Melanie Waters is stuck in a rut. An overworked care home nurse, newly single mum, and all-around stress-head, her dreams of happily ever after are in shambles, and worse yet, she has no social life outside the elderly folk she looks after. This all leads to one conclusion - something has got to change!

After she starts to take pottery classes on a whim, things seem to be looking up for Mel, but when her creative side and love life clash, she begins to question her choice. Can she discover herself while still being a rock to her eight-year-old daughter, or will she have to give it all up? And when disaster strikes at the Lily Vale Village Summer Fair, will Mel be able to figure out a solution?

A Summer Fair in Lily Vale Village is the second story in the Lily Vale Village book series, a charming set of novellas revolving around the lives of the ordinary people who reside in the beautiful countryside community. It can be read as a standalone story, or as part of the series.