***From the author of a 2023 Times Book of the Year comes a hilarious, emotional and thought-provoking book club read for fans of David Nicholls, Sophie Cousens and Beth O'Leary.*** 'A delight' SOPHIE COUSENS 'Wonderfully original' KATIE FFORDE 'Gloriously life-affirming' HEIDI SWAIN 'Moving and snort-laugh funny' BECKY HUNTER 'The funniest writer I've come across' DEBBIE JOHNSON 'A heartwarming triumph' HOLLY MILLER 'Hilarious and clever' JESSICA RYN –––––––––––––– Nell has always known her expiry date. After a psychic predicted her death date twenty years ago, she has lived life accepting she would never see forty – embracing adventure and travelling the world, choosing fun over commitment and laying down roots. So, when the fateful day comes, Nell feels ready. She sends five excruciatingly honest confessions to her sister, parents and past loves, knowing she won't be around to face the consequences. Then, with her heart laid bare, all that's left to do is check into a...

Tis the season.... for a Christmas cynic to have his frozen heart melted by festive magic.When Christmas-hating Sam moves to Holly Cross, he thinks he's found the perfect home, until he discovers that, each year, Holly Cross transforms into the most Christmassy village in the whole country...Blythe is just one sale away from being Real Estate Agent of the Month, so she twists the truth to sell a home to city boy Sam, who is looking for the perfect house in the perfect location. Little does he know he's just bought a cottage in the middle of the most Christmassy village in the country. And if there's one thing Sam loathes, it's Christmas.Sam's arrival puts Holly Cross's chance to win the title of Britain's Most Perfect Christmas Village now in jeopardy, and the villagers are soon up in arms. Meanwhile, Sam is in his own personal hell surrounded by fairy lights and everyone is looking to Blythe to fix things.But as the festive season...

'A lovely feel-good read.' Jill Loves To Read A time for new beginnings... Professional baker Annie Richards is used to spending her days covered in flour, single-handedly raising her five-year-old daughter, Sophie. She certainly doesn't have time for any men in her life. But there's something about handsome writer Jake O'Donnell's twinkling dark eyes that are proving quite distracting! And when she's in the middle of icing her most decadent wedding cake yet, it's rather difficult to stop herself daydreaming about saying 'I do' to her very own happy ever after... Previously published as Forty Things to do Before You're Forty Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Cathy Bramley and Claire Sandy. Praise for Alice Ross: 'A perfect read for sitting in your garden with your glass of Pimms!' The Writing Garnet 'A lovely feel-good read.' Jill Loves to Read 'Perfect with a bowl of strawberries and cream in the garden on a nice summers day.' Brizzlelass Books 'Fantastic!' Whispering Stories...

Winner of the 2016 MAGGIE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE in the Romantic Novella Category. The Christmas Gift is the heartwarming tale of Jack and Erica. Fifty-five year old Jack Callahan has been alone, by choice, for five years. Forty-five year old Erica Thomas has never had a serious relationship and believes that love and marriage is not God's plan for her. Can a chance meeting in an airport and an impetuous photo change their destinies and prove that it's never too late to fall in love?

'A lovely, sunshiney story, bursting with wit and joy' – MILLY JOHNSON 'Has the Bella Osborne hallmark combination of wit, wonderful characters and meaningful conflicts ... a fantastic read' – SUE MOORCROFT The brand-new summer romcom from Bella Osborne, full of laughter, love and life's twists and turns! ***An Invitation to Seashell Bay was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package.*** One ambitious businesswoman. One irresponsible heir. A deal that will turn both their lives upside down... To grow her craft business, Nancy is in desperate need of two things: help and money. So when a potential investor she's looking to impress recommends an assistant, she jumps at the chance to secure both. Freddy Astley-Davenport is a notorious playboy with zero work experience. He's poised to inherit his family's estate in sunny Seashell Bay – but only if he can hold down a job for six months first. His plan is to take the assistant role in name...

"Ms. Shepherd's stories just get better with every book she writes, I have truly loved every one of them, they are moving, emotional and so very sensual and heart-warming and this one is off the charts fantastic." —Goodreads on Best Man and the Runaway Bride"The story is incredibly well written...with flowing emotions and emotional concepts one doesn't normally see in romance novels. Ms. Shepherd should get major props for taking her readers into the emotional side of real love." —Harlequin Junkie on Stranded with Her Greek Tycoon

All NEW from Alison Sherlock and her bestselling Riverside Lane Series Molly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends' dreams come true on Riverside Lane. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Molly with the help of her friends takes the plunge and opens a Tea Garden in the village hoping to make it a summer to remember! Meanwhile, after a rather public end of his marriage, Logan Armstrong trusts no one but his beloved Grandad. He just wants his brief stay in Cranbridge to be as quiet as possible. But his Grandad has other ideas; he dreams of seeing the old watermill working again which might just mean Logan has to ask the village for help. Can Molly finally overcome her lack of confidence and believe in her abilities to make the tea garden a success? Will Logan discover that Molly might just be the one to mend his broken heart? And will both of them realise that life is for living and loving? Over a long hot summer in Cranbridge, perhaps...

DISCOVER THE EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AND UNPUTDOWNABLE NEW NOVEL FROM HILARY BOYDBel Carnegie's life is not perfect. Still recovering from her ex-husband's betrayal she lives with her narcissistic father in the family flat in Earl's Court.Then one summer she decides to swap the sweltering city for beautiful Cornwall. While renting a little cottage she finds that the sea, sunshine and new friends help heal her damaged heart.But Bel soon learns that you can't run from the past and it isn't long before it comes knocking once more . . .Praise for Hilary Boyd'Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressively well-written tale' Daily Express'I was ripping through this book . . . addictive' Evening Standard'Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life' Daily Mail