hold onto Nadelik traditions and have a proper Cornish Christmas, Hope pushes her own dreams back down where they belong. But when she discovers that Jude is keeping a secret and he’ll soon be out of her life for good, having a happy Christmas seems like one more impossible dream.

By Christmas Eve everything has changed and even Hope’s wildest dreams suddenly seem possible. The only things missing are Jude and her Nana’s pendant. Can Hope find the one thing that really matters in time to celebrate the perfect Christmas, or will some dreams always be just beyond her reach?

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The Last Christmas Kiss 04/11/2020

by Jo Bartlett

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A festive feel-good medical romance from Fabrian Books

It’s been almost six years since tragedy tore Julia and Sam’s relationship apart and the last place they expected to see each other again was in the beautiful Swiss Alps. They can’t avoid the reunion neither of them wanted, when they both accept contracts to work as mountain rescue medics in an exclusive ski resort during the run-up to Christmas.

A lot has changed in the last six years, but Julia’s only priority now is to get through the next ten days and back to the daughter who means the world to her. As far as she’s concerned, Sam let her down when she needed him most and the best Christmas present the universe could give her would be never having to see him again.

Sam has no idea why Julia’s so hostile, especially when she was the one to end their relationship, until he discovers just how big a secret she’s been keeping from him since they last met. Sam’s already been rejected by the one person who should have loved him unconditionally, and suffered the loss of his beloved father, so the last thing he wants is to risk getting close to Julia again – especially now the stakes are so high.

Neither of them anticipate Christmas working its magic, but it’s hard to ignore when they’re surrounded by snow covered trees, festive markets and enchanted cabins hidden deep in the forest. Then there’s the series of hazardous rescues, high up in the mountains, forcing them to work closely together and reminding them exactly why they fell in love first time around.

When the most painful part of Sam’s past suddenly comes back into his life, all his worst fears about being enough for Julia come crashing back in with it. Can they hold onto the magic they’ve found in Switzerland and take it back home, or have they already shared the last Christmas kiss they’ll ever have?

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Murder at the Highland Practice: A Fabrian Books' Feel-Good Novel 27/03/2018

by Jo Bartlett

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Murder at the Highland Practice is a COSY CRIME novel with more than a hint of medical romance... Whatever the story, Fabrian Books' feel-good novels have a guaranteed happy ending. This novel was first published in 2018 under the title of the Scottish Doctor's Daughter.

DI Hannah Blair has returned to Scotland to head up a small team of detectives investigating the whole range of crimes that occur in the Highlands. When her team is asked to investigate a suspicious death in the rural town of Balloch Pass, Blair isn’t just looking for a potential killer, she’s also chasing the ghosts of her past.

Dr Noah Bradshaw has only been in town for a year. But as one of three GPs in the small medical practice, he’s already well-liked in the community… until the finger of suspicion points at him, and some of his patients start to believe he really could be capable of murder.

With a local priest also under suspicion, Blair is preoccupied by her strained relationship with her father and her unwanted attraction to one of the suspects, until the investigation seems to be slipping through her fingers. But when Noah reveals the secret that brought him to Balloch Pass, everything changes…

Blair faces a race against time to identify the killer, and grab the chance of her own happy ever after before it's gone for good.

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Among A Thousand Stars: They say you'd do anything for love, but what happens when you don't believe it exists? 01/03/2018

by Jo Bartlett

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When her mother turns up, naked and proud, during her first term at College, Ashleigh Hayes assumes life can't get any more embarrassing. Ten years later, with her best friend Stevie at her side, and a successful career as a freelance photographer for monthly magazine, Glitz, it looks like she might have finally got the hang of things.

Only she seems to have inherited the embarrassment gene from her mother and her every encounter with her new boss, Tom Rushworth, looks set to send her career spiralling backwards. Getting past their shaky start, Ashleigh and Tom embark on a relationship that was only ever meant to be a bit of fun. But when life, paparazzi and love-sick Labradors get in the way, they suddenly find themselves caught in a rollercoaster ride of emotions.

'A very funny and thoughtful look at relationships behind the lens - a really enjoyable and poignant debut' - My Reading Corner

'Sharp and witty dialogues, realistic characters, laughing-out-loud and tear-jerking situations' - On My Bookshelf

'The perfect feel-good read' Kerry Fisher, bestselling author.

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The Top 10 Bestseller.

For fans of Call The Midwife!

What readers are saying about The Cornish Midwife...

Brand new from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife. Perfect for fans of Call The Midwife

Another wonderful new series from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife, Jo Bartlett. Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.

From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife.

From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife

From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife.