Follow Me Home is the latest instalment in Cathy Woodman's Talyton St George series. The summary says: "Life has been tough for village midwife Zara. Recently divorced and living with her grandmother, Zara is struggling to get back on track. Until one day, love walks in, in the form of an abandoned puppy. Although Zara adores her new friend, the puppy causes havoc wherever they go, so she is grateful when local shepherd Lewis offers to train her. But Lewis has an ulterior motive for helping. And though Zara may be able to trust him with her naughty dog, can she trust him with her bruised heart?" Follow Me Home is out in April 2014.

Romance blossoms between Talyton St George's newest farmer and her local vet in Country Loving, the latest instalment by Cathy Woodman. The summary says: "Successful city accountant Stevie receives two surprises in one week: a proposal of marriage from her boyfriend Nick and a phone call begging her to return to the family farm in Devon to help out after her father has a stroke. But what she thought would be a long weekend in the country turns into much longer as she struggles to bring order to her father's rundown farm. Finally, she decides to give up her job - and her fiance - and take on the farm permanently. She dreams of turning it into a tourist attraction, never realising it would be so difficult. But with the help of many of Talyton St George's local residents, and the locum vet Leon, she is starting to make progress. Until a life-changing complication throws all her plans into disarray, and destroys her growing romance with Leon."

It is Christmas time in Talyton St George as Cathy Woodman's series returns for its sixth instalment. The summary says: "Glamorous GP Nicci (aka the galloping doctor), and Matt, the very handsome equine vet, have caught each other's eyes. On paper it looks like a match made in heaven. There are problems, however: Matt's jealous ex-girlfriend being one of them. But the main trouble is Nicci's determination to qualify for the Badminton horse trials. Because although Matt treats horses for a living, a tragedy in his past makes him terrified every time Nicci competes. So when Nicci has a terrible accident, a devastated Matt gives her an ultimatum: it's either him or the riding. Nicci can't believe he means it. But can she risk putting him to the test?"

The Village Vet continues Cathy Woodman's Talyton St George series. The summary of the fifth book in the series says: "Swept up in a whirlwind romance, Tessa is about to marry, but on the day of her wedding when one of her oldest friends, Jack, interrupts the ceremony, she changes her mind. Her doubts about her groom are confirmed later when she discovers the extent of his debts and that he has been sleeping with her close girlfriend. Tessa is a vet nurse with no job and no home, and it appears that she will have to live with her parents for the rest of her life, until her aunt, Fifi Green, offers her a position managing Talyton Animal Rescue's Sanctuary. The committee of Talyton Animal Rescue fall out with Fifi who did not consult them, the charity's assets are frozen, there is a shortage of volunteers and too many animals turning up at the door. How will Tessa cope with these challenges? How will she deal with her changing feelings for Jack, who as well as ruining her big day, is the local animal welfare officer?"

Cathy Woodman continues her The Talyton St George series with a Christmas-flavoured story. The fourth book in the series, It's A Vet's Life, sees vet Maz struggling to fit everything into her busy life. The summary says: "Long, irregular hours; occasional risk of injury; often smelly and dirty. Job satisfaction guaranteed. This is the life Maz Harwood signed up to when she became a vet, and she has never regretted it. She now has a beautiful baby boy, George, and she will be marrying fellow vet, Alex Fox-Gifford, at Christmas. But recently things have become difficult. Because between arranging the wedding, performing life-saving animal surgery, and taking care of George, there hasn't been much time left for poor Alex. So Maz decides to take things into her own hands - with terrible consequences for all concerned. As Christmas draws near, Maz realises that she's going to need more than a miracle for her and Alex to make it up the aisle and rekindle the love they had once shared."

The Sweetest Thing is the third novel in Cathy Woodman's Talyton St George series. The summary says: "Unexpectedly single at 40, Josie Copeland decides the only way to cope with life is to change it. So she gathers up her three children and moves them to the countryside where she buys a rundown barn, which she optimistically thinks she will do up. Life doesn't turn out quite how she was expecting it, though, and to make ends meet Josie starts selling her delicious cakes and pastries in the farmers market at Talyton St George. They prove an immediate hit with the locals. If only Josie could say the same for her impact on local farmer Guy Barnes. He just seems amused and slightly scornful of her optimistic, townie ways. Still, Josie feels she's getting the hang of country life, even if her house is falling down, her children are rebelling, and cows keep breaking into her garden. But when one of her children disappears on the coldest night of the year, it's Guy Barnes she turns to..."

Must Be Love is the second book in Cathy Woodman's Talyton St George Series. The summary says: "Vet Maz Harwood loves her job as a partner at a country vet practice in the picturesque town of Talyton St George. To add to her happiness, she's in love with the gorgeous Alex, and he seems to love her back. As the new year dawns, Maz can't help feeling that she's never been happier. But when her business partner Emma suffers a terrible tragedy, it's up to Maz to keep the practice going. Suddenly life is spiralling out of control, what with working all hours, fending off insults from Alex's parents, keeping one eye on the lusty locum, and dealing with Emma's precarious emotional state. It won't take much to upset the apple cart. So when Maz discovers she's pregnant, life gets even more complicated." Must Be Love is the follow-up to Trust Me, I'm a Vet.

From Cathy Woodman, former vet and now author, is the first book in her Talyton St George Series. The summary of Trust Me I'm a Vet (aka City Girl, Country Vet) says: "City vet Maz Harwood has learned the hard way that love and work don't mix. So when an old friend asks her to look after her Devonshire practice for six months, Maz decides running away from London is her only option. But country life is trickier than she feared. It's bad enough she has to deal with comatose hamsters, bowel-troubled dogs and precious prize-winning cats, without having to contend with the disgruntled competition and a stubborn neighbour who's threatening to sue over an overzealous fur cut. Worse still, she discovers Otter House Veterinary Clinic needs mending as much as her broken heart. Thank goodness there's an unsuitable distraction, even if he is the competition's deliciously dashing son." Woodman reveals in her blog that she is "working on a new novel set in my fictional Devonshire market town of Talyton St George, in which the heroine is setting up a business, baking homemade cakes".

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