Ruby Moone: Promises

M/M Historical Romance

JMS Books LLC

E-Book

25th August 2018

Veteran soldier, Charles Hawkins seeks nothing but solitude on his return from the fight with Napoleon.

He didn’t bargain with brash, scapegrace, Sebastian Farrah, stealing his heart and making him break the promise he made.

Mollie Blake: An Unconventional Affair Book 1 – Email Indulgence

Erotic Romance Suspense

Black Opal Books

e & PB

25th August 2018

Tranquility “Tee” Hammond is head of a law firm.

Having escaped a violent husband, with a son she was really too young to have had, her life revolved around her work. There was little time for anything else and she didn’t need anything else.

When she was inclined to treat herself to a little sexual pleasure, she engaged the services of Email Indulgence — an exclusive club— one email for one night of sex with a man she didn’t know and didn’t need to care about again. For her, it was enough. But her life was about to be changed by a friend of Tee’s son at university, Barrington Stone, fifteen years her junior who is determined to woo her into an unconventional affair.

Emma Davies: Return to the Little Cottage on the Hill

Contemporary fiction

Bookouture

eBook, pb

31st August 2018

The climb up the hill takes her past sweet-smelling pink roses in full bloom and leads her to an utterly breath-taking view. Megan is happy to be home at last, but will her relationship have survived the journey? It has been a difficult few years for thirty-year-old Megan Forrester, completing her apprenticeship and trying to maintain a long-distance relationship with her gorgeous boyfriend, Liam. She’s returned home to compete in a local craft competition. The prize is the chance to design beautiful new gates for the estate at the bottom of the hill, a job which could secure her future in the village forever. As the contest gets underway, Megan is devastated when a rival design turns out to be almost identical to hers. Someone in the close-knit community must have leaked her sketches, but who? Is it the same person spreading heart-breaking rumours about Liam? Down to the last few left in the competition, Megan throws her heart and soul into a show-stopping final piece… but will winning even matter when the truth about Liam is finally revealed?

Lesley Field: Saunders-Lies and Deception.

Contemporary

Self-published

Print on demand

31st August 2018

Sarah had everything then suddenly it was all snatched away. Defeated by outside forces, she made a new life for herself. But never forgot the life she once had. Risking everything if she was discovered, she returned to Canada and crept back into Banff like a thief in the night. The last person Jeff thought to see was Sarah, but walking down the aisle at his son’s wedding, he saw the one person he had never expected to see again. When his eyes met her shock quickly turned to anger. Tracking her down was easy, then he had one question. Why? The answer was not what he expected, nor one that he could believe. Or could he? He was everything she once wanted, and he gave her everything she needed. Except for one thing, trust. Could she believe what he said now? Could she risk being hurt again?

Annemarie Brear: The Promise of Tomorrow

Historical/Saga

Ebook and paperback

1st September 2018

Can Charlotte find the happiness that always seems under threat, and will Harry return home to her?

Jan Jones: A Question of Thyme

Contemporary Romance

Linford Romance Library

Large Print

1st September 2018

A contemporary romance with Great War echoes.

When Jen answers an advertisement to create a 1915 herb garden for a TV documentary,

she expects it to get her out of financial difficulties, not to change her life. Borderline recluse Theo Grainger is scarred mentally and physically from an appalling fall seven years ago. Adjusting to the presence of a TV documentary team next door is one thing, dealing with Jen Matlock, who helps people in trouble whether they want her to or not, is something else entirely.

Set in the gardens of a Shropshire manor house, A Question of Thyme blends humour, herbs and healing with two generations of romance, a hundred years apart.

Victoria Cornwall: The Captain’s Daughter

Soundings

Audio

1st September 2018

After a family tragedy, Janey Carhart was forced from her comfortable life as a captain’s daughter into domestic service. Determined to make something of herself, Janey eventually finds work as a lady’s maid at the imposing Bosvenna Manor on the edge of Bodmin Moor but is soon caught between the two worlds of upstairs and downstairs as she cares for her mistress. Desperately lonely, Janey catches the attention of two men – James Brockenshaw and Daniel Kellow. James is heir to the Bosvenna estate. Daniel Kellow is a neighbouring farmer with a dark past. Two men. Who should she choose? Or will fate decide?

Katie Ginger: The Little Theatre on the Seafront

Contemporary Romance

Ebook

1 September 2018

When Lottie’s Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre.

Faced with a decaying building, a mayor who most definitely isn’t on board with the project and a group of actors who just can’t get along, Lottie has her hands full, but with best friend Sid by her side, she knows she can do it somehow. But, the arrival of Jeremy, a hotshot London developer who sweeps Lottie off her feet, complicates things. Suddenly Sid gets a new girlfriend, the Greenley Players fall apart, and that crumbling building? Well, it crumbles a whole lot more. With no one to turn to, Lottie has to find the courage to save the day. Will Lottie be able to save the theatre and also follow her heart?

Louise Allen: A Chance on Love

Regency Romance (Short story)

Hilton & Haystaff

ebook

1 September 2018

1807 and Lady Joanna Holt sails into Calcutta escaping scandal and heartbreak.

But Joanna is not like the other young ladies in the ‘fishing fleet’ – she doesn’t want a husband,

only to turn around as fast as possible and return home. But her cousin and hostess is having a baby and so Joanna spends the day in the city with her reluctant escort, Sir Alexander Darvell. Is a day too short to find love? And what if both of you have very good reasons for not wanting to risk your hearts? But Joanna finds the words – can Alex find the courage to take a chance on love? (Short story originally published in the RNA’s anthology, Truly, Madly, Deeply)

Francine Beaton: Obstruction (Playing for Glory Romance #2)

Contemporary romance

Ebook

Independent

1 September 2018

Everyone deserves a second chance…

They say there is a fine line between love and hate. When Christopher Brooks saw Riley Adams, his first love, at the Buffaloes’ first press briefing of the year, he still hated her with a passion for breaking his heart more than seven years ago. Riley did not have the luxury of hating Christopher, nor did she have the luxury of avoiding him. Her best option was to confront him before he found out about her secret from anyone else. If he found out, would he hate her even more or would he be willing to forgive?

Julie Ryan: Finding Rose

Women’s fiction

Amazon

ebook

2nd September 2018

When three sisters, Ginny, Sally and Molly are brought together at their father’s hospital bed, they are forced to confront not only the prospect of a future without him but also the secrets of the past that have kept them apart. Their father, Eddie Matthews, drugged up on morphine, seems to be rambling but could he, in fact, be reliving previous lives as a Tudor monk and as a soldier on the Front in WW1? Struggling to speak he reveals that he has a secret and urges his daughters to ‘Find Rose’. Can the sisters put aside their differences to fulfil his last wish?

Lauren Westwood: Moonlight on the Thames

Contemporary Romance

ebook and POD

Aria (Head of Zeus)

4th September 2018

Two worlds collide when strangers Nicola and Dmitri meet at Waterloo station. It’s a moment they’ll never forget. Christmas is a joyous time, but not everyone is merry and bright. Nicola is a star at the top of the corporate ladder, but her personal life is a disaster. Her office affair has run its course, and the last thing she wants to think about is Christmas. A night of cancelled trains and festive Christmas carols at Waterloo Station is the last straw… Dmitri loves conducting his pop–up choir during the festive season, meeting people, and spreading joy and cheer around London. But he carries deep secrets from his past that robbed him of his dream to become a concert pianist.

Can two lonely hearts unlocked by music and moonlight discover the healing power of love?

Lin Treadgold: The Tanglewood Affair

Family saga.

Paperback and ebook

Amazon-silverwoodbooks

4 September 2018

Lord Augustus Hannings has disappeared, following the drowning of his wife in the lake at Tanglewood Farm. Ten years on in 1976, a young woman, Jess Stamp, rents a room at the farm, living alongside the other residents, who are known as ‘The Household Cavalry.’ Jess is drawn into an unlikely alliance with the herdsman, and together they set out to solve the mystery of her landlady Connie’s clandestine lifestyle and the disappearance of her wealthy cousin, Lord Hannings. Caught up in a world of intrigue and secrets, cults and romance, can Jess survive at the farm amidst all the uncertainties surrounding her?

Abbey MacMunn: Violet Souls, The Evoxian Legacies, book #1

Fantasy Romance

Tirgearr Publishing

ebook

5th September 2018

Shy single mum, Bree Mills, discovers a subculture of aliens with supernatural abilities living on Earth. And she’s one of them. Evoxian Quinn Taylor knows his destiny is tied with hers, but he must wait for her to sense the Akui, a mysterious force tied to the ancient Evoxian law, before declaring his love. But will Quinn be there for Bree when she’s kidnapped and faced with protecting her half-human daughter…  whatever the cost?

Fiona Harper: The Memory Collector

Women’s Fiction

HQ (Harper Collins)

Print, Ebook, Audiobook

6th Sept 2018

Heather Lucas lives her life through other people’s memories.

Heather doesn’t want to remember her childhood, not when her mother’s extreme hoarding cast her family life into disarray. For Heather’s mother, every possession was intimately connected to a memory, so when Heather uncovers a secret about her past that could reveal why her mother never let anything go, she knows there’s only one place she’ll find answers – behind the locked door of her spare room, where the remains of her mother’s hoard lie hidden. As Heather uncovers both objects and memories, will the truth set her free? Or will she discover she’s more like her mother than she ever thought possible? A powerful, uplifting story about love, loss and the things we leave behind.

Alison May: All That Was Lost
Commercial Women’s Fiction
Legend Press
Ebook & Print
6th September
Audiobook 27th September
In 1967 Patience Bickersleigh is a teenager who discovers a talent for telling people what they want to hear.
Fifty years later she is Patrice Leigh, a nationally celebrated medium. But cracks are forming in the carefully constructed barriers that keep her real history at bay. Leo is the journalist hired to write Patrice’s biography. Struggling to reconcile the demands of his family, his grief for his lost son, and his need to understand his own background, Leo becomes more and more frustrated at Patrice’s refusal to open up. Because behind closed doors, Patrice is hiding more than one secret. And it seems that now, her past is finally catching up with her. “May thrills in this English familial mystery, adding enticing plot layers as intricate and divisive as the themes she introduces.”

Nikola Scott: Summer of Secrets

Timeslip fiction

Headline Review

ebook, paperback and audio download

September 6 in

August 1939: War is looming as a perfect Cornwall summer draws to a close.

At Summerhill, sixteen-year-old Maddy anxiously awaits the return of her sister Georgiana. When Georgie unexpectedly brings home her charming new admirer Victor, everyone loves him. Only Maddy suspects that Victor isn’t all he appears to be…

Now: Chloe’s marriage to successful, clever Aidan is envied by all. The longed-for baby news is about to make their lives complete. But there is a dark side to Chloe’s life, and meeting Madeleine at Summerhill forces her to finally confront it. Drawn into the mystery of what happened there in 1939, both women begin to understand how a man with sinister motives can twist the truth to suit his own purposes. Can understanding the past help Chloe face her future? The safety of her unborn child depends on it.

Julie Caplin: The Little Paris Patisserie

HarperImpulse

Ebook

6th September 2018

In a cosy corner of Paris, a delicious little patisserie is just waiting to be discovered. And romance might just be on the menu… As the youngest of four, Nina Hadley has always had her big brothers telling her what to do. So, when she’s given the chance to move to Paris and help run a patisserie course, she can’t say au revoir quick enough! There’s just one problem: high-flying chef Sebastian Finlay is the owner of the patisserie. He’s also her brother Nick’s best friend – and the man she has secretly been in love with since forever. Amongst the mouth-wateringly delicious icing topped pastries and delicate macaroons, Nina’s culinary creations aren’t the only tempting thing she’s working with…

Jules Wake: A Girl’s Best Friend

Sphere, Little Brown

Paperback

6th September 2018

Welcome to your new cottage in the country – complete with a grumpy vet, village gossip and a very muddy dog . . . City girl Ella wants to take refuge in the country, lick her wounds and work out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life. She certainly doesn’t want to have a four-legged house guest or anything to do with village life. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of Wilsgrave have other ideas. Settling into her godmother’s house for a few months of R&R, Ella finds herself the reluctant babysitter of a badly-behaved Labrador – and her plans of staying mainly indoors scuppered. But as she’s forced into wellies and into the village’s way of doing things, Ella meets people who make her think again about what she really wants out of life and love, starting with her new furry best friend …

Daisy James: Mistletoe & Mystery (The Paradise Cookery School series)

romcom/contemporary romance

Canelo

ebook

10th September 2018

Welcome to the Cotswolds Festive Feast cookery course…

Fresh off the successful opening of the Paradise Cookery School in St Lucia, Millie Harper is headed to the Cotswolds for Christmas! Co-presenting Claudia Croft’s famous Festive Feast cookery course at Stonelea Manor is a dream come true for Millie… as is reuniting with gorgeous estate manager Zach Barker. But arriving in a winter wonderland Millie learns the manor is under a mysterious threat. It’ll take a holiday miracle, but Millie is determined to save the school and get Zach under the mistletoe to finally finish what they started in the Caribbean!

Sharon Booth: Being Emerald

Contemporary Romance

Green Ginger Publishing

E-book

11 September 2018

Emerald Carmichael has always been the black sheep of the family, so she’s not impressed when fate — in the form of her father Cain’s annoying and grossly misdirected generosity — leads her to act as a wedding planner to his former employee Eden Robinson. To add insult to injury, it turns out that Eden’s fiancé is none other than the gorgeous Eliot Harland, the only man Emerald has found attractive for simply ages. Emerald, however, has plans of her own, and if that means living on a sheep farm in a remote corner of the Yorkshire Dales while organising the grand wedding for Eden her father demands, she’ll do it. That’s if the happy couple ever makes it to the altar, of course … But Emerald’s not the only one making plans, and as events unfold that could destroy the Harlands’ lives for good, Eliot and Eden are torn apart. With their family in crisis, and secrets and lies exposed, can peace ever return to Skimmerdale?

Nicole Evelina: The Guinevere’s Tale Trilogy

Historical fantasy

Lawson Gartner Publishing

PB, EB

September 2018

Guinevere is remembered for her role as King Arthur’s wife and for her adulterous affair with Lancelot. But there is so much more to her story… Priestess. Queen. Warrior. Experience the world of King Arthur through Guinevere’s eyes as she matures from a young priestess who never dreamed of becoming queen to the stalwart defender of a nation and a mistress whose sin would go down in history. This compendium of Nicole Evelina’s two-time Book of the Year award-winning trilogy – Daughter of Destiny, Camelot’s Queen, and Mistress of Legend – gives fresh life to an age-old tale by adding historical context and emotional depth. Spanning more than three decades, it presents Guinevere as an equal to the famous men she is remembered for loving, while providing context for her controversial decisions and visiting little-known aspects of her life before, during, and after her marriage to King Arthur.

Nicole Evelina: Mistress of Legend (Guinevere’s Tale Book 3)

Historical fantasy

Lawson Gartner Publishing

PB, EB

September 15th, 2018.

Legend says Guinevere spent her final days in penance in a convent, but that is far from the truth. Having escaped death at the stake, Guinevere longs to live a peaceful life in Brittany with Lancelot, but that is not to be. Guinevere finds herself back in Camelot, where the people are divided over Arthur’s role in her death sentence. When Mordred is named acting king his thirst for power becomes his undoing and the cause of Guinevere’s greatest heartache. Sought by everyone who seeks to ascend the throne, Guinevere flees north to her mother’s homeland, where she is reunited with Lancelot until warring tribal factions once again thrust her into an unexpected position of power. Charged with ending an invasion that could bring an end to the Votadini tribe and put the whole island in the hands of the Saxons, Guinevere must draw upon decades of experience to try to save the people she loves and is sworn to protect.

Darcie Boleyn: Love at the Northern Lights

Romantic comedy

Canelo Escape

e-book
17th September 2018
‘Climbing out the window in her dress and tiara wasn’t exactly how Frankie imagined her wedding day…’
Runaway bride Frankie Ashford hops a plane to Norway with one goal in mind – find her estranged mother and make peace with the past.
But when a slip on the ice in Oslo lands her directly in Jonas Thorsen’s Viking-strong arms, her single-minded focus drifts away in the
winter winds. When it comes to romance Jonas knows that anything he and Frankie share has an expiration date – the British heiress has a life to return to in London that’s a world away from his own.
But the family is everything to Jonas and, as the one man who can help Frankie find the answers she’s seeking,
he’ll do whatever it takes to help her reunite with her mother. Now, as Christmas draws closer and the northern lights work their magic Frankie and Jonas will have to make a choice… play it safe or risk heartbreak to take a chance on love

Wendy Howell: The Little Book Cafe: Tash’s Story (part one)
rom-com/contemporary romantic fiction
Harper Impulse
e-pub
17 September 2018
Local estate agent Tash isn’t convinced about joining the new book club at Berecombe’s beautiful new bookshop and café. Dragged there by her friend Emma, she knows she needs a night out. Her boyfriend Adrian is wonderful, and adores her, but has become a bit clingy of late. So when she is introduced to new local farmer Kit, with his scruffy beard and low-key look, it’s a breath of fresh air to chat to someone so un-Adrian. Maybe this book club idea could be fun after all! But when Tash starts forgetting things and behaving oddly, over-protective Adrian is determined to keep her from her new interest.
But if bookclub has taught Tash anything, she should know not to judge a book by its cover…

Lucy Coleman: Snowflakes Over Holly Cove

Women’s contemporary/romance

Aria Fiction (Head of Zeus)

Ebook

18 September 2018

As the snowflakes start to fall, the village of Holly Cove welcomes a new tenant to the beautiful old cottage on the beach… For lifestyle magazine journalist Tia Armstrong, relationships, as well as Christmas, have lost all their magic. Yet Tia is up against a Christmas deadline for her latest article ‘Love is, actually, all around’… So, Tia heads to Holly Cove where the restorative sea air, and rugged stranger Nic, slowly but surely start mending her broken heart. Tia didn’t expect a white Christmas, and she certainly never dared dream that all her Christmas wishes might just come true… Set in Caswell Bay on the stunningly beautiful Gower Coast, Beach View cottage nestles amid the limestone cliffs and the woodlands. As cosy as a marshmallow-topped cup of cocoa, fall in love with a heart-warming festive story from the bestselling author of The French Adventure.

Lynda Stacey: The Fake Date

Romantic Suspense, Psychological Thriller

Choc Lit

E-Book

18th September 2018

Nine hours and eleven minutes …

That’s how long it’s been since Ella Hope was beaten to within an inch of life and left for dead. She lies, unable to move and praying for somebody to find her, as she counts down the minutes and wonders who could have hated her so much to have hurt her so badly. Was it the man she went on a date with the previous evening, the man linked to the deaths of two other women? Or somebody else, somebody who wants her out of the picture so much they’re willing to kill? Whoever it is, they will pay. All Ella has to do first is survive …

Lisa Hobman: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted

Contemporary Romance/Women’s Fiction

Aria Fiction

Ebook and paperback

18th September 2018

Poignant and uplifting, this is a story to remind hopeless romantics that you never know when true love might strike. Cassie Montgomery can remember a time where her life seemed pretty perfect. By day she was setting up her own little business in her sleek penthouse apartment, and by night sleeping on gazillion-count Egyptian cotton sheets next to her fiancée, once reputed to be Glasgow’s most eligible bachelor. And yet one ordinary, fateful day, Cassie uncovers a secret that shatters her heart into tiny pieces and changes her life forever… Escaping to a rural and idyllic coastal village, Cassie finds a cottage that, from the moment she steps through the rose-surrounded door, feels instantly like home. And then there’s Mac, the cool surf teacher, who makes her question what really makes her happy – and makes her wonder if maybe, she might already have found the answer…

Pippa James: I Will Survive

commercial women’s fiction

Bookouture

ebook

19th September 2018

Who doesn’t love a laugh out loud, a feel-good romantic comedy about surviving love, life and parenting one gin at a time!? A hilarious, feel-good story for every parent who has ever struggled bleary-eyed through toddler tantrums, school fancy dress fails and found friendship over wine and cake.

Jane Wenham-Jones – Mum in the Middle

romantic comedy

HarperImpulse

paperback

20th September 2018

Tess has downsized to a lively new town and is ready for “me” time. But her Zen-like calm is tested by her boomerang offspring, who keep fluttering back to the nest (usually with a full bag of dirty washing) and by her elderly mother’s struggle to hold on to her independence. Tess is also surprised to discover that there are dark resentments simmering beneath the vintage charm of her new hometown and a spate of vandalism has exposed the rift between the townsfolk and new arrivals like Tess.

Tess enlists the help of gruff newspaper editor Malcolm to get to the bottom of the mystery but when her ex-husband pays an unexpected visit and her mother stages a disappearance, Tess starts to feel her new-found freedom wearing just a little thin…

“Fresh, funny and wise”. Katie Fforde.

Suzie Tullett: The French Escape

Bombshell Books

Contemporary Romance

e-book and paperback

20th September 2018

It’s fair to say that Flick has had a terrible year. Her beloved father died, she had the wedding of her dreams and only hours after the ceremony her husband ran out on her. Brenda, fed up of her daughter living like a hermit, decides to drag Flick off to France to stay in a chateau. What could be better than an idyllic escape? But when they arrive Flick discovers the chateau is all but abandoned. The only upside of her French escape is the handsome and mysterious neighbour, Nate.

Nate loves his life living in the cottage on the grounds of the abandoned chateau but that is about to be put in jeopardy… Can Nate and Flick ever learn to come to terms with the past and find love again? The French Escape is a heart-warming, happy ever after, love story. Follow Flick and Nate’s laugh out loud and emotional journey as they negotiate matters of the heart and learn to trust again.

Kate Field: The Winter That Made Us

Contemporary women’s fiction

Accent Press

ebook and paperback

20 September 2018

When Tess finds herself unexpectedly alone and back in Ribblemill, the childhood village she thought she’d escaped, she’s sure she can survive a temporary stay. She’s spent a lifetime making the best of things, hasn’t she? Determined to throw herself into village life, Tess starts a choir and gathers a team of volunteers to restore the walled garden at Ramblings, the local stately home. Everything could be perfect if she weren’t sharing a cottage and a cat with a man whose manner is more prickly than the nettles she’s removing… As winter approaches, Tess finds herself putting down her own roots as fast as she’s pulling them up in the garden. But the ghosts of the past hover close by, and Tess must face them if she’s to discover whether home is where her heart has been all along.

Kathleen McGurl: The Drowned Village

dual timeline – part historical part contemporary

HQ

Paperback and digital

20th September 2018

Beneath the surface lie forgotten secrets…

A village destroyed. It’s the summer of 1935 and eleven-year-old Stella Walker is preparing to leave her home forever. Forced to evacuate to make way for a new reservoir, the village of Brackendale Green will soon be lost. But before the water has even reached them, a dreadful event threatens to tear Stella’s family apart. An uncovered secret… Present day and a fierce summer has dried up the lake and revealed the remnants of the deserted village. Now an old woman, Stella begs her granddaughter Laura to make the journey she can’t. She’s sure the village still holds answers for her but, with only days until the floodwaters start to rise again, Laura is in a race against time to solve the mysteries of Stella’s almost forgotten past.

Poppy Blake: The Windmill Cafe

cosy mystery/romcom

HarperImpulse

ebook and paperback

20th Sept 2018

Seasons come and go, but the peppermint green sails of the Windmill Café will keep on turning. Escaping the bustle and heartbreak of her old life in the city, Rosie Barnes can’t believe that her dream of setting up a café has come true. Whether it’s her chilled homemade lemonade, sticky chocolate brownies or warming mince pies, Rosie’s café draws guests in from far and wide, and the folk of Willerby can enjoy it come rain or shine. But some mysterious events soon threaten the picturesque town she now calls home, and with the help of ruggedly handsome local Matt Wilson, she must find out what’s going on before the reputation of the town – and her beloved café – is ruined. From the scorching summer sun through to the crisp winter frosts, Rosie is in for a year she’ll never forget…

Faith Bleasdale: Secrets at Meadowbrook Manor

Contemporary romance
Avon
Paperback, ebook
20th Sept 2018
Visit Meadowbrook this summer for sunshine, secrets and plenty of romance…
When Gemma Matthews is hired to transform Meadowbrook Manor into a boutique hotel, she can’t believe her luck.
She packs her bags and moves to Meadowbrook to start her dream job, but her life is quickly turned upside down.
From dealing with the petty squabbles of the dramatic Singer siblings to cleaning up donkey poo, Gemma soon realises she has her work cut out for her. Nevertheless, she’s determined to make the hotel a success, especially when she starts falling for the dangerously
attractive Freddie Singer.

Maggie Mason: Blackpool Lass
historical saga
Sphere
20 September 2018
Orphaned and destitute, will Grace find her own way in the world?
When Grace’s Ma passes away and her Da’s ship sinks with all hands, Grace is utterly alone in the world.
She’s sent to an orphanage in Blackpool, but the master has an eye for a pretty young lass. Grace won’t be his victim, so she runs, destitute, into the night. In Blackpool, she finds a home with the kindly Sheila and Peggy – and meets a dashing airman. But it’s 1938, and war is on the horizon.

Will Grace ever find the happiness and home she deserves?

Georgia Hill: The Little Book Café: Emma’s Story

rom-com/contemporary romantic fiction

Harper Impulse

21 September 2018

When Emma discovers Berecombe’s fabulous book café is running a literary course for beginners, she is excited to give it a try. She’s always wanted to study more, and it doesn’t hurt that Joel, the suave and charming new teacher is pretty easy on the eye… The more she learns, the more she starts to question whether she really wants the life she has built up. Her boyfriend of forever, Ollie, is constantly training with the RNLI, so they hardly get to see each other, and she is pretty sure Joel has a soft spot for her… Will Joel sweep her off her feet? Or can Ollie make the most important rescue of his life?

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