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ⓘ About Jo Bartlett
“A Holly Bay Christmas” is the first novel in the “Holly Bay” series and was released in 2016. Maddie owns her dream business running a combined tea rooms and bookshop, in the gorgeous Cornish village of Holly Bay. When Ben shows up looking for a place he can rent, Maddie is keen on helping him find a home in the town that she loves, where they really know how to celebrate Christmas. Ben, who steps in to help Maddie raise some money for a charity that’s close to her heart, and even dresses like an elf on Christmas gift day, seems too good to be true. Letting her guard down, she realizes that she is falling for the newcomer, however, once it turns out that he has this hidden agenda, she cannot wait for him to leave.
All Book Series by Jo Bartlett
Last Summer at Channel View Farm
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020
Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2023
Mending Hearts at the Cornish Country Hospital
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026
The Cornish Midwife / Return to Port Agnes / The Midwife By The Sea
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2021
A Summer Wedding For The Cornish Midwife / Christmas with the Cornish Midwives / The Midwife's Summer Wedding
Book 2 of 8 · published 2021
A Winter's Wish For The Cornish Midwife / The Midwife's Winter Wish
Book 3 of 8 · published 2021
A Surprise Arrival For The Cornish Midwife / A Spring Surprise For The Cornish Midwife
Book 4 of 8 · published 2022
A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife / The Midwife's Leap of Faith
Book 5 of 8 · published 2022
Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife / Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife
Book 6 of 8 · published 2022
A Change of Heart for the Cornish Midwife / The Midwife's Change of Heart
Book 7 of 8 · published 2023
Happy Ever After for the Cornish Midwife
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2023
The Scottish Doctor's Daughter
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018
One Last Summer at Seabreeze Farm
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2023
Somebody Else's Boy(216)Description / Buy at AmazonThe Gift of Christmas Yet to Come
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014
The Cornish Bay Collection Book 2
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jo Bartlett?
“A Holly Bay Christmas” is the first novel in the “Holly Bay” series and was released in 2016. Maddie owns her dream business running a combined tea rooms and bookshop, in the gorgeous Cornish village of Holly Bay. When Ben shows up looking for a place he can rent, Maddie is keen on helping him find a home in the town that she loves, where they really know how to celebrate Christmas.
Which Jo Bartlett series should I start with?
The best place to start is the St Nicholas Bay series, the earliest of Jo Bartlett's multi-book series: it opens with Somebody Else's Boy(216)Description / Buy at AmazonThe Gift of Christmas Yet to Come (2014) and runs to 3 books across 2014–2016, ending with Somebody Else's Boy (2014). Jo Bartlett's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jo Bartlett written?
Jo Bartlett has 50 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 33 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being The Cornish Midwife series with 8 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jo Bartlett's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jo Bartlett's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are St Nicholas Bay (2014–2016, 3 books), Channel View Farm (2016–2020, 4 books) and Fabrian Books' Feel-Good (2016–2018, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are Jo Bartlett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jo Bartlett's 50 books into 7 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Cornish Midwife (8 books, 2021–2023); The Cornish Country Hospital (7 books, 2023–2026); Channel View Farm (4 books, 2016–2020); Fabrian Books' Feel-Good (4 books, 2016–2018); The Cornish Bay Collection (4 books, 2025–2026), plus 2 further series.