Sleigh Bells Ring

Every December, Nicole Robinson goes home to Hebden Bridge for a month with her sister Beth and their brother Liam, who has had permanent delays since a childhood accident. The siblings have grown up and left, but the month of family traditions still pulls them back together each year.

One tradition has never been solved. For as long as they can remember, the Robinson children have heard sleigh bells at Christmas and never found where the sound comes from. They keep searching, sure that one clever plan, or something more magical, will give them the answer.

Nicole's love life follows a pattern too. Girlfriend after girlfriend has left her before Christmas because the month-long family routine is too much for them. Beth has made her an Advent calendar to count down the likely breakup, and this year looks set to go the same way.

Then Niamh returns to Hebden Bridge. She was a childhood friend of Liam's and the only one who stayed beside him after the accident. After ten years away, she arrives with raven hair and green eyes, and Nicole feels an unexpected warmth. The question is whether Niamh can fit into the family's quirky customs.

This is a festive lesbian romance with a cosy, warm tone, a family at its centre and a light thread of mystery running through the season.