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Pre-order Evie Woods’ new book The Violin Maker’s Secret now, out in February 2026! The Echo of Old Books meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. ‘The thing about books,’ she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and...

Gianna Mäkinen has been in love with her best friend Riley Beckett for her entire adult life. She'd long accepted that her place in life was Riley's best friend, and that was okay. It was more than okay. She never imagined that she would have the opportunity to confess her love to Riley, to marry her, to have a herd of children with her. Riley always knew she'd be building her life with Gianna, but she never knew it would be this kind of life. This all-consuming, passionate, together life.

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop! In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish...

Heated Rivalry meets Formula 1! ‘This was freaking phenomenal. [The] chemistry and banter was off the charts!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Featured in Us Weekly's 'Hottest New LGBTQIA+ Romances to Read during Pride Month 2024' ‘I flew through this book… I am literally rereading just because it is...

Sally is a classic romantic and Harry is a classic cynic, but when a drunken bet leads the new flatmates to (badly) recreate ‘the lift’ from Dirty Dancing, and the video goes viral (#EpicRomcomReenactmentFailure), they both realise there’s potential financial benefit in blundering their way through the romcom lexicon for their suddenly vast social media following. Now, as Harry and Sally bring major romcom moments to new life – including recreating that classic diner scene – their faking it turns to making…out and suddenly they’re living a real life romcom of their own!

Unwrap this gorgeous gift of a book for an escape to the snow-peaked caps of the Scottish Highlands and a romance that will melt your heart… Izzy McBride had never in a million years expected to inherit an actual castle from her great uncle Bill but here she was, in the run up to Christmas...

Kate believed she had it all. A loving husband, two beautiful little girls and a million happy memories still to collect. Everything was how it should be—a family, together. But Kate discovers she has been living a lie. Her husband, Michael, has betrayed her in the most unimaginable way, tearing all love and trust to pieces. Feeling lost and alone, Kate doesn’t know what to believe anymore. With Michael’s secrets exposed and her marriage hanging by a thread, she fears that life may never be the same again.

Their relationship is a publicity stunt. Only one of them knows it. When a famous former child actress meets a West Village bookseller, sparks fly and complications ensue in this queer homage to Notting Hill by the author of Just as You Are. “Fresh, poignant, and deeply romantic . . . Camille...

Romance author Tessa Elliot has writer's block, and worse - she isn’t sure she still believes in love. To heal her broken heart, she decides to go on the romantic break in Paris she’d booked before her world fell apart. But when she arrives at the Airbnb, Tessa is stunned to find someone is already there. Her ex’s best friend Ethan has made himself at home, being told that the place would be empty. As it’s Paris Fashion Week, and with no other options, they agree to share the apartment.

Das nächste Kapitel ihrer Liebe wird heiß ... Coulter Barnett ist Ordnungsfanatiker, beim Indie-Verlag Badger Books ist er vor allem für die Zahlen zuständig. Als die chaotische neue Assistenz Evie im Verlag anfängt, ist Coulter alles andere als begeistert. Denn sie bricht jede einzelne seiner Regeln und scheint das komplette Gegenteil von Coulter zu sein. Und trotzdem lässt er sich auf eine Workplace-Affäre mit Evie ein. Zwischen heimlichem Sex und regelmäßigen Streitereien stellen die beiden fest, dass es gute Gründe gibt, warum sie nicht voneinander loskommen.

It's been years since Anna has seen Leo Knight. And of all the apartments in all the cities in all the world, he just happens to walk in to her cosy new attic home – as her new housemate. As the two walk the cobbled streets of Prague, taking in the sights and sounds from Wenceslas Square, frosted with snow, to the soft glow of candlelit Charles Bridge, the enchantment of the City of a Hundred Spires soon starts to work its magic on them…

Die berührendsten Geschichten schreibt das Leben selbst. Keinen Ort liebt die hochsensible und schreibbegabte Studentin Lia mehr als die Buchhandlung ihres Vaters. Als er plötzlich stirbt und seiner Tochter den Laden vermacht, droht ihr Paradies zu zerbrechen: Die Buchhandlung steht vor dem Konkurs und Lia ist zu schüchtern, um neue Kunden zu gewinnen. Bis eines Tages ein unverschämt gutaussehender Typ mit zerzausten Haaren hereinstürmt. Mit seinem Charme bringt Drew Lia völlig aus dem Konzept und ihr Herz zum Stolpern.

St Aidan: a cosy Cornish village where friendships are made for life and it’s always cocktail hour somewhere… ‘A pure delight…fabulous, fun and unforgettable’ – Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe The snow is falling around Brides by the Sea...

"Am liebsten hätte ich dich bei jedem einzelnen unserer Treffen um ein Date gebeten, Abby. Aber ich kann dir doch nichts bieten." "Wie kommst du darauf, dass du mir etwas bieten musst, Ethan?" Seit der obdachlose Ethan Abby vor einem Betrunkenen beschützt hat, sind die beiden gute Freunde geworden. An einem frostigen Winterabend bietet Abby ihm an, die Nacht bei ihr zu verbringen. Bald entwickeln sie stärkere Gefühle füreinander. Doch eine Ausnahmesituation bringt alles aus dem Gleichgewicht. Kann Abbys und Ethans Liebe unter diesen schwierigen Umständen Bestand haben?

Grace Foreman never expected to find herself widowed before she turned sixty – but when she packs her bags for a summer on a gorgeous Greek island, the last thing on her mind is a holiday romance. Grace would rather take a chance on a tan … or maybe a new summer wardrobe... But then Grace meets ex Special Forces soldier Will Lancing – and although Grace isn’t looking for love, she soon finds out she’s still got it when it comes to playing the dating game…

Having narrowly avoided losing everything to her romance scammer ex, artist Delilah Waters is done with men and focused entirely on her quest to buy Puffin Island’s magical lighthouse. It’s a crucial piece of her own family’s history and the perfect space to turn into her home. But then Max Harrington walks through her door.

Rising star author Bea Williams needs a vacation. And her godmother’s snug Greek island retreat is the perfect place to use as an escape from her writer’s block. Until she finds she’s going to have to share her idyllic one bed cottage with him – Gibson Caddell, one time childhood friend and a great big, drop-dead-gorgeous red flag. As the sun sets on Santorini, Bea’s thoughts soon turn to something much more pressing – there’s two of them. And only one bed

For Long Island native Humaira Mirza, it’s always been about love – and she has the matchmaking track record to prove it. Having successfully found ‘the one’ for both her aunt and her sister, the twenty-three-year-old is ready to claim a bit of romance for herself. The perfect candidate? The gorgeous Rizwan Ali. But as Humaira employs her unique skills to obtain the perfect match with Rizwan, she’s forced to endure the disapproval of family friend Fawad Sheikh who she’s known forever.

When a mishap with a pain au chocolat ruins the most important presentation of Dr Clara Clancy’s career, the last person she expects to come to her rescue is the impossibly good-looking and all-round super-nice guy from her university days, Dr Henry Fraser.​ Back during their time together at Oxford, Clara was seemingly the only person immune to The Hot Henry Effect – a genuine scientific phenomenon whereby those around Henry fall instantly and helplessly in love with him, the outcomes of which he has remained entirely oblivious to.​

Pippa Munro had everything planned for her perfect wedding. What she did not have planned, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved farm. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and loveless. Things couldn’t be going better… 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. The perfect solution? Find someone to house sit. The less-than-perfect candidate? Pippa Munro.