{"product_id":"the-butcher-the-baker-and-sarah-collett-9798275074772","title":"The Butcher, the Baker, and the Girl from the Village Store: A heartwarming small-village romance about coming home, second chances, and the fight to","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cosy, slow-burn romantic escape set in the heart of the English Peak District - perfect for fans of small-village drama, warm communities, and second-chance beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Emmy Clarke returns to Litton Edge to run her dad's struggling village store, she promises herself it's temporary. But the tiny Derbyshire village has other ideas. Between Tom the butcher (steady, impossible to read), Lydia the baker (former best friend, current ticking time bomb), and a community fighting to keep its shops alive, Emmy is pulled straight into a battle she never planned to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer idea?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA local \"Taste of the Peaks\" hamper that could save the butcher's, the bakery, and the store - if she can get Tom and Lydia to stop glaring at each other long enough to make it work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs old wounds surface and new feelings grow, Emmy faces the choice she's been avoiding since the day she packed her bags: return to her fast, polished Manchester life... or stay in the village she once ran from - a place that's beginning to feel like home again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing drystone walls, dawn deliveries, Bakewell market days, community mischief, unexpected tenderness, and a romance that builds beautifully slowly, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher, the Baker, and the Girl from the Village Store\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to small places and the people who keep them alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Cosy British fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Small-town romance with depth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Community-driven plots\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Slow-burn chemistry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Women's fiction full of heart and humour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Peak District settings and rural charm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Stories about returning home - and rebuilding what matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrab a blanket, put the kettle on, and escape to Litton Edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might not want to leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Collett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275074772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Sarah Collett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447179882751,"sku":"9798275074772","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3340d2f-93e2-4219-9ad1-c93d355c7417.jpg?v=1777229373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-butcher-the-baker-and-sarah-collett-9798275074772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}