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Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater
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Bumper Bundle!
Title 1: The Lost Girl
Genre: Historical Fiction - Suspense
Format: Audio CD pack - (Narrated by Carol herself)
Title 2: An Act of Love
Genre: Historical Fiction - Suspense - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: The Illustrated Olive Farm
Genre: Travel - Biographical
Format: Hardback Coffee Table Edition
Dedications Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://www.caroldrinkwater.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Carol4OliveFarm
Book 1 Blurb: The Lost Girl
Since her teenage daughter went missing four years ago, Kurtiz Ross has blamed and isolated herself. Until, out of the blue, Lizzie is sighted in Paris.
But within hours of her arrival, Kurtiz sees the City of Light plunged into terror.
Amid the fear and chaos, a hand reaches out. A sympathetic stranger offers to help a terrified mother find her daughter.
The other woman's kindness - and her stories of her own love and loss in post-war Provence - shine unexpected light into the shadows.
The night may hold the answers to a mystery - but dare Kurtiz believe it could also bring a miracle?
Book 2 Blurb: An Act of Love
France, 1943.
Forced to flee war ravaged Poland, Sara and her parents are offered refuge in a beautiful but dilapidated house in the French Alps. It seems the perfect hideaway, despite haunting traces of the previous occupants who left in haste.
But shadows soon fall over Sara's blissful summer, and her blossoming romance with local villager Alain. As the Nazis close in, the family is forced to make a harrowing choice that could drive them apart forever, while Sara's own bid for freedom risks several lives . . .
Will her family make it through the summer together?
And can she hold onto the love she has found with Alain?
Book 3 Blurb:
THE OLIVE TRILOGY is the story of the love affair between actress Carol Drinkwater and television producer Michel Noll and a Provencal olive farm, Appassionata, which they fall in love with, buy and with little money and many tribulations restore with the aim of producing the finest olive oil.
In this book Carol and Michel have documented their life on the olive farm: the highs and lows of harvesting and pressing, the constant concern about water, the adoption of animals, and the anxious search for ways to diversify. Local food and wine, customs, markets and fairs, friends and characterful neighbours, the whole Provencal way of life, are richly recounted and illustrated.
Author Bio:
Anglo-Irish actress Carol Drinkwater is perhaps still most familiar to audiences for her award-winning portrayal of Helen Herriot in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. A popular and acclaimed author and film-maker as well, Carol has published nineteen books, and one Kindle Single, for both the adult and young adult markets. She is currently at work on her twenty-first title.
When she purchased a rundown property overlooking the Bay of Cannes in France, she discovered on the grounds sixty-eight, 400-year-old olive trees. Once the land was reclaimed and the olives pressed, Carol along with her French husband, Michel, became the producers of top-quality olive oil. Her series of memoirs, love stories, recounting her experiences on her farm (The Olive Farm, The Olive Season, The Olive Harvest and Return to the Olive Farm) have become international bestsellers. Carol's fascination with the olive tree extended to a seventeenth-month, solo Mediterranean journey in search of the tree's mythical secrets. The resulting travel books, The Olive Route and The Olive Tree, have inspired a five-part documentary films series entitled The Olive Route.
Carol has also been invited to work with UNESCO to help fund an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean with the dual goals of creating peace in the region and honouring the ancient heritage of the olive tree.
Carol has recently become an ambassador for Children in Read.
Title 1: The Lost Girl
Genre: Historical Fiction - Suspense
Format: Audio CD pack - (Narrated by Carol herself)
Title 2: An Act of Love
Genre: Historical Fiction - Suspense - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: The Illustrated Olive Farm
Genre: Travel - Biographical
Format: Hardback Coffee Table Edition
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://www.caroldrinkwater.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Carol4OliveFarm
Book 1 Blurb: The Lost Girl
Since her teenage daughter went missing four years ago, Kurtiz Ross has blamed and isolated herself. Until, out of the blue, Lizzie is sighted in Paris.
But within hours of her arrival, Kurtiz sees the City of Light plunged into terror.
Amid the fear and chaos, a hand reaches out. A sympathetic stranger offers to help a terrified mother find her daughter.
The other woman's kindness - and her stories of her own love and loss in post-war Provence - shine unexpected light into the shadows.
The night may hold the answers to a mystery - but dare Kurtiz believe it could also bring a miracle?
Book 2 Blurb: An Act of Love
France, 1943.
Forced to flee war ravaged Poland, Sara and her parents are offered refuge in a beautiful but dilapidated house in the French Alps. It seems the perfect hideaway, despite haunting traces of the previous occupants who left in haste.
But shadows soon fall over Sara's blissful summer, and her blossoming romance with local villager Alain. As the Nazis close in, the family is forced to make a harrowing choice that could drive them apart forever, while Sara's own bid for freedom risks several lives . . .
Will her family make it through the summer together?
And can she hold onto the love she has found with Alain?
Book 3 Blurb:
THE OLIVE TRILOGY is the story of the love affair between actress Carol Drinkwater and television producer Michel Noll and a Provencal olive farm, Appassionata, which they fall in love with, buy and with little money and many tribulations restore with the aim of producing the finest olive oil.
In this book Carol and Michel have documented their life on the olive farm: the highs and lows of harvesting and pressing, the constant concern about water, the adoption of animals, and the anxious search for ways to diversify. Local food and wine, customs, markets and fairs, friends and characterful neighbours, the whole Provencal way of life, are richly recounted and illustrated.
Author Bio:
Anglo-Irish actress Carol Drinkwater is perhaps still most familiar to audiences for her award-winning portrayal of Helen Herriot in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. A popular and acclaimed author and film-maker as well, Carol has published nineteen books, and one Kindle Single, for both the adult and young adult markets. She is currently at work on her twenty-first title.
When she purchased a rundown property overlooking the Bay of Cannes in France, she discovered on the grounds sixty-eight, 400-year-old olive trees. Once the land was reclaimed and the olives pressed, Carol along with her French husband, Michel, became the producers of top-quality olive oil. Her series of memoirs, love stories, recounting her experiences on her farm (The Olive Farm, The Olive Season, The Olive Harvest and Return to the Olive Farm) have become international bestsellers. Carol's fascination with the olive tree extended to a seventeenth-month, solo Mediterranean journey in search of the tree's mythical secrets. The resulting travel books, The Olive Route and The Olive Tree, have inspired a five-part documentary films series entitled The Olive Route.
Carol has also been invited to work with UNESCO to help fund an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean with the dual goals of creating peace in the region and honouring the ancient heritage of the olive tree.
Carol has recently become an ambassador for Children in Read.
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£ 33
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Duchess of York
Duchess of York
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Title 1: A Most Intriguing Lady
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Hardback
Title 2: Her Heart for a Compass
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: NO
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Added Bonus: Signed Children in Read Poster
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahTheDuchess
Book 1 Blurb::
Wallflower Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott has a secret. Moving effortlessly unnoticed amongst the ballrooms and palaces of Queen Victoria, her sharp intelligence and keen powers of observation allow her to quietly solve society crimes – coming to the rescue of those whose pride and fortune is at stake.
Overlooked and underestimated, Mary finds missing money, recovers stolen jewellery and saves reputations. When she meets Colonel Walter Trefusis, an unlikely and spirited alliance is formed. But Mary has more than met her match in her sleuthing partner. As she battles the expectations of society and her family, Mary must follow her heart – whatever the cost…
Book 2 Blurb:
From one of the most famous former members of the British royal family, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York —a mesmerizing novel of a young noblewoman’s coming-of-age that richly details both high society and low in Victorian England.
Queen Victoria’s close friend, the Scottish Duke of Buccleuch, Lady Margaret Montagu Scott is expected to make an advantageous marriage. But Margaret is an impulsive and outspoken girl in a repressive society where women are, quite literally, caged in corsets and required to conform.
When Lady Margaret’s parents arrange a society marriage for her, she tries to reconcile herself to the match. But shortly before her betrothal is announced, Margaret flees, leaving her parents to explain her sudden absence to an opulent ballroom stuffed with two hundred distinguished guests.
Banished from polite society, Margaret throws herself into charitable work and finds strength in a circle of female friends like herself—women intent on breaking the mold, including Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise. Margaret resolves to follow her heart—a journey of self-discovery that will take her to Ireland, America, and then back to Britain where she finds the life she was always meant to lead.
A bold and thoughtful story about a rebellious woman finding herself and her voice in an age of astounding technological change and great social unrest, Her Heart for a Compass is a delicious costume drama rich in atmosphere, and colour.
Author Bio::
Sarah, Duchess of York, is a British writer, charity patron, public speaker, film producer and television personality. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Sarah has two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Hardback
Title 2: Her Heart for a Compass
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: NO
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Added Bonus: Signed Children in Read Poster
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahTheDuchess
Book 1 Blurb::
Wallflower Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott has a secret. Moving effortlessly unnoticed amongst the ballrooms and palaces of Queen Victoria, her sharp intelligence and keen powers of observation allow her to quietly solve society crimes – coming to the rescue of those whose pride and fortune is at stake.
Overlooked and underestimated, Mary finds missing money, recovers stolen jewellery and saves reputations. When she meets Colonel Walter Trefusis, an unlikely and spirited alliance is formed. But Mary has more than met her match in her sleuthing partner. As she battles the expectations of society and her family, Mary must follow her heart – whatever the cost…
Book 2 Blurb:
From one of the most famous former members of the British royal family, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York —a mesmerizing novel of a young noblewoman’s coming-of-age that richly details both high society and low in Victorian England.
Queen Victoria’s close friend, the Scottish Duke of Buccleuch, Lady Margaret Montagu Scott is expected to make an advantageous marriage. But Margaret is an impulsive and outspoken girl in a repressive society where women are, quite literally, caged in corsets and required to conform.
When Lady Margaret’s parents arrange a society marriage for her, she tries to reconcile herself to the match. But shortly before her betrothal is announced, Margaret flees, leaving her parents to explain her sudden absence to an opulent ballroom stuffed with two hundred distinguished guests.
Banished from polite society, Margaret throws herself into charitable work and finds strength in a circle of female friends like herself—women intent on breaking the mold, including Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise. Margaret resolves to follow her heart—a journey of self-discovery that will take her to Ireland, America, and then back to Britain where she finds the life she was always meant to lead.
A bold and thoughtful story about a rebellious woman finding herself and her voice in an age of astounding technological change and great social unrest, Her Heart for a Compass is a delicious costume drama rich in atmosphere, and colour.
Author Bio::
Sarah, Duchess of York, is a British writer, charity patron, public speaker, film producer and television personality. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Sarah has two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.
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Nick Goodrich
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£ 22
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Victoria Howard
Victoria Howard
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Three book package
Title 1: Ring of Lies
Genre: Crime - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The House on the Shore
Genre: Crime - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Three Weeks Last Spring
Genre: Crime - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Bonus: Victoria will be adding a few secret extras
Website: https://www.victoriahoward.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VictoriaHoward_
Book 1 Blurb:
When English accountant Daniel Elliott dies in a car accident one rainy night, his widow, Grace, is overcome with grief…and panic. Daniel was controlling and their marriage loveless, but he always took care of the sheltered Grace.
Or so she thought.
She soon discovers Daniel kept secrets: an alias, mob ties, a list of numbers, a mysterious beach house in Florida… and a girlfriend who looks like Grace.
Swallowing her fear, she flies to Miami to claim the house Daniel left her. But the price of her curiosity is peril. Underworld figures stalk her. The other woman has left a damning trail of evidence pointing her way. And handsome, troubled FBI agent Jack West has crossed precarious paths with Grace before. He could be her savior or her damnation. All she knows for certain is that she longs to be in his arms.
With little to go on and danger at every turn, Grace must depend on Jack to help her navigate the criminal world of south Florida, and find the truth behind the Ring of Lies.
Book 2 Blurb:
When Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace in the Scottish Highlands, she gets a twofold surprise: a lost sailor teaches her to love again…while a mysterious stranger has plans to kill her.
Passed over for promotion by her boss—and boyfriend, Anna walks off the job in anger. But being reactionary has its price. Now she can no longer afford the rent on her Edinburgh apartment. So she retreats to the only place she has ever felt happy – her grandmother’s croft on the edge of a Highland loch. With no phone or neighbours, and only two border collies for company, Anna sets out to finally achieve her lifelong dream; to write—and sell—the novel that has burned within her for years.
Luke Tallantyre, a renowned Cape Cod artist, has sailed across the Atlantic to escape an artistic dry spell—and come to terms with his dangerous past. When his yacht develops a problem he drops anchor in Loch Hourn. He rows ashore, and knocking on the door of the croft, asks to use the telephone, but the reception he receives is less than welcoming – in fact it’s downright frosty.
Anna resents the cranky American’s intrusion to her seemingly idyllic life. Luke thinks she’s an ill-mannered hermit. But an unseen assassin is after one of them. So they unwillingly join forces and embark on an adventure neither ever imagined…including a chance at true love.
Book 3 Blurb:
Skye Dunbar needs to get away from London to put a disastrous affair behind her. When she rents a small cabin in Washington State’s San Juan Islands, the last thing she expects is to be accused of computer hacking.
Marine biologist Jedediah Walker is called in to investigate the large number of dead marine life being washed up on the islands beaches. And he has another problem – an unexpected, beautiful and suspicious new tenant renting his cabin. When Walker discovers that the fish contain a high concentration of toxic chemicals, he suspects that the chemicals are being deliberately dumped in Puget Sound. And later, when someone hacks into his computer, he realises it is no coincidence and sets out to find out more about his mysterious new tenant.However, Skye doesn’t like Walker from the moment she lays eyes on him. He feels the same. But that’s about to change.
Author Bio:
Victoria Howard is the author of three romantic suspense novels; The House on the Shore, (a 2009 Joan Hessayon Award finalist), Three Weeks Last Spring, and Ring of Lies. She is also the author of several short stories, including the Kindle short, A Little Protection.
Victoria trained as a medical secretary, and subsequently worked for the National Health Service. She spent twenty years living on a croft in the Highlands of Scotland, managing a company involved in the offshore oil and gas industry.
During those rare times when she isn't writing, Victoria can be found curled up with a book, gardening, designing knitwear, walking her Border collie, Rosie, or travelling the world.
Victoria is a member of Romantic Novelists' Association.
Title 1: Ring of Lies
Genre: Crime - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The House on the Shore
Genre: Crime - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Three Weeks Last Spring
Genre: Crime - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Bonus: Victoria will be adding a few secret extras
Website: https://www.victoriahoward.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VictoriaHoward_
Book 1 Blurb:
When English accountant Daniel Elliott dies in a car accident one rainy night, his widow, Grace, is overcome with grief…and panic. Daniel was controlling and their marriage loveless, but he always took care of the sheltered Grace.
Or so she thought.
She soon discovers Daniel kept secrets: an alias, mob ties, a list of numbers, a mysterious beach house in Florida… and a girlfriend who looks like Grace.
Swallowing her fear, she flies to Miami to claim the house Daniel left her. But the price of her curiosity is peril. Underworld figures stalk her. The other woman has left a damning trail of evidence pointing her way. And handsome, troubled FBI agent Jack West has crossed precarious paths with Grace before. He could be her savior or her damnation. All she knows for certain is that she longs to be in his arms.
With little to go on and danger at every turn, Grace must depend on Jack to help her navigate the criminal world of south Florida, and find the truth behind the Ring of Lies.
Book 2 Blurb:
When Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace in the Scottish Highlands, she gets a twofold surprise: a lost sailor teaches her to love again…while a mysterious stranger has plans to kill her.
Passed over for promotion by her boss—and boyfriend, Anna walks off the job in anger. But being reactionary has its price. Now she can no longer afford the rent on her Edinburgh apartment. So she retreats to the only place she has ever felt happy – her grandmother’s croft on the edge of a Highland loch. With no phone or neighbours, and only two border collies for company, Anna sets out to finally achieve her lifelong dream; to write—and sell—the novel that has burned within her for years.
Luke Tallantyre, a renowned Cape Cod artist, has sailed across the Atlantic to escape an artistic dry spell—and come to terms with his dangerous past. When his yacht develops a problem he drops anchor in Loch Hourn. He rows ashore, and knocking on the door of the croft, asks to use the telephone, but the reception he receives is less than welcoming – in fact it’s downright frosty.
Anna resents the cranky American’s intrusion to her seemingly idyllic life. Luke thinks she’s an ill-mannered hermit. But an unseen assassin is after one of them. So they unwillingly join forces and embark on an adventure neither ever imagined…including a chance at true love.
Book 3 Blurb:
Skye Dunbar needs to get away from London to put a disastrous affair behind her. When she rents a small cabin in Washington State’s San Juan Islands, the last thing she expects is to be accused of computer hacking.
Marine biologist Jedediah Walker is called in to investigate the large number of dead marine life being washed up on the islands beaches. And he has another problem – an unexpected, beautiful and suspicious new tenant renting his cabin. When Walker discovers that the fish contain a high concentration of toxic chemicals, he suspects that the chemicals are being deliberately dumped in Puget Sound. And later, when someone hacks into his computer, he realises it is no coincidence and sets out to find out more about his mysterious new tenant.However, Skye doesn’t like Walker from the moment she lays eyes on him. He feels the same. But that’s about to change.
Author Bio:
Victoria Howard is the author of three romantic suspense novels; The House on the Shore, (a 2009 Joan Hessayon Award finalist), Three Weeks Last Spring, and Ring of Lies. She is also the author of several short stories, including the Kindle short, A Little Protection.
Victoria trained as a medical secretary, and subsequently worked for the National Health Service. She spent twenty years living on a croft in the Highlands of Scotland, managing a company involved in the offshore oil and gas industry.
During those rare times when she isn't writing, Victoria can be found curled up with a book, gardening, designing knitwear, walking her Border collie, Rosie, or travelling the world.
Victoria is a member of Romantic Novelists' Association.
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Victoria Howard
Victoria Howard
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£ 51
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Kate Mosse
Kate Mosse
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Title: Ghost Ship
Genre: Romance - Adventure
Format: Hardback - First Addition
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.katemosse.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katemosse
Book Blurb:
Piracy. Romance. Revenge. Across the seas of the seventeenth century, two seafarers are forced to fight for their love and their lives. The sequel to The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship is the third novel in The Joubert Family Chronicles from bestselling author Kate Mosse.
The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months, its captain - Louise Reydon-Joubert - and her courageous crew has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved during the course of their merciless raids.
But now the Ghost Ship is under attack – its hull splintered, its sails tattered and burnt, and the crew at risk of capture. But the bravest among them are not who they seem. Louise is fleeing a miscarriage of justice; her lover, Gilles Barenton, is at risk of being exposed - she is forced to masquerade as her brother. The stakes could not be higher: if arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and escape their fate?
A sweeping and epic queer love story, ranging from France in 1610 to Amsterdam and the Canary Islands in the 1620s, The Ghost Ship is a thrilling novel of adventure and buccaneering, love and revenge, stolen fortunes and hidden secrets on the High Seas. Most of all, it is a tale of defiant women in a man's world.
Author Bio:
Kate Mosse is the author of ten novels & short story collections, including the No 1 bestselling The Joubert Family Chronicles – The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears and The Ghost Ship – as well as the multimillion selling Languedoc Trilogy - Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel - and No 1 bestselling Gothic fiction including The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She has also written four works of non-fiction – including her memoir about caring An Extra Pair of Hands and Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World, which inspired her first one-woman show and theatre tour. She has also written four plays, contributed essays and introductions to classic novels and collections. Her novel for Quick Reads, The Black Mountain, was published in 2022 and she contributed a story to the international bestselling Miss Marple Collection of Short Stories, Marple.
A champion of women's creativity, Kate is the Founder Director of the Women's Prizes - the largest annual celebration of women's writing in the world - and is the Founder of the global campaign #WomanInHistory launched in January 2021 to honour, celebrate and promote women’s achievements throughout history. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to literature and women, was named Woman of the Year for her service to the arts in the Everywoman Awards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A regular guest on book & arts shows on radio and television, shealso writes and presents documentaries. To celebrate her 60th birthday, she launched her own YouTube book channel – Kate-Mosse-on-Books – with a monthly show ‘Mosse on a Monday’.
Kate hosts the pre performance interview series at Chichester Festival Theatre in Sussex, chairs Platform Events for the National Theatre in London, as well as interviewing writers, directors, campaigners and actors at literary and theatre festivals in the UK and beyond. Kate was awarded a Fellowship at the Writer's House in Amsterdam in 2019. She is a visiting Professor of Creative Writing & Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester, a Patron of the Chichester Festival of Dance, Music and Speech and President of the Festival of Chichester.
In 2019, Kate was honoured to be presented with a medal for services to culture by the City of Carcassonne. It is because of buying a tiny house in the shadow of the medieval city walls of Carcassonne in 1989 - and becoming inspired by the landscape, the beauty and the history of the region - that Kate became the writer she is.
Genre: Romance - Adventure
Format: Hardback - First Addition
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.katemosse.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katemosse
Book Blurb:
Piracy. Romance. Revenge. Across the seas of the seventeenth century, two seafarers are forced to fight for their love and their lives. The sequel to The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship is the third novel in The Joubert Family Chronicles from bestselling author Kate Mosse.
The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months, its captain - Louise Reydon-Joubert - and her courageous crew has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved during the course of their merciless raids.
But now the Ghost Ship is under attack – its hull splintered, its sails tattered and burnt, and the crew at risk of capture. But the bravest among them are not who they seem. Louise is fleeing a miscarriage of justice; her lover, Gilles Barenton, is at risk of being exposed - she is forced to masquerade as her brother. The stakes could not be higher: if arrested, they will be hanged for their crimes. Can they survive the journey and escape their fate?
A sweeping and epic queer love story, ranging from France in 1610 to Amsterdam and the Canary Islands in the 1620s, The Ghost Ship is a thrilling novel of adventure and buccaneering, love and revenge, stolen fortunes and hidden secrets on the High Seas. Most of all, it is a tale of defiant women in a man's world.
Author Bio:
Kate Mosse is the author of ten novels & short story collections, including the No 1 bestselling The Joubert Family Chronicles – The Burning Chambers, The City of Tears and The Ghost Ship – as well as the multimillion selling Languedoc Trilogy - Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel - and No 1 bestselling Gothic fiction including The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She has also written four works of non-fiction – including her memoir about caring An Extra Pair of Hands and Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World, which inspired her first one-woman show and theatre tour. She has also written four plays, contributed essays and introductions to classic novels and collections. Her novel for Quick Reads, The Black Mountain, was published in 2022 and she contributed a story to the international bestselling Miss Marple Collection of Short Stories, Marple.
A champion of women's creativity, Kate is the Founder Director of the Women's Prizes - the largest annual celebration of women's writing in the world - and is the Founder of the global campaign #WomanInHistory launched in January 2021 to honour, celebrate and promote women’s achievements throughout history. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to literature and women, was named Woman of the Year for her service to the arts in the Everywoman Awards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A regular guest on book & arts shows on radio and television, shealso writes and presents documentaries. To celebrate her 60th birthday, she launched her own YouTube book channel – Kate-Mosse-on-Books – with a monthly show ‘Mosse on a Monday’.
Kate hosts the pre performance interview series at Chichester Festival Theatre in Sussex, chairs Platform Events for the National Theatre in London, as well as interviewing writers, directors, campaigners and actors at literary and theatre festivals in the UK and beyond. Kate was awarded a Fellowship at the Writer's House in Amsterdam in 2019. She is a visiting Professor of Creative Writing & Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester, a Patron of the Chichester Festival of Dance, Music and Speech and President of the Festival of Chichester.
In 2019, Kate was honoured to be presented with a medal for services to culture by the City of Carcassonne. It is because of buying a tiny house in the shadow of the medieval city walls of Carcassonne in 1989 - and becoming inspired by the landscape, the beauty and the history of the region - that Kate became the writer she is.
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Lot 77
£ 25
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Emma Bradley
Emma Bradley
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Title 1: The Trouble With Fairies (Arcanium series book #1)
Genre: Teen Fantasy
Format: Paperback with bookmark, postcard and signed sticker
Title 2: The Union Of Shadows (Courts of Faerie series book #1)
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
Format: Paperback with bookmark, postcard and signed sticker
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: http://www.emmaebradley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaEBradley
Book 1 Blurb:
As the only fairy in her family, Demi has always dreamed of escaping to Arcanium - the most prestigious of fairy organisations - but when she arrives, she uncovers a plan to overthrow the Queen of Faerie and must embrace her human side to defeat those who want dominion over her new home.
Welcome to Arcanium, elite training for the future of Faerie
(Disclaimer: All initiates join at their own risk. Loss of limbs unlikely. No refunds.)
Book 2 Blurb:
As Lord of the Court of Illusions, Kainen Hemlock is determined to redeem himself after the War of Queens. But having to dodge an arranged marriage wasn't part of the plan.
Reyan Roseglade is determined to keep her head down until she can buy her freedom from service at Kainen's court. But pretending to be his future bride so he doesn't have to marry someone else wasn't what she had in mind.
Then the Holly Queen asks for their help. Reyan agrees to use her shadow-merging gift to investigate a disturbance in the fabric of Faerie, but soon Kainen has his own plans for her future.
Author Bio:
Emma lives on the UK south coast with her husband, her plant collection and a very lazy black Labrador who occasionally condescends to take her out for a walk. Aside from writing and spending far too much time procrastinating on social media, Emma is still waiting for the arrival of her unicorn. Or a tank, she's not fussy.
Genre: Teen Fantasy
Format: Paperback with bookmark, postcard and signed sticker
Title 2: The Union Of Shadows (Courts of Faerie series book #1)
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
Format: Paperback with bookmark, postcard and signed sticker
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: http://www.emmaebradley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaEBradley
Book 1 Blurb:
As the only fairy in her family, Demi has always dreamed of escaping to Arcanium - the most prestigious of fairy organisations - but when she arrives, she uncovers a plan to overthrow the Queen of Faerie and must embrace her human side to defeat those who want dominion over her new home.
Welcome to Arcanium, elite training for the future of Faerie
(Disclaimer: All initiates join at their own risk. Loss of limbs unlikely. No refunds.)
Book 2 Blurb:
As Lord of the Court of Illusions, Kainen Hemlock is determined to redeem himself after the War of Queens. But having to dodge an arranged marriage wasn't part of the plan.
Reyan Roseglade is determined to keep her head down until she can buy her freedom from service at Kainen's court. But pretending to be his future bride so he doesn't have to marry someone else wasn't what she had in mind.
Then the Holly Queen asks for their help. Reyan agrees to use her shadow-merging gift to investigate a disturbance in the fabric of Faerie, but soon Kainen has his own plans for her future.
Author Bio:
Emma lives on the UK south coast with her husband, her plant collection and a very lazy black Labrador who occasionally condescends to take her out for a walk. Aside from writing and spending far too much time procrastinating on social media, Emma is still waiting for the arrival of her unicorn. Or a tank, she's not fussy.
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Linda Corbett
Linda Corbett
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Title: What Would Jane Austen Do?
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
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Bids Accepted: UK only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lcorbettauthor
Book Blurb:
When journalist and Jane Austen fan Maddy Shaw is told her Dear Jane column
has been cancelled, she has no choice but to look outside of London's rental
market. That is until she's left an idyllic country home by the black sheep
of the family, long-lost Cousin Nigel. But of course there's a
stipulation... and not only is Maddy made chair of the committee for the
annual village literary festival, she also has to put up with bestselling
crime author - and romance sceptic - Cameron Massey as her new neighbour.
When Maddy challenges Cameron to write romantic fiction, which he claims is
so easy to do, sparks fly both on and off the page...
Author Bio:
Linda Corbett lives in Surrey with her husband Andrew and three permanently
hungry guinea pigs. Linda is a member and former Treasurer of Shine Surrey -
a volunteer-led charity that supports individuals and families living with
spina bifida and hydrocephalus. When not writing, Linda can be found
gardening, papercrafting or cuddling guinea pigs. What Would Jane Austen Do
is her second published novel.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lcorbettauthor
Book Blurb:
When journalist and Jane Austen fan Maddy Shaw is told her Dear Jane column
has been cancelled, she has no choice but to look outside of London's rental
market. That is until she's left an idyllic country home by the black sheep
of the family, long-lost Cousin Nigel. But of course there's a
stipulation... and not only is Maddy made chair of the committee for the
annual village literary festival, she also has to put up with bestselling
crime author - and romance sceptic - Cameron Massey as her new neighbour.
When Maddy challenges Cameron to write romantic fiction, which he claims is
so easy to do, sparks fly both on and off the page...
Author Bio:
Linda Corbett lives in Surrey with her husband Andrew and three permanently
hungry guinea pigs. Linda is a member and former Treasurer of Shine Surrey -
a volunteer-led charity that supports individuals and families living with
spina bifida and hydrocephalus. When not writing, Linda can be found
gardening, papercrafting or cuddling guinea pigs. What Would Jane Austen Do
is her second published novel.
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Helga Jensen
Helga Jensen
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Title: Fly me to Paris
Genre; Contemporary Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/2021/07/helga-jensen-forde-twice-in-a-lifetime
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelgaJensenF
Book Blurb;
Penny is not living her best life.
Her job is far from thrilling and her long-term boyfriend shows no sign of wanting to commit.
She has just turned fifty and is going nowhere.
Wanting a new start, Penny applies for a job as cabin crew, to find out if she can push herself out of her comfort zone.
Her new job brings the adventure she craves, even if she does keep bumping into impossibly handsome but deeply annoying pilot, Matt Garcia.
Stuck in Paris on an unscheduled stopover, the chemistry between them grows. But the path of love never did fly smooth, as Matt’s past threatens to come between them.
Beside which, Penny is not looking for love. But what if love finds her?
A romantic, uplifting and inspirational read all about taking chances later in life
The Author:
Helga Jensen is an award-winning British/Danish author and journalist. Her debut novel was a winning entry in the 2017 Montegrappa First Fiction competition at Dubai’s Emirates Literary Festival. Her debut was also a contender for the coveted 2021 Joan Hessayon Award for new writers. Helga’s second romantic comedy is due out in 2022. Helga holds a BA Hons in English Literature and Creative Writing, along with a Creative Writing MA from Bath Spa University. Helga, who lived in the Middle East for the past 25 years, continues to work as a freelance journalist when not writing books. A former airline stewardess, she now has her feet firmly on the ground and lives with her wonderful family, which includes a crazy Labradoodle who never stops making her laugh. Helga loves chocolate, wine, nice people and everything dog related,
Genre; Contemporary Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/2021/07/helga-jensen-forde-twice-in-a-lifetime
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelgaJensenF
Book Blurb;
Penny is not living her best life.
Her job is far from thrilling and her long-term boyfriend shows no sign of wanting to commit.
She has just turned fifty and is going nowhere.
Wanting a new start, Penny applies for a job as cabin crew, to find out if she can push herself out of her comfort zone.
Her new job brings the adventure she craves, even if she does keep bumping into impossibly handsome but deeply annoying pilot, Matt Garcia.
Stuck in Paris on an unscheduled stopover, the chemistry between them grows. But the path of love never did fly smooth, as Matt’s past threatens to come between them.
Beside which, Penny is not looking for love. But what if love finds her?
A romantic, uplifting and inspirational read all about taking chances later in life
The Author:
Helga Jensen is an award-winning British/Danish author and journalist. Her debut novel was a winning entry in the 2017 Montegrappa First Fiction competition at Dubai’s Emirates Literary Festival. Her debut was also a contender for the coveted 2021 Joan Hessayon Award for new writers. Helga’s second romantic comedy is due out in 2022. Helga holds a BA Hons in English Literature and Creative Writing, along with a Creative Writing MA from Bath Spa University. Helga, who lived in the Middle East for the past 25 years, continues to work as a freelance journalist when not writing books. A former airline stewardess, she now has her feet firmly on the ground and lives with her wonderful family, which includes a crazy Labradoodle who never stops making her laugh. Helga loves chocolate, wine, nice people and everything dog related,
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Pauline Tait
Pauline Tait
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96
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Title: Abigail Returns
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://paulinetait.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTait_author
Book Blurb::
With just over a decade missing to Dissociative Amnesia, and a newly broken heart, Abigail finds herself with no choice but to return to Lochside. The supposedly idyllic home on the Isle of Skye she had fled so dramatically six years before.
And while struggling to find her way in a world she can’t recall, she must battle the conflicts of the present with the shocking secrets she uncovers from her past.
Jamie’s support is invaluable, but how much does he know? Greg is loving and attentive, but does he have an ulterior motive?
Meanwhile, the presence of a stranger on the island shakes Abigail to her very core. With no memory, she can only trust her instincts as she strives to build a life and a future she can call her own.
But Abigail soon discovers the stranger’s trail leads far too close to home.
A riveting novel about new beginnings and second chances.
Author Bio:
As a novelist and children's author, Pauline’s necessity to write has emerged alongside a profound passion to engage and inspire our younger generations. Her years of experience in working with and assessing children from Primaries one to seven, who needed extra-curricular support, then creating and delivering individual learning plans to meet their specific needs, has only fuelled her passion and has influenced both the writing and the production processes of her picture books.
Pauline also enjoys writing women's fiction, primarily romantic suspense. It is essential that emotions and reactions are true to their topics while the landscape and settings are truly authentic. Pauline is currently writing a series set on the Isle of Skye, an island she has been visiting for over two decades, and has formed a close bond with both the island and its people.
Pauline writes Romantic Suspense, second chance romance and contemporary romance with relatable characters and happily ever afters, alongside children's picture books for 3 to 7 years, all of which are selling worldwide
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://paulinetait.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTait_author
Book Blurb::
With just over a decade missing to Dissociative Amnesia, and a newly broken heart, Abigail finds herself with no choice but to return to Lochside. The supposedly idyllic home on the Isle of Skye she had fled so dramatically six years before.
And while struggling to find her way in a world she can’t recall, she must battle the conflicts of the present with the shocking secrets she uncovers from her past.
Jamie’s support is invaluable, but how much does he know? Greg is loving and attentive, but does he have an ulterior motive?
Meanwhile, the presence of a stranger on the island shakes Abigail to her very core. With no memory, she can only trust her instincts as she strives to build a life and a future she can call her own.
But Abigail soon discovers the stranger’s trail leads far too close to home.
A riveting novel about new beginnings and second chances.
Author Bio:
As a novelist and children's author, Pauline’s necessity to write has emerged alongside a profound passion to engage and inspire our younger generations. Her years of experience in working with and assessing children from Primaries one to seven, who needed extra-curricular support, then creating and delivering individual learning plans to meet their specific needs, has only fuelled her passion and has influenced both the writing and the production processes of her picture books.
Pauline also enjoys writing women's fiction, primarily romantic suspense. It is essential that emotions and reactions are true to their topics while the landscape and settings are truly authentic. Pauline is currently writing a series set on the Isle of Skye, an island she has been visiting for over two decades, and has formed a close bond with both the island and its people.
Pauline writes Romantic Suspense, second chance romance and contemporary romance with relatable characters and happily ever afters, alongside children's picture books for 3 to 7 years, all of which are selling worldwide
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Sophie Claire
Sophie Claire
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97
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Title: THIS CHRISTMAS IN PARIS
Genre: Contemporary Women's fiction - Christmas
Format: paperback
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Website: http://sophieclaire.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SClaireWriter
Book Blurb:
What could be more magical than Christmas in Paris? When Carys is offered the chance to run a little French café, she leaps at the chance to discover an exciting city where she can dream big. Meanwhile, struggling journalist Mat is living in the City of Love – but he’s never found romance himself. Then, a chance encounter changes everything, and it feels like the start of something wonderful. But Carys and Mat are both keeping secrets . . . Can they open their hearts to one another – and maybe even find love, just in time for Christmas?
Author Bio:
Sophie Claire writes uplifting emotional stories with their heart in Provence, where she spent her childhood summers. She is half French, half Scottish, was born in Africa and growing up in England she felt she didn’t belong anywhere – except in the pages of a book. Perhaps this is why she likes to help her characters find their home; a place in the world where they can be loved for themselves. Previously, she worked in marketing and proofreading academic papers, but writing is what she always considered her ‘real job’ and now she’s delighted to spend her days dreaming up heartwarming contemporary romance stories set in beautiful places.
Genre: Contemporary Women's fiction - Christmas
Format: paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: http://sophieclaire.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SClaireWriter
Book Blurb:
What could be more magical than Christmas in Paris? When Carys is offered the chance to run a little French café, she leaps at the chance to discover an exciting city where she can dream big. Meanwhile, struggling journalist Mat is living in the City of Love – but he’s never found romance himself. Then, a chance encounter changes everything, and it feels like the start of something wonderful. But Carys and Mat are both keeping secrets . . . Can they open their hearts to one another – and maybe even find love, just in time for Christmas?
Author Bio:
Sophie Claire writes uplifting emotional stories with their heart in Provence, where she spent her childhood summers. She is half French, half Scottish, was born in Africa and growing up in England she felt she didn’t belong anywhere – except in the pages of a book. Perhaps this is why she likes to help her characters find their home; a place in the world where they can be loved for themselves. Previously, she worked in marketing and proofreading academic papers, but writing is what she always considered her ‘real job’ and now she’s delighted to spend her days dreaming up heartwarming contemporary romance stories set in beautiful places.
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AJ Pearce
AJ Pearce
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106
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The Emmy Lake Chronicles – 3 books
Title 1: Dear Mrs Bird,
Paperback
Title 2: Yours Cheerfully
Paperback
Title 3: Mrs Porter Calling
Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Dedicationa Available: YES
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Website: http://www.ajpearce.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajpearcewrites
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ajpearcewrites
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ajpearcewrites
Book Blurb:
The Emmy Lake Chronicles follows the life of young agony aunt Emmy Lake as she and her friends face the challenges of life London in World War II. This auction lot includes Mrs Porter Calling, the latest in the series where Emmy is faced with the arrival of a new owner at Woman’s Friend who threatens to change everything that Emmy and her readers love about the magazine.
Author Bio:
AJ Pearce is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Emmy Lake Chronicles. Born in Hampshire, her favourite subjects at school were History and English which now (finally!) makes sense. Her debut novel Dear Mrs Bird was shortlisted for the Best Debut Novel at the British Book Awards in 2019, and her books have been translated into over fifteen languages. She has appeared at literary events across the UK and when not researching or writing her novels can be found surrounded by muddy dogs, or messing around trying to learn how to paint.
Title 1: Dear Mrs Bird,
Paperback
Title 2: Yours Cheerfully
Paperback
Title 3: Mrs Porter Calling
Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Dedicationa Available: YES
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Website: http://www.ajpearce.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajpearcewrites
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ajpearcewrites
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ajpearcewrites
Book Blurb:
The Emmy Lake Chronicles follows the life of young agony aunt Emmy Lake as she and her friends face the challenges of life London in World War II. This auction lot includes Mrs Porter Calling, the latest in the series where Emmy is faced with the arrival of a new owner at Woman’s Friend who threatens to change everything that Emmy and her readers love about the magazine.
Author Bio:
AJ Pearce is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Emmy Lake Chronicles. Born in Hampshire, her favourite subjects at school were History and English which now (finally!) makes sense. Her debut novel Dear Mrs Bird was shortlisted for the Best Debut Novel at the British Book Awards in 2019, and her books have been translated into over fifteen languages. She has appeared at literary events across the UK and when not researching or writing her novels can be found surrounded by muddy dogs, or messing around trying to learn how to paint.
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£ 11
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Nicole Fitton
Nicole Fitton
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114
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Title: Soaring
Genre: Contemporary - Short fiction
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://nicolefittonauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MisoMiss
Book Blurb:
Small chunks of life, perfectly wrapped and waiting for you to open! Stories told in 70 -1000 words.
Award-winning and short-listed pieces of prose sit alongside newer thoughtfully crafted short glimpses of human nature and 21st century life. You are invited to pause for a moment and reflect on the writer's suggestions. They are sure to uplift and inspire you.
Author Bio::
Nicole is not yet a best selling thriller writer but she is working on it…
She has been lucky enough to live in such glamorous locations as London, New York, and Croydon! She currently lives in Devon with her family. For over three decades she worked in music PR and marketing within Europe and the USA before reinventing herself within the world of healthcare management. She writes mystery thrillers with a large splash of romance. Her debut novel ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ was released in 2015, and followed in 2016 by her second novel ‘Forbidden Colours’. Both novels have received great reviews with comments such as ‘Wow, Just Wow…’ and ‘A Real Page Turner…’
Nicole’s first short story collection ‘Soaring’ was released in March 2023
Genre: Contemporary - Short fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: https://nicolefittonauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MisoMiss
Book Blurb:
Small chunks of life, perfectly wrapped and waiting for you to open! Stories told in 70 -1000 words.
Award-winning and short-listed pieces of prose sit alongside newer thoughtfully crafted short glimpses of human nature and 21st century life. You are invited to pause for a moment and reflect on the writer's suggestions. They are sure to uplift and inspire you.
Author Bio::
Nicole is not yet a best selling thriller writer but she is working on it…
She has been lucky enough to live in such glamorous locations as London, New York, and Croydon! She currently lives in Devon with her family. For over three decades she worked in music PR and marketing within Europe and the USA before reinventing herself within the world of healthcare management. She writes mystery thrillers with a large splash of romance. Her debut novel ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ was released in 2015, and followed in 2016 by her second novel ‘Forbidden Colours’. Both novels have received great reviews with comments such as ‘Wow, Just Wow…’ and ‘A Real Page Turner…’
Nicole’s first short story collection ‘Soaring’ was released in March 2023
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£ 15
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Santa Montefiore
Santa Montefiore
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Title: Wait For Me
Genre: Emotional Drama
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://santamontefiore.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantaMontefiore
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New York, 1979.
It is Thanksgiving and Evelina has her close family and beloved friends gathered around, her heart weighted with gratitude for what she has and regret for what she has given up. She has lived in America for over thirty years, but she is still Italian in her soul.
Northern Italy, 1934.
Evelina leads a sheltered life with her parents and siblings in a villa of fading grandeur. When her elder sister Benedetta marries a banker, to suit her father’s wishes rather than her own, Evelina swears that she will never marry out of duty. She knows nothing of romantic love, but when she meets Ezra, son of the local dressmaker, her heart recognises it like an old friend.
Evelina wants these carefree days to last forever. She wants to bask in sunshine, beauty and love and pay no heed to the grey clouds gathering on the horizon. But nothing lasts forever. The shadows of war are darkening over Europe and precious lives are under threat…
Author Bio:
Santa Montefiore is the number one international bestselling author of 25 titles. She has sold over 6 million copies worldwide in 25 languages. She is married to the author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. They have two children and live in London.
Genre: Emotional Drama
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://santamontefiore.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SantaMontefiore
Book Blurb:
New York, 1979.
It is Thanksgiving and Evelina has her close family and beloved friends gathered around, her heart weighted with gratitude for what she has and regret for what she has given up. She has lived in America for over thirty years, but she is still Italian in her soul.
Northern Italy, 1934.
Evelina leads a sheltered life with her parents and siblings in a villa of fading grandeur. When her elder sister Benedetta marries a banker, to suit her father’s wishes rather than her own, Evelina swears that she will never marry out of duty. She knows nothing of romantic love, but when she meets Ezra, son of the local dressmaker, her heart recognises it like an old friend.
Evelina wants these carefree days to last forever. She wants to bask in sunshine, beauty and love and pay no heed to the grey clouds gathering on the horizon. But nothing lasts forever. The shadows of war are darkening over Europe and precious lives are under threat…
Author Bio:
Santa Montefiore is the number one international bestselling author of 25 titles. She has sold over 6 million copies worldwide in 25 languages. She is married to the author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. They have two children and live in London.
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£ 14
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Elisabeth Hobbes
Elisabeth Hobbes
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125
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Title: The Promise Tree
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElisabethHobbes
Book Blurb:
When does a story begin?
For Edwin Hope, it begins with a childhood dare and a forbidden tree. It begins with him falling … in more ways than one.
Called home from his studies by the grandfather who has always hated him, eighteen-year-old Edwin is once again trapped in a house that is colder than the winds whipping across the fields. Seeking sanctuary, he escapes into the untamed beauty of the Peaks and meets a woman who sparks an old memory. A memory of the sycamore that broke him, and the little girl who saved him.
Drusilla has had many acolytes over the centuries but none like Edwin. With the Great War looming and Edwin’s future uncertain, she knows the right thing to do is to set him free from her spell, but can she do so if it means breaking her own heart?
Author Bio:
Elisabeth’s writing career began in 2013 when she entered Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest and it turned out she could. She writes romantic Historical fiction as Elisabeth Hobbes and Historical folklore/fantasy inspired romance as Elisabeth J. Hobbes.
She teaches Primary school but would rather write full time because unlike five year olds her characters generally do what she tells them. She spends most of her spare time reading and is a pro at cooking one-handed while holding a book.
She lives in Cheshire because the car broke down there in 1999 and she never left. Elisabeth has two almost grown kids, two cats, two dogs and a husband. The whole family are on the autistic spectrum and that probably includes the pets! She dreams of having a tidy house one day.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElisabethHobbes
Book Blurb:
When does a story begin?
For Edwin Hope, it begins with a childhood dare and a forbidden tree. It begins with him falling … in more ways than one.
Called home from his studies by the grandfather who has always hated him, eighteen-year-old Edwin is once again trapped in a house that is colder than the winds whipping across the fields. Seeking sanctuary, he escapes into the untamed beauty of the Peaks and meets a woman who sparks an old memory. A memory of the sycamore that broke him, and the little girl who saved him.
Drusilla has had many acolytes over the centuries but none like Edwin. With the Great War looming and Edwin’s future uncertain, she knows the right thing to do is to set him free from her spell, but can she do so if it means breaking her own heart?
Author Bio:
Elisabeth’s writing career began in 2013 when she entered Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest and it turned out she could. She writes romantic Historical fiction as Elisabeth Hobbes and Historical folklore/fantasy inspired romance as Elisabeth J. Hobbes.
She teaches Primary school but would rather write full time because unlike five year olds her characters generally do what she tells them. She spends most of her spare time reading and is a pro at cooking one-handed while holding a book.
She lives in Cheshire because the car broke down there in 1999 and she never left. Elisabeth has two almost grown kids, two cats, two dogs and a husband. The whole family are on the autistic spectrum and that probably includes the pets! She dreams of having a tidy house one day.
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Two Book Special plus Proof of Emma's next book
Title 1: One Last Letter From Greece
Genre: Mystery - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The House in the OliveGrove
Genre: Mystery - Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://www.emmacowell.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmalloydcowell
Book 1 Blurb:
Devastated by her mother’s death, Sophie longs to get away from an empty house full of memories and a life that hasn’t quite turned out as she had imagined.
So when a chance discovery among her mother’s belongings hints at a past Sophie knows nothing of, she jumps at the opportunity for escape and a chance to heal. The magical, idyllic Greek town of Methoni awaits…
But Sophie – determined to uncover her mother’s secrets – is about to discover so much more. Among the tranquil waters and cozy tavernas, Methoni’s locals offer Sophie the answers she craves, along with unexpected romance and, if she’ll take it, a chance at her own happiness…
Book 2 Blurb:
Will one week in Greece change their lives for ever?
Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece – but she is also running from the secrets of her past.
Food journalist Kayla thought this was going to be just another work trip. But right before she leaves for Greece, she discovers that her whole life is built on a lie.
Jewellery-maker Alessandra has always lived according to her own rules – despite what it has cost her to do so. But she has just had some devastating news.
As these three very different women come together at the house in the olive grove, unlikely friendships blossom and a season of self-discovery begins. Will the sumptuous flavours, sapphire waters and golden sands of Greece give each of them the answers they so desperately seek?
Author Bio:
Emma lives in Cornwall with her husband, Tony, and their fur baby, a Russian Blue called Papoushka Gerald Cowell. A former actress and BBC presenter Emma has worked in the fundraising division of children’s palliative care for the last decade and is currently Head of Philanthropy for national charity Together for Short Lives. Segueing from being paid to talk for a living into writing was a natural progression, since story telling has been at the heart of her career to date. Outside of work, Emma is a keen angler and is attempting to learn Greek to maintain her love affair with the country where she has set her novels. She is yet to achieve a level of proficiency outside of tavernas and bakeries
Title 1: One Last Letter From Greece
Genre: Mystery - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The House in the OliveGrove
Genre: Mystery - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
*Added Bonus: A proof of Emma's third novel- as yet untitled- to be published in
May 2024. The successful bidder will receive a copy to read before anyone else!
Website: https://www.emmacowell.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmalloydcowell
Book 1 Blurb:
Devastated by her mother’s death, Sophie longs to get away from an empty house full of memories and a life that hasn’t quite turned out as she had imagined.
So when a chance discovery among her mother’s belongings hints at a past Sophie knows nothing of, she jumps at the opportunity for escape and a chance to heal. The magical, idyllic Greek town of Methoni awaits…
But Sophie – determined to uncover her mother’s secrets – is about to discover so much more. Among the tranquil waters and cozy tavernas, Methoni’s locals offer Sophie the answers she craves, along with unexpected romance and, if she’ll take it, a chance at her own happiness…
Book 2 Blurb:
Will one week in Greece change their lives for ever?
Chef Maria is running a successful cookery school in her home village of Petalidi, Greece – but she is also running from the secrets of her past.
Food journalist Kayla thought this was going to be just another work trip. But right before she leaves for Greece, she discovers that her whole life is built on a lie.
Jewellery-maker Alessandra has always lived according to her own rules – despite what it has cost her to do so. But she has just had some devastating news.
As these three very different women come together at the house in the olive grove, unlikely friendships blossom and a season of self-discovery begins. Will the sumptuous flavours, sapphire waters and golden sands of Greece give each of them the answers they so desperately seek?
Author Bio:
Emma lives in Cornwall with her husband, Tony, and their fur baby, a Russian Blue called Papoushka Gerald Cowell. A former actress and BBC presenter Emma has worked in the fundraising division of children’s palliative care for the last decade and is currently Head of Philanthropy for national charity Together for Short Lives. Segueing from being paid to talk for a living into writing was a natural progression, since story telling has been at the heart of her career to date. Outside of work, Emma is a keen angler and is attempting to learn Greek to maintain her love affair with the country where she has set her novels. She is yet to achieve a level of proficiency outside of tavernas and bakeries
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Caroline Roberts
Caroline Roberts
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Two Book Special
Title 1: The Seaside Cocktail Campervan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Christmas Cocktail Campervan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://carolinerobertswriter.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_caroroberts
Book Blurb:
Escape to the beautiful Northumberland coast and countryside with Lucy, Jack and 'The Seaside Cocktail Campervan'. Books 1 and 2. Romantic and heartwarming.
Author Bio:
Family, friends, food, a glass of bubbly and, of course, a good book make Caroline smile. She loves writing emotional stories about love, loss, learning and hope, all set in her stunning home county of Northumberland.
Title 1: The Seaside Cocktail Campervan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Christmas Cocktail Campervan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://carolinerobertswriter.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_caroroberts
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Escape to the beautiful Northumberland coast and countryside with Lucy, Jack and 'The Seaside Cocktail Campervan'. Books 1 and 2. Romantic and heartwarming.
Author Bio:
Family, friends, food, a glass of bubbly and, of course, a good book make Caroline smile. She loves writing emotional stories about love, loss, learning and hope, all set in her stunning home county of Northumberland.
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Dani Atkins
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Three Book Special
Title 1: This Love
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: A Sky Full of Stars
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Six Days
Genre: Romantic Thriller
Format: Paperback
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtkinsDani
Book 1 Blurb:
This Love is an emotional family drama for fans of Jojo Moyes and Dorothy Koomson, from the bestelling author of Fractured.
Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a long time ago, but could this love change all of that?
Sophie Winter lives in a self-imposed cocoon - she's a single, 31-year-old translator who works from home in her one-bedroom flat. This isn’t really the life she dreamed of, but then Sophie stopped believing in dreams when she was a teenager and tragedy struck her family.
So, to be safe, she keeps everyone at arm’s length. Sophie understands she has a problem, but recognising it and knowing how to fix it are two entirely different things.
One night a serious fire breaks out in the flat below hers. Sophie is trapped in the burning building until a passer-by, Ben, sees her and rescues her.
Suddenly her cocoon is shattered - what will be the consequences of this second life-changing event?
Book 2 Blurb:
Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2022.
A gorgeous love story that will restore your faith in humanity
Lisa was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at her husband Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man full of love.
Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But when Lisa dies suddenly, their universe is shattered.
Then Alex meets four strangers. Two men and two women, who never met Lisa, but whose lives changed profoundly because of her. As Alex hears their stories, he begins to find his way back to love, and to hope. Perhaps, after all, the future is written in the stars...
Book 3 Blurb:
Two people. One love story. Six days.
He loves me... He loves me not... He loves me...
Gemma knows that she and Finn are destined to be together. They are soulmates. But then, on their wedding day, he never arrives at the church.
Gemma is convinced Finn wouldn't abandon her like this, even though he has disappeared once before. But back then he had a reason. She feels sure something terrible has happened, but no one else is convinced. Even the police aren't concerned, telling Gemma most people who disappear usually turn up in a week... assuming they want to be found, that is.
For the next six days Gemma frantically searches for Finn, even though every shocking revelation is telling her to give up on him. Before long, even she begins to doubt her own memories of their love.
How long can she hold on to her faith in Finn if everyone is telling her to let him go?
Author Bio:
Dani Atkins is an award-winning novelist. Her 2013 debut FRACTURED (published as THEN AND ALWAYS in North America) has been translated into over twenty languages and has sold more than half a million copies since first publication in the UK.
Dani is the author of eight other bestselling novels (THE STORY OF US, OUR SONG, THIS LOVE, WHILE I WAS SLEEPING, A MILLION DREAMS, A SKY FULL OF STARS, THE WEDDING DRESS, SIX DAYS) and PERFECT STRANGERS, a standalone eBook novella. In 2018 THIS LOVE won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award at the RNA awards in London and in 2022 A SKY FULL OF STARS won the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year at the RNA awards.
Dani lives in a small village in Hertfordshire with her husband, a Siamese cat and a very soppy Border Collie.
Title 1: This Love
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: A Sky Full of Stars
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Six Days
Genre: Romantic Thriller
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtkinsDani
Book 1 Blurb:
This Love is an emotional family drama for fans of Jojo Moyes and Dorothy Koomson, from the bestelling author of Fractured.
Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a long time ago, but could this love change all of that?
Sophie Winter lives in a self-imposed cocoon - she's a single, 31-year-old translator who works from home in her one-bedroom flat. This isn’t really the life she dreamed of, but then Sophie stopped believing in dreams when she was a teenager and tragedy struck her family.
So, to be safe, she keeps everyone at arm’s length. Sophie understands she has a problem, but recognising it and knowing how to fix it are two entirely different things.
One night a serious fire breaks out in the flat below hers. Sophie is trapped in the burning building until a passer-by, Ben, sees her and rescues her.
Suddenly her cocoon is shattered - what will be the consequences of this second life-changing event?
Book 2 Blurb:
Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2022.
A gorgeous love story that will restore your faith in humanity
Lisa was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at her husband Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man full of love.
Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But when Lisa dies suddenly, their universe is shattered.
Then Alex meets four strangers. Two men and two women, who never met Lisa, but whose lives changed profoundly because of her. As Alex hears their stories, he begins to find his way back to love, and to hope. Perhaps, after all, the future is written in the stars...
Book 3 Blurb:
Two people. One love story. Six days.
He loves me... He loves me not... He loves me...
Gemma knows that she and Finn are destined to be together. They are soulmates. But then, on their wedding day, he never arrives at the church.
Gemma is convinced Finn wouldn't abandon her like this, even though he has disappeared once before. But back then he had a reason. She feels sure something terrible has happened, but no one else is convinced. Even the police aren't concerned, telling Gemma most people who disappear usually turn up in a week... assuming they want to be found, that is.
For the next six days Gemma frantically searches for Finn, even though every shocking revelation is telling her to give up on him. Before long, even she begins to doubt her own memories of their love.
How long can she hold on to her faith in Finn if everyone is telling her to let him go?
Author Bio:
Dani Atkins is an award-winning novelist. Her 2013 debut FRACTURED (published as THEN AND ALWAYS in North America) has been translated into over twenty languages and has sold more than half a million copies since first publication in the UK.
Dani is the author of eight other bestselling novels (THE STORY OF US, OUR SONG, THIS LOVE, WHILE I WAS SLEEPING, A MILLION DREAMS, A SKY FULL OF STARS, THE WEDDING DRESS, SIX DAYS) and PERFECT STRANGERS, a standalone eBook novella. In 2018 THIS LOVE won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award at the RNA awards in London and in 2022 A SKY FULL OF STARS won the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year at the RNA awards.
Dani lives in a small village in Hertfordshire with her husband, a Siamese cat and a very soppy Border Collie.
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Cathie Dunn
Cathie Dunn
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Title: Love Lost in Time
Genre: Dual-timeline fiction
Format: hardback
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Website: https://cathiedunn.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cathiedunn
Book Blurb:
A tale of love, death and redemption…
AD 2018
Languedoc, south-west FranceMadeleine Winters must live in her late mother’s old stone house in south-west France for one hear before she can claim her inheritance – and sell it! Reluctantly leaving her life in England, she begins to renovate the house. But she’s not prepared for all the discoveries…
Is it her imagination when she hears a woman’s voice? Or when the ground shakes?
When ancient human bones belonging to a female are found beneath the kitchen floor, the mystery deepens. How did the woman end up buried, without a sarcophagus and all alone, in that particular spot in the Cabardès hills?
And why were her bones broken?
AD 777
Septimania, on the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea
17-year-old Nanthild attends Charlemagne’s court with her father, where she is introduced to Bellon of Carcassonne. Unimpressed by the blustering young warrior, Nanthild is shocked when Charlemagne and her father arrange their wedding as a gesture of ensuring Bellon’s support in the king’s conquest of the volatile southern region of Septimania.
Despite his Visigoth origins, Bellon is installed as Count of Carcassonne, and he soon has to face challenges to Frankish rule that often keep him away from home – and his family.
Bellon’s absences make it easy for Nanthild to keep her calling as a healer and wise-woman from him, and she continues to visit those in need of her help.
But dangers lurk on her journey…
Readers of Kate Mosse and Barbara Erskine might enjoy Love Lost in Time.
Author Bio:
Cathie Dunn writes historical fiction, mystery, and romance. The focus of her historical fiction novels is on strong women through time.
Cathie has been writing for over twenty years. She studied Creative Writing, with a focus on novel writing, which she teaches in the south of France. She loves researching for her novels, delving into history books, and visiting castles and historic sites.
Her stories have garnered awards and praise from reviewers and readers for their authentic description of the past.
Cathie is a member of the Historical Novel Society and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Genre: Dual-timeline fiction
Format: hardback
Dedication Available: yes
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://cathiedunn.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cathiedunn
Book Blurb:
A tale of love, death and redemption…
AD 2018
Languedoc, south-west FranceMadeleine Winters must live in her late mother’s old stone house in south-west France for one hear before she can claim her inheritance – and sell it! Reluctantly leaving her life in England, she begins to renovate the house. But she’s not prepared for all the discoveries…
Is it her imagination when she hears a woman’s voice? Or when the ground shakes?
When ancient human bones belonging to a female are found beneath the kitchen floor, the mystery deepens. How did the woman end up buried, without a sarcophagus and all alone, in that particular spot in the Cabardès hills?
And why were her bones broken?
AD 777
Septimania, on the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea
17-year-old Nanthild attends Charlemagne’s court with her father, where she is introduced to Bellon of Carcassonne. Unimpressed by the blustering young warrior, Nanthild is shocked when Charlemagne and her father arrange their wedding as a gesture of ensuring Bellon’s support in the king’s conquest of the volatile southern region of Septimania.
Despite his Visigoth origins, Bellon is installed as Count of Carcassonne, and he soon has to face challenges to Frankish rule that often keep him away from home – and his family.
Bellon’s absences make it easy for Nanthild to keep her calling as a healer and wise-woman from him, and she continues to visit those in need of her help.
But dangers lurk on her journey…
Readers of Kate Mosse and Barbara Erskine might enjoy Love Lost in Time.
Author Bio:
Cathie Dunn writes historical fiction, mystery, and romance. The focus of her historical fiction novels is on strong women through time.
Cathie has been writing for over twenty years. She studied Creative Writing, with a focus on novel writing, which she teaches in the south of France. She loves researching for her novels, delving into history books, and visiting castles and historic sites.
Her stories have garnered awards and praise from reviewers and readers for their authentic description of the past.
Cathie is a member of the Historical Novel Society and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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Suzanne Snow
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Love in the Lakes Trilogy
Title 1: Snowfall over Halesmere House
Title 2: Wedding Days at Halesmere House
Title 3: Starting Over at Halesmere House
Genre: Contemperay Romance - Humour
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: YES
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* Bonus: Suzanne is adding a limited edition 'Heart of the Lakes' soy candle for her successful bidder
Website: https://www.suzannesnowauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SnowProse
Book 1 Blurb: Snowfall over Halesmere House
Welcome to Halesmere House, where romance might be just around the corner…
After years of living in the past, Ella is ready to start building a future. The perfect opportunity presents itself when she is offered a short-term role at Halesmere House in the Lake District, and tasked with kick-starting its artists’ residence. She can’t wait to start and explore a new career in an inspiring location.
But when Ella arrives at Halesmere, she wonders if she’s made a huge mistake when she clashes with Max, the new owner. Max has his own reasons to be unsettled by her presence, but despite his misgivings it seems everyone else loves having Ella around. As a single dad, it’s his children’s attachment to her that bothers him most. Who will pick up the pieces when Ella leaves?
What Max doesn’t know is that Ella is falling for more than just the Lake District and the community around her. Can her temporary job lead to a permanent happy ending?
Book 2 Blurb: Wedding Days at Halesmere House
The last thing on Lizzie’s mind is catching the bouquet…
Events planner and maid of honour Lizzie Martin knows her best friend Gemma is making the right decision for her wedding. After the original venue catches fire, and a space opens up at Halesmere House, it makes complete sense to move the wedding to the Lake District artists’ residence. But Lizzie has painful memories of Halesmere…
When she bumps into Cal, her first love, she is forced to confront the past. Now a sought-after blacksmith, Cal has his own studio at Halesmere and the two must find a way to get along if this wedding isn’t going to be a complete disaster.
It soon becomes apparent that their attraction hasn’t waned, but can Lizzie put their shared past behind her and learn to trust the man who left her once before?
Book 3 Blurb: Starting Over at Halesmere House
Can two broken hearts mend each other?
Taking over the Flower Shed studio at Halesmere, Alice is looking to mend her heart through horticulture after the end of her ten-year marriage. She isn’t looking for romance, especially not with brash young tree surgeon, Zac.
Zac has his own past he’s trying to move on from, and he’s only staying at Halesmere until the new year. But when their circumstances change in a way that shocks them both, they have to decide if they can share a future that already binds them.
Will the magic of Halesmere work once more to bring love to two lost souls?
Author Bio::
Title 1: Snowfall over Halesmere House
Title 2: Wedding Days at Halesmere House
Title 3: Starting Over at Halesmere House
Genre: Contemperay Romance - Humour
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
* Bonus: Suzanne is adding a limited edition 'Heart of the Lakes' soy candle for her successful bidder
Website: https://www.suzannesnowauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SnowProse
Book 1 Blurb: Snowfall over Halesmere House
Welcome to Halesmere House, where romance might be just around the corner…
After years of living in the past, Ella is ready to start building a future. The perfect opportunity presents itself when she is offered a short-term role at Halesmere House in the Lake District, and tasked with kick-starting its artists’ residence. She can’t wait to start and explore a new career in an inspiring location.
But when Ella arrives at Halesmere, she wonders if she’s made a huge mistake when she clashes with Max, the new owner. Max has his own reasons to be unsettled by her presence, but despite his misgivings it seems everyone else loves having Ella around. As a single dad, it’s his children’s attachment to her that bothers him most. Who will pick up the pieces when Ella leaves?
What Max doesn’t know is that Ella is falling for more than just the Lake District and the community around her. Can her temporary job lead to a permanent happy ending?
Book 2 Blurb: Wedding Days at Halesmere House
The last thing on Lizzie’s mind is catching the bouquet…
Events planner and maid of honour Lizzie Martin knows her best friend Gemma is making the right decision for her wedding. After the original venue catches fire, and a space opens up at Halesmere House, it makes complete sense to move the wedding to the Lake District artists’ residence. But Lizzie has painful memories of Halesmere…
When she bumps into Cal, her first love, she is forced to confront the past. Now a sought-after blacksmith, Cal has his own studio at Halesmere and the two must find a way to get along if this wedding isn’t going to be a complete disaster.
It soon becomes apparent that their attraction hasn’t waned, but can Lizzie put their shared past behind her and learn to trust the man who left her once before?
Book 3 Blurb: Starting Over at Halesmere House
Can two broken hearts mend each other?
Taking over the Flower Shed studio at Halesmere, Alice is looking to mend her heart through horticulture after the end of her ten-year marriage. She isn’t looking for romance, especially not with brash young tree surgeon, Zac.
Zac has his own past he’s trying to move on from, and he’s only staying at Halesmere until the new year. But when their circumstances change in a way that shocks them both, they have to decide if they can share a future that already binds them.
Will the magic of Halesmere work once more to bring love to two lost souls?
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Title: Christmas in the Highlands
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://suzyhendersonauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suzy_Henderson
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When Niamh Macdonald's world crumbles, her roots call her home.
Step back to the snow-covered hamlet of Arden, a wilderness in the Scottish Highlands, with a picturesque castle, country cottages, log fires and lashings of hot chocolate. Will this New Year be the one where Niamh MacDonald's dreams come true?
When thirty-year-old artist Niamh Macdonald uncovers her boyfriend’s affair, she leaves her job and city life behind and flees home to the sleepy hamlet of Arden in the Scottish Highlands. Betrayed and hurt, it seems that true love is a myth.
Having inherited her late grandmother’s cottage, she vows to make a fresh start and pursue her dream of a career as an artist. If all fails, she has a job waiting for her in the city.
Love is the furthest thing on her mind until she bumps into her old friend, Alex Mackenzie, heir to Arden Castle. Alex reminds her of the beauty in the Highlands, and as her roots deepen in the sleepy hamlet of Arden, sparks fly between the pair.
When Alex inadvertently scuppers Niamh’s plans, she wonders if she can ever trust him again. Can she make her home in Arden and can she ever forgive Alex?
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Best-selling author Suzy Henderson lives in the 1940s in a rural corner of Cumbria, writing historical fiction. She also writes contemporary romance, although her heart lies in the past. Her characters are fearless, often flying aircraft, but in real life, Suzy is afraid of heights and of flying. She’ll probably never take that ride in a Lancaster Bomber or a B-17 that features on her bucket list above the steam train ride over the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct—or will she?
Her first novel, The Beauty Shop, was awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion and was inspired by the true story of the RAF Guinea Pig Club and Sir Archibald McIndoe. Her second novel, Madame Fiocca, is based on the real-life exploits of SOE heroine, Nancy Wake. In 2021 she released Christmas in the Highlands, a contemporary romance.
When she’s not writing, she can be found wandering around the lakes and fells in Cumbria or rambling around Hadrian’s Wall.
You can catch up with Suzy on http://facebook.com/AuthorSuzyHenderson or on Twitter @Suzy_Henderson. You can also visit her website, http://suzyhendersonauthor.com, and sign up for her reader’s group for all the latest news, releases, and special offers. Subscribers also receive a free book when they join.
Suzy is a member of The Society of Authors and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
Postage & Packaging; FREE
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Website: https://suzyhendersonauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suzy_Henderson
Book Blurb:
When Niamh Macdonald's world crumbles, her roots call her home.
Step back to the snow-covered hamlet of Arden, a wilderness in the Scottish Highlands, with a picturesque castle, country cottages, log fires and lashings of hot chocolate. Will this New Year be the one where Niamh MacDonald's dreams come true?
When thirty-year-old artist Niamh Macdonald uncovers her boyfriend’s affair, she leaves her job and city life behind and flees home to the sleepy hamlet of Arden in the Scottish Highlands. Betrayed and hurt, it seems that true love is a myth.
Having inherited her late grandmother’s cottage, she vows to make a fresh start and pursue her dream of a career as an artist. If all fails, she has a job waiting for her in the city.
Love is the furthest thing on her mind until she bumps into her old friend, Alex Mackenzie, heir to Arden Castle. Alex reminds her of the beauty in the Highlands, and as her roots deepen in the sleepy hamlet of Arden, sparks fly between the pair.
When Alex inadvertently scuppers Niamh’s plans, she wonders if she can ever trust him again. Can she make her home in Arden and can she ever forgive Alex?
Author Bio:
Best-selling author Suzy Henderson lives in the 1940s in a rural corner of Cumbria, writing historical fiction. She also writes contemporary romance, although her heart lies in the past. Her characters are fearless, often flying aircraft, but in real life, Suzy is afraid of heights and of flying. She’ll probably never take that ride in a Lancaster Bomber or a B-17 that features on her bucket list above the steam train ride over the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct—or will she?
Her first novel, The Beauty Shop, was awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion and was inspired by the true story of the RAF Guinea Pig Club and Sir Archibald McIndoe. Her second novel, Madame Fiocca, is based on the real-life exploits of SOE heroine, Nancy Wake. In 2021 she released Christmas in the Highlands, a contemporary romance.
When she’s not writing, she can be found wandering around the lakes and fells in Cumbria or rambling around Hadrian’s Wall.
You can catch up with Suzy on http://facebook.com/AuthorSuzyHenderson or on Twitter @Suzy_Henderson. You can also visit her website, http://suzyhendersonauthor.com, and sign up for her reader’s group for all the latest news, releases, and special offers. Subscribers also receive a free book when they join.
Suzy is a member of The Society of Authors and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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The Heart Trilogy
Title 1: The Hollow Heart
Title 2: A Change Of Heart
Title 3: Secrets Of The Heart
Genre: Romantic Mystery Thriller
Format: Paperbacks
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Website: http://adriennevaughan.com
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The The Book 1 : The Hollow Heart
This heartrending mystery thriller is the story of Marianne Coltrane a feisty, award-winning journalist who uncovers a devastating travesty of justice involving the sale of babies by the church in Ireland. Fighting her corner in the male-dominated world of newspapers she witnesses a terrorist attack that changes how she thinks about her future and what she really wants. Taking herself off to the wilds of the west of Ireland to re-evaluate her life, she encounters the soon to be world-famous actor Ryan O'Gorman, to her mind the most conceited, infuriating man in the world. He in turn loathes journalists, especially female ones. One thing they do have in common is they both think their chance of true love has passed them by. As they both begin to fall in love with Innishmahon, their spiritual home, they discover the very fabric of the island is threatened and as the islanders find themselves in grave danger, Marianne and Ryan join forces to save that which they hold most dear. But the road is rocky for this fiery, opinionated pair ... and when Ryan discovers his ex-fiance is carrying his child, things take a turn for the worst. Can he talk his way out of this one? And will Marianne even care, when she unwittingly reveals the most devastating secret of all, the truth behind her past and her own parentage.
Sexy, moving and funny, this heart-warming duo and cast of colourful characters will stay with you, long after the last page leaves you smiling.
The Book 2: A Change Of Heart
This captivating mystery thriller is an unputdownable rollercoaster of a read, filled with action, adventure and romance. When campaigning journalist Marianne Coltrane falls in love with a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, she had not bargained for a tumultuous affair with Hollywood movie star Ryan O'Gorman.
When Ryan's career recalls him, Marianne remains on the island to support the close-knit community who are becoming like a family to the world-weary journalist and her beloved Highland terrier. It's not long before Ryan realises he cannot live without her and returns to woo her back.Tricky enough without his problematic ex-wife or the contract he cannot break, but when a mysterious death lands his agent in a heap of trouble and Marianne's mother find herself literally up to no good in New York, the couple, struggling to establish their own relationship are very nearly driven apart. Then when a dangerous but essentially good deed puts all they treasure in jeopardy, it's time to take stock and fight for what matters most ...or is time running out for this charismatic couple and everything they hold most dear?
"Following the acclaimed debut The Hollow Heart, A Change of Heart is another exciting read. Laced with glamour, mystery and intrigue, this beguiling tale is filled with characters you'll love and laugh with all over again.
The Book 3: Secrets Of The Heart
Fabulous, award-winning romantic suspense, just had to see how the story ended! Finally free to be together on the remote Irish isle of Innishmahon, campaigning journalist Marianne Coltrane and her movie star partner, Ryan O'Gorman are looking forward to life away from the bright lights of Hollywood and the constant pursuit of the paparazzi.
However, when nature conspires to keep them apart and Ryan puts both his own and his son's life at risk, Marianne finally realises how determined he is they should be a family. She now needs to put aside her own, deep rooted fear of commitment and come to terms with the sinister secrets buried within her family history.
Yet when Ryan's own devastating secret is revealed, and their world is turned upside down, Marianne has to call upon more than determination to see them through. She has to believe in love with every fibre of her being, because if she cannot, it could mean not only the end of their relationship, but even life itself.
The Author :
Adrienne is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and a founder member of the indie publishing group The New Romantics4. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband, two cocker spaniels and a retired dressage horse called Marco.
Title 1: The Hollow Heart
Title 2: A Change Of Heart
Title 3: Secrets Of The Heart
Genre: Romantic Mystery Thriller
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: Uk Only
Website: http://adriennevaughan.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrienneauthor
The The Book 1 : The Hollow Heart
This heartrending mystery thriller is the story of Marianne Coltrane a feisty, award-winning journalist who uncovers a devastating travesty of justice involving the sale of babies by the church in Ireland. Fighting her corner in the male-dominated world of newspapers she witnesses a terrorist attack that changes how she thinks about her future and what she really wants. Taking herself off to the wilds of the west of Ireland to re-evaluate her life, she encounters the soon to be world-famous actor Ryan O'Gorman, to her mind the most conceited, infuriating man in the world. He in turn loathes journalists, especially female ones. One thing they do have in common is they both think their chance of true love has passed them by. As they both begin to fall in love with Innishmahon, their spiritual home, they discover the very fabric of the island is threatened and as the islanders find themselves in grave danger, Marianne and Ryan join forces to save that which they hold most dear. But the road is rocky for this fiery, opinionated pair ... and when Ryan discovers his ex-fiance is carrying his child, things take a turn for the worst. Can he talk his way out of this one? And will Marianne even care, when she unwittingly reveals the most devastating secret of all, the truth behind her past and her own parentage.
Sexy, moving and funny, this heart-warming duo and cast of colourful characters will stay with you, long after the last page leaves you smiling.
The Book 2: A Change Of Heart
This captivating mystery thriller is an unputdownable rollercoaster of a read, filled with action, adventure and romance. When campaigning journalist Marianne Coltrane falls in love with a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, she had not bargained for a tumultuous affair with Hollywood movie star Ryan O'Gorman.
When Ryan's career recalls him, Marianne remains on the island to support the close-knit community who are becoming like a family to the world-weary journalist and her beloved Highland terrier. It's not long before Ryan realises he cannot live without her and returns to woo her back.Tricky enough without his problematic ex-wife or the contract he cannot break, but when a mysterious death lands his agent in a heap of trouble and Marianne's mother find herself literally up to no good in New York, the couple, struggling to establish their own relationship are very nearly driven apart. Then when a dangerous but essentially good deed puts all they treasure in jeopardy, it's time to take stock and fight for what matters most ...or is time running out for this charismatic couple and everything they hold most dear?
"Following the acclaimed debut The Hollow Heart, A Change of Heart is another exciting read. Laced with glamour, mystery and intrigue, this beguiling tale is filled with characters you'll love and laugh with all over again.
The Book 3: Secrets Of The Heart
Fabulous, award-winning romantic suspense, just had to see how the story ended! Finally free to be together on the remote Irish isle of Innishmahon, campaigning journalist Marianne Coltrane and her movie star partner, Ryan O'Gorman are looking forward to life away from the bright lights of Hollywood and the constant pursuit of the paparazzi.
However, when nature conspires to keep them apart and Ryan puts both his own and his son's life at risk, Marianne finally realises how determined he is they should be a family. She now needs to put aside her own, deep rooted fear of commitment and come to terms with the sinister secrets buried within her family history.
Yet when Ryan's own devastating secret is revealed, and their world is turned upside down, Marianne has to call upon more than determination to see them through. She has to believe in love with every fibre of her being, because if she cannot, it could mean not only the end of their relationship, but even life itself.
The Author :
Adrienne is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and a founder member of the indie publishing group The New Romantics4. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband, two cocker spaniels and a retired dressage horse called Marco.
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Susan Sage
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Title: Dancing in the Ring
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Book Blurb:
Detroit in the 1920s proved to be the Paris of the West for many—including Catherine McIntosh and Robert Sage. These two law school students are as passionate about each other as they are their dreams.
From a poor family in the neighborhood of Corktown, Catherine learned early on, the necessity of being resilient. She becomes one of the first women in Detroit to obtain a law degree. Bob, the 'battling barrister,' boxes in order to pay for law school. Despite his gruff and tough-boy personality, he is a friend to all: judges, cops, and even a couple members of the notorious Purple Gang. The couple becomes legendary in legal circles for their commitment to social justice causes—as well as notorious in the local speakeasies and dance halls.
At first, their optimism seems boundless, as it had for many following an era of trauma and challenges that included the 1918 flu pandemic. It isn't long before their passionate courtship turns into a tempestuous marriage. Then the Great Depression hits and their lives are forever changed.
Author Bio:
Susan E. Sage, was born (1956) in Detroit, Michigan, to Joyce and Robert Sage. Youngest of three daughters, she received her undergraduate degree in English from Wayne State University in Detroit and has done post-graduate work at the University of Michigan-Flint. She was a recipient of the Tompkin's Award in Poetry (1981), and has published her poetry in numerous literary magazines. Susan is a multi-genre novelist. A MENTOR AND HER MUSE was published in 2018, and INSOMINY was published in 2010. She is a fan of Historical Fiction, Magic Realism, and Contemporary Fantasy literature. Susan has one daughter (Sarah), loves cats, smooth jazz, blues, art, and poetry.
Susan's latest novel, DANCING IN THE RING, was released in June 2023.
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: UK & USA Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusanSage
Book Blurb:
Detroit in the 1920s proved to be the Paris of the West for many—including Catherine McIntosh and Robert Sage. These two law school students are as passionate about each other as they are their dreams.
From a poor family in the neighborhood of Corktown, Catherine learned early on, the necessity of being resilient. She becomes one of the first women in Detroit to obtain a law degree. Bob, the 'battling barrister,' boxes in order to pay for law school. Despite his gruff and tough-boy personality, he is a friend to all: judges, cops, and even a couple members of the notorious Purple Gang. The couple becomes legendary in legal circles for their commitment to social justice causes—as well as notorious in the local speakeasies and dance halls.
At first, their optimism seems boundless, as it had for many following an era of trauma and challenges that included the 1918 flu pandemic. It isn't long before their passionate courtship turns into a tempestuous marriage. Then the Great Depression hits and their lives are forever changed.
Author Bio:
Susan E. Sage, was born (1956) in Detroit, Michigan, to Joyce and Robert Sage. Youngest of three daughters, she received her undergraduate degree in English from Wayne State University in Detroit and has done post-graduate work at the University of Michigan-Flint. She was a recipient of the Tompkin's Award in Poetry (1981), and has published her poetry in numerous literary magazines. Susan is a multi-genre novelist. A MENTOR AND HER MUSE was published in 2018, and INSOMINY was published in 2010. She is a fan of Historical Fiction, Magic Realism, and Contemporary Fantasy literature. Susan has one daughter (Sarah), loves cats, smooth jazz, blues, art, and poetry.
Susan's latest novel, DANCING IN THE RING, was released in June 2023.
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Francesca Capaldi
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Four Book Series!
Title 1: Heartbreak in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: War in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Hope in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 4: Trouble in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://www.francesca-capaldi.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCapaldiBurgess
Book 1 Blurb: Heartbreak in the Valleys:
November 1914: For housemaid, Anwen Rhys, life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon in World War 1. When her fiancé is invalided out of the army, he returns a changed man, quickly breaking off their engagement. When tragedy again strikes, will Anwen ever find the happiness she deserves?
Book 2 Blurb: War in the Valleys:
July 1916: The life of young mother, Violet Jones, caring for two young children, becomes harder as the Great War take its toll on the small mining community. Violet takes in a relative to help make ends meet. But far from easing her burden, it might turn out to be the worst decision she’s ever made…
Book 3 Blurb: Hope in the Valleys:
August 1917: As the Great War continues, Elizabeth Meredith, daughter of the mine manager, longs to break free of society’s expectations. Falling in love with a miner forces her to choose between love and her family duty. Will her love become another casualty of war?
Book 4 Blurb: Trouble in the Valleys:
Spring 1919: The war is over, but Polly Smith is still trying to survive her own battle at home. After her abusive husband is jailed, Polly, now a single mother, becomes the subject of cruel gossip. A job offer throws her a lifeline, but dark secrets from her previous life emerge. Will her past mistakes ruin her future?
Author Bio:
Francesca was born and brought up in Sussex and has enjoyed writing since she was a child, encouraged by a Welsh mother who loved story telling.
The War in the Valley series, set in Wales in World War 1, was inspired by the discovery of the war record of her great grandfather, a miner in South Wales. Her latest series, The Beach Hotel, is set in her own childhood town, where her Italian father had a café by the riverside. They are published by Hera Books.
She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
Francesca currently lives on the North Downs in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.
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Title 1: Heartbreak in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: War in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Hope in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 4: Trouble in the Valleys
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.francesca-capaldi.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCapaldiBurgess
Book 1 Blurb: Heartbreak in the Valleys:
November 1914: For housemaid, Anwen Rhys, life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon in World War 1. When her fiancé is invalided out of the army, he returns a changed man, quickly breaking off their engagement. When tragedy again strikes, will Anwen ever find the happiness she deserves?
Book 2 Blurb: War in the Valleys:
July 1916: The life of young mother, Violet Jones, caring for two young children, becomes harder as the Great War take its toll on the small mining community. Violet takes in a relative to help make ends meet. But far from easing her burden, it might turn out to be the worst decision she’s ever made…
Book 3 Blurb: Hope in the Valleys:
August 1917: As the Great War continues, Elizabeth Meredith, daughter of the mine manager, longs to break free of society’s expectations. Falling in love with a miner forces her to choose between love and her family duty. Will her love become another casualty of war?
Book 4 Blurb: Trouble in the Valleys:
Spring 1919: The war is over, but Polly Smith is still trying to survive her own battle at home. After her abusive husband is jailed, Polly, now a single mother, becomes the subject of cruel gossip. A job offer throws her a lifeline, but dark secrets from her previous life emerge. Will her past mistakes ruin her future?
Author Bio:
Francesca was born and brought up in Sussex and has enjoyed writing since she was a child, encouraged by a Welsh mother who loved story telling.
The War in the Valley series, set in Wales in World War 1, was inspired by the discovery of the war record of her great grandfather, a miner in South Wales. Her latest series, The Beach Hotel, is set in her own childhood town, where her Italian father had a café by the riverside. They are published by Hera Books.
She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
Francesca currently lives on the North Downs in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.
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Title: The Italian Connection
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Large Print Soft Cover
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pen_Paper_Write
Book Blurb:
Junior writer Megan fears she has taken on too much when she accepts a magazine travel assignment in Italy. Yet as she copes with setback and shares her experiences with her new online followers, her confidence grows-along with her love for the beautiful country, and her feelings for brooding farmer Giovanni. But will her jealous, spiteful colleague Anna ruin everything?
Author Bio:
Elizabeth McGinty, lives in Scotland, where she studied creative writing. She writes short stories, pocket novels and occasional poems for popular women’s magazines. Three of her novels have also been published in large print by Ulverscroft.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Large Print Soft Cover
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Book Blurb:
Junior writer Megan fears she has taken on too much when she accepts a magazine travel assignment in Italy. Yet as she copes with setback and shares her experiences with her new online followers, her confidence grows-along with her love for the beautiful country, and her feelings for brooding farmer Giovanni. But will her jealous, spiteful colleague Anna ruin everything?
Author Bio:
Elizabeth McGinty, lives in Scotland, where she studied creative writing. She writes short stories, pocket novels and occasional poems for popular women’s magazines. Three of her novels have also been published in large print by Ulverscroft.
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Jennifer Page
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Title: The Little Board Game Café
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://jenniferpage.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenpagewrites
Book Blurb:
When Emily loses her job, house and boyfriend all within a matter of days, she's determined to turn a negative into a positive and follow her dream of running a small cafe in the gorgeous Yorkshire village of Essendale.
But she quickly finds she's bitten off more than she can chew when the 'popular' cafe she takes over turns out to secretly be a failing business. Emily desperately needs a way to turn things around, and help comes from the unlikeliest of places when she meets local board game-obsessed GP Ludek. But when a major chain coffee shop opens on the high street, Emily is forced to question if she'll ever be able to compete.
Has she risked everything on something destined to fail? Or can a playful twist, a homely welcome, and a sprinkle of love make Emily's cafe the destination she's always dreamed of?
Author Bio:
Jennifer Page wrote her first novel - a book about ponies - when she was eight. These days she prefers to write romance. The Little Board Game Café is her debut novel, and when she isn't writing, Jennifer can usually be found playing board games. She has worked as a television producer, a music teacher and has even run a children's opera company. She now lives near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire with her husband and his large collection of games.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: https://jenniferpage.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenpagewrites
Book Blurb:
When Emily loses her job, house and boyfriend all within a matter of days, she's determined to turn a negative into a positive and follow her dream of running a small cafe in the gorgeous Yorkshire village of Essendale.
But she quickly finds she's bitten off more than she can chew when the 'popular' cafe she takes over turns out to secretly be a failing business. Emily desperately needs a way to turn things around, and help comes from the unlikeliest of places when she meets local board game-obsessed GP Ludek. But when a major chain coffee shop opens on the high street, Emily is forced to question if she'll ever be able to compete.
Has she risked everything on something destined to fail? Or can a playful twist, a homely welcome, and a sprinkle of love make Emily's cafe the destination she's always dreamed of?
Author Bio:
Jennifer Page wrote her first novel - a book about ponies - when she was eight. These days she prefers to write romance. The Little Board Game Café is her debut novel, and when she isn't writing, Jennifer can usually be found playing board games. She has worked as a television producer, a music teacher and has even run a children's opera company. She now lives near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire with her husband and his large collection of games.
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Sinéad O'Hart
Sinéad O'Hart
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Title: The Silver Road
Genre: Children's fiction (8+)
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://sjohart.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SJOHart
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The Old Magic isn't remembered like it once was. Its power is fading... When Rosaleen Darke is entrusted with a powerful stone by an ice-giant, it leads her to discover a world of magic hiding beneath her feet. Magic that runs through the land: the Silver Road. But the Silver Road is in danger and, in the wrong hands, the stone that Rose guards could destroy its magic forever. Together with a mysterious not-quite-cat and a few drops of courage, Rose must face one-eyed gods, fearsome fire-witches and unearthly warriors to keep the magic alive...
Author bio:
Sinéad O'Hart is a children's author, a children's literature podcaster (she co-hosts Storyshaped, available on all podcasting platforms), and a parent, all of which keeps her busy (but not too bust to read). She's the author of The Eye of the North, The Star-Spun Web, Skyborn, The Time Tider and The Silver Road, and sometimes she can't quite believe she's lucky enough to do what she loves most (putting fictional people into frankly dangerous situations) as a job!
Genre: Children's fiction (8+)
Format: Paperback
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The Old Magic isn't remembered like it once was. Its power is fading... When Rosaleen Darke is entrusted with a powerful stone by an ice-giant, it leads her to discover a world of magic hiding beneath her feet. Magic that runs through the land: the Silver Road. But the Silver Road is in danger and, in the wrong hands, the stone that Rose guards could destroy its magic forever. Together with a mysterious not-quite-cat and a few drops of courage, Rose must face one-eyed gods, fearsome fire-witches and unearthly warriors to keep the magic alive...
Author bio:
Sinéad O'Hart is a children's author, a children's literature podcaster (she co-hosts Storyshaped, available on all podcasting platforms), and a parent, all of which keeps her busy (but not too bust to read). She's the author of The Eye of the North, The Star-Spun Web, Skyborn, The Time Tider and The Silver Road, and sometimes she can't quite believe she's lucky enough to do what she loves most (putting fictional people into frankly dangerous situations) as a job!
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Elizabeth Buchan
Elizabeth Buchan
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Three Book Special
Title 1: Consider the Lily
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperback
Title 2: Two Women in Rome
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Light of the Moon
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://elizabethbuchan.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethbuchan
Book 1 Blurb:
When a choice must be made between love and duty, solace comes in unexpected forms…
Summer, 1929. The Hinton Dysart estate is dying from lack of money, and Kit Dysart, the heir, sees no way out. Then, at his sister’s wedding, he meets the vibrant Daisy Chudleigh and her cousin, the heiress Matty Verrall. In love with Daisy but troubled by his family’s decline, Kit chooses to marry Matty, though neither Kit nor Daisy is able to forget the other.
When Matty, growing increasingly unhappy in her troubled, empty marriage, decides to re-create the estate’s garden, she discovers solace and a gift of which she never dreamed.
A haunting, passionate story played out between three people, Consider the Lily is also a poignant and beautiful novel of England between the wars that propels the reader into its own rich and nostalgic world.
Book 2 Blurb:
In the Eternal City, no secret stays hidden forever…
Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited to begin her new job as an archivist. When she discovers a valuable fifteenth-century painting, she is drawn to find out more about the woman who left it behind, Nina Lawrence.
Nina seems to have led a rewarding and useful life, restoring Italian gardens to their full glory following the destruction of World War Two. So why did no one attend her funeral in 1978?
In exploring Nina’s past, Lottie unravels a tragic love story beset by the political turmoil of post-war Italy. And as she edges closer to understanding Nina, she begins to confront the losses in her own life.
Book 3 Blurb:
I thought loving someone was simple. It isn’t. Glorious, yes. Painful, yes. Unforgettable, yes. Simple, no. It took me the war to find out…
Evelyn St. John has been parachuted into France to link up with the Resistance and to work undercover.
Paul von Hoch’s brief, as a member of German Intelligence, is to track down enemy spies.
When Evelyn and Paul meet and fall in love, their feelings for one another are fierce, but can never be uncomplicated.
And when the battle lines shift, and patriotism gives way to deeper truths, they will both face the gravest of challenges.
Author Bio:
Elizabeth Buchan began her career as a blurb writer at Penguin Books after graduating from the University of Kent with a double degree in English and History. She moved on to become a fiction editor at Random House before leaving to write full-time. Her novels include the award-winning Consider the Lily and the international bestseller, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman. Other novels include The New Mrs Clifton and The Museum of Broken Promises.
Elizabeth Buchan’s short stories are broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in magazines. She has reviewed for The Times, the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail, and has chaired the Betty Trask and Desmond Elliot literary prizes. She has been a judge for the Whitbread First Novel Award and for the 2014 Costa Novel Award. She is a patron of the Guildford Book Festival and co-founder of the Clapham Book Festival.
Title 1: Consider the Lily
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperback
Title 2: Two Women in Rome
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Light of the Moon
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://elizabethbuchan.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethbuchan
Book 1 Blurb:
When a choice must be made between love and duty, solace comes in unexpected forms…
Summer, 1929. The Hinton Dysart estate is dying from lack of money, and Kit Dysart, the heir, sees no way out. Then, at his sister’s wedding, he meets the vibrant Daisy Chudleigh and her cousin, the heiress Matty Verrall. In love with Daisy but troubled by his family’s decline, Kit chooses to marry Matty, though neither Kit nor Daisy is able to forget the other.
When Matty, growing increasingly unhappy in her troubled, empty marriage, decides to re-create the estate’s garden, she discovers solace and a gift of which she never dreamed.
A haunting, passionate story played out between three people, Consider the Lily is also a poignant and beautiful novel of England between the wars that propels the reader into its own rich and nostalgic world.
Book 2 Blurb:
In the Eternal City, no secret stays hidden forever…
Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited to begin her new job as an archivist. When she discovers a valuable fifteenth-century painting, she is drawn to find out more about the woman who left it behind, Nina Lawrence.
Nina seems to have led a rewarding and useful life, restoring Italian gardens to their full glory following the destruction of World War Two. So why did no one attend her funeral in 1978?
In exploring Nina’s past, Lottie unravels a tragic love story beset by the political turmoil of post-war Italy. And as she edges closer to understanding Nina, she begins to confront the losses in her own life.
Book 3 Blurb:
I thought loving someone was simple. It isn’t. Glorious, yes. Painful, yes. Unforgettable, yes. Simple, no. It took me the war to find out…
Evelyn St. John has been parachuted into France to link up with the Resistance and to work undercover.
Paul von Hoch’s brief, as a member of German Intelligence, is to track down enemy spies.
When Evelyn and Paul meet and fall in love, their feelings for one another are fierce, but can never be uncomplicated.
And when the battle lines shift, and patriotism gives way to deeper truths, they will both face the gravest of challenges.
Author Bio:
Elizabeth Buchan began her career as a blurb writer at Penguin Books after graduating from the University of Kent with a double degree in English and History. She moved on to become a fiction editor at Random House before leaving to write full-time. Her novels include the award-winning Consider the Lily and the international bestseller, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman. Other novels include The New Mrs Clifton and The Museum of Broken Promises.
Elizabeth Buchan’s short stories are broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in magazines. She has reviewed for The Times, the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail, and has chaired the Betty Trask and Desmond Elliot literary prizes. She has been a judge for the Whitbread First Novel Award and for the 2014 Costa Novel Award. She is a patron of the Guildford Book Festival and co-founder of the Clapham Book Festival.
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Nina Kaye
Nina Kaye
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Title: Just Like That
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: https://www.ninakaye.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinaKayeAuthor
Book Blurb:
Is fur-ever on the cards for these enemies-at-first-sight?
Jess is smashing her Edinburgh events management job right now. Her boss is talking about a promotion, her clients love her and other companies want her. But all of that comes to an abrupt halt when her brother has a sudden stroke. Jess doesn’t think twice about stepping in as his carer, but her boss is not so understanding.
Demoted to managing low-end events, Jess is less than thrilled to be assigned to a small animal park in need of raising funds. She’s even less happy when she clashes with arrogant head keeper, Nick. He's frustrated with her squeamishness; she thinks he’s a lech. Nick wants a baggage-free life; Jess has so much drama going on, even the Kardashians can’t keep up.
But maybe saving the animals of East Lothian Wildlife Park will help these op-paw-sites find some common ground…
Author Bio:
Nina Kaye is a contemporary romance author who writes warm, witty and uplifting reads with a deeper edge.
Nina started writing her first novel when she was seventeen (and locked in her room, supposedly studying for her future). It was a short-lived experience that ended as soon as Nina’s exams did, but the dream of writing never left her.
Nina lives in Edinburgh with her husband and much adored side-kick, James. In addition to writing, Nina enjoys swimming, gin and karaoke (preferably all enjoyed together in a sunny, seaside destination)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.ninakaye.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinaKayeAuthor
Book Blurb:
Is fur-ever on the cards for these enemies-at-first-sight?
Jess is smashing her Edinburgh events management job right now. Her boss is talking about a promotion, her clients love her and other companies want her. But all of that comes to an abrupt halt when her brother has a sudden stroke. Jess doesn’t think twice about stepping in as his carer, but her boss is not so understanding.
Demoted to managing low-end events, Jess is less than thrilled to be assigned to a small animal park in need of raising funds. She’s even less happy when she clashes with arrogant head keeper, Nick. He's frustrated with her squeamishness; she thinks he’s a lech. Nick wants a baggage-free life; Jess has so much drama going on, even the Kardashians can’t keep up.
But maybe saving the animals of East Lothian Wildlife Park will help these op-paw-sites find some common ground…
Author Bio:
Nina Kaye is a contemporary romance author who writes warm, witty and uplifting reads with a deeper edge.
Nina started writing her first novel when she was seventeen (and locked in her room, supposedly studying for her future). It was a short-lived experience that ended as soon as Nina’s exams did, but the dream of writing never left her.
Nina lives in Edinburgh with her husband and much adored side-kick, James. In addition to writing, Nina enjoys swimming, gin and karaoke (preferably all enjoyed together in a sunny, seaside destination)
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Julie Haworth
Julie Haworth
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Title: Always By Your Side
Genre: Fiction - Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication available: Yes
Bids accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhaworthauthor
Book blurb:
When school teacher Rose loses her dream job at a London primary school, her self-confidence takes a knock. Worse still, her stockbroker fiancé, Ollie, sees it as the perfect opportunity for her to join his firm, which only adds to the feelings Rose has that their relationship might be coming to an end.
An unexpected phone call, and an elderly aunt who’s taken a fall, means Rose must drop everything – including Ollie - and return to Blossom Heath, the Sussex village she grew up in.
With no job to rush home to, Rose decides to stay in Blossom Heath for the Summer, trading London for the idyllic countryside. Here Rose finds herself reconnecting to the village life of her childhood in more ways than one, including falling head-over-heels for local farmer, Jake.
So when her London life comes calling, Rose is faced with an impossible choice … to return to the high-pressure life of her past, or embrace the joy of a new life in the country.
Author bio:
With a degree in English and American Literature, Julie Haworth worked as an English teacher for a number of years, specialising in working with learners with literacy difficulties, before launching her own copywriting business. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and her debut novel, Always By Your Side won the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award in 2023.
Genre: Fiction - Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication available: Yes
Bids accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jhaworthauthor
Book blurb:
When school teacher Rose loses her dream job at a London primary school, her self-confidence takes a knock. Worse still, her stockbroker fiancé, Ollie, sees it as the perfect opportunity for her to join his firm, which only adds to the feelings Rose has that their relationship might be coming to an end.
An unexpected phone call, and an elderly aunt who’s taken a fall, means Rose must drop everything – including Ollie - and return to Blossom Heath, the Sussex village she grew up in.
With no job to rush home to, Rose decides to stay in Blossom Heath for the Summer, trading London for the idyllic countryside. Here Rose finds herself reconnecting to the village life of her childhood in more ways than one, including falling head-over-heels for local farmer, Jake.
So when her London life comes calling, Rose is faced with an impossible choice … to return to the high-pressure life of her past, or embrace the joy of a new life in the country.
Author bio:
With a degree in English and American Literature, Julie Haworth worked as an English teacher for a number of years, specialising in working with learners with literacy difficulties, before launching her own copywriting business. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and her debut novel, Always By Your Side won the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award in 2023.
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Jo Browning Wroe
Jo Browning Wroe
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Title: A Terrible Kindness
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoBrowningWroe
Book Blurb:
Nineteen-year-old William’s decision to volunteer at the tragic scene of the 1966 Aberfan Disaster transforms his life forever in this moving story of sacrifice and compassion.
It’s only wanting me to send one pic, so I’ll send author shot separately.
Author Bio:
Jo Browning Wroe grew up in a crematorium in Birmingham. She has an MA in creative writing from UEA and teaches at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Her debut, A Terrible Kindness was a Sunday Times Bestseller, shortlisted for the Bridport Peggy Chapman-Andrews award, the RSL Christopher Bland Prize and longlisted for the Prix du Roman Fnac.
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoBrowningWroe
Book Blurb:
Nineteen-year-old William’s decision to volunteer at the tragic scene of the 1966 Aberfan Disaster transforms his life forever in this moving story of sacrifice and compassion.
It’s only wanting me to send one pic, so I’ll send author shot separately.
Author Bio:
Jo Browning Wroe grew up in a crematorium in Birmingham. She has an MA in creative writing from UEA and teaches at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Her debut, A Terrible Kindness was a Sunday Times Bestseller, shortlisted for the Bridport Peggy Chapman-Andrews award, the RSL Christopher Bland Prize and longlisted for the Prix du Roman Fnac.
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Imogen Edwards-Jones
Imogen Edwards-Jones
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Two Book Special!
Title 1: Have You Got Anything Stronger
Genre: Contemporary Fiction - Humour
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Witches of St. Petersburg
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: NO
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Website: https://imogenedwardsjones.com
Book 1 Blurb: Have You Got Anything Stronger
Have You Got Anything Stronger? is a sharp and furiously funny novel about being married with two children and having a husband whose tits are bigger than yours.
We follow a year in the life of four best friends as they navigate careers, friendship, love, sex, money, children, and question their harassed realities.
Why did they get married? Do they like their children? Does lemon in your vodka and tonic count as one of your five a day? Does life ever, you know, slow down?
Between running late, meetings, pick-ups and drop- offs, it's clear the hamster wheel never really stops turning and the question eventually must be asked . . .
Is this it?
For fans of Why Mummy Drinks, this next-generation Bridget Jones's Diary will resonate with women who, between running late for playdates, meetings and Ocado deliveries, have realised that the hamster wheel never stops turning, and it may be too late to crash out.
Book 2 Blurb:
Starving men and women stalk the streets of St. Petersburg. Revolution is brewing. Yet in the Imperial court of Nicholas II and the lavish palaces of the aristocracy, there is unimaginable luxury and extravagance.
Into this world of stifling splendour come two sisters. Princesses Anastasia and Militza from Montenegro are famed for their wild beauty and mystical powers. They befriend the isolated Tsarina Alexandra and use their psychic gifts to help in her increasingly desperate quest to produce a male heir. In one doomed last throw of the dice, the princesses introduce Rasputin to the Russian court. Forgotten by history, these extraordinary sisters played a frustrating role in the fate of the Romanov family - a true story of love, lust, power and betrayal.
Author Bio:
Imogen Edwards-Jones is the bestselling author of Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon, as well as novels such as My Canape Hell and Shagpile. She lives in west London with her husband and their two children
Title 1: Have You Got Anything Stronger
Genre: Contemporary Fiction - Humour
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Witches of St. Petersburg
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: NO
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://imogenedwardsjones.com
Book 1 Blurb: Have You Got Anything Stronger
Have You Got Anything Stronger? is a sharp and furiously funny novel about being married with two children and having a husband whose tits are bigger than yours.
We follow a year in the life of four best friends as they navigate careers, friendship, love, sex, money, children, and question their harassed realities.
Why did they get married? Do they like their children? Does lemon in your vodka and tonic count as one of your five a day? Does life ever, you know, slow down?
Between running late, meetings, pick-ups and drop- offs, it's clear the hamster wheel never really stops turning and the question eventually must be asked . . .
Is this it?
For fans of Why Mummy Drinks, this next-generation Bridget Jones's Diary will resonate with women who, between running late for playdates, meetings and Ocado deliveries, have realised that the hamster wheel never stops turning, and it may be too late to crash out.
Book 2 Blurb:
Starving men and women stalk the streets of St. Petersburg. Revolution is brewing. Yet in the Imperial court of Nicholas II and the lavish palaces of the aristocracy, there is unimaginable luxury and extravagance.
Into this world of stifling splendour come two sisters. Princesses Anastasia and Militza from Montenegro are famed for their wild beauty and mystical powers. They befriend the isolated Tsarina Alexandra and use their psychic gifts to help in her increasingly desperate quest to produce a male heir. In one doomed last throw of the dice, the princesses introduce Rasputin to the Russian court. Forgotten by history, these extraordinary sisters played a frustrating role in the fate of the Romanov family - a true story of love, lust, power and betrayal.
Author Bio:
Imogen Edwards-Jones is the bestselling author of Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon, as well as novels such as My Canape Hell and Shagpile. She lives in west London with her husband and their two children
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Lottie Cardew
Lottie Cardew
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Title: Midsummer Magic at Midwynter Hall
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/LottieCardew
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsLottieCardew
Book Blurb:
An enchanting, standalone, modern rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s EMMA, about a matchmaking young woman whose heart may be in the right place… some of the time.
Emmeline – Em to her friends – has very little to vex her, except that she hasn’t left her beloved home, Midwynter Hall, in over two years.
But her isolation doesn’t stop her interfering in the lives of others, particularly when it comes to love. As a romance writer, Emmeline obviously knows what she’s doing, increasingly plotting real-life matches rather than fictional ones.
When best friend Polly gets mixed up with the wrong sort of man, Emmeline has no choice but to swoop to the rescue. And when old family friend Jordi seeks solace after women and work troubles, Emmeline has the perfect solution. You see, everything she’s written lately – pairing up lovelorn locals – has somehow (maybe magically) come true. So, if she pens a tale about Polly and Jordi despite their many protests, they’ll thank her eventually, once they’re blissfully happy together.
But no one is more surprised than Emmeline when she finds she wants to write herself into the story. Because as it turns out, believing you’ve never been in love, doesn’t mean you’ve never (unknowingly) given your heart away…
Author Bio:
Lottie Cardew writes uplifting, witty(ish), heartstring-tugging romantic fiction. She lives in North Wales, UK, subdues the other members of Novelistas Ink if they misbehave – including the popular authors Trisha Ashley and Sophie Claire – and is an advocate for diversity in fiction. Lottie is diagnosed autistic with suspected ADHD. Her home is overrun by husband, not-very-small children, and a ball of fluff masquerading as a Pomeranian, so Lottie frequently takes refuge at her desk.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/LottieCardew
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsLottieCardew
Book Blurb:
An enchanting, standalone, modern rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s EMMA, about a matchmaking young woman whose heart may be in the right place… some of the time.
Emmeline – Em to her friends – has very little to vex her, except that she hasn’t left her beloved home, Midwynter Hall, in over two years.
But her isolation doesn’t stop her interfering in the lives of others, particularly when it comes to love. As a romance writer, Emmeline obviously knows what she’s doing, increasingly plotting real-life matches rather than fictional ones.
When best friend Polly gets mixed up with the wrong sort of man, Emmeline has no choice but to swoop to the rescue. And when old family friend Jordi seeks solace after women and work troubles, Emmeline has the perfect solution. You see, everything she’s written lately – pairing up lovelorn locals – has somehow (maybe magically) come true. So, if she pens a tale about Polly and Jordi despite their many protests, they’ll thank her eventually, once they’re blissfully happy together.
But no one is more surprised than Emmeline when she finds she wants to write herself into the story. Because as it turns out, believing you’ve never been in love, doesn’t mean you’ve never (unknowingly) given your heart away…
Author Bio:
Lottie Cardew writes uplifting, witty(ish), heartstring-tugging romantic fiction. She lives in North Wales, UK, subdues the other members of Novelistas Ink if they misbehave – including the popular authors Trisha Ashley and Sophie Claire – and is an advocate for diversity in fiction. Lottie is diagnosed autistic with suspected ADHD. Her home is overrun by husband, not-very-small children, and a ball of fluff masquerading as a Pomeranian, so Lottie frequently takes refuge at her desk.
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Title 1: An Alliance with his Enemy Princess
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback (US copy)
Title 2: The Warrior's Reluctant Wife
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback (US copy)
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The Book 1: An Alliance with his Enemy Princess
A royal decree that will change their lives…
Norman knight Rolant Guyarde has come to conquer a Welsh fortress bu when its mistress takes him hostage instead, he discovers she’s the sword-wielding 'warrior' he fought en route! Despite their being enemies, Rolant finds himself intrigued by the brave and beautiful Princess Gwennan. When they are forced into an uneasy alliance, he helps her petition King William Rufus for her parents’ release from prison. But in exchange for their freedom, the King demands a price neither Rolant nor Gwennan expect!
The Book 2: The Warrior's Reluctant Wife
An arranged marriage, an unexpected love…?
Recently widowed, Rhianon hopes never to find herself bound to a man again, after being raised by a violent father and married to an unpredictable husband. But to seal a strategic alliance she’s forced to marry Peredur ab Eilyr—a warrior lord with a formidable reputation! Rhianon might be a reluctant wife but her new husband is revealing a passionate side that she is anything but reluctant to explore!
The Author:
Lissa Morgan hails from Wales but has travelled far and wide over the years, usually in pursuit of the next new job. A history graduate and former archivist, she currently works in freelance website design and lives between the mountains and the sea in rugged north-west Wales, surrounded by medieval castles that provide the perfect inspiration for her writing.
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback (US copy)
Title 2: The Warrior's Reluctant Wife
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback (US copy)
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Postage: FREE
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Website: https://lissamorgan.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LissaMorganAuth
The Book 1: An Alliance with his Enemy Princess
A royal decree that will change their lives…
Norman knight Rolant Guyarde has come to conquer a Welsh fortress bu when its mistress takes him hostage instead, he discovers she’s the sword-wielding 'warrior' he fought en route! Despite their being enemies, Rolant finds himself intrigued by the brave and beautiful Princess Gwennan. When they are forced into an uneasy alliance, he helps her petition King William Rufus for her parents’ release from prison. But in exchange for their freedom, the King demands a price neither Rolant nor Gwennan expect!
The Book 2: The Warrior's Reluctant Wife
An arranged marriage, an unexpected love…?
Recently widowed, Rhianon hopes never to find herself bound to a man again, after being raised by a violent father and married to an unpredictable husband. But to seal a strategic alliance she’s forced to marry Peredur ab Eilyr—a warrior lord with a formidable reputation! Rhianon might be a reluctant wife but her new husband is revealing a passionate side that she is anything but reluctant to explore!
The Author:
Lissa Morgan hails from Wales but has travelled far and wide over the years, usually in pursuit of the next new job. A history graduate and former archivist, she currently works in freelance website design and lives between the mountains and the sea in rugged north-west Wales, surrounded by medieval castles that provide the perfect inspiration for her writing.
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Claire Huston
Claire Huston
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Title: Art and Soul
Genre: Romcom/contemporary romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://clairehuston.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaraVal
Book Blurb:
There’s no problem Becky Watson can’t fix. Except her own love life…
Struggling single mother Becky Watson longs to revive her career as a life-fixer, working miracles to solve her clients’ problems, no matter how big or small. Since the birth of her two-year-old son she has been stuck preventing wedding fiascos for the richest and rudest residents of the Comptons, a charming, leafy area of southern England known for its artistic heritage.
So when semi-reclusive local artist Charlie Handren reluctantly hires Becky to fix his six-year creative slump, she’s delighted to set him up with a come-back exhibition and Rachel Stone, the woman of his dreams.
Though they get off to a rocky start, Becky and Charlie soon become close. But as the beautiful Rachel becomes Charlie’s muse, Becky is forced to wonder: will giving Charlie everything he wants mean giving up her own happily ever after?
Author Bio:
Claire Huston lives in Warwickshire, UK, with her husband and two children. She writes uplifting modern love stories about characters who are meant for each other but sometimes need a little help to realise it.
A keen amateur baker, she enjoys making cakes, biscuits and brownies almost as much as eating them. You can find recipes for all the cakes mentioned in Art and Soul at http://clairehuston.co.uk along with over 150 other recipes. This is also where she talks about and reviews books.
As well as her website, you can find her on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Goodreads: http://linktr.ee/clairehuston_author
Genre: Romcom/contemporary romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://clairehuston.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaraVal
Book Blurb:
There’s no problem Becky Watson can’t fix. Except her own love life…
Struggling single mother Becky Watson longs to revive her career as a life-fixer, working miracles to solve her clients’ problems, no matter how big or small. Since the birth of her two-year-old son she has been stuck preventing wedding fiascos for the richest and rudest residents of the Comptons, a charming, leafy area of southern England known for its artistic heritage.
So when semi-reclusive local artist Charlie Handren reluctantly hires Becky to fix his six-year creative slump, she’s delighted to set him up with a come-back exhibition and Rachel Stone, the woman of his dreams.
Though they get off to a rocky start, Becky and Charlie soon become close. But as the beautiful Rachel becomes Charlie’s muse, Becky is forced to wonder: will giving Charlie everything he wants mean giving up her own happily ever after?
Author Bio:
Claire Huston lives in Warwickshire, UK, with her husband and two children. She writes uplifting modern love stories about characters who are meant for each other but sometimes need a little help to realise it.
A keen amateur baker, she enjoys making cakes, biscuits and brownies almost as much as eating them. You can find recipes for all the cakes mentioned in Art and Soul at http://clairehuston.co.uk along with over 150 other recipes. This is also where she talks about and reviews books.
As well as her website, you can find her on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Goodreads: http://linktr.ee/clairehuston_author
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Title: Clues to You
Genre: Romcom/contemporary romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
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Website: http://clairehuston.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaraVal
Book Blurb:
One murder mystery weekend. Two rival sleuths.
They’re looking for answers. But will they find love?
Kate Brannon is delighted to be attending her first murder mystery weekend in a movie-worthy Victorian manor house. Still getting over being dumped, cracking the case would be a welcome boost to her flagging confidence. And the prize money wouldn’t hurt either.
But Kate’s dreams of victory become a nightmare with the arrival of Max Ravenscroft. Smart, enigmatic and annoyingly handsome, Max is Kate’s sleuthing nemesis.
When she and Max are forced to work together, Kate despairs. But, as the investigation brings them closer, she finds being his partner in solving crime isn’t all bad.
With growing suspicions that the game is rigged against them, can Kate and Max beat the odds to find the killer? And, as their partnership deepens, can they find romance too?
A sweet romantic comedy with a cosy mystery at its heart. This rivals-to-lovers romance is a standalone romcom and part of the Love in the Comptons collection.
Genre: Romcom/contemporary romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://clairehuston.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaraVal
Book Blurb:
One murder mystery weekend. Two rival sleuths.
They’re looking for answers. But will they find love?
Kate Brannon is delighted to be attending her first murder mystery weekend in a movie-worthy Victorian manor house. Still getting over being dumped, cracking the case would be a welcome boost to her flagging confidence. And the prize money wouldn’t hurt either.
But Kate’s dreams of victory become a nightmare with the arrival of Max Ravenscroft. Smart, enigmatic and annoyingly handsome, Max is Kate’s sleuthing nemesis.
When she and Max are forced to work together, Kate despairs. But, as the investigation brings them closer, she finds being his partner in solving crime isn’t all bad.
With growing suspicions that the game is rigged against them, can Kate and Max beat the odds to find the killer? And, as their partnership deepens, can they find romance too?
A sweet romantic comedy with a cosy mystery at its heart. This rivals-to-lovers romance is a standalone romcom and part of the Love in the Comptons collection.
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Roisin Meaney
Roisin Meaney
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Two Book Bundle!
Title 1: Life Before Us
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Book Club
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://roisinmeaney.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roisinmeaney
Book 1 Blurb:
Three facts about George:
His daughter Suzi is the best thing in his life.
He thinks it might finally be time to get over Suzi’s mum.
He’s never tried online dating, but there’s a first time for everything.
Three facts about Alice:
She’s about to find out that her boyfriend is lying to her.
She never expected to return to her hometown, particularly not without a job or a place to live.
Even though her heart has been trampled on, she’s still holding out for love.
One fact about love:
It’s out there for George and Alice. All that needs to happen is for them to meet…
Book 2 Blurb:
A tragic accident leaves the tight-knit book club in the small seaside town of Fairweather reeling. Then stranger Tom McLysaght arrives in the community, and the members of the club find their lives changing in ways they never could have imagined.
None of them realise that Tom is hiding a secret. On the surface, his move to Fairweather was to escape his highflying life in London and to put some much-needed distance between him and his ex-fiancée – but deep down Tom knows that there are some things he cannot run from.
As the months pass with book club gatherings, secrets are shared and hurts begin to heal. New friendships might be the last thing on their minds but the members of the book club are about to discover that opening themselves up to other people might be the only thing that will help them all to live, and to love, again.
Author Bio:
In 1977 Roisin Meaney finished a sentence and won a car. The sentence was 'I would like to win a Ford Fiesta because my father won't let me drive his.' Over the years that followed she wrote a lot more sentences and won a lot more prizes. In 2001 she finally decided to keep writing sentences until she filled a book, and in 2008, with three published novels under her belt, she gave up her teaching job to become a fulltime writer. Since 2001 she's written twenty adult novels and three children's books. Her work has been translated into German, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Polish and Slovenian. Two of her books have also been published in the US: Semi-Sweet (Irish title Love in the Making) and Life Drawing for Beginners (Irish title The Things We Do for Love), and several books have been published in Australia and New Zealand by Hachette Australia.
All of Roisin's novels have made it into the Irish bestseller list. Four of them, One Summer (2012), After the Wedding (2014), I'll Be Home for Christmas (2015) and The Birthday Party (2019) form a series; all are set on Roone, a small make-believe island (but strongly inspired by the very real Valentia Island) located off the west coast of Ireland.
Roisin was shortlisted in the 2022 Irish Book Awards in the Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year category. She is currently working on a new novel that's earmarked for Christmas 2023 publication.
Title 1: Life Before Us
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Book Club
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://roisinmeaney.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roisinmeaney
Book 1 Blurb:
Three facts about George:
His daughter Suzi is the best thing in his life.
He thinks it might finally be time to get over Suzi’s mum.
He’s never tried online dating, but there’s a first time for everything.
Three facts about Alice:
She’s about to find out that her boyfriend is lying to her.
She never expected to return to her hometown, particularly not without a job or a place to live.
Even though her heart has been trampled on, she’s still holding out for love.
One fact about love:
It’s out there for George and Alice. All that needs to happen is for them to meet…
Book 2 Blurb:
A tragic accident leaves the tight-knit book club in the small seaside town of Fairweather reeling. Then stranger Tom McLysaght arrives in the community, and the members of the club find their lives changing in ways they never could have imagined.
None of them realise that Tom is hiding a secret. On the surface, his move to Fairweather was to escape his highflying life in London and to put some much-needed distance between him and his ex-fiancée – but deep down Tom knows that there are some things he cannot run from.
As the months pass with book club gatherings, secrets are shared and hurts begin to heal. New friendships might be the last thing on their minds but the members of the book club are about to discover that opening themselves up to other people might be the only thing that will help them all to live, and to love, again.
Author Bio:
In 1977 Roisin Meaney finished a sentence and won a car. The sentence was 'I would like to win a Ford Fiesta because my father won't let me drive his.' Over the years that followed she wrote a lot more sentences and won a lot more prizes. In 2001 she finally decided to keep writing sentences until she filled a book, and in 2008, with three published novels under her belt, she gave up her teaching job to become a fulltime writer. Since 2001 she's written twenty adult novels and three children's books. Her work has been translated into German, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Polish and Slovenian. Two of her books have also been published in the US: Semi-Sweet (Irish title Love in the Making) and Life Drawing for Beginners (Irish title The Things We Do for Love), and several books have been published in Australia and New Zealand by Hachette Australia.
All of Roisin's novels have made it into the Irish bestseller list. Four of them, One Summer (2012), After the Wedding (2014), I'll Be Home for Christmas (2015) and The Birthday Party (2019) form a series; all are set on Roone, a small make-believe island (but strongly inspired by the very real Valentia Island) located off the west coast of Ireland.
Roisin was shortlisted in the 2022 Irish Book Awards in the Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year category. She is currently working on a new novel that's earmarked for Christmas 2023 publication.
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Sarah Mallory
Sarah Mallory
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Title:The Night She Met the Duke (UK edition);
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website http://sarahmallory.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahMRomance
Book Blurb:
Hearing herself described as a lady as dull as her name is the final straw in Prudence Clifford's disastrous Season, so she decides to stay with her aunt in Bath. But Pru's new life is anything but dull when one night she finds an uninvited, devastatingly handsome duke at her kitchen table! Pru knows she will never forget the emotional connection they shared. But it's their unexpected reunion three months later which will prove truly unforgettable...
Author Bio: - Sarah Mallory is an award-winning author who has published more than 30 historical romances with Harlequin Mills & Boon. She loves history, especially the Georgian and Regency. She won the prestigious RoNA Rose Award from the Romantic Novelists Association in 2012 and 2013 and was nominated in 2022. Sarah also writes romantic historical adventures as Melinda Hammond. Sarah lived for many years on the Yorkshire Pennines, taking inspiration from the wild and rugged moors. Then in 2018 she fell in love with Scotland and ran away to live on the rugged North West Coast, which is proving even more inspiring!
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website http://sarahmallory.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahMRomance
Book Blurb:
Hearing herself described as a lady as dull as her name is the final straw in Prudence Clifford's disastrous Season, so she decides to stay with her aunt in Bath. But Pru's new life is anything but dull when one night she finds an uninvited, devastatingly handsome duke at her kitchen table! Pru knows she will never forget the emotional connection they shared. But it's their unexpected reunion three months later which will prove truly unforgettable...
Author Bio: - Sarah Mallory is an award-winning author who has published more than 30 historical romances with Harlequin Mills & Boon. She loves history, especially the Georgian and Regency. She won the prestigious RoNA Rose Award from the Romantic Novelists Association in 2012 and 2013 and was nominated in 2022. Sarah also writes romantic historical adventures as Melinda Hammond. Sarah lived for many years on the Yorkshire Pennines, taking inspiration from the wild and rugged moors. Then in 2018 she fell in love with Scotland and ran away to live on the rugged North West Coast, which is proving even more inspiring!
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Kirsty Ferry
Kirsty Ferry
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Title: Bea's Magical Summer Garden
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://www.rosethornpress.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirsty_ferry
Book Blurb:
Lilac-haired Bea Appleton can’t wait to create a buzz about the honey festival at her fantastic garden.
The only thorn in her side is her awful next-door neighbour. Ever since he moved in, he and his poisonous assistant Carla have been complaining about Bea’s beautiful climbing plants ruining the ‘clean lines’ of his garden.
The ongoing feud has Bea worried. Will her horrible neighbours pose problems for her festival?
Enter handsome TV presenter Marcus Rainton. He’s the polar opposite of her horrible neighbour. He’s entranced by both Bea and her beautiful garden, not to mention the buzzing bees and a certain black cat.
Marcus is only meant to be here visiting his cousin, but he certainly seems determined to stick around. Is Bea the attraction?
But is all as it seems? Nothing is ever straightforward in Bea’s Garden . . .
Author Bio:
Kirsty is from the North East of England and won the English Heritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009 with the ghostly tale 'Enchantment'.
Her timeslip novel, 'Some Veil Did Fall', a paranormal romance set in Whitby, was published by Choc Lit in Autumn 2014, and her books are now published by Joffe Books, winners of the IPG Trade Publisher of the Year in 2023. The experience of signing 'Some Veil Did Fall' in a quirky bookshop in the midst of Goth Weekend in Whitby, dressed as a recently undead person was one of the highlights of her writing career so far!
Kirsty's first timeslip novel 'The Memory of Snow', was commended in the Northern Writers' Awards, and she also writes Gothic Fiction under the pen name Cathryn Ramsay.
Kirsty has had articles and short stories published in various magazines and graduated from Northumbria University in December 2016, having achieved a Masters with Distinction in Creative Writing.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: http://www.rosethornpress.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirsty_ferry
Book Blurb:
Lilac-haired Bea Appleton can’t wait to create a buzz about the honey festival at her fantastic garden.
The only thorn in her side is her awful next-door neighbour. Ever since he moved in, he and his poisonous assistant Carla have been complaining about Bea’s beautiful climbing plants ruining the ‘clean lines’ of his garden.
The ongoing feud has Bea worried. Will her horrible neighbours pose problems for her festival?
Enter handsome TV presenter Marcus Rainton. He’s the polar opposite of her horrible neighbour. He’s entranced by both Bea and her beautiful garden, not to mention the buzzing bees and a certain black cat.
Marcus is only meant to be here visiting his cousin, but he certainly seems determined to stick around. Is Bea the attraction?
But is all as it seems? Nothing is ever straightforward in Bea’s Garden . . .
Author Bio:
Kirsty is from the North East of England and won the English Heritage/Belsay Hall National Creative Writing competition in 2009 with the ghostly tale 'Enchantment'.
Her timeslip novel, 'Some Veil Did Fall', a paranormal romance set in Whitby, was published by Choc Lit in Autumn 2014, and her books are now published by Joffe Books, winners of the IPG Trade Publisher of the Year in 2023. The experience of signing 'Some Veil Did Fall' in a quirky bookshop in the midst of Goth Weekend in Whitby, dressed as a recently undead person was one of the highlights of her writing career so far!
Kirsty's first timeslip novel 'The Memory of Snow', was commended in the Northern Writers' Awards, and she also writes Gothic Fiction under the pen name Cathryn Ramsay.
Kirsty has had articles and short stories published in various magazines and graduated from Northumbria University in December 2016, having achieved a Masters with Distinction in Creative Writing.
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Lilac Mills
Lilac Mills
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Three Book Series!
Title 1: The Tanglewood Tea Shop
Genre: Uplifting Contemporary Romance
Format: paperback
Title 2: The Tanglewood Flower Shop
Genre: Uplifting Contemporary Romance
Format: paperback
Title 3: The Tanglewood Wedding Shop
Genre: Uplifting Contemporary Romance
Format: paperback
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Website: https://lilacmills.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lilacmills
Book 1 Blurb: The Tanglewood Tea Shop
What happens after your dreams come true?
Patisserie-Chef Stevie is stuck in a rut. Her beloved Great Aunt Peggy has passed away and she’s lost both her job and the love of her life. Then she gets the call from the solicitor's office about Peggy’s will, and everything changes.
When Stevie sees a quirky tea shop up for sale in the beautiful village of Tanglewood, she decides to take Peggy’s advice and turn her life around.
But the village isn't as idyllic as it may at first have seemed, and when the gorgeous but grouchy local stable-owner, Nick, shows up he seems like just another fly in the pastry batter…
Book 2 Blurb: The Tanglewood Flower Shop
Love can be a thorny business.
When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars – a floristry TV competition – she’s shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success.
Luckily for Leanne, new Tanglewood park ranger, Rex, is a rose among the thorns as he provides support and friendship that could blossom into something more…
But Rex’s ex-girlfriend appears with some shocking news, and between busy schedules and the occasional mountain rescue, Leanne can’t see how romance could possibly bloom. And with a new job opportunity suddenly sprouting up, will she need to uproot her life and leave Tanglewood entirely?
Book 3 Blurb: The Tanglewood Wedding Shop
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something untrue…
Edie has enough on her plate keeping her tyrannical boss happy at Moira’s Wedding Shop. So when society bride Tia begs Edie to design her wedding dress – and keep it a secret from the domineering mother-in-law to be – Edie reluctantly says ‘I will’ to making Tia’s dream come true. If her deception is found out, though, it would mean losing her job…
Meanwhile best man James has his eye on Edie and he’s proving ever harder for her to resist. James is upper-crust and Edie’s one unexpected bill away from the breadline – they’re from completely different worlds and there’s no way it can ever work between them… right?
Author Bio:
Lilac Mills lives on a Welsh mountain with her very patient husband and incredibly sweet dog, where she grows veggies (if the slugs don't get them), bakes (badly) and loves making things out of glitter and glue (a mess, usually).
She's been an avid reader ever since she got her hands on a copy of Noddy Goes to Toytown when she was five, and she once tried to read everything in her local library starting with A and working her way through the alphabet.
She loves long, hot summer days in the garden, and cold winter ones snuggled in front of the fire, but whatever the weather she's usually writing or thinking about writing, with heartwarming romance and happy-ever-afters always on her mind.
She is a member of The Society of Authors and The Romantic Novelists’ Association, where is also a reader for their New Writers’ Scheme.
Title 1: The Tanglewood Tea Shop
Genre: Uplifting Contemporary Romance
Format: paperback
Title 2: The Tanglewood Flower Shop
Genre: Uplifting Contemporary Romance
Format: paperback
Title 3: The Tanglewood Wedding Shop
Genre: Uplifting Contemporary Romance
Format: paperback
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Website: https://lilacmills.com
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Book 1 Blurb: The Tanglewood Tea Shop
What happens after your dreams come true?
Patisserie-Chef Stevie is stuck in a rut. Her beloved Great Aunt Peggy has passed away and she’s lost both her job and the love of her life. Then she gets the call from the solicitor's office about Peggy’s will, and everything changes.
When Stevie sees a quirky tea shop up for sale in the beautiful village of Tanglewood, she decides to take Peggy’s advice and turn her life around.
But the village isn't as idyllic as it may at first have seemed, and when the gorgeous but grouchy local stable-owner, Nick, shows up he seems like just another fly in the pastry batter…
Book 2 Blurb: The Tanglewood Flower Shop
Love can be a thorny business.
When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars – a floristry TV competition – she’s shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success.
Luckily for Leanne, new Tanglewood park ranger, Rex, is a rose among the thorns as he provides support and friendship that could blossom into something more…
But Rex’s ex-girlfriend appears with some shocking news, and between busy schedules and the occasional mountain rescue, Leanne can’t see how romance could possibly bloom. And with a new job opportunity suddenly sprouting up, will she need to uproot her life and leave Tanglewood entirely?
Book 3 Blurb: The Tanglewood Wedding Shop
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something untrue…
Edie has enough on her plate keeping her tyrannical boss happy at Moira’s Wedding Shop. So when society bride Tia begs Edie to design her wedding dress – and keep it a secret from the domineering mother-in-law to be – Edie reluctantly says ‘I will’ to making Tia’s dream come true. If her deception is found out, though, it would mean losing her job…
Meanwhile best man James has his eye on Edie and he’s proving ever harder for her to resist. James is upper-crust and Edie’s one unexpected bill away from the breadline – they’re from completely different worlds and there’s no way it can ever work between them… right?
Author Bio:
Lilac Mills lives on a Welsh mountain with her very patient husband and incredibly sweet dog, where she grows veggies (if the slugs don't get them), bakes (badly) and loves making things out of glitter and glue (a mess, usually).
She's been an avid reader ever since she got her hands on a copy of Noddy Goes to Toytown when she was five, and she once tried to read everything in her local library starting with A and working her way through the alphabet.
She loves long, hot summer days in the garden, and cold winter ones snuggled in front of the fire, but whatever the weather she's usually writing or thinking about writing, with heartwarming romance and happy-ever-afters always on her mind.
She is a member of The Society of Authors and The Romantic Novelists’ Association, where is also a reader for their New Writers’ Scheme.
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Title: Ten Years
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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The Book:
Becca and Charlie have known each other since university.
Becca and Charlies have also hated each other since university.
Until now. Until Ally’s bucket list. The death of their loved one should mean they can go their separate ways and not look back. But completing the list is something neither of them can walk away from.
And sometimes, those who bring out the worst in you, also bring out the very best…
Over the course of ten years, Becca and Charlie’s paths collide as they deal with grief, love and life after Ally.
Not since Emma and Dex in One Day and Will and Lou in Me Before You will you root for a couple as much.
The Author:
Before she moved to writing full-time, Pernille Hughes studied Film & Literature at university. After she graduated she went on to market Natural History films before working in Children’s television, which meant living in actual Teletubbyland for a while! From 2011–2015, she was a regular contributor for The Sunday Times column ‘Confessions of a Tourist’. She's had three novels published - Ten Years, Probably the Best Kiss in the World and Punch-Drunk Love (previously Sweatpants At Tiffanie's).
Pernille lives in Buckinghamshire, with her husband and four kids, scoffing cake and writing stories to maintain a shred of sanity.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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The Book:
Becca and Charlie have known each other since university.
Becca and Charlies have also hated each other since university.
Until now. Until Ally’s bucket list. The death of their loved one should mean they can go their separate ways and not look back. But completing the list is something neither of them can walk away from.
And sometimes, those who bring out the worst in you, also bring out the very best…
Over the course of ten years, Becca and Charlie’s paths collide as they deal with grief, love and life after Ally.
Not since Emma and Dex in One Day and Will and Lou in Me Before You will you root for a couple as much.
The Author:
Before she moved to writing full-time, Pernille Hughes studied Film & Literature at university. After she graduated she went on to market Natural History films before working in Children’s television, which meant living in actual Teletubbyland for a while! From 2011–2015, she was a regular contributor for The Sunday Times column ‘Confessions of a Tourist’. She's had three novels published - Ten Years, Probably the Best Kiss in the World and Punch-Drunk Love (previously Sweatpants At Tiffanie's).
Pernille lives in Buckinghamshire, with her husband and four kids, scoffing cake and writing stories to maintain a shred of sanity.
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Title: The Summer of Taking Chances
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://lynneshelby.com
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Book Blurb:: Ten years ago, when Jake left their seaside village, he took Emma's dreams with him. Now a famous actor, he's returned to South Quay for the summer, and Emma's feelings for him quickly come flooding back. There's clearly a connection between them, but Jake has damaged her heart once already - will Emma ever be able to give her first love a second chance?
Author Bio:
Lynne Shelby writes contemporary women's fiction and romance. Her debut novel, French Kissing, now re-launched in ebook as Meet Me In Paris, won the Accent Press and Woman magazine Writing Competition. When not writing or reading, Lynne can usually be found at the theatre or exploring a foreign city with her writer's notebook, camera and sketchbook in hand. She lives in London with her husband and has three adult children who live nearby.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://lynneshelby.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LynneShelby5
Book Blurb:: Ten years ago, when Jake left their seaside village, he took Emma's dreams with him. Now a famous actor, he's returned to South Quay for the summer, and Emma's feelings for him quickly come flooding back. There's clearly a connection between them, but Jake has damaged her heart once already - will Emma ever be able to give her first love a second chance?
Author Bio:
Lynne Shelby writes contemporary women's fiction and romance. Her debut novel, French Kissing, now re-launched in ebook as Meet Me In Paris, won the Accent Press and Woman magazine Writing Competition. When not writing or reading, Lynne can usually be found at the theatre or exploring a foreign city with her writer's notebook, camera and sketchbook in hand. She lives in London with her husband and has three adult children who live nearby.
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Laura Kemp
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Title: Love Betty
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Laurajanekemp
Book Blurb:
One chance encounter might just change everything...
On the day that Betty meets Guy, her life is changed forever. She never thought she'd see him again, but a few months later, realizes she has something of his that needs returning...
So, she writes him a letter. It's the perfect solution for Betty - it means she doesn't need to tell Guy about what really happened that day, and the secret she's been hiding.
For Guy, Betty's letter arrives at his repair shop at the perfect time. His whole world has come crashing down around him and for the first time in a long time, he starts to feel hopeful.
But can you really begin to fall in love with someone you've only met once...?
Author Bio:
Laura Kemp started writing to get out of doing a real job.
A journalist for 15 years, she turned freelance after having a baby because she couldn’t get out of the house, washed and dressed, until lunchtime at the earliest.
A columnist and contributor, she regularly writes for national newspapers and magazines, such as The Daily Mail, The Sun and Grazia, and spends too much time on Twitter (@laurajanekemp).
Married with a son and a neurotic cat, Laura lives in the provinces, where she goes about her business ignorant of what’s on-trend until it reaches her town, by which time it’s out of fashion.
Laura’s first novel Mums Like Us was published by Arrow in February 2013 and Mums on Strike was published in January 2014. The Late Blossoming of Frankie Green was published by Head of Zeus in June 2016, The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness was published by Orion in February 2018, Bring Me Sunshine was published in June 2019 and Under A Starry Sky was published in paperback in July 2020.
Her latest novel, Love, Betty, was published by Orion on the 9th June 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Laurajanekemp
Book Blurb:
One chance encounter might just change everything...
On the day that Betty meets Guy, her life is changed forever. She never thought she'd see him again, but a few months later, realizes she has something of his that needs returning...
So, she writes him a letter. It's the perfect solution for Betty - it means she doesn't need to tell Guy about what really happened that day, and the secret she's been hiding.
For Guy, Betty's letter arrives at his repair shop at the perfect time. His whole world has come crashing down around him and for the first time in a long time, he starts to feel hopeful.
But can you really begin to fall in love with someone you've only met once...?
Author Bio:
Laura Kemp started writing to get out of doing a real job.
A journalist for 15 years, she turned freelance after having a baby because she couldn’t get out of the house, washed and dressed, until lunchtime at the earliest.
A columnist and contributor, she regularly writes for national newspapers and magazines, such as The Daily Mail, The Sun and Grazia, and spends too much time on Twitter (@laurajanekemp).
Married with a son and a neurotic cat, Laura lives in the provinces, where she goes about her business ignorant of what’s on-trend until it reaches her town, by which time it’s out of fashion.
Laura’s first novel Mums Like Us was published by Arrow in February 2013 and Mums on Strike was published in January 2014. The Late Blossoming of Frankie Green was published by Head of Zeus in June 2016, The Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness was published by Orion in February 2018, Bring Me Sunshine was published in June 2019 and Under A Starry Sky was published in paperback in July 2020.
Her latest novel, Love, Betty, was published by Orion on the 9th June 2022
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Rachel Burton
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Title: The Last Party at Silverton Hall
Genre: Historical Fiction - Timeslip
Format: Paperback
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Book Blurb:
Two women. Two centuries. A life-changing night...
1952: Vivien and Max collide in the thick London smog. Within a few years, their whirlwind romance sees them living a quiet life on the Norfolk coast, blissfully happy with their beautiful daughter – at least, that's how it appears...
2019: Isobel is hoping for a fresh start when she inherits her beloved grandmother Vivien's house in Silverton Bay. But when she discovers an old photograph of Vivien at one of the infamous parties held at Silverton Hall in the 1950s, Isobel is forced to question how well she really knew her grandmother. Silverton Hall is a place Vivien swore she never went and never would – but why would she lie? And what other secrets was she keeping?
Together with an old friend, Isobel searches for answers. But is she prepared for the truth?
Author Bio:
Rachel Burton has been making up stories for as long as she can remember and always dreamed of being a writer until life somehow got in the way. After reading for a degree in Classics and another in English Literature she accidentally fell into a career in law, but eventually managed to write her first book on her lunch breaks. She loves words, Shakespeare, tea, The Beatles, dresses with pockets and very tall romantic heroes (not necessarily in that order) and lives with her husband and two cats in Yorkshire. A Bookshop Christmas was a finalist in the RNA Romantic Novel Awards 2022.
Genre: Historical Fiction - Timeslip
Format: Paperback
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Two women. Two centuries. A life-changing night...
1952: Vivien and Max collide in the thick London smog. Within a few years, their whirlwind romance sees them living a quiet life on the Norfolk coast, blissfully happy with their beautiful daughter – at least, that's how it appears...
2019: Isobel is hoping for a fresh start when she inherits her beloved grandmother Vivien's house in Silverton Bay. But when she discovers an old photograph of Vivien at one of the infamous parties held at Silverton Hall in the 1950s, Isobel is forced to question how well she really knew her grandmother. Silverton Hall is a place Vivien swore she never went and never would – but why would she lie? And what other secrets was she keeping?
Together with an old friend, Isobel searches for answers. But is she prepared for the truth?
Author Bio:
Rachel Burton has been making up stories for as long as she can remember and always dreamed of being a writer until life somehow got in the way. After reading for a degree in Classics and another in English Literature she accidentally fell into a career in law, but eventually managed to write her first book on her lunch breaks. She loves words, Shakespeare, tea, The Beatles, dresses with pockets and very tall romantic heroes (not necessarily in that order) and lives with her husband and two cats in Yorkshire. A Bookshop Christmas was a finalist in the RNA Romantic Novel Awards 2022.
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Jill Steeples
Jill Steeples
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Title: Maybe This Christmas?
Genre: Contemporary Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jillesteeples
Book Blurb:
When Beth Brown loses her job and her boyfriend in the space of twenty-four hours, she thinks life can’t get any worse. That’s until she finds herself in the depths of the English countryside working for chef, Rocco di Castri. Not only does she have to deal with his legendary moods, but she’s also expected to get his chaotic schedule and workload in check, all while she’s nursing a broken heart.
It’s not long before Rocco’s idyllic home starts to work its magic and soon she sees a softer side to her boss too. And as the festive season approaches, Beth dares to look forward to everything the perfect country Christmas has to offer – and perhaps some romance of her own. Until news of an unexpected proposal threatens to put pay to all Beth’s plans. Will Beth get her happily-ever-after? Maybe, this Christmas...
Author Bio:
Jill Steeples lives in a market town in Bedfordshire with her family, and faithful hound, Amber, an English Pointer.
From an early age she fell in love with the fabulously funny romances of Jilly Cooper, and vowed, one day, she would have a go at writing one of her own.
Her short stories have appeared in popular women’s magazines around the world and in a number of charity anthologies too. Now, Jill writes feel-good fiction set in the English countryside for Boldwood Books and her series include the Dog and Duck books, and the Primrose Wood stories.
When she’s not writing, she loves exploring the beautiful countryside that she writes about, and spending time with family and friends.
Genre: Contemporary Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jillesteeples
Book Blurb:
When Beth Brown loses her job and her boyfriend in the space of twenty-four hours, she thinks life can’t get any worse. That’s until she finds herself in the depths of the English countryside working for chef, Rocco di Castri. Not only does she have to deal with his legendary moods, but she’s also expected to get his chaotic schedule and workload in check, all while she’s nursing a broken heart.
It’s not long before Rocco’s idyllic home starts to work its magic and soon she sees a softer side to her boss too. And as the festive season approaches, Beth dares to look forward to everything the perfect country Christmas has to offer – and perhaps some romance of her own. Until news of an unexpected proposal threatens to put pay to all Beth’s plans. Will Beth get her happily-ever-after? Maybe, this Christmas...
Author Bio:
Jill Steeples lives in a market town in Bedfordshire with her family, and faithful hound, Amber, an English Pointer.
From an early age she fell in love with the fabulously funny romances of Jilly Cooper, and vowed, one day, she would have a go at writing one of her own.
Her short stories have appeared in popular women’s magazines around the world and in a number of charity anthologies too. Now, Jill writes feel-good fiction set in the English countryside for Boldwood Books and her series include the Dog and Duck books, and the Primrose Wood stories.
When she’s not writing, she loves exploring the beautiful countryside that she writes about, and spending time with family and friends.
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Liz Davies
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Title: Emily Oak’s Little Black Book
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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When Emily Oak discovers her boyfriend cheating on her, she hightails it back to the family farm in Glynafon on the beautiful Welsh Coast.
Wondering what to do with her life, she is shocked and delighted to learn that a little black book bequeathed to her by her godmother could be worth a fortune. However, there is one small problem - the book is currently in her cheating ex's attic!
Scared to ask him for it in case he realises how much the book is worth, Emily hatches a plan to retrieve it. And when a guy she once had an enormous crush on offers to help, she eagerly accepts.
However, Macsen is far too handsome for his own good and he also has a reputation for playing the field. To her dismay, her old feelings for him soon begin to resurface.
Will Emily's fragile newly-mended heart be able to resist his charms, or will she become yet another number in his own little black book of romantic conquests?
Author Bio:
Liz Davies writes feel-good, light-hearted stories with a hefty dose of romance, a smattering of humour and a great deal of love. To date she has written 14 novels.
She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, the Alliance of Independent Authors and the Society of Authors, and she lives with her family in Wales.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://elizabethdaviesauthor.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizDaviesAuthor
Book Blurb:
When Emily Oak discovers her boyfriend cheating on her, she hightails it back to the family farm in Glynafon on the beautiful Welsh Coast.
Wondering what to do with her life, she is shocked and delighted to learn that a little black book bequeathed to her by her godmother could be worth a fortune. However, there is one small problem - the book is currently in her cheating ex's attic!
Scared to ask him for it in case he realises how much the book is worth, Emily hatches a plan to retrieve it. And when a guy she once had an enormous crush on offers to help, she eagerly accepts.
However, Macsen is far too handsome for his own good and he also has a reputation for playing the field. To her dismay, her old feelings for him soon begin to resurface.
Will Emily's fragile newly-mended heart be able to resist his charms, or will she become yet another number in his own little black book of romantic conquests?
Author Bio:
Liz Davies writes feel-good, light-hearted stories with a hefty dose of romance, a smattering of humour and a great deal of love. To date she has written 14 novels.
She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, the Alliance of Independent Authors and the Society of Authors, and she lives with her family in Wales.
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Clare Swatman
Clare Swatman
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Clare has donated all 7 of her published books
Title 1: Before You Go (2017)
Genre: Romance
Title 2: The Mother's Secret (2018)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Title 3: Dear Grace (2021)
Genre: Romance
Title 4: Before We Grow Old (2022)
Genre: Romance
Title 5: The Night We First Met (2022)
Genre: Romance
Title 6: A Love to Last a Lifetime (2023)
Genre: Romance
Title 7:The World Outside My Window (2023)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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Book 1 Blurb: Before You Go
When Zoe's husband, Ed, dies, her world caves in. But what if Zoe can get Ed back? You find your soul mate....
Some people stare love in the face for years before they find it. Zoe and Ed fumbled their way into adulthood, both on different paths - but always in the same direction. Years later, having navigated dead-end jobs and chaotic house shares, romance finally blossoms. Their future together looks set....
Then the unthinkable happens.
One morning, on his way to work, Ed is knocked off his bike and dies. Now Zoe must find a way to survive. But she's not ready to let go of the memories. How can she forget all of the happy times, their first kiss, everything they built together? Zoe decides she has to tell Ed all the things she never said.
Now it's too late. Or is it?
Book 2 Blurb: The Mother's Secret
The Mother's Secret is a powerful story about family, secrets and devastating lies.
Love keeps us together
Sisters Kate and Georgie are best friends. While Kate travelled the world, Georgie stayed at home to care for her mother. Now Georgie has her own family, she's decided it's her time to start discovering - there's a world out there for her to explore.
Love can tear us apart
Their mother, Jan, loves her daughters with all her heart. So what if she kept Kate and Georgie indoors when they were young? She just cared so much for them.
What if your life was based on a lie?
Maybe there was another reason Jan wanted to keep her girls close. If the girls ventured too far afield, it might destroy the facade of the world Jan created. The family's about to discover that while lies can cause pain, the truth could destroy them all.
Book 3 Blurb: Dear Grace
The most unlikely friendship. The most unexpected consequences.
When Anna’s husband cheats on her, she’s sure she’ll never be happy again. But then she meets 94-year-old Grace. Despite an age gap of more than fifty years, the pair set out together on a life-changing journey halfway across the country in search of some answers.
Sometimes the only way to move on is to revisit the past. But will Anna and Grace be prepared for what they find?
A story about love, female friendship, heartbreak and learning to forgive.
Book 4 Blurb: Before We Grow Old
When seven-year-old Fran first met Will they knew instantly that they were made for each other. For eleven years they were inseparable, but then, at the age of eighteen, Will just upped and disappeared.
Twenty-five years later Will is back.
Is fate trying to give them a second chance?
Still nursing the heart break from all those years ago, Fran is reluctant to give Will the time of day. The price Will must pay is to tell the truth – the truth about why he left, the truth about why he’s back…
And Fran has her own secrets to hide. The time has come to decide what Fran and Will really want from life – before it’s too late.
Book 5 Blurb: The Night We First Met
One night in December, twenty-two year old Ted Green makes his way to Waterloo Bridge determined to end his life. Lonely and despairing, it seems the only choice.
That same night, Marianne Cooper is running away from a party. Having found her boyfriend in a passionate clinch with someone else, Marianne can’t get away fast enough. But as she makes her way along London’s South Bank, a figure catches her eye on top of the bridge.
Then she sees him, a man ready to jump.
When Marianne saves Ted’s life, this night in December becomes one they’ll never forget, and what should be the start of a love story to last them a lifetime. But as Ted watches Marianne leave in a black taxi, all he can think is he should have asked her name.
In a story spanning twenty years, join Ted and Marianne as they navigate life’s twists and turns, joys and heartbreaks, while all the time wondering - will fate ever bring them together again, and will true love save them both in the end…
Book 6 Blurb: A Love to Last a Lifetime
The one that she wants...
Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate...
The one that she needs...
Greg fell in love with Erin in their first week at university. Solid, trustworthy and hopelessly devoted to Erin, he knows he's better for her than the feckless Adam, who is forever leaving Erin broken-hearted, before winning her back with his charm. As far as Greg is concerned, it’s easy to promise the world, but it’s harder to love someone for a lifetime.
The one that got away...
Years later Greg and Erin are married, and although life hasn’t always been easy, Greg’s love for Erin has never dimmed. But when Adam comes back, in desperate need of Erin's help, everything changes. Erin starts to wonder whether fate is trying to tell her something…
Will Erin risk it all for the man she had thought was ‘The One’?
From the author of the bestselling Before We Grow Old, Clare Swatman. A Love to Last a Lifetime is for anyone who had a first love, a lost love or a love that lasted forever.
Book 7 Blurb: The World Outside My Window
Laura is watching the world go by without her.
Unable to leave her house since suffering a trauma, Laura is stuck gazing out of her window at Willow Crescent, relying on husband Jim and best friend Debbie for help.
Then one day, Jim doesn’t come home.
A day becomes two, days become a week, and still no sign of Jim. And with the police half-hearted in their efforts to look for him, Laura is forced into a decision. She’s going to have to face the world outside and find her husband herself.
But what Laura hasn’t realised is that Willow Crescent is a community, eager to help. From Arthur and Carol next door ready to rally the neighbours, to Marjorie and her daughter Faye at number nine looking for their own reasons to engage with the world. From Sonja at number seven who thinks she may have seen Jim in London, to widower Ben at number four who understands all about being lonely. Laura has a world ready to embrace her if she can just find the nerve.
And when it slowly dawns on them all, that the Jim they thought they knew, may have been hiding some unfathomable secrets, Laura has a choice – retreat back behind her window, or start living the life that was waiting for her all along.
Author Bio:
Clare Swatman is the author of seven women's fiction novels. Her latest, The World Outside My Window, is a story about the power of friendships and the importance of community. Before writing books, Clare spent 20 years writing for women's magazines in the UK.
Her next book will be out in early 2024.
Clare lives in Hertfordshire in the UK with her husband and two boys. Even the cat is male, which means she's destined to be outnumbered forever.
Title 1: Before You Go (2017)
Genre: Romance
Title 2: The Mother's Secret (2018)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Title 3: Dear Grace (2021)
Genre: Romance
Title 4: Before We Grow Old (2022)
Genre: Romance
Title 5: The Night We First Met (2022)
Genre: Romance
Title 6: A Love to Last a Lifetime (2023)
Genre: Romance
Title 7:The World Outside My Window (2023)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperbacks
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Book 1 Blurb: Before You Go
When Zoe's husband, Ed, dies, her world caves in. But what if Zoe can get Ed back? You find your soul mate....
Some people stare love in the face for years before they find it. Zoe and Ed fumbled their way into adulthood, both on different paths - but always in the same direction. Years later, having navigated dead-end jobs and chaotic house shares, romance finally blossoms. Their future together looks set....
Then the unthinkable happens.
One morning, on his way to work, Ed is knocked off his bike and dies. Now Zoe must find a way to survive. But she's not ready to let go of the memories. How can she forget all of the happy times, their first kiss, everything they built together? Zoe decides she has to tell Ed all the things she never said.
Now it's too late. Or is it?
Book 2 Blurb: The Mother's Secret
The Mother's Secret is a powerful story about family, secrets and devastating lies.
Love keeps us together
Sisters Kate and Georgie are best friends. While Kate travelled the world, Georgie stayed at home to care for her mother. Now Georgie has her own family, she's decided it's her time to start discovering - there's a world out there for her to explore.
Love can tear us apart
Their mother, Jan, loves her daughters with all her heart. So what if she kept Kate and Georgie indoors when they were young? She just cared so much for them.
What if your life was based on a lie?
Maybe there was another reason Jan wanted to keep her girls close. If the girls ventured too far afield, it might destroy the facade of the world Jan created. The family's about to discover that while lies can cause pain, the truth could destroy them all.
Book 3 Blurb: Dear Grace
The most unlikely friendship. The most unexpected consequences.
When Anna’s husband cheats on her, she’s sure she’ll never be happy again. But then she meets 94-year-old Grace. Despite an age gap of more than fifty years, the pair set out together on a life-changing journey halfway across the country in search of some answers.
Sometimes the only way to move on is to revisit the past. But will Anna and Grace be prepared for what they find?
A story about love, female friendship, heartbreak and learning to forgive.
Book 4 Blurb: Before We Grow Old
When seven-year-old Fran first met Will they knew instantly that they were made for each other. For eleven years they were inseparable, but then, at the age of eighteen, Will just upped and disappeared.
Twenty-five years later Will is back.
Is fate trying to give them a second chance?
Still nursing the heart break from all those years ago, Fran is reluctant to give Will the time of day. The price Will must pay is to tell the truth – the truth about why he left, the truth about why he’s back…
And Fran has her own secrets to hide. The time has come to decide what Fran and Will really want from life – before it’s too late.
Book 5 Blurb: The Night We First Met
One night in December, twenty-two year old Ted Green makes his way to Waterloo Bridge determined to end his life. Lonely and despairing, it seems the only choice.
That same night, Marianne Cooper is running away from a party. Having found her boyfriend in a passionate clinch with someone else, Marianne can’t get away fast enough. But as she makes her way along London’s South Bank, a figure catches her eye on top of the bridge.
Then she sees him, a man ready to jump.
When Marianne saves Ted’s life, this night in December becomes one they’ll never forget, and what should be the start of a love story to last them a lifetime. But as Ted watches Marianne leave in a black taxi, all he can think is he should have asked her name.
In a story spanning twenty years, join Ted and Marianne as they navigate life’s twists and turns, joys and heartbreaks, while all the time wondering - will fate ever bring them together again, and will true love save them both in the end…
Book 6 Blurb: A Love to Last a Lifetime
The one that she wants...
Adam Bowers; handsome, funny and with the charm of a rock star, from the moment she laid eyes on him, teenage Erin was smitten. But first loves don’t always last, and after a whirlwind romance, Erin and Adam go their separate ways. Yet, Erin never lets go of the feeling that Adam may have been her soul mate...
The one that she needs...
Greg fell in love with Erin in their first week at university. Solid, trustworthy and hopelessly devoted to Erin, he knows he's better for her than the feckless Adam, who is forever leaving Erin broken-hearted, before winning her back with his charm. As far as Greg is concerned, it’s easy to promise the world, but it’s harder to love someone for a lifetime.
The one that got away...
Years later Greg and Erin are married, and although life hasn’t always been easy, Greg’s love for Erin has never dimmed. But when Adam comes back, in desperate need of Erin's help, everything changes. Erin starts to wonder whether fate is trying to tell her something…
Will Erin risk it all for the man she had thought was ‘The One’?
From the author of the bestselling Before We Grow Old, Clare Swatman. A Love to Last a Lifetime is for anyone who had a first love, a lost love or a love that lasted forever.
Book 7 Blurb: The World Outside My Window
Laura is watching the world go by without her.
Unable to leave her house since suffering a trauma, Laura is stuck gazing out of her window at Willow Crescent, relying on husband Jim and best friend Debbie for help.
Then one day, Jim doesn’t come home.
A day becomes two, days become a week, and still no sign of Jim. And with the police half-hearted in their efforts to look for him, Laura is forced into a decision. She’s going to have to face the world outside and find her husband herself.
But what Laura hasn’t realised is that Willow Crescent is a community, eager to help. From Arthur and Carol next door ready to rally the neighbours, to Marjorie and her daughter Faye at number nine looking for their own reasons to engage with the world. From Sonja at number seven who thinks she may have seen Jim in London, to widower Ben at number four who understands all about being lonely. Laura has a world ready to embrace her if she can just find the nerve.
And when it slowly dawns on them all, that the Jim they thought they knew, may have been hiding some unfathomable secrets, Laura has a choice – retreat back behind her window, or start living the life that was waiting for her all along.
Author Bio:
Clare Swatman is the author of seven women's fiction novels. Her latest, The World Outside My Window, is a story about the power of friendships and the importance of community. Before writing books, Clare spent 20 years writing for women's magazines in the UK.
Her next book will be out in early 2024.
Clare lives in Hertfordshire in the UK with her husband and two boys. Even the cat is male, which means she's destined to be outnumbered forever.
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Title 1: Murder Among The Roses
Genre: Cosy Crime - Murder Mystery
Format: Paperback
Title 2: Little Book of Writing Romance
Genre: Educational
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Book 1 Blurb:
MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
In the peaceful Cotswolds village of Maybridge, you wouldn’t expect to find a dead body in the rose garden. And certainly not two.
Abby is horrified to discover the bones of a baby buried under a rose bush. It’s in the garden of her soon-to-be ex-husband Howard’s family home.
She immediately calls the police. But she can’t get hold of Howard. He’s off on a jolly with the woman he’s got pregnant.
And then, just two days later, Abby finds Howard himself.
Lying dead in the very same rose garden.
Throat slashed with her own garden spade.
Now Abby is the prime suspect . . .
Fans of Faith Martin, Jane Adams, Frances Evesham, M.C. Beaton, Clare Chase or Jeanne M. Dams will love this addictive cozy mystery!
MEET THE DETECTIVE
Brilliant gardener and the busy mum of three, Abby Finch’s dreams of winning gold at Chelsea Flower Show were put on hold by an unplanned pregnancy and marriage. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. These days she’s kept on her toes looking by her beloved family, running her own business and dealing with her imminent divorce. In an effort to keep things cordial, she’s allowed her ex to bully her into restoring the garden of his family home. Thankfully she’s surrounded herself with a great group of friends to lean on.
THE SETTING
Pretty Maybridge is a charming village set in the sheep-dotted Cotswolds hills, with a long history stretching back to Tudor times. It’s the type of place where everyone knows each other, but there's a wonderful bookshop on the corner of the bridge, a popular riverside café and a bustling market at Christmastime. And with Bristol nearby and a big supermarket round the corner.
Book 2 Blurb:
Is it your ambition to write Bestselling Romance? Are you looking for a useful, no nonsense guide to writing sizzling, bestselling romantic fiction? Or are you a published author wanting to improve your writing skills? No matter where you are in your writing journey, multi-award winning romance author Liz Fielding’s straight-forward, no jargon guide to writing Bestselling Romance shows you what it takes to get there. She does not confuse with the science of writing, but shows clearly, using examples, how to use the first line to grab your reader, how to write great dialogue, how to create characters that readers will care about. Liz Fielding’s Little Book of Writing Romance is laid out in ten,easy-to-understand chapters covering all the main points on the craft of romance writing, including how to— Grab the Reader on the First Page Create Great Characters Use Conflict Write Deep Emotion Use Sexual Tension Write Crisp Dialogue Use Viewpoint Construct a Four-Dimensional World
Author Bio:
Liz Fielding worked as a secretary in Africa and the Middle East and was co-ordinator of the Brecon Jazz Festival before writing full time. Her books are published worldwide in multiple languages, she is two times winner of Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award and recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Liz lives in West Sussex,.
Genre: Cosy Crime - Murder Mystery
Format: Paperback
Title 2: Little Book of Writing Romance
Genre: Educational
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizfielding
Book 1 Blurb:
MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
In the peaceful Cotswolds village of Maybridge, you wouldn’t expect to find a dead body in the rose garden. And certainly not two.
Abby is horrified to discover the bones of a baby buried under a rose bush. It’s in the garden of her soon-to-be ex-husband Howard’s family home.
She immediately calls the police. But she can’t get hold of Howard. He’s off on a jolly with the woman he’s got pregnant.
And then, just two days later, Abby finds Howard himself.
Lying dead in the very same rose garden.
Throat slashed with her own garden spade.
Now Abby is the prime suspect . . .
Fans of Faith Martin, Jane Adams, Frances Evesham, M.C. Beaton, Clare Chase or Jeanne M. Dams will love this addictive cozy mystery!
MEET THE DETECTIVE
Brilliant gardener and the busy mum of three, Abby Finch’s dreams of winning gold at Chelsea Flower Show were put on hold by an unplanned pregnancy and marriage. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. These days she’s kept on her toes looking by her beloved family, running her own business and dealing with her imminent divorce. In an effort to keep things cordial, she’s allowed her ex to bully her into restoring the garden of his family home. Thankfully she’s surrounded herself with a great group of friends to lean on.
THE SETTING
Pretty Maybridge is a charming village set in the sheep-dotted Cotswolds hills, with a long history stretching back to Tudor times. It’s the type of place where everyone knows each other, but there's a wonderful bookshop on the corner of the bridge, a popular riverside café and a bustling market at Christmastime. And with Bristol nearby and a big supermarket round the corner.
Book 2 Blurb:
Is it your ambition to write Bestselling Romance? Are you looking for a useful, no nonsense guide to writing sizzling, bestselling romantic fiction? Or are you a published author wanting to improve your writing skills? No matter where you are in your writing journey, multi-award winning romance author Liz Fielding’s straight-forward, no jargon guide to writing Bestselling Romance shows you what it takes to get there. She does not confuse with the science of writing, but shows clearly, using examples, how to use the first line to grab your reader, how to write great dialogue, how to create characters that readers will care about. Liz Fielding’s Little Book of Writing Romance is laid out in ten,easy-to-understand chapters covering all the main points on the craft of romance writing, including how to— Grab the Reader on the First Page Create Great Characters Use Conflict Write Deep Emotion Use Sexual Tension Write Crisp Dialogue Use Viewpoint Construct a Four-Dimensional World
Author Bio:
Liz Fielding worked as a secretary in Africa and the Middle East and was co-ordinator of the Brecon Jazz Festival before writing full time. Her books are published worldwide in multiple languages, she is two times winner of Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award and recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.
Liz lives in West Sussex,.
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Title: HOW TO LOSE AN EARL IN TEN WEEKS
Genre: YA Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Miss Essie Craven has been engaged since birth to a man she has only met once. The haughty, black-haired man with the intense blue eyes: Aidan Ravell, Earl of Denholm. The most coveted man in all of the Ton.
The day of their marriage is set. The only problem is, spirited Essie dreams of more than being a Countess. She soon finds out that Aidan has his own reasons for not wishing to marry, but is compelled to proceed due to his sense of honour and the financial baggage his father has left him.
So, Aidan and Essie strike up a deal. Essie will find him a more suitable match, and in the meantime they will keep up appearances.
But soon what is real and what is fake begins to converge. Suddenly, what seemed to be a simple agreement is no longer quite that straightforward . . .
Author Bio:
Jenni Fletcher is a Historical Romance & YA author for Penguin and Mills & Boon and has been nominated for 5 Romantic Novel Awards, winning the Libertà Books Shorter Romantic Novel Award in 2020. She grew up in Scotland and Somerset, has a PhD on some deeply unromantic aspects of Edwardian literature, and now lives in Yorkshire with her family and one extremely hairy dog."
Genre: YA Historical Romance
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Miss Essie Craven has been engaged since birth to a man she has only met once. The haughty, black-haired man with the intense blue eyes: Aidan Ravell, Earl of Denholm. The most coveted man in all of the Ton.
The day of their marriage is set. The only problem is, spirited Essie dreams of more than being a Countess. She soon finds out that Aidan has his own reasons for not wishing to marry, but is compelled to proceed due to his sense of honour and the financial baggage his father has left him.
So, Aidan and Essie strike up a deal. Essie will find him a more suitable match, and in the meantime they will keep up appearances.
But soon what is real and what is fake begins to converge. Suddenly, what seemed to be a simple agreement is no longer quite that straightforward . . .
Author Bio:
Jenni Fletcher is a Historical Romance & YA author for Penguin and Mills & Boon and has been nominated for 5 Romantic Novel Awards, winning the Libertà Books Shorter Romantic Novel Award in 2020. She grew up in Scotland and Somerset, has a PhD on some deeply unromantic aspects of Edwardian literature, and now lives in Yorkshire with her family and one extremely hairy dog."
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Title 1: A Beautiful Rival
Title 2: The Manhattan Girls
Genre: Historical Romance
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In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the infamous rivalry of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein.
They could have been allies: two self-made millionaires who invented a global industry, in an era when wife and mother were supposed to be any woman’s highest goal. Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein each founded empires built on grit and determination…and yet they became locked in a feud spanning three continents, two world wars, and the Great Depression.
Brought up in poverty, Canadian-born Arden changed popular opinion about make up—persuading women from all walks of life to buy skincare products promising them youth and beauty. Rubinstein left her native Poland, launching her own company with scientific claims about miracle creams and anti-aging herbs.
And when it came to business, nothing was off-limits: poaching employees, copying products, planting spies, hiring ex-husbands, and one-upping each other every chance they had. This was a rivalry from which there was no surrender! And through it all, were two women, bold, brazen, and determined to succeed—no matter the personal cost.
Book 2 Blurb: The Manhattan Girls
NEW YORK CITY, 1921
An impossible dream.
The war is over, the twenties are roaring, but in the depths of the city that never sleeps, Dorothy Parker is struggling to make her mark in a man’s world.
A broken woman.
She’s penniless, she’s unemployed and her marriage is on the rocks when she starts a bridge group with three extraordinary women – but will they be able to save her from herself?
A fight for survival.
When tragedy strikes, and everything Dorothy holds dear is threatened, it’s up to Peggy, Winifred and Jane to help her confront the truth before it’s too late. Because the stakes may be life or death…
A novel from the internationally bestselling author, Sex and the City meets the 1920s in this sweeping tale of love, loss and the everlasting bonds of friendship.
Author Bio:
Gill Paul is the bestselling author of twelve historical novels, many of them about real women from the past whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Her novels have reached the top of the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Toronto Globe & Mail charts, and have been translated into twenty-two languages.
Gill also writes historical non-fiction, including A History of Medicine in 50 Objects and series of Love Stories. Published around the world, this series includes Royal Love Stories, World War I Love Stories and Titanic Love Stories.
Gill was born in Scotland and grew up there, apart from an eventful year at school in the US when she was ten. She studied Medicine at Glasgow University, then English Literature and History (she was a student for a long time), before moving to London to work in publishing. Her first novel was written at weekends, but she has now given up the ‘day job’ to write fiction full-time. She also writes short stories for magazines and speaks at libraries and literary festivals about subjects ranging from Dorothy Parker to the Romanovs, and about writing itself.
Gill swims daily, year-round in a wild pond and loves vintage clothes, old movies, and poking around in bookshops.
Title 1: A Beautiful Rival
Title 2: The Manhattan Girls
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperbacks
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Website: http://gillpaul.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GillPaulAUTHOR
Book 1 Blurb:
In this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the infamous rivalry of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein.
They could have been allies: two self-made millionaires who invented a global industry, in an era when wife and mother were supposed to be any woman’s highest goal. Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein each founded empires built on grit and determination…and yet they became locked in a feud spanning three continents, two world wars, and the Great Depression.
Brought up in poverty, Canadian-born Arden changed popular opinion about make up—persuading women from all walks of life to buy skincare products promising them youth and beauty. Rubinstein left her native Poland, launching her own company with scientific claims about miracle creams and anti-aging herbs.
And when it came to business, nothing was off-limits: poaching employees, copying products, planting spies, hiring ex-husbands, and one-upping each other every chance they had. This was a rivalry from which there was no surrender! And through it all, were two women, bold, brazen, and determined to succeed—no matter the personal cost.
Book 2 Blurb: The Manhattan Girls
NEW YORK CITY, 1921
An impossible dream.
The war is over, the twenties are roaring, but in the depths of the city that never sleeps, Dorothy Parker is struggling to make her mark in a man’s world.
A broken woman.
She’s penniless, she’s unemployed and her marriage is on the rocks when she starts a bridge group with three extraordinary women – but will they be able to save her from herself?
A fight for survival.
When tragedy strikes, and everything Dorothy holds dear is threatened, it’s up to Peggy, Winifred and Jane to help her confront the truth before it’s too late. Because the stakes may be life or death…
A novel from the internationally bestselling author, Sex and the City meets the 1920s in this sweeping tale of love, loss and the everlasting bonds of friendship.
Author Bio:
Gill Paul is the bestselling author of twelve historical novels, many of them about real women from the past whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Her novels have reached the top of the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Toronto Globe & Mail charts, and have been translated into twenty-two languages.
Gill also writes historical non-fiction, including A History of Medicine in 50 Objects and series of Love Stories. Published around the world, this series includes Royal Love Stories, World War I Love Stories and Titanic Love Stories.
Gill was born in Scotland and grew up there, apart from an eventful year at school in the US when she was ten. She studied Medicine at Glasgow University, then English Literature and History (she was a student for a long time), before moving to London to work in publishing. Her first novel was written at weekends, but she has now given up the ‘day job’ to write fiction full-time. She also writes short stories for magazines and speaks at libraries and literary festivals about subjects ranging from Dorothy Parker to the Romanovs, and about writing itself.
Gill swims daily, year-round in a wild pond and loves vintage clothes, old movies, and poking around in bookshops.
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Title: Sultry Is the Night
Genre: Romance
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Book Blurb:
The year is 1982.
This town has a distinct border, the good side and the shady side, where the townspeople battle rats for scraps of food. Mario used to live among the rich, but he now resides on the wrong side of the tracks thanks to the father who left him behind. Worst of all, he’s mourning his mother’s death and what he thinks is the loss of his lifelong dream, becoming a chef.
After meeting Dito who owns "Dean's Pizzeria", things are finally changing for Mario. Until Tess enters his life – the beautiful, mysterious stranger who lives in a luxury high rise. But there’s something off, something she’s hiding, something dark.
Some borders aren’t meant to be crossed.
"Sultry, Is the Night", is for anyone who has ever felt like they didn't belong.
Author Bio:
I am a wife, sister, daughter, an aunt, and a friend. I am a lover of words and a firm believer that if you "lose your dreams, you might lose your mind." (The Rolling Stones).
Barbara Avon was born in Switzerland and immigrated to Canada when she was two years old. She grew up Italian in the Niagara Region and attended Notre Dame High School, and then Brock University. She moved to Ottawa, Ontario, in 1999 to pursue work. She has worked for two major Ottawa area magazines and is a published poet.
In 2018, she won SpillWords Author of the Month, as well as FACES Magazine “Favourite Female Author”. Her work appears in various anthologies including Steering 23 Publications, Storytime for Grownups, and Beyond the Levee. In October of 2022, “Revived” was chosen as “Horror Book of the Year” by the “Feed My Reads” community.
When she's not writing, she's experimenting in the kitchen, reading, watching 1980s movies, or engaging with her peers on Twitter. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband Danny, their tarantula Betsy, and their houseplant, “Romeo”.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
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Bids Accepted: Global
Website: https://barbaraavon.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barb_avon
Book Blurb:
The year is 1982.
This town has a distinct border, the good side and the shady side, where the townspeople battle rats for scraps of food. Mario used to live among the rich, but he now resides on the wrong side of the tracks thanks to the father who left him behind. Worst of all, he’s mourning his mother’s death and what he thinks is the loss of his lifelong dream, becoming a chef.
After meeting Dito who owns "Dean's Pizzeria", things are finally changing for Mario. Until Tess enters his life – the beautiful, mysterious stranger who lives in a luxury high rise. But there’s something off, something she’s hiding, something dark.
Some borders aren’t meant to be crossed.
"Sultry, Is the Night", is for anyone who has ever felt like they didn't belong.
Author Bio:
I am a wife, sister, daughter, an aunt, and a friend. I am a lover of words and a firm believer that if you "lose your dreams, you might lose your mind." (The Rolling Stones).
Barbara Avon was born in Switzerland and immigrated to Canada when she was two years old. She grew up Italian in the Niagara Region and attended Notre Dame High School, and then Brock University. She moved to Ottawa, Ontario, in 1999 to pursue work. She has worked for two major Ottawa area magazines and is a published poet.
In 2018, she won SpillWords Author of the Month, as well as FACES Magazine “Favourite Female Author”. Her work appears in various anthologies including Steering 23 Publications, Storytime for Grownups, and Beyond the Levee. In October of 2022, “Revived” was chosen as “Horror Book of the Year” by the “Feed My Reads” community.
When she's not writing, she's experimenting in the kitchen, reading, watching 1980s movies, or engaging with her peers on Twitter. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband Danny, their tarantula Betsy, and their houseplant, “Romeo”.
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Katie Bishop
Katie Bishop
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Title: The Girls of Summer
Genre: Commercial fiction/suspense
Format: Hardback
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Website: http://katiebishopwrites.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatKatieBWrote
Book Blurb: A sun-soaked island. An all-consuming romance. The best summer of your life... but what if everything you remember was a lie?
**********
Rachel has loved Alistair since she was seventeen.
Even though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else.
Even though she was a teenager when they met.
Even though he is almost twenty years older than her.
Now in her thirties, Rachel has never been able to forget their golden summer together on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island. But as dark and deeply suppressed memories rise to the surface, Rachel begins to understand that Alistair - and the enigmatic, wealthy man he worked for - controlled much more than she ever realized.
Rachel has never once considered herself a victim - until now.
**********
For fans of GIRL A, MY DARK VANESSA and LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE, The Girls of Summer is a compulsive exploration of sex, power and consent, and what happens when we revisit the past with rose-tinted glasses.
Author Bio: Katie Bishop is a writer and journalist based in the UK. She grew up in the Midlands before moving to Oxford to work in publishing in her early twenties. Whilst working as an assistant editor she started writing articles in her spare time, going on to be published in the New York Times, Guardian, Independent and Vogue.
Katie started writing The Girls of Summer during the first UK COVID lockdown, after becoming increasingly interested in stories emerging from the #MeToo movement. The novel is inspired by her own experiences of backpacking, and by her interest in how our personal narratives can be reshaped and understood in light of cultural and social changes.
In 2020, Katie moved back to the Midlands, and now lives in Birmingham with her partner. She is a full-time writer.
Genre: Commercial fiction/suspense
Format: Hardback
Dedication Available: Yes
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://katiebishopwrites.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatKatieBWrote
Book Blurb: A sun-soaked island. An all-consuming romance. The best summer of your life... but what if everything you remember was a lie?
**********
Rachel has loved Alistair since she was seventeen.
Even though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else.
Even though she was a teenager when they met.
Even though he is almost twenty years older than her.
Now in her thirties, Rachel has never been able to forget their golden summer together on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island. But as dark and deeply suppressed memories rise to the surface, Rachel begins to understand that Alistair - and the enigmatic, wealthy man he worked for - controlled much more than she ever realized.
Rachel has never once considered herself a victim - until now.
**********
For fans of GIRL A, MY DARK VANESSA and LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE, The Girls of Summer is a compulsive exploration of sex, power and consent, and what happens when we revisit the past with rose-tinted glasses.
Author Bio: Katie Bishop is a writer and journalist based in the UK. She grew up in the Midlands before moving to Oxford to work in publishing in her early twenties. Whilst working as an assistant editor she started writing articles in her spare time, going on to be published in the New York Times, Guardian, Independent and Vogue.
Katie started writing The Girls of Summer during the first UK COVID lockdown, after becoming increasingly interested in stories emerging from the #MeToo movement. The novel is inspired by her own experiences of backpacking, and by her interest in how our personal narratives can be reshaped and understood in light of cultural and social changes.
In 2020, Katie moved back to the Midlands, and now lives in Birmingham with her partner. She is a full-time writer.
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Lizzie Chantree
Lizzie Chantree
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Title: The little ice cream shop by the sea
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/lizzie_chantree
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lizzie_Chantree
Book Blurb:
A gorgeous seaside romance, full of humour, family life and second chances at love.
Heart-broken, Genie, has lost everything, including her confidence. Living in a tiny corner of paradise and running a pretty little ice cream shop has been her life for as long as she can remember, but suddenly her mother wants to sell to developers and leave their shared history behind.
Determined to buy the café, Genie finds the courage to accept an unconventional investment offer from customer, Ada, who has a mysterious past and a gorgeous but distracting grandson. Ada feels that Genie and her grandson, Cal, will work well together, but sparks fly and tempers are lost.
Working in a seafront business with its fiery owner, is the only way Cal can think of to keep his ex-Hollywood glamour-puss gran from harm. Cal wants to protect his grandmother from Genie, but soon realises that living in a picturesque seaside town and away from the paparazzi in Hollywood can actually give him time to heal and could even offer him his own happily ever after.
Learning to love herself and find success on her own is Genie’s first step. But when long-lost dreams are reignited, will she be able to trust someone new with her heart?
Author Bio:
International bestselling author and award-winning inventor, Lizzie Chantree, discovered her love of writing fiction when her children were little and now writes books full of friendship and laughter, that are about women who are far stronger than they realise. She lives with her family on the coast in Essex.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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Book Blurb:
A gorgeous seaside romance, full of humour, family life and second chances at love.
Heart-broken, Genie, has lost everything, including her confidence. Living in a tiny corner of paradise and running a pretty little ice cream shop has been her life for as long as she can remember, but suddenly her mother wants to sell to developers and leave their shared history behind.
Determined to buy the café, Genie finds the courage to accept an unconventional investment offer from customer, Ada, who has a mysterious past and a gorgeous but distracting grandson. Ada feels that Genie and her grandson, Cal, will work well together, but sparks fly and tempers are lost.
Working in a seafront business with its fiery owner, is the only way Cal can think of to keep his ex-Hollywood glamour-puss gran from harm. Cal wants to protect his grandmother from Genie, but soon realises that living in a picturesque seaside town and away from the paparazzi in Hollywood can actually give him time to heal and could even offer him his own happily ever after.
Learning to love herself and find success on her own is Genie’s first step. But when long-lost dreams are reignited, will she be able to trust someone new with her heart?
Author Bio:
International bestselling author and award-winning inventor, Lizzie Chantree, discovered her love of writing fiction when her children were little and now writes books full of friendship and laughter, that are about women who are far stronger than they realise. She lives with her family on the coast in Essex.
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Christina Courtenay
Christina Courtenay
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Title: Promises of the Ruins
Genre: Historical Romance - Viking
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://www.christinacourtenay.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiaCCourtenay
Book Blurb:
He travelled through time to capture her heart.
Ivar Thoresson is desperate for adventure. As an archaeologist specialising in Viking times, he wants nothing more than to travel back to the ninth century as his loved ones have done, to learn everything he can about the era which fascinates him. And whilst his adopted family have always made him feel loved, the chance to meet a true ancestor, the warrior Thorald, is a temptation he cannot resist.
But while Ivar is preparing to go, he uncovers an amulet which shows him a vision of an arresting woman with red-gold hair. Clearly in distress, she is pleading for help. Convinced of the power of the charm and its message, Ivar's journey takes on a new purpose. He steps back in time determined to follow his destiny - and find the woman who has called to his heart.
Author Bio:
Christina Courtenay lives in Herefordshire in the UK and is married with two children. Although born in England she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East.
Christina is a Vice President and former chairman and of the UK’s Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA). She won their Elizabeth Goudge Trophy for a historical short story in 2001 and the Katie Fforde Bursary for a promising new writer in 2006.
Her novels have been shortlisted for and won several awards - 'Trade Winds' (Sept 2010) was short listed in 2011 for the RNA's Award for Best Historical Fiction, 'The Scarlet Kimono' won the Big Red Reads Best Historical Fiction Award the same year, 'Highland Storms' won the Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year award (RoNA) in 2012, 'The Silent Touch of Shadows' was shortlisted for the 2013 RoNAs (Historical) and won the Festival of Romance Award for Best Historical. 'The Gilded Fan' won the RoNA for Best Historical 2014. Echoes of the Runes won the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel of the year 2021 and Hidden in the Mists was shortlisted for the same prize in 2022.
Christina also writes contemporary YA and 'New England Rocks' was shortlisted for the RNA's awards in 2014. The other three books in the series were published under a different name - Pia Fenton.
When she's not writing, she spends her time tracking down elusive ancestors for her family tree, and her other hobbies include archaeology (the armchair variety), listening to loud rock music and collecting things.
Genre: Historical Romance - Viking
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available:
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.christinacourtenay.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiaCCourtenay
Book Blurb:
He travelled through time to capture her heart.
Ivar Thoresson is desperate for adventure. As an archaeologist specialising in Viking times, he wants nothing more than to travel back to the ninth century as his loved ones have done, to learn everything he can about the era which fascinates him. And whilst his adopted family have always made him feel loved, the chance to meet a true ancestor, the warrior Thorald, is a temptation he cannot resist.
But while Ivar is preparing to go, he uncovers an amulet which shows him a vision of an arresting woman with red-gold hair. Clearly in distress, she is pleading for help. Convinced of the power of the charm and its message, Ivar's journey takes on a new purpose. He steps back in time determined to follow his destiny - and find the woman who has called to his heart.
Author Bio:
Christina Courtenay lives in Herefordshire in the UK and is married with two children. Although born in England she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East.
Christina is a Vice President and former chairman and of the UK’s Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA). She won their Elizabeth Goudge Trophy for a historical short story in 2001 and the Katie Fforde Bursary for a promising new writer in 2006.
Her novels have been shortlisted for and won several awards - 'Trade Winds' (Sept 2010) was short listed in 2011 for the RNA's Award for Best Historical Fiction, 'The Scarlet Kimono' won the Big Red Reads Best Historical Fiction Award the same year, 'Highland Storms' won the Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year award (RoNA) in 2012, 'The Silent Touch of Shadows' was shortlisted for the 2013 RoNAs (Historical) and won the Festival of Romance Award for Best Historical. 'The Gilded Fan' won the RoNA for Best Historical 2014. Echoes of the Runes won the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel of the year 2021 and Hidden in the Mists was shortlisted for the same prize in 2022.
Christina also writes contemporary YA and 'New England Rocks' was shortlisted for the RNA's awards in 2014. The other three books in the series were published under a different name - Pia Fenton.
When she's not writing, she spends her time tracking down elusive ancestors for her family tree, and her other hobbies include archaeology (the armchair variety), listening to loud rock music and collecting things.
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Carmel Harrington
Carmel Harrington
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Two Book Special
Title 1: A Mother's Heart
Title 2: The Girl From Donegal
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: Global
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HappyMrsH
Book 1 Blurb: A Mother's Heart
Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
While Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke’s Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and outdoor lifestyle.
Malahide, Ireland
As Rachel picks up the threads of her life as a single parent, she can’t shake off the memories of her loving family in New Zealand – and her dream house, the villa on the bay. But it’s time to move forwards with their life in Ireland, close to the children’s grandparents, amid the familiar surroundings they all know well.
Until the children’s grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning Rachel's position as stepmother.
Until Rachel’s attempts to strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting everyone against each other.
And until her late husband’s parents mend the rift that has existed as long as she’s been married – bringing with them an explosive secret . . .
Book2 Blurb:
Can you ever forget your first love?
Donegal, Ireland, 1939
As the world teeters on the brink of WWII, Eliza Lavery is alone in the world after her fiancé, Davey, was lost following the Irish War of Independence. But a fateful meeting on the wild beauty of Ballymastocker Bay could change everything.
Hamilton, Bermuda, 2022
Eight decades later, troubled by her future, Saoirse O’Donnell walks on the pink sands of Bermuda’s Horseshoe Bay. When she uncovers a connection to Eliza, all those years before, she hears a story that promises to influence her own heart and her own choice – but that also reveals a long-buried secret.
Two women must each make a choice between their past and their present in this sweeping, epic love story spanning two continents, three generations, and joy and tragedy over nearly a century.
Author Bio:
Carmel’s books are translated into nine languages. Her debut novel was awarded Kindle Book of the Year and Romantic Novel of the Year, and since then, several books have been shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, Popular Fiction Book of the Year. She is also a regular on Irish TV screens as a panellist on shows including Midday and Elaine. Carmel has been a guest speaker at Literary events in Ireland, UK and USA. Carmel lives in Co. Wexford with her husband, Roger, children Amelia and Nate and their rescue dog, George Bailey.
Title 1: A Mother's Heart
Title 2: The Girl From Donegal
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HappyMrsH
Book 1 Blurb: A Mother's Heart
Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
While Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke’s Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and outdoor lifestyle.
Malahide, Ireland
As Rachel picks up the threads of her life as a single parent, she can’t shake off the memories of her loving family in New Zealand – and her dream house, the villa on the bay. But it’s time to move forwards with their life in Ireland, close to the children’s grandparents, amid the familiar surroundings they all know well.
Until the children’s grandmother, still grieving, starts to interfere, questioning Rachel's position as stepmother.
Until Rachel’s attempts to strengthen the family she loves so dearly backfires, pitting everyone against each other.
And until her late husband’s parents mend the rift that has existed as long as she’s been married – bringing with them an explosive secret . . .
Book2 Blurb:
Can you ever forget your first love?
Donegal, Ireland, 1939
As the world teeters on the brink of WWII, Eliza Lavery is alone in the world after her fiancé, Davey, was lost following the Irish War of Independence. But a fateful meeting on the wild beauty of Ballymastocker Bay could change everything.
Hamilton, Bermuda, 2022
Eight decades later, troubled by her future, Saoirse O’Donnell walks on the pink sands of Bermuda’s Horseshoe Bay. When she uncovers a connection to Eliza, all those years before, she hears a story that promises to influence her own heart and her own choice – but that also reveals a long-buried secret.
Two women must each make a choice between their past and their present in this sweeping, epic love story spanning two continents, three generations, and joy and tragedy over nearly a century.
Author Bio:
Carmel’s books are translated into nine languages. Her debut novel was awarded Kindle Book of the Year and Romantic Novel of the Year, and since then, several books have been shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, Popular Fiction Book of the Year. She is also a regular on Irish TV screens as a panellist on shows including Midday and Elaine. Carmel has been a guest speaker at Literary events in Ireland, UK and USA. Carmel lives in Co. Wexford with her husband, Roger, children Amelia and Nate and their rescue dog, George Bailey.
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Anna Waterworth
Anna Waterworth
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Title: The Girl Who Grew Wings
Genre: Y/A Fantasy Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://annadaybooks.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/annamwaterworth
Book Blurb::
A triumph' ANN SEI LIN
'This book has it all' ALEXANDRA CHRISTO
In the citadel of Appollis, the Gods bestow single gifts on a chosen few. Icari has always known she's a Healer, while her twin sister, Sephie, is cast as an Embalmer, despite showing early promise as an Alchemist - a secret the sisters keep to themselves for possessing two skills is punishable by death.
While Sephie learns how to wrap the dead, Icari eases the suffering of others, including a charismatic enemy prisoner called Caszeil. And it's to Caszeil that Icari turns when demons rise up from the Underworld and kidnap her sister. With his help, perhaps she can rescue Sephie. Even if this means growing wings - and flying in the face of the devil himself . . .
Author Bio:
Anna grew up and still lives in the North East of England with her partner, 3 kids and 2 cats. She works as a Clinical Psychologist specialising in physical health. She has several pen names including Anna Day and Anna Rainbow, and has been published in 24 countries and long-listed/short-listed for several awards.
Genre: Y/A Fantasy Romance
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A triumph' ANN SEI LIN
'This book has it all' ALEXANDRA CHRISTO
In the citadel of Appollis, the Gods bestow single gifts on a chosen few. Icari has always known she's a Healer, while her twin sister, Sephie, is cast as an Embalmer, despite showing early promise as an Alchemist - a secret the sisters keep to themselves for possessing two skills is punishable by death.
While Sephie learns how to wrap the dead, Icari eases the suffering of others, including a charismatic enemy prisoner called Caszeil. And it's to Caszeil that Icari turns when demons rise up from the Underworld and kidnap her sister. With his help, perhaps she can rescue Sephie. Even if this means growing wings - and flying in the face of the devil himself . . .
Author Bio:
Anna grew up and still lives in the North East of England with her partner, 3 kids and 2 cats. She works as a Clinical Psychologist specialising in physical health. She has several pen names including Anna Day and Anna Rainbow, and has been published in 24 countries and long-listed/short-listed for several awards.
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Debbie Johnson
Debbie Johnson
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Title: Falling For You.
Genre: Women's fiction/romance
Format: paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: http://facebook.com/debbiejohnsonauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/debbiemjohnson
Blurb:
The latest heartwarming and gorgeously uplifting novel from bestselling author Debbie Johnson!
Sometimes it takes life falling apart...
... to piece yourself back together!
Single mum Jenny's life is turned upside-down (quite literally) when her beloved cottage on the Norfolk coast falls off a cliff. And so, with the storm raging on, Jenny and her eighteen-year-old son Charlie are forced to take refuge in her neighbour, Luke's, cosy campervan.
It's a tight squeeze for the three of them - and Luke's adorable dachshund, Betty - but somehow they make it work. And when far-too-handsome Luke suggests a spontaneous road trip around England, it ignites a desire for adventure in Jenny she thought long extinguished!
And soon she begins to wonder whether losing everything might just have been the best thing that ever happened to her...
Author Bio:
Debbie Johnson is an award-winning author who lives and works in Liverpool, where she divides her time between writing, caring for a small tribe of children and animals, and not doing the housework. She writes feel-good emotional women's fiction, and has sold more than 1 million books worldwide. She is published globally in many different languages, and has had two books optioned for film and TV. Her books include the best-selling Comfort Food Cafe series,The A-Z of Everything, Maybe One Day, The Moment I Met You, Forever Yours, and the Starshine Cove series.
Genre: Women's fiction/romance
Format: paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: http://facebook.com/debbiejohnsonauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/debbiemjohnson
Blurb:
The latest heartwarming and gorgeously uplifting novel from bestselling author Debbie Johnson!
Sometimes it takes life falling apart...
... to piece yourself back together!
Single mum Jenny's life is turned upside-down (quite literally) when her beloved cottage on the Norfolk coast falls off a cliff. And so, with the storm raging on, Jenny and her eighteen-year-old son Charlie are forced to take refuge in her neighbour, Luke's, cosy campervan.
It's a tight squeeze for the three of them - and Luke's adorable dachshund, Betty - but somehow they make it work. And when far-too-handsome Luke suggests a spontaneous road trip around England, it ignites a desire for adventure in Jenny she thought long extinguished!
And soon she begins to wonder whether losing everything might just have been the best thing that ever happened to her...
Author Bio:
Debbie Johnson is an award-winning author who lives and works in Liverpool, where she divides her time between writing, caring for a small tribe of children and animals, and not doing the housework. She writes feel-good emotional women's fiction, and has sold more than 1 million books worldwide. She is published globally in many different languages, and has had two books optioned for film and TV. Her books include the best-selling Comfort Food Cafe series,The A-Z of Everything, Maybe One Day, The Moment I Met You, Forever Yours, and the Starshine Cove series.
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Rachel Brimble
Rachel Brimble
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Title: A Very Modern Marriage
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://rachelbrimble.com
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Blurb:
He needs a wife...
Manchester industrialist William Rose was a poor lad from the slums who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, but in order to achieve his greatest ambitions he must become the epitome of Victorian respectability: a family man.
She has a plan...
But the only woman who's caught his eye is sophisticated beauty Octavia Marshall, one of the notorious ladies of Carson Street. Though she was once born to great wealth and privilege, she's hardly respectable, but she's determined to invest her hard-earned fortune in Mr Rose's mills and forge a new life as an entirely proper businesswoman.
They strike a deal that promises them both what they desire the most, but William's a fool if he thinks Octavia will be a conventional married woman, and she's very much mistaken if she thinks the lives they once led won't follow them wherever they go.
Author Bio:
Rachel lives in a small town near Bath, England. She is the author of 29 novels including the Ladies of Carson Street trilogy, the Shop Girl series (Aria Fiction) and the Templeton Cove Stories (Harlequin). Her latest novel, Victoria & Violet was released 17th October 2022.
Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association as well as the Society of Authors and has thousands of social media followers all over the world.
Genre: Historical Romance
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He needs a wife...
Manchester industrialist William Rose was a poor lad from the slums who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, but in order to achieve his greatest ambitions he must become the epitome of Victorian respectability: a family man.
She has a plan...
But the only woman who's caught his eye is sophisticated beauty Octavia Marshall, one of the notorious ladies of Carson Street. Though she was once born to great wealth and privilege, she's hardly respectable, but she's determined to invest her hard-earned fortune in Mr Rose's mills and forge a new life as an entirely proper businesswoman.
They strike a deal that promises them both what they desire the most, but William's a fool if he thinks Octavia will be a conventional married woman, and she's very much mistaken if she thinks the lives they once led won't follow them wherever they go.
Author Bio:
Rachel lives in a small town near Bath, England. She is the author of 29 novels including the Ladies of Carson Street trilogy, the Shop Girl series (Aria Fiction) and the Templeton Cove Stories (Harlequin). Her latest novel, Victoria & Violet was released 17th October 2022.
Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association as well as the Society of Authors and has thousands of social media followers all over the world.
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Helen Pollard
Helen Pollard
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Title: Christmas at Fox Farm
Genre: Romance
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Artist Daisy is preparing to spend her first Christmas in the only place she’s ever felt at home: beautiful Fox Farm, with its cosy cafe and art and craft gallery. But when tragedy strikes, she will need all her festive cheer to keep Christmas from being cancelled… And she has to rope in Alex – the owner Jean’s handsome nephew – to help her. From the get-go Daisy and Alex cannot agree on anything, butting heads through decorating disasters and tripping over each other at the holiday barn dance. Can Daisy melt Alex’s icy exterior and prove to him just how magical Christmas can be? Even with Fox Farm's whole future suddenly in jeopardy? And might this Christmas be the beginning of something special?
Grab a mug of hot chocolate and lose yourself in this utterly charming and romantic holiday tale that proves home is where the heart is.
Author Bio:
As a child, Helen had a vivid imagination fuelled by her love of reading so she started to create her own stories in a notebook. Now a bestselling author of contemporary romance, she believes that good characterisation is the key to a successful book and loves infusing her writing with humour and heart.
Genre: Romance
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Artist Daisy is preparing to spend her first Christmas in the only place she’s ever felt at home: beautiful Fox Farm, with its cosy cafe and art and craft gallery. But when tragedy strikes, she will need all her festive cheer to keep Christmas from being cancelled… And she has to rope in Alex – the owner Jean’s handsome nephew – to help her. From the get-go Daisy and Alex cannot agree on anything, butting heads through decorating disasters and tripping over each other at the holiday barn dance. Can Daisy melt Alex’s icy exterior and prove to him just how magical Christmas can be? Even with Fox Farm's whole future suddenly in jeopardy? And might this Christmas be the beginning of something special?
Grab a mug of hot chocolate and lose yourself in this utterly charming and romantic holiday tale that proves home is where the heart is.
Author Bio:
As a child, Helen had a vivid imagination fuelled by her love of reading so she started to create her own stories in a notebook. Now a bestselling author of contemporary romance, she believes that good characterisation is the key to a successful book and loves infusing her writing with humour and heart.
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Georgia Hill
Georgia Hill
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The Great Summer Street Party
Three Book Series!
Title 1: Sunshine and Cider Cake
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: GIs and Ginger Beer
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Blue Skies and Blackberry Pies
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://www.georgiahill.co.uk
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Book 1 Blurb: Sunshine and Cider Cake
This year sees the seventy-fifth anniversary of D-Day. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those brave boys who went to fight on French beaches for our freedom.
And now Berecombe is playing host to our American allies once more. All surviving soldiers who were billeted in the town have been invited for street parties, a D-Day parade, a black-tie ball at The Henville and much, much more.
So, come along, get dressed up and join in the fun!
Ashley Lyddon arrives in the quaint coastal community of Berecombe feeling more than a little lost. The former art teacher desperately needs a fresh start after a car accident that cost her everything. How is it that the town’s older residents seem to have more zest for life than she does?
A certain American history lecturer, Eddie McQueen, has also blown into town, just like the GIs did seventy-five years previously. Then, as now, they shook things up, and left secrets trailing in their wake.
Ashley knows all too well, like the D-Day soldiers, that laying the past to rest is easier said than done although her new community seems to believe that tea and cake – lots and lots of cake – solves most of life’s problems. And as Ashley is forced to admit, they are nearly always right…
Book 2 Blurb: GIs and Ginger Beer
A second chance…or a new romance?
With summer having arrived in Berecombe with sunshiny gusto, and the D-Day anniversary celebrations on the horizon, there’s much to keep Ashley Lydden busy as she settles further into her new life by the seaside. So why can’t she stop thinking about Eddie McQueen?
They came so close to having it all, but now Ashley isn’t sure where they stand. With flirty Cornish painter Jake Tremayne taking a shine to Ashley and asking her to sit for a portrait, things get even more complicated. It’s shaping up to be a summer of love…but which man will claim Ashley’s heart?
Book 3 Blurb: Blue Skies and Blackberry Pies
Berecombe’s year of commemoration may be coming to a close… but the rest of Ashley Lydden’s new life has only just begun!
Ashley couldn’t have predicted that she’d find herself a whole new – much happier – life in the quiet, seaside town of Berecombe, but now she can’t imagine being anywhere else.
She knows better than most though that life has a way of surprising you when you least expect it, so when things start going all kinds of wrong for Ashley and her handsome American, Eddie McQueen, she’s forced to lean on her new friends for support. Thankfully, the residents of Berecombe learned decades ago that there’s no problem that can’t be fixed with a little bit of bunting and a whole lot of love…
Author Bio:
Georgia Hill writes warm-hearted and uplifting contemporary and timeslip romances about love, the power and joy in being an eccentric oldie, and finding yourself and your community. There’s nearly always a dog. It’s usually a naughty spaniel of which, unfortunately, she has had much experience. She lives near the sea with her beloved dogs and husband (also beloved).
Three Book Series!
Title 1: Sunshine and Cider Cake
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: GIs and Ginger Beer
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Title 3: Blue Skies and Blackberry Pies
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://www.georgiahill.co.uk
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Book 1 Blurb: Sunshine and Cider Cake
This year sees the seventy-fifth anniversary of D-Day. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those brave boys who went to fight on French beaches for our freedom.
And now Berecombe is playing host to our American allies once more. All surviving soldiers who were billeted in the town have been invited for street parties, a D-Day parade, a black-tie ball at The Henville and much, much more.
So, come along, get dressed up and join in the fun!
Ashley Lyddon arrives in the quaint coastal community of Berecombe feeling more than a little lost. The former art teacher desperately needs a fresh start after a car accident that cost her everything. How is it that the town’s older residents seem to have more zest for life than she does?
A certain American history lecturer, Eddie McQueen, has also blown into town, just like the GIs did seventy-five years previously. Then, as now, they shook things up, and left secrets trailing in their wake.
Ashley knows all too well, like the D-Day soldiers, that laying the past to rest is easier said than done although her new community seems to believe that tea and cake – lots and lots of cake – solves most of life’s problems. And as Ashley is forced to admit, they are nearly always right…
Book 2 Blurb: GIs and Ginger Beer
A second chance…or a new romance?
With summer having arrived in Berecombe with sunshiny gusto, and the D-Day anniversary celebrations on the horizon, there’s much to keep Ashley Lydden busy as she settles further into her new life by the seaside. So why can’t she stop thinking about Eddie McQueen?
They came so close to having it all, but now Ashley isn’t sure where they stand. With flirty Cornish painter Jake Tremayne taking a shine to Ashley and asking her to sit for a portrait, things get even more complicated. It’s shaping up to be a summer of love…but which man will claim Ashley’s heart?
Book 3 Blurb: Blue Skies and Blackberry Pies
Berecombe’s year of commemoration may be coming to a close… but the rest of Ashley Lydden’s new life has only just begun!
Ashley couldn’t have predicted that she’d find herself a whole new – much happier – life in the quiet, seaside town of Berecombe, but now she can’t imagine being anywhere else.
She knows better than most though that life has a way of surprising you when you least expect it, so when things start going all kinds of wrong for Ashley and her handsome American, Eddie McQueen, she’s forced to lean on her new friends for support. Thankfully, the residents of Berecombe learned decades ago that there’s no problem that can’t be fixed with a little bit of bunting and a whole lot of love…
Author Bio:
Georgia Hill writes warm-hearted and uplifting contemporary and timeslip romances about love, the power and joy in being an eccentric oldie, and finding yourself and your community. There’s nearly always a dog. It’s usually a naughty spaniel of which, unfortunately, she has had much experience. She lives near the sea with her beloved dogs and husband (also beloved).
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Louisa Treger
Louisa Treger
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Three Book Bonanza
Title 1: Madwoman
Genre: Biographical Fiction
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Title 2: The Dragon Lady
Genre: Historical Fiction - Thriller
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Title 3: The Lodger
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
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Book 1 Blurb: Madwoman
In 1887 young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum that looms on Blackwell’s Island. There, she will work undercover to document - and expose - the wretched conditions faced by the patients. But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a harshness and cruelty she could never have imagined. She entered the asylum of her own free will - but will she ever get out?
Book 2 Blurb: The Dragon Lady
Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia, The Dragon Lady tells Ginie's extraordinary story, so called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg.
From the glamorous Italian Riviera before the Great War to the Art Deco glory of Eltham Palace in the thirties, and from the secluded Scottish Highlands to segregated Rhodesia in the fifties, the narrative spans enormous cultural and social change. Lady Virginia Courtauld was a boundary-breaking, colourful and unconventional person who rejected the submissive role women were expected to play.
Ostracised by society for being a foreign divorcée at the time of Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Ginie and her second husband, Stephen Courtauld, leave the confines of post-war Britain to forge a new life in Rhodesia, only to find that being progressive liberals during segregation proves mortally dangerous. Many people had reason to dislike Ginie, but who had reason enough to pull the trigger?
Deeply evocative of time and place, The Dragon Lady subtly blends fact and fiction to paint the portrait of an extraordinary woman in an era of great social and cultural change.
Book 3 Blurb:
Dorothy Richardson is existing just above the poverty line, doing secretarial work at a dentist's office and living in a seedy boarding house in Bloomsbury, when she is invited to spend the weekend with a childhood friend, Jane.
Jane has recently married a writer who is on the brink of fame. His name is H.G. Wells, or Bertie, as they call him. Bertie appears unremarkable at first. But then Dorothy notices his grey-blue eyes taking her in, openly signalling approval. He tells her he and Jane have an agreement which allows them the freedom to take lovers, although Dorothy can tell her friend would not be happy with that arrangement.
Not wanting to betray Jane, yet unable to draw back Dorothy free-falls into an affair with Bertie. Then a new boarder arrives at the house- beautiful Veronica Leslie-Jones-and Dorothy finds herself caught between Veronica and Bertie. Amidst the personal dramas and wreckage of a militant suffragette march, Dorothy finds her voice as a writer.
Author Bio:
Louisa Treger is the author of three novels, The Lodger (2014), The Dragon Lady (2019) and Madwoman (2022), which was a historical fiction Book of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times, and a Book of the Month in the Independent. She has written for The Times, The Telegraph, Tatler, BBC History Magazine and English Heritage. Radio appearances include BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Programme, and BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Treger has a First Class degree and a PhD in English Literature from UCL, and currently lives in London.
Title 1: Madwoman
Genre: Biographical Fiction
Format: Hardback or Paperback: Successful bidder's choice
Title 2: The Dragon Lady
Genre: Historical Fiction - Thriller
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Title 3: The Lodger
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
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Website: https://louisatreger.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/louisatreger
Book 1 Blurb: Madwoman
In 1887 young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. Down to her last dime and desperate to prove her worth, she comes up with a dangerous plan: to fake insanity and have herself committed to the asylum that looms on Blackwell’s Island. There, she will work undercover to document - and expose - the wretched conditions faced by the patients. But when the asylum door swings shut behind her, she finds herself in a place of horrors, governed by a harshness and cruelty she could never have imagined. She entered the asylum of her own free will - but will she ever get out?
Book 2 Blurb: The Dragon Lady
Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia, The Dragon Lady tells Ginie's extraordinary story, so called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg.
From the glamorous Italian Riviera before the Great War to the Art Deco glory of Eltham Palace in the thirties, and from the secluded Scottish Highlands to segregated Rhodesia in the fifties, the narrative spans enormous cultural and social change. Lady Virginia Courtauld was a boundary-breaking, colourful and unconventional person who rejected the submissive role women were expected to play.
Ostracised by society for being a foreign divorcée at the time of Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Ginie and her second husband, Stephen Courtauld, leave the confines of post-war Britain to forge a new life in Rhodesia, only to find that being progressive liberals during segregation proves mortally dangerous. Many people had reason to dislike Ginie, but who had reason enough to pull the trigger?
Deeply evocative of time and place, The Dragon Lady subtly blends fact and fiction to paint the portrait of an extraordinary woman in an era of great social and cultural change.
Book 3 Blurb:
Dorothy Richardson is existing just above the poverty line, doing secretarial work at a dentist's office and living in a seedy boarding house in Bloomsbury, when she is invited to spend the weekend with a childhood friend, Jane.
Jane has recently married a writer who is on the brink of fame. His name is H.G. Wells, or Bertie, as they call him. Bertie appears unremarkable at first. But then Dorothy notices his grey-blue eyes taking her in, openly signalling approval. He tells her he and Jane have an agreement which allows them the freedom to take lovers, although Dorothy can tell her friend would not be happy with that arrangement.
Not wanting to betray Jane, yet unable to draw back Dorothy free-falls into an affair with Bertie. Then a new boarder arrives at the house- beautiful Veronica Leslie-Jones-and Dorothy finds herself caught between Veronica and Bertie. Amidst the personal dramas and wreckage of a militant suffragette march, Dorothy finds her voice as a writer.
Author Bio:
Louisa Treger is the author of three novels, The Lodger (2014), The Dragon Lady (2019) and Madwoman (2022), which was a historical fiction Book of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times, and a Book of the Month in the Independent. She has written for The Times, The Telegraph, Tatler, BBC History Magazine and English Heritage. Radio appearances include BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Programme, and BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Treger has a First Class degree and a PhD in English Literature from UCL, and currently lives in London.
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First five titles in Scottish Escapes series
Title 1: A Secret Scottish Escape
Title 2: A Scottish Highland Surprise
Title 3: The Cottage in the Highlands
Title 4: A Scottish Country Escape
Title 5: The Highland Lodge Getaway
Genre: Feel Good Romance
Format: Paperbacks
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Website: https://julieshackman.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/G13Julie
Book 1 Blurb: A Secret Scottish Escape
Escape to the beautiful Scottish Highlands for the perfect heartwarming and feel good cosy romance!
When Scotland’s sleepiest hamlet becomes the centre of hot gossip, Layla Devlin finds herself caught in a mystery…
When Layla’s fiancé has an unexpected heart attack and dies – in another woman’s arms, no less – Layla is determined to pack up and leave Loch Harris, the village she’s always called home. But an unexpected inheritance and love for her quiet corner of Scotland send her down a new path.
Now Layla finds herself facing a whole new kind of drama. Rumours swirl that a celebrity has moved into Coorie Cottage and Layla is determined to have him headline her opening night at local music venue The Conch Club. But the reclusive star is equally determined to thwart Layla’s efforts. Rafe Buchanan is in hiding for a reason, and soon his past comes to Loch Harris to haunt him…
Book 2 Blurb: A Scottish Highland Surprise
When wedding planner Sophie Harkness refuses to move a friend’s wedding to accommodate a spoilt bridezilla, she finds herself out of a job. That is until she discovers her late grandma has purchased a local shop for her in the pretty Scottish town of Briar Glen.
Surprised and delighted, Sophie opens her own porcelain shop in honour of her grandmother. But when an unusual tea set is left with Sophie, along with a mysterious letter, she can’t help but be intrigued by the story behind the antique.
And when the handsome but aloof art critic Xander North comes knocking on her door, Sophie is about to find out the true colourful past of her latest treasure.
Book 3 Blurb: The Cottage in the Highlands
When Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of a relationship, she’s at her wits end. Her life has just been turned upside down and she needs a plan, fast.
By chance, on a walk with her rescue puppy, Leonie stumbles across a striking house in the woods; fully furnished but unoccupied. As a journalist, she is determined to find out more, after all, reporting is in her nature.
But her attempts are thwarted by Lily Cruickshank who lives in the cottage next door. Why won’t Lily help Leonie? And who is the mysterious Flynn Talbot, whose letter Leonie finds inside the house?
And in uncovering the secrets of the abandoned house, will Leonie open her own heart and let love back into her life?
Book 4 Blurb: A Scottish Country Escape
Determined to overcome a family tragedy, Elle Cassidy decides to reopen her late mother’s ailing newsagent as a stationery shop in the quiet Scottish town of Fir Haven.
But when the arrogant yet handsome crime writer Dexter Grayling almost runs over Elle in his beast of a sports car, the town is thrown into a tailspin – especially when Dexter claims that local resident Linda Carlucci has put a curse on him and he is no longer able to write.
Can Elle put aside her dislike for the self-absorbed writer and help Dexter uncover what is really going on with the Carlucci family? And in the process will Elle realise that there’s a lot more to her beloved Fir Haven than she first thought…
Book 5 Blurb: The Highland Lodge Getaway
Fall in love with the Christmas romance of the year, full of love and second chances!
Lottie Grant loves the festive season so much that she works at the incredibly successful Christmas shop, Christmas Crackers, in her pretty Scottish home town of Craig Brae. But when the shop is sold, her world is turned upside down, leaving her wondering what she will do next.
Just as she’s about to give up hope on finding a new dream job, an offer comes that she can’t refuse, managing a set of luxury wooden cabins… and opening just in time for Christmas!
As she gets to work decorating the cabins, and hanging lights on the fir trees, Lottie can’t believe her luck. That is until the arrival of Blake Dempster, a moody but handsome hiking expert, who threatens to bring down her festive joy. But never one to shy away from a challenge, Lottie is determined to change Blake’s mind about all things festive.
And as the snow falls and the fairy lights sparkle, will work-obsessed Lottie and frozen-hearted Blake make their Christmas wishes come true?
Author Bio:
Julie Shackman is a former journalist from Scotland, who has always wanted to write feel-good romance. As well as being an author, Julie also writes verses and captions for greetings card companies. Julie admits to having an obsession with stationery and handbags. She is married, has two sons and adopted a Romanian rescue puppy, Cooper.
Title 1: A Secret Scottish Escape
Title 2: A Scottish Highland Surprise
Title 3: The Cottage in the Highlands
Title 4: A Scottish Country Escape
Title 5: The Highland Lodge Getaway
Genre: Feel Good Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Website: https://julieshackman.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/G13Julie
Book 1 Blurb: A Secret Scottish Escape
Escape to the beautiful Scottish Highlands for the perfect heartwarming and feel good cosy romance!
When Scotland’s sleepiest hamlet becomes the centre of hot gossip, Layla Devlin finds herself caught in a mystery…
When Layla’s fiancé has an unexpected heart attack and dies – in another woman’s arms, no less – Layla is determined to pack up and leave Loch Harris, the village she’s always called home. But an unexpected inheritance and love for her quiet corner of Scotland send her down a new path.
Now Layla finds herself facing a whole new kind of drama. Rumours swirl that a celebrity has moved into Coorie Cottage and Layla is determined to have him headline her opening night at local music venue The Conch Club. But the reclusive star is equally determined to thwart Layla’s efforts. Rafe Buchanan is in hiding for a reason, and soon his past comes to Loch Harris to haunt him…
Book 2 Blurb: A Scottish Highland Surprise
When wedding planner Sophie Harkness refuses to move a friend’s wedding to accommodate a spoilt bridezilla, she finds herself out of a job. That is until she discovers her late grandma has purchased a local shop for her in the pretty Scottish town of Briar Glen.
Surprised and delighted, Sophie opens her own porcelain shop in honour of her grandmother. But when an unusual tea set is left with Sophie, along with a mysterious letter, she can’t help but be intrigued by the story behind the antique.
And when the handsome but aloof art critic Xander North comes knocking on her door, Sophie is about to find out the true colourful past of her latest treasure.
Book 3 Blurb: The Cottage in the Highlands
When Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of a relationship, she’s at her wits end. Her life has just been turned upside down and she needs a plan, fast.
By chance, on a walk with her rescue puppy, Leonie stumbles across a striking house in the woods; fully furnished but unoccupied. As a journalist, she is determined to find out more, after all, reporting is in her nature.
But her attempts are thwarted by Lily Cruickshank who lives in the cottage next door. Why won’t Lily help Leonie? And who is the mysterious Flynn Talbot, whose letter Leonie finds inside the house?
And in uncovering the secrets of the abandoned house, will Leonie open her own heart and let love back into her life?
Book 4 Blurb: A Scottish Country Escape
Determined to overcome a family tragedy, Elle Cassidy decides to reopen her late mother’s ailing newsagent as a stationery shop in the quiet Scottish town of Fir Haven.
But when the arrogant yet handsome crime writer Dexter Grayling almost runs over Elle in his beast of a sports car, the town is thrown into a tailspin – especially when Dexter claims that local resident Linda Carlucci has put a curse on him and he is no longer able to write.
Can Elle put aside her dislike for the self-absorbed writer and help Dexter uncover what is really going on with the Carlucci family? And in the process will Elle realise that there’s a lot more to her beloved Fir Haven than she first thought…
Book 5 Blurb: The Highland Lodge Getaway
Fall in love with the Christmas romance of the year, full of love and second chances!
Lottie Grant loves the festive season so much that she works at the incredibly successful Christmas shop, Christmas Crackers, in her pretty Scottish home town of Craig Brae. But when the shop is sold, her world is turned upside down, leaving her wondering what she will do next.
Just as she’s about to give up hope on finding a new dream job, an offer comes that she can’t refuse, managing a set of luxury wooden cabins… and opening just in time for Christmas!
As she gets to work decorating the cabins, and hanging lights on the fir trees, Lottie can’t believe her luck. That is until the arrival of Blake Dempster, a moody but handsome hiking expert, who threatens to bring down her festive joy. But never one to shy away from a challenge, Lottie is determined to change Blake’s mind about all things festive.
And as the snow falls and the fairy lights sparkle, will work-obsessed Lottie and frozen-hearted Blake make their Christmas wishes come true?
Author Bio:
Julie Shackman is a former journalist from Scotland, who has always wanted to write feel-good romance. As well as being an author, Julie also writes verses and captions for greetings card companies. Julie admits to having an obsession with stationery and handbags. She is married, has two sons and adopted a Romanian rescue puppy, Cooper.
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Title: In Little Stars
Genre: Contemporary fiction
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://lindagreenauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LindaGreenisms
Book Blurb: Two families divided by hate. A love that will not die.
Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common.
What they don't know is that their eldest children, Rachid and Jodie, are about to meet for the first time and fall in love. Aware that neither family will approve, the teenagers vow to keep their romance a secret.
But as Sylvie's family feel increasingly unwelcome in England, a desire for a better life threatens Rachid and Jodie's relationship. Can their love unite their families - or will it end in tragedy?
Author Bio: Linda Green is the bestselling author of eleven novels, which have sold 1.5million copies and been translated into 12 languages. Her previous novels have been selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club and the Richard and Judy Book Club.
Linda, who lives in West Yorkshire, is a former journalist and has written for The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Times Educational Supplement and The Big Issue.
Genre: Contemporary fiction
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Book Blurb: Two families divided by hate. A love that will not die.
Sylvie and Donna travel on the same train to work each day but have never spoken. Their families are on different sides of the bitter Brexit divide, although the tensions and arguments at home give them much in common.
What they don't know is that their eldest children, Rachid and Jodie, are about to meet for the first time and fall in love. Aware that neither family will approve, the teenagers vow to keep their romance a secret.
But as Sylvie's family feel increasingly unwelcome in England, a desire for a better life threatens Rachid and Jodie's relationship. Can their love unite their families - or will it end in tragedy?
Author Bio: Linda Green is the bestselling author of eleven novels, which have sold 1.5million copies and been translated into 12 languages. Her previous novels have been selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club and the Richard and Judy Book Club.
Linda, who lives in West Yorkshire, is a former journalist and has written for The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Times Educational Supplement and The Big Issue.
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Holly Martin
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Title: Sunshine and Secrets at Blackberry Beach
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/HollyMAuthor
Book Blurb:
Welcome to Apple Hill Bay, where the emerald sea sparkles, golden sands glitter and sunshine and romance sizzle. From the bestselling author of The Wisteria Tree Cottage comes this summer’s hottest love story.
From the moment Fern Lucas arrived at its stunning shores, she knew Apple Hill Bay would forever be the place she calls home. Living in her little beach hut with her beloved dog Bones, and her artist business on the verge of taking off, life couldn’t be more perfect. Or so Fern thinks…
When a competition for a mural commission at Blackberry Beach pits her against the gorgeous Fletcher Harrison, sparks fly instantly. Within days their electric chemistry has them tumbling deep into love. Within weeks they can’t imagine a future without each other.
But Fletcher has a secret, a past he can’t escape, a past that he believes means he can’t give Fern the life they’ve dreamed of. And that past is about to catch up with him…
Author Bio:
Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for fifteen years’ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later, she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and she now writes full time, doing what she loves.
Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won the Carina Valentine’s competition at the Festival of Romance with her novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance. She is the bestselling author of 26 books selling over a million books worldwide. Holly's books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Estonian, Turkish and Russian.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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Welcome to Apple Hill Bay, where the emerald sea sparkles, golden sands glitter and sunshine and romance sizzle. From the bestselling author of The Wisteria Tree Cottage comes this summer’s hottest love story.
From the moment Fern Lucas arrived at its stunning shores, she knew Apple Hill Bay would forever be the place she calls home. Living in her little beach hut with her beloved dog Bones, and her artist business on the verge of taking off, life couldn’t be more perfect. Or so Fern thinks…
When a competition for a mural commission at Blackberry Beach pits her against the gorgeous Fletcher Harrison, sparks fly instantly. Within days their electric chemistry has them tumbling deep into love. Within weeks they can’t imagine a future without each other.
But Fletcher has a secret, a past he can’t escape, a past that he believes means he can’t give Fern the life they’ve dreamed of. And that past is about to catch up with him…
Author Bio:
Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for fifteen years’ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later, she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and she now writes full time, doing what she loves.
Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won the Carina Valentine’s competition at the Festival of Romance with her novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance. She is the bestselling author of 26 books selling over a million books worldwide. Holly's books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Estonian, Turkish and Russian.
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Title: The Midnight Village
Genre: Paranormal Witches & Wizards Romance
Format: Paperback
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Book Blurb:
This is the story of Star who makes special cakes; cakes that help you feel confident for that all important job interview or cakes that ease a broken heart. She has quite the following on social media but when a celebrity food critic nearly dies after eating one of Star's cakes, Star needs to escape from the ensuing press attention and the mysterious, private Midnight Village is the best place to do just that. But what she finds is a village full of witches, a thirty year old curse that somehow she is heavily linked to and the gorgeously sexy mayor who she finds herself mysteriously betrothed to. Add in a lot of nosy villagers, an interfering cat, a potions club and the preparations for the Winter Solstice celebration and you've got a gorgeously enchanting witchy romance that sparkles with magic and love.
Author Bio:
Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for fifteen years’ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later, she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and she now writes full time, doing what she loves.
Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won the Carina Valentine’s competition at the Festival of Romance with her novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance. She is the bestselling author of 26 books selling over a million books worldwide. Holly's books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Estonian, Turkish and Russian.
Genre: Paranormal Witches & Wizards Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://hollymartin.bigcartel.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HollyMAuthor
Book Blurb:
This is the story of Star who makes special cakes; cakes that help you feel confident for that all important job interview or cakes that ease a broken heart. She has quite the following on social media but when a celebrity food critic nearly dies after eating one of Star's cakes, Star needs to escape from the ensuing press attention and the mysterious, private Midnight Village is the best place to do just that. But what she finds is a village full of witches, a thirty year old curse that somehow she is heavily linked to and the gorgeously sexy mayor who she finds herself mysteriously betrothed to. Add in a lot of nosy villagers, an interfering cat, a potions club and the preparations for the Winter Solstice celebration and you've got a gorgeously enchanting witchy romance that sparkles with magic and love.
Author Bio:
Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for fifteen years’ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later, she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and she now writes full time, doing what she loves.
Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won the Carina Valentine’s competition at the Festival of Romance with her novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance. She is the bestselling author of 26 books selling over a million books worldwide. Holly's books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Estonian, Turkish and Russian.
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Rachel Corsini
Rachel Corsini
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Book Title: Sushi and Sea Lions
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://rachelcorsini.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/madameraerae
Book Blurb:
When a career-ending injury and a messy breakup send prima ballerina Daniela Verdi back to Queens, New York, she fills her days with countless distractions: meaningless sex, pinot grigio, and video games.
It takes a chance meeting with her brother's best friend, Vincent LaBate, for her to remember who she was before the stage lights and distractions of the Upper West Side. She's convinced that Vincent could never love a girl like her: broken, insecure, and stumbling her way through life. What Daniela didn’t count on is that Vincent is as scarred as she is after divorcing his cheating wife and going through an equally messy child custody fight. Soon enough, old vulnerabilities rear their ugly heads, opening a crack in Daniela’s perfectly imperfect romance.
As Daniela and Vincent's relationship develops, will Daniela learn to accept that a dream life isn't all it's cracked up to be?
Author Bio:
After declaring herself a pretty pink princess during her first ballet class, Rachel dreamt of sugarplums and began pirouetting her way through life. While studying to become a ballerina, she compulsively read books under her covers by flashlight and scribbled in spiral-bound notebooks. The urge to tell stories culminated in her graduation from Columbia College Chicago with a B.F.A. in fiction writing.
Never one to keep her feet on the ground, she traveled the world from Prague to Cape Town. Once settled back in Queens, she dabbled in journalism before working as an Editorial Assistant for a medical publisher. Seeking a more fulfilling career, she earned her MAT from Queens College and currently works as an English teacher in an alternative program in NYC.
Rachel spends her time sipping coffee, trying to cook, and practicing her pirouettes. She currently resides in Freeport, Long Island.
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
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Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://rachelcorsini.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/madameraerae
Book Blurb:
When a career-ending injury and a messy breakup send prima ballerina Daniela Verdi back to Queens, New York, she fills her days with countless distractions: meaningless sex, pinot grigio, and video games.
It takes a chance meeting with her brother's best friend, Vincent LaBate, for her to remember who she was before the stage lights and distractions of the Upper West Side. She's convinced that Vincent could never love a girl like her: broken, insecure, and stumbling her way through life. What Daniela didn’t count on is that Vincent is as scarred as she is after divorcing his cheating wife and going through an equally messy child custody fight. Soon enough, old vulnerabilities rear their ugly heads, opening a crack in Daniela’s perfectly imperfect romance.
As Daniela and Vincent's relationship develops, will Daniela learn to accept that a dream life isn't all it's cracked up to be?
Author Bio:
After declaring herself a pretty pink princess during her first ballet class, Rachel dreamt of sugarplums and began pirouetting her way through life. While studying to become a ballerina, she compulsively read books under her covers by flashlight and scribbled in spiral-bound notebooks. The urge to tell stories culminated in her graduation from Columbia College Chicago with a B.F.A. in fiction writing.
Never one to keep her feet on the ground, she traveled the world from Prague to Cape Town. Once settled back in Queens, she dabbled in journalism before working as an Editorial Assistant for a medical publisher. Seeking a more fulfilling career, she earned her MAT from Queens College and currently works as an English teacher in an alternative program in NYC.
Rachel spends her time sipping coffee, trying to cook, and practicing her pirouettes. She currently resides in Freeport, Long Island.
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Leonie Mack
Leonie Mack
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Book Title: A Taste of Italian Sunshine
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: http://leoniemack.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeonieMAuthor
Book Blurb:
Jenn has always prided herself on being a city girl – she insists on easy access to good coffee, great food from around the globe, not to mention an easy commute. So, when her job takes her to one of the most famous Italian wine regions in search of the perfect Prosecco, travelling to meetings on a tractor is a bit of a culture shock.
Tiziano hates the city. He was made for the mountains and vineyards of Veneto, and generations of his family have earned their living from the land. But times are changing even in the Italian countryside, and the arrival of Jenn at his grandmother’s B&B opens up a window on a different world.
Jenn has two months to persuade the Prosecco producers to trust her with their business, and Tiziano has one summer to persuade Jenn that there’s more to life than the rat race. But can a city girl and a country boy ever find enough in common to see a future beyond one long summer of sun…
Author Bio:
Leonie Mack is an author of romantic comedies with great international locations and big feelings. She loves a happy ending and shares that love in every book she writes! Her titles take readers across Italy and as far as the Caribbean.
Leonie is a journalism graduate, a language nut and loves to travel, particularly on foot, by bike and by train. After growing up in Australia and living most of her adult life in London, she now lives in Germany, among the vineyards on the Main river.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://leoniemack.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeonieMAuthor
Book Blurb:
Jenn has always prided herself on being a city girl – she insists on easy access to good coffee, great food from around the globe, not to mention an easy commute. So, when her job takes her to one of the most famous Italian wine regions in search of the perfect Prosecco, travelling to meetings on a tractor is a bit of a culture shock.
Tiziano hates the city. He was made for the mountains and vineyards of Veneto, and generations of his family have earned their living from the land. But times are changing even in the Italian countryside, and the arrival of Jenn at his grandmother’s B&B opens up a window on a different world.
Jenn has two months to persuade the Prosecco producers to trust her with their business, and Tiziano has one summer to persuade Jenn that there’s more to life than the rat race. But can a city girl and a country boy ever find enough in common to see a future beyond one long summer of sun…
Author Bio:
Leonie Mack is an author of romantic comedies with great international locations and big feelings. She loves a happy ending and shares that love in every book she writes! Her titles take readers across Italy and as far as the Caribbean.
Leonie is a journalism graduate, a language nut and loves to travel, particularly on foot, by bike and by train. After growing up in Australia and living most of her adult life in London, she now lives in Germany, among the vineyards on the Main river.
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Lucy Strange & Pam Smy
Lucy Strange & Pam Smy
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Bonus: An original signed drawing for The Storm and the Minotaur from the illustrator Pam Smy.
Title: The Storm and the Minotaur
Genre: Y/A - Myths & Legends - Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
(This is a very special edition of the book signed by both Lucy Strange and illustrator Pam Smy at the launch party in August 2023)
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: https://www.lucystrange.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theLucyStrange
Website: https://www.pamsmy.com
Book Blurb:
Money is scarce in George’s family and so at the age of nine he has to join his father underground, hewing coal in the local mine. It’s far from the dreams George had of continuing his education, and it’s also a dangerous way to earn a living that has already claimed the life of his dad’s older brother.
Not long after he starts work, a summer storm leads to flooding in the mine. Trapped down in the dark, George spots a shadowy figure that seems to be telling George to follow him.
Can a ghost from the past lead him back to safety, or will George meet the same fate as his long-lost uncle?
Superb… an eerie weaving of history and mythology, in the hollow, haunted world of not-so-long ago” Hilary McKay
Author Bio:
Lucy Strange is an award-winning children’s author who lives in the heart of the Kent countryside with her partner and their young son.
Lucy’s books capture elements of classic children’s literature in a style that is engaging and accessible for today’s younger readers. Often inspired by folklore and fairy tales, Lucy combines historical settings with touches of magic and fantasy to create utterly convincing worlds in which anything might happen…
Lucy won the 2014 Montegrappa First Fiction Prize, and has gone on to publish four novels with Chicken House in the UK. Her first novel, The Secret of Nightingale Wood, was published in October 2016 and was the Waterstones Book of the Month, described as ‘startlingly good’ by The Daily Telegraph who placed it at Number 10 in the Top 50 Books of 2016. The US edition was launched in New York at the end of 2017 and was immediately chosen for Amazon’s list of the Best Children’s Books of the Year.
Her second novel, Our Castle by the Sea, was the Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month, The Times Children’s Book of the Week, nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2020. Lucy’s books are published by Scholastic in the US and have been translated into many languages including French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Croatian, Russian, Farsi and Mandarin.
The Ghost of Gosswater was published in 2020 and was the Times Book of the Week and was chosen as one of The Times best children’s books of the year: “a classic gothic novel for beginners.”
Lucy’s latest books for young readers are the folk-horror fairy tale Sisters of the Lost Marsh (2021), which was described by Hilary McKay as her “book of the year”, and The Mermaid in the Millpond (2022). This is a short, dyslexia-friendly novel about friendship and freedom, set during the Industrial Revolution and published by Barrington Stoke.
Before becoming a professional writer, Lucy worked as an English teacher for fifteen years. Having also trained and worked as an actor, Lucy narrates her own audiobooks, winning the 2019 Audie Award for The Secret of Nightingale Wood.
Illustrator Bio:
Pam Smy has illustrated folktales, chapter books, nursery rhyme collections, picture books and novels. She has had 20 years of art school teaching and lecturing experience at Cambridge School of Art and, over this time, has developed an understanding of how to nurture creative process and work through ideas with illustrators. She has a passion for observational drawing and sketchbooks.
Awards:
Nominated for CILIP Greenaway Medal for Lob, written by Linda Newbery, published by David Fickling Books in 2015 for Lob
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Older Fiction Category, 2018 for Thornhill
Shortlisted for the CILIP Greenaway Medal, 2018 for Thornhill
Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards, 2018 for Thornhill
Shortlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Award, 2018 for Thornhill.
Awarded the PictureHooks Invisible Prize, 2020
Title: The Storm and the Minotaur
Genre: Y/A - Myths & Legends - Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
(This is a very special edition of the book signed by both Lucy Strange and illustrator Pam Smy at the launch party in August 2023)
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.lucystrange.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theLucyStrange
Website: https://www.pamsmy.com
Book Blurb:
Money is scarce in George’s family and so at the age of nine he has to join his father underground, hewing coal in the local mine. It’s far from the dreams George had of continuing his education, and it’s also a dangerous way to earn a living that has already claimed the life of his dad’s older brother.
Not long after he starts work, a summer storm leads to flooding in the mine. Trapped down in the dark, George spots a shadowy figure that seems to be telling George to follow him.
Can a ghost from the past lead him back to safety, or will George meet the same fate as his long-lost uncle?
Superb… an eerie weaving of history and mythology, in the hollow, haunted world of not-so-long ago” Hilary McKay
Author Bio:
Lucy Strange is an award-winning children’s author who lives in the heart of the Kent countryside with her partner and their young son.
Lucy’s books capture elements of classic children’s literature in a style that is engaging and accessible for today’s younger readers. Often inspired by folklore and fairy tales, Lucy combines historical settings with touches of magic and fantasy to create utterly convincing worlds in which anything might happen…
Lucy won the 2014 Montegrappa First Fiction Prize, and has gone on to publish four novels with Chicken House in the UK. Her first novel, The Secret of Nightingale Wood, was published in October 2016 and was the Waterstones Book of the Month, described as ‘startlingly good’ by The Daily Telegraph who placed it at Number 10 in the Top 50 Books of 2016. The US edition was launched in New York at the end of 2017 and was immediately chosen for Amazon’s list of the Best Children’s Books of the Year.
Her second novel, Our Castle by the Sea, was the Independent Booksellers’ Children’s Book of the Month, The Times Children’s Book of the Week, nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2020. Lucy’s books are published by Scholastic in the US and have been translated into many languages including French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Croatian, Russian, Farsi and Mandarin.
The Ghost of Gosswater was published in 2020 and was the Times Book of the Week and was chosen as one of The Times best children’s books of the year: “a classic gothic novel for beginners.”
Lucy’s latest books for young readers are the folk-horror fairy tale Sisters of the Lost Marsh (2021), which was described by Hilary McKay as her “book of the year”, and The Mermaid in the Millpond (2022). This is a short, dyslexia-friendly novel about friendship and freedom, set during the Industrial Revolution and published by Barrington Stoke.
Before becoming a professional writer, Lucy worked as an English teacher for fifteen years. Having also trained and worked as an actor, Lucy narrates her own audiobooks, winning the 2019 Audie Award for The Secret of Nightingale Wood.
Illustrator Bio:
Pam Smy has illustrated folktales, chapter books, nursery rhyme collections, picture books and novels. She has had 20 years of art school teaching and lecturing experience at Cambridge School of Art and, over this time, has developed an understanding of how to nurture creative process and work through ideas with illustrators. She has a passion for observational drawing and sketchbooks.
Awards:
Nominated for CILIP Greenaway Medal for Lob, written by Linda Newbery, published by David Fickling Books in 2015 for Lob
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Older Fiction Category, 2018 for Thornhill
Shortlisted for the CILIP Greenaway Medal, 2018 for Thornhill
Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards, 2018 for Thornhill
Shortlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Award, 2018 for Thornhill.
Awarded the PictureHooks Invisible Prize, 2020
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Title: Loves Lost and Found
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Brief book blurb: This is a heartfelt book of, and about, love. Fate has often conspired against Chloe. So, when an old flame, Ed, re-appears out of the blue, Chloe must decide whether she will succumb to the euphoric, addictive and giddy happiness of a rekindled romance, or close her heart to love in order to protect herself from the emptiness left by previous broken hearts
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E V Radwinter writes heartfelt books that are inspired by real life events, experiences and emotions.
he has worked in Marketing and Communications for most of her career and has a passion for writing. Her inspiration to write comes from a love of reading, a visit to the library where Evelyn Anthony wrote her books, and the encouragement of her family.
E V Radwinter was born in London and grew up in Essex. Over the years she has lived in some of the liveliest and most beautiful places across the country, including Nottingham, Norfolk, Devon and Surrey.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Brief book blurb: This is a heartfelt book of, and about, love. Fate has often conspired against Chloe. So, when an old flame, Ed, re-appears out of the blue, Chloe must decide whether she will succumb to the euphoric, addictive and giddy happiness of a rekindled romance, or close her heart to love in order to protect herself from the emptiness left by previous broken hearts
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E V Radwinter writes heartfelt books that are inspired by real life events, experiences and emotions.
he has worked in Marketing and Communications for most of her career and has a passion for writing. Her inspiration to write comes from a love of reading, a visit to the library where Evelyn Anthony wrote her books, and the encouragement of her family.
E V Radwinter was born in London and grew up in Essex. Over the years she has lived in some of the liveliest and most beautiful places across the country, including Nottingham, Norfolk, Devon and Surrey.
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Title: Finding Happiness at Penvennan Cove
Genre: Women’s contemporary fiction
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Kerra Shaw's happiness should be complete when the love of her life moves into her cottage. But there is trouble in her beloved Penvennan Cove and Kerra knows she won't be able to enjoy her new start with Ross until she's put things right.
Two struggling businesses threaten to change the beach at Penvennan Cove forever. The Lark and Lantern, an inn at the heart of the community, is struggling and a corporate chain is trying to redevelop the site. Meanwhile, The Salvager's Yard nearby is becoming an eyesore that brings down the area.
Kerra knows she can find the perfect solution, but with her eyes on the community, will Kerra miss the tensions in her own life? Can Kerra find her own happy ending, or could putting others first cost her what she deserves most?
Author bio:
Linn B. Halton is a #1 bestselling author of contemporary romantic fiction. In 2013 she won the UK Festival of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction Award. Originally from Bristol, she now lives in the Welsh Valleys with her husband and Bengal cat, Ziggy.
For Linn, life is all about family, friends and writing. She is a self-confessed hopeless romantic and an eternal optimist. When Linn is not writing, she spends time in the garden weeding or practising Tai Chi. And she is often found with a paintbrush in her hand indulging her passion for upcycling furniture.
Her novels have been translated into Italian, Czech and Croatian. She also writes as Lucy Coleman.
Genre: Women’s contemporary fiction
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Kerra Shaw's happiness should be complete when the love of her life moves into her cottage. But there is trouble in her beloved Penvennan Cove and Kerra knows she won't be able to enjoy her new start with Ross until she's put things right.
Two struggling businesses threaten to change the beach at Penvennan Cove forever. The Lark and Lantern, an inn at the heart of the community, is struggling and a corporate chain is trying to redevelop the site. Meanwhile, The Salvager's Yard nearby is becoming an eyesore that brings down the area.
Kerra knows she can find the perfect solution, but with her eyes on the community, will Kerra miss the tensions in her own life? Can Kerra find her own happy ending, or could putting others first cost her what she deserves most?
Author bio:
Linn B. Halton is a #1 bestselling author of contemporary romantic fiction. In 2013 she won the UK Festival of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction Award. Originally from Bristol, she now lives in the Welsh Valleys with her husband and Bengal cat, Ziggy.
For Linn, life is all about family, friends and writing. She is a self-confessed hopeless romantic and an eternal optimist. When Linn is not writing, she spends time in the garden weeding or practising Tai Chi. And she is often found with a paintbrush in her hand indulging her passion for upcycling furniture.
Her novels have been translated into Italian, Czech and Croatian. She also writes as Lucy Coleman.
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Book Title: Fairytale Of New York
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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New from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of #TheNote
Thirty-two-year-old Charlie Brown has a plane to catch.
As Christmas approaches, she is New York bound, to be reunited with boyfriend Harry after work has kept them apart.
But once she lands, Harry is nowhere to be found.
There’s no hand-drawn sign with her name being brandished at the gate. No answer from Harry's phone. And all at once, Charlie’s worst fears come true.
What has happened to Harry? And what should Charlie do now she’s an ocean away from home?
As Charlie slowly comes to terms with her predicament, she makes a decision. She’s not leaving New York without finding out the truth, and with a little help from her handsome new friend Pete, there might still be a path to happily-ever-after…
Bestseller Zoë Folbigg returns with a page-turning story of love, friendship and learning to believe in your own worth.
Author Bio:
Zoë Folbigg is the bestselling author of six novels including number-one bestseller The Note. She had a broad career in journalism, writing for magazines and newspapers from Cosmopolitan to The Guardian; Good Housekeeping to The i Paper, plus a weekly column in Fabulous magazine. She married Train Man (star of The Note) and lives with him and their two sons in Hertfordshire.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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New from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of #TheNote
Thirty-two-year-old Charlie Brown has a plane to catch.
As Christmas approaches, she is New York bound, to be reunited with boyfriend Harry after work has kept them apart.
But once she lands, Harry is nowhere to be found.
There’s no hand-drawn sign with her name being brandished at the gate. No answer from Harry's phone. And all at once, Charlie’s worst fears come true.
What has happened to Harry? And what should Charlie do now she’s an ocean away from home?
As Charlie slowly comes to terms with her predicament, she makes a decision. She’s not leaving New York without finding out the truth, and with a little help from her handsome new friend Pete, there might still be a path to happily-ever-after…
Bestseller Zoë Folbigg returns with a page-turning story of love, friendship and learning to believe in your own worth.
Author Bio:
Zoë Folbigg is the bestselling author of six novels including number-one bestseller The Note. She had a broad career in journalism, writing for magazines and newspapers from Cosmopolitan to The Guardian; Good Housekeeping to The i Paper, plus a weekly column in Fabulous magazine. She married Train Man (star of The Note) and lives with him and their two sons in Hertfordshire.
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Suzan Holder
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Title: Rock 'N' Rose
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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*Bonus: Suzan will be adding her Elvis scarf purchased in Gracelands along with carrier bag that the scarf came in.
Website: https://www.suzanholder.com
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It’s now or never…
In the summer of 1960, eighteen-year-old Rose Featherstone took a trip to Memphis that changed her life. Now, Rose confesses to her granddaughter, Daisy, that she returned home with more than just memories all those years ago – she was carrying Elvis Presley’s child!
Daisy is sure the claim can’t be true, and yet, what if it is? When her grandmother passes away soon after her startling revelation and leaves Daisy with a ticket to Memphis, Tennessee, Daisy decides it’s time to discover the truth. She’s always struggled to fit in but this trip might just show her the benefits of being born to stand out. And especially when she meets Joe Cody, aka Officer Blue Eyes…
Author Bio:
Suzan trained as a newspaper journalist and worked on regional and national newspapers before moving into TV production at Central and Granada Television Studios. She worked on a variety of television news and lifestyle programmes and was Series Producer of ITV’s network daytime talk show Loose Women.
Married to musician, actor and presenter Noddy Holder, Suzan has one son, two step-daughters and two step-grandchildren. She loves music, dancing, dirty martinis and clunky (rather than kinky) boots.
Suzan has written for newspapers, television and theatre and is thrilled to have written two novels Shake It Up, Beverley and Rock n’ Rose for One More Chapter, HarperCollins; the first a romantic comedy about Beatles fan Bev and her internet dating adventures, the second about a young woman who travels to Memphis, Tennessee to solve a family mystery involving Elvis Presley.
Suzan has spent the last year appearing at book shop events and speaking at literary lunches. In December 2022 she was guest speaker at the annual Birmingham Press Club Christmas Lunch and made an honorary life member of the prestigious club.
She appears regularly on BBC Radio Manchester and is a regular newspaper reviewer/panelist on GB News and Channel 5’s The Jeremy Vine Show.
Suzan writes a regular monthly column in Cheshire Life Magazine.
She is also busy writing her third romantic comedy with a musical twist.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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It’s now or never…
In the summer of 1960, eighteen-year-old Rose Featherstone took a trip to Memphis that changed her life. Now, Rose confesses to her granddaughter, Daisy, that she returned home with more than just memories all those years ago – she was carrying Elvis Presley’s child!
Daisy is sure the claim can’t be true, and yet, what if it is? When her grandmother passes away soon after her startling revelation and leaves Daisy with a ticket to Memphis, Tennessee, Daisy decides it’s time to discover the truth. She’s always struggled to fit in but this trip might just show her the benefits of being born to stand out. And especially when she meets Joe Cody, aka Officer Blue Eyes…
Author Bio:
Suzan trained as a newspaper journalist and worked on regional and national newspapers before moving into TV production at Central and Granada Television Studios. She worked on a variety of television news and lifestyle programmes and was Series Producer of ITV’s network daytime talk show Loose Women.
Married to musician, actor and presenter Noddy Holder, Suzan has one son, two step-daughters and two step-grandchildren. She loves music, dancing, dirty martinis and clunky (rather than kinky) boots.
Suzan has written for newspapers, television and theatre and is thrilled to have written two novels Shake It Up, Beverley and Rock n’ Rose for One More Chapter, HarperCollins; the first a romantic comedy about Beatles fan Bev and her internet dating adventures, the second about a young woman who travels to Memphis, Tennessee to solve a family mystery involving Elvis Presley.
Suzan has spent the last year appearing at book shop events and speaking at literary lunches. In December 2022 she was guest speaker at the annual Birmingham Press Club Christmas Lunch and made an honorary life member of the prestigious club.
She appears regularly on BBC Radio Manchester and is a regular newspaper reviewer/panelist on GB News and Channel 5’s The Jeremy Vine Show.
Suzan writes a regular monthly column in Cheshire Life Magazine.
She is also busy writing her third romantic comedy with a musical twist.
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Title: New Dreams at Polkerran Point
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://cassandragrafton.com
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A surprise inheritance will open the doors to her future, and also the past…
When Aunt Meg leaves her cottage to Anna Redding in her will, Anna immediately packs up and heads to Polkerran, the Cornish fishing village where she was so happy as a child.
With ambitions to turn the cottage into a B&B, a job working for the enigmatic historian, Oliver Seymour, and the return of her childhood crush, Alex Tremayne, it seems the stars have all aligned for Anna.
But Aunt Meg left behind a mystery for her to solve, and a shock discovery reveals she may be living a dream that isn’t really hers to hold. Can Anna rescue the new life she’s made for herself? Who in Polkerran can she really count on in her time of need?
Author Bio:
Cass began her writing life in Regency England, enlisted Jane Austen’s help to time-travel between then and the present day and is now happily ensconced in 21st century Cornwall.
Well, in her imagination and soul; her heart and physical presence reside in northern England with her ever-patient husband and Tig and Tag, their cute but exceptionally demanding moggies.
A bit of a nomad, Cass has called three countries home, as well as six different English counties, but her aspiration is to one day reunite with her beloved West Country.
In the meantime, she writes feel-good contemporary romances set in Cornwall and, in doing so, manages to live there vicariously through her characters and settings.
An Ambassador for the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, Cass is also a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, the Jane Austen Society UK and the Society of Authors.
Cass is a adding a Cornish Cookbook and a Cornish Coaster for her successful bidder
Title: New Dreams at Polkerran Point
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: Global
Website: https://cassandragrafton.com
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Book Blurb:
A surprise inheritance will open the doors to her future, and also the past…
When Aunt Meg leaves her cottage to Anna Redding in her will, Anna immediately packs up and heads to Polkerran, the Cornish fishing village where she was so happy as a child.
With ambitions to turn the cottage into a B&B, a job working for the enigmatic historian, Oliver Seymour, and the return of her childhood crush, Alex Tremayne, it seems the stars have all aligned for Anna.
But Aunt Meg left behind a mystery for her to solve, and a shock discovery reveals she may be living a dream that isn’t really hers to hold. Can Anna rescue the new life she’s made for herself? Who in Polkerran can she really count on in her time of need?
Author Bio:
Cass began her writing life in Regency England, enlisted Jane Austen’s help to time-travel between then and the present day and is now happily ensconced in 21st century Cornwall.
Well, in her imagination and soul; her heart and physical presence reside in northern England with her ever-patient husband and Tig and Tag, their cute but exceptionally demanding moggies.
A bit of a nomad, Cass has called three countries home, as well as six different English counties, but her aspiration is to one day reunite with her beloved West Country.
In the meantime, she writes feel-good contemporary romances set in Cornwall and, in doing so, manages to live there vicariously through her characters and settings.
An Ambassador for the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation, Cass is also a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, the Jane Austen Society UK and the Society of Authors.
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Phillipa Ashley
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Title: The Christmas Holiday
Genre: Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://phillipa-ashley.com
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Book Blurb:
She’s planned the perfect Christmas. But fate might have other ideas…
Krystle didn’t have a normal childhood and longed for warm family Christmases with presents under the tree. Now she makes sure everyone else has the perfect Christmas she never had, bringing beautiful decorations to cheer as many people as possible.
With her festive business booming, she decides to celebrate by renting a secluded house in the Lakes, with a plan to make this the ultimate yuletide getaway.
But fate immediately throws a spanner in the works in the form of a broken-down car, a flooded river and Max; a man who despises Christmas.
Krystle becomes determined to show Max the joys of the holiday. She won’t take no for an answer.
Can she melt Max’s Grinch-like heart? And can he show her that life doesn’t need to go to plan to take you somewhere magical…
Author Bio:
Phillipa Ashley is a Sunday Times best selling author of uplifting romantic fiction. After studying English at Oxford University, she worked as a copywriter and journalist before writing her debut novel, Decent Exposure.
It won the Romantic Novelists Association New Writers Award and was filmed as a Lifetime TV movie starring Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Hopkins.
Her novels have sold over million copies and been translated into many languages. She is also an Audible number 1 best-seller.
Phillipa lives in an English village with her husband, has a grown-up daughter and loves walking the Lakeland hills and swimming in Cornish coves.
Title: The Christmas Holiday
Genre: Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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Website: http://phillipa-ashley.com
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She’s planned the perfect Christmas. But fate might have other ideas…
Krystle didn’t have a normal childhood and longed for warm family Christmases with presents under the tree. Now she makes sure everyone else has the perfect Christmas she never had, bringing beautiful decorations to cheer as many people as possible.
With her festive business booming, she decides to celebrate by renting a secluded house in the Lakes, with a plan to make this the ultimate yuletide getaway.
But fate immediately throws a spanner in the works in the form of a broken-down car, a flooded river and Max; a man who despises Christmas.
Krystle becomes determined to show Max the joys of the holiday. She won’t take no for an answer.
Can she melt Max’s Grinch-like heart? And can he show her that life doesn’t need to go to plan to take you somewhere magical…
Author Bio:
Phillipa Ashley is a Sunday Times best selling author of uplifting romantic fiction. After studying English at Oxford University, she worked as a copywriter and journalist before writing her debut novel, Decent Exposure.
It won the Romantic Novelists Association New Writers Award and was filmed as a Lifetime TV movie starring Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Hopkins.
Her novels have sold over million copies and been translated into many languages. She is also an Audible number 1 best-seller.
Phillipa lives in an English village with her husband, has a grown-up daughter and loves walking the Lakeland hills and swimming in Cornish coves.
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Title: Four Weddings and a Christmas
Genre: Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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Book Blurb:
Can the spirit of Christmas reignite an old flame?
With her thriving business Cottage Angels, Freya Bolton prepares the Lake District’s holiday homes for Christmas visitors. It’s her job to think of everything, from cinnamon-scented candles to tasteful decorations and hampers of seasonal treats.
If only her love life were such a success… After being burned by past relationships, she’s now determined to steer clear of love for good.
So when she bumps into gorgeous – and single – ex-boyfriend Travis, a no-strings festive fling seems perfect.
But when her feelings for him begin to develop, is she on track for another romantic calamity? Or could this Christmas give her the gift of true love?
This gorgeous Christmas romance from Sunday Times bestseller Phillipa Ashley will take you to the Lake District with a story of second chance love as heartwarming as a cup of mulled wine.
Author Bio:
Phillipa Ashley is a Sunday Times best selling author of uplifting romantic fiction. After studying English at Oxford University, she worked as a copywriter and journalist before writing her debut novel, Decent Exposure.
It won the Romantic Novelists Association New Writers Award and was filmed as a Lifetime TV movie starring Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Hopkins.
Her novels have sold over million copies and been translated into many languages. She is also an Audible number 1 best-seller.
Phillipa lives in an English village with her husband, has a grown-up daughter and loves walking the Lakeland hills and swimming in Cornish coves.
Genre: Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: http://phillipa-ashley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhillipaAshley
Book Blurb:
Can the spirit of Christmas reignite an old flame?
With her thriving business Cottage Angels, Freya Bolton prepares the Lake District’s holiday homes for Christmas visitors. It’s her job to think of everything, from cinnamon-scented candles to tasteful decorations and hampers of seasonal treats.
If only her love life were such a success… After being burned by past relationships, she’s now determined to steer clear of love for good.
So when she bumps into gorgeous – and single – ex-boyfriend Travis, a no-strings festive fling seems perfect.
But when her feelings for him begin to develop, is she on track for another romantic calamity? Or could this Christmas give her the gift of true love?
This gorgeous Christmas romance from Sunday Times bestseller Phillipa Ashley will take you to the Lake District with a story of second chance love as heartwarming as a cup of mulled wine.
Author Bio:
Phillipa Ashley is a Sunday Times best selling author of uplifting romantic fiction. After studying English at Oxford University, she worked as a copywriter and journalist before writing her debut novel, Decent Exposure.
It won the Romantic Novelists Association New Writers Award and was filmed as a Lifetime TV movie starring Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Hopkins.
Her novels have sold over million copies and been translated into many languages. She is also an Audible number 1 best-seller.
Phillipa lives in an English village with her husband, has a grown-up daughter and loves walking the Lakeland hills and swimming in Cornish coves.
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Florence Keeling
Florence Keeling
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Title: A Little in Love
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeelingFlorence
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The little village of Weddington is fast becoming THE place to get married. With its stately home, castle and two churches it has something for everyone, and now, famous after appearing in huge romcom movie hit A Little In Love, it’s hosting a monthly wedding fayre…
Rose Pedal is the proud owner of Pedals & Prosecco, a brand new business serving ice-cold fizz from a vintage bicycle, and she’s excited to be attending her first wedding fayre. But, on the way to Weddington Hall she’s involved in a near miss crash involving dashingly handsome James from Blume’s Florist.
Arriving at the beautiful stately home drenched and disheveled, Rose is horrified to find James is not only not sorry for nearly knocking her off her bike, but he’s gatecrashing her allocated spot on the lawn. His arrogance gets her back up and it’s definitely a case of hate at first sight. But as the wedding fayre season continues, James gently wins Rose over, and their relationship starts to bloom.
Can being just 'a little in love' help Rose and James find their own happy-ending…
Author Bio:
I was born in Coventry but now live in Nuneaton. I married the love of my life over 20 years ago and we have two almost grown up children. We share our lives with two mad dogs as well.
Writing is a great passion of mine. I love creating stories and characters, they help me escape from the world for a while and I hope readers feel the same.
I am a huge fan of All Creatures Great and Small, Call the Midwife and Bridgerton. I love history and romance.
I also write for children as Lily Mae Walters.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeelingFlorence
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The little village of Weddington is fast becoming THE place to get married. With its stately home, castle and two churches it has something for everyone, and now, famous after appearing in huge romcom movie hit A Little In Love, it’s hosting a monthly wedding fayre…
Rose Pedal is the proud owner of Pedals & Prosecco, a brand new business serving ice-cold fizz from a vintage bicycle, and she’s excited to be attending her first wedding fayre. But, on the way to Weddington Hall she’s involved in a near miss crash involving dashingly handsome James from Blume’s Florist.
Arriving at the beautiful stately home drenched and disheveled, Rose is horrified to find James is not only not sorry for nearly knocking her off her bike, but he’s gatecrashing her allocated spot on the lawn. His arrogance gets her back up and it’s definitely a case of hate at first sight. But as the wedding fayre season continues, James gently wins Rose over, and their relationship starts to bloom.
Can being just 'a little in love' help Rose and James find their own happy-ending…
Author Bio:
I was born in Coventry but now live in Nuneaton. I married the love of my life over 20 years ago and we have two almost grown up children. We share our lives with two mad dogs as well.
Writing is a great passion of mine. I love creating stories and characters, they help me escape from the world for a while and I hope readers feel the same.
I am a huge fan of All Creatures Great and Small, Call the Midwife and Bridgerton. I love history and romance.
I also write for children as Lily Mae Walters.
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Kate Kenzie
Kate Kenzie
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Title: A Blend of Magic
Genre: Paranormal romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication available: YES
Post and Packing: FREE
Bids accepted: UK only
Website: https://katekenzie.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kakenzie101
Book Blurb:
A witch cannot exist on potions and tea alone.
Hiding in the shadows, staunch singleton Willow Anderson is content running her successful business, The Enchanted Emporium. With Christmas days away, she’s eager to exchange selling bespoke tea blends and spells for extended bubble baths and binge-watching festive movies snuggled next to her Maine Coon, Vincent.
Nate never usually runs away from his problems, but drunk and disorientated, he finds himself in a small fisherman’s cottage in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby. After discovering his girlfriend’s affair, he is in no rush to return to the City. His wish for time alone in a Christmas-free zone comes true until an uninvited feline guest arrives.
Neither Nate nor Willow want company, especially from each other, but they have little choice when concussion means they must spend at least twenty-four hours together. Sparks fly and not just the romantic kind. When darkness from Willow’s past returns and threatens to destroy all she has worked for, pursuing a love affair is the last thing she needs.
With meddling ghosts and a teenage apprentice with her own matchmaking agenda, love and change are in the air.
But can Willow face her fears, and the past, to capture the happiness she deserves?
Author Bio:
Kate Kenzie may not be Yorkshire born and bred, but it’s where her heart is and why her fictional worlds are set in the Moors and her favourite haunt, Whitby. Creator of the Enchanted Emporium and its residents, she blogs book reviews and author interviews at The Enchanted Emporium Bookshelf.
Part-time writer, and full-time dreamer, if she’s not reading from her over flowing TBR pile, she is writing or drinking tea. Like many, she always dreamed of being an author but notebooks of half-finished novels and children’s stories were pushed aside in adulthood until a random Facebook conversation rekindled her passion for world building. By receiving a bursary for the RNA New Writer’s Scheme, she found her tribe.
Awarded the Katie Fforde bursary this year, she writes romantic and paranormal fiction, especially witch lit.
Her short story, The Ghost Writer is available in an anthology, Byline Legacies by Cardigan Press.
Genre: Paranormal romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication available: YES
Post and Packing: FREE
Bids accepted: UK only
Website: https://katekenzie.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kakenzie101
Book Blurb:
A witch cannot exist on potions and tea alone.
Hiding in the shadows, staunch singleton Willow Anderson is content running her successful business, The Enchanted Emporium. With Christmas days away, she’s eager to exchange selling bespoke tea blends and spells for extended bubble baths and binge-watching festive movies snuggled next to her Maine Coon, Vincent.
Nate never usually runs away from his problems, but drunk and disorientated, he finds himself in a small fisherman’s cottage in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby. After discovering his girlfriend’s affair, he is in no rush to return to the City. His wish for time alone in a Christmas-free zone comes true until an uninvited feline guest arrives.
Neither Nate nor Willow want company, especially from each other, but they have little choice when concussion means they must spend at least twenty-four hours together. Sparks fly and not just the romantic kind. When darkness from Willow’s past returns and threatens to destroy all she has worked for, pursuing a love affair is the last thing she needs.
With meddling ghosts and a teenage apprentice with her own matchmaking agenda, love and change are in the air.
But can Willow face her fears, and the past, to capture the happiness she deserves?
Author Bio:
Kate Kenzie may not be Yorkshire born and bred, but it’s where her heart is and why her fictional worlds are set in the Moors and her favourite haunt, Whitby. Creator of the Enchanted Emporium and its residents, she blogs book reviews and author interviews at The Enchanted Emporium Bookshelf.
Part-time writer, and full-time dreamer, if she’s not reading from her over flowing TBR pile, she is writing or drinking tea. Like many, she always dreamed of being an author but notebooks of half-finished novels and children’s stories were pushed aside in adulthood until a random Facebook conversation rekindled her passion for world building. By receiving a bursary for the RNA New Writer’s Scheme, she found her tribe.
Awarded the Katie Fforde bursary this year, she writes romantic and paranormal fiction, especially witch lit.
Her short story, The Ghost Writer is available in an anthology, Byline Legacies by Cardigan Press.
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Helen Rolfe
Helen Rolfe
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Title: THE LITTLE CAFE AT THE END OF THE PIER
Genre: RomCom / Romantic Fiction / Women's fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: http://www.helenjrolfe.com
Twitter: @HJRolfe
The Book:
Searching for love? You'll find it at The Little Café at the End of the Pier...
When Jo's beloved grandparents ask for her help in running their little café at the end of the pier in Salthaven-on-Sea she jumps at the chance.
The café is a hub for many people: the single dad who brings his little boy in on a Saturday morning; the lady who sits alone and stares out to sea; the woman who pops in after her morning run.
Jo soon realises that each of her customers is looking for love - and she knows just the way to find it for them. She goes about setting each of them up on blind dates - each date is held in the café, with a special menu she has designed for the occasion.
But Jo has never found love herself. She always held her grandparents' marriage up as her ideal and she hasn't found anything close to that. But could it be that love is right under her nose...?
The Author:
Helen Rolfe writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and relationships. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen's stories always have a happy ending.
Location is a big part of the adventure in Helen's books and she enjoys setting stories in different cities and countries around the world. So far, locations have included Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Connecticut, Bath and the Cotswolds. She also loves creating village settings or places with a small-town feel and a big sense of community.
Born and raised in the UK, Helen graduated from University with a business degree and began working in I.T. This job took her over to Australia where she eventually turned her attentions back to the career she'd dreamt of when she was fourteen. She studied writing and journalism and wrote articles for women's health and fitness magazines. Helen began writing fiction in 2011 and hasn't missed the I.T. world one little bit... in fact she may just have found her dream job!
Genre: RomCom / Romantic Fiction / Women's fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: http://www.helenjrolfe.com
Twitter: @HJRolfe
The Book:
Searching for love? You'll find it at The Little Café at the End of the Pier...
When Jo's beloved grandparents ask for her help in running their little café at the end of the pier in Salthaven-on-Sea she jumps at the chance.
The café is a hub for many people: the single dad who brings his little boy in on a Saturday morning; the lady who sits alone and stares out to sea; the woman who pops in after her morning run.
Jo soon realises that each of her customers is looking for love - and she knows just the way to find it for them. She goes about setting each of them up on blind dates - each date is held in the café, with a special menu she has designed for the occasion.
But Jo has never found love herself. She always held her grandparents' marriage up as her ideal and she hasn't found anything close to that. But could it be that love is right under her nose...?
The Author:
Helen Rolfe writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and relationships. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen's stories always have a happy ending.
Location is a big part of the adventure in Helen's books and she enjoys setting stories in different cities and countries around the world. So far, locations have included Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Connecticut, Bath and the Cotswolds. She also loves creating village settings or places with a small-town feel and a big sense of community.
Born and raised in the UK, Helen graduated from University with a business degree and began working in I.T. This job took her over to Australia where she eventually turned her attentions back to the career she'd dreamt of when she was fourteen. She studied writing and journalism and wrote articles for women's health and fitness magazines. Helen began writing fiction in 2011 and hasn't missed the I.T. world one little bit... in fact she may just have found her dream job!
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Liz Harris
Liz Harris
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Title: SIMLA MIST
Genre: Historical Romance/Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
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Website: https://lizharrisauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizharrisauthor
The Book:
From award-winning author, Liz Harris, comes an emotional tale of love and revenge set in Simla, the summer capital of the British Raj, which lies in the shadow of the Himalayas.
Simla, 1932
Life-long friends, Lilian Hunt and Daisy Chatsworth, whose fathers work for the British government in India, have travelled north with their families from Delhi to Simla, eagerly anticipating a summer of parties, dances and, dare they hope, romance.
Frederick, Lilian’s ambitious father, is determined that Lilian should marry Eric, the son of his superior, Cecil Stanford, as that is what Cecil wants. Eric, however, against his father’s clearly expressed wishes, is drawn to Daisy. But Cecil objects to Eric marrying a Chatsworth, though no one knows why.
Lilian decides to take matters into her hands, and help her friend to win the man she loves.
Unknown to Frederick, he has an enemy in Simla, and soon after his arrival, that enemy makes his presence felt.
Feeling increasingly threatened, Frederick asks a new colleague, Jack Leighton, to stay close to Lilian and Daisy without them realising he’s there to protect them. Jack has taken an instant dislike to Lilian but, reluctantly, he agrees.
But the enemy is watching…
Simla Mist, an unforgettably powerful story of love and revenge, is perfect for readers of Santa Montefiore, Dinah Jefferies, Kristin Hannah, Fiona Valpy and Rosie Thomas.
The Author:
In the back of my mind, I think I’ve always known that I would be a writer one day, having loved writing essays at school, letters to friends, answering exam questions, but that’s exactly where it stayed for many years – at the back of my mind.
After university, not wanting to practise Law – the subject of my first degree – I went to California, and lived there for six years, first in San Francisco and later in Los Angeles. While there, I met a wide variety of interesting people whom I felt would be great in a novel, but making new friends and having a brilliant time, going to fascinating places and doing a wide variety of jobs, was not conducive to settling down to write a novel, and my career as an author was still very much in the future.
On my return to England, I studied for an English degree and then started teaching at a secondary school. Not long after that, I met the man who became my husband.
Teaching a subject with a vast amount of preparation and marking, and with two lively sons a year apart in age, and a husband with a demanding job, meant that I couldn’t begin to think about writing a novel. Instead, I wrote voluminous letters. Looking back, I feel quite sorry for my friends, receiving my lengthy tomes in the middle of their busy days. And it was one of those long-suffering friends who suggested that instead of writing letters, I should write a novel. And that’s what I did!
As I’ve learnt over the years that I’ve been writing novels, while writing is a solitary activity, it isn’t a lonely one! The writing community is the warmest, friendliest of communities, and one of my greatest pleasures is having a writerly lunch with author friends, sometimes in England, and sometimes on a writers’ retreat abroad.
Unsurprisingly, my novels reflect my interests. I love travel and many of my novels are inspired by places I’ve visited. I’ve travelled extensively in Europe, particularly in France and Italy, and in the US. And in recent years, I’ve visited Australia, Canada, India and Vietnam.
Genre: Historical Romance/Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://lizharrisauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizharrisauthor
The Book:
From award-winning author, Liz Harris, comes an emotional tale of love and revenge set in Simla, the summer capital of the British Raj, which lies in the shadow of the Himalayas.
Simla, 1932
Life-long friends, Lilian Hunt and Daisy Chatsworth, whose fathers work for the British government in India, have travelled north with their families from Delhi to Simla, eagerly anticipating a summer of parties, dances and, dare they hope, romance.
Frederick, Lilian’s ambitious father, is determined that Lilian should marry Eric, the son of his superior, Cecil Stanford, as that is what Cecil wants. Eric, however, against his father’s clearly expressed wishes, is drawn to Daisy. But Cecil objects to Eric marrying a Chatsworth, though no one knows why.
Lilian decides to take matters into her hands, and help her friend to win the man she loves.
Unknown to Frederick, he has an enemy in Simla, and soon after his arrival, that enemy makes his presence felt.
Feeling increasingly threatened, Frederick asks a new colleague, Jack Leighton, to stay close to Lilian and Daisy without them realising he’s there to protect them. Jack has taken an instant dislike to Lilian but, reluctantly, he agrees.
But the enemy is watching…
Simla Mist, an unforgettably powerful story of love and revenge, is perfect for readers of Santa Montefiore, Dinah Jefferies, Kristin Hannah, Fiona Valpy and Rosie Thomas.
The Author:
In the back of my mind, I think I’ve always known that I would be a writer one day, having loved writing essays at school, letters to friends, answering exam questions, but that’s exactly where it stayed for many years – at the back of my mind.
After university, not wanting to practise Law – the subject of my first degree – I went to California, and lived there for six years, first in San Francisco and later in Los Angeles. While there, I met a wide variety of interesting people whom I felt would be great in a novel, but making new friends and having a brilliant time, going to fascinating places and doing a wide variety of jobs, was not conducive to settling down to write a novel, and my career as an author was still very much in the future.
On my return to England, I studied for an English degree and then started teaching at a secondary school. Not long after that, I met the man who became my husband.
Teaching a subject with a vast amount of preparation and marking, and with two lively sons a year apart in age, and a husband with a demanding job, meant that I couldn’t begin to think about writing a novel. Instead, I wrote voluminous letters. Looking back, I feel quite sorry for my friends, receiving my lengthy tomes in the middle of their busy days. And it was one of those long-suffering friends who suggested that instead of writing letters, I should write a novel. And that’s what I did!
As I’ve learnt over the years that I’ve been writing novels, while writing is a solitary activity, it isn’t a lonely one! The writing community is the warmest, friendliest of communities, and one of my greatest pleasures is having a writerly lunch with author friends, sometimes in England, and sometimes on a writers’ retreat abroad.
Unsurprisingly, my novels reflect my interests. I love travel and many of my novels are inspired by places I’ve visited. I’ve travelled extensively in Europe, particularly in France and Italy, and in the US. And in recent years, I’ve visited Australia, Canada, India and Vietnam.
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Ella Cook
Ella Cook
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Title: Healing Hearts in the Little Village
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllaCookWrites
Book Blurb: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this . . . the characters and setting are a real delight!!’ Karen Mace
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A delightful romance that will leave readers with a warm and satisfied heart.’ Netgalley reviewer
One broken-hearted city doctor. A countryside surgery in need of a new GP. The perfect love story bound to get your pulse racing . . .
Dr Liv Emery is at her wits end. Her perfect life was within her grasp. Instead she’s dealing with the fallout of being dumped by her long-term boyfriend in the cruellest way possible.
Then on top of everything else, a patient goes berserk on her. It’s the final straw, and there’s only one thing for it . . . A new start.
So she jumps at the chance to cover her former professor’s GP surgery in the Cotswolds and waves goodbye to the city. And good-for-nothing men.
Life in the village of Broclington is a far cry from London — and her cottage is a welcome change from her old shoebox flat. But her relief is short-lived after meeting her prickly boss Callum.
But perhaps he has his reasons . . . It’s not easy juggling being a single parent to a fairy-obsessed six-year-old while staving off bosses breathing down his neck about funding cuts.
The more Liv gets to know Callum and his daughter, the more she realizes she may be able to help them — and the village practice — more than she could have imagined.
But will her time in Broclington be the healing experience she so desperately needs, or could she end up heartbroken once again?
READERS ADORE ELLA COOK’S FEEL-GOOD ROMANCE:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A lovely feel-good book.’ Rosamond C.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant characters and a great insight into village life.’ Gill K.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A sweet story.’ Evangelia M.
Author Bio:
Ella is one of those people who is addicted to the written word. She's been obsessed with books since before she could walk, and has wanted to be a writer since she realised that was actually a job. She grew up in the outskirts of London, where fairies lived at the bottom of her grandma's garden, so it isn't surprising that she still looks for magic in everyday life - and often finds it.
When she's not living in a fantasy world of her own creation, she writes bids and develops programmes for children's services, and lives in rural Warwickshire (where there are probably more fairies).
She shares her house with her husband who continues to make her gallons of tea and read her books almost as fast as she writes them, and their small parrot who likes to chase her fingers as she types and has almost certainly been trained not to remove any more computer keys.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EllaCookWrites
Book Blurb: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this . . . the characters and setting are a real delight!!’ Karen Mace
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A delightful romance that will leave readers with a warm and satisfied heart.’ Netgalley reviewer
One broken-hearted city doctor. A countryside surgery in need of a new GP. The perfect love story bound to get your pulse racing . . .
Dr Liv Emery is at her wits end. Her perfect life was within her grasp. Instead she’s dealing with the fallout of being dumped by her long-term boyfriend in the cruellest way possible.
Then on top of everything else, a patient goes berserk on her. It’s the final straw, and there’s only one thing for it . . . A new start.
So she jumps at the chance to cover her former professor’s GP surgery in the Cotswolds and waves goodbye to the city. And good-for-nothing men.
Life in the village of Broclington is a far cry from London — and her cottage is a welcome change from her old shoebox flat. But her relief is short-lived after meeting her prickly boss Callum.
But perhaps he has his reasons . . . It’s not easy juggling being a single parent to a fairy-obsessed six-year-old while staving off bosses breathing down his neck about funding cuts.
The more Liv gets to know Callum and his daughter, the more she realizes she may be able to help them — and the village practice — more than she could have imagined.
But will her time in Broclington be the healing experience she so desperately needs, or could she end up heartbroken once again?
READERS ADORE ELLA COOK’S FEEL-GOOD ROMANCE:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A lovely feel-good book.’ Rosamond C.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brilliant characters and a great insight into village life.’ Gill K.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A sweet story.’ Evangelia M.
Author Bio:
Ella is one of those people who is addicted to the written word. She's been obsessed with books since before she could walk, and has wanted to be a writer since she realised that was actually a job. She grew up in the outskirts of London, where fairies lived at the bottom of her grandma's garden, so it isn't surprising that she still looks for magic in everyday life - and often finds it.
When she's not living in a fantasy world of her own creation, she writes bids and develops programmes for children's services, and lives in rural Warwickshire (where there are probably more fairies).
She shares her house with her husband who continues to make her gallons of tea and read her books almost as fast as she writes them, and their small parrot who likes to chase her fingers as she types and has almost certainly been trained not to remove any more computer keys.
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Jessica Redland
Jessica Redland
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A Zoom Meeting
Genre: Educational
Available Globally
Website: https://jessicaredlandauthor.com
X: https://twitter.com/JessicaRedland
International million-copy bestselling author, Jessica Redland, is offering a one-hour Zoom conversation which may be of interest to an aspiring writer or a reader.
Jessica writes contemporary women's fiction so an aspiring writer in this genre may be better suited than someone writing another genre, However, Jessica tutors workshops on settings and writing in a series and these learnings are transferrable across genres so please don't let a genre difference dissuade you.
The Author:
I was born in Teesside but now live in Scarborough on the stunning North Yorkshire Coast. My home inspired the creation of the fictional seaside town of Whitsborough Bay where I set many of my books although the Hedgehog Hollow series takes readers to a gorgeous new countryside setting in the Yorkshire Wolds and my Escape to the Lakes series is set in the stunning Lake District.
I live with my husband, our teenage daughter and sprocker spaniel, Ella. I'm a self-confessed stationery addict with a ridiculously large collection of notepads who loves chocolate (although it doesn't love me), hedgehogs, 80s music, collectible teddy bears and lighthouses.
Other than a career detour into retail to set up and run my own teddy bear shop (the inspiration for novel Bear With Me), I've always worked in HR, specialising in resourcing, coaching and L&D. Writing always had to take a back seat to the day job until June 2020 when I left the world of HR to become a full-time author. I'm so very grateful to anyone who has bought or borrowed my books in whatever format, helping me fulfil a long-held dream of writing full-time. I still can't believe I get to spend every day chatting to my fictional friends and making stuff up.
Genre: Educational
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Website: https://jessicaredlandauthor.com
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International million-copy bestselling author, Jessica Redland, is offering a one-hour Zoom conversation which may be of interest to an aspiring writer or a reader.
Jessica writes contemporary women's fiction so an aspiring writer in this genre may be better suited than someone writing another genre, However, Jessica tutors workshops on settings and writing in a series and these learnings are transferrable across genres so please don't let a genre difference dissuade you.
The Author:
I was born in Teesside but now live in Scarborough on the stunning North Yorkshire Coast. My home inspired the creation of the fictional seaside town of Whitsborough Bay where I set many of my books although the Hedgehog Hollow series takes readers to a gorgeous new countryside setting in the Yorkshire Wolds and my Escape to the Lakes series is set in the stunning Lake District.
I live with my husband, our teenage daughter and sprocker spaniel, Ella. I'm a self-confessed stationery addict with a ridiculously large collection of notepads who loves chocolate (although it doesn't love me), hedgehogs, 80s music, collectible teddy bears and lighthouses.
Other than a career detour into retail to set up and run my own teddy bear shop (the inspiration for novel Bear With Me), I've always worked in HR, specialising in resourcing, coaching and L&D. Writing always had to take a back seat to the day job until June 2020 when I left the world of HR to become a full-time author. I'm so very grateful to anyone who has bought or borrowed my books in whatever format, helping me fulfil a long-held dream of writing full-time. I still can't believe I get to spend every day chatting to my fictional friends and making stuff up.
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Heidi Swain
Heidi Swain
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Title: The Christmas Celebration
Genre: Contemporary Fiction - Christmas Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Dedications Available: NO
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* Heidi is kindly donating two books; both will be signed .
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Website: https://heidiswain.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heidi_Swain
The Book:
When Paige turns up unannounced at Wynthorpe Hall, she discovers the place she knew when she was growing up has changed beyond all recognition. She’s only planning to stay for a short time, but is quickly pulled into local life.
One night while driving home after delivering library books and shopping to residents she stumbles across an isolated cottage and meets Albert, its elderly and rather grumpy owner. She quickly realises there’s more to Albert than meets the eye and the same can be said for the other man she can’t seem to help running into, handsome but brooding Brodie.
All three of them have a secret and a desire to hide away from the world, but with Christmas on the horizon, is that really the best way to celebrate the season?
The Author:
Heidi Swain is a Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author who writes feel good fiction with heart for Simon and Schuster. She releases two books a year (early summer and winter) and the stories all have a strong sense of community, family and friendship. She is currently writing books set in three different locations - the Fenland town of Wynbridge, Nightingale Square in Norwich and Wynmouth on the Norfolk coast.
Heidi lives in beautiful south Norfolk with her mischievous cat called Storm. She is passionate about gardening, the countryside, collecting vintage paraphernalia and reading. Her the pile is always out of control!
Genre: Contemporary Fiction - Christmas Romance
Format: Paperbacks
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Website: https://heidiswain.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heidi_Swain
The Book:
When Paige turns up unannounced at Wynthorpe Hall, she discovers the place she knew when she was growing up has changed beyond all recognition. She’s only planning to stay for a short time, but is quickly pulled into local life.
One night while driving home after delivering library books and shopping to residents she stumbles across an isolated cottage and meets Albert, its elderly and rather grumpy owner. She quickly realises there’s more to Albert than meets the eye and the same can be said for the other man she can’t seem to help running into, handsome but brooding Brodie.
All three of them have a secret and a desire to hide away from the world, but with Christmas on the horizon, is that really the best way to celebrate the season?
The Author:
Heidi Swain is a Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author who writes feel good fiction with heart for Simon and Schuster. She releases two books a year (early summer and winter) and the stories all have a strong sense of community, family and friendship. She is currently writing books set in three different locations - the Fenland town of Wynbridge, Nightingale Square in Norwich and Wynmouth on the Norfolk coast.
Heidi lives in beautiful south Norfolk with her mischievous cat called Storm. She is passionate about gardening, the countryside, collecting vintage paraphernalia and reading. Her the pile is always out of control!
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Lis McDermott
Lis McDermott
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Title: He is not Worthy
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://www.lismcdermottauthor.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lismcdermott
Book Blurb;
Rhi Dobbs is head of the art department in a secondary school in Whittingbury, a small town on the south west coast of England. She has her dream job and lives in her own idyllic cottage by the sea with her cat Tibbs. Her life is more than she could ever hope for.
Ben Brooks is a loner who cares for his mum, who always makes him feel worthless. He is obsessed with a red-headed girl who he met several years ago, just once, on what was the worst day of his life. He lives his life vicariously through hers, until she does the unspeakable...
Tragic events and an inappropriate love affair mean that both of their lives will be changed forever.
Author Bio:
Lis McDermott spent thirty-four years working in music education, latterly as a schools adviser and OFSTED inspector, before leaving education in 2008 to set up her own photography business. She worked for twelve years, mainly as a people photographer, capturing weddings, families and business headshots.
Now in her third career, having awoken another passion, she has now published an autobiography - a book of short stories and four poetry anthologies, and her debut novel ‘He is Not Worthy’. She also mentors others to write their books.
Lis lives in Royal Wootton Bassett with her husband Conrad, with whom she shares a love of music and films.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://www.lismcdermottauthor.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lismcdermott
Book Blurb;
Rhi Dobbs is head of the art department in a secondary school in Whittingbury, a small town on the south west coast of England. She has her dream job and lives in her own idyllic cottage by the sea with her cat Tibbs. Her life is more than she could ever hope for.
Ben Brooks is a loner who cares for his mum, who always makes him feel worthless. He is obsessed with a red-headed girl who he met several years ago, just once, on what was the worst day of his life. He lives his life vicariously through hers, until she does the unspeakable...
Tragic events and an inappropriate love affair mean that both of their lives will be changed forever.
Author Bio:
Lis McDermott spent thirty-four years working in music education, latterly as a schools adviser and OFSTED inspector, before leaving education in 2008 to set up her own photography business. She worked for twelve years, mainly as a people photographer, capturing weddings, families and business headshots.
Now in her third career, having awoken another passion, she has now published an autobiography - a book of short stories and four poetry anthologies, and her debut novel ‘He is Not Worthy’. She also mentors others to write their books.
Lis lives in Royal Wootton Bassett with her husband Conrad, with whom she shares a love of music and films.
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Rosie Goodwin
Rosie Goodwin
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Title: A Lesson Learned
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Hardback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosieGoodwin
Book Blurb:
Nuneaton, 1850
Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. Her mother, Olivia, was cast out by her well-to-do family when she fell in love with Saffie's father, a lowly boatman named Reuben. But as the years have passed, Reuben has become a bitter and cruel drunk, forced to work for the local crook, Seth Black, to keep their family afloat.
Saffie always dreamed of becoming a teacher, despite her father's insistence that she had no need to read and write. Keen to nurture her ambitions, Olivia hoped to introduce Saffie to a childhood friend - the kindly and wealthy Marcus - who runs a free school for the local children, but when Olivia falls ill, she's unable to.
One night, Saffie's 17-year-old brother and her father go out on a job with Seth Black and never return home. Saffie is forced to place her dreams on hold as she steps up to look after her family.
With her younger siblings relying on her, will Saffie ever be able to live the life she hopes for?
Author Bio:
Rosie Goodwin is the four-million-copy bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries and has sold over four million copies across her career. Rosie lives in Nuneaton, the setting for many of her books, with her husband and their beloved dogs.
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Hardback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosieGoodwin
Book Blurb:
Nuneaton, 1850
Growing up on a canal boat has meant life for young Saffie Doyle has been hard. Her mother, Olivia, was cast out by her well-to-do family when she fell in love with Saffie's father, a lowly boatman named Reuben. But as the years have passed, Reuben has become a bitter and cruel drunk, forced to work for the local crook, Seth Black, to keep their family afloat.
Saffie always dreamed of becoming a teacher, despite her father's insistence that she had no need to read and write. Keen to nurture her ambitions, Olivia hoped to introduce Saffie to a childhood friend - the kindly and wealthy Marcus - who runs a free school for the local children, but when Olivia falls ill, she's unable to.
One night, Saffie's 17-year-old brother and her father go out on a job with Seth Black and never return home. Saffie is forced to place her dreams on hold as she steps up to look after her family.
With her younger siblings relying on her, will Saffie ever be able to live the life she hopes for?
Author Bio:
Rosie Goodwin is the four-million-copy bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries and has sold over four million copies across her career. Rosie lives in Nuneaton, the setting for many of her books, with her husband and their beloved dogs.
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Liz Martinson
Liz Martinson
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The SolhavenThree Book Series
Title 1: Love By Sunset
Title 2: Love By Moonlight
Title 3: Love By Sunrise
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://lizmartinson.wixsite.com/author
Book 1 Blurb:
Emily is all business from the top of her well-groomed head to her painted toe-nails, until she sees sexy surfer Jake, with the wild hair and a body to die for.
Their connection is immediate, and neither can deny the searing attraction that crackles between them. But Emily doesn’t do short-term flings, and Jake never commits to anything longer than a weekend.
And what about the inconvenient fact his café is in the crosshairs of Emily’s business deal, the very reason that she’s in Solhaven?
As the relationship progresses, Jake’s refusal to commit to long-term wavers, while Emily fears she’s fallen in love, and hurt is rapidly heading her way.
Then there’s the fall-out from the terminated business transaction to deal with as well…
Book 2 Blurb: Love By Moonlight
A shocking betrayal by his ex-wife sends artist Daniel to Solhaven for some much-needed peace and solitude, and a place where he can paint without distractions. He’s done with love, done with relationships. Done with women.
Claire, the new gardener at the hotel, isn’t looking for love, but when love finds her, she can’t let it go. Daniel might be surly, and rejects help at every turn, but she sees something different. She knows his pain is deeper than his anger and she wants to soothe it.
Daniel might feel attracted to the sunny Claire, but can he ever learn to trust again?
And can Claire give him the space he needs to heal?
Or will each one’s headstrong determination crush the first tender buds of love?
Book 3 Blurb:
Unable to effect the changes he feels his country needs, Prince Maximilian leaves Mondorra to live the useful life he craves. But he cannot forget the haunted eyes of a ballerina he once met at a palace reception. Now working as a gardener at the Haven House Hotel, and calling himself Anton, he is astonished to see this very woman walking up the hotel’s stairs.
Lizzie has also never forgotten her encounter with the “sad man,” as she’s always called him. She is struggling to reclaim her former glory as a principal dancer after leaving her abusive partner, and this outreach program in rural Wales seems the very way forward. But what is the sad man doing here? And why won’t he tell her who he is?
The peaceful surroundings of the hotel lead them on the first tentative steps to love, but Anton’s secrets and the shadow of Lizzie’s former lover loom over them. When the truth is revealed, will Lizzie be able to make the leap, or will the swan princess refuse the crown of Mondorra forever?
Author Bio:
Liz Martinson is the award-winning author of seven novels, all of which have a romantic theme, but include tension, suspense and drama.
Belonging, Ullandale, Counterpoint and Takeover are independently published through Amazon.
Her three novellas, The Solhaven Series, are published by Romance Cafe Publishing,
Ullandale has received a Chill With A Book Premier Readers Award, and Counterpoint and Takeover a Chill With A Book Readers Award.
She uses research and her own experiences in travel, the countryside, hill-walking and kayaking to fuel her writing.
In her spare time, Liz enjoys a wide range of activities, which include cycling, reading and taking photographs, as well as cooking and music.
Having completed a Creative Writing course at the University of Lancaster, Liz finished with a Distinction, and in the past has also been a runner-up in the Good Housekeeping Short Story competition.
Title 1: Love By Sunset
Title 2: Love By Moonlight
Title 3: Love By Sunrise
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://lizmartinson.wixsite.com/author
Book 1 Blurb:
Emily is all business from the top of her well-groomed head to her painted toe-nails, until she sees sexy surfer Jake, with the wild hair and a body to die for.
Their connection is immediate, and neither can deny the searing attraction that crackles between them. But Emily doesn’t do short-term flings, and Jake never commits to anything longer than a weekend.
And what about the inconvenient fact his café is in the crosshairs of Emily’s business deal, the very reason that she’s in Solhaven?
As the relationship progresses, Jake’s refusal to commit to long-term wavers, while Emily fears she’s fallen in love, and hurt is rapidly heading her way.
Then there’s the fall-out from the terminated business transaction to deal with as well…
Book 2 Blurb: Love By Moonlight
A shocking betrayal by his ex-wife sends artist Daniel to Solhaven for some much-needed peace and solitude, and a place where he can paint without distractions. He’s done with love, done with relationships. Done with women.
Claire, the new gardener at the hotel, isn’t looking for love, but when love finds her, she can’t let it go. Daniel might be surly, and rejects help at every turn, but she sees something different. She knows his pain is deeper than his anger and she wants to soothe it.
Daniel might feel attracted to the sunny Claire, but can he ever learn to trust again?
And can Claire give him the space he needs to heal?
Or will each one’s headstrong determination crush the first tender buds of love?
Book 3 Blurb:
Unable to effect the changes he feels his country needs, Prince Maximilian leaves Mondorra to live the useful life he craves. But he cannot forget the haunted eyes of a ballerina he once met at a palace reception. Now working as a gardener at the Haven House Hotel, and calling himself Anton, he is astonished to see this very woman walking up the hotel’s stairs.
Lizzie has also never forgotten her encounter with the “sad man,” as she’s always called him. She is struggling to reclaim her former glory as a principal dancer after leaving her abusive partner, and this outreach program in rural Wales seems the very way forward. But what is the sad man doing here? And why won’t he tell her who he is?
The peaceful surroundings of the hotel lead them on the first tentative steps to love, but Anton’s secrets and the shadow of Lizzie’s former lover loom over them. When the truth is revealed, will Lizzie be able to make the leap, or will the swan princess refuse the crown of Mondorra forever?
Author Bio:
Liz Martinson is the award-winning author of seven novels, all of which have a romantic theme, but include tension, suspense and drama.
Belonging, Ullandale, Counterpoint and Takeover are independently published through Amazon.
Her three novellas, The Solhaven Series, are published by Romance Cafe Publishing,
Ullandale has received a Chill With A Book Premier Readers Award, and Counterpoint and Takeover a Chill With A Book Readers Award.
She uses research and her own experiences in travel, the countryside, hill-walking and kayaking to fuel her writing.
In her spare time, Liz enjoys a wide range of activities, which include cycling, reading and taking photographs, as well as cooking and music.
Having completed a Creative Writing course at the University of Lancaster, Liz finished with a Distinction, and in the past has also been a runner-up in the Good Housekeeping Short Story competition.
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Rachel Dove
Rachel Dove
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Title: Mr Right Next Door
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.racheldovebooks.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WriterDove
Book Blurb:
On her deathbed, Rory Gallant’s mother begs him to be a good man, and to not behave like his caddish father, Doug.
Now all grown up, Rory is a good man, but loves seems to elude him. Maybe he does need to be a bit more of a cad after all?
Deciding to follow the cad dating rules, and with a bit of help from lothario Doug, Rory decides to become the complete opposite of the man he really is….
Rory’s best friend and neighbour Sarah doesn’t understand why Rory thinks he needs to change to find love – he’s perfect just the way he is. She’s determined to show him that he doesn’t need to change in order to find love.
That maybe it’s standing right under his nose…maybe even right next door?
Author Bio:
I am a writer and teacher, living in West Yorkshire with my husband, our two sons, and our furry pets.
In July 2015, I won the Prima magazine and Mills & Boon Flirty Fiction Competition, with my entry, The Chic Boutique on Baker Street, out now in ebook and paperback.
The Flower Shop on Foxley Street followed this in 2017 and both books hit the Amazon top 200. Chic Boutique got to #2 in the rural life humour chart. In 2020, The Second Chance Hotel got to #80 on the main Amazon chart. I have written 20 books to date, including many for the Mills & Boon Medical line. I signed with Boldwood Books in 2022, and my first release is the 2023 romance, Ten Dates.
I am the winner of the Writers Bureau Writer of the Year Award in 2016 and I have had work published in the UK and overseas in various magazines and newspaper publications.
I love to write romantic fiction, both rom-com and harder hitting women's fiction.
I am also a qualified post 16 teacher and nursery nurse, Cert EYP Practitioner and I have an MA in Creative Writing at Teesside University. I am a passionate autism awareness advocate and support families wherever I can. My eldest son, Jayden Dove published his own picture book for children in 2020, called Autistic Alfie.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.racheldovebooks.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WriterDove
Book Blurb:
On her deathbed, Rory Gallant’s mother begs him to be a good man, and to not behave like his caddish father, Doug.
Now all grown up, Rory is a good man, but loves seems to elude him. Maybe he does need to be a bit more of a cad after all?
Deciding to follow the cad dating rules, and with a bit of help from lothario Doug, Rory decides to become the complete opposite of the man he really is….
Rory’s best friend and neighbour Sarah doesn’t understand why Rory thinks he needs to change to find love – he’s perfect just the way he is. She’s determined to show him that he doesn’t need to change in order to find love.
That maybe it’s standing right under his nose…maybe even right next door?
Author Bio:
I am a writer and teacher, living in West Yorkshire with my husband, our two sons, and our furry pets.
In July 2015, I won the Prima magazine and Mills & Boon Flirty Fiction Competition, with my entry, The Chic Boutique on Baker Street, out now in ebook and paperback.
The Flower Shop on Foxley Street followed this in 2017 and both books hit the Amazon top 200. Chic Boutique got to #2 in the rural life humour chart. In 2020, The Second Chance Hotel got to #80 on the main Amazon chart. I have written 20 books to date, including many for the Mills & Boon Medical line. I signed with Boldwood Books in 2022, and my first release is the 2023 romance, Ten Dates.
I am the winner of the Writers Bureau Writer of the Year Award in 2016 and I have had work published in the UK and overseas in various magazines and newspaper publications.
I love to write romantic fiction, both rom-com and harder hitting women's fiction.
I am also a qualified post 16 teacher and nursery nurse, Cert EYP Practitioner and I have an MA in Creative Writing at Teesside University. I am a passionate autism awareness advocate and support families wherever I can. My eldest son, Jayden Dove published his own picture book for children in 2020, called Autistic Alfie.
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Francesca Catlow
Francesca Catlow
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Title: The Greek Secret
Genre: Escapist Woman's Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
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Website: https://francescacatlow.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrancescaCatlow
Book Blurb:
*Recently shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award*
What if you could never tell anyone how a relationship really ended?
Then
Ruby is starting to realise her boyfriend, Jonathan, is manipulating her every move. He’s the life and soul of a party, everyone loves him, but she’s starting to see him differently. She wants to make a change, but does she have the strength to let go of the life they have built?
Now
Ruby's life in England has hit an all-time low, so she agrees to spend the summer working for her aunt in Corfu. While there, she's mortified to feel an attraction to her step cousin, Yianni, who runs the family restaurant.
However much she tries to avoid her feelings, she can’t avoid Yianni or the romantic setting of Corfu. But is there any point trying to get close to him when she harbours an all-consuming secret. Is Ruby able to tell him the truth about how her relationship with Jonathan really ended? A truth she has never told a soul? And if she can trust him enough to tell him, what will he think of Ruby’s shocking past?
Author Bio:
Francesca Catlow loves to travel. Born and raised in the heart of Suffolk, Catlow has travelled extensively in Europe with her French husband and, more recently, their two young children. Of all the places she's been it is the Greek islands that have captured her heart. She visits as often as family commitments allow. 'The Little Blue Door' Catlow's first novel was written during the lockdown of 2020 while feeding her baby in the early hours. She has previously written plays alongside being a lyricist and performer.
Genre: Escapist Woman's Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://francescacatlow.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrancescaCatlow
Book Blurb:
*Recently shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award*
What if you could never tell anyone how a relationship really ended?
Then
Ruby is starting to realise her boyfriend, Jonathan, is manipulating her every move. He’s the life and soul of a party, everyone loves him, but she’s starting to see him differently. She wants to make a change, but does she have the strength to let go of the life they have built?
Now
Ruby's life in England has hit an all-time low, so she agrees to spend the summer working for her aunt in Corfu. While there, she's mortified to feel an attraction to her step cousin, Yianni, who runs the family restaurant.
However much she tries to avoid her feelings, she can’t avoid Yianni or the romantic setting of Corfu. But is there any point trying to get close to him when she harbours an all-consuming secret. Is Ruby able to tell him the truth about how her relationship with Jonathan really ended? A truth she has never told a soul? And if she can trust him enough to tell him, what will he think of Ruby’s shocking past?
Author Bio:
Francesca Catlow loves to travel. Born and raised in the heart of Suffolk, Catlow has travelled extensively in Europe with her French husband and, more recently, their two young children. Of all the places she's been it is the Greek islands that have captured her heart. She visits as often as family commitments allow. 'The Little Blue Door' Catlow's first novel was written during the lockdown of 2020 while feeding her baby in the early hours. She has previously written plays alongside being a lyricist and performer.
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Christina Hollis
Christina Hollis
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Title: The Wishing Tree
Genre: Cosy romance
Format: Paperback: Pocket Novel
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The Hermit of Hawthorn Ridge meets his match! Jake isn't happy when Emma moves in next door and opens a children's nursery. It takes an emergency to make them realise they work better together than alone. Emma discovers the heartbreak in Jake's past, and he finds out what an asset she is as a next-door-neighbour.
Author Bio: Christina Hollis has been writing stories since she was knee-high to a pencil. She has written twenty-four novels and one non fiction book, with a second planned. She lives with her family and pets in a bluebell wood in Gloucestershire.
Genre: Cosy romance
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The Hermit of Hawthorn Ridge meets his match! Jake isn't happy when Emma moves in next door and opens a children's nursery. It takes an emergency to make them realise they work better together than alone. Emma discovers the heartbreak in Jake's past, and he finds out what an asset she is as a next-door-neighbour.
Author Bio: Christina Hollis has been writing stories since she was knee-high to a pencil. She has written twenty-four novels and one non fiction book, with a second planned. She lives with her family and pets in a bluebell wood in Gloucestershire.
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Helen Hawkins
Helen Hawkins
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Title: A Concert for Christmas
Genre: Contemporary Romance - Christmas
Format: Hardback
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Unwrap a story of festive song, good cheer and - just maybe – a sprinkling of love ...
Schoolteacher Sophie Lawson has fled to the Cotswold countryside after a tragic break-up and is throwing herself into dating and organising Cranswell’s annual Christmas concert.
The festive fun is marred by the arrival of a handsome but surly musical director, tricky pupils and concert preparations falling into disarray. Disaster strikes, but the show must go on. Will the concert bring Christmas harmony to Cranswell and will Sophie end the year on a high note?
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'The perfect cosy Christmas romance.' - Jennifer Bibby, author of The Cornish Hideaway
'Full of the crescendos and cymbal crashes of a whole orchestra, A Concert for Christmas is a heart-warming Christmas novel that hits all the right notes!' - Rosie Hannigan, author of The Moonlight Gardening Club
A Concert for Christmas has all the lovely sparkle you'd expect from a festive romance but real heart and emotion too.
Author Bio:
Helen is a writer, editor and English teacher. Her first attempt at novel writing was shortlisted for the Penguin Michael Joseph Christmas Love Story Competition and highly commended in last year's I AM In Print Romance Competition. When she is not writing, Helen can be found editing, singing and dancing with her local operatic society, or running around with her daughter and partner at their home in Oxfordshire.
Genre: Contemporary Romance - Christmas
Format: Hardback
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Unwrap a story of festive song, good cheer and - just maybe – a sprinkling of love ...
Schoolteacher Sophie Lawson has fled to the Cotswold countryside after a tragic break-up and is throwing herself into dating and organising Cranswell’s annual Christmas concert.
The festive fun is marred by the arrival of a handsome but surly musical director, tricky pupils and concert preparations falling into disarray. Disaster strikes, but the show must go on. Will the concert bring Christmas harmony to Cranswell and will Sophie end the year on a high note?
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'The perfect cosy Christmas romance.' - Jennifer Bibby, author of The Cornish Hideaway
'Full of the crescendos and cymbal crashes of a whole orchestra, A Concert for Christmas is a heart-warming Christmas novel that hits all the right notes!' - Rosie Hannigan, author of The Moonlight Gardening Club
A Concert for Christmas has all the lovely sparkle you'd expect from a festive romance but real heart and emotion too.
Author Bio:
Helen is a writer, editor and English teacher. Her first attempt at novel writing was shortlisted for the Penguin Michael Joseph Christmas Love Story Competition and highly commended in last year's I AM In Print Romance Competition. When she is not writing, Helen can be found editing, singing and dancing with her local operatic society, or running around with her daughter and partner at their home in Oxfordshire.
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Erica James
Erica James
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Title: An Ideal Husband
Genre: Romance
Format: Very Rare Proof Copy
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Website: https://www.ericajames.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEricaJames
Book Blurb:
Another uplifting, wryly humorous family drama from Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James…
After 30 years of marriage, and a wonderful family Christmas, Louisa is stunned when husband Kip asks for a divorce on Boxing Day. He’d never seemed unhappy – and they’ve raised three children together.
For months, Kip has been secretly seeing a younger woman – and if that wasn’t bad enough – it’s the woman who broke their youngest son’s heart.
Now Kip is moving out and embarking on a new life with Zoe, and Louisa is left to pick up the pieces. Their beloved family home, Charity Cottage, is up for sale, and tensions are running high.
Yet, despite the betrayal and anger, when Louisa lays eyes on what might be a unique and welcoming new home, she feels a first glimmer of hope that life might be taking a turn for the better.
And while Louisa is making exciting plans, Kip finds himself facing challenges of his own and begins to learn that living the dream may not be as simple as he thought…
Sunday Times bestseller Erica James returns with a sparkling tale of new starts and second chances.
Author Bio:
I grew up on the south coast of England with never a thought in my head as a child that I would one day be an author. But somehow, I’m now the author of twenty-four bestselling novels, with recent Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers including Swallowtail Summer, Coming Home to Island House, Letters from the Past, and Mothers and Daughters. With sales of over five million around the world, including a No. 1 in Norway, I’m told that my books are loved by readers looking for beautifully drawn relationships, emotionally powerful storylines and evocative settings.
In 2006 my novel Gardens of Delight won the Romantic Novel of the Year award and in 2020 I received the Nielsen Silver Award for sales of over a quarter of a million copies for both Love and Devotion and Tell it to the Skies.
I live in Suffolk and travel as often as time permits to see my eldest son and his family in the US and my youngest son in Japan.
Genre: Romance
Format: Very Rare Proof Copy
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Website: https://www.ericajames.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEricaJames
Book Blurb:
Another uplifting, wryly humorous family drama from Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James…
After 30 years of marriage, and a wonderful family Christmas, Louisa is stunned when husband Kip asks for a divorce on Boxing Day. He’d never seemed unhappy – and they’ve raised three children together.
For months, Kip has been secretly seeing a younger woman – and if that wasn’t bad enough – it’s the woman who broke their youngest son’s heart.
Now Kip is moving out and embarking on a new life with Zoe, and Louisa is left to pick up the pieces. Their beloved family home, Charity Cottage, is up for sale, and tensions are running high.
Yet, despite the betrayal and anger, when Louisa lays eyes on what might be a unique and welcoming new home, she feels a first glimmer of hope that life might be taking a turn for the better.
And while Louisa is making exciting plans, Kip finds himself facing challenges of his own and begins to learn that living the dream may not be as simple as he thought…
Sunday Times bestseller Erica James returns with a sparkling tale of new starts and second chances.
Author Bio:
I grew up on the south coast of England with never a thought in my head as a child that I would one day be an author. But somehow, I’m now the author of twenty-four bestselling novels, with recent Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers including Swallowtail Summer, Coming Home to Island House, Letters from the Past, and Mothers and Daughters. With sales of over five million around the world, including a No. 1 in Norway, I’m told that my books are loved by readers looking for beautifully drawn relationships, emotionally powerful storylines and evocative settings.
In 2006 my novel Gardens of Delight won the Romantic Novel of the Year award and in 2020 I received the Nielsen Silver Award for sales of over a quarter of a million copies for both Love and Devotion and Tell it to the Skies.
I live in Suffolk and travel as often as time permits to see my eldest son and his family in the US and my youngest son in Japan.
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Amita Murray
Amita Murray
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Two Book Bonanza
Title 1: Unladylike Lessons in Love
Title 2: Unladylike Rules of Attraction
Genre: Romance - Regency Mystery - Historical Fiction
Format: Paperbacks ( Unladylike Rules of Attraction is a rare proof)
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Website: https://amitamurray.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmitaMurray
Book 1 Blurb:
Not every Regency lady is looking for a husband…
As the daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, impulsive Lila Marleigh has already broken the rules of society into tiny pieces.
When a face she never thought she would see again appears and begs for help, Lila must court notoriety once more and pit her wits against the annoyingly handsome aristocrat, Ivor Tristram. But does she risk opening her heart to the one person who can break it…?
Book 2 Blurb:
Lila is an independent young woman. She doesn’t play by Regency society’s rules, but then as her friend Kenneth always says why be only a tiny little bit outrageous when you can go all out? As the daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, Lila will never be fully accepted by the ton. She will always remain an outsider. She knows this and uses it to her advantage.
Author Bio:
Amita is a writer, based in London. She first discovered her love for Georgette Heyer’s sparkling banter and runaway horses when she found one of Heyer’s romantic adventures in a second-hand bookstall as a teenager. There was no looking back - as in, it took another few decades to realise that Heyer was more than just a delicious obsession. Amita’s first Regency, Unladylike Lessons in Love, comes out in 2023 and takes readers on a ride through a diverse 19th century London landscape like you’ve never seen it before. Amita’s Arya Winters series of mysteries is published with Agora.
Title 1: Unladylike Lessons in Love
Title 2: Unladylike Rules of Attraction
Genre: Romance - Regency Mystery - Historical Fiction
Format: Paperbacks ( Unladylike Rules of Attraction is a rare proof)
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
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Website: https://amitamurray.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmitaMurray
Book 1 Blurb:
Not every Regency lady is looking for a husband…
As the daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, impulsive Lila Marleigh has already broken the rules of society into tiny pieces.
When a face she never thought she would see again appears and begs for help, Lila must court notoriety once more and pit her wits against the annoyingly handsome aristocrat, Ivor Tristram. But does she risk opening her heart to the one person who can break it…?
Book 2 Blurb:
Lila is an independent young woman. She doesn’t play by Regency society’s rules, but then as her friend Kenneth always says why be only a tiny little bit outrageous when you can go all out? As the daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, Lila will never be fully accepted by the ton. She will always remain an outsider. She knows this and uses it to her advantage.
Author Bio:
Amita is a writer, based in London. She first discovered her love for Georgette Heyer’s sparkling banter and runaway horses when she found one of Heyer’s romantic adventures in a second-hand bookstall as a teenager. There was no looking back - as in, it took another few decades to realise that Heyer was more than just a delicious obsession. Amita’s first Regency, Unladylike Lessons in Love, comes out in 2023 and takes readers on a ride through a diverse 19th century London landscape like you’ve never seen it before. Amita’s Arya Winters series of mysteries is published with Agora.
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Claire Daverley
Claire Daverley
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Title: Talking at Night
Genre: Contemporary - Romance
Format: Hardback
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Website: https://www.clairedaverley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaireDaverley
Book Blurb:
Secret walks and late-night phone calls. An undeniable chemistry. A tragedy that haunts them both.
But that tragedy - and their history - is what will connect them forever.
This is the story of Will and Rosie.
The two are opposites in every way and yet they fall for each other as teenagers; nineties music, sideways glances, sunsets and bonfires and talking late into the night. It’s palpable, inevitable: they’re on the precipice of starting something wonderful. Until one day, tragedy strikes, and any possibility of being together seems to shatter.
But time and again, Rosie and Will find their way back to one another. Though the years pass, they cannot quite let go of what might have been.
Talking at Night tells a story of sudden connections, missed opportunities, the many loves we have a over a lifetime - and the one that keeps us coming back, again and again, for more.
Author Bio:
Claire Daverley was born in 1991 and has been writing stories ever since she was six years old.
After graduating with a degree in Fine Art from The University of Oxford, she began a career in publishing, writing about books by day, but penning her own by night, on trains and in the light of the early mornings.
She has spent most of her life in Hertfordshire, but now lives in Scotland by the sea with her husband and spaniel.
Her debut novel, Talking at Night, has sold in twenty-four countries to date.
Genre: Contemporary - Romance
Format: Hardback
Dedication Available: YES
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Website: https://www.clairedaverley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaireDaverley
Book Blurb:
Secret walks and late-night phone calls. An undeniable chemistry. A tragedy that haunts them both.
But that tragedy - and their history - is what will connect them forever.
This is the story of Will and Rosie.
The two are opposites in every way and yet they fall for each other as teenagers; nineties music, sideways glances, sunsets and bonfires and talking late into the night. It’s palpable, inevitable: they’re on the precipice of starting something wonderful. Until one day, tragedy strikes, and any possibility of being together seems to shatter.
But time and again, Rosie and Will find their way back to one another. Though the years pass, they cannot quite let go of what might have been.
Talking at Night tells a story of sudden connections, missed opportunities, the many loves we have a over a lifetime - and the one that keeps us coming back, again and again, for more.
Author Bio:
Claire Daverley was born in 1991 and has been writing stories ever since she was six years old.
After graduating with a degree in Fine Art from The University of Oxford, she began a career in publishing, writing about books by day, but penning her own by night, on trains and in the light of the early mornings.
She has spent most of her life in Hertfordshire, but now lives in Scotland by the sea with her husband and spaniel.
Her debut novel, Talking at Night, has sold in twenty-four countries to date.
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Helen Kelly
Helen Kelly
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Title: A Special Place
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://www.helenkellyauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/happy_eeyore
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Book Blurb:
Lacy
Since the age of eight I have been told there was something wrong with me. There must be because I have no friends except James who has always looked out for me although I don’t know why. There is something special about James, being around him makes me feel at home if only things were different!
James
I have admired Lacy for years she has an inner strength that she doesn’t realise that she has and one day I am determined to ask her out… I know that when I ask her out, she will question and second guess everything but one day we will be a couple.
Author Bio:
Helen is a mother of two grown up daughters living in the North Yorkshire. History and research has always been something she has loved and has three master’s degrees in History which she did later in life. She has always wanted to write but due to being diagnosed as being dyslexic later in life she always thought it was something she couldn’t do but she is proving herself wrong. Along with reading Helen loves visiting many different places in the United Kingdom especially if they have canals or waterfalls.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: Global
Website: http://www.helenkellyauthor.com
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Book Blurb:
Lacy
Since the age of eight I have been told there was something wrong with me. There must be because I have no friends except James who has always looked out for me although I don’t know why. There is something special about James, being around him makes me feel at home if only things were different!
James
I have admired Lacy for years she has an inner strength that she doesn’t realise that she has and one day I am determined to ask her out… I know that when I ask her out, she will question and second guess everything but one day we will be a couple.
Author Bio:
Helen is a mother of two grown up daughters living in the North Yorkshire. History and research has always been something she has loved and has three master’s degrees in History which she did later in life. She has always wanted to write but due to being diagnosed as being dyslexic later in life she always thought it was something she couldn’t do but she is proving herself wrong. Along with reading Helen loves visiting many different places in the United Kingdom especially if they have canals or waterfalls.
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Arlene Pearson
Arlene Pearson
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Title: Secrets of the Monument
Author: Arlene Pearson
Genre: Romance/mystery
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
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Email: arlene.pearson@sky.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pearson_arlene
Book Blurb:
Two sets of lovers, one age-old monument… forever connected...
In this intriguing dual-time story, two very different love stories prevail -
2015 - Verity and Jeremy are idyllically happy in their new home, a country cottage at the foot of an old Greek temple on a green hill. He has promised her there will be no more surprises – until his chaotic music producer nephew turns up to stay and causes havoc.
1946 - Amelia and Ed. Torn apart in distressing circumstances, is the romance between the daughter of the Lord of the Manor and the son of a pitman over before it ever really began?
When Verity’s Grandad Ed asks her to find his first love after sixty-seven years, to reveal a life changing secret, she embarks upon a journey which takes her to different shores. When worlds which are generations apart collide, will the mystery of the monument be revealed? Also, will Verity finally be able to shake off the turbulence of her own past and find a deeper love and understanding wins the day?
Author Bio:
A writer of fiction, Arlene lives in the North East village of Penshaw with her family plus a crazy cockatiel who can whistle the Blaydon Races and The Great Escape. She gained an MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria University, after which she began writing articles and blogs for local publications, as well as an online column for a Sunday newspaper entitled '2.4 Children' which morphed into '2.5 Teenagers' as her sons grew older.
A graduate of Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne's Playwrighting Course, some of her plays have been performed script in hand by a local theatre company.
'Where the Four Streams Meet' was her first full length romantic novel. She writes with a view of Penshaw Monument, a Greek temple on a green hill which is said to be based upon the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, Turkey.
Her writing is greatly inspired by the stunning North East countryside. Her latest novel, 'Secrets of the Monument' is now available in the Kindle Store.
Arlene also writes a blog entitled Two Point Four Children - and Beyond, which can be found at: https://twopoint4teenagersandbeyond.wordpress.com/
Author: Arlene Pearson
Genre: Romance/mystery
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packing: Free
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Email: arlene.pearson@sky.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pearson_arlene
Book Blurb:
Two sets of lovers, one age-old monument… forever connected...
In this intriguing dual-time story, two very different love stories prevail -
2015 - Verity and Jeremy are idyllically happy in their new home, a country cottage at the foot of an old Greek temple on a green hill. He has promised her there will be no more surprises – until his chaotic music producer nephew turns up to stay and causes havoc.
1946 - Amelia and Ed. Torn apart in distressing circumstances, is the romance between the daughter of the Lord of the Manor and the son of a pitman over before it ever really began?
When Verity’s Grandad Ed asks her to find his first love after sixty-seven years, to reveal a life changing secret, she embarks upon a journey which takes her to different shores. When worlds which are generations apart collide, will the mystery of the monument be revealed? Also, will Verity finally be able to shake off the turbulence of her own past and find a deeper love and understanding wins the day?
Author Bio:
A writer of fiction, Arlene lives in the North East village of Penshaw with her family plus a crazy cockatiel who can whistle the Blaydon Races and The Great Escape. She gained an MA in Creative Writing at Northumbria University, after which she began writing articles and blogs for local publications, as well as an online column for a Sunday newspaper entitled '2.4 Children' which morphed into '2.5 Teenagers' as her sons grew older.
A graduate of Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne's Playwrighting Course, some of her plays have been performed script in hand by a local theatre company.
'Where the Four Streams Meet' was her first full length romantic novel. She writes with a view of Penshaw Monument, a Greek temple on a green hill which is said to be based upon the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, Turkey.
Her writing is greatly inspired by the stunning North East countryside. Her latest novel, 'Secrets of the Monument' is now available in the Kindle Store.
Arlene also writes a blog entitled Two Point Four Children - and Beyond, which can be found at: https://twopoint4teenagersandbeyond.wordpress.com/
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Ruth Loten
Ruth Loten
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Book Title: Unforgettable
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
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Website: http://www.reloten.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lotenauthor
Book Blurb:
There are first loves and there are last loves. But what happens when they overlap?
Tom Blythe falls in love quickly. He fell for Olivia the first time they met. The same thing happens when he meets Grace. The problem is: Tom is still in love with Olivia.
Pulled in two different directions, Tom has a choice to make. He knows he’s unhappy, but is that enough for him to forget the vows he made? Both women have difficult pasts and Tom is desperate to help them, but at what cost?
Can he let Olivia go and commit his future to Grace? Or will the pull of the past prove too strong?
Author Bio:
Ruth’s first writing memory is for her writer’s badge in Brownies but her MA in Creative Writing probably trumps that. Ruth has been Writer In Residence at Brightlingsea Lido since November 2021. She has been published in various anthologies, helping to edit many of them as well and in 2022, she published her first book, ‘Unforgettable’ and this was followed in 2023 by ‘Folly’. Ruth’s next book ’The Mermaid' is due to be published by Castle Priory Press in January 2024.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Book Blurb:
There are first loves and there are last loves. But what happens when they overlap?
Tom Blythe falls in love quickly. He fell for Olivia the first time they met. The same thing happens when he meets Grace. The problem is: Tom is still in love with Olivia.
Pulled in two different directions, Tom has a choice to make. He knows he’s unhappy, but is that enough for him to forget the vows he made? Both women have difficult pasts and Tom is desperate to help them, but at what cost?
Can he let Olivia go and commit his future to Grace? Or will the pull of the past prove too strong?
Author Bio:
Ruth’s first writing memory is for her writer’s badge in Brownies but her MA in Creative Writing probably trumps that. Ruth has been Writer In Residence at Brightlingsea Lido since November 2021. She has been published in various anthologies, helping to edit many of them as well and in 2022, she published her first book, ‘Unforgettable’ and this was followed in 2023 by ‘Folly’. Ruth’s next book ’The Mermaid' is due to be published by Castle Priory Press in January 2024.
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Title 1: Wheel of Fortune
Genre: Medieval Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://www.cfdunn.co.uk
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Wheel of Fortune is the gripping first book in C.F. Dunn’s major new Wars of the Roses series, The Tarnished Crown.
‘The best Wars of the Roses novel I have ever read. A magnificent book I didn’t want to end. All the characters were so well drawn that they performed the alchemy of stepping out of the book and into the room.’ - Elizabeth Chadwick
‘Dunn’s world is utterly believable, the research meticulous, the characters deep and rich, and the sights and smells disguise the devastation that lurks at every turn.’ - Matthew Lewis
1469. England is in turmoil. For almost ten years, the attractive and charismatic Edward IV has ruled with the Earl of Warwick’s support, but now rebellion threatens the fragile peace.
Strong-willed and single-minded, heiress Isobel Fenton is determined that nothing will separate her from her beloved manor of Beaumancote even if she does have to marry to stay there. But as unseen witness to a summary execution, she is propelled into the world of personal feud and national politics, and her life will never be the same.
Left in the protection of the formidable Earl, Isobel soon discovers that she is much more than the daughter of his loyal retainer, but holds the key to the power base in a troubled region.
And she is about to marry Thomas Lacey – heir of the Earl’s enemy for whose peremptory execution he had been responsible.
The Earl of Warwick and the Duke of Clarence foment rebellion. With the Midlands in uproar, King Edward wants peace in the shires and the last thing he needs is potential trouble in the form of an unwed heiress.
Isolated and alone, Isobel turns to the Earl’s younger brother, Robert Langton - newly sworn to Richard, Duke of Gloucester - and as unrest boils into war, she is drawn into the very heart of the conflict.
Facing extremes of courage and moral ambiguity, Isobel has to predict the motivations of those who decide her own and England’s fate. Caught between two men and a lie, and with nothing left to lose, which way will she turn?
Author Bio:
CF Dunn is an award-winning novelist of history, mystery and suspense. Studying medieval history at university, CF Dunn has always been acutely aware of the impact of the past. Vibrant characters and meticulous research seamlessly weave threads of history to bring an authenticity to her richly-hued, suspenseful stories of intense love, loyalty and treachery.
Now living in the South West of England, she is ambivalent about the correct order in which scones should be applied to cream. Her love of history is equalled only by her delight in the natural world and the unruly sea by which she lives with her husband, daughters, parents and pets in suitably rambling historic surroundings.
Genre: Medieval Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://www.cfdunn.co.uk
Book Blurb:
Wheel of Fortune is the gripping first book in C.F. Dunn’s major new Wars of the Roses series, The Tarnished Crown.
‘The best Wars of the Roses novel I have ever read. A magnificent book I didn’t want to end. All the characters were so well drawn that they performed the alchemy of stepping out of the book and into the room.’ - Elizabeth Chadwick
‘Dunn’s world is utterly believable, the research meticulous, the characters deep and rich, and the sights and smells disguise the devastation that lurks at every turn.’ - Matthew Lewis
1469. England is in turmoil. For almost ten years, the attractive and charismatic Edward IV has ruled with the Earl of Warwick’s support, but now rebellion threatens the fragile peace.
Strong-willed and single-minded, heiress Isobel Fenton is determined that nothing will separate her from her beloved manor of Beaumancote even if she does have to marry to stay there. But as unseen witness to a summary execution, she is propelled into the world of personal feud and national politics, and her life will never be the same.
Left in the protection of the formidable Earl, Isobel soon discovers that she is much more than the daughter of his loyal retainer, but holds the key to the power base in a troubled region.
And she is about to marry Thomas Lacey – heir of the Earl’s enemy for whose peremptory execution he had been responsible.
The Earl of Warwick and the Duke of Clarence foment rebellion. With the Midlands in uproar, King Edward wants peace in the shires and the last thing he needs is potential trouble in the form of an unwed heiress.
Isolated and alone, Isobel turns to the Earl’s younger brother, Robert Langton - newly sworn to Richard, Duke of Gloucester - and as unrest boils into war, she is drawn into the very heart of the conflict.
Facing extremes of courage and moral ambiguity, Isobel has to predict the motivations of those who decide her own and England’s fate. Caught between two men and a lie, and with nothing left to lose, which way will she turn?
Author Bio:
CF Dunn is an award-winning novelist of history, mystery and suspense. Studying medieval history at university, CF Dunn has always been acutely aware of the impact of the past. Vibrant characters and meticulous research seamlessly weave threads of history to bring an authenticity to her richly-hued, suspenseful stories of intense love, loyalty and treachery.
Now living in the South West of England, she is ambivalent about the correct order in which scones should be applied to cream. Her love of history is equalled only by her delight in the natural world and the unruly sea by which she lives with her husband, daughters, parents and pets in suitably rambling historic surroundings.
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Title 1: Only You
Genre: Literary Saga/Romance Literary Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Website: https://www.EvaJordanWriter.com
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Can true love survive betrayal?
Once upon a time, Ben and Leora fell in love and dreamt of a bright future together. But after he committed an unforgivable act, she was left heartbroken. Decades later he still had no memory of that fateful night . . .
Now, their worlds are about to collide in a way they never imagined. Drawn together again by an unforeseen tragedy, in a world that has drastically changed since they first met, Ben and Leora are about to discover whether true love really can endure. But will the couple’s reunion be more of a nightmare than a fairytale?
Only You is a powerful novel about passion, friendship and betrayal.
Author Bio:
Eva, who has BA Hons in English and History, describes herself as a lover of words, books, travel, and chocolate. She was born in Kent, has close family ties to London’s East End but lives in Cambridgeshire. She describes her novels, 183 Times A Year, All The Colours In Between, Time Will Tell and A Gift Called Hope as family-based dramas that take a humorous but sometimes tragic and poignant look at contemporary family life. Her fifth novel, Only You, a love story come psychological thriller, has just been released. Like her previous novels, Only You, which was inspired by a well-known and much respected celebrity, does not shy away from difficult subject matters. However, Eva always makes it her goal to leave her readers feeling uplifted and hopeful because she believes, despite the hardships of life, we can never have enough love or hope. As well as writing novels, Eva also writes short stories and is a columnist and book reviewer for a local lifestyle magazine.
Genre: Literary Saga/Romance Literary Fiction
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK only
Website: https://www.EvaJordanWriter.com
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/evajordanwriter
IG: @evajordanwriter
Book Blurb:
Can true love survive betrayal?
Once upon a time, Ben and Leora fell in love and dreamt of a bright future together. But after he committed an unforgivable act, she was left heartbroken. Decades later he still had no memory of that fateful night . . .
Now, their worlds are about to collide in a way they never imagined. Drawn together again by an unforeseen tragedy, in a world that has drastically changed since they first met, Ben and Leora are about to discover whether true love really can endure. But will the couple’s reunion be more of a nightmare than a fairytale?
Only You is a powerful novel about passion, friendship and betrayal.
Author Bio:
Eva, who has BA Hons in English and History, describes herself as a lover of words, books, travel, and chocolate. She was born in Kent, has close family ties to London’s East End but lives in Cambridgeshire. She describes her novels, 183 Times A Year, All The Colours In Between, Time Will Tell and A Gift Called Hope as family-based dramas that take a humorous but sometimes tragic and poignant look at contemporary family life. Her fifth novel, Only You, a love story come psychological thriller, has just been released. Like her previous novels, Only You, which was inspired by a well-known and much respected celebrity, does not shy away from difficult subject matters. However, Eva always makes it her goal to leave her readers feeling uplifted and hopeful because she believes, despite the hardships of life, we can never have enough love or hope. As well as writing novels, Eva also writes short stories and is a columnist and book reviewer for a local lifestyle magazine.
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