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Now you've read Heart the Lover, it's time to go back to the original . . . ‘A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film’ – The Sunday Times ‘Funny and immensely clever’ – Tessa Hadley 'Gorgeous' - Elizabeth Strout 'Writers & Lovers made me happy . . . suffused with...

The New York Times Bestseller 'Captivating, potent, incisive, and wise' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe 'Writers & Lovers made me happy' - Ann Patchett Casey has ended up back in Massachusetts after a devastating love affair. Her mother has just died and she is knocked sideways by grief and...

Two writers. One legacy. Zero chance at love... allegedly. Nora Skye has one mission: win the fanfiction competition honoring legendary sci-fi author Lew Elliot, score the massive cash prize, and save her late father’s beloved bookstore from shutting its doors for good. Easy, right? She’s...

A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 'An astonishing debut . . . I was utterly hooked . . . by this twisty, sexy, shocking treat of a novel . . . How on earth will Julia May Jonas better this?' – The Sunday Times A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely novel about a beloved English professor...

A fake marriage goes awry when two people fall in love for real in Charlotte Stein's My Big Fat Fake Marriage, a sexy and laugh-out-loud romcom! Connie Evans has always distrusted nice guys. In her experience, they’re just waiting to reveal some horrible secret. And then she meets big...

Brought to you by Penguin. Recently deceased Delphie Bookham has just met The One in the afterlife, but is devastated when a mix-up means he is immediately sent back to Earth. Delphie is given a second chance and accepts a deal in which she can return to her previous life in London and reconnect...

Brought to you by Penguin. The Hating Game meets Beach Read in this sexy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance! Rosie Maxwell has a plan: move to New York, get her creative writing degree from NYU, become a bestselling romance writer. But that plan is derailed when she ends up in class with...

'Vivid, memorable and beautifully crafted’ - Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater 'A brilliant collection, from a remarkable talent' - Joseph O'Connor, author of Shadowplay Hearts and Bones is a book about relationships. It explores what love does to us, and how we survive it. A young woman...

What is Clare Wingate doing? One minute she's suffering in a pretty-in-pink gown she'll never wear again, and the next thing she knows it's morning . . . and she has the nastiest hangover of her life. To make matters worse, she's wearing nothing but a spritz of Escada and lying next to Sebastian Vaughan . . . her girlhood crush turned sexy, globe-hopping journalist. Somewhere between the toast and the toss of the bouquet she'd gotten herself into a whole lot of trouble.

Flo steckt in einer gewaltvollen Beziehung. Erst als Felicity in sein Leben tritt, spürt Flo zum ersten Mal, wie sich echte Nähe anfühlt. Doch der Weg in die Freiheit ist schwerer, als er glaubt. Zwischen Hoffnung, Zweifel und dem Wunsch nach einem selbstbestimmten Leben muss Flo die größte Entscheidung seines Lebens treffen: Bleibt er im Schatten der Gewalt – oder wagt er den Schritt in ein neues Leben?

I’m a walking disaster, so I’m not surprised when my RV catches fire outside the cute town of Forestville. What is surprising is the hot deputy sheriff who comes to my rescue…and invites me to stay with him. Waylon is fifteen years my junior, but he’s disciplined, organized, and put together. Who knew competence could be so arousing? But when I discover he’s a gay virgin, I may just be able to teach him a thing or two.

What is it about men anyway? Bad cars, bad jobs, even bad teeth—nothing convinces them that they can't snare a Size Two Babe with a D-cup chest. And after way too many internet dates with men named "luvstick" and "bigdaddy182," Lucy Rothschild should know. But sitting across from her now is "hardluvnman," and he seems different—sensitive, honest, and hot! He says he's a plumber, while Lucy claims she's a nurse! She's really a mystery writer, dating online while researching her next book. Hey, everyone lies a little, don't they?

Deus, não faço ideia do que acontece quando partes íntimas se encontram. Sou uma virgem tentando escrever um romance e não consigo criar uma cena de sexo devido à minha falta de experiência. Então, meus dois melhores amigos me encorajam a parar de tentar por enquanto e ir em busca de um pouco de prática na vida real por meio de artimanhas, como encontros às cegas, perfis on-line e saídas casuais. Mas perder a virgindade vai ser mais difícil do que eu esperava…

Diana Peterfreund dives deep in this hilarious yet poignant look at the wild world of book publishing, the choices we make in life, and how they can haunt us for years to come… literally. A whole new meaning to ghostwriting... After having her idea stolen and turned into a blockbuster series...

Nach dem gefeierten Bestseller Euphoria erzählt Lily King in Writers & Lovers treffsicher, intelligent und mit ureigenem Humor die Geschichte einer ebenso starken wie zerbrechlichen jungen Frau - und von der Zerrissenheit zwischen den Zwängen der Gesellschaft und den eigenen Träumen von einem...

Reeling from his failed comeback and ruined marriage, washed-out actor Ian James (nee Isaac Janowitz) flees Los Angeles for a two-week respite in Northern California's remote Marble Mountains - Bigfoot country. His time alone in the wilderness begins to peel away the layers of his Hollywood persona. After a fateful meeting with a beguiling woman, Ian begins to question his heart. In a moment of clarity, Isaac ditches his publicist and finds himself in Redding, living with invisibility at the Vagabond Motel.

Bella Rossi may be nearing 30, but her life is just starting to get interesting. When her Italian-turned-Texan parents hand over the family wedding planning business, Bella is determined not to let them down. She quickly books a "Boot Scoot'n" wedding that would make any Texan proud. There's only one catch - she's a country music numbskull because her family only listens to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

Widowed yoga instructor Holly never imagined she'd be single, living with her brother, and desperate to have a baby on her own. But watching her friends start families pushes her to take control—with or without a man. But when Landry, the town's irresistible handyman and aspiring songwriter, hears Holly's plan for a sperm donor, he offers a far more natural—and tempting—solution. He's always wanted her, and the thought of Holly carrying anyone else's child is unthinkable.

Er ist ein herzloser Autor, der plötzlich nur noch Worte schreibt, die an sie gewidmet sind. Sie ein Mädchen auf Durchreise, das ihr Herz an ihn verliert, obwohl sie weiß, dass sie ihn verlassen muss: Ein New Adult-Roman um zwei junge Menschen, die die Welt mit ihren Worten begeistern wollen... Als India Thomson von Alabama nach New York zieht, begegnet sie bereits bei ihrer Ankunft ihrem Nachbarn Alec Carter: Alec, der jeden Tag eine andere Frau zu sich einlädt, Alec, der lieber Geschichten über fiktive Charaktere schreibt als seine eigene zu erleben.

Victoria Chase lit a fire in me I refuse to extinguish. Now I’m forced to face a truth and a past I no longer wish to deny. Losing control means I could lose everything. It almost happened once before. The difference this time? I’m not fighting it.