When the Plot Summary Applies to Any Book By That Author

I just finished reading Voices in Summer, my fifteenth or so book by Rosamunde Pilcher (only two more to go!). Like Nicholas Sparks, Rosamunde Pilcher stories are all formed from a predetermined list of setting, character types, and events--not a bad thing, as both authors' success shows.

Here are the required ingredients for any of her charming stories: 1) Cornwall or Scotland, or both. 2) Female orphan at center of story, who has no money worries, and neither does anyone else. 3) Multiple generations, often including bohemians among the younger folks. 4) An impromptu house party at the modest ancestral home. 5) Long-lost relatives and/or childhood friends reunited. 6) Everyone neatly paired off at the story's end.