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It's never too late for second chances... For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She's moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband. Then tragedy strikes, and Lydia is...

When tragedy strikes, four friends reunite in this life-affirming tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust. In school, Tom, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia were the best of friends. Twenty years later, they’re barely more than strangers. But when Tom dies...

A hilarious, emotional and thought-provoking book club read for fans of David Nicholls and Cecelia Ahern. –––––––––––––––––- Nell has always known the date she's going to die. After a psychic predicted her death date twenty years ago, she has lived life...

Louisiana gravedigger Noah Evans’s Valentine’s night shift takes an unexpected turn when his high school crush starts screaming from her freshly dug grave. Whoever tried to bury Emma six feet under is in for a nasty surprise—they should have checked for a pulse because she’s got unfinished business, starting with the hot gravedigger who just saved her life. As they unearth a deadly family conspiracy, Noah and Emma discover that old flames burn even hotter the second time around—especially when someone’s trying to kill them.

If clothes can get a second chance, why can’t we? Brimming with life, love, and the stories bound up in even the most everyday items, The Second Chance Store is a tale of friendship, loss, and dusting yourself off and starting over—a novel filled with humor and a testament to the enduring...

April Statham had it all - until her husband left her for a blonde 10 years her junior. Now she’s 35, single and starting again. So she does what anyone in her position would do: she impulsively invests her life savings in the chalet park she used to visit as a child, on the beautiful Cornish Coast. The Shady Pines Chalet Park is...ramshackle. But it has one big advantage - it is as far as physically possible from April’s ex, his new fiancée and her old life. With gorgeous handyman Cillian O’Leary, April is looking forward to the challenge.

Everyone has a story. You just have to read between the lines… ‘Will make you smile, make you cry, fill you with joy and warm your heart.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ***Shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Contemporary Romantic Novel Award!*** When Elodie applies...

It's never too late to change the habits of a lifetime... Evelyn Pringle isn't the sort to make rash decisions. Or any decisions, really – she's always left that sort of thing up to her husband. But he's been found dead, wearing his best suit, with a diamond ring in his pocket that doesn't fit her. When Evelyn finds a letter addressed to a woman on the Isle of Wight, she decides to deliver it. By hand. So begins a very unusual holiday, and an adventure no one could have predicted – least of all Evelyn herself.

Put your hand up if you've ever moved to a new place and found a wild animal loose in your attic, and your former high school sweetheart shows up, looking just as incredibly handsome as the day he kissed you? *Puts hand up.* Just me? Then I probably don't need to tell you that all I can think about is how I'd like to kiss him right now . . . and that is a big NOPE. Because I'm a single mom, and my whole life is in a state of major renovation right now. Especially since I bought a major fixer upper in the beach town where I grew up and moved in with my daughter.

Olivia has wasted five long years, waiting around for a dream that never came true. Leaving behind the heat and heartbreak of Brisbane, she seeks refuge at Channel View Farm - a wedding venue overlooking the Kent coast run by her childhood friend Ellie. The only thing Olivia knows for sure is that she wants to carry on the career she loves and be close to family and friends. But with her best friend in Kent and her family newly settled in Yorkshire, she can't settle until she finds a job.

At forty-six, Sophie Bianco’s life is half baked—trapped in a controlling marriage and estranged from her critical mother. Her only solace? The Invisible Baker, her secret business helping overwhelmed moms create Pinterest-worthy moments. When her mother’s death coincides with the last straw in her marriage, Sophie grabs her chance. Armed with divorce papers and her savings, she reclaims her childhood home. But freedom comes with complications: hoarder-level chaos, plumbing disasters, and an ex-husband plotting revenge.

Loved this? Don't miss the sequel YOU BELONG WITH ME… Readers are loving this book: 'I just couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The perfect mix of drama, comedy and romance' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Funny, clever, familiar, intelligent and so relatable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The perfect summer holiday...

Most stories begin with a single moment… Mine began with a fall. A fall from innocence… A fall into addiction… A fall into a world run by ghosts, secrets, and men who never say what they truly mean. But when a domino falls… It doesn’t stop. It tumbles through orphanages, crack epidemics, CIA backchannels, surf camps, corrupt governments, betrayals, miracles, machetes, jail cells… and sometimes… it tumbles straight into destiny. Because at the end of it all — after the violence, the lies, the geopolitics, the unbelievable coincidences — my story became something no one ...

Don't miss this second chance rom-com from million copy bestseller Portia MacIntosh! 'Sharply funny, pacy and super romantic. Everything I’ve come to expect from Portia MacIntosh.' Laura Carter 'I laughed non stop. Brilliantly written. I actually couldn’t put it down.' Reader review...

Olivia and Nico were once inseparable best friends with shared hopes, dreams and plans for the future. But as life took its course, they took very different paths – leaving them with a challenging long-distance friendship. When Olivia receives an invitation to Nico's wedding in Italy, she can hardly believe it. Despite her happiness for him, she can't help but reflect on the roads not taken and the promises once made. As she arrives in the picturesque Tuscany, disaster strikes. The wedding venue has fallen through and Nico’s wife-to-be is a total Bridezilla.

One little word. One bad habit. One year to stop saying sorry. What happens when one woman resolves to ‘break up’ with saying sorry? Charlotte Thomas is polite. Manners cost nothing, her mother always said … yet there’s a fine line between diplomat and doormat. But every woman has their...

Nine years ago, Zoe Taylor returned from London to the quiet hamlet of Westholme with her tail between her legs and a bun in the oven. Where once her job as a journalist saw her tearing off to Paris at a moment’s notice after a lead, now the single mum covers the local news desk. At least, she did until she’s unceremoniously let go. When Zoe invites her friends over to commiserate, wine and whining soon turns into something more and before the night is out she’s plotted her next step: The Good News Gazette.

London. Nine million people. Two-hundred-and-seventy tube stations. Every day, thousands of chance encounters, first dates, goodbyes and happy ever afters. And for 20 years, it's been where one man and one woman can never get their timing right. Jennifer and Nick meet as teenagers, and over the next two decades, they fall in and out of love with each other. Sometimes they start kissing. Sometimes they're just friends. Sometimes they stop speaking, but they always find their way back to each other.

This will be the summer to remember… Izzy has broken off her engagement to her no-good fiancée Kieran and is seeking refuge in her childhood home – the sleepy village of Halfhidden. She soon realizes that life in the village is going to be anything but peaceful – for one thing she’s...

‘Perfect summer reading in a nutshell’ – Rachel Gilbey The ovens are pre-heating, the Prosecco is chilling…and The Sunshine and Biscotti Club is nearly ready to open its doors. But the guests have other things on their minds… Libby: The Blogger Life is Instagram-perfect for food...