BOOK NEWS: The Mysterious Miss Mayhew by Hazel Osmond

The Mysterious Miss Mayhew by Hazel Osmond (author of Who's Afraid of Mr Wolfe and Playing Grace) is out in August. The novel focuses on Tom, who moves to a small village and becomes entranced by a certain mysterious woman...

When Tom Howard’s marriage broke down he fled London with his daughter Hattie for the small village where he grew up. Three years later he’s still there, editing a local magazine, resolutely single.

Then, whilst judging in a country baking show, he sees a mysterious girl who immediately captures his attention. When she turns up for an interview at the magazine, sparks fly.

But just as things start to seem promising, the ghosts of the past return to threaten all that Tom has worked so hard to achieve…