When Dawn and Douglas are sacked within months of each other they worry they’re past their best before dates. They come up with a plan to run art holidays and move to ramshackle Last Chance Mill in Devon. If they’re not ready for guests by the summer they’ll go bust but things keep going wrong.

Their neighbour is secretly doing her best to scupper their venture. As the impossible deadline approaches, their kids return from uni to help but family tensions surface and soon all hell breaks loose. Can they put their grievances behind them, pull together and have the mill ready in time for their first guests?

A heart-warming story of starting over, family ties and unlikely friendships.

Last Chance Mill explores how Dawn and Douglas respond to change and how it affects their marriage. Now more than ever, our lives and circumstances may transform at any time and we are struggling to adapt. The novel was inspired by the village where I live and the lovely people I have met.