In the peaceful Wiltshire valley of Essington St Mary, architect Corin Drayton stumbles upon a ghastly new building development that is set to destroy the tranquil atmosphere and Edwardian features of this quiet neighbourhood. He is horrified. Only recently had Corin inherited, and spent his life savings, on renovating a home for himself and his newly pregnant wife, Lucia, in Larch Tree Lane.

From the cottages and farms to the local shop, pub and old manor house, residents' lives are set to intertwine, relationships bloom and both romance and heartache lie ahead.

Anna Jacobs has never been more popular. She retains her position as the fifth most borrowed adult author in recent PLR figures Hawthorn Close is the latest addition to the new Larch Tree Lane Series from Anna Jacobs Prolific and extremely popular author of historical and contemporary sagas with sales of over four million copies