A "Perfect" Duet | Debbie Morrison

A family at a crossroads –

one choice,

two paths,

a duet of parallel novels

showing how choices

can shape family bonds,

marriage, and love.

This uplifting duet of novels dives into that “what if” question we all ask ourselves:

What if we chose differently?

With each book, step into these charming parallel stories that reveal the many ways a family can grow, change, and embrace the unexpected.

Which life feels like the one they were meant to live?

Read one or both books, each with its own rewards, and decide for yourself...

Which choice would you make?

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The inspiration for A Perfect Algarve Villa came from my own time spent soaking up the sunshine, Vinho Verde and abundant charm of Portugal. I moved with my husband and four dogs down to the Algarve in 2017, spent three fabulous years there, but decided to return home to Devon after lockdown. I quickly discovered that beneath its glamorous façade and blissful weather, there’s a wonderfully chaotic side—full of unexpected mishaps and surprises, just begging to be turned into a novel!

With its sunny skies, friendly locals, and the odd brush with officialdom, Portugal proved the perfect backdrop for a light-hearted tale brimming with twists and turns.

This novel is my affectionate nod to the beautiful madness of living abroad. So do come along for the ride, and see how even the best-laid plans can unravel in the most wonderfully messy and ultimately uplifting ways.!

Emily loves her glamorous life, married to a high-flying banker and living in one of London’s wealthiest neighbourhoods. But it’s all about to come crashing down. Her husband’s lost his job, their beloved townhouse is for sale, and they’re relocating abroad to Portugal, a country she’s never even visited before.

But though the Villa Anna in Portugal’s Algarve is beautiful, bougainvillea tumbling down the walls, cicadas humming in the late afternoon sun, daily life is not quite the paradise Emily was hoping for. Finances are tight and her everyday luxuries are gone, replaced with running a B&B, six am wake-ups, fixing dodgy plumbing, and cooking breakfasts to order.

As she adapts to her new lifestyle in the Golden Triangle, Emily discovers a resourcefulness she never knew she had. But navigating a new country, language and culture is never easy. Soon tensions rise, relationships are tested, and old secrets threaten to surface. Will the pressures of their new life tear them apart? Or can Emily and her husband forge a new path together under the Algarve sun?

Join Emily on her sun-soaked journey to Portugal, where adventure awaits and the promise of a fresh start beckons. A Perfect Algarve Villa is your perfect holiday read, about a family who dig deep, find hidden talents, and rediscover what truly matters.

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I wrote “A Perfect Chelsea Townhouse” because, frankly, after “A Perfect Algarve Villa” I couldn’t get Mark and the Ellis family out of my head.! And I wasn’t alone—readers and friends were intrigued to know why he didn’t stay and fight for his career in London. Well, wonder no more! This book lets us peek into life from the perspective of Svetlana, the Ellis family’s feisty housekeeper, who’se quick wit, no-nonsense attitude and sharp tongue may give her a bristly edge, but it’s her quick wit and hidden softness that makes her so relatable.

When Mark’s career goes up in smoke, Lana’s life is thrown into chaos, too. With her job—and home—on the line, she manages to talk her way into Mark’s new business venture. Suddenly, she’s hurled into the cutthroat world of high finance, where she’s swapping frying pans for finance reports.

Can she really make it in this new, daunting environment?

Or has she bitten off far more than she can chew?

Lana has become much more than just the housekeeper of the beautiful five story house in Ovington Square.
With her warm humour, calm efficiency and occasional fiery outbursts, she's the one who keeps the Ellis family in harmony: high-flying banker Mark, his sweet but hapless wife, and their surf-obsessed son. But Mark has just been fired, and Lana's about to lose her job and her home – unless she can convince Mark to think of her as more than just a housekeeper, and hire her for his new venture: a start-up company where she’ll swap poaching eggs for pitching to investors.

Plucked from the comfort of her elegant Chelsea townhouse, Lana must rely on her wits to succeed in a new world full of unscrupulous journalists and cutthroat bankers. Can she transform herself into the person she was always meant to be?

Or is it too late for a fresh start?

Join Lana on her journey of discovery as she reveals the hidden secrets and imperfect lives that lie behind every perfectly polished door…

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"I wrote this story while sorting out my mother-in-law’s estate. It wasn’t anywhere near as grand as Mary’s fortune in the book, but like Sarah, I found myself seething over the principle of it all. It’s funny, isn’t it, how these things unearth emotions you didn’t know you had? Or maybe you did know but pushed them down with gritted teeth and polite smiles.

I can still see her now. We’d taken her to Aldborough for the day—before she was diagnosed with dementia. In a restaurant, she pushed a black and gold plastic card across the table. “That’s where you’ll find my will when I shuffle off. Right, let’s get some lunch, I’m starving!” Just like that, death dealt with in under a minute.

So when she passed away and her third husband claimed there was no valid will, that she’d revoked it, we just… accepted it. Until he gloated, “Oh no, there’s no will. It’s all mine now!”—that smug, got-you tone that cut through our grief like a knife.

And that’s what inspired Sarah’s story—how an inheritance can unearth old grievances and ignite battles no one saw coming. Because in families, what you see on the surface rarely tells the whole story… and sometimes the real drama only begins when someone dies.

From the outside, Sarah’s life looks perfect. She has an adoring husband, a loving daughter and a beautiful house in Devon. Her days are filled with gardening, baking and charity fundraisers.

But on the inside, Sarah is starting to buckle. Her mother-in-law is spiralling into dementia, family relationships are frosty and she’s keeping a secret that could rock the foundations of her seemingly perfect marriage. Then she uncovers an illegal operation in the heart of their picturesque Devon haven. The criminals give her a choice: keep their secret, or have hers exposed…

Desperate and increasingly isolated, Sarah has soon woven a web of deceit that she believes will keep her family together. She’s always been a giving, caring, multi-tasker. But in this new struggle to keep everything afloat, could she lose it all?

Escape to rural Devon in this gripping and emotional family drama brimming with suspense, secrets and the charm of the English countryside.

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