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Jessica Adams & Rachel Wells
Jessica Adams & Rachel Wells
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*A 45-minute psychic astrology Zoom reading with Jessica.
*A signed poster for The Aries Billionaire by Rachel Wells.
*A free audiobook - The Aries Billionaire read by Oliver Chris (Audible UK).
*A signed edition from Rachel Wells' Alfie bestseller series.
*A signed, uncorrected proof of Your Birthday (Hachette) by Jessica Adams and Rachel Wells. This is the only one in the world. The manuscript can be dedicated to anyone you wish.
*A limited-edition Your Birthday tote bag.
Title 1: Your Birthday
Genre: Children
Format: Rare uncorrected proof
Signed: Dedication is Available
Title 2: A Friend Called Alfie
Genre: Non-Fiction, Astrology
Format: Paperback
Signed: Dedication is Available
Title 3: The Aries Billionaire
Genre: Crime Mystery
Format: Audible Book
Signed: Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book: Your Birthday
Discover the magic and meaning of the day you were born with Your Birthday, a captivating and comprehensive guide to personality and destiny. Renowned astrologer Jessica Adams, along with Sunday Times bestselling author Rachel Wells, provide a global exploration of birthdays, drawing on Tarot, Western Astrology, Eastern Astrology, Vedic Astrology, Numerology, and more for all 365 days of the year.
What does the day of your birth mean-for your life, your personality, your strengths, and your dreams? What does your Indian moon sign tell you about your destiny? What does folklore and history say about the day you were born?
Uncover the answers within Your Birthday, your complete resource for understanding the role your birth date plays in every facet of life, using:
– Sun Signs in Western Astrology
– Asian Zodiac Signs
– Ancient Egyptian Decans
– Vedic Astrology
– Numerology
– Tarot Reading
The book’s first half incorporates monthly and day-by-day chapters, allowing for the study of birthdays from all angles. Each date-based entry also touches on the significance of the day in popular culture, showing not just the mystical but the social resonances of birthdays. Readers will discover celebrities who share their birthday month, day, and sign, as well as in-depth discussions of birthstones, birth flowers, emblematic animals, and Native American Moon correspondences for each month.
In the second half of the book, readers will gain a wholly unique understanding of their birthday through a nuanced and specific discussion of tarot. Each of the 78 cards is explored in-depth and contextualized within its appearance within birthday-specific tarot spreads. Further parallels are drawn between birthday readings and the specific imagery and history of Pamela Colman Smith’s iconic Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
Anyone looking to understand themselves, their friends, family, co-workers, and more will find endless insights within Your Birthday.
The Book: A Friend Called Alfie
The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a sixth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures – this time with a puppy in tow…
At Christmas time we all need a friend…
Alfie and his kitten, George, have always known that a human is for life and not just for Christmas. So when George learns that one of the residents of Edgar Road has been taken into hospital, he realises it’s up to him to provide some comfort at this difficult time of year.
The only problem is that they now have a little puppy in tow – Pickles the Pug, who is convinced he can be a cat if only he sticks with his new found friends.
As George tries to do everything he can to make the world – and its humans – happier, Alfie struggles to keep Pickles in check and out of trouble. Because even the best laid plans can be destroyed by a well-meaning – but mischievous – little puppy…
The Audio Book: The Aries Billionaire
Aries billionaire Mike Kirby is celebrating his 50th birthday on his remote island with his unhappy wife, handpicked guests, a Blood Moon Eclipse and...a rocket launch.
A coma and a murder later, it’s down to astrologer Leo Moon to uncover the truth.
Join Mike, his wife Renee, her sister Rachel and Rachel’s husband Neil in their glamorous world of swimming pools, horoscopes and deadly secrets.
The Author: Jessica Adams
Jessica Adams is the author of Essential Astrology for Women (Harper Collins) and Handbag Horoscopes (Penquin).
Her astrology appears around the world in Vogue, Marie Claire. The Express, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and on ITV This Morning, also Channel 10 Studio Ten,
In 2023 Jessica launches The Leo Moon Mysteries with Rachel Wells on Audible UK,
The Author: Rachel Wells
Rachel Wells is a mother, writer and cat lover who lives in North Devon with her son, Xavier and her cat Lady A. She grew up in Devon but lived in London for a number of years, working in Marketing and living in a tiny flat with an elderly rescued cat, who she called Albert.
After having a child she moved back home and is currently juggling writing full time and being a single mum.
She has always had cats as pets, ever since she was a young child, and she has always loved writing. Delighted to have been able to combine her two main passions, ALFIE THE DOORSTEP CAT was her first cat novel. She has continued with A CAT CALLED ALFIE, ALFIE & GEORGE, ALFIE THE HOLIDAY CAT, ALFIE IN THE SNOW, A FRIEND CALLED ALFIE and ALFIE THE CHRISTMAS CAT. Delighted to be able to continue to bring Alfie’s adventures to life, Alfie has become a part of the family. She has also written two books for children about Alfie; ALFIE – CAT IN TROUBLE and ALFIE – FAR FROM HOME.
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Website: https://rachelwells.co
*A signed poster for The Aries Billionaire by Rachel Wells.
*A free audiobook - The Aries Billionaire read by Oliver Chris (Audible UK).
*A signed edition from Rachel Wells' Alfie bestseller series.
*A signed, uncorrected proof of Your Birthday (Hachette) by Jessica Adams and Rachel Wells. This is the only one in the world. The manuscript can be dedicated to anyone you wish.
*A limited-edition Your Birthday tote bag.
Title 1: Your Birthday
Genre: Children
Format: Rare uncorrected proof
Signed: Dedication is Available
Title 2: A Friend Called Alfie
Genre: Non-Fiction, Astrology
Format: Paperback
Signed: Dedication is Available
Title 3: The Aries Billionaire
Genre: Crime Mystery
Format: Audible Book
Signed: Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book: Your Birthday
Discover the magic and meaning of the day you were born with Your Birthday, a captivating and comprehensive guide to personality and destiny. Renowned astrologer Jessica Adams, along with Sunday Times bestselling author Rachel Wells, provide a global exploration of birthdays, drawing on Tarot, Western Astrology, Eastern Astrology, Vedic Astrology, Numerology, and more for all 365 days of the year.
What does the day of your birth mean-for your life, your personality, your strengths, and your dreams? What does your Indian moon sign tell you about your destiny? What does folklore and history say about the day you were born?
Uncover the answers within Your Birthday, your complete resource for understanding the role your birth date plays in every facet of life, using:
– Sun Signs in Western Astrology
– Asian Zodiac Signs
– Ancient Egyptian Decans
– Vedic Astrology
– Numerology
– Tarot Reading
The book’s first half incorporates monthly and day-by-day chapters, allowing for the study of birthdays from all angles. Each date-based entry also touches on the significance of the day in popular culture, showing not just the mystical but the social resonances of birthdays. Readers will discover celebrities who share their birthday month, day, and sign, as well as in-depth discussions of birthstones, birth flowers, emblematic animals, and Native American Moon correspondences for each month.
In the second half of the book, readers will gain a wholly unique understanding of their birthday through a nuanced and specific discussion of tarot. Each of the 78 cards is explored in-depth and contextualized within its appearance within birthday-specific tarot spreads. Further parallels are drawn between birthday readings and the specific imagery and history of Pamela Colman Smith’s iconic Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
Anyone looking to understand themselves, their friends, family, co-workers, and more will find endless insights within Your Birthday.
The Book: A Friend Called Alfie
The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a sixth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures – this time with a puppy in tow…
At Christmas time we all need a friend…
Alfie and his kitten, George, have always known that a human is for life and not just for Christmas. So when George learns that one of the residents of Edgar Road has been taken into hospital, he realises it’s up to him to provide some comfort at this difficult time of year.
The only problem is that they now have a little puppy in tow – Pickles the Pug, who is convinced he can be a cat if only he sticks with his new found friends.
As George tries to do everything he can to make the world – and its humans – happier, Alfie struggles to keep Pickles in check and out of trouble. Because even the best laid plans can be destroyed by a well-meaning – but mischievous – little puppy…
The Audio Book: The Aries Billionaire
Aries billionaire Mike Kirby is celebrating his 50th birthday on his remote island with his unhappy wife, handpicked guests, a Blood Moon Eclipse and...a rocket launch.
A coma and a murder later, it’s down to astrologer Leo Moon to uncover the truth.
Join Mike, his wife Renee, her sister Rachel and Rachel’s husband Neil in their glamorous world of swimming pools, horoscopes and deadly secrets.
The Author: Jessica Adams
Jessica Adams is the author of Essential Astrology for Women (Harper Collins) and Handbag Horoscopes (Penquin).
Her astrology appears around the world in Vogue, Marie Claire. The Express, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and on ITV This Morning, also Channel 10 Studio Ten,
In 2023 Jessica launches The Leo Moon Mysteries with Rachel Wells on Audible UK,
The Author: Rachel Wells
Rachel Wells is a mother, writer and cat lover who lives in North Devon with her son, Xavier and her cat Lady A. She grew up in Devon but lived in London for a number of years, working in Marketing and living in a tiny flat with an elderly rescued cat, who she called Albert.
After having a child she moved back home and is currently juggling writing full time and being a single mum.
She has always had cats as pets, ever since she was a young child, and she has always loved writing. Delighted to have been able to combine her two main passions, ALFIE THE DOORSTEP CAT was her first cat novel. She has continued with A CAT CALLED ALFIE, ALFIE & GEORGE, ALFIE THE HOLIDAY CAT, ALFIE IN THE SNOW, A FRIEND CALLED ALFIE and ALFIE THE CHRISTMAS CAT. Delighted to be able to continue to bring Alfie’s adventures to life, Alfie has become a part of the family. She has also written two books for children about Alfie; ALFIE – CAT IN TROUBLE and ALFIE – FAR FROM HOME.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelwellsauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acatcalledalfie
Website: https://rachelwells.co
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Lot 4
£ 100
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Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater
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An unbelievable and unique lot of six audio CD books all narrated by Carol Drinkwater herself
They are signed and can be dedicated by Carol who will personally mail them to her successful bidder.
Postage is free Worldwide.
Title 1: An Act of Love
France, 1943.
Forced to flee war ravaged Poland, seventeen-year-old Sara and her parents find refuge in a dilapidated house in the French Alps. On first glance it seems the perfect hideaway.
But soon the Nazis close in, casting a shadow over Sara's blissful summer and her blossoming romance with handsome local villager Alain.
Eventually the family must make a harrowing choice, one that could drive them apart forever and risk several lives.
Will they make it through the summer?
Will the family find each other again?
And can Sara hold onto the love she has found with Alain?
Title 2: Hotel Paradise
Genevieve Bowles is an award-winning songwriter who visits the south of France to attend the Cannes film festival. The day after the renowned festival's closing ceremony, Genevieve is invited to visit the newly-refurbished Hotel Paradise. Genevieve knows the hotel well – in fact, her past life there has haunted her for over a decade...
Twelve years earlier, two travellers have met in Paris. Genevieve dreams of becoming a famous songwriter, while Paul is determined to be a professional photographer. Full of optimism, they hitch south to the Riviera where they answer an advertisement for live-in help at the Hotel Paradise, located on an island just off the French coast. There the young couple are seduced by the tranquility and magical beauty of the hotel and its setting. But the island has a darker side, with a history of bloodshed that fills Genevieve with foreboding. When a stranger arrives who threatens her future with Paul, Genevieve senses that events are about to spin out of control …
Title 3: The Girl in Room Fourteen
Striking, raven-haired Cecile produces the finest lemons on the Riviera. Her ice creams, pies, lemonades, sold on her stall at the internationally famous Cannes market, are as renowned as the Mediterranean city itself. Tourists travel from everywhere to meet her.
But Cecile is a woman who no one draws close to, a woman with a secret.
Cecile, when she was nineteen and a shy student, travelled south to a lemon festival on the borders of Italy and France. She was intending to let her hair down, to enjoy two crazy weeks of fun. She was not anticipating the enigmatic Italian who offered her a future beyond her wildest dreams. But at what cost?
The Girl in Room Fourteen is a heartrending love story set on the warm shores of the Mediterranean.
Title 4: The Love of a Stranger
Heartbroken and alone following the death of her partner, Justin, Susan Parks knows she needs to find a new life. Feeling too young for widowhood but too grief-stricken to love again, she leaves her life in England and moves to Cannes.
On the train south from Paris, Susan encounters three Frenchmen who are travelling together, including the enigmatic Gustave. Not long after that, she runs into Gustave again in Cannes. He seems intrigued by Susan, and begins a tactful but determined campaign to win her over. His attentions are flattering, and unexpected, but Susan’s emotions are too raw for a new romance. As they get to know one another, however, Susan learns more about Gustave’s story—his ambitious plans for the stunning château he owns with friends, his own tragic loss.
Susan can’t run from her growing feelings forever, but nor can she forget the devastating heartache that brought her to France—and Gustave. She has a choice to make: to hide in bittersweet memories of the past or to take a chance on love and life with a new man.
Title 5: The House on the Edge of the Cliff
No one else knows what happened that summer. Or so she believes . . .
Grace first came to France a lifetime ago. Young and full of dreams of adventure, she met two very different men.
She fell under the spell of one. The other fell under hers.
Until one summer night shattered everything . . .
Now, Grace is living an idyllic life with her husband, sheltered from the world in a magnificent Provençal villa, perched atop a windswept cliff.
Every day she looks out over the sea - the only witness to that fateful night years ago.
Until a stranger arrives at the house. A stranger who knows everything, and won't leave until he gets what he wants.
The past and present spectacularly collide in this gripping story of love and betrayal echoing across the decades.
Title 6: A Simple Act of Kindness
After a devastating car accident, Carole escapes from an oppressive marriage in England to begin again in rural France. Yet she is haunted by the knowledge that Paul, her husband, has tracked her down before and will do his best to do it again…
Afraid to share her fears with her new neighbours, Carole nonetheless finds herself drawn to a local farmer, who helps her start to create a new and independent life. But then she learns that Paul is on her trail and closing fast…
A Simple Act of Kindness is a story of obsessive love and the damage it can do. A powerful tale from the bestselling author of The Olive Farm and The Girl in Room Fourteen.
The Author:
Actress Carol Drinkwater is probably best known for her role as Helen Herriot in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. Also an accomplished novelist, she has achieved bestselling status with her much-loved memoirs of life on an olive farm in Provence.
Carol has been invited to work with UNESCO to help found an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin. The aim is to create peace within the region and honour the heritage of this sacred tree.
She is also an ambassador for Children in Read an organisation in support of B.B.C. Children in Need
Follow:
X: https://x.com/Carol4OliveFarm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olive.farm
Website: https://www.caroldrinkwater.com
They are signed and can be dedicated by Carol who will personally mail them to her successful bidder.
Postage is free Worldwide.
Title 1: An Act of Love
France, 1943.
Forced to flee war ravaged Poland, seventeen-year-old Sara and her parents find refuge in a dilapidated house in the French Alps. On first glance it seems the perfect hideaway.
But soon the Nazis close in, casting a shadow over Sara's blissful summer and her blossoming romance with handsome local villager Alain.
Eventually the family must make a harrowing choice, one that could drive them apart forever and risk several lives.
Will they make it through the summer?
Will the family find each other again?
And can Sara hold onto the love she has found with Alain?
Title 2: Hotel Paradise
Genevieve Bowles is an award-winning songwriter who visits the south of France to attend the Cannes film festival. The day after the renowned festival's closing ceremony, Genevieve is invited to visit the newly-refurbished Hotel Paradise. Genevieve knows the hotel well – in fact, her past life there has haunted her for over a decade...
Twelve years earlier, two travellers have met in Paris. Genevieve dreams of becoming a famous songwriter, while Paul is determined to be a professional photographer. Full of optimism, they hitch south to the Riviera where they answer an advertisement for live-in help at the Hotel Paradise, located on an island just off the French coast. There the young couple are seduced by the tranquility and magical beauty of the hotel and its setting. But the island has a darker side, with a history of bloodshed that fills Genevieve with foreboding. When a stranger arrives who threatens her future with Paul, Genevieve senses that events are about to spin out of control …
Title 3: The Girl in Room Fourteen
Striking, raven-haired Cecile produces the finest lemons on the Riviera. Her ice creams, pies, lemonades, sold on her stall at the internationally famous Cannes market, are as renowned as the Mediterranean city itself. Tourists travel from everywhere to meet her.
But Cecile is a woman who no one draws close to, a woman with a secret.
Cecile, when she was nineteen and a shy student, travelled south to a lemon festival on the borders of Italy and France. She was intending to let her hair down, to enjoy two crazy weeks of fun. She was not anticipating the enigmatic Italian who offered her a future beyond her wildest dreams. But at what cost?
The Girl in Room Fourteen is a heartrending love story set on the warm shores of the Mediterranean.
Title 4: The Love of a Stranger
Heartbroken and alone following the death of her partner, Justin, Susan Parks knows she needs to find a new life. Feeling too young for widowhood but too grief-stricken to love again, she leaves her life in England and moves to Cannes.
On the train south from Paris, Susan encounters three Frenchmen who are travelling together, including the enigmatic Gustave. Not long after that, she runs into Gustave again in Cannes. He seems intrigued by Susan, and begins a tactful but determined campaign to win her over. His attentions are flattering, and unexpected, but Susan’s emotions are too raw for a new romance. As they get to know one another, however, Susan learns more about Gustave’s story—his ambitious plans for the stunning château he owns with friends, his own tragic loss.
Susan can’t run from her growing feelings forever, but nor can she forget the devastating heartache that brought her to France—and Gustave. She has a choice to make: to hide in bittersweet memories of the past or to take a chance on love and life with a new man.
Title 5: The House on the Edge of the Cliff
No one else knows what happened that summer. Or so she believes . . .
Grace first came to France a lifetime ago. Young and full of dreams of adventure, she met two very different men.
She fell under the spell of one. The other fell under hers.
Until one summer night shattered everything . . .
Now, Grace is living an idyllic life with her husband, sheltered from the world in a magnificent Provençal villa, perched atop a windswept cliff.
Every day she looks out over the sea - the only witness to that fateful night years ago.
Until a stranger arrives at the house. A stranger who knows everything, and won't leave until he gets what he wants.
The past and present spectacularly collide in this gripping story of love and betrayal echoing across the decades.
Title 6: A Simple Act of Kindness
After a devastating car accident, Carole escapes from an oppressive marriage in England to begin again in rural France. Yet she is haunted by the knowledge that Paul, her husband, has tracked her down before and will do his best to do it again…
Afraid to share her fears with her new neighbours, Carole nonetheless finds herself drawn to a local farmer, who helps her start to create a new and independent life. But then she learns that Paul is on her trail and closing fast…
A Simple Act of Kindness is a story of obsessive love and the damage it can do. A powerful tale from the bestselling author of The Olive Farm and The Girl in Room Fourteen.
The Author:
Actress Carol Drinkwater is probably best known for her role as Helen Herriot in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. Also an accomplished novelist, she has achieved bestselling status with her much-loved memoirs of life on an olive farm in Provence.
Carol has been invited to work with UNESCO to help found an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin. The aim is to create peace within the region and honour the heritage of this sacred tree.
She is also an ambassador for Children in Read an organisation in support of B.B.C. Children in Need
Follow:
X: https://x.com/Carol4OliveFarm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olive.farm
Website: https://www.caroldrinkwater.com
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Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater
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Lot 7
£ 70
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Santa Montefiore
Santa Montefiore
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Book Title: Shadows in the Moonlight
Genre: Romance - Mystery
Format: Hardback (First Edition)
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
A FORBIDDEN LOVE.
AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE...
When Pixie Tate is summoned to the wild Cornish coast to unravel a curious mystery at the stately St Sidwell Manor, she knows that something quite extraordinary must be hiding in its shadows.
Over one hundred years ago, in the dark of night, a child vanished from his bed never to be seen again - and Pixie must now discover the truth of those final moonlit hours.
As she loses herself in the past, secrets are revealed, love affairs exposed and, ultimately, Pixie will be forced to make a devastating choice that will change her life forever...
Shadows in the Moonlight is the first novel of a planned trilogy following the character Pixie Tate.
The Author:
Santa Montefiore is the number one bestselling author of over thirty novels and has sold over six million copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages and she won an RNA Award for The Temptation of Gracie in 2019, which is currently in development for film. Born in England in 1970, she grew up in Hampshire and now lives in London with her husband, writer Simon Sebag-Montefiore, their daughter Lilochka, son Sasha, and dog Simba.
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Genre: Romance - Mystery
Format: Hardback (First Edition)
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
A FORBIDDEN LOVE.
AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE...
When Pixie Tate is summoned to the wild Cornish coast to unravel a curious mystery at the stately St Sidwell Manor, she knows that something quite extraordinary must be hiding in its shadows.
Over one hundred years ago, in the dark of night, a child vanished from his bed never to be seen again - and Pixie must now discover the truth of those final moonlit hours.
As she loses herself in the past, secrets are revealed, love affairs exposed and, ultimately, Pixie will be forced to make a devastating choice that will change her life forever...
Shadows in the Moonlight is the first novel of a planned trilogy following the character Pixie Tate.
The Author:
Santa Montefiore is the number one bestselling author of over thirty novels and has sold over six million copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages and she won an RNA Award for The Temptation of Gracie in 2019, which is currently in development for film. Born in England in 1970, she grew up in Hampshire and now lives in London with her husband, writer Simon Sebag-Montefiore, their daughter Lilochka, son Sasha, and dog Simba.
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Lot 8
£ 14
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Kirsty Ferry
Kirsty Ferry
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Title: Matilda's Summer of New Beginnings
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Bids Only
The Book:
A heartwarming story of friendship and new beginnings set in the sleepy village of Padcock.
What if your happy ending has been within your grasp all along?
Matilda Matthews has big dreams. But after being dumped via text and watching her rival get their artwork in a London exhibition before her, she's feeling awfully sorry for herself.
So she jumps at the chance to attend a birthday party in the idyllic village of Padcock. Because two famous artists are attending . . . And it can't hurt to hear their pearls of wisdom.
With a little extra help from Jay, her best friend's brother and dishy barman at the Spatchcock Inn, Matilda resolves to not give up on what she wants.
Then a shocking bombshell pushes her further into the embrace of Padcock . . . And Jay. But as Matilda settles into the quiet way of life in the little village, she begins to wonder if her London dream really is the true path to happiness.
Is it all just an impossible fantasy, or could Matilda get what she's always wanted and end up in the arms of the man of her dreams?
The Author:
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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Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Bids Only
The Book:
A heartwarming story of friendship and new beginnings set in the sleepy village of Padcock.
What if your happy ending has been within your grasp all along?
Matilda Matthews has big dreams. But after being dumped via text and watching her rival get their artwork in a London exhibition before her, she's feeling awfully sorry for herself.
So she jumps at the chance to attend a birthday party in the idyllic village of Padcock. Because two famous artists are attending . . . And it can't hurt to hear their pearls of wisdom.
With a little extra help from Jay, her best friend's brother and dishy barman at the Spatchcock Inn, Matilda resolves to not give up on what she wants.
Then a shocking bombshell pushes her further into the embrace of Padcock . . . And Jay. But as Matilda settles into the quiet way of life in the little village, she begins to wonder if her London dream really is the true path to happiness.
Is it all just an impossible fantasy, or could Matilda get what she's always wanted and end up in the arms of the man of her dreams?
The Author:
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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*The Garden of Forgotten Wishes lot includes a signed copy of the book, a custom one off embroidered book bag with a garden theme, three new custom posters going into the design of the garden itself, four laser etched garden tags related to the plants in the book and other little gifts, all designed and made by Trisha’s costumier son Robin.*
Title: The Garden of Forgotten Wishes
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book;
All Marnie wants is somewhere to call home. Mourning lost years spent in a marriage that has finally come to an end, she needs a fresh start and time to heal. Things she hopes to find in the rural west Lancashire village her mother always told her about.
With nothing but her two green thumbs, Marnie takes a job as a gardener, which comes with a little cottage to make her own. The garden is beautiful - filled with roses, lavender and honeysuckle - and only a little rough around the edges. Which is more than can be said for her next-door neighbour, Ned Mars.
Marnie remembers Ned from her college days but he's far from the untroubled man she once knew. A recent relationship has left him with a heart as bruised as her own.
Can a summer spent gardening help them recapture the forgotten dreams they've let get away?
The Author:
Trisha Ashley has written nineteen romantic comedies and her latest novel, The Garden of Forgotten Wishes, which is published by Transworld, is a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Her novels have twice been shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan award for Romantic Comedy and Every Woman for Herself was nominated by magazine readers as one of the top three romantic novels of the last fifty years.
She is from St Helens in West Lancashire, and believes that her typically dark Lancashire sense of humour in adversity, crossed with a good dose of Celtic creativity from her Welsh grandmother, has made her what she is today...whatever that is. Several of her novels are set in rural West Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Wales. They frequently explore aspects of the three F's that are a constant in her own life: Food, Flowers and Friendship and include delicious recipes at the back.
Nowadays she lives in North Wales
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Title: The Garden of Forgotten Wishes
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedication is Available
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The Book;
All Marnie wants is somewhere to call home. Mourning lost years spent in a marriage that has finally come to an end, she needs a fresh start and time to heal. Things she hopes to find in the rural west Lancashire village her mother always told her about.
With nothing but her two green thumbs, Marnie takes a job as a gardener, which comes with a little cottage to make her own. The garden is beautiful - filled with roses, lavender and honeysuckle - and only a little rough around the edges. Which is more than can be said for her next-door neighbour, Ned Mars.
Marnie remembers Ned from her college days but he's far from the untroubled man she once knew. A recent relationship has left him with a heart as bruised as her own.
Can a summer spent gardening help them recapture the forgotten dreams they've let get away?
The Author:
Trisha Ashley has written nineteen romantic comedies and her latest novel, The Garden of Forgotten Wishes, which is published by Transworld, is a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Her novels have twice been shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan award for Romantic Comedy and Every Woman for Herself was nominated by magazine readers as one of the top three romantic novels of the last fifty years.
She is from St Helens in West Lancashire, and believes that her typically dark Lancashire sense of humour in adversity, crossed with a good dose of Celtic creativity from her Welsh grandmother, has made her what she is today...whatever that is. Several of her novels are set in rural West Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Wales. They frequently explore aspects of the three F's that are a constant in her own life: Food, Flowers and Friendship and include delicious recipes at the back.
Nowadays she lives in North Wales
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*The Wedding book lot includes signed copies of the Wedding Dress Repair Shop and the new edition of Wedding Tiers, a custom one off embroidered book bag, a handmade pure silk wedding bag with Swarovski crystals and embroidery, laser etched wooden bookmarks and an etched slate coaster as well as a few other little gifts, designed and made by Trisha’s costumier son Robin, along with a wooden Welsh Love Spoon.*
Title 1: The Wedding Dress Repair Shop
Title 2: Wedding Tiers
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperbacks
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The Book 1; The Wedding Dress Repair Shop
Can her heart be mended too? Garland Fairford has her dream job as a historical Costumier in London and is engaged to a handsome and successful playwright, Marco. Whilst working on an exhibition of dresses owned by a Victorian actress, Garland meets a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford. Garland, an orphan, is delighted, and intrigued to discover Honey is planning to open a wedding dress museum in Lancashire. When Garland loses her fiancé e and her job in the same week, she is excited to accept Honey's offer to work at the museum. Escaping London, and her old life, Garland is then shocked to be confronted with a ghost from her past - Thom. As Garland starts to repair the beautiful vintage wedding dresses for the museum, as well as her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after?
The Book 2: Wedding Tiers
The path of true love never runs smooth. But for some, it's one seriously bumpy ride! A heartwarming new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of A WINTER'S TALE. Growing up in the beautiful Lancashire village of Neatslake, Josie Gray and her childhood sweetheart, Ben Richards, always dreamt of living a life of rural bliss. And when Josie inherits her beloved Grandmother's cottage, it seems they might just have got what they wished for. Josie throws herself into her wedding cake business, whilst Ben gains increasing acclaim as an artist. But the tranquil village turns into a hive of activity when Josie's childhood friend, Libby Martin - now a wealthy widow - returns to the village, planning a lavish wedding to rival any celeb bash. The day goes with a bang, and soon Libby and Josie are hard at work at their fledgling wedding business, hiring out Libby's beautiful Elizabethan home for ceremonies, with Josie creating all manner of wonderful cakes. But amidst all this romance, Josie's fairytale relationship with Ben turns into a nightmare, and she quickly becomes Love's number one cynic - until charming wedding photographer Noah Sephton arrives in Neatslake with a very different outlook on love! Can this hopeless romantic persuade pessimistic Josie to give romance another try? Or will it be a case of always the cake maker, never the bride!? A charming, witty and feelgood novel, ideal for fans of Katie Fforde and Harriet Evans.
The Author:
Trisha Ashley has written nineteen romantic comedies and her latest novel, The Garden of Forgotten Wishes, which is published by Transworld, is a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Her novels have twice been shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan award for Romantic Comedy and Every Woman for Herself was nominated by magazine readers as one of the top three romantic novels of the last fifty years.
She is from St Helens in West Lancashire, and believes that her typically dark Lancashire sense of humour in adversity, crossed with a good dose of Celtic creativity from her Welsh grandmother, has made her what she is today...whatever that is. Several of her novels are set in rural West Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Wales. They frequently explore aspects of the three F's that are a constant in her own life: Food, Flowers and Friendship and include delicious recipes at the back.
Nowadays she lives in North Wales
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Title 1: The Wedding Dress Repair Shop
Title 2: Wedding Tiers
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Signed - Dedications are Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book 1; The Wedding Dress Repair Shop
Can her heart be mended too? Garland Fairford has her dream job as a historical Costumier in London and is engaged to a handsome and successful playwright, Marco. Whilst working on an exhibition of dresses owned by a Victorian actress, Garland meets a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford. Garland, an orphan, is delighted, and intrigued to discover Honey is planning to open a wedding dress museum in Lancashire. When Garland loses her fiancé e and her job in the same week, she is excited to accept Honey's offer to work at the museum. Escaping London, and her old life, Garland is then shocked to be confronted with a ghost from her past - Thom. As Garland starts to repair the beautiful vintage wedding dresses for the museum, as well as her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after?
The Book 2: Wedding Tiers
The path of true love never runs smooth. But for some, it's one seriously bumpy ride! A heartwarming new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of A WINTER'S TALE. Growing up in the beautiful Lancashire village of Neatslake, Josie Gray and her childhood sweetheart, Ben Richards, always dreamt of living a life of rural bliss. And when Josie inherits her beloved Grandmother's cottage, it seems they might just have got what they wished for. Josie throws herself into her wedding cake business, whilst Ben gains increasing acclaim as an artist. But the tranquil village turns into a hive of activity when Josie's childhood friend, Libby Martin - now a wealthy widow - returns to the village, planning a lavish wedding to rival any celeb bash. The day goes with a bang, and soon Libby and Josie are hard at work at their fledgling wedding business, hiring out Libby's beautiful Elizabethan home for ceremonies, with Josie creating all manner of wonderful cakes. But amidst all this romance, Josie's fairytale relationship with Ben turns into a nightmare, and she quickly becomes Love's number one cynic - until charming wedding photographer Noah Sephton arrives in Neatslake with a very different outlook on love! Can this hopeless romantic persuade pessimistic Josie to give romance another try? Or will it be a case of always the cake maker, never the bride!? A charming, witty and feelgood novel, ideal for fans of Katie Fforde and Harriet Evans.
The Author:
Trisha Ashley has written nineteen romantic comedies and her latest novel, The Garden of Forgotten Wishes, which is published by Transworld, is a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Her novels have twice been shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan award for Romantic Comedy and Every Woman for Herself was nominated by magazine readers as one of the top three romantic novels of the last fifty years.
She is from St Helens in West Lancashire, and believes that her typically dark Lancashire sense of humour in adversity, crossed with a good dose of Celtic creativity from her Welsh grandmother, has made her what she is today...whatever that is. Several of her novels are set in rural West Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Wales. They frequently explore aspects of the three F's that are a constant in her own life: Food, Flowers and Friendship and include delicious recipes at the back.
Nowadays she lives in North Wales
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Milly Johnson
Milly Johnson
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A signed (and dedicated if required) hardback of The Happiest Ever After
with bookmark
A green jute bag
A seagull money box
Mint chocs
Mug
Notepad
Pen
Whipped soap
A pizza toy for the dog
Genre: Rom Com
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
What if you could write your own perfect storyline…?
Polly Potter is surviving, not thriving. She used to love her job – until her mentor died and her new boss decided to make her life hell. She used to love her partner Chris – until he cheated on her, and now she can’t forget. The only place where her life is working is on the pages of the novel she is writing – there she can create a feistier, bolder, more successful version of herself – as the fictional Sabrina Anderson.
But what if it was possible to start over again? To leave everything behind, forget all that went before, and live the life you’d always dreamed of?
After a set of unforeseen circumstances, Polly ends up believing she really IS Sabrina, living at the heart of a noisy Italian family restaurant by the sea. Run by Teddy, the son of her new landlady Marielle, it’s a much-loved place, facing threat of closure as a rival restaurant moves in next door. Sabrina can’t remember her life as Polly, but she knows she is living a different life from the one she used to have.
But what if this new life could belong to her after all?
The Author:
Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She is the author of 20 novels, 4 short story ebooks, a book of poetry and a Quick Reads Novella ('The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe') and was an erstwhile leading copywriter for the greetings card industry. She is also a poem and joke-writer, a newspaper columnist and a seasoned after dinner speaker.
She won the RoNA for Best Romantic Comedy Novel of 2014 and 2016, the Yorkshire Society award for Arts and Culture 2015, the Romantic Novelist Association Outstanding Achievement award in 2020, the Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award in 2021 and the Richard Whiteley Award for Inspiration to the County of Yorkshire in 2022.
She writes about love, life, friendships and the importance of community spirit. Her books champion women, their strength and resilience and celebrate her beloved Yorkshire.
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with bookmark
A green jute bag
A seagull money box
Mint chocs
Mug
Notepad
Pen
Whipped soap
A pizza toy for the dog
Genre: Rom Com
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
What if you could write your own perfect storyline…?
Polly Potter is surviving, not thriving. She used to love her job – until her mentor died and her new boss decided to make her life hell. She used to love her partner Chris – until he cheated on her, and now she can’t forget. The only place where her life is working is on the pages of the novel she is writing – there she can create a feistier, bolder, more successful version of herself – as the fictional Sabrina Anderson.
But what if it was possible to start over again? To leave everything behind, forget all that went before, and live the life you’d always dreamed of?
After a set of unforeseen circumstances, Polly ends up believing she really IS Sabrina, living at the heart of a noisy Italian family restaurant by the sea. Run by Teddy, the son of her new landlady Marielle, it’s a much-loved place, facing threat of closure as a rival restaurant moves in next door. Sabrina can’t remember her life as Polly, but she knows she is living a different life from the one she used to have.
But what if this new life could belong to her after all?
The Author:
Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She is the author of 20 novels, 4 short story ebooks, a book of poetry and a Quick Reads Novella ('The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe') and was an erstwhile leading copywriter for the greetings card industry. She is also a poem and joke-writer, a newspaper columnist and a seasoned after dinner speaker.
She won the RoNA for Best Romantic Comedy Novel of 2014 and 2016, the Yorkshire Society award for Arts and Culture 2015, the Romantic Novelist Association Outstanding Achievement award in 2020, the Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award in 2021 and the Richard Whiteley Award for Inspiration to the County of Yorkshire in 2022.
She writes about love, life, friendships and the importance of community spirit. Her books champion women, their strength and resilience and celebrate her beloved Yorkshire.
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Milly Johnson
Milly Johnson
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A signed (and dedicated if required) pink paperback of The Happiest Ever After with bookmark
A pink jute bag
A mini scarecrow
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Mug
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A seagull
Genre: Rom Com
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The Book;
What if you could write your own perfect storyline…?
Polly Potter is surviving, not thriving. She used to love her job – until her mentor died and her new boss decided to make her life hell. She used to love her partner Chris – until he cheated on her, and now she can’t forget. The only place where her life is working is on the pages of the novel she is writing – there she can create a feistier, bolder, more successful version of herself – as the fictional Sabrina Anderson.
But what if it was possible to start over again? To leave everything behind, forget all that went before, and live the life you’d always dreamed of?
After a set of unforeseen circumstances, Polly ends up believing she really IS Sabrina, living at the heart of a noisy Italian family restaurant by the sea. Run by Teddy, the son of her new landlady Marielle, it’s a much-loved place, facing threat of closure as a rival restaurant moves in next door. Sabrina can’t remember her life as Polly, but she knows she is living a different life from the one she used to have.
But what if this new life could belong to her after all?
The Author:
Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She is the author of 20 novels, 4 short story ebooks, a book of poetry and a Quick Reads Novella ('The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe') and was an erstwhile leading copywriter for the greetings card industry. She is also a poem and joke-writer, a newspaper columnist and a seasoned after dinner speaker.
She won the RoNA for Best Romantic Comedy Novel of 2014 and 2016, the Yorkshire Society award for Arts and Culture 2015, the Romantic Novelist Association Outstanding Achievement award in 2020, the Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award in 2021 and the Richard Whiteley Award for Inspiration to the County of Yorkshire in 2022.
She writes about love, life, friendships and the importance of community spirit. Her books champion women, their strength and resilience and celebrate her beloved Yorkshire.
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A pink jute bag
A mini scarecrow
Pink chocs
Pink sweeties
Mug
Notepad
Pen
Whipped soap
A seagull
Genre: Rom Com
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
What if you could write your own perfect storyline…?
Polly Potter is surviving, not thriving. She used to love her job – until her mentor died and her new boss decided to make her life hell. She used to love her partner Chris – until he cheated on her, and now she can’t forget. The only place where her life is working is on the pages of the novel she is writing – there she can create a feistier, bolder, more successful version of herself – as the fictional Sabrina Anderson.
But what if it was possible to start over again? To leave everything behind, forget all that went before, and live the life you’d always dreamed of?
After a set of unforeseen circumstances, Polly ends up believing she really IS Sabrina, living at the heart of a noisy Italian family restaurant by the sea. Run by Teddy, the son of her new landlady Marielle, it’s a much-loved place, facing threat of closure as a rival restaurant moves in next door. Sabrina can’t remember her life as Polly, but she knows she is living a different life from the one she used to have.
But what if this new life could belong to her after all?
The Author:
Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She is the author of 20 novels, 4 short story ebooks, a book of poetry and a Quick Reads Novella ('The Little Dreams of Lara Cliffe') and was an erstwhile leading copywriter for the greetings card industry. She is also a poem and joke-writer, a newspaper columnist and a seasoned after dinner speaker.
She won the RoNA for Best Romantic Comedy Novel of 2014 and 2016, the Yorkshire Society award for Arts and Culture 2015, the Romantic Novelist Association Outstanding Achievement award in 2020, the Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award in 2021 and the Richard Whiteley Award for Inspiration to the County of Yorkshire in 2022.
She writes about love, life, friendships and the importance of community spirit. Her books champion women, their strength and resilience and celebrate her beloved Yorkshire.
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£ 22
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Lorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly
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* Includes signed bookmarks
Title: The Island Swimmer
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Hardback
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The Book;
Once the tide turns, you can't hold it back...
When Evie's father falls desperately ill, she finally returns to the family home on Orkney and the wild landscape she left as a teenager, swearing never to return. Not everyone is happy at her arrival, particularly her estranged sister Liv, their relationship broken after a childhood trauma.
As Evie clears out her father's neglected house to prepare it for sale, lonely Evie finds herself drawn to a group of cold-water swimmers led by her old friend Freya, who find calmness beneath the waves. Together they help Evie face up to the mistakes in her past, unlocking a treasure of truths that will reverberate through the community, and shake her family to its core.
The Author:
Lorraine Kelly CBE has worked in breakfast TV for forty years, joining TVam as Scottish correspondent in 1984 and now presents Lorraine on ITV.
She is married to cameraman Steve and they have one daughter Rosie, a journalist and broadcaster.
Lorraine is a Dundee United fan and gets her best ideas when out for a walk with her beloved border terrier Angus.
She first visited Orkney in 1985 and goes back every year.
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Title: The Island Swimmer
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Hardback
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The Book;
Once the tide turns, you can't hold it back...
When Evie's father falls desperately ill, she finally returns to the family home on Orkney and the wild landscape she left as a teenager, swearing never to return. Not everyone is happy at her arrival, particularly her estranged sister Liv, their relationship broken after a childhood trauma.
As Evie clears out her father's neglected house to prepare it for sale, lonely Evie finds herself drawn to a group of cold-water swimmers led by her old friend Freya, who find calmness beneath the waves. Together they help Evie face up to the mistakes in her past, unlocking a treasure of truths that will reverberate through the community, and shake her family to its core.
The Author:
Lorraine Kelly CBE has worked in breakfast TV for forty years, joining TVam as Scottish correspondent in 1984 and now presents Lorraine on ITV.
She is married to cameraman Steve and they have one daughter Rosie, a journalist and broadcaster.
Lorraine is a Dundee United fan and gets her best ideas when out for a walk with her beloved border terrier Angus.
She first visited Orkney in 1985 and goes back every year.
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£ 28
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Hazel Gaynor
Hazel Gaynor
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30
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*Still in time for Christmas,
Title: Christmas with the Queen
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
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The Book :
The latest heartwarming historical romance from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, which opens 70 years ago in the Queen’s first year on the throne in 1952.
December 1952. As the young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver the first of her traditional Christmas Messages, dedicated staff work behind the scenes to prepare for festive celebrations at the Sandringham Estate. Among the hard workers are Jack Devereaux and Olive Carter – old friends who are about to be reunited.
Over the course of five years, while Olive works as a royal correspondent and Jack is a chef in the Queen’s household, their paths will cross time and time again. But as the two grow closer, their relationship is threatened by a secret that Olivia is afraid to reveal.
December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen’s first televised Christmas speech, there is one final gift for the Christmas season to deliver…
Available 22 October 2024 (USA/Canada) and 21 November (UK/Ireland).
The Author:
Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail and Irish Times bestselling author known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the 20th century.
Her Titanic inspired debut, The Girl Who Came Home, won the 2015 RNA Historical Novel award, and her work has since been shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown and for the Irish Book Awards in 2017, 2020 and 2023.
Her latest novel, The Last Lifeboat, was included as a Times of London historical novel of the month pick in June 2023, was shortlisted for the 2023 Irish Book Awards, and received the 2024 Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator.
Hazel’s co-written historical novels with Heather Webb have all been published to critical acclaim, winning or being shortlisted for several international awards. Their latest collaboration, Christmas With the Queen, will be published in November 2024.
Hazel’s work is translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven territories to date. She lives in Ireland with her family.
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Title: Christmas with the Queen
Genre: Historical Fiction
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The Book :
The latest heartwarming historical romance from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, which opens 70 years ago in the Queen’s first year on the throne in 1952.
December 1952. As the young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver the first of her traditional Christmas Messages, dedicated staff work behind the scenes to prepare for festive celebrations at the Sandringham Estate. Among the hard workers are Jack Devereaux and Olive Carter – old friends who are about to be reunited.
Over the course of five years, while Olive works as a royal correspondent and Jack is a chef in the Queen’s household, their paths will cross time and time again. But as the two grow closer, their relationship is threatened by a secret that Olivia is afraid to reveal.
December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen’s first televised Christmas speech, there is one final gift for the Christmas season to deliver…
Available 22 October 2024 (USA/Canada) and 21 November (UK/Ireland).
The Author:
Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times, USA Today, Globe and Mail and Irish Times bestselling author known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the 20th century.
Her Titanic inspired debut, The Girl Who Came Home, won the 2015 RNA Historical Novel award, and her work has since been shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown and for the Irish Book Awards in 2017, 2020 and 2023.
Her latest novel, The Last Lifeboat, was included as a Times of London historical novel of the month pick in June 2023, was shortlisted for the 2023 Irish Book Awards, and received the 2024 Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator.
Hazel’s co-written historical novels with Heather Webb have all been published to critical acclaim, winning or being shortlisted for several international awards. Their latest collaboration, Christmas With the Queen, will be published in November 2024.
Hazel’s work is translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven territories to date. She lives in Ireland with her family.
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Liz Harris
Liz Harris
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Book Title: The Loose Thread
Genre: Historical Fiction
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The Loose Thread is the first in the sweeping epic series Three Sisters, in which each book tells the story of one of the three Hammond girls.
The Loose Thread is Rose’s story.
Early in 1938, with the threat of WW2 little more than a shadow on the horizon, Rose Hammond marries Tom Benest, whom she hardly knows, and leaves London to go to live with Tom on his family’s farm in Jersey. There, she’s welcomed by his parents as she attempts to adjust to her new life, but meets with open hostility from Tom’s sister, Kathleen.
Less than two years later, the lives of the family are turned upside down when Jersey is cut loose from British protection. The Germans move in and seize control of the island, forcing the islanders into a perilous situation that will test their endurance and resourcefulness.
As the German Occupation tightens its grip on life on the island, Tom and Rose are torn apart in a situation of unimaginable heartbreak, which calls for the greatest of courage, and a powerful determination to survive.
A gripping, heart-breaking story of life in occupied Jersey during WWII from the author of Darjeeling Inheritance and The Road Back.
The Author:
Born in London, Liz Harris graduated from university with a Law degree, and then moved to California, where she led a varied life, from waitressing on Sunset Strip to working as secretary to the CEO of a large Japanese trading company.
Six years later, she returned to London and completed a degree in English, after which she taught secondary school pupils, first in Berkshire, then Cheshire, and then in Oxfordshire.
In addition to her nineteen published novels, she’s had several short stories in anthologies and magazines. Liz now lives in Windsor, Berkshire. An active member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Historical Novel Society, her interests are travel, the theatre, reading and cryptic crosswords.
To find out more about Liz, visit her website at: http://www.lizharrisauthor.com. You can sign up to her monthly newsletter from her website, and as a thank-you gift, you’ll receive a free book, Word Perfect, a romance set in California.
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Genre: Historical Fiction
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The Loose Thread is the first in the sweeping epic series Three Sisters, in which each book tells the story of one of the three Hammond girls.
The Loose Thread is Rose’s story.
Early in 1938, with the threat of WW2 little more than a shadow on the horizon, Rose Hammond marries Tom Benest, whom she hardly knows, and leaves London to go to live with Tom on his family’s farm in Jersey. There, she’s welcomed by his parents as she attempts to adjust to her new life, but meets with open hostility from Tom’s sister, Kathleen.
Less than two years later, the lives of the family are turned upside down when Jersey is cut loose from British protection. The Germans move in and seize control of the island, forcing the islanders into a perilous situation that will test their endurance and resourcefulness.
As the German Occupation tightens its grip on life on the island, Tom and Rose are torn apart in a situation of unimaginable heartbreak, which calls for the greatest of courage, and a powerful determination to survive.
A gripping, heart-breaking story of life in occupied Jersey during WWII from the author of Darjeeling Inheritance and The Road Back.
The Author:
Born in London, Liz Harris graduated from university with a Law degree, and then moved to California, where she led a varied life, from waitressing on Sunset Strip to working as secretary to the CEO of a large Japanese trading company.
Six years later, she returned to London and completed a degree in English, after which she taught secondary school pupils, first in Berkshire, then Cheshire, and then in Oxfordshire.
In addition to her nineteen published novels, she’s had several short stories in anthologies and magazines. Liz now lives in Windsor, Berkshire. An active member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Historical Novel Society, her interests are travel, the theatre, reading and cryptic crosswords.
To find out more about Liz, visit her website at: http://www.lizharrisauthor.com. You can sign up to her monthly newsletter from her website, and as a thank-you gift, you’ll receive a free book, Word Perfect, a romance set in California.
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Pauline Tait
Pauline Tait
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Title: Faces Promise
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Paperback -1st edition
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Struggling to come to terms with losing her mother, Anna embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her family and her mother’s hidden past.
And while a letter, a photograph and the Old Lodge lead her back to the Isle of Skye, Anna is shocked to discover the island she had holidayed on so often as a child has been quietly keeping the secrets her mother had left unsaid.
Hamish, handsome, quiet, and moody, seems unnerved by Anna’s presence. Ben, a city slicker, out of place and determined to help Anna in her quest, proves invaluable, but is his presence on the island merely coincidental?
Meanwhile, a newly discovered family member may not be a cause for celebration.
A riveting and unmissable novel about new beginnings and the power of love over loss.
The Author:
Pauline Tait is an award-winning and bestselling children’s author, romantic suspense novelist, and the voice behind Reluctant Readers, a weekly newsletter for parents and carers of children who are reluctant to read.
Based in Perthshire, Scotland, Pauline is currently midway through writing her latest bestselling romantic suspense series set on the Scottish Isle of Skye.
She is also a professional writing and publishing mentor for children’s authors. Her signature six-week programme, How to Write a Children’s Picture Book from Concept to Publication, has been praised for guiding aspiring authors smoothly toward publication, with her clients going on to win awards.
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Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Paperback -1st edition
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Struggling to come to terms with losing her mother, Anna embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about her family and her mother’s hidden past.
And while a letter, a photograph and the Old Lodge lead her back to the Isle of Skye, Anna is shocked to discover the island she had holidayed on so often as a child has been quietly keeping the secrets her mother had left unsaid.
Hamish, handsome, quiet, and moody, seems unnerved by Anna’s presence. Ben, a city slicker, out of place and determined to help Anna in her quest, proves invaluable, but is his presence on the island merely coincidental?
Meanwhile, a newly discovered family member may not be a cause for celebration.
A riveting and unmissable novel about new beginnings and the power of love over loss.
The Author:
Pauline Tait is an award-winning and bestselling children’s author, romantic suspense novelist, and the voice behind Reluctant Readers, a weekly newsletter for parents and carers of children who are reluctant to read.
Based in Perthshire, Scotland, Pauline is currently midway through writing her latest bestselling romantic suspense series set on the Scottish Isle of Skye.
She is also a professional writing and publishing mentor for children’s authors. Her signature six-week programme, How to Write a Children’s Picture Book from Concept to Publication, has been praised for guiding aspiring authors smoothly toward publication, with her clients going on to win awards.
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Amanda Geard
Amanda Geard
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Book Title: The Moon Gate
Genre: Historical/Contemporary Mystery with a touch of romance
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A faded photograph. An abandoned house. A wartime mystery. . .
1939: On the eve of war, young English heiress Grace Grey travels from London to the wilderness of Tasmania. Coaxed out of her shell by the attentions of her Irish neighbour, Daniel - Grace finally learns to live. But when Australian forces are called to the frontline, and Daniel with them, he leaves behind a devastating secret which will forever bind them together.
1975: Artist Willow Hawkins, and her new husband, Ben, can't believe their luck when an anonymous benefactor leaves them a house on the remote Tasmanian coast. Confused and delighted, they set out to unmask Towerhurst's previous owner - unwittingly altering the course of their lives.
2004: Libby Andrews has always been sheltered from the truth behind her father Ben's death. When she travels to London and discovers a faded photograph, a long-buried memory is unlocked, and she begins to follow an investigation that Ben could never complete. But will she realise that some secrets are best left buried . . .?
For fans of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore.
The Autor:
Amanda Geard is the bestselling author of The Midnight House and The Moon Gate, with over 200,000 copies sold worldwide. Her novels have been translated into seven languages and The Midnight House was a Richard & Judy book club pick. The Moon Gate is her latest book, and very close to her heart; a novel that is set in three locations she loves: Tasmania (where she grew up); London (where she lived in a houseboat); and County Kerry, Ireland, where she now lives with her family.
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Genre: Historical/Contemporary Mystery with a touch of romance
Format: Paperback
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A faded photograph. An abandoned house. A wartime mystery. . .
1939: On the eve of war, young English heiress Grace Grey travels from London to the wilderness of Tasmania. Coaxed out of her shell by the attentions of her Irish neighbour, Daniel - Grace finally learns to live. But when Australian forces are called to the frontline, and Daniel with them, he leaves behind a devastating secret which will forever bind them together.
1975: Artist Willow Hawkins, and her new husband, Ben, can't believe their luck when an anonymous benefactor leaves them a house on the remote Tasmanian coast. Confused and delighted, they set out to unmask Towerhurst's previous owner - unwittingly altering the course of their lives.
2004: Libby Andrews has always been sheltered from the truth behind her father Ben's death. When she travels to London and discovers a faded photograph, a long-buried memory is unlocked, and she begins to follow an investigation that Ben could never complete. But will she realise that some secrets are best left buried . . .?
For fans of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore.
The Autor:
Amanda Geard is the bestselling author of The Midnight House and The Moon Gate, with over 200,000 copies sold worldwide. Her novels have been translated into seven languages and The Midnight House was a Richard & Judy book club pick. The Moon Gate is her latest book, and very close to her heart; a novel that is set in three locations she loves: Tasmania (where she grew up); London (where she lived in a houseboat); and County Kerry, Ireland, where she now lives with her family.
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Emma Cowell
Emma Cowell
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Three Book Spectacular
Title 1: One Last Letter from Greece
Title 2: The Island Love Song
Title 3: The House in the Olive Grove
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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Book 1: One Last Letter from Greece
Will walking in her mother’s footsteps help Sophie discover who she was meant to be all along…?
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 cosy 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: The Island Love Song
Escape to the beautiful Greek Island of Hydra with this moving novel, filled with family secrets and romance
Emma Cowell, author of THE HOUSE IN THE OLIVE GROVE, returns with her brand new, emotional and romantic novel set on an idyllic Greek Island.
Hydra, the picturesque Greek island, is a paradise for most, yet for sisters Ella and Georgia, it is a place where their darkest secrets dwell. And now the time has come for them to confront their past as they return to Greece to scatter their mother’s ashes.
Ella is haunted by a love song that was written for her by the man who broke her heart years earlier and she longs to find peace so she can move on with her life.
Georgia pretends everything in her life is perfect, but she is plagued with guilt. If what she’s kept hidden for decades was revealed, their family would never be the same again.
The island is urging the sisters to confront the truth, but can they build a future on the ruins of their past?
Book 3: The House in the Olive Grove
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?
The Author:
Emma lives in Cornwall with her husband, Tony who is also a writer. A former actress and BBC presenter, 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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Title 1: One Last Letter from Greece
Title 2: The Island Love Song
Title 3: The House in the Olive Grove
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperbacks
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Book 1: One Last Letter from Greece
Will walking in her mother’s footsteps help Sophie discover who she was meant to be all along…?
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 cosy 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: The Island Love Song
Escape to the beautiful Greek Island of Hydra with this moving novel, filled with family secrets and romance
Emma Cowell, author of THE HOUSE IN THE OLIVE GROVE, returns with her brand new, emotional and romantic novel set on an idyllic Greek Island.
Hydra, the picturesque Greek island, is a paradise for most, yet for sisters Ella and Georgia, it is a place where their darkest secrets dwell. And now the time has come for them to confront their past as they return to Greece to scatter their mother’s ashes.
Ella is haunted by a love song that was written for her by the man who broke her heart years earlier and she longs to find peace so she can move on with her life.
Georgia pretends everything in her life is perfect, but she is plagued with guilt. If what she’s kept hidden for decades was revealed, their family would never be the same again.
The island is urging the sisters to confront the truth, but can they build a future on the ruins of their past?
Book 3: The House in the Olive Grove
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?
The Author:
Emma lives in Cornwall with her husband, Tony who is also a writer. A former actress and BBC presenter, 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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£ 32
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Sarah Morgan
Sarah Morgan
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Title: The Christmas Cottage
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Will this Christmas finally bring comfort and joy?
A PAINFUL SECRET
Imogen loves her job as an events organiser, and her colleagues are in awe of her. But Imogen isn’t the person she pretends to be, and she’s hiding painful truths about her past. But as long as she can keep on top of her work, Imogen can put everything else to one side.
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
And then Imogen makes a catastrophic mistake at work, and finally realises it's time to reset. When her favourite client, Dorothy, invites her to spend Christmas with her and her family, in her cottage in the Cotswolds, it sounds like the perfect way for Imogen to take stock.
FINDING HAPPINESS AT CHRISTMAS
Imogen soon settles into idyllic cottage life, especially with the prospect of a new romance on the horizon … but when long-buried secrets and unwanted faces from the past resurface, Imogen’s new peace is threatened. Will Imogen end up alone this Christmas, or can she find it in her heart to forgive and move on?
The Author:
USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes lively, sexy contemporary stories for Harlequin. Romantic Times has described her as 'a magician with words' and nominated her books for their Reviewer's Choice Awards and their 'Top Pick' slot. In 2012 Sarah received the prestigious RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America. She lives near London with her family. Find out more at http://www.sararahmorgan.co
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Will this Christmas finally bring comfort and joy?
A PAINFUL SECRET
Imogen loves her job as an events organiser, and her colleagues are in awe of her. But Imogen isn’t the person she pretends to be, and she’s hiding painful truths about her past. But as long as she can keep on top of her work, Imogen can put everything else to one side.
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
And then Imogen makes a catastrophic mistake at work, and finally realises it's time to reset. When her favourite client, Dorothy, invites her to spend Christmas with her and her family, in her cottage in the Cotswolds, it sounds like the perfect way for Imogen to take stock.
FINDING HAPPINESS AT CHRISTMAS
Imogen soon settles into idyllic cottage life, especially with the prospect of a new romance on the horizon … but when long-buried secrets and unwanted faces from the past resurface, Imogen’s new peace is threatened. Will Imogen end up alone this Christmas, or can she find it in her heart to forgive and move on?
The Author:
USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes lively, sexy contemporary stories for Harlequin. Romantic Times has described her as 'a magician with words' and nominated her books for their Reviewer's Choice Awards and their 'Top Pick' slot. In 2012 Sarah received the prestigious RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America. She lives near London with her family. Find out more at http://www.sararahmorgan.co
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£ 11
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Kimber Silver
Kimber Silver
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Title: Broken Rhodes
Genre: Mystery - Romance
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The Book;
Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James' life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers.
As if the town's first homicide in twenty years wasn't enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes' bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm's way.
In a race against time, Lincoln's prime objective is to discover the killer's identity before Miss Rhodes becomes the next victim...
The Author:
Kimber Silver was born and raised in Kansas and spent most of her childhood at her grandparents’ farm. However, her love of travel has taken her on many adventures and broadened her horizons. Kimber lives with her husband and two rescue dogs in central Kansas. Broken Rhodes is her debut novel.
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Genre: Mystery - Romance
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book;
Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James' life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers.
As if the town's first homicide in twenty years wasn't enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes' bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm's way.
In a race against time, Lincoln's prime objective is to discover the killer's identity before Miss Rhodes becomes the next victim...
The Author:
Kimber Silver was born and raised in Kansas and spent most of her childhood at her grandparents’ farm. However, her love of travel has taken her on many adventures and broadened her horizons. Kimber lives with her husband and two rescue dogs in central Kansas. Broken Rhodes is her debut novel.
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Aerin Apeltun
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*Two book special *
Title 1: THE AMETHYST TALISMAN – THE CURSED WEAPONS TRILOGY BOOK ONE
GENRE: Upper YA Fantasy Romance
FORMAT: Paperback (First Edition)
Title 2: THE MALACHITE QUEST – THE CURSED WEAPONS TRILOGY BOOK TWO
GENRE: Upper YA Fantasy Romance
FORMAT: Paperback (First Edition)
Both Books Signed – Dedications are Available
Book 1:
An innocent assassin. An oppressed prince. A curse to bind them.
A world broken by civil war. Merciless assassins that will kill anyone for the right price. A forbidden love destined to destroy everything.
Amethyst is the deadliest assassin in the Five Lands. Known as Lady Merciless, Amethyst has never failed a mission and she has never missed her mark. But she hides a terrible secret from the Iolite Coterie of Assassins - a secret that would land her at the top of their hit list.
When she’s accused of murdering the Crown Princess of Aerba and stealing a gem of legend, Amethyst’s reputation quickly comes to haunt her. Cursed by the King, she must find the true assassin and thief, or the Curse will kill her. The last thing Amethyst needs on her quest is Prince Valerian, sent with her to avenge his sister’s murder.
Forced to work together, Amethyst and Valerian’s destinies become entwined as they search for the assassin and gemstone. With the curse slowly draining Amethyst’s life, and the Coterie setting their sights on Valerian, it’s not only their lives that are at risk - but their hearts too.
Book 2:
A fugitive sister. A captive brother. The quest for Malachite begins.
With two countries teetering on the brink of war, Samphire and Valerian continue their
search for Samphire’s brother, Malachite, and the legendary Fire Opal stolen from Valerian’s
home.
Now aware of the Fire Opal’s possible power and the existence of magic, they forge on with
their friends in a possibly futile attempt to recover what has been stolen before they lose
everything.
Samphire and Valerian are only at the start of this dangerous journey, one that will test their
love to breaking point as heartache beckons and an old friend of Samphire’s returns. With assassins in pursuit, they must fight to stay alive if they are to succeed in their perilous
quest.
Will their magical discoveries aid or hinder them? Will their love be strong enough to conquer every obstacle? And will they reach Samphire’s brother in time to save him - or is it already too late?
THE AUTHOR:
Aerin Apeltun is an English writer based in the East of England. Aerin started writing stories as a child, and always loved reading about fantasy worlds, imagining herself within those worlds and joining in the adventures with the characters. She now loves to develop and write about her own worlds and mythologies.
Having been listed in a number of writing competitions, her debut YA Fantasy trilogy was acquired by SmashBear Publishing in 2022, and The Amethyst Talisman, the first in The Cursed Weaponstrilogy, was published in July 2023. The second book, The Malachite Quest, followed in March 2024. Her Upper YA Romantasy, Crystal Bloods, is to be published with Elsewhen Press in the spring of 2025, and the final book in The Cursed Weapons trilogy with SmashBear will follow shortly after.
A Second Class Archer, Aerin has had various careers in school/university administration and insurance, as well as a stint at the local library, but writing is her passion. She also loves to draw, and is a keen fantasy cartographer, designing maps for her worlds. Aerin enjoys travelling, taking inspiration from nature and landscapes for settings and characters in her books.
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Title 1: THE AMETHYST TALISMAN – THE CURSED WEAPONS TRILOGY BOOK ONE
GENRE: Upper YA Fantasy Romance
FORMAT: Paperback (First Edition)
Title 2: THE MALACHITE QUEST – THE CURSED WEAPONS TRILOGY BOOK TWO
GENRE: Upper YA Fantasy Romance
FORMAT: Paperback (First Edition)
Both Books Signed – Dedications are Available
Book 1:
An innocent assassin. An oppressed prince. A curse to bind them.
A world broken by civil war. Merciless assassins that will kill anyone for the right price. A forbidden love destined to destroy everything.
Amethyst is the deadliest assassin in the Five Lands. Known as Lady Merciless, Amethyst has never failed a mission and she has never missed her mark. But she hides a terrible secret from the Iolite Coterie of Assassins - a secret that would land her at the top of their hit list.
When she’s accused of murdering the Crown Princess of Aerba and stealing a gem of legend, Amethyst’s reputation quickly comes to haunt her. Cursed by the King, she must find the true assassin and thief, or the Curse will kill her. The last thing Amethyst needs on her quest is Prince Valerian, sent with her to avenge his sister’s murder.
Forced to work together, Amethyst and Valerian’s destinies become entwined as they search for the assassin and gemstone. With the curse slowly draining Amethyst’s life, and the Coterie setting their sights on Valerian, it’s not only their lives that are at risk - but their hearts too.
Book 2:
A fugitive sister. A captive brother. The quest for Malachite begins.
With two countries teetering on the brink of war, Samphire and Valerian continue their
search for Samphire’s brother, Malachite, and the legendary Fire Opal stolen from Valerian’s
home.
Now aware of the Fire Opal’s possible power and the existence of magic, they forge on with
their friends in a possibly futile attempt to recover what has been stolen before they lose
everything.
Samphire and Valerian are only at the start of this dangerous journey, one that will test their
love to breaking point as heartache beckons and an old friend of Samphire’s returns. With assassins in pursuit, they must fight to stay alive if they are to succeed in their perilous
quest.
Will their magical discoveries aid or hinder them? Will their love be strong enough to conquer every obstacle? And will they reach Samphire’s brother in time to save him - or is it already too late?
THE AUTHOR:
Aerin Apeltun is an English writer based in the East of England. Aerin started writing stories as a child, and always loved reading about fantasy worlds, imagining herself within those worlds and joining in the adventures with the characters. She now loves to develop and write about her own worlds and mythologies.
Having been listed in a number of writing competitions, her debut YA Fantasy trilogy was acquired by SmashBear Publishing in 2022, and The Amethyst Talisman, the first in The Cursed Weaponstrilogy, was published in July 2023. The second book, The Malachite Quest, followed in March 2024. Her Upper YA Romantasy, Crystal Bloods, is to be published with Elsewhen Press in the spring of 2025, and the final book in The Cursed Weapons trilogy with SmashBear will follow shortly after.
A Second Class Archer, Aerin has had various careers in school/university administration and insurance, as well as a stint at the local library, but writing is her passion. She also loves to draw, and is a keen fantasy cartographer, designing maps for her worlds. Aerin enjoys travelling, taking inspiration from nature and landscapes for settings and characters in her books.
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Sophie Kinsella
Sophie Kinsella
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Title: The Burnout
Genre: Humour - Medical
Format: Hardback
Signed: Dedication NOT Available
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book :
The irresistible new romantic comedy from the number one bestselling author.
Discover the joy that awaits when you set yourself free...
Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent). Sasha has hit a brick wall (literally).
Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she loved as a child. But it's off-season, the hotel is falling apart and now she has to share the beach with someone else: a grumpy, stressed-out guy called Finn. How can she commune with nature when he's sitting on a rock, watching her? Especially when they don't agree on burnout cures. (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming, secret chocolate bars; Finn: drinking whisky.)
But when curious messages start appearing on the beach, Sasha and Finn are forced to begin talking - about everything. What's the mystery? Why are they both burned out? What exactly is 'manifesting', anyway?
They might discover that they have more in common than they think...
****
'Deliciously pacey and absorbing' Daily Mail
'Such a hilarious, joyous, life-affirming book; I never wanted it to end' JENNY COLGAN
'An absolute joy. . . wickedly funny and blissfully romantic' Sunday Express
The Author:
Sophie Kinsella is a writer and former financial journalist. She is the number one bestselling author of Can You Keep a Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, My Not So Perfect Life, Surprise Me, the hugely popular Shopaholic novels and the Young Adult novel Finding Audrey. She lives in the UK with her husband and family. She is also the author of the children's series Mummy Fairy and Me / Fairy Mom and Me, and several bestselling novels under the name of Madeleine Wickham.
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Genre: Humour - Medical
Format: Hardback
Signed: Dedication NOT Available
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book :
The irresistible new romantic comedy from the number one bestselling author.
Discover the joy that awaits when you set yourself free...
Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent). Sasha has hit a brick wall (literally).
Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she loved as a child. But it's off-season, the hotel is falling apart and now she has to share the beach with someone else: a grumpy, stressed-out guy called Finn. How can she commune with nature when he's sitting on a rock, watching her? Especially when they don't agree on burnout cures. (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming, secret chocolate bars; Finn: drinking whisky.)
But when curious messages start appearing on the beach, Sasha and Finn are forced to begin talking - about everything. What's the mystery? Why are they both burned out? What exactly is 'manifesting', anyway?
They might discover that they have more in common than they think...
****
'Deliciously pacey and absorbing' Daily Mail
'Such a hilarious, joyous, life-affirming book; I never wanted it to end' JENNY COLGAN
'An absolute joy. . . wickedly funny and blissfully romantic' Sunday Express
The Author:
Sophie Kinsella is a writer and former financial journalist. She is the number one bestselling author of Can You Keep a Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, My Not So Perfect Life, Surprise Me, the hugely popular Shopaholic novels and the Young Adult novel Finding Audrey. She lives in the UK with her husband and family. She is also the author of the children's series Mummy Fairy and Me / Fairy Mom and Me, and several bestselling novels under the name of Madeleine Wickham.
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Website: https://www.sophiekinsella.co.uk
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£ 12
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Sara Downing
Sara Downing
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101
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*Two Book Package*
Title 1: The Lost Boy
Genre: Paranormal - Horror
Format: Paperbacks
Signed - Dedications are Available
Title 2: A Head Over Heels Christmas
Genre: Romantic Comedy - Christmas
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedications are Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book; The Lost Boy
A mystery boy. A woman with no past. A bond which goes beyond both their lifetimes…
When Clara finds a young boy playing in the grounds of her country home, she asks who brought him there. ‘You did,’ he says. But Clara has never seen him before.
As a secretive friendship grows between Clara and the boy, Alfie, the similarities in their pasts begin to emerge. Clara has no memory of the life she led before waking from a coma, and nor can Alfie recall his own younger years.
Clara delves into the history of the house, and learns of a tragic event which happened centuries ago. Could this explain the connection between herself and Alfie? If she is right, then the future is bleak for both of them. Clara tries to convince her loved ones that she is caught up in something none of them can fully comprehend, but can she change the course of fate, or will history simply keep repeating itself, again and again?
The Book: A Head Over Heels Christmas
Best friends Evie, Grace and Alex – plus their husbands and many offspring – descend on the romantic Italian city of Florence for a magical Christmas holiday.
The three couples are excited for their winter break – and all for different reasons. Evie and James haven’t seen their eldest daughter, Immy, for months, and Evie hopes the trip will smooth relations between James and Immy’s French boyfriend, Pascal. Alex and Mark can’t wait to have their five children back together under the same roof for the first time in ages. And Grace and Tom are simply looking forward to their first overseas trip in years with their ten-year-old twins.
The stage is set: a few days of sightseeing around the famous galleries and museums, exploring the backstreets of the Medieval city, cosy bistro lunches, and the pièce de résistance, Christmas dinner at a luxury hotel. It’s all going to be so perfect…
But Evie and James’ world is about to be rocked. Immy has some news, which none of them could have seen coming. As the Christmas spirit flows and old friendships are renewed, can the friends help Evie and James come to terms with the changes to their family, or as the snow begins to fall, is it the end of life as they know it?
This festive romantic comedy picks up with the characters from Head Over Heels, Hand On Heart – and Urban Venus – as they continue their adventures. But you don’t need to have read the other books to enjoy this standalone story!
The Author:
Sara Downing is an award-winning author of several genres, including romance and historical fiction. More recently she has become fascinated with the supernatural. Her first book in this genre, 'The Lost Boy', was followed up by 'I Let You Fall', which was the WINNER in the RNA Romantic Novel Awards 2023, Fantasy Romantic Novel category.
Sara lives in rural Worcestershire with her husband, three almost grown-up children, a Labrador and a cat. Before children she was a Chartered Accountant, but always knew her dream career lay elsewhere. She started writing in 2009 and hasn't since yearned to return to the world of accountancy.
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Title 1: The Lost Boy
Genre: Paranormal - Horror
Format: Paperbacks
Signed - Dedications are Available
Title 2: A Head Over Heels Christmas
Genre: Romantic Comedy - Christmas
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedications are Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book; The Lost Boy
A mystery boy. A woman with no past. A bond which goes beyond both their lifetimes…
When Clara finds a young boy playing in the grounds of her country home, she asks who brought him there. ‘You did,’ he says. But Clara has never seen him before.
As a secretive friendship grows between Clara and the boy, Alfie, the similarities in their pasts begin to emerge. Clara has no memory of the life she led before waking from a coma, and nor can Alfie recall his own younger years.
Clara delves into the history of the house, and learns of a tragic event which happened centuries ago. Could this explain the connection between herself and Alfie? If she is right, then the future is bleak for both of them. Clara tries to convince her loved ones that she is caught up in something none of them can fully comprehend, but can she change the course of fate, or will history simply keep repeating itself, again and again?
The Book: A Head Over Heels Christmas
Best friends Evie, Grace and Alex – plus their husbands and many offspring – descend on the romantic Italian city of Florence for a magical Christmas holiday.
The three couples are excited for their winter break – and all for different reasons. Evie and James haven’t seen their eldest daughter, Immy, for months, and Evie hopes the trip will smooth relations between James and Immy’s French boyfriend, Pascal. Alex and Mark can’t wait to have their five children back together under the same roof for the first time in ages. And Grace and Tom are simply looking forward to their first overseas trip in years with their ten-year-old twins.
The stage is set: a few days of sightseeing around the famous galleries and museums, exploring the backstreets of the Medieval city, cosy bistro lunches, and the pièce de résistance, Christmas dinner at a luxury hotel. It’s all going to be so perfect…
But Evie and James’ world is about to be rocked. Immy has some news, which none of them could have seen coming. As the Christmas spirit flows and old friendships are renewed, can the friends help Evie and James come to terms with the changes to their family, or as the snow begins to fall, is it the end of life as they know it?
This festive romantic comedy picks up with the characters from Head Over Heels, Hand On Heart – and Urban Venus – as they continue their adventures. But you don’t need to have read the other books to enjoy this standalone story!
The Author:
Sara Downing is an award-winning author of several genres, including romance and historical fiction. More recently she has become fascinated with the supernatural. Her first book in this genre, 'The Lost Boy', was followed up by 'I Let You Fall', which was the WINNER in the RNA Romantic Novel Awards 2023, Fantasy Romantic Novel category.
Sara lives in rural Worcestershire with her husband, three almost grown-up children, a Labrador and a cat. Before children she was a Chartered Accountant, but always knew her dream career lay elsewhere. She started writing in 2009 and hasn't since yearned to return to the world of accountancy.
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Ella Cook
Ella Cook
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102
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Book Title: Healing Hearts in the Little Village
(and the rest of the Broclington series!)
Genre: Rom Com
Format: Paperback, rare proof copy. Signed, with personalised dedication
Bids Accepted: UK (unless bidders willing to pay international shipping – sorry)
The Book: Do you want to grab the first three Broclington books, some lovely book lover gifts and a delicious bar of chocolate to enjoy as you read? Here’s your chance!
And… if bidding reaches more than £50 – I’ll give you the option to name a character in my next book (NB there’s already a fourth Broclington book in edits, so it will be the book after that!)
Healing Hearts is the next (third) book in the Broclington series – and here’s what the publisher says:
‘You had me at cozy second chance romance with a village setting! Comforting and heart-warming. Just delicious!’ Emma Bennet, author of The Baby Plan
ESCAPE THE CITY TO THE PICTURESQUE COTSWOLDS IN THIS GORGEOUS SECOND-CHANCE ROMANCE.
When social media star Rick Finnegan’s drunken antics leave a café in the tiny village of Broclington damaged, he’s sentenced to community service. He must give back to the villagers he upset.
Rick’s sent to the Little Village Sanctuary, a haven for injured and neglected animals, run by the feisty and fiercely independent, Angela Turner.
Angela does not want Rick in her sanctuary. He’s late on his first day, and she’s sure he cares more about his appearance and online followers than getting his hands dirty.
But whilst Angela might not like Rick, the animals adore him. Working together nursing an unloved parrot called Mallow and reassuring Ernie, the sanctuary’s resident donkey, their shared passion for animals quickly turns into an unexpected chemistry.
As Angela and Rick become closer they realise they both have a lot to learn about redemption — and love.
And perhaps second chances can be found in the most unexpected places.
The Author: Hi, I’m Ella, and I’m so glad you’ve found my books because I’m thrilled to welcome you into my world! It’s one filled with romance, laughter and a sprinkle of magic – because even though life often throws us a lot of challenges and sadness, I believe there’s always hope too. And that’s what I look for in life, and write about – hope, healing, second chances and love… usually with some tears and a lot of laughter thrown in too, because that’s life as I try to live it.
I’ve always felt that if just one person feels just a bit better after reading one of my books then it’s worth every word I type.
So I hope you find some laughter, sparkle, hope and magic here – even if it is just for a few minutes.
Xx Ella
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(and the rest of the Broclington series!)
Genre: Rom Com
Format: Paperback, rare proof copy. Signed, with personalised dedication
Bids Accepted: UK (unless bidders willing to pay international shipping – sorry)
The Book: Do you want to grab the first three Broclington books, some lovely book lover gifts and a delicious bar of chocolate to enjoy as you read? Here’s your chance!
And… if bidding reaches more than £50 – I’ll give you the option to name a character in my next book (NB there’s already a fourth Broclington book in edits, so it will be the book after that!)
Healing Hearts is the next (third) book in the Broclington series – and here’s what the publisher says:
‘You had me at cozy second chance romance with a village setting! Comforting and heart-warming. Just delicious!’ Emma Bennet, author of The Baby Plan
ESCAPE THE CITY TO THE PICTURESQUE COTSWOLDS IN THIS GORGEOUS SECOND-CHANCE ROMANCE.
When social media star Rick Finnegan’s drunken antics leave a café in the tiny village of Broclington damaged, he’s sentenced to community service. He must give back to the villagers he upset.
Rick’s sent to the Little Village Sanctuary, a haven for injured and neglected animals, run by the feisty and fiercely independent, Angela Turner.
Angela does not want Rick in her sanctuary. He’s late on his first day, and she’s sure he cares more about his appearance and online followers than getting his hands dirty.
But whilst Angela might not like Rick, the animals adore him. Working together nursing an unloved parrot called Mallow and reassuring Ernie, the sanctuary’s resident donkey, their shared passion for animals quickly turns into an unexpected chemistry.
As Angela and Rick become closer they realise they both have a lot to learn about redemption — and love.
And perhaps second chances can be found in the most unexpected places.
The Author: Hi, I’m Ella, and I’m so glad you’ve found my books because I’m thrilled to welcome you into my world! It’s one filled with romance, laughter and a sprinkle of magic – because even though life often throws us a lot of challenges and sadness, I believe there’s always hope too. And that’s what I look for in life, and write about – hope, healing, second chances and love… usually with some tears and a lot of laughter thrown in too, because that’s life as I try to live it.
I’ve always felt that if just one person feels just a bit better after reading one of my books then it’s worth every word I type.
So I hope you find some laughter, sparkle, hope and magic here – even if it is just for a few minutes.
Xx Ella
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£ 16
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Eva Jordon
Eva Jordon
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104
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Book Title: A Gift Called Hope
Genre: Holiday Fiction, Romance Literary Fiction, Family Life Fiction
Format: Paperback - First Edition
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Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book :
Will it take a miracle to restore joy this Christmas?
Six-year-old Jack is counting the days to Christmas. But his grandmother is just counting the days until it’s over. For Jill, the holiday comes with painful memories, and she wants to escape the recent past and its tragedies.
It’s only for little Jack’s sake that Jill tolerates the tree and decorations. Her dream is to spend it with the curtains drawn.
But this season, she may stumble onto a miracle that restores hope in her heart . . .
“A beautiful, poignant read . . . straight from the heart . . . heart breaking and heart-warming in equal measure. Once I had started reading it I couldn’t put it down . . . beautiful.” —Amazon reviewer
The Author:
Eva, a devoted mother, stepmother, and grandmother, 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 currently lives in Cambridgeshire. Her novels are best described as family-based dramas that often take a humorous but sometimes tragic and poignant look at contemporary family life. Like her previous novels, A Gift Called Hope, which is a Christmas story with a difference, does not shy away from difficult subject matters. However, Eva always makes it her goal to leave her readers feeling uplifted and inspired because, despite the hardships of life, she believes 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.She has released five books to date and is currently working on her sixth. A Gift Called Hope is her fourth novel.
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Genre: Holiday Fiction, Romance Literary Fiction, Family Life Fiction
Format: Paperback - First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book :
Will it take a miracle to restore joy this Christmas?
Six-year-old Jack is counting the days to Christmas. But his grandmother is just counting the days until it’s over. For Jill, the holiday comes with painful memories, and she wants to escape the recent past and its tragedies.
It’s only for little Jack’s sake that Jill tolerates the tree and decorations. Her dream is to spend it with the curtains drawn.
But this season, she may stumble onto a miracle that restores hope in her heart . . .
“A beautiful, poignant read . . . straight from the heart . . . heart breaking and heart-warming in equal measure. Once I had started reading it I couldn’t put it down . . . beautiful.” —Amazon reviewer
The Author:
Eva, a devoted mother, stepmother, and grandmother, 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 currently lives in Cambridgeshire. Her novels are best described as family-based dramas that often take a humorous but sometimes tragic and poignant look at contemporary family life. Like her previous novels, A Gift Called Hope, which is a Christmas story with a difference, does not shy away from difficult subject matters. However, Eva always makes it her goal to leave her readers feeling uplifted and inspired because, despite the hardships of life, she believes 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.She has released five books to date and is currently working on her sixth. A Gift Called Hope is her fourth novel.
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Title: The Summer of Magic Moments
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback First Edition
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When a seaside escape spells a little romance . . .
Claire is ready for a bright new chapter. Winding her way to the coast for a cosy cottage retreat, she prays that three weeks of blissful peace and summer sunshine will wash away the pain of the last year.
Claire’s a survivor – she’s growing proud of the scars that prove it – and she’s determined to make the most of each and every day, to seize those little magic moments that give life its sparkle.
Her plan for peaceful solitude goes awry when handsome, brooding Ed turns up in the cottage next door. Will a little summer romance prove the worst distraction? Or might it be the perfect remedy?
The Author:
Family, friends, food, a glass of bubbly and, of course, a good book make me smile. I love writing emotional stories about love, loss, betrayal, and family, that explore how complex and yet beautiful love can be. I also like to write romantic comedy, letting the characters have a bit of flirty fun too! I believe in following your dreams and working hard towards them, which led me to Harper Impulse (Harper Collins) and a publishing deal (woop!) after many years of writing. Stunning Northumberland is my home – sandy beaches, castles and gorgeous countryside that have inspired my writing.
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback First Edition
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When a seaside escape spells a little romance . . .
Claire is ready for a bright new chapter. Winding her way to the coast for a cosy cottage retreat, she prays that three weeks of blissful peace and summer sunshine will wash away the pain of the last year.
Claire’s a survivor – she’s growing proud of the scars that prove it – and she’s determined to make the most of each and every day, to seize those little magic moments that give life its sparkle.
Her plan for peaceful solitude goes awry when handsome, brooding Ed turns up in the cottage next door. Will a little summer romance prove the worst distraction? Or might it be the perfect remedy?
The Author:
Family, friends, food, a glass of bubbly and, of course, a good book make me smile. I love writing emotional stories about love, loss, betrayal, and family, that explore how complex and yet beautiful love can be. I also like to write romantic comedy, letting the characters have a bit of flirty fun too! I believe in following your dreams and working hard towards them, which led me to Harper Impulse (Harper Collins) and a publishing deal (woop!) after many years of writing. Stunning Northumberland is my home – sandy beaches, castles and gorgeous countryside that have inspired my writing.
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*Two Book Special*
Title 1: The Cosy Tea Shop In The Castle
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Cosy Christmas Tea Shop
Genre: Contemporary Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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The Book 1:
When Ellie Hall lands her dream job running the little teashop in the beautiful but crumbling Claverham Castle, it’s the perfect escape from her humdrum job in the city. Life is definitely on the rise as Ellie replaces spreadsheets for scones, and continues her Nanna’s brilliant baking legacy.
When Lord Henry, the stick-in-the-mud owner, threatens to burst her baking bubble with his old-fashioned ways, Ellie wonders if she might have bitten off more than she can chew. But cupcake by cupcake she wins the locals over, including teashop stalwart, Doris, and Ellie’s showstopping bakes look set to go down in castle history!
Now all that’s missing in Ellie’s life is a slice of romance – can Joe, the brooding estate manager, be the one to put the cherry on the top of Ellie’s dream?
The Book 2;
From sleigh bells to wedding bells . . .
After a rocky start, Ellie Hall baked her way into everyone’s hearts at Claverham Castle – even the miserly Lord Henry was won over – and the run-down teashop regained its old sparkle.
Now Ellie has upgraded cupcakes for fairytale masterpieces as the proud caterer for an ever-growing list of weddings at the castle. The teashop team love baking to the tune of happy ever afters, but can they pull together when a certain bridezilla pushes them all to boiling point?
Christmas is just around the corner, and a last minute booking threatens to snow the team under. Ellie and her hunky hubby Joe have their own Christmas dreams to chase, but they’re determined to pull through and give this special couple the winter wonderland wedding they deserve.
Will Christmas at the Cosy Teashop be a showstopper to remember?
The Author:
Family, friends, food, a glass of bubbly and, of course, a good book make me smile. I love writing emotional stories about love, loss, betrayal, and family, that explore how complex and yet beautiful love can be. I also like to write romantic comedy, letting the characters have a bit of flirty fun too! I believe in following your dreams and working hard towards them, which led me to Harper Impulse (Harper Collins) and a publishing deal (woop!) after many years of writing. Stunning Northumberland is my home – sandy beaches, castles and gorgeous countryside that have inspired my writing.
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Title 1: The Cosy Tea Shop In The Castle
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Title 2: The Cosy Christmas Tea Shop
Genre: Contemporary Romance - Christmas
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book 1:
When Ellie Hall lands her dream job running the little teashop in the beautiful but crumbling Claverham Castle, it’s the perfect escape from her humdrum job in the city. Life is definitely on the rise as Ellie replaces spreadsheets for scones, and continues her Nanna’s brilliant baking legacy.
When Lord Henry, the stick-in-the-mud owner, threatens to burst her baking bubble with his old-fashioned ways, Ellie wonders if she might have bitten off more than she can chew. But cupcake by cupcake she wins the locals over, including teashop stalwart, Doris, and Ellie’s showstopping bakes look set to go down in castle history!
Now all that’s missing in Ellie’s life is a slice of romance – can Joe, the brooding estate manager, be the one to put the cherry on the top of Ellie’s dream?
The Book 2;
From sleigh bells to wedding bells . . .
After a rocky start, Ellie Hall baked her way into everyone’s hearts at Claverham Castle – even the miserly Lord Henry was won over – and the run-down teashop regained its old sparkle.
Now Ellie has upgraded cupcakes for fairytale masterpieces as the proud caterer for an ever-growing list of weddings at the castle. The teashop team love baking to the tune of happy ever afters, but can they pull together when a certain bridezilla pushes them all to boiling point?
Christmas is just around the corner, and a last minute booking threatens to snow the team under. Ellie and her hunky hubby Joe have their own Christmas dreams to chase, but they’re determined to pull through and give this special couple the winter wonderland wedding they deserve.
Will Christmas at the Cosy Teashop be a showstopper to remember?
The Author:
Family, friends, food, a glass of bubbly and, of course, a good book make me smile. I love writing emotional stories about love, loss, betrayal, and family, that explore how complex and yet beautiful love can be. I also like to write romantic comedy, letting the characters have a bit of flirty fun too! I believe in following your dreams and working hard towards them, which led me to Harper Impulse (Harper Collins) and a publishing deal (woop!) after many years of writing. Stunning Northumberland is my home – sandy beaches, castles and gorgeous countryside that have inspired my writing.
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Bea Fitzgerald
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Title: The End Crowns All
Genre: Y/A - Greek Myth
Format: Hardback - First Edition - Sprayed Edges
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The Book;
Love caused this war. At least, that's what the stories will say.
When Cassandra's patron god, Apollo, offers her the gift of prophecy - and all the power that comes with it - she seizes the opportunity. But when she fails to uphold her end of the agreement, she discovers just how very far she has to fall. No one believes her visions. Which all seem to be of one girl - and she's going to start a war.
Helen fled Sparta in pursuit of love - though that's proving more elusive than she'd hoped. Far from home, Helen's navigating all the politics and backstabbing of the Trojan court.
And one princess seems particularly intent on driving her from the city. . .
But when war finally strikes, it's more than the army at their walls they must contend with. Cassandra and Helen might hold the key to reweaving fate itself - especially with the prophetic strands drawing them ever closer together.
But how do you change your future when the gods themselves are dictating your demise?
The Author:
Hi, I'm Bea Fitzgerald and I love stories which is probably why I've shaped my life around them.
I write romantic YA fantasy fiction inspired by Greek mythology. My debut Hades and Persephone reimagining Girl, Goddess, Queen was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It has been shortlisted for numerous awards and won Fantasy Romance of the Year (2024) at the RNAs. It will be published in thirteen languages (and counting!).
I also write dark, messy adult fiction and my debut adult thriller Then Things Went Dark is publishing in August 2024.
Outside of my writing, I'm a content creator, sharing my love of Greek mythology under the handle @chaosonolympus. Come join me on TikTok and Instagram for bad costumes and worse acting.
After many years working in publishing, I am now a writing coach at The Novelry and dream of one day owning a dog.
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Genre: Y/A - Greek Myth
Format: Hardback - First Edition - Sprayed Edges
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The Book;
Love caused this war. At least, that's what the stories will say.
When Cassandra's patron god, Apollo, offers her the gift of prophecy - and all the power that comes with it - she seizes the opportunity. But when she fails to uphold her end of the agreement, she discovers just how very far she has to fall. No one believes her visions. Which all seem to be of one girl - and she's going to start a war.
Helen fled Sparta in pursuit of love - though that's proving more elusive than she'd hoped. Far from home, Helen's navigating all the politics and backstabbing of the Trojan court.
And one princess seems particularly intent on driving her from the city. . .
But when war finally strikes, it's more than the army at their walls they must contend with. Cassandra and Helen might hold the key to reweaving fate itself - especially with the prophetic strands drawing them ever closer together.
But how do you change your future when the gods themselves are dictating your demise?
The Author:
Hi, I'm Bea Fitzgerald and I love stories which is probably why I've shaped my life around them.
I write romantic YA fantasy fiction inspired by Greek mythology. My debut Hades and Persephone reimagining Girl, Goddess, Queen was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. It has been shortlisted for numerous awards and won Fantasy Romance of the Year (2024) at the RNAs. It will be published in thirteen languages (and counting!).
I also write dark, messy adult fiction and my debut adult thriller Then Things Went Dark is publishing in August 2024.
Outside of my writing, I'm a content creator, sharing my love of Greek mythology under the handle @chaosonolympus. Come join me on TikTok and Instagram for bad costumes and worse acting.
After many years working in publishing, I am now a writing coach at The Novelry and dream of one day owning a dog.
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Double Festive Special
Title 1: The Christmas Spirit
Title 2: Return of the Christmas Spirit
Genre: Contemporary Fiction- Christmas
Format: Paperbacks
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Book 1 Blurb: The Christmas Spirit
Natalie Hope takes over the reins of the Sugar and Spice bakery and café with the intention of injecting some Christmas spirit. Something her regulars badly need.
Newly dumped Rebecca is stuck in a job with no prospects, has lost her home and is struggling to see a way forward.
Pensioner Stanley is dreading his first Christmas alone without his beloved wife, who passed away earlier this year. How will he ever feel whole again?
Graduate Jacob is still out of work despite making hundreds of applications. Will he be forced to go against his instincts and ask his unsympathetic parents for help?
Spiky workaholic Meredith hates the jollity of family gatherings and would rather stay home with a box set and a posh ready meal. Will she finally realise what’s important in life?
Natalie sprinkles a little magic to try to spread some festive cheer and restore Christmas spirit, but will she succeed?
Book 2 Blurb: Return of the Christmas Spirit
Christmas is just around the corner when the enigmatic Star begins working at Butterburn library, but not everyone is embracing the spirit of the season.
Arianna is anxious about her mock exams. With her father living abroad and her mother working three jobs to keep them afloat, she doesn’t have much support at home.
The bank is threatening to repossess Evan’s house, and he has no idea how he will get through Christmas with two children who are used to getting everything they want.
After 23 years of marriage, Patricia’s husband announces he’s moving out of the family home, and moving in with his secretary. Patricia puts a brave face on things, but inside she’s devastated and lost.
Stressed-out Daniel is doing the work of three people in his sales job, plus looking after his kids and his sick wife. Pulled in too many different directions, he hasn’t even had a chance to think about Christmas.
Can Star, the library’s Good Samaritan, help set them on the path to happiness this Christmas?
Author Bio:
Susan Buchanan lives in South Lanarkshire, Scotland with her husband and their two children. She writes contemporary women's fiction and romantic comedies, Her books are: Sign of the Times, The Dating Game, The Christmas Spirit, Return of the Christmas Spirit, Just One Day - Winter, Just One Day - Spring, Just One Day - Summer and Just One Day - Autumn.
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Title 1: The Christmas Spirit
Title 2: Return of the Christmas Spirit
Genre: Contemporary Fiction- Christmas
Format: Paperbacks
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Book 1 Blurb: The Christmas Spirit
Natalie Hope takes over the reins of the Sugar and Spice bakery and café with the intention of injecting some Christmas spirit. Something her regulars badly need.
Newly dumped Rebecca is stuck in a job with no prospects, has lost her home and is struggling to see a way forward.
Pensioner Stanley is dreading his first Christmas alone without his beloved wife, who passed away earlier this year. How will he ever feel whole again?
Graduate Jacob is still out of work despite making hundreds of applications. Will he be forced to go against his instincts and ask his unsympathetic parents for help?
Spiky workaholic Meredith hates the jollity of family gatherings and would rather stay home with a box set and a posh ready meal. Will she finally realise what’s important in life?
Natalie sprinkles a little magic to try to spread some festive cheer and restore Christmas spirit, but will she succeed?
Book 2 Blurb: Return of the Christmas Spirit
Christmas is just around the corner when the enigmatic Star begins working at Butterburn library, but not everyone is embracing the spirit of the season.
Arianna is anxious about her mock exams. With her father living abroad and her mother working three jobs to keep them afloat, she doesn’t have much support at home.
The bank is threatening to repossess Evan’s house, and he has no idea how he will get through Christmas with two children who are used to getting everything they want.
After 23 years of marriage, Patricia’s husband announces he’s moving out of the family home, and moving in with his secretary. Patricia puts a brave face on things, but inside she’s devastated and lost.
Stressed-out Daniel is doing the work of three people in his sales job, plus looking after his kids and his sick wife. Pulled in too many different directions, he hasn’t even had a chance to think about Christmas.
Can Star, the library’s Good Samaritan, help set them on the path to happiness this Christmas?
Author Bio:
Susan Buchanan lives in South Lanarkshire, Scotland with her husband and their two children. She writes contemporary women's fiction and romantic comedies, Her books are: Sign of the Times, The Dating Game, The Christmas Spirit, Return of the Christmas Spirit, Just One Day - Winter, Just One Day - Spring, Just One Day - Summer and Just One Day - Autumn.
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Carmel Harrington
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Title: The Lighthouse Secret
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback First Edition
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Family secrets never stay buried…
1951, Ireland
On the windswept Cork coast, the lighthouse-keepers’ wives wait, watching the sea. Their husbands are coming home. But one secret can never be revealed.
2023, Maine
Decades later, Mollie Kenefick receives an anonymous note: Family secrets never stay buried. The only person she can ask is her grandmother – however, Beth made a vow that she swore never to break.
But someone knows what happened that summer in 1951, and it seems they’re not happy keeping silent . . .
The Author:
Carmel Harrington is an International bestseller of twelve novels, from Co. Wexford, where she lives with her husband, children and rescue dog, George Bailey.
Her latest novel, The Lighthouse Secret, was an instant Irish Times Bestseller and was described by The Sunday Times, as a ‘page-turner, with wonderfully descriptive language.’ Carmel’s debut was a multi-award-winning novel, and several books have been shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. She is a regular on Irish TV screens and radio, and has been a guest speaker at Literary events in Ireland, UK and USA. She was also Chair of Wexford Literary Festival for three years.
Carmel’s emotional and gripping storytelling, with relatable characters, twisting plots and evocative locations, has captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Her novels, including The Girl From Donegal, A Mother’s Heart and The Moon Over Kilmore Quay have been Irish Times, Sunday Times, USA Today and Amazon bestsellers.
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Genre: Romance
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The Book;
Family secrets never stay buried…
1951, Ireland
On the windswept Cork coast, the lighthouse-keepers’ wives wait, watching the sea. Their husbands are coming home. But one secret can never be revealed.
2023, Maine
Decades later, Mollie Kenefick receives an anonymous note: Family secrets never stay buried. The only person she can ask is her grandmother – however, Beth made a vow that she swore never to break.
But someone knows what happened that summer in 1951, and it seems they’re not happy keeping silent . . .
The Author:
Carmel Harrington is an International bestseller of twelve novels, from Co. Wexford, where she lives with her husband, children and rescue dog, George Bailey.
Her latest novel, The Lighthouse Secret, was an instant Irish Times Bestseller and was described by The Sunday Times, as a ‘page-turner, with wonderfully descriptive language.’ Carmel’s debut was a multi-award-winning novel, and several books have been shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. She is a regular on Irish TV screens and radio, and has been a guest speaker at Literary events in Ireland, UK and USA. She was also Chair of Wexford Literary Festival for three years.
Carmel’s emotional and gripping storytelling, with relatable characters, twisting plots and evocative locations, has captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Her novels, including The Girl From Donegal, A Mother’s Heart and The Moon Over Kilmore Quay have been Irish Times, Sunday Times, USA Today and Amazon bestsellers.
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Holly Martin
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Book title: Christmas Wishes at Cranberry Cove
Genre: romantic comedy
Format: paperback
Signed: Yes, with dedication
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The Author:
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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Genre: romantic comedy
Format: paperback
Signed: Yes, with dedication
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The Book :
The Author:
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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Sophie Claire
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Title: THIS CHRISTMAS IN PARIS
Genre: women's fiction
Format: paperback
Dedication Available: yes
Postage & Packaging; FREE
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book :
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?
The Author:
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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Genre: women's fiction
Format: paperback
Dedication Available: yes
Postage & Packaging; FREE
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The Book :
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?
The Author:
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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Bella Osborne
Bella Osborne
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Two Book Bonanza
Title 1: Finding Love At Sunset Shore
Title 2: Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands
Genre - Rom Coms
Format - Paperbacks First Editions
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Book 1: Finding Love At Sunset Shore
Sometimes, you have to fake it until you make it…
Ros is too busy for a boyfriend; between work and looking after her poorly father, there’s no time left for a relationship. But when she overhears her dad's dying wish is for her to find love, Ros is determined to make it happen – or at least, make it look like it has.
Enter Cameron, a struggling mature student with a mountain of debt but a zest for life.
Ros, driven by love for her ailing dad, reluctantly agrees to the simple business transaction: paying Cameron to play the role of her boyfriend. Ros meticulously plans their fake relationship – but when Cameron decides to go off-script, chaos ensues.
As Ros and Cameron navigate the ups and downs of their faux romance, their differences drive each other crazy. But they may just need each other more than they think…
Book 2: Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands
Olivia Bingham is unlucky in love...
She's been ghosted more times than she can count, but this Christmas brings a glimmer of hope: Fraser Douglas,
a Scottish chef working at an idyllic hotel in the Highlands. He's sweet and sensitive, thoughtful and funny, not to
mention incredibly good looking – but there's a catch.
They've never actually met.
When Olivia tries to show her friends the hunky new man in her life, Fraser's online dating profile has vanished, and
Olivia fears the worst. Frustrated and wounded, she decides she's going to confront Fraser – face to face, in Scotland.
But when she arrives, things don't go exactly as planned. Worse still, Fraser doesn't seem to have any idea who she is...
The Author:
Bella has been jotting down stories as far back as she can remember but decided that 2013 would be the year that she finished a full length novel. Since then she’s written nine best-selling romantic comedies, two best-selling bookclub reads and won the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award.
Bella's stories are about friendship, love and coping with what life throws at you. She lives in Warwickshire, UK with her husband, daughter and a cat who thinks she’s a dog. When not writing Bella is usually eating custard creams and planning holidays.
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Title 1: Finding Love At Sunset Shore
Title 2: Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands
Genre - Rom Coms
Format - Paperbacks First Editions
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Bids Accepted: U.K. only please
Book 1: Finding Love At Sunset Shore
Sometimes, you have to fake it until you make it…
Ros is too busy for a boyfriend; between work and looking after her poorly father, there’s no time left for a relationship. But when she overhears her dad's dying wish is for her to find love, Ros is determined to make it happen – or at least, make it look like it has.
Enter Cameron, a struggling mature student with a mountain of debt but a zest for life.
Ros, driven by love for her ailing dad, reluctantly agrees to the simple business transaction: paying Cameron to play the role of her boyfriend. Ros meticulously plans their fake relationship – but when Cameron decides to go off-script, chaos ensues.
As Ros and Cameron navigate the ups and downs of their faux romance, their differences drive each other crazy. But they may just need each other more than they think…
Book 2: Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands
Olivia Bingham is unlucky in love...
She's been ghosted more times than she can count, but this Christmas brings a glimmer of hope: Fraser Douglas,
a Scottish chef working at an idyllic hotel in the Highlands. He's sweet and sensitive, thoughtful and funny, not to
mention incredibly good looking – but there's a catch.
They've never actually met.
When Olivia tries to show her friends the hunky new man in her life, Fraser's online dating profile has vanished, and
Olivia fears the worst. Frustrated and wounded, she decides she's going to confront Fraser – face to face, in Scotland.
But when she arrives, things don't go exactly as planned. Worse still, Fraser doesn't seem to have any idea who she is...
The Author:
Bella has been jotting down stories as far back as she can remember but decided that 2013 would be the year that she finished a full length novel. Since then she’s written nine best-selling romantic comedies, two best-selling bookclub reads and won the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award.
Bella's stories are about friendship, love and coping with what life throws at you. She lives in Warwickshire, UK with her husband, daughter and a cat who thinks she’s a dog. When not writing Bella is usually eating custard creams and planning holidays.
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Rachel Hore
Rachel Hore
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Book Title: THE HIDDEN YEARS
Genre: Historical
Format: Paperback First Edition
Signed - Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book :
Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hore’s captivating new novel of secrets, loss and betrayal - set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.
When talented musician Gray Robinson persuades Belle to abandon her university studies and follow him to Silverwood, home to an artistic community on the Cornish coast, Belle happily agrees even though they’ve only just met. She knows she is falling in love, and the thought of spending a carefree summer with Gray is all she can think about.
But being with Gray isn’t the only reason Belle agrees to accompany him to Silverwood.
Why does the name Silverwood sound so familiar?
What is its connection to a photo of her as a baby, taken on a nearby beach?
And who is Imogen Lockhart, a wartime nurse who lived at Silverwood many years ago?
As the summer months unfold, Belle begins to learn the truth – about secrets from the past that have been kept hidden, but also about the person she wants to be
The Author:
Rachel Hore worked in London publishing for many years before moving with her family to Norwich, Norfolk and turning to writing fiction.
Rachel is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dream House (2006), The Memory Garden (2007), The Glass Painter's Daughter (2009), which was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year 2010, A Place of Secrets (2010), which was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, and A Gathering Storm (2011), which was shortlisted for the RNA Historical Novel of the year, 2012. The Silent Tide was published in 2013, A Week in Paris in 2014 and The House on Bellevue Gardens in 2015.
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Genre: Historical
Format: Paperback First Edition
Signed - Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book :
Sunday Times bestseller Rachel Hore’s captivating new novel of secrets, loss and betrayal - set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.
When talented musician Gray Robinson persuades Belle to abandon her university studies and follow him to Silverwood, home to an artistic community on the Cornish coast, Belle happily agrees even though they’ve only just met. She knows she is falling in love, and the thought of spending a carefree summer with Gray is all she can think about.
But being with Gray isn’t the only reason Belle agrees to accompany him to Silverwood.
Why does the name Silverwood sound so familiar?
What is its connection to a photo of her as a baby, taken on a nearby beach?
And who is Imogen Lockhart, a wartime nurse who lived at Silverwood many years ago?
As the summer months unfold, Belle begins to learn the truth – about secrets from the past that have been kept hidden, but also about the person she wants to be
The Author:
Rachel Hore worked in London publishing for many years before moving with her family to Norwich, Norfolk and turning to writing fiction.
Rachel is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dream House (2006), The Memory Garden (2007), The Glass Painter's Daughter (2009), which was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Novel of the Year 2010, A Place of Secrets (2010), which was a Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, and A Gathering Storm (2011), which was shortlisted for the RNA Historical Novel of the year, 2012. The Silent Tide was published in 2013, A Week in Paris in 2014 and The House on Bellevue Gardens in 2015.
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Cass Grafton
Cass Grafton
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Title: Christmas at Polkerran Point, plus little gift bag
Format: Paperback (first edition)
Signed: Dedication is Available
Bid Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
Fate may have brought them together, but secrets seem destined to keep them apart…
An accident and a lost passport mean Gemma’s six-month sabbatical to go travelling is not off to a strong start. She heads to Polkerran Point to stay at her aunt’s while her new passport is processed and she recovers from the incident. Finding winter in the Cornish seaside village a little quiet, she’s keen to find a job to fill the time before she can resume her adventures abroad in the New Year.
Enter musician Matt. Newly moved into a secluded, renovated mill just up-river from Polkerran – complete with a recording studio – Matt is preparing for his band’s big reunion tour in the spring. Now all he needs is a live-in housekeeper, someone who will do everything for him so he won’t be distracted from recording new music.
Although Gemma’s life revolves around food—eating it, that is—she couldn’t boil a sausage if she tried. If only Matt could sing and she could cook, it would be a match made in heaven, but even as sparks fly between them, Gemma can sense Matt’s keeping secrets.
With them both destined to go separate ways once Christmas is over, is there any future for them or will the festive season in Cornwall soon be nothing more than a fading memory?
The Author:
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.
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Website: https://cassandragrafton.com/
Format: Paperback (first edition)
Signed: Dedication is Available
Bid Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
Fate may have brought them together, but secrets seem destined to keep them apart…
An accident and a lost passport mean Gemma’s six-month sabbatical to go travelling is not off to a strong start. She heads to Polkerran Point to stay at her aunt’s while her new passport is processed and she recovers from the incident. Finding winter in the Cornish seaside village a little quiet, she’s keen to find a job to fill the time before she can resume her adventures abroad in the New Year.
Enter musician Matt. Newly moved into a secluded, renovated mill just up-river from Polkerran – complete with a recording studio – Matt is preparing for his band’s big reunion tour in the spring. Now all he needs is a live-in housekeeper, someone who will do everything for him so he won’t be distracted from recording new music.
Although Gemma’s life revolves around food—eating it, that is—she couldn’t boil a sausage if she tried. If only Matt could sing and she could cook, it would be a match made in heaven, but even as sparks fly between them, Gemma can sense Matt’s keeping secrets.
With them both destined to go separate ways once Christmas is over, is there any future for them or will the festive season in Cornwall soon be nothing more than a fading memory?
The Author:
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.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cassie.grafton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassgraftonwriter
Website: https://cassandragrafton.com/
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Isabella May
Isabella May
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Book Title 1: To the Honeymoon and Back
Genre: Romcom
Format: Paperback
Book Title 2: Ice Skates and Cupcakes
Genre: Romcom
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book 1 : To the Honeymoon and Back
When TAYLOR’s husband commits his third crime against marriage, days into their honeymoon, cruelly laughing at her anaphylactic shock during a tasting session at Heavenly Devonly Honey Farm, she files for immediate divorce. It shouldn’t take a stranger to call an ambulance! Even if he is the swoonworthy Devonshire TV chef, ZACH KNIGHT.
Weeks later, sworn off men for eternity, travel journo Taylor reluctantly finds herself back in the West Country to work on a UK holiday hotspot assignment: destination Woolacombe. At least it’s north of the county, kind of far away from the bittersweet memories of her last visit to these parts.
But when Zach just happens to embark on a coastal tour to promote his latest cookbook, Taylor has her work cut out in more ways than one. He’s the last person she expects to raise her antennae when she checks into her hotel room to find that it's been double booked between the two of them... and there is nowhere else to stay in town.
The harder Taylor tries to bee-hive as their agendas outside the bedroom mysteriously fuse, the more Zach is bee-witched.
But can she give into temptation without getting stung?
A steamy and tasty meet-cute romance with a peanut sensitive protagonist and a golden retriever of a leading male.
The Book 2: The Book : Ice Skates and Cupcakes
Ex-ballerina and cupcake connoisseur, SUMMER SIMPSON is four years into running her controversial but successful cupcake emporium in Montmartre, Paris. All of which has created enough drama, but then there are the neighbours: grumpy but hot handball star, FABIEN ROBERT and his snooty, overbearing aunt.
When Fabien isn’t turning the heating off in their apartment block to annoy Summer, his beloved family member is circulating new streams of gossip in a bid to make her scurry back to the UK ‘where she belongs’.
But Summer is as tough as her sugarspun Eiffel Tower cupcake toppers… even in the snow flurries of a French winter. Until disaster strikes and a corporate Christmas delivery for the biggest business in the neighbourhood has the power to make or break the emporium, forcing even Fabien to defrost - and the sparks to fly.
Can the prickly Parisian really turn into the role model golden retriever boyfriend? Festive dates on the outdoor ice skating rink are well and good (and a fabulous excuse to dust down Summer’s pirouettes) but her business comes first and there’s no way she will share her heart with a man whose meddling family cannot be trusted.
A slow-burn - but steamy - enemies-to-lovers romcom dusted with lashings of icing sugar!
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Genre: Romcom
Format: Paperback
Book Title 2: Ice Skates and Cupcakes
Genre: Romcom
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedications are Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book 1 : To the Honeymoon and Back
When TAYLOR’s husband commits his third crime against marriage, days into their honeymoon, cruelly laughing at her anaphylactic shock during a tasting session at Heavenly Devonly Honey Farm, she files for immediate divorce. It shouldn’t take a stranger to call an ambulance! Even if he is the swoonworthy Devonshire TV chef, ZACH KNIGHT.
Weeks later, sworn off men for eternity, travel journo Taylor reluctantly finds herself back in the West Country to work on a UK holiday hotspot assignment: destination Woolacombe. At least it’s north of the county, kind of far away from the bittersweet memories of her last visit to these parts.
But when Zach just happens to embark on a coastal tour to promote his latest cookbook, Taylor has her work cut out in more ways than one. He’s the last person she expects to raise her antennae when she checks into her hotel room to find that it's been double booked between the two of them... and there is nowhere else to stay in town.
The harder Taylor tries to bee-hive as their agendas outside the bedroom mysteriously fuse, the more Zach is bee-witched.
But can she give into temptation without getting stung?
A steamy and tasty meet-cute romance with a peanut sensitive protagonist and a golden retriever of a leading male.
The Book 2: The Book : Ice Skates and Cupcakes
Ex-ballerina and cupcake connoisseur, SUMMER SIMPSON is four years into running her controversial but successful cupcake emporium in Montmartre, Paris. All of which has created enough drama, but then there are the neighbours: grumpy but hot handball star, FABIEN ROBERT and his snooty, overbearing aunt.
When Fabien isn’t turning the heating off in their apartment block to annoy Summer, his beloved family member is circulating new streams of gossip in a bid to make her scurry back to the UK ‘where she belongs’.
But Summer is as tough as her sugarspun Eiffel Tower cupcake toppers… even in the snow flurries of a French winter. Until disaster strikes and a corporate Christmas delivery for the biggest business in the neighbourhood has the power to make or break the emporium, forcing even Fabien to defrost - and the sparks to fly.
Can the prickly Parisian really turn into the role model golden retriever boyfriend? Festive dates on the outdoor ice skating rink are well and good (and a fabulous excuse to dust down Summer’s pirouettes) but her business comes first and there’s no way she will share her heart with a man whose meddling family cannot be trusted.
A slow-burn - but steamy - enemies-to-lovers romcom dusted with lashings of icing sugar!
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Jo Thomas
Jo Thomas
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Title 1 Love in Provence.
Title 2: Christmas in the Swiss Alps
Genre: Romantic fiction.
Format: Paperbacks.
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Title 1 Love in Provence.
Del moved to the south of France three years ago and hasn’t looked back. She’s found new friends, new purpose, and new love with gorgeous Fabien.
But just as harvest on her little lavender farm is due to begin, Del gets some shocking news. With no time to dwell as she welcomes a new crew of lavender pickers, she unexpectedly waves goodbye to Fabien for the summer.
Usually cooking – the thing she loves best – would help soothe her troubles, but Del doesn’t remember how . . . And then chef Zacharie comes to town, dropping another bombshell!
Over one summer in Provence that’s full of surprises, friends old and new rally round. Can they complete the harvest and pull the community back together? And if Fabien returns, will Del finally get her happy-ever-after?
Title 2: A Recipe for Christmas
When Clara signs up for a month of chocolate-making in Switzerland, she imagines the stunning scenery of the magical snowy Alps, a cute chalet and a cosy workshop like something from a Christmas advert.
What she isn’t expecting is chocolate-making bootcamp! In this stark laboratory, chocolate is everything. It’s a very serious set-up, with master chocolatiers to be revered and where favouritism and fanaticism, subterfuge and scandal are rife!
Clara is way out of her depth. But caught up in the world of chocolate school, picking her friends – and her enemies – carefully, she discovers a newfound passion. Until a secret is revealed, and Clara has to decide whether to risk everything she has for a new life and love…
About the author
Before becoming a radio producer Jo Thomas started working life in an ice cream van, then as a waitress in the South of France before returning to the UK and selling dancing flowers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Hamelys Toy Store in London. After Uni she worked for many years as a reporter and producer, including time at Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show.
Jo’s debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller and won both the RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the Festival of Romance Best eBook Award. Her recent book Escape to the French Farmhouse was a #1 bestselling eBook and in every one of her novels Jo loves to explore new countries and discover the food produced there, both of which she thoroughly enjoys researching. Jo lives in Pembrokeshire with her husband and three children, where cooking and gathering around the kitchen table are a hug
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Title 2: Christmas in the Swiss Alps
Genre: Romantic fiction.
Format: Paperbacks.
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
Title 1 Love in Provence.
Del moved to the south of France three years ago and hasn’t looked back. She’s found new friends, new purpose, and new love with gorgeous Fabien.
But just as harvest on her little lavender farm is due to begin, Del gets some shocking news. With no time to dwell as she welcomes a new crew of lavender pickers, she unexpectedly waves goodbye to Fabien for the summer.
Usually cooking – the thing she loves best – would help soothe her troubles, but Del doesn’t remember how . . . And then chef Zacharie comes to town, dropping another bombshell!
Over one summer in Provence that’s full of surprises, friends old and new rally round. Can they complete the harvest and pull the community back together? And if Fabien returns, will Del finally get her happy-ever-after?
Title 2: A Recipe for Christmas
When Clara signs up for a month of chocolate-making in Switzerland, she imagines the stunning scenery of the magical snowy Alps, a cute chalet and a cosy workshop like something from a Christmas advert.
What she isn’t expecting is chocolate-making bootcamp! In this stark laboratory, chocolate is everything. It’s a very serious set-up, with master chocolatiers to be revered and where favouritism and fanaticism, subterfuge and scandal are rife!
Clara is way out of her depth. But caught up in the world of chocolate school, picking her friends – and her enemies – carefully, she discovers a newfound passion. Until a secret is revealed, and Clara has to decide whether to risk everything she has for a new life and love…
About the author
Before becoming a radio producer Jo Thomas started working life in an ice cream van, then as a waitress in the South of France before returning to the UK and selling dancing flowers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Hamelys Toy Store in London. After Uni she worked for many years as a reporter and producer, including time at Radio 4's Woman's Hour and Radio 2's The Steve Wright Show.
Jo’s debut novel, The Oyster Catcher, was a runaway bestseller and won both the RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the Festival of Romance Best eBook Award. Her recent book Escape to the French Farmhouse was a #1 bestselling eBook and in every one of her novels Jo loves to explore new countries and discover the food produced there, both of which she thoroughly enjoys researching. Jo lives in Pembrokeshire with her husband and three children, where cooking and gathering around the kitchen table are a hug
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoThomasAuthor
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Francesca Catlow
Francesca Catlow
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Book Title: Found In Corfu
Genre: Women’s fiction and romance
Format: Paperback
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Theadora’s beloved Kassiopi is her home. From the tapestry of paved streets and the glittering shingle bays, to the technicolour of fishing boats lacing the harbour, she feels she belongs here. It doesn’t matter that she was adopted from Romania and brought to live in Corfu. This is her home.
When she decides to find out more about her heritage, her whole life begins to unravel. She could never imagine her loving family could be riddled with secrets. Her bright blue eyes and flowing blonde hair meant her parents could never keep her adoption a secret, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been telling the truth.
Theadora tries to push the revelations about her adoption to one side and enjoy her time with her boyfriend. It’s only when she can’t share a new discovery with him, but instead confides in her lifelong friend Dinos, that things truly unravel. Theadora isn’t safe. Her life is falling apart, and she doesn’t know who to trust.
With secrets and lies pulling her life apart, will Theadora pick safety or happiness? And who can she really trust? If she can find the strength to pursue the family that left her behind all those years ago, will they even want to see her at all?
The Author:
"I write passionate love stories featuring flawed and sometimes broken characters as they face a crossroads in their life. Sometimes these issues can be resolved, but what if they can’t? What if things outside of their control take root? I like to explore heart breaking themes and, at times, thrilling and dangerous narratives loaded with tension and suspense, all interlaced with meaningful and passionate love stories. Human emotions are always at the centre of my novels whilst also being whisked off to beautiful locations. To date, all of my published books are set on the lush Greek island of Corfu.
Escapism is key, I like my readers to get caught up in the unpredictable lives of my protagonists, as though you are catching up with a best friend whose life has hit a messy point. Not everything can be happily-ever-after, but there is beauty and love in all of my stories. I hope you enjoy them! "
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Genre: Women’s fiction and romance
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The Book:
Theadora’s beloved Kassiopi is her home. From the tapestry of paved streets and the glittering shingle bays, to the technicolour of fishing boats lacing the harbour, she feels she belongs here. It doesn’t matter that she was adopted from Romania and brought to live in Corfu. This is her home.
When she decides to find out more about her heritage, her whole life begins to unravel. She could never imagine her loving family could be riddled with secrets. Her bright blue eyes and flowing blonde hair meant her parents could never keep her adoption a secret, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been telling the truth.
Theadora tries to push the revelations about her adoption to one side and enjoy her time with her boyfriend. It’s only when she can’t share a new discovery with him, but instead confides in her lifelong friend Dinos, that things truly unravel. Theadora isn’t safe. Her life is falling apart, and she doesn’t know who to trust.
With secrets and lies pulling her life apart, will Theadora pick safety or happiness? And who can she really trust? If she can find the strength to pursue the family that left her behind all those years ago, will they even want to see her at all?
The Author:
"I write passionate love stories featuring flawed and sometimes broken characters as they face a crossroads in their life. Sometimes these issues can be resolved, but what if they can’t? What if things outside of their control take root? I like to explore heart breaking themes and, at times, thrilling and dangerous narratives loaded with tension and suspense, all interlaced with meaningful and passionate love stories. Human emotions are always at the centre of my novels whilst also being whisked off to beautiful locations. To date, all of my published books are set on the lush Greek island of Corfu.
Escapism is key, I like my readers to get caught up in the unpredictable lives of my protagonists, as though you are catching up with a best friend whose life has hit a messy point. Not everything can be happily-ever-after, but there is beauty and love in all of my stories. I hope you enjoy them! "
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Ana Sampson
Ana Sampson
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Title: Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright: Much-Loved Poems You Half-Remember
Genre: Poetry
Format: Hardback
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The Book;
Great poetry 'finds its way to the hearts of many, not just the minds of the few', and this delightful collection is the ideal way to browse, remember and enjoy some of poetry's greatest hits.
The new hardback edition of the first poetry anthology from Ana Sampson, Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright contains verses from more than eighty of the world's favourite poets, from the thirteenth century to the present day.
It includes such leading lyricists as Burns, Keats, Tennyson, T. S. Eliot, Philip Larkin and Seamus Heaney – taking in the work of W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Wilfred Owen, and many others along the way.
Perfect to dip into on the reader's whim, the chapters cover childhood and youth, nature, love and romance, home and travel, elegies, and more – each poem set in context with a lively introduction and entertaining notes on the poets themselves.
This anthology is a lovely reminder of the nation's finest poems, and the perfect addition to any poetry lover's collection.
The Author:
I edit poetry anthologies for both children and adults and often give talks in bookshops, libraries, schools and at literary festivals about poetry, women’s writing and publishing (with my other hat on, I am a book publicist).
My collections - some of them bestsellers - have covered subjects including myths and legends, women’s poetry, the collections of the Natural History Museum, motherhood, cats, dogs and the countryside.
Poets are my rock stars. Choosing work I love and sharing it with readers is the best job in the world. And I believe that if you think you don’t like poetry, you just haven’t met the right poem yet…
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Genre: Poetry
Format: Hardback
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The Book;
Great poetry 'finds its way to the hearts of many, not just the minds of the few', and this delightful collection is the ideal way to browse, remember and enjoy some of poetry's greatest hits.
The new hardback edition of the first poetry anthology from Ana Sampson, Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright contains verses from more than eighty of the world's favourite poets, from the thirteenth century to the present day.
It includes such leading lyricists as Burns, Keats, Tennyson, T. S. Eliot, Philip Larkin and Seamus Heaney – taking in the work of W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas, Wilfred Owen, and many others along the way.
Perfect to dip into on the reader's whim, the chapters cover childhood and youth, nature, love and romance, home and travel, elegies, and more – each poem set in context with a lively introduction and entertaining notes on the poets themselves.
This anthology is a lovely reminder of the nation's finest poems, and the perfect addition to any poetry lover's collection.
The Author:
I edit poetry anthologies for both children and adults and often give talks in bookshops, libraries, schools and at literary festivals about poetry, women’s writing and publishing (with my other hat on, I am a book publicist).
My collections - some of them bestsellers - have covered subjects including myths and legends, women’s poetry, the collections of the Natural History Museum, motherhood, cats, dogs and the countryside.
Poets are my rock stars. Choosing work I love and sharing it with readers is the best job in the world. And I believe that if you think you don’t like poetry, you just haven’t met the right poem yet…
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Jenny Worstall
Jenny Worstall
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Book Title: Lost and Found
Genre: Sweet Regency Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
A sweet romance set in Regency Bath...
Captain Henry Templeton is missing after the battle of Waterloo, presumed dead. Six months later, a few weeks before Christmas, he returns secretly to his home city of Bath. He is desperate to declare himself to his childhood friend, Miss Kitty Honeyfield, but fears she will not be able to accept the man he has become after his shocking adventures. And until Henry has discovered the identity of the mysterious enemy who wishes him dead, he cannot risk exposing Kitty to danger.
Kitty is ecstatic to learn that the man she loves has survived. She longs for the romance with Henry she has always dreamt of – but will he still be interested in her after his experiences abroad? Besides, her father has made it clear he expects her to restore the family fortunes by marrying the odious Lord Steyne.
As friendship blossoms into love, Henry’s enemy emerges from the shadows with a wicked plan to separate the pair for ever...
The Author:
An avid reader, Jenny inherited the love of a good story from her Irish grandmother.
She writes romantic comedies that reflect both her love of music and a tendency not to take life too seriously.
Jenny is a member of the Society of Authors, the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
The three books in her Sweet Regency Romance series THE HEART OF BATH are all being published by Dragonblade Publishing this year (2024).
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Genre: Sweet Regency Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
A sweet romance set in Regency Bath...
Captain Henry Templeton is missing after the battle of Waterloo, presumed dead. Six months later, a few weeks before Christmas, he returns secretly to his home city of Bath. He is desperate to declare himself to his childhood friend, Miss Kitty Honeyfield, but fears she will not be able to accept the man he has become after his shocking adventures. And until Henry has discovered the identity of the mysterious enemy who wishes him dead, he cannot risk exposing Kitty to danger.
Kitty is ecstatic to learn that the man she loves has survived. She longs for the romance with Henry she has always dreamt of – but will he still be interested in her after his experiences abroad? Besides, her father has made it clear he expects her to restore the family fortunes by marrying the odious Lord Steyne.
As friendship blossoms into love, Henry’s enemy emerges from the shadows with a wicked plan to separate the pair for ever...
The Author:
An avid reader, Jenny inherited the love of a good story from her Irish grandmother.
She writes romantic comedies that reflect both her love of music and a tendency not to take life too seriously.
Jenny is a member of the Society of Authors, the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
The three books in her Sweet Regency Romance series THE HEART OF BATH are all being published by Dragonblade Publishing this year (2024).
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Caroline James
Caroline James
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Book Title: The French Cookery School
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback, First Edition
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The recipe for a perfect summer…
Step 1: Mix together a group of mature students
Step 2: Add in a handsome host
Step 3: Season with a celebrity chef
Step 4: Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France!
Waltho Williams has no idea what he’s letting himself in for when he opens the doors to his beautiful French home, La Maison du Paradis. But with dwindling funds, a cookery school seems like the perfect business plan…
Divorcée caterer Caroline needs to be able stand on her own two feet. While warm-hearted Fran hopes to help her beloved husband fulfil his lifelong dream. And for food journalist Sally it’s a PR opportunity – until a certain celebrity chef gets under her skin…
But will the eclectic group be a recipe for success, or will the mismatched relationships sink like a souffle?
Whip out an apron, grab a wooden spoon and take a culinary trip to La Maison du Paradis…
‘A hilarious, heart-warming story of love and food … will have you laughing all the way to the pantry! Caroline has done it again!’ Celebrity chef Valentina Harris
The Author:
Caroline James always wanted to write, but instead of taking a literary route, followed a career in the hospitality industry, which included owning a pub and a beautiful country house hotel. She was also a media agent representing celebrity chefs. When she finally glued her rear to a chair and began to write, the words flowed, and several novels later, she gained many bestseller badges for her books.
Her Amazon Top Five bestseller, The Cruise, is described as: ‘Girl power for the over sixties!’ and The French Cookery School is her sparkling brand new novel.
Caroline’s hilarious novels include The Spa Break and The Best Boomerville Hotel, depicted as ‘Britain’s answer to the Best Marigold Hotel’.
She likes to write in Venus, her holiday home on wheels and in her spare time, walks with Fred, her Westie, or swims in a local lake. Caroline is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association, the SOA and the Society of Women’s Writers & Journalists and writes short stories and articles, contributing to many publications.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback, First Edition
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The Book:
The recipe for a perfect summer…
Step 1: Mix together a group of mature students
Step 2: Add in a handsome host
Step 3: Season with a celebrity chef
Step 4: Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France!
Waltho Williams has no idea what he’s letting himself in for when he opens the doors to his beautiful French home, La Maison du Paradis. But with dwindling funds, a cookery school seems like the perfect business plan…
Divorcée caterer Caroline needs to be able stand on her own two feet. While warm-hearted Fran hopes to help her beloved husband fulfil his lifelong dream. And for food journalist Sally it’s a PR opportunity – until a certain celebrity chef gets under her skin…
But will the eclectic group be a recipe for success, or will the mismatched relationships sink like a souffle?
Whip out an apron, grab a wooden spoon and take a culinary trip to La Maison du Paradis…
‘A hilarious, heart-warming story of love and food … will have you laughing all the way to the pantry! Caroline has done it again!’ Celebrity chef Valentina Harris
The Author:
Caroline James always wanted to write, but instead of taking a literary route, followed a career in the hospitality industry, which included owning a pub and a beautiful country house hotel. She was also a media agent representing celebrity chefs. When she finally glued her rear to a chair and began to write, the words flowed, and several novels later, she gained many bestseller badges for her books.
Her Amazon Top Five bestseller, The Cruise, is described as: ‘Girl power for the over sixties!’ and The French Cookery School is her sparkling brand new novel.
Caroline’s hilarious novels include The Spa Break and The Best Boomerville Hotel, depicted as ‘Britain’s answer to the Best Marigold Hotel’.
She likes to write in Venus, her holiday home on wheels and in her spare time, walks with Fred, her Westie, or swims in a local lake. Caroline is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association, the SOA and the Society of Women’s Writers & Journalists and writes short stories and articles, contributing to many publications.
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Lot 179
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Jenny Kane
Jenny Kane
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Title: Summer at Sea Glass Cove
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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Welcome to Sea Glass Cove!
Marine archaeologist Lauren Sunshine is used to life on the go. Her suitcase is always packed ready to explore the country's underwater heritage so when a shipwreck is found off the Dorset coast, she is thrilled to be leading the excavation team.
Philippa Silver, 'Phil' to the folk of Sea Glass Cove, has devoted her life to the Museum by the Sea. But funding is tight, and despite subletting half of the museum to her best friend Jules's sea glass shop, she fears for the museum's future.
Phil hopes the wreck discovery could bring more visitors, but there's a problem - the museum's too small to house its treasures. Thankfully, new friend Lauren seems as determined as she is to save the museum.
But, when Phil's brother Ollie catches Lauren's eye, she begins to wonder if she has more than one reason to be interested in life at Sea Glass Cove..
The Author:
Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and a with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane spends her days in her local café typing away...
Inspired by everything and anything, Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, Welsh hat maker, Robin Hood obsessive, and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance.
Look out for the brand new #MillGrange series - including Midsummer Dreams at Mill Grange - and the forthcoming, Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange and Spring Blossom at Mill Grange.
Jenny's Cornish novels - A Cornish Escape and A Cornish Wedding have received fabulous reviews and her romcom, Another Cup of Coffee, was a long time bestseller - as were its sequels - Another Cup of Christmas, Christmas in the Cotswolds, Christmas at the Castle and Another Glass of Champagne.
Jenny also writes historical mysteries under the name of Jennifer Ash.
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Welcome to Sea Glass Cove!
Marine archaeologist Lauren Sunshine is used to life on the go. Her suitcase is always packed ready to explore the country's underwater heritage so when a shipwreck is found off the Dorset coast, she is thrilled to be leading the excavation team.
Philippa Silver, 'Phil' to the folk of Sea Glass Cove, has devoted her life to the Museum by the Sea. But funding is tight, and despite subletting half of the museum to her best friend Jules's sea glass shop, she fears for the museum's future.
Phil hopes the wreck discovery could bring more visitors, but there's a problem - the museum's too small to house its treasures. Thankfully, new friend Lauren seems as determined as she is to save the museum.
But, when Phil's brother Ollie catches Lauren's eye, she begins to wonder if she has more than one reason to be interested in life at Sea Glass Cove..
The Author:
Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and a with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane spends her days in her local café typing away...
Inspired by everything and anything, Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, Welsh hat maker, Robin Hood obsessive, and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance.
Look out for the brand new #MillGrange series - including Midsummer Dreams at Mill Grange - and the forthcoming, Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange and Spring Blossom at Mill Grange.
Jenny's Cornish novels - A Cornish Escape and A Cornish Wedding have received fabulous reviews and her romcom, Another Cup of Coffee, was a long time bestseller - as were its sequels - Another Cup of Christmas, Christmas in the Cotswolds, Christmas at the Castle and Another Glass of Champagne.
Jenny also writes historical mysteries under the name of Jennifer Ash.
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Clare Flynn
Clare Flynn
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Title: The Artist’s Apprentice
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
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In this heart-wrenching and utterly spellbinding story of love and artistic ambition, a young woman fights to be true to herself in a world where duty, money and class jeopardise her dreams.
England, 1908: Alice Dalton never intended to rebel against her aristocratic parents. But after her father’s failed attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Edmund Cutler, son of a wealthy stockbroker, she flees the family home humiliated – and determined to make a life for herself as an independent woman, however hard that might be.
When a chance opportunity leads to her taking a position as a stained-glass artist’s apprentice, Alice is stunned when she meets the man she’ll be working for: the hateful Edmund Cutler. It seems he too has turned his back on his family and has followed his passion for art, and at terrible cost.
But as they work together, mixing paints and composing their stained-glass window commissions side by side, she finds herself softening towards him, and can’t ignore the sparks that fly between them. With family conflict brewing and war on the horizon, soon Alice finds that loving Edmund proves the hardest fight, and greatest adventure, of her life.
The Author:
Clare Flynn is the author of sixteen historical novels and a collection of short stories. A former International Marketing Director and strategic management consultant, she is now a full-time writer.
Having lived and worked in London, Paris, Brussels, Milan and Sydney, home is now on the coast, in Sussex, England, where she can watch the sea from her windows. An avid traveler, her books are often set in exotic locations.
Clare is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of The Society of Authors, The Alliance of Independent Authors, The Historical Writers' Association and the Romantic Novelists Association. When not writing, she loves to read, quilt, paint and play the piano.
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Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
In this heart-wrenching and utterly spellbinding story of love and artistic ambition, a young woman fights to be true to herself in a world where duty, money and class jeopardise her dreams.
England, 1908: Alice Dalton never intended to rebel against her aristocratic parents. But after her father’s failed attempt to arrange a marriage for her with Edmund Cutler, son of a wealthy stockbroker, she flees the family home humiliated – and determined to make a life for herself as an independent woman, however hard that might be.
When a chance opportunity leads to her taking a position as a stained-glass artist’s apprentice, Alice is stunned when she meets the man she’ll be working for: the hateful Edmund Cutler. It seems he too has turned his back on his family and has followed his passion for art, and at terrible cost.
But as they work together, mixing paints and composing their stained-glass window commissions side by side, she finds herself softening towards him, and can’t ignore the sparks that fly between them. With family conflict brewing and war on the horizon, soon Alice finds that loving Edmund proves the hardest fight, and greatest adventure, of her life.
The Author:
Clare Flynn is the author of sixteen historical novels and a collection of short stories. A former International Marketing Director and strategic management consultant, she is now a full-time writer.
Having lived and worked in London, Paris, Brussels, Milan and Sydney, home is now on the coast, in Sussex, England, where she can watch the sea from her windows. An avid traveler, her books are often set in exotic locations.
Clare is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of The Society of Authors, The Alliance of Independent Authors, The Historical Writers' Association and the Romantic Novelists Association. When not writing, she loves to read, quilt, paint and play the piano.
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Lot 192
£ 35
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Anita Chapman
Anita Chapman
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Book Title: The Florence Letter
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Looking out over the twinkling city lights of Florence, Claire thinks of the letter that has brought her here. Written by a woman who escaped the Blitz, it holds a secret kept for a lifetime… but can Claire make the woman’s dying wish come true?
Claire arrives at her new job as researcher at a grand English country house, nursing a broken heart. But tucked into the back of a long-forgotten drawer she finds a letter written in an elegant hand. It tells of a wartime secret about the beautiful Lady Violet – whose passionate affair with an Italian prisoner of war scandalised the village and ended in tragedy.
Captivated, Claire promises to find Violet’s daughter, Tabitha, and reunite her with a priceless piece of her mother’s jewellery. With only the name of an Italian bakery, Pasticceria Mancini, to guide her, and the help of her handsome neighbour Jim, Claire travels to Tabitha’s last known location – Florence.
Winding through the colourful streets, the sun warm on her bare shoulders, a tantalising scent of freshly baked bread floats on the air and Claire’s heart leaps at the sight of an ageing bakery sign: Mancini. Although she learns that Tabitha hasn’t been there for many years, Claire refuses to give up. And as she and Jim talk late into the night over glasses of local chianti, Claire looks into his piercing blue eyes and finds herself growing closer to him…
But when they finally track Tabitha down, it isn’t the happy reunion she expected and Claire is left reeling in the wake of discovering a devastating family secret.
Violet’s story has an ending – but will the truth lead to forgiveness, or will it only bring more pain? And will Claire be forced to walk away from a chance of happiness with Jim at last?
Escape to Italy in this gorgeous story of past and present colliding. Readers of Lucinda Riley and Fiona Valpy will be utterly enchanted by this sweeping, romantic page-turner.
The Author:
Anita Chapman's debut novel, THE VENICE SECRET was published in March 2023 and spent six weeks in the overall Amazon UK Kindle Top 100, reaching number thirty-eight. THE VENICE SECRET has had six million Kindle Unlimited pages read and received more than 5000 Amazon reviews since publication. Anita’s second novel, THE FLORENCE LETTER was published by digital first division of Hachette, Bookouture in June 2024 as ebook, paperback and audiobook. THE TUSCAN DIARY will be published by Bookouture on 25 October 2024 and is available for preorder as an ebook now (paperback and audiobook to follow). Anita has recently signed a deal with the same publisher for two more books in the same genre, to be published summer 2025 and spring 2026.
Anita enjoyed writing stories from a young age, and won a local writing competition when she was nine years old. Encouraged by this, she typed up a series of stories about a mouse on her mum’s typewriter and sent them to Ladybird. She received a polite rejection letter, her first.
Many of Anita’s summers growing up were spent with her family driving to Italy, and she went on to study French and Italian at university. As part of her degree, Anita lived in Siena for several months where she studied and au paired, and she spent a lot of time travelling around Italy in her twenties.
Anita likes to read journals and diaries from the past, and one of her favourite pastimes is visiting art galleries and country houses. Her first published novel, The Venice Secret is inspired by her mother taking her to see the Canalettos at The National Gallery in London as a child.
Since 2015, Anita has worked as a social media manager, training authors on social media, and helping to promote their books. She’s run several courses in London and York, and has worked as a tutor at Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College.
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Looking out over the twinkling city lights of Florence, Claire thinks of the letter that has brought her here. Written by a woman who escaped the Blitz, it holds a secret kept for a lifetime… but can Claire make the woman’s dying wish come true?
Claire arrives at her new job as researcher at a grand English country house, nursing a broken heart. But tucked into the back of a long-forgotten drawer she finds a letter written in an elegant hand. It tells of a wartime secret about the beautiful Lady Violet – whose passionate affair with an Italian prisoner of war scandalised the village and ended in tragedy.
Captivated, Claire promises to find Violet’s daughter, Tabitha, and reunite her with a priceless piece of her mother’s jewellery. With only the name of an Italian bakery, Pasticceria Mancini, to guide her, and the help of her handsome neighbour Jim, Claire travels to Tabitha’s last known location – Florence.
Winding through the colourful streets, the sun warm on her bare shoulders, a tantalising scent of freshly baked bread floats on the air and Claire’s heart leaps at the sight of an ageing bakery sign: Mancini. Although she learns that Tabitha hasn’t been there for many years, Claire refuses to give up. And as she and Jim talk late into the night over glasses of local chianti, Claire looks into his piercing blue eyes and finds herself growing closer to him…
But when they finally track Tabitha down, it isn’t the happy reunion she expected and Claire is left reeling in the wake of discovering a devastating family secret.
Violet’s story has an ending – but will the truth lead to forgiveness, or will it only bring more pain? And will Claire be forced to walk away from a chance of happiness with Jim at last?
Escape to Italy in this gorgeous story of past and present colliding. Readers of Lucinda Riley and Fiona Valpy will be utterly enchanted by this sweeping, romantic page-turner.
The Author:
Anita Chapman's debut novel, THE VENICE SECRET was published in March 2023 and spent six weeks in the overall Amazon UK Kindle Top 100, reaching number thirty-eight. THE VENICE SECRET has had six million Kindle Unlimited pages read and received more than 5000 Amazon reviews since publication. Anita’s second novel, THE FLORENCE LETTER was published by digital first division of Hachette, Bookouture in June 2024 as ebook, paperback and audiobook. THE TUSCAN DIARY will be published by Bookouture on 25 October 2024 and is available for preorder as an ebook now (paperback and audiobook to follow). Anita has recently signed a deal with the same publisher for two more books in the same genre, to be published summer 2025 and spring 2026.
Anita enjoyed writing stories from a young age, and won a local writing competition when she was nine years old. Encouraged by this, she typed up a series of stories about a mouse on her mum’s typewriter and sent them to Ladybird. She received a polite rejection letter, her first.
Many of Anita’s summers growing up were spent with her family driving to Italy, and she went on to study French and Italian at university. As part of her degree, Anita lived in Siena for several months where she studied and au paired, and she spent a lot of time travelling around Italy in her twenties.
Anita likes to read journals and diaries from the past, and one of her favourite pastimes is visiting art galleries and country houses. Her first published novel, The Venice Secret is inspired by her mother taking her to see the Canalettos at The National Gallery in London as a child.
Since 2015, Anita has worked as a social media manager, training authors on social media, and helping to promote their books. She’s run several courses in London and York, and has worked as a tutor at Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College.
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Lynne Shelby
Lynne Shelby
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Book Title: Rome For The Summer
Genre: Dual timeline romance
Format: Paperback
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Kate Harper has always loved the painting that has hung in her parents' dining room for years, never suspecting that it is worth a fortune. When her art dealer boyfriend cheats her family out of the proceeds of the painting's sale, she is left devastated and alone.
Kate discovers that two hundred years ago, the girl in the painting, Charlotte Browne, ran off to Rome with the artist who painted her portrait, but her eventual fate is unknown.
Hoping to uncover the mystery of what happened to Charlotte, Kate seizes the chance of a summer job in Rome, where she strikes up a friendship with Jamie Taylor, an English artist. As they explore the city and start to piece together the surprising secrets of Charlotte's life, Kate finds herself wondering if a summer in Rome can mend a broken heart...
The Author:
Lynne Shelby writes contemporary women’s fiction/romance. Her debut novel, ‘Meet Me In Paris,' (originally titled French Kissing), won the Accent Press and Woman magazine Writing Competition. She has done a variety of jobs from stable girl to child actor's chaperone to legal administrator, but now writes full time. When not writing or reading, Lynne can usually be found at the theatre or exploring a foreign city - Paris, New York, Rome, Copenhagen, Seattle, Reykjavik - 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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Genre: Dual timeline romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
Kate Harper has always loved the painting that has hung in her parents' dining room for years, never suspecting that it is worth a fortune. When her art dealer boyfriend cheats her family out of the proceeds of the painting's sale, she is left devastated and alone.
Kate discovers that two hundred years ago, the girl in the painting, Charlotte Browne, ran off to Rome with the artist who painted her portrait, but her eventual fate is unknown.
Hoping to uncover the mystery of what happened to Charlotte, Kate seizes the chance of a summer job in Rome, where she strikes up a friendship with Jamie Taylor, an English artist. As they explore the city and start to piece together the surprising secrets of Charlotte's life, Kate finds herself wondering if a summer in Rome can mend a broken heart...
The Author:
Lynne Shelby writes contemporary women’s fiction/romance. Her debut novel, ‘Meet Me In Paris,' (originally titled French Kissing), won the Accent Press and Woman magazine Writing Competition. She has done a variety of jobs from stable girl to child actor's chaperone to legal administrator, but now writes full time. When not writing or reading, Lynne can usually be found at the theatre or exploring a foreign city - Paris, New York, Rome, Copenhagen, Seattle, Reykjavik - 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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Tasha Harrison
Tasha Harrison
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Title: The Thing About Lemons
Genre: Y/A - Rom Com
Format: Paperback
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Ori Reynolds has just made the biggest mistake of her life. One that’s resulted in:
1) losing all but one of her friends,
2) feeling like the World’s Most Terrible Person,
and
3) having all her fun summer plans cancelled.
And, as if things couldn’t get any worse, she now has no choice but to go on a road trip with her estranged grandad Claude to his home in the French countryside.
Talk about life giving you lemons!
However, while Ori scoffs at her mum’s suggestion to “make lemonade”, her sour situation is about to turn significantly sweeter than she could ever have imagined…
The Author:
Tasha Harrison is the author of middle grade comedy Clementine Florentine and YA romcom The Thing About Lemons. A former sub-editor and copywriter, she has an incurable weakness for puns, rhymes and alliteration. She lives in Brighton with her family and food-obsessed Labrador.
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Genre: Y/A - Rom Com
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Ori Reynolds has just made the biggest mistake of her life. One that’s resulted in:
1) losing all but one of her friends,
2) feeling like the World’s Most Terrible Person,
and
3) having all her fun summer plans cancelled.
And, as if things couldn’t get any worse, she now has no choice but to go on a road trip with her estranged grandad Claude to his home in the French countryside.
Talk about life giving you lemons!
However, while Ori scoffs at her mum’s suggestion to “make lemonade”, her sour situation is about to turn significantly sweeter than she could ever have imagined…
The Author:
Tasha Harrison is the author of middle grade comedy Clementine Florentine and YA romcom The Thing About Lemons. A former sub-editor and copywriter, she has an incurable weakness for puns, rhymes and alliteration. She lives in Brighton with her family and food-obsessed Labrador.
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Anne Allen
Anne Allen
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Title: The Ghost of Seagull Cottage
Genre: Paranormal - Romantic
Format: Paperback / Hardback
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A haunting tale of love, loss and finding one’s place in the world
Widowed artist Annabel returns to Guernsey seeking a fresh start for herself and her young daughter away from her late husband’s controlling family. Seagull Cottage appears perfect, by the sea and with a low rent. The snag is it comes with a resident ghost, Daniel, a sea captain who died 70 years ago in 1946. He built the cottage and objects to anyone not family living there. He and Annabel have to come to terms with sharing what he still considers to be his home.
After a difficult start they begin to share their pasts and an unlikely friendship blooms, becoming deeper as they spend more time together. Annabel realises she’s falling for him but would she truly prefer a ghost to a real live man?
Blending elements of romance, mystery and the supernatural into a compelling tale about the power of human connection and presenting a modern twist on R.A. Dick's novel The Ghost and Mrs Muir and the classic movie of the same name.
The Author:
Anne was born in Rugby to a Welsh father and an English mother. As a result, she spent many summers with her Welsh grandparents in Anglesey and learned to love the sea. Now she is based in Devon to be near her daughter and two small grandchildren. Her restless spirit has meant many moves, the longest stay being in Guernsey for nearly fourteen years after falling in love with the island and the people. She contrived to leave one son behind to ensure a valid reason for frequent returns. Her younger son is based in London - ideal for city breaks ☺
By profession, Anne was a psychotherapist who long had a desire to write and Dangerous Waters, her first novel, was published in 2012. It was awarded Silver(Adult Fiction) in TheWishingShelfAwards 2012. Since then she has published six more books in The Guernsey Novels series; Finding Mother, Guernsey Retreat, The Family Divided, Echoes of Time- winner of The Diamond Book Award 2017, a finalist in Readersfavorite awards and granted a ChillWithABookAward,
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Genre: Paranormal - Romantic
Format: Paperback / Hardback
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The Book;
A haunting tale of love, loss and finding one’s place in the world
Widowed artist Annabel returns to Guernsey seeking a fresh start for herself and her young daughter away from her late husband’s controlling family. Seagull Cottage appears perfect, by the sea and with a low rent. The snag is it comes with a resident ghost, Daniel, a sea captain who died 70 years ago in 1946. He built the cottage and objects to anyone not family living there. He and Annabel have to come to terms with sharing what he still considers to be his home.
After a difficult start they begin to share their pasts and an unlikely friendship blooms, becoming deeper as they spend more time together. Annabel realises she’s falling for him but would she truly prefer a ghost to a real live man?
Blending elements of romance, mystery and the supernatural into a compelling tale about the power of human connection and presenting a modern twist on R.A. Dick's novel The Ghost and Mrs Muir and the classic movie of the same name.
The Author:
Anne was born in Rugby to a Welsh father and an English mother. As a result, she spent many summers with her Welsh grandparents in Anglesey and learned to love the sea. Now she is based in Devon to be near her daughter and two small grandchildren. Her restless spirit has meant many moves, the longest stay being in Guernsey for nearly fourteen years after falling in love with the island and the people. She contrived to leave one son behind to ensure a valid reason for frequent returns. Her younger son is based in London - ideal for city breaks ☺
By profession, Anne was a psychotherapist who long had a desire to write and Dangerous Waters, her first novel, was published in 2012. It was awarded Silver(Adult Fiction) in TheWishingShelfAwards 2012. Since then she has published six more books in The Guernsey Novels series; Finding Mother, Guernsey Retreat, The Family Divided, Echoes of Time- winner of The Diamond Book Award 2017, a finalist in Readersfavorite awards and granted a ChillWithABookAward,
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Glynis Peters
Glynis Peters
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Title: The Orphan's Secret Library
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
For as long as Alice Carmichael can remember, the only thing she’s been able to count on is the written word. The war may have taken everything from her, but the stories she cherishes provide solace and escape into a world that is more hopeful than 1942 England.
So when Alice finds herself at the mercy and kindness of strangers, miles from everything she’s ever known, it’s little surprise that books become her purpose.
Now, Alice must channel the courage of her favourite heroines to risk everything for her country. Because it’s only in writing her own story that Alice can seize the destiny her beloved books have taught her she deserves…
The Author:
Glynis Peters is a British author and writes WWII historical romance novels. She lives by the sea in Essex with her husband of forty-plus years, they have three adult children, and four grandchildren. Glynis is a retired NHS nurse.
When not writing she enjoys time out with her husband and family, card-making and walking Harry their lively Cockapoo. Her son lives with his family in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, hence the Canadian heroes and characters in her books.
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For as long as Alice Carmichael can remember, the only thing she’s been able to count on is the written word. The war may have taken everything from her, but the stories she cherishes provide solace and escape into a world that is more hopeful than 1942 England.
So when Alice finds herself at the mercy and kindness of strangers, miles from everything she’s ever known, it’s little surprise that books become her purpose.
Now, Alice must channel the courage of her favourite heroines to risk everything for her country. Because it’s only in writing her own story that Alice can seize the destiny her beloved books have taught her she deserves…
The Author:
Glynis Peters is a British author and writes WWII historical romance novels. She lives by the sea in Essex with her husband of forty-plus years, they have three adult children, and four grandchildren. Glynis is a retired NHS nurse.
When not writing she enjoys time out with her husband and family, card-making and walking Harry their lively Cockapoo. Her son lives with his family in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, hence the Canadian heroes and characters in her books.
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Liz Davies
Liz Davies
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Book Title: The Cottage in Sweet Meadow Park
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Enjoy a stroll in the park with this uplifting story of love, friendship and following your dreams.
When Molly Brown buys a derelict cottage in the middle of a rundown park, she hopes to return both the cottage and the park to their former glory. However, Molly soon begins to wonder whether she’s bitten off more than she can chew, especially when the good-looking guy from the council refuses to help.
In his role as Parks and Highways Officer, Jack Feathers doesn’t want to waste public funds on an overgrown, unloved park, no matter how gorgeous Molly is. But when he finds himself needing somewhere to live, Molly makes him an offer he can’t refuse – to move into her spare room, rent-free.
The catch? He has to help bring the park back to life.
It seems to be an ideal solution, until… Molly falls for Jack, the park is vandalised, and she realises he is still in love with his ex.
And soon Molly begins to regret letting Jack into her home, her life and her heart.
The Author:
Liz Davies writes feel-good, light-hearted stories with a hefty dose of romance, a smattering of humour, and a great deal of love.
She’s married to her best friend, has one grown-up daughter, and when she isn’t scribbling away in the notepad she carries with her everywhere (just in case inspiration strikes), you’ll find her searching for that perfect pair of shoes. She loves to cook but isn’t very good at it, and loves to eat - she’s much better at that! Liz also enjoys walking (preferably on the flat), cycling (also on the flat), and lots of sitting around in the garden on warm, sunny days.
She currently lives with her family in Wales, in the UK, but would ideally love to buy a camper van and travel the world in it.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
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The Book:
Enjoy a stroll in the park with this uplifting story of love, friendship and following your dreams.
When Molly Brown buys a derelict cottage in the middle of a rundown park, she hopes to return both the cottage and the park to their former glory. However, Molly soon begins to wonder whether she’s bitten off more than she can chew, especially when the good-looking guy from the council refuses to help.
In his role as Parks and Highways Officer, Jack Feathers doesn’t want to waste public funds on an overgrown, unloved park, no matter how gorgeous Molly is. But when he finds himself needing somewhere to live, Molly makes him an offer he can’t refuse – to move into her spare room, rent-free.
The catch? He has to help bring the park back to life.
It seems to be an ideal solution, until… Molly falls for Jack, the park is vandalised, and she realises he is still in love with his ex.
And soon Molly begins to regret letting Jack into her home, her life and her heart.
The Author:
Liz Davies writes feel-good, light-hearted stories with a hefty dose of romance, a smattering of humour, and a great deal of love.
She’s married to her best friend, has one grown-up daughter, and when she isn’t scribbling away in the notepad she carries with her everywhere (just in case inspiration strikes), you’ll find her searching for that perfect pair of shoes. She loves to cook but isn’t very good at it, and loves to eat - she’s much better at that! Liz also enjoys walking (preferably on the flat), cycling (also on the flat), and lots of sitting around in the garden on warm, sunny days.
She currently lives with her family in Wales, in the UK, but would ideally love to buy a camper van and travel the world in it.
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Barbara Avon
Barbara Avon
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Book Title: My Love is Deep
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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"I'm not ashamed for having loved. It is, I was once told, the best reason for dying and the only reason for living."
Peter Travis is an attractive, single man in his 50's. Yet he's lonely. He was engaged once but his heart is empty now. He lives a quiet life in the country just outside of Ottawa and although he's had his fair share of offers, he refuses to date. One woman remains on his mind and even more so now after he receives a letter. After nearly 20 years apart, she's invited him to meet her once again at the tree in Niagara Falls where they were engaged in 1986. Peter must fight with his own demons and summon the courage to reunite with his true love, a feisty Italian beauty who approached him in a bar in downtown Ottawa in the 80s. Will he have the courage to put his heart on the line once again? What forces will prevent them from rekindling their love? "My Love is Deep" is set in the year 2000 with 1980's flashbacks describing a love that many of us seek and some never find. Above all else, it will remind you to love deep, always. Book 1 in the "Peter Travis Love Stories" series. All four books read as standalone novels.
The Author:
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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Genre: Romantic Suspense
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"I'm not ashamed for having loved. It is, I was once told, the best reason for dying and the only reason for living."
Peter Travis is an attractive, single man in his 50's. Yet he's lonely. He was engaged once but his heart is empty now. He lives a quiet life in the country just outside of Ottawa and although he's had his fair share of offers, he refuses to date. One woman remains on his mind and even more so now after he receives a letter. After nearly 20 years apart, she's invited him to meet her once again at the tree in Niagara Falls where they were engaged in 1986. Peter must fight with his own demons and summon the courage to reunite with his true love, a feisty Italian beauty who approached him in a bar in downtown Ottawa in the 80s. Will he have the courage to put his heart on the line once again? What forces will prevent them from rekindling their love? "My Love is Deep" is set in the year 2000 with 1980's flashbacks describing a love that many of us seek and some never find. Above all else, it will remind you to love deep, always. Book 1 in the "Peter Travis Love Stories" series. All four books read as standalone novels.
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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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Book Title: Great Romances of the 20th Century
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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What if you don’t live happily ever after? What if you just, like, live?
Growing up on a diet of romcoms has convinced Oliver he won’t be okay until he is living happily ever after with The One. Stunningly beautiful Nicola from his office is The One; or so he believes.
It’s one thing to find The One, however, and another entirely to make her fall in love with you. And when you’re depressed, impatient, and actually quite stupid, sometimes life doesn’t always follow the script. Sometimes people forget their lines, miss their cues, or just don’t show up for filming at all.
And if Oliver believes everyone has The One, what if he isn’t Nicola’s? What if life isn’t actually like the movies?
The Author:
Robert Welbourn’s debut novel, Ideal Angels, was published in 2018 and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Inspired by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Steinbeck, and Joan Didion, Robert’s writing asks the question: what is it to be human? With a BA and MA in Literature, Robert’s writing tries to find out how to survive in a world that feels like it doesn’t care. His fast-paced, ironic prose may look shallow on the surface, but in reality it makes us look into ourselves, to try and discover who we really are.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
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What if you don’t live happily ever after? What if you just, like, live?
Growing up on a diet of romcoms has convinced Oliver he won’t be okay until he is living happily ever after with The One. Stunningly beautiful Nicola from his office is The One; or so he believes.
It’s one thing to find The One, however, and another entirely to make her fall in love with you. And when you’re depressed, impatient, and actually quite stupid, sometimes life doesn’t always follow the script. Sometimes people forget their lines, miss their cues, or just don’t show up for filming at all.
And if Oliver believes everyone has The One, what if he isn’t Nicola’s? What if life isn’t actually like the movies?
The Author:
Robert Welbourn’s debut novel, Ideal Angels, was published in 2018 and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Inspired by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Steinbeck, and Joan Didion, Robert’s writing asks the question: what is it to be human? With a BA and MA in Literature, Robert’s writing tries to find out how to survive in a world that feels like it doesn’t care. His fast-paced, ironic prose may look shallow on the surface, but in reality it makes us look into ourselves, to try and discover who we really are.
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Lissa Morgan
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Book Title: The Warriors of Wales (2 book set)
Genre: Historical Romance Fiction
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The Book : The Warriors of Wales. Book one - The Warriors Reluctant Wife; Book two - The Warriors Forbidden Maiden. Historical romance set in 12th century Wales.
Book one - 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 with a formidable reputation! Rhianon might be a reluctant wife but as they begin their new life in a remote frontier castle, her husband begins to reveal a passionate side that Rhianon is anything but reluctant to explore. Meanwhile war and treachery come ever closer…
Book two - The Warrior's Forbidden Maiden: Will forbidden love become forever love in this medieval romance?
Seven years ago, Llywelyn was ready to renounce everything to become a monk. But on the eve of his departure, he shared a forbidden night with his childhood sweetheart, Cristin. Then his world was turned upside down by the death of his brother, which left Llywelyn as his family’s sole heir, duty bound to fight on the battlefield. Now a hardened warrior, he’s reunited with Cristin once more. But when the war ends – be it in victory and freedom for Wales or in the defeat and conquest of his country - will Llywelyn return to his vocation or will he remain with his love?
Published by Harlequin Mills and Boon
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 lives between the mountains and the sea in rugged north-west Wales, surrounded by medieval castles that provide the perfect inspiration for her writing. Vist Lissa at http://lissamorgan.com, http://Facebook.com/lissamorganhistoricalromance, https://Twitter.com/LissaMorganAuth.
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The Book : The Warriors of Wales. Book one - The Warriors Reluctant Wife; Book two - The Warriors Forbidden Maiden. Historical romance set in 12th century Wales.
Book one - 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 with a formidable reputation! Rhianon might be a reluctant wife but as they begin their new life in a remote frontier castle, her husband begins to reveal a passionate side that Rhianon is anything but reluctant to explore. Meanwhile war and treachery come ever closer…
Book two - The Warrior's Forbidden Maiden: Will forbidden love become forever love in this medieval romance?
Seven years ago, Llywelyn was ready to renounce everything to become a monk. But on the eve of his departure, he shared a forbidden night with his childhood sweetheart, Cristin. Then his world was turned upside down by the death of his brother, which left Llywelyn as his family’s sole heir, duty bound to fight on the battlefield. Now a hardened warrior, he’s reunited with Cristin once more. But when the war ends – be it in victory and freedom for Wales or in the defeat and conquest of his country - will Llywelyn return to his vocation or will he remain with his love?
Published by Harlequin Mills and Boon
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 lives between the mountains and the sea in rugged north-west Wales, surrounded by medieval castles that provide the perfect inspiration for her writing. Vist Lissa at http://lissamorgan.com, http://Facebook.com/lissamorganhistoricalromance, https://Twitter.com/LissaMorganAuth.
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Victoria Howard
Victoria Howard
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Book title: The House on the Shore
Genre: Romantic suspense
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Heartbroken Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace at the edge of a Scottish loch. But mysterious accidents and unexplained events mean that her peace is short-lived.
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Victoria Howard is the author of three romantic suspense novels; The House on the Shore, (a 2009 Joan Hessayon Award finalist, and London Book Festival Honourable Mention: Fiction), Three Weeks Last Spring, and Ring of Lies. Several of her short stories have appeared in anthologies, including the Kindle short, A Little Protection.
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Heartbroken Anna MacDonald leaves Edinburgh to find peace at the edge of a Scottish loch. But mysterious accidents and unexplained events mean that her peace is short-lived.
The Author:
Victoria Howard is the author of three romantic suspense novels; The House on the Shore, (a 2009 Joan Hessayon Award finalist, and London Book Festival Honourable Mention: Fiction), Three Weeks Last Spring, and Ring of Lies. Several of her short stories have appeared in anthologies, including the Kindle short, A Little Protection.
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Sarah Mallory
Sarah Mallory
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Title: Wed in Haste to the Duke
Genre: Historical Romance
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Marry in haste
Fall in love at leisure…?
Angeline Carlow’s hasty marriage to her childhood best friend Jason, Duke of Rotherton, is purely practical. She knows that he can never love her the way he loved his late wife. Yet in her new husband’s month-long absence she’s found her place as mistress of their estate. Now he’s back—just as guarded, but undeniably handsome. Can Angel find her place as his wife…and boldly claim their wedding night?
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write under the names of Melinda Hammond and Sarah Mallory.
I am a proud patron of the Lancashire Authors Association and a long-time
member of the Romantic Novelists Association
I have been telling stories for as long as I can remember – many of them born of frustration when I was stuck in a classroom longing to be rescued! I love anything romantic, whether it is a grand opera or a beautiful painting. It doesn’t necessarily have to be happy, as long as it is inspiring.
I was born in Bristol and grew up on Barton Hill, an area of small terraced houses built in the nineteenth century between the mills and the railway. I think my love of adventure stories is due to the fact that I grew up with three older brothers and lived in a street full of boys! My love of history and the English language was fostered at grammar school, where I soon discovered the delights of Georgian and Regency fiction, first of all with the works of Jane Austen and then Georgette Heyer.
After many years living on the West Yorkshire moors, I have now moved to the remote Scottish Highlands. The new house overlooks the sea, where the stunning scenery inspires me to write even more!
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Genre: Historical Romance
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Marry in haste
Fall in love at leisure…?
Angeline Carlow’s hasty marriage to her childhood best friend Jason, Duke of Rotherton, is purely practical. She knows that he can never love her the way he loved his late wife. Yet in her new husband’s month-long absence she’s found her place as mistress of their estate. Now he’s back—just as guarded, but undeniably handsome. Can Angel find her place as his wife…and boldly claim their wedding night?
The Author:
write under the names of Melinda Hammond and Sarah Mallory.
I am a proud patron of the Lancashire Authors Association and a long-time
member of the Romantic Novelists Association
I have been telling stories for as long as I can remember – many of them born of frustration when I was stuck in a classroom longing to be rescued! I love anything romantic, whether it is a grand opera or a beautiful painting. It doesn’t necessarily have to be happy, as long as it is inspiring.
I was born in Bristol and grew up on Barton Hill, an area of small terraced houses built in the nineteenth century between the mills and the railway. I think my love of adventure stories is due to the fact that I grew up with three older brothers and lived in a street full of boys! My love of history and the English language was fostered at grammar school, where I soon discovered the delights of Georgian and Regency fiction, first of all with the works of Jane Austen and then Georgette Heyer.
After many years living on the West Yorkshire moors, I have now moved to the remote Scottish Highlands. The new house overlooks the sea, where the stunning scenery inspires me to write even more!
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Nicola Pryce
Nicola Pryce
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Title: The Cornish Dressmaker
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Cornwall, 1796.
Seamstress Elowyn Liddicot's family believe they've secured the perfect future for her, in the arms of Nathan Cardew. But then one evening, Elowyn helps to rescue a dying man from the sea, and everything changes. William Cotterell, wild and self-assured, refuses to leave her thoughts or her side - but surely she can't love someone so unlike herself?
With Elowyn's dressmaking business suddenly under threat, her family's pressure to marry Nathan increasing, and her heart decidedly at odds with her head, Elowyn doesn't know who to trust any more. And when William uncovers a sinister conspiracy that affects her whole world, can Elowyn find the courage to support the people she loves in the face of all opposition?
The Author:
Nicola Pryce is published by Atlantic Books and is represented by Teresa Chris. She trained as a nurse at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, loves literature and history, and has an Open University degree in humanities. She is a qualified adult literacy support volunteer and lives with her husband in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset. She and her husband love sailing and together they sail the south coast of Cornwall in search of adventure. It is there where she sets her books.
Pengelly's Daughter was her debut novel, followed by The Captain's Girl, The Cornish Dressmaker, The Cornish Lady, A Cornish Betrothal, The Cornish Captive and The Cornish Rebel.
Nicola is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and The Historical Writers' Association.
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Genre: Historical Fiction
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Cornwall, 1796.
Seamstress Elowyn Liddicot's family believe they've secured the perfect future for her, in the arms of Nathan Cardew. But then one evening, Elowyn helps to rescue a dying man from the sea, and everything changes. William Cotterell, wild and self-assured, refuses to leave her thoughts or her side - but surely she can't love someone so unlike herself?
With Elowyn's dressmaking business suddenly under threat, her family's pressure to marry Nathan increasing, and her heart decidedly at odds with her head, Elowyn doesn't know who to trust any more. And when William uncovers a sinister conspiracy that affects her whole world, can Elowyn find the courage to support the people she loves in the face of all opposition?
The Author:
Nicola Pryce is published by Atlantic Books and is represented by Teresa Chris. She trained as a nurse at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, loves literature and history, and has an Open University degree in humanities. She is a qualified adult literacy support volunteer and lives with her husband in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset. She and her husband love sailing and together they sail the south coast of Cornwall in search of adventure. It is there where she sets her books.
Pengelly's Daughter was her debut novel, followed by The Captain's Girl, The Cornish Dressmaker, The Cornish Lady, A Cornish Betrothal, The Cornish Captive and The Cornish Rebel.
Nicola is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and The Historical Writers' Association.
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240 Christina Courtenay
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Book title: SHADOWS IN THE ASHES
Genre: Dual time romance (set partly in Roman times)
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The sunlight caught her gold bracelet, sending a flash that almost blinded her.
She closed her eyes, but jumped when the earth started shaking and there was an almighty boom behind her.
Present Day
Finally escaping an abusive marriage, Caterina Rossi takes her three-year-old daughter and flees to Italy. There she's drawn to research scientist Connor, who needs her translation help for his work on volcanology. Together they visit the ruins of Pompeii and, standing where Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fire on the city centuries before, Cat begins to see startling visions. Visions that appear to come from the antique bracelet handed down through her family's generations...
AD 79
Sold by his half-brother and enslaved as a gladiator in Roman Pompeii, Raedwald dreams only of surviving each fight, making the coin needed to return to his homeland and taking his revenge. That is, until he is hired to guard beautiful Aemilia. As their forbidden love grows, Raedwald's dreams shift like the ever more violent tremors of the earth beneath his feet.
The present starts eerily to mirror the past as Cat must fight to protect her safety, and to forge a new path from the ashes of her old life...
The Author:
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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Genre: Dual time romance (set partly in Roman times)
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The sunlight caught her gold bracelet, sending a flash that almost blinded her.
She closed her eyes, but jumped when the earth started shaking and there was an almighty boom behind her.
Present Day
Finally escaping an abusive marriage, Caterina Rossi takes her three-year-old daughter and flees to Italy. There she's drawn to research scientist Connor, who needs her translation help for his work on volcanology. Together they visit the ruins of Pompeii and, standing where Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fire on the city centuries before, Cat begins to see startling visions. Visions that appear to come from the antique bracelet handed down through her family's generations...
AD 79
Sold by his half-brother and enslaved as a gladiator in Roman Pompeii, Raedwald dreams only of surviving each fight, making the coin needed to return to his homeland and taking his revenge. That is, until he is hired to guard beautiful Aemilia. As their forbidden love grows, Raedwald's dreams shift like the ever more violent tremors of the earth beneath his feet.
The present starts eerily to mirror the past as Cat must fight to protect her safety, and to forge a new path from the ashes of her old life...
The Author:
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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Helen Comerford
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Book Title: The Love Interest
Genre: Young Adult Superhero Rom-com
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“With a beautiful blend of brave genuinely funny characters and a focus on the power of standing up for yourself and others, Comerford has perfected an authentically entertaining, feel-good young adult romantic comedy.”
INIS MAGAZINE, Children’s Books Ireland
A swoony, speculative and entirely electric YA debut with a humorous and satirical take on the conventions of the superhero-verse, for fans of Michelle Quach's Not Here To Be Liked and the Marvel Universe.
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray has just been saved by the world's newest superhero, Blaze. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing: Jenna Ray has been cast as the Love Interest.
No. Not happening. Not if Jenna has anything to say about it (even if Blaze is actually quite sweet and cute).
But her plans to defy the HPA (the Heroics and Power Authority) and turn down this new role are thwarted when the Villains begin to take an interest in her and offer a life-changing proposition; become Blaze's Love Interest, while avoiding catching feelings for him, to uncover the HPA's secret plans and find her missing mum.
To make matters even more complicated, just as Jenna starts to embrace her new-found career, she discovers she might be more on the side of the superheroes than she ever imagined …
The Author:
Helen left the busy world of backstage theatre to write fast, funny and action packed tales for children and young adults. When she’s not writing, you can generally find her leaping into cold water or hiking around the Welsh countryside with her dog, Cocoa.
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Genre: Young Adult Superhero Rom-com
Format: First Edition Paperback
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“With a beautiful blend of brave genuinely funny characters and a focus on the power of standing up for yourself and others, Comerford has perfected an authentically entertaining, feel-good young adult romantic comedy.”
INIS MAGAZINE, Children’s Books Ireland
A swoony, speculative and entirely electric YA debut with a humorous and satirical take on the conventions of the superhero-verse, for fans of Michelle Quach's Not Here To Be Liked and the Marvel Universe.
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray has just been saved by the world's newest superhero, Blaze. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing: Jenna Ray has been cast as the Love Interest.
No. Not happening. Not if Jenna has anything to say about it (even if Blaze is actually quite sweet and cute).
But her plans to defy the HPA (the Heroics and Power Authority) and turn down this new role are thwarted when the Villains begin to take an interest in her and offer a life-changing proposition; become Blaze's Love Interest, while avoiding catching feelings for him, to uncover the HPA's secret plans and find her missing mum.
To make matters even more complicated, just as Jenna starts to embrace her new-found career, she discovers she might be more on the side of the superheroes than she ever imagined …
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Helen left the busy world of backstage theatre to write fast, funny and action packed tales for children and young adults. When she’s not writing, you can generally find her leaping into cold water or hiking around the Welsh countryside with her dog, Cocoa.
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The Ferry Lane Market Four Book Series
Title 1: Welcome to Ferry Lane Market
Although thirty-three-year-old Kara Moon loves her hometown of Hartmouth in Cornwall, she has always wondered if she should have followed her dream of going off to study floristry. But she couldn't bring herself to abandon her emotionally delicate single father, and has worked on Ferry Lane Market's flower stall ever since leaving school.
When her good-for-nothing boyfriend cheats on her and steals her life savings, she finally dumps him and rents out her spare room as an Airbnb. Gossip flies around the town as Kara welcomes a series of foreign guests to her flat overlooking the estuary.
Then an anonymous postcard arrives, along with a plane ticket to New York. And there begins the first of three trips of a lifetime, during which she will learn important lessons about herself, her life and what she wants from it - and perhaps find love along the way.
Title 2: Starry Skies in Ferry Lane Market
When Star Bligh got pregnant at the age of sixteen, she thought her life was over. Now thirty-three, mother to Skye and owner of the successful jewellery stall in Ferry Lane Market in Hartmouth, Cornwall, she wouldn't change a thing about it.
Well, maybe one. A few months ago she fell hard for American visitor Jack, but then he left without even saying goodbye and ever since she has struggled to get him out of her head. Until the handsome, roguish Conor turns up and sweeps her off her feet. But then one day, Star is shocked to bump into Jack. He's back in Hartmouth to tell her why he left - but is she ready to listen?
As things get more complicated with her love life, another revelation threatens to turn the lovely world she has built for her and Skye upside down. But could this be the one thing that will make it complete?
Title 3: Rainbows End in Ferry Lane Market
39-year-old Glanna Pascoe - also known as 'the Rainbow Painter' - runs the Hartmouth Gallery in Ferry Lane Market in Cornwall. She is just getting her head and broken heart around being single, childless, and sober when Cupid flies in, shooting arrows all over the place.
Meeting the mysterious and fascinating Isaac Benson, famous local artist, and recluse, allows Glanna's disillusioned heart and attitude to soften, and she begins to learn more about herself than she ever thought possible. Confused by her growing feelings for Isaac, Glanna throws herself into organising a life-drawing class at her gallery, using both male and female nudes - and setting local tongues wagging.
A theft from her gallery and the return of ex-love Oliver Trueman cause Glanna to wonder if a pot of gold will be appearing at the end of her rainbow. And will it bring her the happiness, she has sought for so long?
Title 4: A Holiday Romance in Ferry Lane Market
To escape a public scandal, a jilted actress journeys to Ferry Lane Market
When soap actor Sabrina Swift loses her way due to a public scandal, she packs up her life, heads to Cornwall and finds herself running a gift shop in the quaint and quirky Ferry Lane Market.
Changing her looks and identity to keep her anonymity, the newcomer starts to make friends and enemies as she walks a frosty path in the established marketplace community.
And as rumours start circling that the outside market is going to be shut down, Sabrina is not only ensconced in an unexpected love triangle but is also faced with a difficult decision that could alter both her life and those of the inhabitants of Hartmouth forever.
Charming characters and a beautifully written setting make for a delightful and uplifting tale that explores themes of self-discovery, belonging and the importance of following your heart.
Genre: Romantic Comedies
Format: Paperbacks
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Author:
Nicola May is a rom-com superstar. She is the author of seventeen romantic comedies, all of which have appeared in the Kindle bestseller charts. Two of them won awards at the Festival of Romance, and another was named ebook of the week in The Sun. The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay became the best-selling Kindle book in the UK, across all genres, in January 2019, and was Amazon’s third-bestselling novel in that year. Described by Winifred Robinson of BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours as ‘the invisible bestselling author’, Nicola campaigned successfully for the introduction of ebook charts in the publishing trade press.
She lives near Ascot racecourse with her black-and-white rescue cat, Stan.
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Title 1: Welcome to Ferry Lane Market
Although thirty-three-year-old Kara Moon loves her hometown of Hartmouth in Cornwall, she has always wondered if she should have followed her dream of going off to study floristry. But she couldn't bring herself to abandon her emotionally delicate single father, and has worked on Ferry Lane Market's flower stall ever since leaving school.
When her good-for-nothing boyfriend cheats on her and steals her life savings, she finally dumps him and rents out her spare room as an Airbnb. Gossip flies around the town as Kara welcomes a series of foreign guests to her flat overlooking the estuary.
Then an anonymous postcard arrives, along with a plane ticket to New York. And there begins the first of three trips of a lifetime, during which she will learn important lessons about herself, her life and what she wants from it - and perhaps find love along the way.
Title 2: Starry Skies in Ferry Lane Market
When Star Bligh got pregnant at the age of sixteen, she thought her life was over. Now thirty-three, mother to Skye and owner of the successful jewellery stall in Ferry Lane Market in Hartmouth, Cornwall, she wouldn't change a thing about it.
Well, maybe one. A few months ago she fell hard for American visitor Jack, but then he left without even saying goodbye and ever since she has struggled to get him out of her head. Until the handsome, roguish Conor turns up and sweeps her off her feet. But then one day, Star is shocked to bump into Jack. He's back in Hartmouth to tell her why he left - but is she ready to listen?
As things get more complicated with her love life, another revelation threatens to turn the lovely world she has built for her and Skye upside down. But could this be the one thing that will make it complete?
Title 3: Rainbows End in Ferry Lane Market
39-year-old Glanna Pascoe - also known as 'the Rainbow Painter' - runs the Hartmouth Gallery in Ferry Lane Market in Cornwall. She is just getting her head and broken heart around being single, childless, and sober when Cupid flies in, shooting arrows all over the place.
Meeting the mysterious and fascinating Isaac Benson, famous local artist, and recluse, allows Glanna's disillusioned heart and attitude to soften, and she begins to learn more about herself than she ever thought possible. Confused by her growing feelings for Isaac, Glanna throws herself into organising a life-drawing class at her gallery, using both male and female nudes - and setting local tongues wagging.
A theft from her gallery and the return of ex-love Oliver Trueman cause Glanna to wonder if a pot of gold will be appearing at the end of her rainbow. And will it bring her the happiness, she has sought for so long?
Title 4: A Holiday Romance in Ferry Lane Market
To escape a public scandal, a jilted actress journeys to Ferry Lane Market
When soap actor Sabrina Swift loses her way due to a public scandal, she packs up her life, heads to Cornwall and finds herself running a gift shop in the quaint and quirky Ferry Lane Market.
Changing her looks and identity to keep her anonymity, the newcomer starts to make friends and enemies as she walks a frosty path in the established marketplace community.
And as rumours start circling that the outside market is going to be shut down, Sabrina is not only ensconced in an unexpected love triangle but is also faced with a difficult decision that could alter both her life and those of the inhabitants of Hartmouth forever.
Charming characters and a beautifully written setting make for a delightful and uplifting tale that explores themes of self-discovery, belonging and the importance of following your heart.
Genre: Romantic Comedies
Format: Paperbacks
Signed - Dedications are Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Author:
Nicola May is a rom-com superstar. She is the author of seventeen romantic comedies, all of which have appeared in the Kindle bestseller charts. Two of them won awards at the Festival of Romance, and another was named ebook of the week in The Sun. The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay became the best-selling Kindle book in the UK, across all genres, in January 2019, and was Amazon’s third-bestselling novel in that year. Described by Winifred Robinson of BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours as ‘the invisible bestselling author’, Nicola campaigned successfully for the introduction of ebook charts in the publishing trade press.
She lives near Ascot racecourse with her black-and-white rescue cat, Stan.
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Book Title: Rewitched
Genre: Fantasy
Format: Hardback First Edition
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Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
'Sometimes all you want is the novel equivalent of Gilmore Girls and this rather lovely debut hits those notes . . . Just add a spiced latte' - Stylist
It's time to rediscover her magic . . .
With found family, a dash of romance and an uplifting message about self-love, Rewitched is a cosy autumnal fantasy that will leave readers spellbound.
Belladonna Blackthorn hasn’t lost her magical spark, but she hasn’t seen it in a while either. Balancing work at her beloved London bookshop, Lunar Books, with handling her toxic boss and concealing her witchcraft from those around her – Belle is burnt out. Perfecting the potential of her magic is the last thing on her mind.
But, when her thirtieth birthday brings a summons from her coven and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle risks losing her magic for ever. With the month of October to fix things and signs that dark forces may be working against her, Belle will need all the help she can get – from the women in her life, from an unlikely mentor figure and even from an (infuriating) coven watchman who’s sworn to protect her . . .
The Author: Lucy Jane Wood
Lucy Jane Wood is an online content creator, avid reader and cosiness-seeker from the Wirral. These days, you’ll find her living in London, giant coffee in hand, and being headbutted at any given time by her cat.
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Genre: Fantasy
Format: Hardback First Edition
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Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
'Sometimes all you want is the novel equivalent of Gilmore Girls and this rather lovely debut hits those notes . . . Just add a spiced latte' - Stylist
It's time to rediscover her magic . . .
With found family, a dash of romance and an uplifting message about self-love, Rewitched is a cosy autumnal fantasy that will leave readers spellbound.
Belladonna Blackthorn hasn’t lost her magical spark, but she hasn’t seen it in a while either. Balancing work at her beloved London bookshop, Lunar Books, with handling her toxic boss and concealing her witchcraft from those around her – Belle is burnt out. Perfecting the potential of her magic is the last thing on her mind.
But, when her thirtieth birthday brings a summons from her coven and a trial that tests her worthiness as a witch, Belle risks losing her magic for ever. With the month of October to fix things and signs that dark forces may be working against her, Belle will need all the help she can get – from the women in her life, from an unlikely mentor figure and even from an (infuriating) coven watchman who’s sworn to protect her . . .
The Author: Lucy Jane Wood
Lucy Jane Wood is an online content creator, avid reader and cosiness-seeker from the Wirral. These days, you’ll find her living in London, giant coffee in hand, and being headbutted at any given time by her cat.
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Book Title: The Wedding Engagement
Genre: rom com
Format: Paperback. First Edition
Signed: Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book:
Planning a wedding with the man you’re secretly in love with… what could go wrong?
Liv Holland has a secret: she’s been crushing on Arran Adebayo, her brother’s best friend, for years. They’re ‘just friends’ but she can’t help the butterflies in her stomach whenever she’s around him.
When they’re asked to help plan festivities for Liv's brother's wedding, Liv and Arran can no longer deny the sparks between them. But with both having their own chequered romantic history, risking everything for love could mean losing each other forever…
As the wedding bells ring, will Liv and Arran finally find their own happy ever after?
The Author:
Zoe lives in Scotland with her husband, two children, and massive notebook collection—having been brought up in a mixed-race family in Yorkshire. Her favourite past times include reading, movies, music and pop culture, and walking into rooms and then forgetting what she went in there for.
Growing up, she always enjoyed stories about falling in love. But rather than daydreaming of being rescued by a knight in shining armour, she would imagine fighting dragons alongside him.
As an adult, she went to medical school and became a doctor. However as time passed, she began to crave a creative outlet to counter the burnout that her career inflicted upon her, and also to achieve the happy endings that were so often lacking in the real world.
A Zoe Allison novel promises a heroine who is not only her hero’s equal in ability and intellect, but whose hero equals her in emotional intelligence. Her characters overcome conflict infused with spine tingling sexual tension to forge a deep connection as soul mates as well as lovers, and ultimately, they both rescue each other emotionally. Even if they might begin their journey as enemies…
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Genre: rom com
Format: Paperback. First Edition
Signed: Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book:
Planning a wedding with the man you’re secretly in love with… what could go wrong?
Liv Holland has a secret: she’s been crushing on Arran Adebayo, her brother’s best friend, for years. They’re ‘just friends’ but she can’t help the butterflies in her stomach whenever she’s around him.
When they’re asked to help plan festivities for Liv's brother's wedding, Liv and Arran can no longer deny the sparks between them. But with both having their own chequered romantic history, risking everything for love could mean losing each other forever…
As the wedding bells ring, will Liv and Arran finally find their own happy ever after?
The Author:
Zoe lives in Scotland with her husband, two children, and massive notebook collection—having been brought up in a mixed-race family in Yorkshire. Her favourite past times include reading, movies, music and pop culture, and walking into rooms and then forgetting what she went in there for.
Growing up, she always enjoyed stories about falling in love. But rather than daydreaming of being rescued by a knight in shining armour, she would imagine fighting dragons alongside him.
As an adult, she went to medical school and became a doctor. However as time passed, she began to crave a creative outlet to counter the burnout that her career inflicted upon her, and also to achieve the happy endings that were so often lacking in the real world.
A Zoe Allison novel promises a heroine who is not only her hero’s equal in ability and intellect, but whose hero equals her in emotional intelligence. Her characters overcome conflict infused with spine tingling sexual tension to forge a deep connection as soul mates as well as lovers, and ultimately, they both rescue each other emotionally. Even if they might begin their journey as enemies…
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Book Title: The Lumberjills
Genre: WW2 Historical Saga/Romance/Mystery
Format: Audiobook on CD
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The Book:
Berry Chambers and her co-workers have joined the Women's Timber Corps—known as the Lumberjills—to do their bit for Britain. On their first day felling trees, they rescue an RAF pilot and become entangled in the loveless marriage of her new landlords.
Danger is never far away, be it an ill-timed axe swing or the occasional activity of the Luftwaffe overhead. Add a psychotic farm cat, a couple of young runaway evacuees, a spate of malicious packages, and the jealousy of the Land Girls next door, and life for Berry and her friends is never boring.
Can the girls find the balance between their vital war work and the natural pull of love?
The Author:
M W Arnold lives near Northampton, UK and is known to his family and friends as, Mick. He was in the Royal Air Force for 16 years, visiting many different countries and very much enjoying himself; thank you, Queen Elizabeth II. He began writing as these characters needed their own voices. For a few years now, he's been a member of the Romantic Novelists Association, a wonderful group of writers who've welcomed this bloke into their fold with open arms.
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Genre: WW2 Historical Saga/Romance/Mystery
Format: Audiobook on CD
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The Book:
Berry Chambers and her co-workers have joined the Women's Timber Corps—known as the Lumberjills—to do their bit for Britain. On their first day felling trees, they rescue an RAF pilot and become entangled in the loveless marriage of her new landlords.
Danger is never far away, be it an ill-timed axe swing or the occasional activity of the Luftwaffe overhead. Add a psychotic farm cat, a couple of young runaway evacuees, a spate of malicious packages, and the jealousy of the Land Girls next door, and life for Berry and her friends is never boring.
Can the girls find the balance between their vital war work and the natural pull of love?
The Author:
M W Arnold lives near Northampton, UK and is known to his family and friends as, Mick. He was in the Royal Air Force for 16 years, visiting many different countries and very much enjoying himself; thank you, Queen Elizabeth II. He began writing as these characters needed their own voices. For a few years now, he's been a member of the Romantic Novelists Association, a wonderful group of writers who've welcomed this bloke into their fold with open arms.
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Title: What Would Jane Austen Do?
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
It’s a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic sparks will fly!
When 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-not-so-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…
The Author:
Linda Corbett lives in Surrey with her husband Andrew and three permanently hungry guinea pigs. As well as being an author, 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. For many years she also wrote a regular column for Link, a disability magazine, illustrating the humorous aspects of life with a complex disability and she is a passionate advocate of disability representation in fiction. What Would Jane Austen Do? is her second published novel.
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
Signed: Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book:
It’s a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic sparks will fly!
When 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-not-so-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…
The Author:
Linda Corbett lives in Surrey with her husband Andrew and three permanently hungry guinea pigs. As well as being an author, 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. For many years she also wrote a regular column for Link, a disability magazine, illustrating the humorous aspects of life with a complex disability and she is a passionate advocate of disability representation in fiction. What Would Jane Austen Do? is her second published novel.
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*2 Book Bundle*
Book One: Lily Bennett’s Bucket List
Book Two: Eva Mallory’s Husband Hunt
Genre: Romance/women’s fiction
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The Book - Lily Bennett’s Bucket List
What would Lily Bennett do?
This is the question Lydia Grey finds herself repeatedly asking ever since she discovers Lily’s bucket list at the bottom of her shopping trolley. Lily clearly knows how to live life and it’s about time Lydia started to live hers. And what better start than to tick off all Lily’s life-long dreams . . .
1. Ride a horse
2. Jump off the 10m diving board
3. Climb a mountain
4. Go camping
5. Ride a rollercoaster
6. Learn to surf
7. Go stargazing
8. Get a tattoo
9. Do the scariest thing you can think of
After all, how hard can it be to complete the list? Except number nine means that Lydia must open herself up to her past to move on with her future .
The Book: Eva Mallory’s Husband Hunt
Will finding love break the family curse?
Fact 1: Eva Mallory is the unluckiest woman in the world.
Fact 2: Her misfortune is down to the curse of the family name.
Fact 3: Her sister Hanna’s luck has completely changed since her wedding day.
Fact 4: Eva’s only solution is to find a husband, and fast.
As Eva sets out on her journey to find a husband and rid herself of the Mallory misfortune, she meets the gorgeous and charming Luke. He seems to be perfect and she soon forgets about the dreaded curse. But unfortunately, the curse has not forgotten about her…
The Author:
Katherine Dyson studied Creative Writing at the University of Leeds and worked as a marketing copywriter and a greeting card verse writer for over fifteen years before finding her way back to fiction. These days she works as a teaching assistant in a reception class by day, and by night she writes uplifting stories about love, everyday heartbreak, and the common joys and fragilities which make us human.
Katherine lives on the outskirts of Barnsley with her husband, two children and two belligerent cats. When she's not writing you'll find her merrily eating cake, swearing at her sewing machine or taking eight million photos of a really good sky out of her bathroom window.
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Book One: Lily Bennett’s Bucket List
Book Two: Eva Mallory’s Husband Hunt
Genre: Romance/women’s fiction
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The Book - Lily Bennett’s Bucket List
What would Lily Bennett do?
This is the question Lydia Grey finds herself repeatedly asking ever since she discovers Lily’s bucket list at the bottom of her shopping trolley. Lily clearly knows how to live life and it’s about time Lydia started to live hers. And what better start than to tick off all Lily’s life-long dreams . . .
1. Ride a horse
2. Jump off the 10m diving board
3. Climb a mountain
4. Go camping
5. Ride a rollercoaster
6. Learn to surf
7. Go stargazing
8. Get a tattoo
9. Do the scariest thing you can think of
After all, how hard can it be to complete the list? Except number nine means that Lydia must open herself up to her past to move on with her future .
The Book: Eva Mallory’s Husband Hunt
Will finding love break the family curse?
Fact 1: Eva Mallory is the unluckiest woman in the world.
Fact 2: Her misfortune is down to the curse of the family name.
Fact 3: Her sister Hanna’s luck has completely changed since her wedding day.
Fact 4: Eva’s only solution is to find a husband, and fast.
As Eva sets out on her journey to find a husband and rid herself of the Mallory misfortune, she meets the gorgeous and charming Luke. He seems to be perfect and she soon forgets about the dreaded curse. But unfortunately, the curse has not forgotten about her…
The Author:
Katherine Dyson studied Creative Writing at the University of Leeds and worked as a marketing copywriter and a greeting card verse writer for over fifteen years before finding her way back to fiction. These days she works as a teaching assistant in a reception class by day, and by night she writes uplifting stories about love, everyday heartbreak, and the common joys and fragilities which make us human.
Katherine lives on the outskirts of Barnsley with her husband, two children and two belligerent cats. When she's not writing you'll find her merrily eating cake, swearing at her sewing machine or taking eight million photos of a really good sky out of her bathroom window.
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Title 1: The Long Walk Back
Genre: Romance
Title 2: A Baby To Change Their Lives
Genre: Medical Romance
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Book 1;
A broken soldier. Shattered lives. A second chance worth fighting for?
Trauma surgeon Kate Harper knows how to keep her head in the most high pressure of situations. Although back home in England her marriage is falling apart, out in the desert she’s doing what she does best - saving lives. Until she meets Captain Thomas Cooper.
With his life hanging by a thread, it’s down to Kate to save Cooper’s life. But Cooper doesn’t want to be saved...
Arrogant, damaged and broken, Cooper thinks his life’s over, and he only blames one person - Kate. But when the tables are turned and Kate needs his help, Cooper has to put aside his anger and support the woman who ruined his life.
But in helping Kate, Cooper is given another chance at life. And maybe another chance at love. Because this isn’t the end for Cooper and Kate. It’s only beginning…
Book 2:
Frenemies to for ever family?
Paediatrician Lucy has had a hate/hate relationship with infuriating, sexy emergency doctor Jackson for years. Then a tragedy suddenly changes their lives, leaving them with joint guardianship of adorable toddler Zoe. They agree to put their differences aside and raise Zoe together. But living up close and personal soon creates another problem—their deeply buried passion! Could surrendering to it be the first step to a surprising yet much-deserved happy-ever-after?
The Author:
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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Genre: Romance
Title 2: A Baby To Change Their Lives
Genre: Medical Romance
Format: Paperbacks
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Book 1;
A broken soldier. Shattered lives. A second chance worth fighting for?
Trauma surgeon Kate Harper knows how to keep her head in the most high pressure of situations. Although back home in England her marriage is falling apart, out in the desert she’s doing what she does best - saving lives. Until she meets Captain Thomas Cooper.
With his life hanging by a thread, it’s down to Kate to save Cooper’s life. But Cooper doesn’t want to be saved...
Arrogant, damaged and broken, Cooper thinks his life’s over, and he only blames one person - Kate. But when the tables are turned and Kate needs his help, Cooper has to put aside his anger and support the woman who ruined his life.
But in helping Kate, Cooper is given another chance at life. And maybe another chance at love. Because this isn’t the end for Cooper and Kate. It’s only beginning…
Book 2:
Frenemies to for ever family?
Paediatrician Lucy has had a hate/hate relationship with infuriating, sexy emergency doctor Jackson for years. Then a tragedy suddenly changes their lives, leaving them with joint guardianship of adorable toddler Zoe. They agree to put their differences aside and raise Zoe together. But living up close and personal soon creates another problem—their deeply buried passion! Could surrendering to it be the first step to a surprising yet much-deserved happy-ever-after?
The Author:
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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Claire Huston
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Book Title: Bella's Countryside Christmas
Genre: Cosy winter romance
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Fleeing her heartache and horrendous job, Bella stumbles upon a December wedding in the beautiful village of Haileybrook and the spirit of the season moves her to act as a fake date to handsome stranger Jack.
Jack and Bella hit it off, but Bella has to leave in a hurry and their magical evening soon becomes nothing more than a blissful memory.
A year later, Bella is returning to Haileybrook, seeking a fresh start and a quieter life. With a new job close to her cosy cottage home, a peaceful Christmas is surely only days away.
But it’s not long before family surprises, small-town feuds and romantic drama disrupt Bella’s plans, and she has to wonder if being alone is what she really wants for Christmas …
The Author:
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.
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Genre: Cosy winter romance
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The Book :
Fleeing her heartache and horrendous job, Bella stumbles upon a December wedding in the beautiful village of Haileybrook and the spirit of the season moves her to act as a fake date to handsome stranger Jack.
Jack and Bella hit it off, but Bella has to leave in a hurry and their magical evening soon becomes nothing more than a blissful memory.
A year later, Bella is returning to Haileybrook, seeking a fresh start and a quieter life. With a new job close to her cosy cottage home, a peaceful Christmas is surely only days away.
But it’s not long before family surprises, small-town feuds and romantic drama disrupt Bella’s plans, and she has to wonder if being alone is what she really wants for Christmas …
The Author:
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.
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Title: New Beginnings at the Cosy Cat Cafe
Genre: Contemporary romance
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New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café tells the story of Tori who, after being dumped and left stranded by her long-term boyfriend Ryan on a trip of a lifetime to Asia, returns home to the sleepy Sussex village of Blossom Heath with her tail between her legs and her dreams shattered. Donning her frilly apron to help her Mum, Joyce, behind the counter at The Cosy Cup Café, Tori starts to believe – with the help of a hunky fireman and a clowder of rescue cats - that perhaps the secret to her future happiness might lie closer to home than she ever thought possible.
If you love your romance with a side order of cake, cats and cosy community dynamics, this is the purrfect uplifting, feel-good read from the winner of the RNA Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year 2023.
The Author:
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 freelance copywriting business. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and her debut novel, Always By Your Side, which she wrote whilst recovering from Covid in 2020, won the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award in 2023.
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Genre: Contemporary romance
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New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café tells the story of Tori who, after being dumped and left stranded by her long-term boyfriend Ryan on a trip of a lifetime to Asia, returns home to the sleepy Sussex village of Blossom Heath with her tail between her legs and her dreams shattered. Donning her frilly apron to help her Mum, Joyce, behind the counter at The Cosy Cup Café, Tori starts to believe – with the help of a hunky fireman and a clowder of rescue cats - that perhaps the secret to her future happiness might lie closer to home than she ever thought possible.
If you love your romance with a side order of cake, cats and cosy community dynamics, this is the purrfect uplifting, feel-good read from the winner of the RNA Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year 2023.
The Author:
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 freelance copywriting business. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and her debut novel, Always By Your Side, which she wrote whilst recovering from Covid in 2020, won the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award in 2023.
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Donna Ashcroft
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Book Title: Winter Wishes in the Scottish Highlands
Genre: Romance
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Bundle up warm and take a sleigh ride to Christmas Resort, the wintry haven where a fire is always roaring and hot chocolate is on tap. But can Ivy Heart let down her defenses and fall in love at the most wonderful time of the year?
Singleton and city-girl Ivy Heart has just turned thirty. She’s a chronic list-maker, married to her five-year plan, and can’t remember when she last had a Christmas off. This year is no different; PA to Lady Miriam Ballentine, Ivy has been tasked with bringing her estranged grandson home before Christmas Eve in return for a reference. With her dream job on the line, Ivy packs her bags for the snowy Scottish Highlands to track down the heir to the Ballentine estate.
But when Ivy arrives at Christmas Resort, she discovers Ross Ballentine is far from a polished Laird-to-be. Rough around the edges, free-spirited and jaw-droppingly gorgeous, Ivy is shocked when he drives off on his snowmobile at the first mention of his grandmother. Not taking his frosty tracks as an answer, Ivy books herself onto his reindeer spotting tour, determined to convince this recluse to return to his responsibilities at the crumbling family castle.
But events don’t follow Ivy’s meticulous schedule as she spends time with Ross in his rustic cabin, switching her phone and mind off to the demands of city life. Soon it’s not just the log fire heating up between them. Does Ivy have more in common with this grumpy woodsman than she thought?
As sparks of romance roar under snowy skies, can Ivy get Ross home in time to secure the job she’s worked so hard for? Will Ivy’s ambition and Ross’s stubbornness drive them apart, or give them a Christmas they will never forget?
The Author:
Donna Ashcroft is the author of thirteen romance novels. Six of which reached the Amazon top 100. She was also shortlisted for the RNA Debut Romantic Novel of the Year in 2019.
She lies in Hertfordshire with her family and two neurotic cats. She loves a happy ending and is never happier than when she’s escaping into a romance novel or movie.
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Bundle up warm and take a sleigh ride to Christmas Resort, the wintry haven where a fire is always roaring and hot chocolate is on tap. But can Ivy Heart let down her defenses and fall in love at the most wonderful time of the year?
Singleton and city-girl Ivy Heart has just turned thirty. She’s a chronic list-maker, married to her five-year plan, and can’t remember when she last had a Christmas off. This year is no different; PA to Lady Miriam Ballentine, Ivy has been tasked with bringing her estranged grandson home before Christmas Eve in return for a reference. With her dream job on the line, Ivy packs her bags for the snowy Scottish Highlands to track down the heir to the Ballentine estate.
But when Ivy arrives at Christmas Resort, she discovers Ross Ballentine is far from a polished Laird-to-be. Rough around the edges, free-spirited and jaw-droppingly gorgeous, Ivy is shocked when he drives off on his snowmobile at the first mention of his grandmother. Not taking his frosty tracks as an answer, Ivy books herself onto his reindeer spotting tour, determined to convince this recluse to return to his responsibilities at the crumbling family castle.
But events don’t follow Ivy’s meticulous schedule as she spends time with Ross in his rustic cabin, switching her phone and mind off to the demands of city life. Soon it’s not just the log fire heating up between them. Does Ivy have more in common with this grumpy woodsman than she thought?
As sparks of romance roar under snowy skies, can Ivy get Ross home in time to secure the job she’s worked so hard for? Will Ivy’s ambition and Ross’s stubbornness drive them apart, or give them a Christmas they will never forget?
The Author:
Donna Ashcroft is the author of thirteen romance novels. Six of which reached the Amazon top 100. She was also shortlisted for the RNA Debut Romantic Novel of the Year in 2019.
She lies in Hertfordshire with her family and two neurotic cats. She loves a happy ending and is never happier than when she’s escaping into a romance novel or movie.
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Julie Shackman
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Title: First seven titles in Scottish Escapes series
Genre: Feel-good romance
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
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Book Blurb:: Escape to Scotland with the first seven titles in the One More Chapter (HarperCollins imprint) bestselling series of feel-good romance novels by Julie Shackman.
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. A Scottish Highland Hideaway is Julie's eleventh novel.
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Book Blurb:: Escape to Scotland with the first seven titles in the One More Chapter (HarperCollins imprint) bestselling series of feel-good romance novels by Julie Shackman.
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. A Scottish Highland Hideaway is Julie's eleventh novel.
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Title: The Marriage Season
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Hardback - First Edition
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‘It’s not a fair world I’m afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’
In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire estate, so the sisters resolve to head to London in time for the Season to begin.
Once ensconced at the Mayfair home of Lady Godley, Lucie’s godmother, the whirl of balls, parties and promenades can begin. But the job of finding a husband is fraught with rules and tradition. Jostling for attention are the two lords – the charming and irresistible Freddie Lynwood and the preternaturally handsome Valentine Ravenell, their enigmatic neighbour from Shotten Hall, Mr Brabazon, and the dangerous libertine Lord Rockliffe, with whom the brooding Brabazon is locked in deadly rivalry.
Against the backdrop of glamorous Regency England, Sybella must settle Lucie’s future, protect her own reputation, and resist the disreputable rakes determined to seduce the beautiful widow. As the Season ends, will the sisters have found the rarest of things – a suitable marriage with a love story to match?
Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Dunn brings the Regency period irresistibly to life in a page-turning novel packed with surprising revelations, which all comes wittily, gloriously, good in the end.
The Author:
My first job after university was at British Vogue - I was runner-up in their annual talent competition and lucky enough to be offered a job in the editorial side - it was such a fantastic start to grown-up life and work and I had a ball! Then real life kicked in and as a young mother at home with toddlers I began my career as a biographer. To my amazement my books were well-reviewed and I had one Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller - my examination of the relationship between Elizabeth l and Mary Queen of Scots.
Only recently have I discovered the joy of writing historical fiction, specifically set in the Regency in the time of the Napoleonic Wars. My first novel, 'The Marriage Season', was published 26th January 2023, the second, 'An Unsuitable Heiress', on 22nd May 2023 and my third 'A Scandalous Match' is published 17th January 2024.
My love of this period dates back to my first biography, of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, when I met the poets, Shelley and Byron and the young romantics navigating their way in a dynamic and fast changing world. It delights me that the characters and stories in 'The Marriage Season', and the subsequent novels, all standalone, exist in their historic context with language and mores they would have understood at the time.
My biographies are: 'Moon in Eclipse: A Life of Mary Shelley'; 'A Very Close Conspiracy: Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf'; 'Antonia White: A Life'. 'Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens' spent seven weeks in the top ten of the Sunday Times bestseller list. This was followed by 'Read my Heart: Dorothy Osborne and Sir William Temple, a Love Story in the Age of Revolution' and then 'Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters'.
I am honoured to be an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and live in Berkshire with my husband, the Classicist, Nicholas Ostler, and an elderly rescue whippet.
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Genre: Historical Romance
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‘It’s not a fair world I’m afraid. Beauty or fortune carries the day. You have the beauty and I the fortune, so there’s every chance we’ll succeed’
In Regency England, marriage is everything. For young widow Sybella Lovatt, the time has come to find a suitable husband for her sister and ward Lucie. Male suitors are scarce near their Wiltshire estate, so the sisters resolve to head to London in time for the Season to begin.
Once ensconced at the Mayfair home of Lady Godley, Lucie’s godmother, the whirl of balls, parties and promenades can begin. But the job of finding a husband is fraught with rules and tradition. Jostling for attention are the two lords – the charming and irresistible Freddie Lynwood and the preternaturally handsome Valentine Ravenell, their enigmatic neighbour from Shotten Hall, Mr Brabazon, and the dangerous libertine Lord Rockliffe, with whom the brooding Brabazon is locked in deadly rivalry.
Against the backdrop of glamorous Regency England, Sybella must settle Lucie’s future, protect her own reputation, and resist the disreputable rakes determined to seduce the beautiful widow. As the Season ends, will the sisters have found the rarest of things – a suitable marriage with a love story to match?
Sunday Times bestselling author Jane Dunn brings the Regency period irresistibly to life in a page-turning novel packed with surprising revelations, which all comes wittily, gloriously, good in the end.
The Author:
My first job after university was at British Vogue - I was runner-up in their annual talent competition and lucky enough to be offered a job in the editorial side - it was such a fantastic start to grown-up life and work and I had a ball! Then real life kicked in and as a young mother at home with toddlers I began my career as a biographer. To my amazement my books were well-reviewed and I had one Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller - my examination of the relationship between Elizabeth l and Mary Queen of Scots.
Only recently have I discovered the joy of writing historical fiction, specifically set in the Regency in the time of the Napoleonic Wars. My first novel, 'The Marriage Season', was published 26th January 2023, the second, 'An Unsuitable Heiress', on 22nd May 2023 and my third 'A Scandalous Match' is published 17th January 2024.
My love of this period dates back to my first biography, of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, when I met the poets, Shelley and Byron and the young romantics navigating their way in a dynamic and fast changing world. It delights me that the characters and stories in 'The Marriage Season', and the subsequent novels, all standalone, exist in their historic context with language and mores they would have understood at the time.
My biographies are: 'Moon in Eclipse: A Life of Mary Shelley'; 'A Very Close Conspiracy: Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf'; 'Antonia White: A Life'. 'Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens' spent seven weeks in the top ten of the Sunday Times bestseller list. This was followed by 'Read my Heart: Dorothy Osborne and Sir William Temple, a Love Story in the Age of Revolution' and then 'Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters'.
I am honoured to be an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and live in Berkshire with my husband, the Classicist, Nicholas Ostler, and an elderly rescue whippet.
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Samantha Tonge
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Title: The Promise Of Tomorrow
Genre: Contemporary - Women's Fiction
Format: Paperback
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Elena Swan hasn’t done everything yet. She’s not brave like her daredevil friend Rory. She’s never been to Paris. She always wanted to skydive too. She hasn’t even fallen in love.
She always hoped she had her whole lifetime to fulfil these dreams. But then a series of events happen, each putting her life in terrible danger, and Elena remembers…
The promise she made – all those years ago, when her mother was so ill – when she spoke to a stranger in the woods. A promise that would keep her mother safe, but put Elena’s own life at risk, instead, when she grew up and turned thirty.
Elena had put the promise to the back of her mind, over the years. But she’s twenty-nine now, and suddenly she’s realising the possibility that her days could be numbered.
Without the promise of tomorrow, can Elena fulfil all her dreams before fate comes for her? Even her dream of falling in love…?
A completely powerful, uplifting and romantic story, about friendship, love and fate; guaranteed to have readers reaching for the tissues!
The Author:
Samantha Tonge lives in Manchester UK with her husband and children. She studied German and French at university and has worked abroad, including a stint at Disneyland Paris. She has travelled widely.
Samantha has sold many dozens of short stories to women’s magazines. She is represented by Darley Anderson Agency & Associates. In 2015 her summer novel, Game of Scones, hit #5 in the UK Kindle chart and won the Love Stories Awards Best Romantic Ebook category. In 2020 one of her novels won the RNA's Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award. Currently Samantha writes uplifting, emotional women's fiction for Boldwood Books.
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Elena Swan hasn’t done everything yet. She’s not brave like her daredevil friend Rory. She’s never been to Paris. She always wanted to skydive too. She hasn’t even fallen in love.
She always hoped she had her whole lifetime to fulfil these dreams. But then a series of events happen, each putting her life in terrible danger, and Elena remembers…
The promise she made – all those years ago, when her mother was so ill – when she spoke to a stranger in the woods. A promise that would keep her mother safe, but put Elena’s own life at risk, instead, when she grew up and turned thirty.
Elena had put the promise to the back of her mind, over the years. But she’s twenty-nine now, and suddenly she’s realising the possibility that her days could be numbered.
Without the promise of tomorrow, can Elena fulfil all her dreams before fate comes for her? Even her dream of falling in love…?
A completely powerful, uplifting and romantic story, about friendship, love and fate; guaranteed to have readers reaching for the tissues!
The Author:
Samantha Tonge lives in Manchester UK with her husband and children. She studied German and French at university and has worked abroad, including a stint at Disneyland Paris. She has travelled widely.
Samantha has sold many dozens of short stories to women’s magazines. She is represented by Darley Anderson Agency & Associates. In 2015 her summer novel, Game of Scones, hit #5 in the UK Kindle chart and won the Love Stories Awards Best Romantic Ebook category. In 2020 one of her novels won the RNA's Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award. Currently Samantha writes uplifting, emotional women's fiction for Boldwood Books.
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Caroline Montague
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Title: The Pieces of Us
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Paperback
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Marina and Hugh were once madly in love. But after the loss of their beautiful little daughter, grief has created a distance between them that feels impossible to bridge. Marina knows leaving Italy is the only way they will be able to move on, but Thorncliffe Hall, Hugh's family home in England, is so grey and unwelcoming.
Just when life feels like it may never regain colour, Marina and Hugh come across a striking china coffee pot in a London shop window, adorned with a fox flying through the night sky. The coffee pot comes attached with a mystery, one that is connected with Hugh's own family many years ago.
By digging into the past, Marina is about to discover a story far beyond her wildest dreams. But will the past help her heal the present?
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Caroline Montague lives with her husband at Burnt Norton House in the Cotswolds made famous by TS Eliot in the first of his four quartets. She is also a designer and mother to seven children and step-children. She divides her time between England and Italy.
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Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
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Marina and Hugh were once madly in love. But after the loss of their beautiful little daughter, grief has created a distance between them that feels impossible to bridge. Marina knows leaving Italy is the only way they will be able to move on, but Thorncliffe Hall, Hugh's family home in England, is so grey and unwelcoming.
Just when life feels like it may never regain colour, Marina and Hugh come across a striking china coffee pot in a London shop window, adorned with a fox flying through the night sky. The coffee pot comes attached with a mystery, one that is connected with Hugh's own family many years ago.
By digging into the past, Marina is about to discover a story far beyond her wildest dreams. But will the past help her heal the present?
The Author:
Caroline Montague lives with her husband at Burnt Norton House in the Cotswolds made famous by TS Eliot in the first of his four quartets. She is also a designer and mother to seven children and step-children. She divides her time between England and Italy.
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Rachel Brimble
Rachel Brimble
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Title: Dressing the Countess
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Paperback
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Seamstress Rose Watson cannot believe her good fortune when she’s plucked from obscurity to work for Lady Christina, the Countess of Bath.
When she arrives at the royal residence of Henlow House, a sense of destiny whispers through her. But once she meets saddler Henry Ward, her dreams are met with challenge of every kind. Rose’s new connection to Henry could cause her to lose her position at Henlow House, which would destroy her.
Will she be forced to choose between love and ambition? Either choice would change her life irrevocably.
Fans of Kristy Cambron and Mimi Matthews will adore this dazzling Victorian romance from historical fiction dynamo, Rachel Brimble. An enchanting escape that will touch your heart and keep you turning pages with impatient hope for Rose.
The Author:
"Since 2007, I have been published by Harlequin Mills & Boon, Kensington Books, Aria Fiction, Harpeth Road, the Wild Rose Press and most recently Boldwood Books.
As the years have gone by, history has become my passion (so much so I am also studying for a History degree!) and I’ve concentrated solely on writing historical fiction and sagas.
The majority of my books are set in Bath which is the famous backdrop of period dramas such as Bridgerton, Poldark, Pride & Prejudice and many more. The overall theme of my books is female empowerment/social injustice often with family, friendship and love conquers all thrown in for good measure!
I am also hugely passionate about helping aspiring writers achieve their writing dreams and opened my Author Services in 2019. Since then, I have helped numerous writers sign their first book contracts and/or win competitions. As well as offering proofreading, I also critique partial and full manuscripts up to 100,000 words. I am currently working on other services so watch this space or my social media for updates!"
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Seamstress Rose Watson cannot believe her good fortune when she’s plucked from obscurity to work for Lady Christina, the Countess of Bath.
When she arrives at the royal residence of Henlow House, a sense of destiny whispers through her. But once she meets saddler Henry Ward, her dreams are met with challenge of every kind. Rose’s new connection to Henry could cause her to lose her position at Henlow House, which would destroy her.
Will she be forced to choose between love and ambition? Either choice would change her life irrevocably.
Fans of Kristy Cambron and Mimi Matthews will adore this dazzling Victorian romance from historical fiction dynamo, Rachel Brimble. An enchanting escape that will touch your heart and keep you turning pages with impatient hope for Rose.
The Author:
"Since 2007, I have been published by Harlequin Mills & Boon, Kensington Books, Aria Fiction, Harpeth Road, the Wild Rose Press and most recently Boldwood Books.
As the years have gone by, history has become my passion (so much so I am also studying for a History degree!) and I’ve concentrated solely on writing historical fiction and sagas.
The majority of my books are set in Bath which is the famous backdrop of period dramas such as Bridgerton, Poldark, Pride & Prejudice and many more. The overall theme of my books is female empowerment/social injustice often with family, friendship and love conquers all thrown in for good measure!
I am also hugely passionate about helping aspiring writers achieve their writing dreams and opened my Author Services in 2019. Since then, I have helped numerous writers sign their first book contracts and/or win competitions. As well as offering proofreading, I also critique partial and full manuscripts up to 100,000 words. I am currently working on other services so watch this space or my social media for updates!"
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Suzy Henderson
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Title: Madame Fiocca: Code Name Hélène
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback, First Edition
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Madame Fiocca: Code Name Hélène. Inspired by The Thrilling True WW2 Story of SOE Agent, Nancy Wake (Heroes of War Book 2).
She risked everything for her country, now she's fighting for her life.
A gripping WWII novel of love, espionage, and courage in Occupied France, inspired by true events.
February 1933: When twenty-year-old Nancy receives an unexpected inheritance, she embarks on a world cruise that changes her life forever. After a whirlwind voyage, her journey ends in London, where she trains as a journalist, eventually finding herself in the glamorous, bustling city of Paris—a haven for journalists, artists, and refugees.
While covering assignments across Europe, Nancy catches the eye of wealthy industrialist Henri Fiocca. Though love is the last thing on her mind, fate intervenes, and their lives become intertwined.
As World War II looms, Nancy is appalled by the Nazi atrocities she witnesses in Vienna. Determined to resist the enemy, she vows to fight back. When Paris falls, a chance encounter with a British officer draws her into the dangerous world of the French Resistance. With courage and determination, Nancy plunges into a high-stakes game of espionage and sabotage.
Dubbed "The White Mouse" by the Gestapo, Nancy becomes a target of a relentless manhunt. As the iron grip of the enemy tightens around her, Nancy and Henri are forced to make a heartbreaking choice—what price will they pay for freedom?
Fans of Kate Quinn's "The Alice Network," Kristin Hannah's "The Nightingale," and Sebastian Faulks' "Charlotte Gray" will be captivated by this riveting tale of bravery, love, and sacrifice.
"What an incredible story that becomes almost more unbelievable when you realize this is based on the true account of Nancy Wake, a reporter for the Hearst Newspaper Group. The author has done a fabulous amount of research to bring this history alive." NetGalley Reviewer
"Based on a true story, the words flowed smoothly off the page and grabbed my interest right from the beginning." NetGalley Reviewer
"Thrilling wartime adventure and true story. The writer has done an amazing job of bringing this amazing woman to life for me by giving her a heart and a soul. Recommended for readers of historical non-fiction and fiction. Amazon Review
The Author:
Suzy Henderson lives in Cumbria, where she writes full-time, often immersed in the 1940s. After gaining a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, she dared to dream and write until, one day, she completed a novel. Since then, she has published two historical fiction novels and a romance. Her latest, Her Darkest Hour, is her first speculative fiction set at the beginning of World War II.
Originally from northern England, Suzy spent ten years in the southwest before settling in Cumbria. Her home, nestled between Hadrian’s Wall and the Lake District fells, provides a stunning backdrop that often influences her writing. In her spare time, she enjoys walking the fells, dreaming by the lakes, and running.
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Madame Fiocca: Code Name Hélène. Inspired by The Thrilling True WW2 Story of SOE Agent, Nancy Wake (Heroes of War Book 2).
She risked everything for her country, now she's fighting for her life.
A gripping WWII novel of love, espionage, and courage in Occupied France, inspired by true events.
February 1933: When twenty-year-old Nancy receives an unexpected inheritance, she embarks on a world cruise that changes her life forever. After a whirlwind voyage, her journey ends in London, where she trains as a journalist, eventually finding herself in the glamorous, bustling city of Paris—a haven for journalists, artists, and refugees.
While covering assignments across Europe, Nancy catches the eye of wealthy industrialist Henri Fiocca. Though love is the last thing on her mind, fate intervenes, and their lives become intertwined.
As World War II looms, Nancy is appalled by the Nazi atrocities she witnesses in Vienna. Determined to resist the enemy, she vows to fight back. When Paris falls, a chance encounter with a British officer draws her into the dangerous world of the French Resistance. With courage and determination, Nancy plunges into a high-stakes game of espionage and sabotage.
Dubbed "The White Mouse" by the Gestapo, Nancy becomes a target of a relentless manhunt. As the iron grip of the enemy tightens around her, Nancy and Henri are forced to make a heartbreaking choice—what price will they pay for freedom?
Fans of Kate Quinn's "The Alice Network," Kristin Hannah's "The Nightingale," and Sebastian Faulks' "Charlotte Gray" will be captivated by this riveting tale of bravery, love, and sacrifice.
"What an incredible story that becomes almost more unbelievable when you realize this is based on the true account of Nancy Wake, a reporter for the Hearst Newspaper Group. The author has done a fabulous amount of research to bring this history alive." NetGalley Reviewer
"Based on a true story, the words flowed smoothly off the page and grabbed my interest right from the beginning." NetGalley Reviewer
"Thrilling wartime adventure and true story. The writer has done an amazing job of bringing this amazing woman to life for me by giving her a heart and a soul. Recommended for readers of historical non-fiction and fiction. Amazon Review
The Author:
Suzy Henderson lives in Cumbria, where she writes full-time, often immersed in the 1940s. After gaining a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, she dared to dream and write until, one day, she completed a novel. Since then, she has published two historical fiction novels and a romance. Her latest, Her Darkest Hour, is her first speculative fiction set at the beginning of World War II.
Originally from northern England, Suzy spent ten years in the southwest before settling in Cumbria. Her home, nestled between Hadrian’s Wall and the Lake District fells, provides a stunning backdrop that often influences her writing. In her spare time, she enjoys walking the fells, dreaming by the lakes, and running.
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Caedis Knight
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4 Book Bundle - The Complete Blood Web Series
Title 1: Vampires Of Moscow
Title 2: Witches Of Barcelona
Title 3: Sirens Of Los Angeles
Title 4: Goblins Of Lapland
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: Paperback
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Book 1; Vampires Of Moscow
Actually, I'm not sure what I was expecting from a church converted into a strip club by two Vampires- but nothing could have prepared me for the unholy glittering space that unfolds before me.
That's the thing about the paranormal world - the outside never reflects the wickedness within...
Saskia de la Cruz is a Verity Witch - her only magic being that she can tell the truth from a lie.
As an investigative reporter for The Blood Web Chronicle, the biggest news outlet on the paranormal dark Blood Web, Saskia spends her days cracking twisted para cases hoping that someday, some case, will bring her closer to finding her missing sister. In snowy Moscow drained corpses of illegal workers have begun to turn up, with hundreds more reported missing. When Saskia is sent on assignment to investigate an oligarch Vampire crime ring that might be behind the deaths, she plans to get in out of the city’s frozen grasp quickly...preferably with her neck intact.
But beautiful ballet dancer Konstantin Volkov and his wildcard brother Lukka complicate things. The vampire brothers have their own reasons for solving the string of murders, reasons that conflict with Saskia’s mission. Soon, Saskia finds herself enmeshed in the city’s glittering web of crime, passion, and violence, where truths and lies are one and the same.
Book 2; Witches Of Barcelona
Saskia de la Cruz is a Verity Witch and investigative reporter for The Blood Web Chronicle, the biggest news outlet on the paranormal Blood Web. After escaping murderous Vampires in snowy Moscow, Saskia can't imagine a more difficult or more dangerous mission. That is until her editor sends her to Barcelona to investigate a high profile disappearance at the Mage Association, which just happens to be run by her evil mother Solina.
Saskia's plan is to spend as little time in Barcelona as possible, until she meets three junior members of the MA who know more than they let on - including information on Saskia’s missing sister, Mikayla. Among her new leads is Catalan bruixa Luisa, who has a hold over Saskia stronger than any magic. It doesn't take long until Saskia finds herself under the glittering spell of MA high society, where morals are few and magic is law. Can Saskia escape the clutches of a world that's always been dangerous for her, before it turns deadly?
Book 3; Sirens Of Los Angeles
Find out how Saskia de la Cruz became a reporter for paranormal newspaper The Blood Web Chronicle in this delicious prequel novella. Saskia is a Verity Witch - her only magic being that she can tell the truth from a lie. When she sets off for the glitzy shores of Malibu to spend spring break with her sister Mikayla, her one goal is to forget her university worries and issues with outdated witch hierarchies, and drown them in surfer six-packs and tequila cocktails. But when local influencers and male models start washing up ashore, drained of their youth, Saskia knows something wicked dwells in the deep. Which is perfectly fine because she plans on staying the hell away from the water! That is until her powerful, siren-obsessed sister disappears, and the search leads Saskia deeper than she ever thought possible. Accompanied by beautiful but suspicious surfers Eden and Zee, Saskia will have to travel for her answers to the home of Hollywood’s vainest residents - the ocean floor.
Book 4; Goblins Of Lapland
Saskia de la Cruz, Verity Witch and undercover reporter for the Paranormal Blood Web, has been sent on her first international mission...to Lapland!
Convinced she's set for a magical Christmas adventure in the snow, she's dismayed to find the Christmas village she's investigating is a complete disaster. She also takes an instant dislike to the rugged Finnish inn owner, Elias, who's so miserable he makes the Grinch look like Santa. How can she trust a man whose only friend is a reindeer?
But Elias has bigger things to worry about than a nosy journalist. Locked in a bitter feud with a Texan tycoon, Elias has already lost too much to hand over his family business to his rival. As more mysterious disasters befall the village, Saskia soon discovers that one local Christmas myth is still very much alive. Will Saskia manage to save the village in time for Christmas? Or will they all end up Feliz Navidead?
The Author:
Caedis Knight is the pen name of two established fantasy authors, Jacqueline Silvester and N J Simmonds. Silvester began her career in screenwriting and lived all over the world before going on to pen her highly successful YA series Wunderkids. Spanish Londoner Simmonds' background was originally in marketing before writing her fantasy series The Indigo Chronicles, along with various Manga stories and writing collaborations. Together they created Blood Web Chronicles - their first paranormal romance series set in Europe. Great friends and avid travelers, you can find them whizzing between one another's homes in Germany and the Netherlands, or having Zoom calls to excitedly plot Saskia's next humorous sexy adventure.
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Title 1: Vampires Of Moscow
Title 2: Witches Of Barcelona
Title 3: Sirens Of Los Angeles
Title 4: Goblins Of Lapland
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: Paperback
Signed - Yes
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Book 1; Vampires Of Moscow
Actually, I'm not sure what I was expecting from a church converted into a strip club by two Vampires- but nothing could have prepared me for the unholy glittering space that unfolds before me.
That's the thing about the paranormal world - the outside never reflects the wickedness within...
Saskia de la Cruz is a Verity Witch - her only magic being that she can tell the truth from a lie.
As an investigative reporter for The Blood Web Chronicle, the biggest news outlet on the paranormal dark Blood Web, Saskia spends her days cracking twisted para cases hoping that someday, some case, will bring her closer to finding her missing sister. In snowy Moscow drained corpses of illegal workers have begun to turn up, with hundreds more reported missing. When Saskia is sent on assignment to investigate an oligarch Vampire crime ring that might be behind the deaths, she plans to get in out of the city’s frozen grasp quickly...preferably with her neck intact.
But beautiful ballet dancer Konstantin Volkov and his wildcard brother Lukka complicate things. The vampire brothers have their own reasons for solving the string of murders, reasons that conflict with Saskia’s mission. Soon, Saskia finds herself enmeshed in the city’s glittering web of crime, passion, and violence, where truths and lies are one and the same.
Book 2; Witches Of Barcelona
Saskia de la Cruz is a Verity Witch and investigative reporter for The Blood Web Chronicle, the biggest news outlet on the paranormal Blood Web. After escaping murderous Vampires in snowy Moscow, Saskia can't imagine a more difficult or more dangerous mission. That is until her editor sends her to Barcelona to investigate a high profile disappearance at the Mage Association, which just happens to be run by her evil mother Solina.
Saskia's plan is to spend as little time in Barcelona as possible, until she meets three junior members of the MA who know more than they let on - including information on Saskia’s missing sister, Mikayla. Among her new leads is Catalan bruixa Luisa, who has a hold over Saskia stronger than any magic. It doesn't take long until Saskia finds herself under the glittering spell of MA high society, where morals are few and magic is law. Can Saskia escape the clutches of a world that's always been dangerous for her, before it turns deadly?
Book 3; Sirens Of Los Angeles
Find out how Saskia de la Cruz became a reporter for paranormal newspaper The Blood Web Chronicle in this delicious prequel novella. Saskia is a Verity Witch - her only magic being that she can tell the truth from a lie. When she sets off for the glitzy shores of Malibu to spend spring break with her sister Mikayla, her one goal is to forget her university worries and issues with outdated witch hierarchies, and drown them in surfer six-packs and tequila cocktails. But when local influencers and male models start washing up ashore, drained of their youth, Saskia knows something wicked dwells in the deep. Which is perfectly fine because she plans on staying the hell away from the water! That is until her powerful, siren-obsessed sister disappears, and the search leads Saskia deeper than she ever thought possible. Accompanied by beautiful but suspicious surfers Eden and Zee, Saskia will have to travel for her answers to the home of Hollywood’s vainest residents - the ocean floor.
Book 4; Goblins Of Lapland
Saskia de la Cruz, Verity Witch and undercover reporter for the Paranormal Blood Web, has been sent on her first international mission...to Lapland!
Convinced she's set for a magical Christmas adventure in the snow, she's dismayed to find the Christmas village she's investigating is a complete disaster. She also takes an instant dislike to the rugged Finnish inn owner, Elias, who's so miserable he makes the Grinch look like Santa. How can she trust a man whose only friend is a reindeer?
But Elias has bigger things to worry about than a nosy journalist. Locked in a bitter feud with a Texan tycoon, Elias has already lost too much to hand over his family business to his rival. As more mysterious disasters befall the village, Saskia soon discovers that one local Christmas myth is still very much alive. Will Saskia manage to save the village in time for Christmas? Or will they all end up Feliz Navidead?
The Author:
Caedis Knight is the pen name of two established fantasy authors, Jacqueline Silvester and N J Simmonds. Silvester began her career in screenwriting and lived all over the world before going on to pen her highly successful YA series Wunderkids. Spanish Londoner Simmonds' background was originally in marketing before writing her fantasy series The Indigo Chronicles, along with various Manga stories and writing collaborations. Together they created Blood Web Chronicles - their first paranormal romance series set in Europe. Great friends and avid travelers, you can find them whizzing between one another's homes in Germany and the Netherlands, or having Zoom calls to excitedly plot Saskia's next humorous sexy adventure.
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Dani Atkins
Dani Atkins
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Title: The Memory of Us
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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A twist of fate. An unexpected love story...
If she had been found moments later, Amelia's heart would have stopped and never recovered. Instead she was taken from the desolate beach to the nearest hospital just in time to save her life. When her sister Lexi arrives from New York, Amelia's heart is beating, but the accident has implanted a series of false memories. These memories revolve around a man named Sam, and a perfect love story that never existed.
Determined to help her sister, Lexi enlists the help of Nick, a local vet who bears a striking resemblance to Sam. Together, Lexi and Nick recreate and photograph Amelia's dream dates in the hopes of triggering her true memories.
But as love starts to stir between Lexi and Nick, they must navigate a complex web of emotions. How can Lexi fall for Amelia's dream man without hurting her sister?
The Author:
Dani was born and brought up in Cockfosters- a small London suburb at the end of the Piccadilly Tube Line.
This served her well for commuting into the city, where from the age of 18 she worked in a succession of secretarial positions in companies as diverse as a BMW car dealership to the BBC. Dani spent her two hour commute avidly reading and dreamed that one day she would become an author herself.
When her two children grew up and left home, Dani set about turning this dream into reality and devoted her time to writing. She now lives in a rural Hertfordshire cottage with her husband, a soppy border collie dog and a haughty Siamese cat.
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
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A twist of fate. An unexpected love story...
If she had been found moments later, Amelia's heart would have stopped and never recovered. Instead she was taken from the desolate beach to the nearest hospital just in time to save her life. When her sister Lexi arrives from New York, Amelia's heart is beating, but the accident has implanted a series of false memories. These memories revolve around a man named Sam, and a perfect love story that never existed.
Determined to help her sister, Lexi enlists the help of Nick, a local vet who bears a striking resemblance to Sam. Together, Lexi and Nick recreate and photograph Amelia's dream dates in the hopes of triggering her true memories.
But as love starts to stir between Lexi and Nick, they must navigate a complex web of emotions. How can Lexi fall for Amelia's dream man without hurting her sister?
The Author:
Dani was born and brought up in Cockfosters- a small London suburb at the end of the Piccadilly Tube Line.
This served her well for commuting into the city, where from the age of 18 she worked in a succession of secretarial positions in companies as diverse as a BMW car dealership to the BBC. Dani spent her two hour commute avidly reading and dreamed that one day she would become an author herself.
When her two children grew up and left home, Dani set about turning this dream into reality and devoted her time to writing. She now lives in a rural Hertfordshire cottage with her husband, a soppy border collie dog and a haughty Siamese cat.
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Jill Steeples
Jill Steeples
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Title: Starry Skies Over Primrose Hall
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
Homes don’t come much more idyllic than Primrose Hall. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Primrose Woods, Pia Temple still has to pinch herself that she gets to wake up there every day.
Waking up next to Jackson Moody is pretty great too. Ever since the couple rekindled their teenage romance, they’ve become an unstoppable team running Primrose Hall’s packed calendar of events, surrounded by the friends and family who make up the crew at the hall.
But not everything is perfect at Primrose Hall. Pia is beset with doubts about the future, especially when a new arrival shakes everything Jackson thought he knew about his past. And as the events come thick and fast – a literary festival, craft fayres, bonfire night and the much-anticipated Christmas Carols evening – everything Pia is juggling threatens to tumble down around her.
Will the year at Primrose Hall be a time of endings or new beginnings…
The Author:
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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Title: Starry Skies Over Primrose Hall
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
Homes don’t come much more idyllic than Primrose Hall. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Primrose Woods, Pia Temple still has to pinch herself that she gets to wake up there every day.
Waking up next to Jackson Moody is pretty great too. Ever since the couple rekindled their teenage romance, they’ve become an unstoppable team running Primrose Hall’s packed calendar of events, surrounded by the friends and family who make up the crew at the hall.
But not everything is perfect at Primrose Hall. Pia is beset with doubts about the future, especially when a new arrival shakes everything Jackson thought he knew about his past. And as the events come thick and fast – a literary festival, craft fayres, bonfire night and the much-anticipated Christmas Carols evening – everything Pia is juggling threatens to tumble down around her.
Will the year at Primrose Hall be a time of endings or new beginnings…
The Author:
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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Laura Pearson
Laura Pearson
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Title: The Last List of Mabel Beaumont
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
The list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first…
Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’.
But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly, gently, not making a fuss. But he’s still left her a list. This one has just one item on it though: ‘Find D’.
Mabel feels sure she knows what it means. She must track down her best friend Dot, who she hasn’t seen since the fateful day she left more than sixty years ago.
It seems impossible. She doesn’t even know if Dot’s still alive. Also, every person Mabel talks to seems to need help first, with missing husbands, daughters, parents. Mabel finds her list is just getting longer, and she’s still no closer to finding Dot.
What she doesn’t know is that her list isn’t just about finding her old friend. And that if she can admit the secrets of the past, maybe she could even find happiness again…
The Author:
Laura Pearson is the author of five novels. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont was a Kindle number one bestseller in the UK and a top ten bestseller in the US. Laura lives in Leicestershire, England, with her husband, their two children, and a cat who likes to lie on her keyboard while she tries to write.
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
The list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first…
Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’.
But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly, gently, not making a fuss. But he’s still left her a list. This one has just one item on it though: ‘Find D’.
Mabel feels sure she knows what it means. She must track down her best friend Dot, who she hasn’t seen since the fateful day she left more than sixty years ago.
It seems impossible. She doesn’t even know if Dot’s still alive. Also, every person Mabel talks to seems to need help first, with missing husbands, daughters, parents. Mabel finds her list is just getting longer, and she’s still no closer to finding Dot.
What she doesn’t know is that her list isn’t just about finding her old friend. And that if she can admit the secrets of the past, maybe she could even find happiness again…
The Author:
Laura Pearson is the author of five novels. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont was a Kindle number one bestseller in the UK and a top ten bestseller in the US. Laura lives in Leicestershire, England, with her husband, their two children, and a cat who likes to lie on her keyboard while she tries to write.
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Annette Hannah
Annette Hannah
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Book Title: Lottie’s School of Dance
Genre: Romcom
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: Worldwide.
The Book:
Lottie Daniels is dancing up the aisle in Canada when she realises her whirlwind wedding is a big mistake. Chad isn't the right person for her at all! And, in that moment, Lottie goes from dancing bride to runaway bride.
Much to her brother's relief, Lottie decides to return to Bramblewood in the UK. But life has more surprises in store for her. After rescuing both a donkey and a little old lady called Doris - all with the help of a handsome stranger! - Lottie suddenly becomes a big part of Doris's life.
From broken dreams to second chances, Lottie finally has a chance to rebuild her life. When her friends suggest she takes part in a dance audition she refuses point blank but it soon becomes clear that destiny has other plans.
You are guaranteed to fall head over heels with this sweet and charming romance.
The Author:
" I'm originally from Liverpool but now live in leafy Hertfordshire with my husband, two of our three grown up children and our crazy black cocker spaniel Toby.
My books are set in the fictional market town of Bramblewood and they're inspired by the beautiful countryside that I'm surrounded by. There is always a nod to my home town of Liverpool too.
As well as being an author I am also a qualified Marketeer and Press Officer for the Romantic Novelists' Association, a fabulous organisation of which I am also a member."
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Genre: Romcom
Format: Paperback
Signed: Dedication available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide.
The Book:
Lottie Daniels is dancing up the aisle in Canada when she realises her whirlwind wedding is a big mistake. Chad isn't the right person for her at all! And, in that moment, Lottie goes from dancing bride to runaway bride.
Much to her brother's relief, Lottie decides to return to Bramblewood in the UK. But life has more surprises in store for her. After rescuing both a donkey and a little old lady called Doris - all with the help of a handsome stranger! - Lottie suddenly becomes a big part of Doris's life.
From broken dreams to second chances, Lottie finally has a chance to rebuild her life. When her friends suggest she takes part in a dance audition she refuses point blank but it soon becomes clear that destiny has other plans.
You are guaranteed to fall head over heels with this sweet and charming romance.
The Author:
" I'm originally from Liverpool but now live in leafy Hertfordshire with my husband, two of our three grown up children and our crazy black cocker spaniel Toby.
My books are set in the fictional market town of Bramblewood and they're inspired by the beautiful countryside that I'm surrounded by. There is always a nod to my home town of Liverpool too.
As well as being an author I am also a qualified Marketeer and Press Officer for the Romantic Novelists' Association, a fabulous organisation of which I am also a member."
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Amanda Lees
Amanda Lees
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Title: If I Can Save One Child
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Signed: Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
France, 1942: Robert curls sleepily into me, his tiny hand grasping mine like a lifeline. He’s been so brave, this little boy who has been through the unimaginable. As his eyes close, I wonder how much longer we can go on. But I promised to save him. And I can’t give up now…
Young linguist Elisabeth has been working for the British secret service since the war began, rescuing downed pilots and Jewish refugees. Now the Gestapo are on her trail: her next mission must be her last. Or she may never see the white cliffs of Dover again.
But she can’t even think about abandoning her post when so many remain in danger. So when daredevil fellow agent Guy arrives with a frantic plea, there was never any doubt that Elisabeth would help. Somewhere in occupied France is a little boy, the last survivor of a Jewish orphanage, desperately trying to make his way to safety. They have to save him.
Elisabeth knows the mission may be suicide. But she also knows she could never live with herself if she didn’t try to save this child. And so she and Guy set off on one last journey together, into the mountains. For freedom – for this child – they’ll risk it all…
Based on the heartbreaking, compelling true stories of the women and men who risked everything to save thousands of innocent lives, this completely addictive novel is perfect for readers of My Name is Eva, Marion Kummerow and Mandy Robotham.
What readers are saying about If I Can Save One Child:
‘A heartbreaking and inspiring story based on true events… Had me flying through the pages. I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced book… Broke my heart… Leaving tears running down my cheeks… Pulls the reader into story and doesn’t let them go until the very end. I loved this book and I highly recommend it.’ PageTurners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOOVVVEEE, LOVED IT!!!… Absolutely stunning!!!… I was completely swept away!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘What a novel!!! My blood pressure kept on going up and up to the very end of the story! Full of tension, action with a touch of romance… Thrilling… keeps the reader on edge.’ Goodreads reviewer
‘Action-packed… Had me turning page after page. The nail-biting moments had me enjoying the story more and more.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Author:
Amanda was born in Hong Kong and survived both a convent boarding school and a Jesuit boys’ school before being summarily ejected from the latter. She gets her thirst for adventure from her parents who met in the jungle in Borneo where her mother had set up a hospital and her father, a former Gurkha Intelligence officer and Oxford-educated spy, was probably up to no good.
The Silence Before Dawn, the first in her bestselling WW2 thriller series was published in September 2022 and the second, Paris At First Light, in November 2022, both also to excellent reviews. The third book in the series, The Midwife’s Child, was published in May 2023 and the latest, The Paris Spy’s Girl, in February 2024. All of these can be read as standalones. The fifth book in the series, If I Can Save One Child, will be published in July 2024.
Amanda is also the author of the bestselling satirical novels Selling Out and Secret Admirer (published by Pan) which have both received critical acclaim and have been translated into several languages. Her major YA thriller trilogy, Kumari, Goddess of Gotham, was written as a tribute to her mum, who died a couple of months before
In creating Kumari, Amanda wanted to write books for young people that would reflect her own exotic childhood. Kumari was nominated for the Guardian Children’s Book Prize and the Doncaster Book Award. It featured as Redhouse Book Of The Month and Lovereading4kids Book Of The Month.
Amanda has a degree in drama and her first telly job was as a member of the Communist Resistance in ’Allo ‘Allo. This involved running around with a dachshund tucked under one arm and deploying her best cod French accent. It has all been dramatically downhill since.
A broadcaster as well as an actress and novelist, Amanda appears regularly on BBC radio and LBC and was a contracted writer to the hit series Weekending on Radio 4. She researched and edited the leading directory for banks, The Banker’s Almanac, for Euromoney publications while also covering stories of shady dealings in the City for them.
She has written for, or contributed to, The Evening Standard, The Times, New Woman, US Cosmopolitan, Bulgaria’s Vagabond and Company Magazine as well as numerous online publications and has two non-fiction books published under a pen name.
Her non-fiction book under her own name, From Aconite to the Zodiac Killer: The Dictionary of Crime, was published by Robinson/Little Brown in July 2020 to excellent reviews. It was published in the US by Ulysses Press in May 2021.
As well as Eastern European Mafiosi and the ex-head of the KGB, Amanda numbers serving and retired Police Officers, FBI agents, members of the Special Forces and distinguished forensic scientists among her dubious but well-qualified contacts.
Amanda has conducted a love coaching phone-in from the sofa of Richard & Judy and wooed the viewers on Channel 5 Live. She won an award at the Hungarian Gyor Film Festival for a short film she produced, a psychological thriller called Pros and Cons.
She is currently working on a number of book, TV and film projects.
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Title: If I Can Save One Child
Genre: Historical Fiction
Format: Paperback
Signed: Yes, dedication is available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
France, 1942: Robert curls sleepily into me, his tiny hand grasping mine like a lifeline. He’s been so brave, this little boy who has been through the unimaginable. As his eyes close, I wonder how much longer we can go on. But I promised to save him. And I can’t give up now…
Young linguist Elisabeth has been working for the British secret service since the war began, rescuing downed pilots and Jewish refugees. Now the Gestapo are on her trail: her next mission must be her last. Or she may never see the white cliffs of Dover again.
But she can’t even think about abandoning her post when so many remain in danger. So when daredevil fellow agent Guy arrives with a frantic plea, there was never any doubt that Elisabeth would help. Somewhere in occupied France is a little boy, the last survivor of a Jewish orphanage, desperately trying to make his way to safety. They have to save him.
Elisabeth knows the mission may be suicide. But she also knows she could never live with herself if she didn’t try to save this child. And so she and Guy set off on one last journey together, into the mountains. For freedom – for this child – they’ll risk it all…
Based on the heartbreaking, compelling true stories of the women and men who risked everything to save thousands of innocent lives, this completely addictive novel is perfect for readers of My Name is Eva, Marion Kummerow and Mandy Robotham.
What readers are saying about If I Can Save One Child:
‘A heartbreaking and inspiring story based on true events… Had me flying through the pages. I thoroughly enjoyed this fast-paced book… Broke my heart… Leaving tears running down my cheeks… Pulls the reader into story and doesn’t let them go until the very end. I loved this book and I highly recommend it.’ PageTurners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOOVVVEEE, LOVED IT!!!… Absolutely stunning!!!… I was completely swept away!!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘What a novel!!! My blood pressure kept on going up and up to the very end of the story! Full of tension, action with a touch of romance… Thrilling… keeps the reader on edge.’ Goodreads reviewer
‘Action-packed… Had me turning page after page. The nail-biting moments had me enjoying the story more and more.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Author:
Amanda was born in Hong Kong and survived both a convent boarding school and a Jesuit boys’ school before being summarily ejected from the latter. She gets her thirst for adventure from her parents who met in the jungle in Borneo where her mother had set up a hospital and her father, a former Gurkha Intelligence officer and Oxford-educated spy, was probably up to no good.
The Silence Before Dawn, the first in her bestselling WW2 thriller series was published in September 2022 and the second, Paris At First Light, in November 2022, both also to excellent reviews. The third book in the series, The Midwife’s Child, was published in May 2023 and the latest, The Paris Spy’s Girl, in February 2024. All of these can be read as standalones. The fifth book in the series, If I Can Save One Child, will be published in July 2024.
Amanda is also the author of the bestselling satirical novels Selling Out and Secret Admirer (published by Pan) which have both received critical acclaim and have been translated into several languages. Her major YA thriller trilogy, Kumari, Goddess of Gotham, was written as a tribute to her mum, who died a couple of months before
In creating Kumari, Amanda wanted to write books for young people that would reflect her own exotic childhood. Kumari was nominated for the Guardian Children’s Book Prize and the Doncaster Book Award. It featured as Redhouse Book Of The Month and Lovereading4kids Book Of The Month.
Amanda has a degree in drama and her first telly job was as a member of the Communist Resistance in ’Allo ‘Allo. This involved running around with a dachshund tucked under one arm and deploying her best cod French accent. It has all been dramatically downhill since.
A broadcaster as well as an actress and novelist, Amanda appears regularly on BBC radio and LBC and was a contracted writer to the hit series Weekending on Radio 4. She researched and edited the leading directory for banks, The Banker’s Almanac, for Euromoney publications while also covering stories of shady dealings in the City for them.
She has written for, or contributed to, The Evening Standard, The Times, New Woman, US Cosmopolitan, Bulgaria’s Vagabond and Company Magazine as well as numerous online publications and has two non-fiction books published under a pen name.
Her non-fiction book under her own name, From Aconite to the Zodiac Killer: The Dictionary of Crime, was published by Robinson/Little Brown in July 2020 to excellent reviews. It was published in the US by Ulysses Press in May 2021.
As well as Eastern European Mafiosi and the ex-head of the KGB, Amanda numbers serving and retired Police Officers, FBI agents, members of the Special Forces and distinguished forensic scientists among her dubious but well-qualified contacts.
Amanda has conducted a love coaching phone-in from the sofa of Richard & Judy and wooed the viewers on Channel 5 Live. She won an award at the Hungarian Gyor Film Festival for a short film she produced, a psychological thriller called Pros and Cons.
She is currently working on a number of book, TV and film projects.
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£ 14
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Elizabeth Drummond
Elizabeth Drummond
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Book Title: The House Sitter
Genre: Rom Com
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book:
Pippa Munro had the perfect life plan. What she did not plan, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved home. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and single.
Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away.
Enter Pippa Munro, Wolfie’s exact opposite.
As tempers fray, ideas clash, and secrets are spilled, Pippa and Wolfie might realise they have the same ambitions for the house, if only they could stop arguing long enough to find out…
The Author:
Elizabeth Drummond grew up and studied in Yorkshire, attaining a degree in English Literature from Sheffield University before moving to New York for a year post-graduation. It was in New York she learned she was nothing like Carrie Bradshaw so upon her return to England she moved to London where she forged a successful career as a film distribution executive. Although her experiences on film sets and corporate boardrooms could fill multiple books with scandal alone, Elizabeth’s novels are mostly filled with light-hearted humour and romance. Elizabeth lives in Essex with her husband and two daughters.
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Genre: Rom Com
Format: Paperback
Signed: Dedication available
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The Book:
Pippa Munro had the perfect life plan. What she did not plan, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved home. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and single.
Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away.
Enter Pippa Munro, Wolfie’s exact opposite.
As tempers fray, ideas clash, and secrets are spilled, Pippa and Wolfie might realise they have the same ambitions for the house, if only they could stop arguing long enough to find out…
The Author:
Elizabeth Drummond grew up and studied in Yorkshire, attaining a degree in English Literature from Sheffield University before moving to New York for a year post-graduation. It was in New York she learned she was nothing like Carrie Bradshaw so upon her return to England she moved to London where she forged a successful career as a film distribution executive. Although her experiences on film sets and corporate boardrooms could fill multiple books with scandal alone, Elizabeth’s novels are mostly filled with light-hearted humour and romance. Elizabeth lives in Essex with her husband and two daughters.
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Kate Kenzie
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Book Title: A Blend of Magic
Genre: paranormal romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
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?
The Author:
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.
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Genre: paranormal romance
Format: Paperback
Signed: Dedication available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book:
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?
The Author:
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.
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Kiley Dunbar
Kiley Dunbar
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4 Book Bundle
Title 1 - The Borrow a Bookshop holiday
Title 2 - Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
Title 3 - Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop
Title 4 - Love Letters at the Borrow a Bookshop.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperbacks
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Bids Accepted: UK only
Book One - The Borrow a Bookshop holiday
The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Café invites literature lovers to run their very own bookshop … for a fortnight.
Spend your days talking books with customers in your own charming bookshop and serving up delicious cream teas in the cosy café.
Bookworms, what are you waiting for? Your holiday is going to be LIT(erary).
Apply to: The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Café, Down-a-long, Clove Lore, Devon.
Jude Crawley should be on top of the world. She’s just graduated as a mature student, so can finally go public about her relationship with Philosophy professor, Mack.
Until she sees Mack kissing another girl, and her dreams crumble. And worse, their dream holiday – running a tiny bookshop in the harbour village of Clove Lore for two weeks – is non-refundable.
Throwing caution to the winds, Jude heads down to Devon, eager to immerse herself in literature and heal her broken heart.
But there’s one problem – six foot tall, brooding (but gorgeous) Elliot, who’s also reserved the bookshop holiday for two weeks…
As Jude and Elliot put their differences aside to run the bookshop, it seems that Jude might be falling in love with more than just words. Until she discovers what Elliot is running from – and why he’s hiding out in Clove Lore.
Can Jude find her own happy ending in a tiny, tumbledown bookshop? Or is she about to find out that her bookish holiday might have an unexpected twist in the tale…
Book Two - Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
With just two weeks until Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive…
Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he’s nursing a sadness that not even fiction can fix.
When Alexandra Robinson finds herself stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak. After all, all that’s waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the memories of her parents. As Alex finds herself embraced by the quirky village community, she finds her tough exterior thawing – and as she grows closer to Magnús, she finds an equally soft heart under his gruff shell.
It seems that Clove Lore is working its magic once again – until a great flood on Christmas Eve brings devastation in its wake. It’s up to Magnús and Alex to batten down the hatches and help bring the village back together again, while also introducing the locals to the Icelandic tradition of the jólabókaflóð – Yule book flood – where families and friends gather on Christmas Eve to exchange books and read together.
But can Magnús and Alex truly rescue the ruins of the village, and salvage their Christmas spirit? Or is there another complication lurking even closer than they thought?
Book Three - Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop
The Borrow-a-Bookshop is recovering, seven months on from the winter flood that destroyed all its stock, and the latest temporary bookseller, Joy Foley, arrives in Clove Lore with her daughter, five-year-old Radia Pearl. As a tech expert, she’ll be working on dragging the Bookshop into the twenty-first century.
But what no one knows is that Joy is running from Radia Pearl’s father. She can’t settle down here or anywhere … moving on is how she stays safe. So when Radia befriends Monty Bickleigh, ex-fisherman and the new cook at The Siren’s Tail pub, despite herself, Joy finds herself growing closer to him, and the quirky community of Clove Lore.
While Joy settles in to the bookshop, Araminta Clove-Congreve, local lady of the Manor, is finding running her new wedding business harder than anticipated. She needs to hire a chief wedding planner, and fast - and Joy’s family may have the answer.
As Joy finds her heart softening by the magic of Clove Lore, can her new friends – and Monty – be enough to convince Joy to stop running and find a new life?
Bookworms everywhere, escape to the magic of Clove Lore today...
Book Four - Love Letters at the Borrow a Bookshop.
Austen Archer is on her dream solo bookselling holiday, the new ‘borrower’ at the Borrow-A-Bookshop in Devon’s Clove Lore. While she has always loved poetry, her words have dried up since being fired by her last boss, bestselling author, Callista Flyte, a year ago.
Austen distracts herself with the Borrow-A-Bookshop, as well as her flirty online exchanges with an anonymous Parisian bookseller. Hiding from the world, Austen doesn’t notice that wedding planner, Patti, is falling for her – and is too afraid to admit that she feels the chemistry too.
But as Patti and Austen grow closer, culminating in a magical day at the wildflower meadow, can Clove Lore work its customary magic and bring the two together? And will Austen find the confidence to risk her heart and write again?
The Author:
Kiley Dunbar is Scottish and lives in England with her husband, two kids and Amos the Bedlington Terrier. She writes around her work at a university in the North of England where she lectures in English Literature and Creative Writing
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Title 1 - The Borrow a Bookshop holiday
Title 2 - Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
Title 3 - Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop
Title 4 - Love Letters at the Borrow a Bookshop.
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperbacks
Signed: Dedication available
Bids Accepted: UK only
Book One - The Borrow a Bookshop holiday
The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Café invites literature lovers to run their very own bookshop … for a fortnight.
Spend your days talking books with customers in your own charming bookshop and serving up delicious cream teas in the cosy café.
Bookworms, what are you waiting for? Your holiday is going to be LIT(erary).
Apply to: The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Café, Down-a-long, Clove Lore, Devon.
Jude Crawley should be on top of the world. She’s just graduated as a mature student, so can finally go public about her relationship with Philosophy professor, Mack.
Until she sees Mack kissing another girl, and her dreams crumble. And worse, their dream holiday – running a tiny bookshop in the harbour village of Clove Lore for two weeks – is non-refundable.
Throwing caution to the winds, Jude heads down to Devon, eager to immerse herself in literature and heal her broken heart.
But there’s one problem – six foot tall, brooding (but gorgeous) Elliot, who’s also reserved the bookshop holiday for two weeks…
As Jude and Elliot put their differences aside to run the bookshop, it seems that Jude might be falling in love with more than just words. Until she discovers what Elliot is running from – and why he’s hiding out in Clove Lore.
Can Jude find her own happy ending in a tiny, tumbledown bookshop? Or is she about to find out that her bookish holiday might have an unexpected twist in the tale…
Book Two - Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
With just two weeks until Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive…
Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he’s nursing a sadness that not even fiction can fix.
When Alexandra Robinson finds herself stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak. After all, all that’s waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the memories of her parents. As Alex finds herself embraced by the quirky village community, she finds her tough exterior thawing – and as she grows closer to Magnús, she finds an equally soft heart under his gruff shell.
It seems that Clove Lore is working its magic once again – until a great flood on Christmas Eve brings devastation in its wake. It’s up to Magnús and Alex to batten down the hatches and help bring the village back together again, while also introducing the locals to the Icelandic tradition of the jólabókaflóð – Yule book flood – where families and friends gather on Christmas Eve to exchange books and read together.
But can Magnús and Alex truly rescue the ruins of the village, and salvage their Christmas spirit? Or is there another complication lurking even closer than they thought?
Book Three - Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop
The Borrow-a-Bookshop is recovering, seven months on from the winter flood that destroyed all its stock, and the latest temporary bookseller, Joy Foley, arrives in Clove Lore with her daughter, five-year-old Radia Pearl. As a tech expert, she’ll be working on dragging the Bookshop into the twenty-first century.
But what no one knows is that Joy is running from Radia Pearl’s father. She can’t settle down here or anywhere … moving on is how she stays safe. So when Radia befriends Monty Bickleigh, ex-fisherman and the new cook at The Siren’s Tail pub, despite herself, Joy finds herself growing closer to him, and the quirky community of Clove Lore.
While Joy settles in to the bookshop, Araminta Clove-Congreve, local lady of the Manor, is finding running her new wedding business harder than anticipated. She needs to hire a chief wedding planner, and fast - and Joy’s family may have the answer.
As Joy finds her heart softening by the magic of Clove Lore, can her new friends – and Monty – be enough to convince Joy to stop running and find a new life?
Bookworms everywhere, escape to the magic of Clove Lore today...
Book Four - Love Letters at the Borrow a Bookshop.
Austen Archer is on her dream solo bookselling holiday, the new ‘borrower’ at the Borrow-A-Bookshop in Devon’s Clove Lore. While she has always loved poetry, her words have dried up since being fired by her last boss, bestselling author, Callista Flyte, a year ago.
Austen distracts herself with the Borrow-A-Bookshop, as well as her flirty online exchanges with an anonymous Parisian bookseller. Hiding from the world, Austen doesn’t notice that wedding planner, Patti, is falling for her – and is too afraid to admit that she feels the chemistry too.
But as Patti and Austen grow closer, culminating in a magical day at the wildflower meadow, can Clove Lore work its customary magic and bring the two together? And will Austen find the confidence to risk her heart and write again?
The Author:
Kiley Dunbar is Scottish and lives in England with her husband, two kids and Amos the Bedlington Terrier. She writes around her work at a university in the North of England where she lectures in English Literature and Creative Writing
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Helen Hawkins
Helen Hawkins
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Book Title: A Concert for Christmas
Genre: Christmas Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
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?
The Author:
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 the I am in Print Romance Competition. She is now the author of two published novels with Allison & Busby: A Concert for Christmas and A Match to Remember.
When she's 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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Genre: Christmas Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
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?
The Author:
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 the I am in Print Romance Competition. She is now the author of two published novels with Allison & Busby: A Concert for Christmas and A Match to Remember.
When she's 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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Adrienne Vaughan
Adrienne Vaughan
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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
Dedications Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
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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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
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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* Adrienne will be adding a collection of short stories & poetry for her successful bidder
Title 1: Summer of Secrets
Title 2: Secrets of the Shell Sisters
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperbacks
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The Book 1:
Mia Flanagan has never been told who her father is and, aged ten, stopped asking. Now she keeps her own secrets.
But when the movie she’s working on ends in disaster, she flies home to discover her fiancé has a secret too; leaving her
dreams crushed.
Broken-hearted, a lonely summer in London looms. Until family friend, Archie Fitzgerald, invites her to stay at his fading mansion on Ireland’s ancient east coast.For Archie also has a secret, and the longer Mia stays, the more she wonders if Archie really is her father after all...
Summer of Secrets is a tale of how the ghost of love can blight many lives. And how Mia, realising the past cannot
hurt her, must make way for new love and the promise of happiness waiting in the wings.
The Book 2;
"That's like believing in Father Christmas," he said. "Or mermaids," she replied gravely.
Meet the Morgans. Three very different sisters, who each blame themselves for their mother's mysterious disappearance. Now, over forty years on, they are in crisis.
Cassandra - the eldest - runs the family's quirky, cliffside hotel. But the business is in trouble, and it seems a secret from the past is determined to resurface and destroy all she's worked for. Greer - the youngest - walked away from a glittering career to live in London. The mistress of a powerful man, she's left stranded on the day they were to start a new life together. Now she has no choice but to return to the family home - but what kind of welcome can she expect?
And Orla - the middle sister, whose obsessive shell collecting and messages from the 'sea- people' dominate her life. But Orla knows things. She knows Greer is coming home to a new future, that Cassandra's dark secret will change their lives and that their mother never really left at all.
And there's another secret, something they all share... but of course nobody's telling.
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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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Title 1: Summer of Secrets
Title 2: Secrets of the Shell Sisters
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperbacks
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The Book 1:
Mia Flanagan has never been told who her father is and, aged ten, stopped asking. Now she keeps her own secrets.
But when the movie she’s working on ends in disaster, she flies home to discover her fiancé has a secret too; leaving her
dreams crushed.
Broken-hearted, a lonely summer in London looms. Until family friend, Archie Fitzgerald, invites her to stay at his fading mansion on Ireland’s ancient east coast.For Archie also has a secret, and the longer Mia stays, the more she wonders if Archie really is her father after all...
Summer of Secrets is a tale of how the ghost of love can blight many lives. And how Mia, realising the past cannot
hurt her, must make way for new love and the promise of happiness waiting in the wings.
The Book 2;
"That's like believing in Father Christmas," he said. "Or mermaids," she replied gravely.
Meet the Morgans. Three very different sisters, who each blame themselves for their mother's mysterious disappearance. Now, over forty years on, they are in crisis.
Cassandra - the eldest - runs the family's quirky, cliffside hotel. But the business is in trouble, and it seems a secret from the past is determined to resurface and destroy all she's worked for. Greer - the youngest - walked away from a glittering career to live in London. The mistress of a powerful man, she's left stranded on the day they were to start a new life together. Now she has no choice but to return to the family home - but what kind of welcome can she expect?
And Orla - the middle sister, whose obsessive shell collecting and messages from the 'sea- people' dominate her life. But Orla knows things. She knows Greer is coming home to a new future, that Cassandra's dark secret will change their lives and that their mother never really left at all.
And there's another secret, something they all share... but of course nobody's telling.
The Author:
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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Celia Anderson
Celia Anderson
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Book title: Life Begins at 50!
Genre: Contemporary fiction
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New friends, new flame, new fun . . . Can it be true that life begins at 50?
Kate dreamed of a happy marriage, a house full of children and a fulfilling teaching career. But after twenty-five years of married life and about to hit the big 5-0, it’s clear that her dreams haven’t quite come true. Then her husband leaves her for his golf partner, forcing Kate to take stock of what has become of her life.
Luckily, new friendship comes her way in the form of three feisty older women who take Kate under their wings, plus a new flame (could it be more . . .?) sparks with local divorced dad, Milo. As her big birthday approaches, Kate’s zest for life begins to return.
But opening herself up means making herself vulnerable to being hurt all over again . . .
As she turns 50, will Kate be brave enough to find happiness, and grab hold of it with both hands?
The Author:
Celia Anderson was delighted to be given the opportunity to join the author team at Boldwood in early 2024, and is now ready to start a whole new chapter of her own. She enjoys writing contemporary fiction featuring older protagonists, although a wide age range of characters can always be found in her books. Previously a teacher and assistant head, Celia writes full time these days but loves to chat to other authors and readers, and often spends far too much time browsing social media. She is an enthusiastic member of the Romantic Novelists Association, having proudly graduated from their New Writers' Scheme in 2013. The RNA is an amazing source of good advice and a place to meet like-minded, supportive people who will happily talk about books for hours on end. What could be better?
Born and bred in the Midlands, Celia has long been tempted by the idea of living near the sea, and her dream at last became a reality in 2023 when she moved to the south coast. This has meant that a whole new range of story-making boosts are available, and she’s currently working flat out to explore them all. A fresh writing space and grandchildren on hand to cuddle, plus a busy promenade and beach just down the road – there’s no shortage of places to people-watch. Alternatively, give her a long train journey and her notebook and pen will also work overtime as she shamelessly eavesdrops and watches the world go by.
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Genre: Contemporary fiction
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
New friends, new flame, new fun . . . Can it be true that life begins at 50?
Kate dreamed of a happy marriage, a house full of children and a fulfilling teaching career. But after twenty-five years of married life and about to hit the big 5-0, it’s clear that her dreams haven’t quite come true. Then her husband leaves her for his golf partner, forcing Kate to take stock of what has become of her life.
Luckily, new friendship comes her way in the form of three feisty older women who take Kate under their wings, plus a new flame (could it be more . . .?) sparks with local divorced dad, Milo. As her big birthday approaches, Kate’s zest for life begins to return.
But opening herself up means making herself vulnerable to being hurt all over again . . .
As she turns 50, will Kate be brave enough to find happiness, and grab hold of it with both hands?
The Author:
Celia Anderson was delighted to be given the opportunity to join the author team at Boldwood in early 2024, and is now ready to start a whole new chapter of her own. She enjoys writing contemporary fiction featuring older protagonists, although a wide age range of characters can always be found in her books. Previously a teacher and assistant head, Celia writes full time these days but loves to chat to other authors and readers, and often spends far too much time browsing social media. She is an enthusiastic member of the Romantic Novelists Association, having proudly graduated from their New Writers' Scheme in 2013. The RNA is an amazing source of good advice and a place to meet like-minded, supportive people who will happily talk about books for hours on end. What could be better?
Born and bred in the Midlands, Celia has long been tempted by the idea of living near the sea, and her dream at last became a reality in 2023 when she moved to the south coast. This has meant that a whole new range of story-making boosts are available, and she’s currently working flat out to explore them all. A fresh writing space and grandchildren on hand to cuddle, plus a busy promenade and beach just down the road – there’s no shortage of places to people-watch. Alternatively, give her a long train journey and her notebook and pen will also work overtime as she shamelessly eavesdrops and watches the world go by.
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Carol Thomas
Carol Thomas
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Title: A Summer of Second Chances
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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When a first love deserves a second chance . . .
Ava Flynn runs All Critters Great and Small, her late mum’s charity shop, in the charming village of Dapplebury. It’s a place that’s close to her heart, but all the shops in the village are struggling to make ends meet.
And when the new Lord Henry Bramlington returns with ideas on how to save the village, life is about to change . . . not just for Dapplebury, but for Ava, too.
Because Henry, or ‘Lord Hotlington’, as he’s known by a few ladies in the village, was Ava’s first love. And now he’s back for good. She can’t avoid him forever.
But Ava hasn’t seen him for over a decade. He was sent away to boarding school after the couple were caught together by his mother.
Ava is shocked to learn that some feelings don’t go away with time, but does Henry feel the same?
She’s about to find out as the two team up to save the village.
Perhaps some things should be left in the past . . . but doesn’t everyone deserve a second chance?
The Author:
n the summer of 2017, Carol Thomas was delighted to gain a publishing contract with award-winning publishers Choc Lit (Joffe Books). Her best-selling contemporary romance and romantic comedy novels have relatable heroines whose stories are layered with emotion, sprinkled with laughter, and topped with irresistible male leads.
Carol Thomas lives on the south coast of England with her husband, four children and adorable Labrador. She has been a primary school teacher for over twenty years. Carol has a passion for reading, writing, and people-watching and can often be found loitering in local cafes, working on her next book.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
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The Book;
When a first love deserves a second chance . . .
Ava Flynn runs All Critters Great and Small, her late mum’s charity shop, in the charming village of Dapplebury. It’s a place that’s close to her heart, but all the shops in the village are struggling to make ends meet.
And when the new Lord Henry Bramlington returns with ideas on how to save the village, life is about to change . . . not just for Dapplebury, but for Ava, too.
Because Henry, or ‘Lord Hotlington’, as he’s known by a few ladies in the village, was Ava’s first love. And now he’s back for good. She can’t avoid him forever.
But Ava hasn’t seen him for over a decade. He was sent away to boarding school after the couple were caught together by his mother.
Ava is shocked to learn that some feelings don’t go away with time, but does Henry feel the same?
She’s about to find out as the two team up to save the village.
Perhaps some things should be left in the past . . . but doesn’t everyone deserve a second chance?
The Author:
n the summer of 2017, Carol Thomas was delighted to gain a publishing contract with award-winning publishers Choc Lit (Joffe Books). Her best-selling contemporary romance and romantic comedy novels have relatable heroines whose stories are layered with emotion, sprinkled with laughter, and topped with irresistible male leads.
Carol Thomas lives on the south coast of England with her husband, four children and adorable Labrador. She has been a primary school teacher for over twenty years. Carol has a passion for reading, writing, and people-watching and can often be found loitering in local cafes, working on her next book.
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Claire Daverley
Claire Daverley
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Title: Talking at Night
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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'A beautiful love story. I devoured it' JOJO MOYES
Gave me One Day vibes' LIBBY PAGE
'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'Beautiful and very clever’ FEARNE COTTON
'Stunning, tender and true' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READING
'Everyone should read this book' SHEERLUXE
INCLUDED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S 'BEST ROMANTIC SUMMER READS'
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Will and Rosie meet as teenagers.
They're opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother's wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer – destined to be one another's great love story.
Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.
But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can't help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.
What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go?
The Author:
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-three territories to date, was selected for Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Book Club, shortlisted for the Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023,
long listed for the Waterstones Debut of the Year 2023, and shortlisted for the Nota Bene Prize 2024.
She is currently writing her second novel
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Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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'A beautiful love story. I devoured it' JOJO MOYES
Gave me One Day vibes' LIBBY PAGE
'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'Beautiful and very clever’ FEARNE COTTON
'Stunning, tender and true' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READING
'Everyone should read this book' SHEERLUXE
INCLUDED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S 'BEST ROMANTIC SUMMER READS'
----
Will and Rosie meet as teenagers.
They're opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother's wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer – destined to be one another's great love story.
Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.
But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can't help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.
What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go?
The Author:
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-three territories to date, was selected for Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Book Club, shortlisted for the Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023,
long listed for the Waterstones Debut of the Year 2023, and shortlisted for the Nota Bene Prize 2024.
She is currently writing her second novel
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Charlotte Rixon
Charlotte Rixon
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Book Title: After The Fire
Genre: Romance
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The Book : After The Fire
This is the story of girl meets boy.
And then everything goes wrong . . .
Ever since they first met at university, Beth and Nick have circled in and out of one another's lives: supporting each other through grief, marriage, divorce, career crises and family dramas.
Fourteen years ago, when they were on the cusp of adulthood, they both survived a devastating fire that sent their lives in different directions. And they've been running ever since: from the pain, from the memories, and most devastatingly of all, from the guilt.
But no matter how hard they try, there's something else they can't run from. The inescapable, terrifying truth: they're in love with each other.
But how can they move forward, when neither of them can stop looking back?
The Author: Charlotte Rixon
Charlotte Rixon is the pen name of Charlotte Duckworth, USA Today-bestselling author of suspense fiction published by Quercus.
Charlotte studied Classics at Leeds University and went on to gain a PGDip in Screenwriting. She worked for many years as a magazine journalist, and is a graduate of the Faber Academy 'Writing A Novel' course.
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The Book : After The Fire
This is the story of girl meets boy.
And then everything goes wrong . . .
Ever since they first met at university, Beth and Nick have circled in and out of one another's lives: supporting each other through grief, marriage, divorce, career crises and family dramas.
Fourteen years ago, when they were on the cusp of adulthood, they both survived a devastating fire that sent their lives in different directions. And they've been running ever since: from the pain, from the memories, and most devastatingly of all, from the guilt.
But no matter how hard they try, there's something else they can't run from. The inescapable, terrifying truth: they're in love with each other.
But how can they move forward, when neither of them can stop looking back?
The Author: Charlotte Rixon
Charlotte Rixon is the pen name of Charlotte Duckworth, USA Today-bestselling author of suspense fiction published by Quercus.
Charlotte studied Classics at Leeds University and went on to gain a PGDip in Screenwriting. She worked for many years as a magazine journalist, and is a graduate of the Faber Academy 'Writing A Novel' course.
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Nicola Knight
Nicola Knight
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Title: The Night Before Christmas
Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Felicity Brooks is a bit of a Scrooge—but when she meets a man dressed as a giant penguin on Christmas Eve, could it spell a change of heart?
The ridiculous music. The excessive presents. The stupid Christmas sweaters. Felicity wants nothing more than to escape it all, and she pounces on the chance to work shifts over the holiday season at an animal rescue center. After all, it’s the only place that brings her true happiness.
But one day, her evening is disturbed by a stranger named James—dressed as a penguin and cradling a weak kitten. As Felicity and James work together to nurse the sick feline back to health, it gives them the perfect excuse to bond over their mutual dislike of all things festive. And soon, sparks fly.
However, their attraction is interrupted when Felicity’s ex-boyfriend Adam returns to declare his undying love. And when she’s let down by both men, Felicity decides to return to her childhood home for some peace. While there, she uncovers an array of family secrets, and even more about herself—which may just help her to make a choice between the penguin and the ex . . .
The Author:
Nicola is a former journalist and now a chartered public relations professional, one of only 600 with that status in the UK. In her day job she heads up the communications and campaigns department at Redwings, the largest horse welfare charity in the country.
While writing about ponies is a dream come true in its own right, being a novelist has long been the ultimate goal. Since reviving this in earnest in 2021 in snatches of spare time, she has been placed runner up in the Daily Mail First Novel competition, longlisted in the Mslexia Novel Prize, and signed with agent Katie Fulford at Bell Lomax Moreton.
In 2023 she also published a chapter which formed part of a collection of stories around mental health called ‘Will You Read This Please?’, edited by Dr Joanna Cannon and co-authored with renowned author Jenn Ashworth.
Nicola’s debut novel, The Night Before Christmas, a romantic comedy featuring giant penguins, rescued cats, and an unforgettable heroine, will be released in September 2024.
She lives in Norfolk with her husband, young daughter and three chaotic cats.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
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Felicity Brooks is a bit of a Scrooge—but when she meets a man dressed as a giant penguin on Christmas Eve, could it spell a change of heart?
The ridiculous music. The excessive presents. The stupid Christmas sweaters. Felicity wants nothing more than to escape it all, and she pounces on the chance to work shifts over the holiday season at an animal rescue center. After all, it’s the only place that brings her true happiness.
But one day, her evening is disturbed by a stranger named James—dressed as a penguin and cradling a weak kitten. As Felicity and James work together to nurse the sick feline back to health, it gives them the perfect excuse to bond over their mutual dislike of all things festive. And soon, sparks fly.
However, their attraction is interrupted when Felicity’s ex-boyfriend Adam returns to declare his undying love. And when she’s let down by both men, Felicity decides to return to her childhood home for some peace. While there, she uncovers an array of family secrets, and even more about herself—which may just help her to make a choice between the penguin and the ex . . .
The Author:
Nicola is a former journalist and now a chartered public relations professional, one of only 600 with that status in the UK. In her day job she heads up the communications and campaigns department at Redwings, the largest horse welfare charity in the country.
While writing about ponies is a dream come true in its own right, being a novelist has long been the ultimate goal. Since reviving this in earnest in 2021 in snatches of spare time, she has been placed runner up in the Daily Mail First Novel competition, longlisted in the Mslexia Novel Prize, and signed with agent Katie Fulford at Bell Lomax Moreton.
In 2023 she also published a chapter which formed part of a collection of stories around mental health called ‘Will You Read This Please?’, edited by Dr Joanna Cannon and co-authored with renowned author Jenn Ashworth.
Nicola’s debut novel, The Night Before Christmas, a romantic comedy featuring giant penguins, rescued cats, and an unforgettable heroine, will be released in September 2024.
She lives in Norfolk with her husband, young daughter and three chaotic cats.
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Francesca Capaldi
Francesca Capaldi
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Book Title: Heartbreak in the Valleys
Genre: Romantic Saga / Historical
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE RNA HISTORICAL ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD 2021
THE WORLD WAS CRUMBLING, BUT HER LOVE STAYED STRONG
November 1915. For young housemaid, Anwen Rhys, life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon, deep in the Rhymney Valley. She cares for her ill mother and beloved younger sister Sara, all while shielding them from her father’s drunken, violent temper. Anwen comforts herself with her love for childhood sweetheart, Idris Hughes, away fighting in the Great War.
Yet when Idris returns, he is a changed man; no longer the innocent boy she loved, he is harder, more distant, quickly breaking off their engagement. And when tragedy once again strikes her family, Anwen’s heart is completely broken.
But when an explosion at the pit brings unimaginable heartache to Dorcalon, Anwen and Idris put their feelings aside to unite their mining community.
In the midst of despair, can Anwen find hope again? And will she ever find the happiness she deserves?
The Author:
Francesca has enjoyed writing since she was a child, largely influenced by a Welsh mother who was good at improvised story telling.
She is the author of emotional and well researched historical sagas, along with a variety of short stories and novellas which have sold worldwide. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
Francesca was born and brought up on the Sussex coast, but currently lives in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.
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Genre: Romantic Saga / Historical
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE RNA HISTORICAL ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD 2021
THE WORLD WAS CRUMBLING, BUT HER LOVE STAYED STRONG
November 1915. For young housemaid, Anwen Rhys, life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon, deep in the Rhymney Valley. She cares for her ill mother and beloved younger sister Sara, all while shielding them from her father’s drunken, violent temper. Anwen comforts herself with her love for childhood sweetheart, Idris Hughes, away fighting in the Great War.
Yet when Idris returns, he is a changed man; no longer the innocent boy she loved, he is harder, more distant, quickly breaking off their engagement. And when tragedy once again strikes her family, Anwen’s heart is completely broken.
But when an explosion at the pit brings unimaginable heartache to Dorcalon, Anwen and Idris put their feelings aside to unite their mining community.
In the midst of despair, can Anwen find hope again? And will she ever find the happiness she deserves?
The Author:
Francesca has enjoyed writing since she was a child, largely influenced by a Welsh mother who was good at improvised story telling.
She is the author of emotional and well researched historical sagas, along with a variety of short stories and novellas which have sold worldwide. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
Francesca was born and brought up on the Sussex coast, but currently lives in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.
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Book Title: A New Start at the Beach Hotel
Genre: Romantic Saga / Historical
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WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC SAGA AWARD AT THE RNA ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2024
CAN EDIE FIND THE COURAGE TO CHOOSE HER OWN FUTURE?
June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland, living in comfort at the grand Downland House in Sussex. But, wanting more from life, she flees in secret to Littlehampton, the place where she spent many idyllic childhood holidays.
Desperate for work, Edie begins working as a chambermaid at the prestigious Beach Hotel, even if the menial tasks are a far cry from her previous job.
While the days are long and gruelling, Edie works hard and soon is in favour with Helen Bygrove, the manager’s wife, who sees that Edie is destined for bigger things – which leads to tension with some of the other chambermaids.
But as she navigates her new life and finds friendship with fellow maid Lili Probert, she also grows closer to charming, cheerful porter, Charlie Cobbett, and finally finds the happiness she has been searching for.
However, what none of her new friends know is that Edie is hiding a secret from her past, one that would change the way they view her, forever. When the truth comes out, will Edie be able to keep her new life and remain in the place she loves so much?
The Author:
Francesca has enjoyed writing since she was a child, largely influenced by a Welsh mother who was good at improvised story telling.
She is the author of emotional and well researched historical sagas, along with a variety of short stories and novellas which have sold worldwide. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
Francesca was born and brought up on the Sussex coast, but currently lives in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.
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The Book:
WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC SAGA AWARD AT THE RNA ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2024
CAN EDIE FIND THE COURAGE TO CHOOSE HER OWN FUTURE?
June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland, living in comfort at the grand Downland House in Sussex. But, wanting more from life, she flees in secret to Littlehampton, the place where she spent many idyllic childhood holidays.
Desperate for work, Edie begins working as a chambermaid at the prestigious Beach Hotel, even if the menial tasks are a far cry from her previous job.
While the days are long and gruelling, Edie works hard and soon is in favour with Helen Bygrove, the manager’s wife, who sees that Edie is destined for bigger things – which leads to tension with some of the other chambermaids.
But as she navigates her new life and finds friendship with fellow maid Lili Probert, she also grows closer to charming, cheerful porter, Charlie Cobbett, and finally finds the happiness she has been searching for.
However, what none of her new friends know is that Edie is hiding a secret from her past, one that would change the way they view her, forever. When the truth comes out, will Edie be able to keep her new life and remain in the place she loves so much?
The Author:
Francesca has enjoyed writing since she was a child, largely influenced by a Welsh mother who was good at improvised story telling.
She is the author of emotional and well researched historical sagas, along with a variety of short stories and novellas which have sold worldwide. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
Francesca was born and brought up on the Sussex coast, but currently lives in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando Calrission.
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Title 1 : Until We Meet
Genre: Romance / Women's fiction
Format: Paperback - first edition
Title 2: Loves Lost and Found
Genre: Romance / Women's fiction
Format: Paperback - first edition
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Title 1 : Until We Meet
One train, a chance encounter, three lives changed forever.
The past, we are told, can help us navigate the present and provide guidance for the future. But what if you don’t know where you came from? Would it affect how you live and love? Love is, after all, a fickle thing. The harder we search for it, the more it eludes us. Then again, when we are not looking for it, then sometimes, just sometimes, it finds us.
A serendipitous encounter on a crowded train brings two strangers together.
Ellie is struggling to escape a semi-toxic relationship, whilst caring for her ailing father.
Rich has a secret he cannot share. Not yet at least.
As they traverse the emotional rollercoasters of loss and searching for her birth family, the friends follow a path of discovery, the end of which neither of them could foresee and which results in three lives being changed forever.
Title 2: Loves Lost and Found
This is a heartfelt book of, and about, love.
Fate has often conspired against Chloe. So, when an old flame, Ed, reappears 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.
Chloe has worked hard to get to where she is professionally, to be successful. Although she has been in love and been loved, she has not yet found the ‘happily ever after’ that she longed for... until, possibly, now. Maybe, just maybe, this time fate will push her in the right direction.
But when past hurt haunts the present will Chloe embrace the thrill of the rollercoaster ride, or let her fear of falling stop her from getting on it?
The Author:
E V Radwinter was born in London and grew up in Essex, although she has lived in some of the liveliest and most beautiful places across the country she is now back to north Essex where she lives with her partner.
E V Radwinter has worked in Marketing and Communications for most of her career and has a passion for writing.
E V Radwinter has started work on her third novel.
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Genre: Romance / Women's fiction
Format: Paperback - first edition
Title 2: Loves Lost and Found
Genre: Romance / Women's fiction
Format: Paperback - first edition
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Title 1 : Until We Meet
One train, a chance encounter, three lives changed forever.
The past, we are told, can help us navigate the present and provide guidance for the future. But what if you don’t know where you came from? Would it affect how you live and love? Love is, after all, a fickle thing. The harder we search for it, the more it eludes us. Then again, when we are not looking for it, then sometimes, just sometimes, it finds us.
A serendipitous encounter on a crowded train brings two strangers together.
Ellie is struggling to escape a semi-toxic relationship, whilst caring for her ailing father.
Rich has a secret he cannot share. Not yet at least.
As they traverse the emotional rollercoasters of loss and searching for her birth family, the friends follow a path of discovery, the end of which neither of them could foresee and which results in three lives being changed forever.
Title 2: Loves Lost and Found
This is a heartfelt book of, and about, love.
Fate has often conspired against Chloe. So, when an old flame, Ed, reappears 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.
Chloe has worked hard to get to where she is professionally, to be successful. Although she has been in love and been loved, she has not yet found the ‘happily ever after’ that she longed for... until, possibly, now. Maybe, just maybe, this time fate will push her in the right direction.
But when past hurt haunts the present will Chloe embrace the thrill of the rollercoaster ride, or let her fear of falling stop her from getting on it?
The Author:
E V Radwinter was born in London and grew up in Essex, although she has lived in some of the liveliest and most beautiful places across the country she is now back to north Essex where she lives with her partner.
E V Radwinter has worked in Marketing and Communications for most of her career and has a passion for writing.
E V Radwinter has started work on her third novel.
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All three books of the Love In the Lakes trilogy
* Suzanne will be kindly adding a Christmas Gift for her successful bidder.
Title 1: Snowfall over Halesmere House
Title 2: Wedding Days at Halesmere House
Title 3: Starting Over at Halesmere House
Genre: Contemporary - Humour
Format: Paperbacks
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Title 1: 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?
Title 2: 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?
Title 3: 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?
The Author:
Suzanne writes contemporary and uplifting fiction with a vibrant sense of setting and community connecting the lives of her characters. A horticulturist who lives with her family in Lancashire, her books are inspired by a love of landscape, romance and rural life. Her debut novel, The Cottage of New Beginnings, was a contender for the RNA’s Joan Hessayon Award and she is currently writing the Hartfell Village series for Canelo. Suzanne is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Society of Authors.
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Title 1: Snowfall over Halesmere House
Title 2: Wedding Days at Halesmere House
Title 3: Starting Over at Halesmere House
Genre: Contemporary - Humour
Format: Paperbacks
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Title 1: 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?
Title 2: 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?
Title 3: 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?
The Author:
Suzanne writes contemporary and uplifting fiction with a vibrant sense of setting and community connecting the lives of her characters. A horticulturist who lives with her family in Lancashire, her books are inspired by a love of landscape, romance and rural life. Her debut novel, The Cottage of New Beginnings, was a contender for the RNA’s Joan Hessayon Award and she is currently writing the Hartfell Village series for Canelo. Suzanne is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Society of Authors.
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All four books of the Welcome to Thorndale series
* Suzanne will be kindly adding a Christmas Gift for her successful bidder.
Title 1: The Cottage of New Beginnings
Title 2: The Garden of Little Rose
Title 3: A Summer of Second Chances
Title 4: A Country Village Christmas
Genre: Contemporary - Humour
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Title 1: The Cottage of New Beginnings
One crumbling cottage. One broken heart. A chance to start over?
When Annie returns to Thorndale, the village where she spent much of her childhood, she’s looking for a new start. All she wants to do is fix up the cottage her godmother left her, and mend her bruised heart.
But when she clashes with local hero, Jon, Annie wonders if she’s made a mistake returning to Thorndale. The last thing she needs is more drama, yet the village seems to be conspiring to throw her and the distractingly handsome Jon together…
Annie is looking for a new beginning with zero romance – but what if the only way to learn to trust again is to take a risk on love?
The perfect feel-good romance to curl up with.
Title 2: The Garden of Little Rose
For love to grow, Flora first needs to dig up the past.
At a hen party on the remote Scottish island of Alana, Flora is dared to ask a handsome stranger – Mac – to be her plus-one for the wedding. She never expected him to turn up at the church…
Now Mac wants to hire her skills as a horticulturist to restore the gardens at Róisín House, his home back on Alana. Flora knows she should refuse – Mac has ‘heartbreaker’ written all over him – but she can’t resist uncovering the tragic truth behind the garden at Róisín.
A gorgeous and heartwarming romance.
Title 3: A Summer of Second Chances
When Ben comes to stay in Daisy’s holiday cottage, sparks fly. But so do tempers…
Daisy likes routine. She goes to work, makes dinner for her son, then loses herself for an hour or two in her sewing. She’s not looking for change, until Ben crashes – literally – into her life.
Ben is training for a triathlon, working himself to the limit in an attempt to forget a recent trauma. Daisy wants to help, but even as they draw closer with every week that passes, he pushes her away whenever things threaten to get serious.
Can Ben open himself up to love again? With Daisy’s life in the Yorkshire Dales and Ben’s in New York, can they have a future together even if he does?
An uplifting and feel-good romance to fall in love with.
Title 4: A Country Village Christmas
Can the magic of Christmas and Thorndale bring two lost souls together in love?
Olivia doesn’t have time for Christmas or romance – she’s got a demanding career and has been burned before when it comes to love. This year, she’s spending the festive season in her dad’s old house, packing it up now that he’s moved out. Her dad failed to mention she wouldn’t be spending her time there alone …
The last thing Olivia expects is for her surprise guest to be the very man who literally ran from her after an evening of mutual flirtation. But Tom has nowhere else to go and Olivia is determined to forget the disappointment she felt when he took off. Instead she’ll help him find his way again.
As heavy snow keeps them inside the cottage, will their enforced confinement spark romance once again – or will it push them further apart?
A festive and feel-good romance to keep you warm in winter.
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Title 1: The Cottage of New Beginnings
Title 2: The Garden of Little Rose
Title 3: A Summer of Second Chances
Title 4: A Country Village Christmas
Genre: Contemporary - Humour
Format: Paperbacks
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Title 1: The Cottage of New Beginnings
One crumbling cottage. One broken heart. A chance to start over?
When Annie returns to Thorndale, the village where she spent much of her childhood, she’s looking for a new start. All she wants to do is fix up the cottage her godmother left her, and mend her bruised heart.
But when she clashes with local hero, Jon, Annie wonders if she’s made a mistake returning to Thorndale. The last thing she needs is more drama, yet the village seems to be conspiring to throw her and the distractingly handsome Jon together…
Annie is looking for a new beginning with zero romance – but what if the only way to learn to trust again is to take a risk on love?
The perfect feel-good romance to curl up with.
Title 2: The Garden of Little Rose
For love to grow, Flora first needs to dig up the past.
At a hen party on the remote Scottish island of Alana, Flora is dared to ask a handsome stranger – Mac – to be her plus-one for the wedding. She never expected him to turn up at the church…
Now Mac wants to hire her skills as a horticulturist to restore the gardens at Róisín House, his home back on Alana. Flora knows she should refuse – Mac has ‘heartbreaker’ written all over him – but she can’t resist uncovering the tragic truth behind the garden at Róisín.
A gorgeous and heartwarming romance.
Title 3: A Summer of Second Chances
When Ben comes to stay in Daisy’s holiday cottage, sparks fly. But so do tempers…
Daisy likes routine. She goes to work, makes dinner for her son, then loses herself for an hour or two in her sewing. She’s not looking for change, until Ben crashes – literally – into her life.
Ben is training for a triathlon, working himself to the limit in an attempt to forget a recent trauma. Daisy wants to help, but even as they draw closer with every week that passes, he pushes her away whenever things threaten to get serious.
Can Ben open himself up to love again? With Daisy’s life in the Yorkshire Dales and Ben’s in New York, can they have a future together even if he does?
An uplifting and feel-good romance to fall in love with.
Title 4: A Country Village Christmas
Can the magic of Christmas and Thorndale bring two lost souls together in love?
Olivia doesn’t have time for Christmas or romance – she’s got a demanding career and has been burned before when it comes to love. This year, she’s spending the festive season in her dad’s old house, packing it up now that he’s moved out. Her dad failed to mention she wouldn’t be spending her time there alone …
The last thing Olivia expects is for her surprise guest to be the very man who literally ran from her after an evening of mutual flirtation. But Tom has nowhere else to go and Olivia is determined to forget the disappointment she felt when he took off. Instead she’ll help him find his way again.
As heavy snow keeps them inside the cottage, will their enforced confinement spark romance once again – or will it push them further apart?
A festive and feel-good romance to keep you warm in winter.
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The lot includes the book, wrapped up in brown paper & tied up with string, finished with a wax seal. In addition it will be inside a book box with the following treats:
Four delicious beverages – A mixture of tea and coffee.
A Tasty Treat – Meredith & Drew Biscuits.
A Bookish Postcard – perfect for framing or displaying in your home.
A Scented Tealight
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Title: Where The Heart Should Be
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Hardback
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The Book;
The outstanding novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning, former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and incredibly moving, it explores love and family during The Great Hunger.
Ireland, 1846 Nell is working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House. Once she loved school and books and dreaming. But there's not much choice of work when the land grows food that rots in the earth. Now she is scrubbing, peeling, washing, sweeping for Sir Philip Wicken, the man who owns her home, her family's land, their crops, everything.
His dogs are always well fed, even as famine sets in. Upstairs in the Big House, where Nell is forbidden to enter, is Johnny Browning, newly arrived from England: the young nephew who will one day inherit it all. And as hunger and disease run rampant all around them, a spark of life and hope catches light when Nell and Johnny find each other.
This is a love story, and the story of a people being torn apart. This is a powerful and unforgettable novel from the phenomenally talented Sarah Crossan.
The Author:
Sarah Crossan is Irish. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University and worked to promote creative writing in schools before leaving teaching to write full time.
She completed her Masters in creative writing at the University of Warwick. In 2010 received an Edward Albee Fellowship for writing.
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Four delicious beverages – A mixture of tea and coffee.
A Tasty Treat – Meredith & Drew Biscuits.
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Title: Where The Heart Should Be
Genre: Historical Fiction - Romance
Format: Hardback
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The Book;
The outstanding novel from the Carnegie Medal-winning, former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and incredibly moving, it explores love and family during The Great Hunger.
Ireland, 1846 Nell is working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House. Once she loved school and books and dreaming. But there's not much choice of work when the land grows food that rots in the earth. Now she is scrubbing, peeling, washing, sweeping for Sir Philip Wicken, the man who owns her home, her family's land, their crops, everything.
His dogs are always well fed, even as famine sets in. Upstairs in the Big House, where Nell is forbidden to enter, is Johnny Browning, newly arrived from England: the young nephew who will one day inherit it all. And as hunger and disease run rampant all around them, a spark of life and hope catches light when Nell and Johnny find each other.
This is a love story, and the story of a people being torn apart. This is a powerful and unforgettable novel from the phenomenally talented Sarah Crossan.
The Author:
Sarah Crossan is Irish. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University and worked to promote creative writing in schools before leaving teaching to write full time.
She completed her Masters in creative writing at the University of Warwick. In 2010 received an Edward Albee Fellowship for writing.
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Title: Song for Someone
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Finalist at The Chanticleer International Book Awards for Romantic Fiction- The Chatelaine— Proud Recipient of The Editors Gold Seal.
Love is the aria of the soul.
Charlotte Sapori has led a wonderful life, safely tucked in the bosom of her family. Her mother, Irene Adler, is a renowned opera singer, while her father, Lucca Sapori, does important government work that frequently takes him away from them. Charlotte is close to her older brother, Nicco, and they are both doted on by their parents. All is well until her mother receives an unexpected diagnosis which shakes the family to its core.
Knowing herself to be dying, Adler confesses to Charlotte things that have long been kept from her, telling her to find and read her diary. A distressed Lucca Sapori tells his daughter to read his as well. And by the way, Lucca Sapori is not his real name. In fact, she may have heard of him—he is actually the world-famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Charlotte finds both diaries and plunges into the hidden world of Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes as she discovers what brought them together, and how they managed to stay together for thirty years despite having to battle the odds.
The Author:
KD Sherrinford is a multi-award-winning International author. She was born and raised in Preston, Lancashire, and now lives on the Fylde Coast with her husband, John and their two children—an avid reader from an early age. KD loved the mystery writers Conan Doyle, and Agatha Christie was her favourite. She read the entire Conan Doyle canon by age 13.
KD had a varied career, working with thoroughbred horses and racing greyhounds. To mix things up, she joined Countrywide and became a Fellow of The National Association of Estate Agents. Retirement finally allowed KD the time to write her multi-award-winning debut novel, " Song for Someone." KD got the idea for the story after a visit to The Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street in 2019; KD has always wanted to write about the iconic character Irene Adler. A talented pianist from age six, the music from some of KD's favourite composers, Beethoven, Wagner, and Stephen Foster, all feature strongly in her writing. ." Song for Someone "was awarded The Editors Choice Gold Seal Medal in 2022 and received critical acclaim from Book Viral, Readers Favorite, Literary Titan and The Historical Fiction Company, which described" Song for Someone" as an evocative masterpiece and a book that stands out in contemporary literature. The novel was a recent Finalist at The Chanticleers International Book Awards- The Chatelaine. " Christmas at The Saporis" was published last December. The third book, " Meet Me In Milan", went live on the 29th of September 2023. This thrilling Trilogy was Shortlisted for The CIBA's Series Book Awards in Genre Fiction.KD Sherrinford is a member of The CWA, the RNA and the LWA. Her short, cosy mystery " A Bit of a Do" was published in Marla Breeden's Limited Edition Anthology, entitled " Malice Matrimony and Murder "On the 13th of November 2023. Twenty-five original short, cosy mysteries from international authors, including Deringer and Agatha Finalists, CWA members, and recipients of The Editors Gold Seal, KD is very proud to be a part of this fabulous collection. Book four of the Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler Mysters, the much anticipated " The Whistle of Revenge" will be released in 2025.
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Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Finalist at The Chanticleer International Book Awards for Romantic Fiction- The Chatelaine— Proud Recipient of The Editors Gold Seal.
Love is the aria of the soul.
Charlotte Sapori has led a wonderful life, safely tucked in the bosom of her family. Her mother, Irene Adler, is a renowned opera singer, while her father, Lucca Sapori, does important government work that frequently takes him away from them. Charlotte is close to her older brother, Nicco, and they are both doted on by their parents. All is well until her mother receives an unexpected diagnosis which shakes the family to its core.
Knowing herself to be dying, Adler confesses to Charlotte things that have long been kept from her, telling her to find and read her diary. A distressed Lucca Sapori tells his daughter to read his as well. And by the way, Lucca Sapori is not his real name. In fact, she may have heard of him—he is actually the world-famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Charlotte finds both diaries and plunges into the hidden world of Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes as she discovers what brought them together, and how they managed to stay together for thirty years despite having to battle the odds.
The Author:
KD Sherrinford is a multi-award-winning International author. She was born and raised in Preston, Lancashire, and now lives on the Fylde Coast with her husband, John and their two children—an avid reader from an early age. KD loved the mystery writers Conan Doyle, and Agatha Christie was her favourite. She read the entire Conan Doyle canon by age 13.
KD had a varied career, working with thoroughbred horses and racing greyhounds. To mix things up, she joined Countrywide and became a Fellow of The National Association of Estate Agents. Retirement finally allowed KD the time to write her multi-award-winning debut novel, " Song for Someone." KD got the idea for the story after a visit to The Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street in 2019; KD has always wanted to write about the iconic character Irene Adler. A talented pianist from age six, the music from some of KD's favourite composers, Beethoven, Wagner, and Stephen Foster, all feature strongly in her writing. ." Song for Someone "was awarded The Editors Choice Gold Seal Medal in 2022 and received critical acclaim from Book Viral, Readers Favorite, Literary Titan and The Historical Fiction Company, which described" Song for Someone" as an evocative masterpiece and a book that stands out in contemporary literature. The novel was a recent Finalist at The Chanticleers International Book Awards- The Chatelaine. " Christmas at The Saporis" was published last December. The third book, " Meet Me In Milan", went live on the 29th of September 2023. This thrilling Trilogy was Shortlisted for The CIBA's Series Book Awards in Genre Fiction.KD Sherrinford is a member of The CWA, the RNA and the LWA. Her short, cosy mystery " A Bit of a Do" was published in Marla Breeden's Limited Edition Anthology, entitled " Malice Matrimony and Murder "On the 13th of November 2023. Twenty-five original short, cosy mysteries from international authors, including Deringer and Agatha Finalists, CWA members, and recipients of The Editors Gold Seal, KD is very proud to be a part of this fabulous collection. Book four of the Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler Mysters, the much anticipated " The Whistle of Revenge" will be released in 2025.
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Leonie Mack
Leonie Mack
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Book Title: A Wedding in the Sun
Genre: Romantic comedy
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Four exes and a wedding. And a road trip no one expected…
Jo Watters would rather do anything than go to her ex-husband Ben’s wedding to perfect Monica, and if it wasn’t for her beloved children she would already be far, far away. But having promised to be civilised for the sake of their soon-to-be-blended family she is headed to Spain with a fixed smile and hoping for a very fixed drink!
But when Jo realises that she’s on the same plane as Monica’s ex-husband, the devastatingly handsome but equally cantankerous Adrián, she thinks her trip can’t get any worse… she’s wrong. When bad weather forces the plane to land the wrong side of the Pyrenees, and the hotel they’re sent to only has one double room available Jo begins to wish she was anywhere – anywhere – but here…
Determined to get to the wedding however they can, Jo and Adrián make an unlikely team, but as their disastrous trip continues, Jo starts to wonder if fate has other ideas for her and Adrián, especially when he seems to be getting more handsome by the day…maybe this trip won’t be so terrible after all?
The Author:
I am an author of romantic comedies with great locations and big feelings.
I love creating characters that take you along for the ride as they overcome their obstacles, learn about themselves and about life, and somehow, accidentally fall in love along the way!
I’m represented by Saskia Leach at the Kate Nash Literary Agency.
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Genre: Romantic comedy
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Four exes and a wedding. And a road trip no one expected…
Jo Watters would rather do anything than go to her ex-husband Ben’s wedding to perfect Monica, and if it wasn’t for her beloved children she would already be far, far away. But having promised to be civilised for the sake of their soon-to-be-blended family she is headed to Spain with a fixed smile and hoping for a very fixed drink!
But when Jo realises that she’s on the same plane as Monica’s ex-husband, the devastatingly handsome but equally cantankerous Adrián, she thinks her trip can’t get any worse… she’s wrong. When bad weather forces the plane to land the wrong side of the Pyrenees, and the hotel they’re sent to only has one double room available Jo begins to wish she was anywhere – anywhere – but here…
Determined to get to the wedding however they can, Jo and Adrián make an unlikely team, but as their disastrous trip continues, Jo starts to wonder if fate has other ideas for her and Adrián, especially when he seems to be getting more handsome by the day…maybe this trip won’t be so terrible after all?
The Author:
I am an author of romantic comedies with great locations and big feelings.
I love creating characters that take you along for the ride as they overcome their obstacles, learn about themselves and about life, and somehow, accidentally fall in love along the way!
I’m represented by Saskia Leach at the Kate Nash Literary Agency.
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Title: A Skye Full of Stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Ezzie Wynter can’t wait for Christmas on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Her island home sparkles at this time of year thanks to the snow-capped mountains and frosty winter walks, topped off with family gatherings with those she loves the most.
But her peaceful Christmas idyll is upended when she hears that the Larson family – the owners of Rothach Hall – are flying in from Sweden for the festivities. As Manager of their grand Scottish manor house, Ezzie suddenly has decorations to hang, food to source and itineraries to organise.
Life only becomes more difficult when Mats Larson turns up. The owners’ handsome, self-assured son is used to doing things his own way – and he is only another headache to add to her overflowing list.
Yet when unexpected visitors arrive looking for Ezzie, nothing else matters as she is left questioning everything she ever knew about herself. But amidst the Christmas chaos, she might also discover that, when all is lost, it’s sometimes those we least expect who come to our aid…
The Author:
Sue Moorcroft is an award-winning Sunday Times and internationally published author of emotionally compelling, feel-good, page-turning fiction who has reached #1 on Amazon Kindle UK and Top 100 Amazon Kindle US, Canada and Italy. Her novels, short stories, serials, courses and columns have appeared around the world. An army child, Sue was born in Germany and then lived in Cyprus, Malta and the UK.
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Ezzie Wynter can’t wait for Christmas on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Her island home sparkles at this time of year thanks to the snow-capped mountains and frosty winter walks, topped off with family gatherings with those she loves the most.
But her peaceful Christmas idyll is upended when she hears that the Larson family – the owners of Rothach Hall – are flying in from Sweden for the festivities. As Manager of their grand Scottish manor house, Ezzie suddenly has decorations to hang, food to source and itineraries to organise.
Life only becomes more difficult when Mats Larson turns up. The owners’ handsome, self-assured son is used to doing things his own way – and he is only another headache to add to her overflowing list.
Yet when unexpected visitors arrive looking for Ezzie, nothing else matters as she is left questioning everything she ever knew about herself. But amidst the Christmas chaos, she might also discover that, when all is lost, it’s sometimes those we least expect who come to our aid…
The Author:
Sue Moorcroft is an award-winning Sunday Times and internationally published author of emotionally compelling, feel-good, page-turning fiction who has reached #1 on Amazon Kindle UK and Top 100 Amazon Kindle US, Canada and Italy. Her novels, short stories, serials, courses and columns have appeared around the world. An army child, Sue was born in Germany and then lived in Cyprus, Malta and the UK.
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Book Title: A Betrayal of Storms
Genre: LGBT Fantasy Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Half-fey Robin Vale has grown up amongst humans, but that doesn’t save him from being captured for coin by fey hunters. When he’s rescued by a fey princess, he’s taken to Wychwood, the fey realm – where everyone is focused on preparing for war against the humans who hate, hunt, and kill them for coin.
Robin doesn’t understand how he fits into the fey’s plans... until he’s revealed to be the lost heir to the Icethorn Court. Aided by the unclaimed, destructive power of the Winter Court, which had been thought destroyed with Robin’s mother’s death, the fey ready their numbers for complete domination of the human realm.
But by claiming the throne with the help of his devastatingly handsome personal guard, Erix, Robin’s very presence opposes the long-planned invasion. Along with his allies – including Althea, a stern princess hellbent on stopping the human hunters from killing her kin – Robin is thrust into a world of betrayal, murder, and lies. He must survive long enough to have the choice: listen to fate and claim his family’s power, or let it wreak havoc on a realm that turned its back on him for becoming who he was truly meant to be.
The Author:
Ben Alderson is a #1 Amazon bestselling author. His stories are set in fantasy worlds filled with magic, adventure and MM romance. Ben lives in Oxfordshire and, when not writing, can be found reading, taking Winston - his Labrador - out for long walks, or obsessing over Marvel’s The Scarlet Witch.
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Genre: LGBT Fantasy Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Half-fey Robin Vale has grown up amongst humans, but that doesn’t save him from being captured for coin by fey hunters. When he’s rescued by a fey princess, he’s taken to Wychwood, the fey realm – where everyone is focused on preparing for war against the humans who hate, hunt, and kill them for coin.
Robin doesn’t understand how he fits into the fey’s plans... until he’s revealed to be the lost heir to the Icethorn Court. Aided by the unclaimed, destructive power of the Winter Court, which had been thought destroyed with Robin’s mother’s death, the fey ready their numbers for complete domination of the human realm.
But by claiming the throne with the help of his devastatingly handsome personal guard, Erix, Robin’s very presence opposes the long-planned invasion. Along with his allies – including Althea, a stern princess hellbent on stopping the human hunters from killing her kin – Robin is thrust into a world of betrayal, murder, and lies. He must survive long enough to have the choice: listen to fate and claim his family’s power, or let it wreak havoc on a realm that turned its back on him for becoming who he was truly meant to be.
The Author:
Ben Alderson is a #1 Amazon bestselling author. His stories are set in fantasy worlds filled with magic, adventure and MM romance. Ben lives in Oxfordshire and, when not writing, can be found reading, taking Winston - his Labrador - out for long walks, or obsessing over Marvel’s The Scarlet Witch.
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Annie Lyons
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*Two Great Books
Title 1: The Air Raid Book Club
Title 2: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Hardback
Dedication Available: YES
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Title 1: The Air Raid Book Club
As the bombs began to fall, the book club kept their hopes alive...
London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husband, Harry, and with a lingering sadness at never having been able to have a child of her own. Struggling to face running the bookshop she and Harry opened together, Gertie is preparing to sell up and move away when she is asked if she would be willing to take in a young Jewish refugee from Germany. Gertie is unsure and when sullen teenager Hedy Fischer arrives, Gertie fears she has nothing left to give the troubled girl.
But when the German bombers come and the lights go out over London, Gertie and Hedy realise that joining forces will make them stronger, and that books have the power to bring young and old together and unite a community in need in its darkest hour...
Title 2: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War
Can two young women and one book change the course of war?
1940. Whip-smart librarian Peggy Sparks is determined to make sure that her brother Joe returns from the frontline to their London home, which they share with their beloved mother and grandmother. So when she is offered a once-in-a-lifetime job at the heart of the war effort, Peggy jumps at the prospect of making a real contribution to her country.
But when she finds herself working under the fanciful socialite Lady Marigold Cecily, Peggy discovers that those around her are more keen on dancing at the Café de Paris than on ending the war. Writing accounts of her daily life is the only thing keeping Peggy’s hopes alive. But when she finds her inner-most thoughts accidentally published by the Ministry of Information, Peggy realises she needs Marigold’s help to save her job, and to bring her brother home . . .
Author Bio:
I am the author of seven novels and one novella. My first book, Not Quite Perfect was a Kindle number one bestseller and my most recent featuring octogenarian, Eudora Honeysett was a USA Today bestseller as well as being nominated for the RNA Contemporary Novel Award. My new book, The Air Raid Book Club is my first historical fiction novel and will be published on the 11th of July. I can’t wait for readers to meet Gertie and Hedy, who are thrown together by the events of the Second World War and who form a book club to support their community through these dark times. This book is particularly special to me as I’ve spent my life around books, from trips to the library with my Mum as a child to my early career as a bookseller on Charing Cross Road and then over ten years in publishing and now as a writer and creative writing teacher.
My favourite thing about being an author is when readers contact me to let me know that a book has touched them, made them laugh or just served as a companion for a while. I recently received a card all the way from New York from eighty-four-year-old Rita in praise of the story of eighty-four-year-old Eudora and that was my week made
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Title 1: The Air Raid Book Club
Title 2: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Hardback
Dedication Available: YES
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Title 1: The Air Raid Book Club
As the bombs began to fall, the book club kept their hopes alive...
London, 1938. Bookseller Gertie Bingham is facing difficult times, having just lost her beloved husband, Harry, and with a lingering sadness at never having been able to have a child of her own. Struggling to face running the bookshop she and Harry opened together, Gertie is preparing to sell up and move away when she is asked if she would be willing to take in a young Jewish refugee from Germany. Gertie is unsure and when sullen teenager Hedy Fischer arrives, Gertie fears she has nothing left to give the troubled girl.
But when the German bombers come and the lights go out over London, Gertie and Hedy realise that joining forces will make them stronger, and that books have the power to bring young and old together and unite a community in need in its darkest hour...
Title 2: A Girls' Guide to Winning the War
Can two young women and one book change the course of war?
1940. Whip-smart librarian Peggy Sparks is determined to make sure that her brother Joe returns from the frontline to their London home, which they share with their beloved mother and grandmother. So when she is offered a once-in-a-lifetime job at the heart of the war effort, Peggy jumps at the prospect of making a real contribution to her country.
But when she finds herself working under the fanciful socialite Lady Marigold Cecily, Peggy discovers that those around her are more keen on dancing at the Café de Paris than on ending the war. Writing accounts of her daily life is the only thing keeping Peggy’s hopes alive. But when she finds her inner-most thoughts accidentally published by the Ministry of Information, Peggy realises she needs Marigold’s help to save her job, and to bring her brother home . . .
Author Bio:
I am the author of seven novels and one novella. My first book, Not Quite Perfect was a Kindle number one bestseller and my most recent featuring octogenarian, Eudora Honeysett was a USA Today bestseller as well as being nominated for the RNA Contemporary Novel Award. My new book, The Air Raid Book Club is my first historical fiction novel and will be published on the 11th of July. I can’t wait for readers to meet Gertie and Hedy, who are thrown together by the events of the Second World War and who form a book club to support their community through these dark times. This book is particularly special to me as I’ve spent my life around books, from trips to the library with my Mum as a child to my early career as a bookseller on Charing Cross Road and then over ten years in publishing and now as a writer and creative writing teacher.
My favourite thing about being an author is when readers contact me to let me know that a book has touched them, made them laugh or just served as a companion for a while. I recently received a card all the way from New York from eighty-four-year-old Rita in praise of the story of eighty-four-year-old Eudora and that was my week made
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£ 26
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Lilac Mills
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Title: The Tanglewood Bookshop
Genre: Christmassy/Romcom
Format: Paperback
Dedication Available: Yes
Postage & Packaging: FREE
Bids Accepted: UK
Blurb:
A rural book shop. A chance to start over. But can she make her dream a reality?
Kazz used to love the excitement of her London life, but lately her passion for expensive city living has begun to wane. So when she's given the opportunity to open a bookshop in picturesque Tanglewood, she jumps at the chance.
But village life is much quieter than she anticipated – is she actually suited for rural living? Resigned to a boring and uneventful Christmas, when she meets gorgeous Saul she is more than ready to have some fun and enjoy the festivities. If only Saul didn't have a reputation for being a player...
Will Kazz become the heroine in her own Christmas romance, or will he love her and leave her under the mistletoe?
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.
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Genre: Christmassy/Romcom
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: UK
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A rural book shop. A chance to start over. But can she make her dream a reality?
Kazz used to love the excitement of her London life, but lately her passion for expensive city living has begun to wane. So when she's given the opportunity to open a bookshop in picturesque Tanglewood, she jumps at the chance.
But village life is much quieter than she anticipated – is she actually suited for rural living? Resigned to a boring and uneventful Christmas, when she meets gorgeous Saul she is more than ready to have some fun and enjoy the festivities. If only Saul didn't have a reputation for being a player...
Will Kazz become the heroine in her own Christmas romance, or will he love her and leave her under the mistletoe?
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.
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Lily Joseph
Lily Joseph
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Title: Stuck Together
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book;
The hate is real. So is the chemistry.
Annie is heading into the holidays alone. And as a confirmed singleton, she decides to open a shop selling the kind of treats every single woman would want to find under the tree. After all, who doesn’t like to get a ‘Premium Sensual Lifestyle Product’ for Christmas, right?
Penn is in a bind. He needs to come home for Christmas with a girl, or his parents will set him up with someone ‘suitable’. Nothing is too good for the Honourable Peregrine Burton-Edwards after all. But that’s not what Penn wants. He just wants to sell vintage records in his shop and meet a nice, normal girl.
The first time Annie and Penn meet, Annie feels a flutter in her chest – he’s tall, dark and handsome, with cheekbones you could sharpen a blade on. So when he offers to share the shop with her to save on rent, she gladly accepts.
Huge mistake… Annie and Penn are poles apart and butt heads at every turn. But with the holidays looming, Penn will soon need to ask for a big favour, and Annie, with no plans to speak of, is the only girl who can help. As the arguments get more heated, so do the sparks flying between them. Will they put their differences aside and come together? And could it be for more than just Christmas?
The Author:
I’m Lily Joseph and I’m a romantic comedy author based in the North-East of England; a setting that features heavily in my writing.
My first novel, The Near Miss, about fate, love and a close encounter with a falling window is available now. My upcoming novel, Stuck Together, a Christmassy enemies-to-lovers romance will be released on October 29th and is available to pre-order.
I also dabble in writing crime fiction and my current work-in-progress was shortlisted for the 2023 Lindisfarne Prize.
Outside of my writing life I work as a dentist (trigger warning for those that aren’t a fan), and live in North Yorkshire with my partner, two teens and two cats, none of whom are interested in books whatsoever. At least the cats have an excuse.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
The hate is real. So is the chemistry.
Annie is heading into the holidays alone. And as a confirmed singleton, she decides to open a shop selling the kind of treats every single woman would want to find under the tree. After all, who doesn’t like to get a ‘Premium Sensual Lifestyle Product’ for Christmas, right?
Penn is in a bind. He needs to come home for Christmas with a girl, or his parents will set him up with someone ‘suitable’. Nothing is too good for the Honourable Peregrine Burton-Edwards after all. But that’s not what Penn wants. He just wants to sell vintage records in his shop and meet a nice, normal girl.
The first time Annie and Penn meet, Annie feels a flutter in her chest – he’s tall, dark and handsome, with cheekbones you could sharpen a blade on. So when he offers to share the shop with her to save on rent, she gladly accepts.
Huge mistake… Annie and Penn are poles apart and butt heads at every turn. But with the holidays looming, Penn will soon need to ask for a big favour, and Annie, with no plans to speak of, is the only girl who can help. As the arguments get more heated, so do the sparks flying between them. Will they put their differences aside and come together? And could it be for more than just Christmas?
The Author:
I’m Lily Joseph and I’m a romantic comedy author based in the North-East of England; a setting that features heavily in my writing.
My first novel, The Near Miss, about fate, love and a close encounter with a falling window is available now. My upcoming novel, Stuck Together, a Christmassy enemies-to-lovers romance will be released on October 29th and is available to pre-order.
I also dabble in writing crime fiction and my current work-in-progress was shortlisted for the 2023 Lindisfarne Prize.
Outside of my writing life I work as a dentist (trigger warning for those that aren’t a fan), and live in North Yorkshire with my partner, two teens and two cats, none of whom are interested in books whatsoever. At least the cats have an excuse.
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Kathryn Freeman
Kathryn Freeman
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Title:Thank You, Next
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
In this game of hearts, the stakes have never been higher…
Molly Harris is used to being left. Parents, boyfriends – she’s the queen of rejection. Her latest boyfriend, gym-fanatic Duncan, dumps her to go on reality dating show The One which sets up hot singletons to date for four weeks before meeting at the altar to say, ‘I do’.
But Duncan was the one who picked Molly up and put her back together the last time her heart got broken, so, determined not to let ‘The One’ get away, she follows Duncan onto the show. If she can prove that they’re meant to be, she might just get the happily ever after of her dreams…
But on the first day of filming, another reminder of her painful history walks into Happily Ever After Towers: Ben Knight, her it’s-not-you-it’s-me heartbreaker. The one she loved before Duncan.
In four weeks’ time, who will she meet at the altar? Duncan, the first person who ever made her feel loved, or Ben, the first person who made her feel?
The Author:
A former pharmacist, I now write romantic comedies; books that bring a smile to the face, but also a lump to the throat. Mr Right Across the Street won the RNA Award for Romantic Comedy in 2022.
With a husband who asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to buy a card (yes, he does), the romance is all in my head. Then again, his unstinting support of my career change proves love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes come in many disguises.
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Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
In this game of hearts, the stakes have never been higher…
Molly Harris is used to being left. Parents, boyfriends – she’s the queen of rejection. Her latest boyfriend, gym-fanatic Duncan, dumps her to go on reality dating show The One which sets up hot singletons to date for four weeks before meeting at the altar to say, ‘I do’.
But Duncan was the one who picked Molly up and put her back together the last time her heart got broken, so, determined not to let ‘The One’ get away, she follows Duncan onto the show. If she can prove that they’re meant to be, she might just get the happily ever after of her dreams…
But on the first day of filming, another reminder of her painful history walks into Happily Ever After Towers: Ben Knight, her it’s-not-you-it’s-me heartbreaker. The one she loved before Duncan.
In four weeks’ time, who will she meet at the altar? Duncan, the first person who ever made her feel loved, or Ben, the first person who made her feel?
The Author:
A former pharmacist, I now write romantic comedies; books that bring a smile to the face, but also a lump to the throat. Mr Right Across the Street won the RNA Award for Romantic Comedy in 2022.
With a husband who asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to buy a card (yes, he does), the romance is all in my head. Then again, his unstinting support of my career change proves love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes come in many disguises.
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Fiona Woodifield
Fiona Woodifield
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Two Book Special! Plus A Book of Jane Austin Sticky Notes!
Title 1: The Jane Austen Dating Agency
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Title 2: Wedding at the Jane Austen Dating Agency
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available:YES
Postage & Packaging: Free UK Only
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://fionawoodifield.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FionaWoodifield
The Book 1: The Jane Austen Dating Agency
Sophie Johnson is young, intelligent and attractive. So, when she lands the dream position of Sales Executive at a leading fashion magazine, it appears she has it all. But in reality, she hates her job, is sick of her controlling mother and is a dating disaster.
Then she discovers The Jane Austen Dating Agency, an exclusive club for ladies who want to meet real gentlemen and believes her luck has changed. And when Sophie meets Darcy Drummond, she thinks her dreams have come true. That is until she discovers he is arrogant and hard-headed.
So, when Daniel Becks steps into her life, she thinks she’s found the one. But is he really all he seems?
The Jane Austen Dating Agency is for anyone who has ever dreamed of romance and wondered if it really exists.
The Book 2; Wedding at the Jane Austen Dating Agency
Sophie Johnson appears to be living the perfect life. She has landed her dream job as Managing Director of The Jane Austen Dating Agency and is dating the world’s most desirable man, Darcy Drummond.
But all is not as it seems. The relationship with Darcy is failing to live up to expectations and his awful mother is determined to cause trouble. To add to Sophie’s problems, the agency is struggling to attract enough eligible men, she has a Regency wedding to plan, and then there’s the amusing and disturbingly cute Henry Baxter who is making it hard for her to concentrate.
The problem is Sophie wants it all, but in trying to manage everything, she’s in danger of losing what matters most. Can she keep the dating agency afloat and find her own happy ever after?
Or is business and romance an impossible combination?
The Author:
Fiona Woodifield is a romantic comedy writer. 'The Jane Austen Dating Agency' is her debut novel. As a child, Fiona spent many happy hours reading each and every book she could get hold of and has always wanted to write novels ever since. She has also written non-fiction articles for magazines on diverse subjects from Jane Austen to dogs!
Fiona obviously loves writing, looking after her daughters (with the result she has begun to sympathise with Mrs Bennet), spending time with friends and family, walking her dogs, dancing, visiting stately homes (imagining she lives in them of course) and escaping into a book whilst consuming a worrying amount of chocolate.
Title 1: The Jane Austen Dating Agency
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Title 2: Wedding at the Jane Austen Dating Agency
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Dedications Available:YES
Postage & Packaging: Free UK Only
Bids Accepted: UK Only
Website: https://fionawoodifield.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FionaWoodifield
The Book 1: The Jane Austen Dating Agency
Sophie Johnson is young, intelligent and attractive. So, when she lands the dream position of Sales Executive at a leading fashion magazine, it appears she has it all. But in reality, she hates her job, is sick of her controlling mother and is a dating disaster.
Then she discovers The Jane Austen Dating Agency, an exclusive club for ladies who want to meet real gentlemen and believes her luck has changed. And when Sophie meets Darcy Drummond, she thinks her dreams have come true. That is until she discovers he is arrogant and hard-headed.
So, when Daniel Becks steps into her life, she thinks she’s found the one. But is he really all he seems?
The Jane Austen Dating Agency is for anyone who has ever dreamed of romance and wondered if it really exists.
The Book 2; Wedding at the Jane Austen Dating Agency
Sophie Johnson appears to be living the perfect life. She has landed her dream job as Managing Director of The Jane Austen Dating Agency and is dating the world’s most desirable man, Darcy Drummond.
But all is not as it seems. The relationship with Darcy is failing to live up to expectations and his awful mother is determined to cause trouble. To add to Sophie’s problems, the agency is struggling to attract enough eligible men, she has a Regency wedding to plan, and then there’s the amusing and disturbingly cute Henry Baxter who is making it hard for her to concentrate.
The problem is Sophie wants it all, but in trying to manage everything, she’s in danger of losing what matters most. Can she keep the dating agency afloat and find her own happy ever after?
Or is business and romance an impossible combination?
The Author:
Fiona Woodifield is a romantic comedy writer. 'The Jane Austen Dating Agency' is her debut novel. As a child, Fiona spent many happy hours reading each and every book she could get hold of and has always wanted to write novels ever since. She has also written non-fiction articles for magazines on diverse subjects from Jane Austen to dogs!
Fiona obviously loves writing, looking after her daughters (with the result she has begun to sympathise with Mrs Bennet), spending time with friends and family, walking her dogs, dancing, visiting stately homes (imagining she lives in them of course) and escaping into a book whilst consuming a worrying amount of chocolate.
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Lizzie Chantree
Lizzie Chantree
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Title: Ninja School Mum
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Obsessive-compulsive school mum, Skye, is a lonely elite spy, who is running from her past whilst trying to protect the future of her child. She tries hard to fit in with the other parents at her son’s new school, but the only person who accepts her unconventional way of life is new mother, Thea.
Thea is feeling harassed by her sister and bored with her life, but she suspects that there is something strange about the new school mum, Skye. Thea has secrets of her own and, although the two become unlikely friends, she hesitates to tell Skye about the father of her own child.
Zack’s new business is growing faster than he could have dreamed but, suddenly, he finds himself the owner of a crumbling estate on the edge of a pretty village, and a single parent to a very demanding child. Could he make a go of things and give his daughter the life she deserved?
When three lives collide, it appears that only one of them is who they seem to be, and you never know who the person next to you in the school playground really is.
The Author:
I write sizzling romances and am an enthusiastic inventor, businesswoman and artist. I founded my first company at the age of 17 and have been creating products and driving my family mad ever since.
I live in Essex, with my gorgeous family and I sit in my rooftop studio daydreaming of new stories about quirky businesses and the romantic escapades of the women who run them. My books are full of romance, laughter and uplifting storylines.
I appeared on Sky News, ITV Lunchtime News, This Morning, The Gloria Hunniford show, The Big Breakfast, BBC’s Worldwide Radio Service, amongst others for becoming one of Fair Play London’s Female Innovators for inventing Runaway Spray, a ‘ladder’ stop spray for hosiery.
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Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: Worldwide
The Book;
Obsessive-compulsive school mum, Skye, is a lonely elite spy, who is running from her past whilst trying to protect the future of her child. She tries hard to fit in with the other parents at her son’s new school, but the only person who accepts her unconventional way of life is new mother, Thea.
Thea is feeling harassed by her sister and bored with her life, but she suspects that there is something strange about the new school mum, Skye. Thea has secrets of her own and, although the two become unlikely friends, she hesitates to tell Skye about the father of her own child.
Zack’s new business is growing faster than he could have dreamed but, suddenly, he finds himself the owner of a crumbling estate on the edge of a pretty village, and a single parent to a very demanding child. Could he make a go of things and give his daughter the life she deserved?
When three lives collide, it appears that only one of them is who they seem to be, and you never know who the person next to you in the school playground really is.
The Author:
I write sizzling romances and am an enthusiastic inventor, businesswoman and artist. I founded my first company at the age of 17 and have been creating products and driving my family mad ever since.
I live in Essex, with my gorgeous family and I sit in my rooftop studio daydreaming of new stories about quirky businesses and the romantic escapades of the women who run them. My books are full of romance, laughter and uplifting storylines.
I appeared on Sky News, ITV Lunchtime News, This Morning, The Gloria Hunniford show, The Big Breakfast, BBC’s Worldwide Radio Service, amongst others for becoming one of Fair Play London’s Female Innovators for inventing Runaway Spray, a ‘ladder’ stop spray for hosiery.
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