Modern Romance Books

Can a trip away lead you home? After a bad break-up, eternal optimist Evie Miller has moved to the small village of Willowbrook to finally pursue her dream of opening a craft shop. Unfortunately, with money worries and an ex-boyfriend determined to track her down, her fresh start isn't going entirely to plan. Jake Hartwood is also looking to escape his past. Haunted by the loss of his wife, he's determined not to get close to anyone again - and the last thing he wants is to be celebrating this December. Hoping to avoid the festivities, Evie and Jake arrange to escape Christmas together as friends in Provence. But will the magic of the season change things between them? And what happens if one of them starts to feel something more? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529392791 • Author: Sophie Claire • Publisher: Hodder  • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.8cm

In the darkest days on the Blitz, family is more important than ever. With Ida Brogan's family struggling amidst the nightly bombing raids in London's East End, she is doing her very best to keep their spirits up. The Blitz has hit the Brogans hard, and rationing has begun to bite. When Ida's oldest friend Ellen returns to town, sick and in dire need of help, it is to Ida that she turns. But Ellen carries a secret, one that threatens not only Ida's marriage, but the entire foundation of the Brogan family. Can Ida let go of the past and see a way to forgive her friend? And can she overcome her sadness to find a place in her heart for a little boy, one who will need a mother more than ever in these dark times? Product Information:• ISBN: 9781786496072• Format: Paperback• Author: Jean Fullerton• Publisher: Corvus Books• Pages: 390• Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5cm

Christmas in Cornwall is just around the corner… But after last Christmas revealed a shocking family secret, Scarlett’s hardly feeling merry and bright. All she wants this Christmas is to know who her real father is. So Scarlett heads to the little Cornish town of Porthmellow, where she believes the truth of her birth is hidden. She just didn’t bargain on being drawn into the Christmas festival preparations – or meeting Jude Penberth, whose charm threatens to complicate life further. Everything will come to a head at Porthmellow’s Christmas Festival... But can Scarlett have the perfect Christmas this year, or are there more surprises on the way? Product Information: ISBN: 9780008316150 Author: Phillipa Ashley Publisher: Avon  Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

Kate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her own little craft shop in the idyllic harbour town of St Felix. But she soon finds a mystery lingers in her new shop - a sixty-year-old love story told through beautiful paintings and intricate embroideries. Jack, the owner of the nearby art shop, volunteers to help Kate unravel the mystery, but in doing so they realise their own lives share some uncanny similarities with Clara and Arty, their 1950s counterparts... Can Kate and Jack put right a decades-old wrong, and maybe find their own happy ending on the way? Product Information: ISBN: 9780751574333 Author: Ali McNamara Publisher: Sphere Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 2.5cm

When Nicola's husband, Dominic, retires they decide not to spend their days finding hobbies to fill the time until Countdown is on. Instead, they fulfil their life-long fantasy of buying a country house and filling it with their dearest friends. Reliving their youth and spending their children's inheritance. Joined by seven of their friends they club together to invest in a château in Normandy. Group dinners, fine wine, beautiful scenery - they're living the dream! But la vie en rose is harder than it first appears. Is there a reason why only teenagers take gap years? Product Information: ISBN: 9781785764769 Author: Sarah Long Publisher: Zaffre Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3cm

When Declan Lorne, the last remaining knight in Ireland, dies suddenly his estate on Ireland’s rugged south-west coast is left to his three daughters. The two eldest, Ottie and Pip, inherit in line with expectations, but to everyone’s surprise – and dismay – it is the errant baby of the family, Willow, who gets the castle. So when Willow quickly announces she is selling up, the once-close sisters are pushed to breaking point: in desperation, Pip risks everything to secure her own future, and Ottie makes a decision that will ruin lives. It’s each woman for herself. As their secrets begin to catch up with them, Ottie, Willow and Pip are forced to ask themselves which is harder: stepping into the future, or letting go of the past? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529006063 • Author: Karen Swan • Publisher: Pan Macmillan  • Format: Paperback • Pages: 480 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 3.05 cm

A Christmas special continuing the charming and heart-warming story of The Canal Boat Café ... Summer and Mason take their upbeat and feelgood Canal Boat Café to London for Christmas. Summer thinks this will give them a chance to find out if they're ready to take the next step in their relationship. But their idyllic winter excursion is thrown into turmoil when the canal freezes over and an unexpected visitor appears on the scene.  Are Summer and Mason facing the Big Freeze in more ways than one? Or will this be one Winter Warmer that they’ll never forget? Product Information: ISBN: 9780008444310 Author: Cressida McLaughlin Publisher: HarperCollins Format: Paperback Pages: 400

Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they're crazy, but it's the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy's at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time. But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven't met yet, they're about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787474413 • Author: Beth O'Leary • Publisher: Quercus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4cm

Pandora McVie and Michael Donahue, are named beneficiaries of their Uncle Jolley’s will, if they live together in Jolley’s home for six months! They’ve known each other since childhood, with no love lost between them. However, as they spend the winter together, they discover that they have more in common than they believed… The Return of Rafe MacKade Hiring antique shop owner Regan Bishop to restore his inn, wild-boy Rafe MacKade did not expect the immediate attraction that draws them into a passionate affair. But will Regan's fierce independence come between the couple, or can Rafe convince her to trust him. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780263276527 • Author: Nora Roberts • Publisher: Mills & Boon • Format: Paperback • Pages: 512 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.2 cm

The snow is falling and Fliss's friends have arrived to celebrate her wedding for a week at Holly Cottage. It's the perfect way to kick off her brand-new life, isn't it? Except Ruth wishes she was anywhere other than a remote Scottish island, Caitlin is keeping a secret from her friends, Lara is suddenly facing her ex a decade after turning down his proposal and even the bride has something to hide... But as the friends prepare for a week to remember, will Fliss's dream wedding go off without a hitch, or will the secrets they've been hiding change everything? The perfect cosy Christmas romance to curl up with this holiday season about family, friendship and love. For fans of Jill Mansell, Sue Moorcroft and Heidi Swain. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781409189794 • Author: Sophie Pembroke • Publisher: Orion • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.8cm

Christmas is just around the corner but the women of The Chocolate Lovers' Club have more to worry about than present shopping...Lucy loves running Chocolate Heaven but she hasn't spent time with her boyfriend, Aiden, in weeks. And then her ex-fiance turns up and things become even more complicated.Nadia hasn't let herself get close to a man in a long time, yet she can't help feeling drawn to Jacob. Will he be her last chance for a happy ending?Chantal and her husband, Ted, are besotted with their baby daughter Lana - but she's not sure that's enough to base a marriage on.Autumn is dealing with a tragedy that has hit too close to home. But when she doesn't get the support she needs from her fiance, will she look elsewhere for comfort?Can friendship overcome all in...The Chocolate Lovers' Christmas.A fantastic new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Carole Matthews.This paperback book has 470 pages and measures: 19.7 x 12.6 x 3cm.

As Samantha Wishaw watches the love of her life marry another woman, she’s ready to give up hope of finding her happy ever after. But when a chance encounter leads Sam to find friendship in Thomas - a lonely, grumpy elderly widower living at derelict Hedgehog Hollow - her life is about to change forever. Glad to have a distraction from family feuds and match-making, Sam vows to fulfil Thomas and his wife, Gwendoline's, dreams of restoring Hedgehog Hollow to its former glory, and to open a hedgehog rescue centre. Throwing herself into the task at hand, little does Sam realise that the keys to love and happiness may also be found at Hedgehog Hollow, when she least expects it... Product Information: ISBN: 9781800485617 Author: Jessica Redland Publisher: Boldwood Books  Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2cm

Melody Rosewood loves her new home in idyllic Sandcastle Bay. The beautiful little cottage on the edge of Sunshine Beach, with its bright yellow door and view of the sea has captured her heart... And she loves being close by to her family and best friend Tori Graham. Life by the sea is pretty much perfect, there's just one thing missing... Gorgeous Jamie Jackson, with his cheeky grin and adorable puppy, works as a sculptor opposite Melody's jewellery shop. From the moment he and Melody meet sparks fly. But despite their instant attraction, a past heartache is holding Jamie back. As Melody starts to make a life for herself in the close-knit, quirky seaside community, she realises Jamie could be the one for her. But as the two of them take a chance on romance, it's one dating disaster after another. Are they destined to always be just good friends? Or will Melody finally find her happily-ever-after in Sandcastle Bay? Product Information: ISBN: 9780751577815 Author: Holly Martin Publisher: Sphere Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.6cm

What’s on your Christmas list… Zeke and Zack Taylor, decide to write to Santa and ask for a mother. But when they see their new music teacher, Nell Davis, she meets all their requirements. Will the magic of Christmas bring their dad and Nell together and make the twins’ Christmas wish come true…? Local Hero When Hester Wallace and her 9 year old son Radley move into their new Manhattan apartment, they are instantly charmed by Mitch Dempsey, their upstairs neighbour. As attraction between the neighbours grows can Mitch overcome Hester’s reserve and convince her to accept him into her life on a permanent basis? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780263276534 • Author: Nora Roberts • Publisher: Mills & Boon • Format: Paperback • Pages: 512 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

Dear Kelsey: I realise you might be surprised to hear from me . . . Kelsey Byden, divorced at just twenty-six, isn't looking for any more drama. But then she receives a letter from her mother, Naomi. Not so unusual - except Kelsey has always been told that Naomi was dead . . . During an extended visit to her mother's beautiful horse farm in Virginia, Kelsey begins to untangle a lifetime of deception. Who can she trust, when those she loves have lied to her for so long? To complicate things further, Kelsey is falling dangerously in love with Gabe Slater, Naomi's handsome and intriguing neighbour. But love and lies are a lethal combination. If Kelsey has any hope of a future with Gabe, she must first understand the terrible truth about her past... Product Information: ISBN: 9780349407999 Author: Nora Roberts Publisher: Piatkus Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.4cm

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 eclairs and delicate macaroons, Nina’s culinary creations aren’t the only tempting thing she’s working with... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008259785 • Author: Julie Caplin • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 436 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm

When twins Annie and Lauren attend their older sister Chelseas fortieth birthday party at the Dorchester Hotel, they wonder why their lives are so different. Chelseas husband is twirling her round the dance floor, while Annies husband has gone fishing and Laurens lover is at home with his wife and children. Annie and Lauren decide its time to make a change and turn their lives around, its time they starting living for again. But have they left it too late?

Having lost her job and humiliated herself in front of a whole restaurant full of diners, this is absolutely, one hundred percent, the worst day of her life. That is until she receives an email announcing that she is the lucky winner of the Once Upon a Page Bookshop! Owning a bookshop has always been Hallie’s dream, and when she starts to find secret love letters on the first page of every book, she knows she's stumbled across something special. But Hallie’s beloved bookshop is in financial trouble, and with sales dwindling, she can’t help but wonder if she is really cut out to run a business. Things start to look up when she meets gorgeous, bookish Dimitri and between them, they post a few of the hidden messages online, reuniting people who thought they were lost forever. But maybe it’s time for Hallie to find her own happy-ever-after, too? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008330729 • Author: Jaimie Admans • Publisher: HQ Digital • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm

Gina Moss is single and proud. She's focused on her thriving childminding business, which she runs from her cottage at the edge of The Evergreens: a charming Victorian home to three elderly residents who adore playing with the kids Gina minds. To Gina, they all feel like family. Then a run-in (literally) with a tall, handsome American stranger gives her the tummy-flutters... Before a tragedy puts her older friends at risk of eviction - and Gina in charge of the battle to save them. The house sale brings her closer to Dexter, one of the owners - and the stranger who set her heart alight. As the sparks fly between them, Gina carries on fighting for her friends, her home and her business. But can she fight for her chance at love - and win it all, too? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781409186731 • Author: Cathy Bramley • Publisher: Orion Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4cm

Sam is about to propose to his girlfriend Libby, and his neighbours in Christmas Street all think they know the right way to do it. With their help - and sometimes hinderance - Sam gains a fiancée and the wedding planning begins. Meanwhile, Sam's nine-year-old son Teddy and his friend Pari - with their constant companion Jack the street dog - are fascinated by the arrival of a mysterious new neighbour, Millie, who prefers to stay indoors with the curtains drawn most of the time.  But soon Christmas Street begins to work its magic and Millie is reluctantly drawn into street activities. As Millie starts to relax into thinking she can have a different life, maybe even with Jasper, the local carpenter, someone turns up from her past to threaten that.  But with all of the street looking out for her, Millie's Christmas will be filled with hope and promise. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780751573640 • Author: Ivy Pembroke • Publisher: Sphere • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm