Everyday Magic Series by Sophie Nicholls

Meet Ella and her mother Fabbia Moreno who arrive in York, one cold January day, to set up their vintage dress shop. The flamboyant Fabbia wants to sell beautiful dresses to nice people and move on from her difficult past. Ella just wants to fit in. But not everyone is on their side... moreMeet Ella and her mother Fabbia Moreno who arrive in York, one cold January day, to set up their vintage dress shop. The flamboyant Fabbia wants to sell beautiful dresses to nice people and move on from her difficult past. Ella just wants to fit in. But not everyone is on their side. Will Fabbia overcome the prejudices she encounters? What's the dark secret she's hiding? And do the silk linings and concealed seams of her dresses contain real spells or is this all just 'everyday magic'? Among the leopard-print shoes, tea-gowns and costume jewellery in Fabbia's shop are many different stories - and the story of one particular dress. This is a full-length novel for lovers of vintage and readers of contemporary romance/fantasy. less

Sequel to Kindle bestseller, The Dress. Ella Moreno's bookshop, Happily Ever After, is thriving but she's struggling with the challenges of new motherhood and a bad case of writer's block. On the other side of the Atlantic, despite endless blue skies and a stream of eager customers, Fabbia finds that life with David isn't enough. She misses Ella and her granddaughter, Grace. And at night, both Ella and Fabbia are experiencing vivid dreams, dreams that they don't yet fully understand... moreSequel to Kindle bestseller, The Dress. Ella Moreno's bookshop, Happily Ever After, is thriving but she's struggling with the challenges of new motherhood and a bad case of writer's block. On the other side of the Atlantic, despite endless blue skies and a stream of eager customers, Fabbia finds that life with David isn't enough. She misses Ella and her granddaughter, Grace. And at night, both Ella and Fabbia are experiencing vivid dreams, dreams that they don't yet fully understand. Meanwhile, Bryony Darwin arrives at Happily Ever After, looking for a dream dictionary but finds herself drawn to a particular volume on the bookshop shelf, written by Mary, a seventeenth century Yorkshire 'cure-wife' who struggled to practise her own version of 'everyday magic' in the face of accusations of witchcraft. Can Ella trust The Signals anymore or the world that she creates inside her own head? Does Fabbia believe in magic after all and what is she still running from? Will Bryony be able to leave her own difficult past behind? In the end, perhaps only Madaar-Bozorg and her stories can help the three women to make sense of it all. This heart-warming story is the second book in the Everyday Magic trilogy. less