Jan Edwards is a former commercial-and-BBC radio presenter who moved to rural Mallorca in 2004. Since then, she's written for magazines, newspapers, and radio. Her first novel, Daughter of Deià, was published in 2021. Jan's stand-alone sequel The Mallorca Cat Café was published in the summer of 2025. She's working on a third novel, also set in Mallorca, and a memoir.
In addition to her own short-story collection – a coffee-break read – Jan has contributed to a travel anthology.
You've probably guessed that Jan loves cats. The finca she shares with The Boss (aka Richard) has been home over the years to a large number of feral and abandoned cats and kittens.
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Jan Edwards is a former commercial-and-BBC radio presenter who moved to rural Mallorca in 2004. Since then, she's written for magazines, newspapers, and radio. Her first novel, Daughter of Deià, was published in 2021. Jan's stand-alone sequel The Mallorca Cat Café was published in the summer of 2025. She's working on a third novel, also set in Mallorca, and a memoir.
In addition to her own short-story collection – a coffee-break read – Jan has...
Enjoy some armchair travel to the Mediterranean holiday island of Mallorca, in this story of family, friendship, cats, radio, and love.
When radio presenter Laura Lundon loses the job she adores – shortly after her beloved aunt’s death – things couldn’t get any worse. Until a long-kept family secret is revealed.
Love, friendship, and feline fun on a sun-kissed Mediterranean island.
Life seems idyllic for Laura Lundon. The presenter of a successful morning show on an English radio station shares an apartment in Mallorca’s capital, Palma, with her photographer boyfriend Carlos McCloud, and their rescue cat, Harry.
No packing or passport are required for this trip to Mallorca (also known as Majorca). If everyday life, time commitments, or worries have shortened your attention span for reading, a short story could be just the ticket for a quick, relaxing break.
Each of these five stories is the perfect length for a coffee-break read, so pour yourself a cup...
