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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a sleek and stylish boxed set of Penelope’s hottest and most popular novels that’s cemented her space in romance: Five Brothers, Credence, and Birthday Girl. FIVE BROTHERS A young woman crosses into the wrong side of the tracks, finding herself spending the night at her exes’ house with the five Jaeger brothers, one of whom comforts her throughout the night. But who was it? She has no idea. CREDENCE Three men, one woman, and a remote cabin the wintery woods. After her parents suddenly pass away, Tiernan finds herself living with three alpha men, slowly finding her place among them. One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he's going to keep her. BIRTHDAY GIRL When Jordan moves into her boyfriend’s house, she expects to fall further in love: heart racing when he comes home, burning eyes meeting over breakfast, stolen glances and simmering sexual tension. But it isn’t her boyfriend Jordan’s having these feelings for…It’s his dad.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE 'Utter BRILLIANCE . . . I absolutely LOVED it!' MARIAN KEYES 'An absolute knock-out... Dolly's voice feels like your very favourite friend' TAYLOR-JENKINS-REID 'Witty, touching without ever being sentimental ... Hugely enjoyable' DAVID NICHOLLS __________________________________________________ He said 'I love you'. And then he disappeared. Things that are going right for Nina Dean: She's found her dream job. She finally has her own home. She's met Max, a beguiling romantic hero who has swept her off her feet. Things that are going wrong for Nina Dean: She has the neighbour from hell. Her friendships are fracturing, and so is her parents' marriage. She hasn't seen or heard from Max for weeks. Just as everything ought to be falling into place, it's all falling apart instead. Nina's beloved dad's memory is slipping away from him, and her mum is caught in a baffling mid-life glow-up. Her friends are becoming strangers and her exes are moving on. Everywhere she turns, she's reminded of time passing. The last thing she needs is another ghost. ____________________________________________________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 'A book so relatable you'll give yourself neck ache nodding in recognition' GRAZIA 'Bittersweet, funny, and occasionally gut-wrenching' STYLIST Sunday Times bestselling author, January 2024

A Best Book of the Year for The New York Times, People, Elle, USA Today, Saveur, and more! LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN--featuring sprayed edges with a stenciled script design. Only available for a limited time and while supplies last. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other-except they're definitely not. Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives once and for all. Time apart has done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night and aspiring sommelier by day, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit, who never returned to America, graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school class and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. Sure, nothing really compares to what they had, and life stretches out long and lonely ahead of them, but-yeah. It's in the past. All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened, good for 48 months after its original date and about to expire. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately. It's not until they board the tour bus that they discover they've both accidentally had the exact same idea, and now they're trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views, luscious flavors, and the most romantic cities of France, Spain, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left between them. So much nothing that, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition? But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have. "The summer's best romance novel." - Rolling Stone "Spicy, sexy and absolutely delicious." - People "Move over 'hot girl summer' - 'hot bisexual summer' is ready for its moment and Casey McQuiston's new novel The Pairing is here to usher it in." - USA Today

Maeve and Finn, the electric co-hosts of the smash-hit podcast Tell Me How You Really Feel, have just snagged the deal of a lifetime. There's only one tiny, inconvenient problem: they can't stand each other. Quitting isn't an option. Which means Maeve and Finn must fake their on-air chemistry to keep the show at the top of the charts. But what happens when pretending to get along feels more real than not? Tune in to find out if sparks will fly or fizzle out. . . _____________________________________ Authors adore Betty Cayouette's romance novels: 'A sweet and heartfelt romance' Hannah Grace, Sunday Times bestselling author of Icebreaker 'A dreamy, utterly transportive vacation in book form' Amy Lea, international bestselling author of Exes and O's 'The ultimate second-chance romance' Annabel Monaghan 'Heartache, history, and loads of chemistry on every page' Bridget Morrissey 'A total delight' Julia Argy 'Dazzles with second-chance romance so sweeping it's picture-perfect' Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka 'A romantic exploration of love, friendship, miscommunication, and growing up' Hanna Halperin

A hilarious and moving road trip around Iceland in an old car, told by a recently divorced woman with a five year-old boy 'on loan' After a day of being dumped - twice - and accidentally killing a goose, the narrator begins to dream of tropical holidays far away from the chaos of her current life. instead, she finds her plans wrecked by her best friend's deaf-mute son, thrust into her reluctant care. But when a shared lottery ticket nets the two of them over 40 million kroner, she and the boy head off on a road trip across iceland, taking in cucumber-farming hotels, dead sheep, and any number of her exes desperate for another chance. Blackly comic and uniquely moving, Butterflies in November is an extraordinary, hilarious tale of motherhood, relationships and the legacy of life's mistakes. Auður Ava Olafsdóttir was born in Iceland in 1958, studied art history in Paris and has lectured in History of Art at the University of Iceland. Her earlier novel, The Greenhouse (2007), won the DV Culture Award for literature and was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Award. She currently lives and works in Reykjavik. "Quirky and poetic, everything is there... An extraordinary novelist" Madame Figaro "A poetic and sensory narrative" El País

After getting my heart broken, I've sworn off athletes forever. Then my best friend has to go and marry an NHL player, and his teammate, Colby Knight, won't leave me alone. Colby is a master at scoring (on and off the ice), and he's not used to being told no. So he takes my disinterest as an invitation to pursue me even harder. I ignore him... until I realize I can use his expertise to help me get my crush's attention. But now that he's my dating coach, and we're spending so much time together, I'm growing more and more distracted. I mean, those dimples? Very enticing. Just when I think he might be more than just a playboy hockey player, a blast from the past comes back and reminds me why I swore off athletes in the first place. Can I trust Colby, or is he just another jerk who will break my heart? (This is a dual POV, fade-to-black romance, and can be read as a standalone. This book contains mild language. Trigger warnings: cheating exes.)

With her debut novel, Thien-Kim Lam serves up a sexy second-chance romance about exes with unfinished business. When working together reignites their passion, will these former flames sizzle or get burned all over again? Trixie Nguyen is determined to make her sex toy business a success, proving to her traditional Vietnamese parents that she can succeed in a nontraditional career. She's made a fresh start in Washington DC, and her first pop-up event is going well—until she runs into the ex who dumped her. With a Post-it note. The last person Andre Walker expected to see in his soul food restaurant was the woman he left behind in New Orleans. Their chemistry is still scorching, but he's desperately trying to save his family restaurant from gentrifying developers. The solution? Partnering with his ex to turn Mama Hazel’s into a vibrator pop-up shop for hungry and horny clients. Thanks to their steamy truce, both businesses start to sizzle and their red-hot desire soon reignites deeper feelings. But when Trixie receives an incredible career opportunity, will pride ruin their second chance at happiness?

After getting my heart broken, I've sworn off athletes forever. Then my best friend has to go and marry an NHL player, and his teammate, Colby Knight, won't leave me alone. Colby is a master at scoring (on and off the ice), and he's not used to being told no. So he takes my disinterest as an invitation to pursue me even harder. I ignore him... until I realize I can use his expertise to help me get my crush's attention. But now that he's my dating coach, and we're spending so much time together, I'm growing more and more distracted. I mean, those dimples? Very enticing. Just when I think he might be more than just a playboy hockey player, a blast from the past comes back and reminds me why I swore off athletes in the first place. Can I trust Colby, or is he just another jerk who will break my heart? (This is a dual POV, fade-to-black romance, and can be read as a standalone. This book contains mild language. Trigger warnings: cheating exes.)

Two exes, one house. What could go wrong? Olivia had a plan: MBA, Wall Street VP by thirty-two, marriage and two children (preferably twins because #efficiency). Not in her plan? Losing half her belongings in an apartment flood and being forced to turn to her ex for help. Definitely not in her plan? Moving into said ex's house and watching him walk around shirtless, bake her cupcakes, and look at her with those smoldering- Wait, what was she talking about again? *** Between his bakery and meddling family, Sammy had enough on his plate without bringing the ex he'd never been able to forget into the mix. But when Olivia asks for his help, he couldn't say no. He could, however, make her regret breaking his heart-as long as he doesn't do anything foolish, like sneak into her room and kiss her senseless... As passion slowly replaces their dislike for each other, Sammy and Olivia discover their past isn't what it seems and their future is anything but certain. Can they overcome their pride and give love a second chance, or is history doomed to repeat itself?

An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose. Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince. Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love. Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way. Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him. Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose. Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

Two exes, one house. What could go wrong? Olivia had a plan: MBA, Wall Street VP by thirty-two, marriage and two children (preferably twins because #efficiency). Not in her plan? Losing half her belongings in an apartment flood and being forced to turn to her ex for help. Definitely not in her plan? Moving into said ex's house and watching him walk around shirtless, bake her cupcakes, and look at her with those smoldering- Wait, what was she talking about again? *** Between his bakery and meddling family, Sammy had enough on his plate without bringing the ex he'd never been able to forget into the mix. But when Olivia asks for his help, he couldn't say no. He could, however, make her regret breaking his heart-as long as he doesn't do anything foolish, like sneak into her room and kiss her senseless... As passion slowly replaces their dislike for each other, Sammy and Olivia discover their past isn't what it seems and their future is anything but certain. Can they overcome their pride and give love a second chance, or is history doomed to repeat itself?

A charming and festive second chance romance with a Jewish spin on A Christmas Carol!Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas Carol. Who needs family when you've got long hours, impossible deadlines, and your dream job? That is, until an accident on set lands her in the medical bay with one of her chronic migraines, and she's shocked to find her ex-husband, David Adler, filling in for the usual studio doctor. It's been two years since David walked away from Evelyn and their life in Manhattan, and his ex-wife is still the same workaholic who puts her career before everything else, her health included. But when Evelyn begins hallucinating "ghosts" tied to her past heartbreaks, and every single one leads to David, he finds himself spending much more time with her than he anticipated. As Evelyn revisits her ghosts of Hanukkah past, she and David both begin to wonder if they can have a Hanukkah future. But with a high-stakes production ramping up the pressure, and troublesome spirits forcing them both to confront their most difficult shared memories, it might just take a Hanukkah miracle for these two exes to light the flame on their second-chance at love.

"KD Casey's sexy, dreamy, poignant baseball romances hit a homerun every time!" - Lauren Blakely, #1 NYT Bestselling author of Scoring With Him Ex-teammates-and exes-reunite for a second chance in this delightful sports romance from debut author KD Casey. Zach Glasser has put up with a lot for the sport he loves. Endless days on the road, playing half-decent baseball in front of half-full stadiums and endless nights alone, pretending this is the life he's always wanted. The thing is, it could have been everything he ever wanted-if only he'd had the guts to tell his family, tell the club, that he was in love with his teammate Eugenio Morales. Well, ex-teammate now. When Zach wouldn't-couldn't-come out, Eugenio made the devastating choice to move on, demanding a trade away from Oakland. Away from Zach. Three years and countless regrets later, Zach still can't get Eugenio out of his head. Or his heart. And when they both get selected to play in the league's All-Star Classic, those feelings and that chemistry come roaring back. Zach wants a second chance. Eugenio wants a relationship he doesn't have to hide. Maybe it's finally time they both get what they want.

Brimming with characters you can't help but fall for and off-the-charts chemistry, this is TikTok sensation Emily Henry doing what she does best! ----- Two exes. One pact. Could this holiday change everything? Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world. Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone. But the cottage is for sale, so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break their best friends' hearts so they'll fake it for one more week. But how can you pretend to be in love - and get away with it - in front of the people who know you best? ----- 'Hilarious and wise . . . Another knockout' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover 'A must-read book of the year' Lauren Asher 'Another Emily Henry masterpiece' Hannah Grace, ICEBREAKER 'Tender and sexy, bittersweet with Henry's trademark warmth' Bolu Babalola, HONEY & SPICE Happy Place, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, May 2023

London Kelly is in love with her best friend and has been for years. Too bad he's an adorably clueless, handsome-as-hell idiot who a) just doesn't see what everyone else sees and b) abides by the rule of 'don't screw the crew's sisters, daughters, or exes.' And since London's dad is his fire captain, that puts her firmly in the do not touch category. Then one night, London decides to throw caution to the wind and kisses him, finding her unequivocally placed in the friend zone. That's when London decides that maybe it's time to move on. Except fate decides to have the last laugh, calling Luca to the scene of a fire at the very same restaurant where London is on a secret blind date, bringing him face-to-face with the reality that he could lose his girl. Suddenly all bets are off. Besides, bending the rules isn't the same as breaking them... right? *** USA Today Bestselling Author BJ Harvey brings you Rule Bender, Book 4 in a new spin-off to the Cook Brothers rom com series featuring first responders in Chicago who are fighting the good fight and also finding love at the same time. Set in the same world as the Bliss and Cook Brothers series before it.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care meets The Bold Type in this sapphic rom-com where two exes reconnect and are given a second chance at love. When her boyfriend of seven years suddenly breaks up with her, relationship advice columnist Gemma Cho is convinced that real love doesn't exist. As a bisexual woman who's had zero luck with both men and women, she's ready to give up on her own romantic prospects. That is, until she's paired up with world-renowned photographer Celeste Min on a potentially career-saving piece on modern love. Celeste is extremely talented and sexy, and would be the perfect collaborator and rebound for Gemma if it weren't for one major fact: she's Gemma's ex, the one that broke her heart in college and moved to a whole other country before Gemma could even make sense of what went wrong between them. Heightened by the unmistakable sparks that still fly between them, Gemma and Celeste struggle to keep their relationship strictly professional. For the sake of her career, Gemma needs this piece to do well. And for the sake of what's left of her beaten up hopeless romantic heart, she wants to fall head over heels for Celeste again. But can she trust Celeste to feel the same this time around?

**A SUNDAY TIMES & RED BOOK OF THE YEAR** 'Just relishable. Thank God for the balm of good writing' NIGELLA LAWSON 'A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon' JACQUELINE WILSON ' Razor sharp on family, love and marriage' DAVID NICHOLLS ' I devoured it in one long lazy afternoon - I laughed and cried' VICTORIA HISLOP The happily ever after is only part of the story... A funny, touching, hopeful gem about love, marriage and second chances It's the day before her daughter's wedding and things are not going well for Gail Baines. First thing, she loses her job - or quits, depending who you ask. Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting to stay for the festivities. He doesn't even have a suit. Instead, he's brought memories, a shared sense of humour - and a cat looking for a new home. Just as Gail is wondering what's next, their daughter Debbie discovers her groom has been keeping a secret... As the big day dawns, the exes just can't agree on what's best for Debbie. Gail is seriously worried, while Max seems more concerned with whether to opt for the salmon or prime rib at the reception, if they make it that far. The day after the wedding, Gail and Max prepare to go their separate ways again. But all the questions about the future of the happy couple have stirred up the past for Gail. Because 'happy' takes many forms, and sometimes the younger generation has much to teach the older about secrets, acceptance and taking the rough with the smooth. ' Clear-eyed, out-and-out funny' RACHEL JOYCE 'Has all her trademark wry humour and brilliant observation ' ELIZABETH BUCHAN 'If Anne Tyler isn't the best writer in the world, who is?' BBC R4 WOMAN'S HOUR 'Anne Tyler really is the best' GRAHAM NORTON 'Our greatest chronicler of family life' DAILY MAIL 'Nobody does it better' VOGUE

A funny and heartwarming second chance romantic comedy about two exes forced to reunite when a plane crash leaves them stranded on a deserted island. Piper Adams is completely, totally, one hundred percent over Wyatt, the former love of her life. At least, that’s what she tells herself. After he broke her heart, she stopped taking risks and focused instead on building a perfect—and perfectly safe—life. But in a twist of fate worthy of a romantic comedy, bumping into Wyatt at the airport on the way to her best friend’s destination wedding wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was a canceled flight nor Wyatt’s offer of a ride on the tiny plane he’s flying to attend the same event. Desperate to make it on time, she accepts his offer, but things go from awkward to full-blown nightmare when their plane crashes in the Caribbean, stranding Piper on a deserted island with the last person she ever wanted to see again. In a true enemies to lovers fashion, rule-following Piper clashes with adventure-driven Wyatt at first, but as the days tick by, she can see the boy she once loved has grown into a man. A man who makes her laugh, knows his way around a fire, and is annoyingly hot shirtless. A man she could love again. As the chemistry still simmering between them boils over, Piper begins wishing Wyatt was more than just a survival partner. But for their love to survive a second chance, she’ll have to not only trust Wyatt again, but also learn to trust herself and find the courage to let go of her carefully curated life for the chance at something far greater—if they can survive the island long enough for rescue.

*Now a Netflix original series* *International bestseller and TikTok sensation* *** Two heartbroken people from totally different worlds go on the fake-dating vacation of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? Margot Ortega always struggled to be the princess in her own fairytale: a successful career, a huge salary, a gorgeous apartment, and a perfect fiancé. But on her wedding day, she suffers a major panic attack and has to call it off. Devastated and ashamed, Margot decides to drown her sufferings in a mad night of alcohol and dancing. The next day, she returns to the sleazy club to retrieve her sister's cell phone, and has a crazy encounter with David Sánchez: the handsome, fun-loving bartender who recognises the sadness in Margot's eyes. To make his ex jealous, David persuades Margot to pretend to be his new girlfriend. Together, they conspire to help each other get their exes back. Little do they know how much fun they'll have and how much they'll complicate their lives. A trip to Greece together that Margot sees as a much-needed getaway creates an unexpected connection and depth of intimacy between them. What starts as a simple escape for fun and adventure becomes complicated and devastating. The depth of their feelings will pull the two lovers in different directions and force them to make a life-altering decision. Full of joy, angst and heartfelt humour, A Perfect Story is full of sizzling heat and fiery passion, and is sure to make you cry and laugh in equal measure. This fun, sexy vacation to the Mediterranean is perfect for fans of emotional romances by the likes of Lucy Score and Abby Jimenez. Tropes Opposites Attract Fake Dating Meet Cute Holiday Romance Forbidden Romance

A notorious playboy. A girl on a mission. A juicy YA revenge romance impossible not to fall for. John Tucker Must Die meets Lynn Painter's Better than the Movies. Packed with the most-loved rom-com tropes - revenge romance, fake dating, enemies to lovers, grumpy x sunshine and high school romance, this book is perfect for readers age 12+. 'If you're a fan of witty, tension-filled romcoms, that will have you snort-laughing one moment and sighing longingly the next, this is absolutely the book for you.' Sophie Jo, author of Red Flags Beckett Lane . . . How do you begin to explain Beckett Lane? Beckett Lane is a legend. He has more ex-girlfriends than letters in the alphabet. He once dated twins at the same time . . . without either of them knowing. I hear he has a secret love child with a supermodel in Colorado. One time he starred in a toothbrush commercial . . . It was awesome. There's no one Wren Richardson hates more than notorious playboy Beckett Lane. Everyone is under his spell because of his Greek god-like looks and famous dad, but Wren sees through it and can't stand the guy. So when Beckett humiliates her angelic sister, Kennedy, in front of the entire high school, Wren vows revenge. Teaming up with Beckett's exes to make a documentary, she plans to show the world exactly who he really is. Because she's the only one not susceptible to The Beckett Effect. Isn't she . . . ? Only, as she gets closer to Beckett, Wren wonders if there's more to the school's biggest womaniser than she realised. Is the line between hate and love as clear-cut as she once thought? 'With the effortless charm of a classic rom-com, this effervescent romance captures the rush of feeling not only seen but known.' Kirkus

'A sweet and heartfelt debut romance that has me itching to book a flight to Italy' Hannah Grace, Sunday Times bestselling author of Icebreaker 'A dreamy, utterly transportive vacation in book form' Amy Lea, international bestselling author of Exes and O's _____ From the moment Emerson and Theo met as teenagers, they were inseparable. But just when they finally expressed their feelings to one another, they were torn apart. Now, supermodel Emerson seemingly has the perfect life ¿ but she's tired of looking for love in all the wrong places. When a reminder for the marriage pact she and Theo made as teens goes off on her phone, she realizes she has a chance to rekindle the only romance that ever really made sense. Emerson convinces her grumpy agent to book her as the face of the campaign that Theo, now a fashion photographer, is shooting. The good news: the campaign is being shot in ridiculously romantic Cinque Terre, Italy. The bad news? Theo might not be as happy to see her as she¿d hoped¿ Will this photoshoot be the key to getting one last shot at love, or will it be a final goodbye? _____ Your favourite authors are falling head over heels for One Last Shot... 'The ultimate second-chance romance' Annabel Monaghan `Heartache, history, and loads of chemistry on every page¿ Bridget Morrissey `A total delight¿ Julia Argy 'Dazzles with second-chance romance so sweeping it¿s picture-perfect¿ Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka 'A romantic exploration of love, friendship, miscommunication, and growing up¿ Hanna Halperin `An intoxicating romance set in the world of super models and fashion photographers¿ Stephen McCauley

'Sweet and fun the whole way through!' Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil ' Pacy and pitch-perfect!' Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas All is fair in love and rivalry... Dina is done. She's burn out after years in corporate London and now is working in her family's struggling Bangladeshi restaurant. The last thing she expects is to be roped into coaching a football team of disadvantaged amateur players - or to say yes. Maya is back. She could have had a brilliant career, but it all went...well wrong. Now she's back home, back in her childhood bedroom. Her only escape is agreeing to coach her old secondary school's team. It doesn't take long for them to bump into each other again and for as long as anyone can remember, Dina and Maya were rivals. But will the very game that tore them apart bring them back together? An enemies-to-lovers and angsty queer Bend it like Beckham meets Cross the Line jampacked with quirky side characters who cannot help but intervene to push their uptight managers together. Praise for The Perfect Match: 'Fans of Jaigirdar's debut sapphic adult romance will stamp and cheer like Dina and Maya's #1 fan' Lillie Vale, USA Today bestselling author of Wrapped with a Beau and The Shaadi Set-Up 'This sapphic sports romance should be on everyone's radar! I truly couldn't put it down' Anam Iqbal, author of The Exes

"An utterly satisfying" romance between a widowed single father and a younger school teacher is "one for the keeper shelf" (Jill Shalvis, New York Times-bestselling author of The Sweetheart List). Some people change your life.... Others change your heart Newly widowed dad Sebastian Dorner was unraveling at the edges-until his son's teacher, Via DeRosa, threw him a lifeline. Now, two years later, they reconnect at Matty's new school, and an inconvenient but unmistakable jolt of attraction crackles between them. But why does the first person to spark with Sebastian in years have to be a millennial? Is twentysomething Via really too young for him or does fortysomething Sebastian just feel too damn old? A former foster kid, Via's finally forged the stable life she's always dreamed of-new job, steady income, no drama. The last thing she needs are rumors about her and a single dad at school. But why does she keep being drawn into his capable, worn-flannel orbit? And why does being around Sebastian, Matty and even their dog, Crabby, seem to spark so much want? They're trying to ignore the tension threatening their friendship. But sometimes what'll heal you is just a touch-and a heartbeat-away... "A beautiful slow burn romance. The chemistry between Sebastian and Via absolutely stole my heart!" -Molly Fader, USA Today-bestselling author of The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season "Emotionally intense and real." -Christie Craig, New York Times-bestselling author of The Trouble with Exes "A master class in achy breaky yearning." -Sarina Bowen, USA Today-bestselling author of the True North series

The irresistible blockbuster YA romance of summer 2021 by six of the biggest voices in YA, as featured on ITV News. Soon to be a major film & TV franchise for Netflix and produced by Barack and Michelle Obama! Perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Netflix's Let it Snow and Bolu Babalola's Love in Colour ‘Perfect summer reading’ – The Stylist ‘Six top authors, including Angie Thomas who wrote The Hate U Give, come together to write a moving story of black teenage love. Perfect for bringing a taste of romance and American city life to your staycation’ – The Times 'BLACKOUT is our love letter to love, to New York City, and to Black teens. Our reminder to them that their stories, their joy, their love is valid and worthy of being spotlighted.' Dhonielle Clayton. When a heatwave plunges New York City into darkness, sparks fly for thirteen teenagers caught up in the blackout. A first meeting. Long-time friends. Bitter exes. And maybe the beginning of something new… When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths, love blossoms, friendship transforms and new possibilities take flight. Six of today’s biggest stars of the YA world, Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon, bring all the electricity of love to a collection of charming, hilarious and heartbreaking tales that shine the brightest light through the dark.

A conflicted villain and his unstoppable bride form the realm’s most chaotic alliance in this riotously funny dark romantasy perfect for fans of Assistant to the Villain, but darker and spicier. “What’s mine stays mine.” Step One: Kidnap someone cute. Step Two: Force her into marriage. Step Three: Try not to catch feelings. When Dark Lord Kazimir Blackrose kidnaps Lady Arabella for a forced marriage, he expects an obedient, trembling bride. What he gets is a knife to the throat and a furious woman with demands of her own. He may need her heroic bloodline to achieve ultimate dominion, but she’s not about to make this easy for him. Arabella has already survived her father’s tower prison and a lifetime of being treated like property. Getting abducted by the realm’s most notorious villain is just another Tuesday. If she must be married to the infuriating (and infuriatingly attractive) Dark Lord, she’ll do it on her terms: freedom within his fortress, hands strictly to himself, and complete honesty about his plans. But when those plans go awry, Kazimir faces his most terrifying challenge yet: he must date his own wife. Between magical training sessions, playing golf with the eyeballs of his enemies, and aphrodisiac dinners gone spectacularly wrong, his attempts at villainous seduction are failing at every turn. As Kazimir and Arabella navigate magical explosions and jealous exes, they discover a far more terrifying prospect than war or magical catastrophe: They might actually be falling for each other. This dark and sexy fantasy romance is perfect for readers who love: a morally gray antihero (who stays that way); a strong heroine who embraces her dark side (she doesn’t need rescuing, thanks); touch her and die trope; hilarious, wicked banter and sizzling spice; one bed/forced proximity; kidnapped bride/forced marriage; and dark humor.

An Instant USA Today Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick A Library Reads Pick Estranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend’s wedding after a string of disasters in this swoony and steamy second-chance romance from the USA Today bestselling author of You, with a View. Georgia Woodward lives by her lists, none more so than the one about her ex, Eli Mora. It’s full of the ironclad dos and don’ts they’ve been following since she returned to the Bay Area after their cataclysmic breakup five years ago. With the wedding of their mutual best friend, Adam, looming, and them about to step into their roles as best woman and man, Georgia’s never needed it more. She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy—and still very present—feelings. The rules on that list will keep her cool, calm, and compartmentalized. What’s not on her list? Eli arriving from New York with a new rule-breaking attitude or the all-inclusive venue burning to the ground, leaving the bride and groom in dire straits. Nor does she anticipate Adam asking her and Eli to help him make a miracle happen. Together. As Georgia and Eli rush up to Napa Valley to pull off the perfect wedding, their old chemistry comes back in technicolor. Somewhere between cake tastings gone wrong, disastrous DJ auditions, and Eli’s heated attention, Georgia starts recognizing the man she fell in love with before. And if she lets herself break her rules, she might find what they’re building isn’t the something old that ruined them—it’s a chance at something new.

THE FUNNY AND SEXY ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS TIKTOK SENSATION 'A glimmering, sharp, and delightfully feminist rom com. The Ex Talk just crashed its way onto my forever-rec pile' CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of The Unhoneymooners 'I couldn't put this down . . . just such a fun romantic story of enemies to lovers' 5* Reader Review 'A very funny book' New York Times Book Review 'This was steamy! And funny and feminist' 5* Reader Review *BUSINESS OR PLEASURE, the sizzling new rom com from Rachel Lynn Solomon is available to buy now!* ________ Shay Goldstein has worked at her Seattle radio station for nearly a decade. But lately she's been clashing with her new colleague, Dominic Yun - who's fresh off a journalism course and convinced he knows everything about radio. When the station needs a new concept, Shay proposes 'The Ex Talk', where two exes give relationship advice live on air. Each armed with their own disastrous relationship stories, Shay and Dominic are the perfect co-hosts - even if it does come with a little tension . . . Their spiky dynamic is an instant hit, and soon 'The Ex Talk' is climbing the charts. But when Shay and Dominic start to fall for each other, is this the start of something amazing . . . or the end of their careers? ________ An NPR's Best Book of 2021 A Buzzfeed Best Romances of 2021 A Cosmopolitan Best Romance of 2021 A LibraryReads Pick! One of CNN and PopSugar's Best Books of January 'Buckle in for a hot ride . . . a MUST READ for fans of The Hating Game' 5* Reader Review 'A touching, funny, sexy, entertaining read' 5* Reader Review 'More than lives up to the hype' PopSugar

Bloomsbury presents Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead, read by Ann Marie Gideon. A simmering slow burn bursting with banter… This is a romance for anyone who's ever felt too messy to be loved.' Rosie Danan, author of The Roommate In this fierce and funny battle of the exes, Ashley Winstead's Fool Me Once explores the chaos of wanting something you used to have. Lee Stone is a twenty-first-century woman: she kicks butt at her job as a communications director at a women-run electric car company (that's better than Tesla, thank you), and after work she is "Stoner," drinking guys under the table and never letting any of them get too comfortable in her bed… That's because Lee's learned one big lesson: never trust love. Four major heartbreaks set her straight, from her father cheating on her mom all the way to Ben Laderman in grad school—who wasn't actually cheating, but she could have sworn he was, so she reciprocated in kind. Then Ben shows up five years later, working as a policy expert for the most liberal governor in Texas history, just as Lee is trying to get a clean energy bill rolling. Things get complicated—and competitive—as Lee and Ben are forced to work together. Tension builds just as old sparks reignite, fanning the flames for a romantic dustup the size of Texas. Don't miss The Boyfriend Candidate, Ashley Winstead's next laugh-out-loud rom-com about learning to embrace living outside your comfort zone!

'A sweet and heartfelt debut romance that has me itching to book a flight to Italy' Hannah Grace, Sunday Times bestselling author of Icebreaker 'A dreamy, utterly transportive vacation in book form' Amy Lea, international bestselling author of Exes and O's _____ Supermodel Emerson seemingly has the perfect life - but she's tired of looking for love in all the wrong places. When a reminder for the marriage pact she and her former best friend Theo made as teens goes off on her phone, she realizes she has a chance to rekindle the only relationship that ever really made sense. Emerson convinces her grumpy agent to book her as the face of the campaign that Theo, now a fashion photographer, is shooting. The good news: the campaign is being shot in ridiculously romantic Cinque Terre, Italy. The bad news? Theo might not be as happy to see her as she'd hoped . . . Will this be her one last shot at love, or a final goodbye? _____ Your favourite authors are falling head over heels for One Last Shot... 'The ultimate second-chance romance' Annabel Monaghan 'Heartache, history, and loads of chemistry on every page' Bridget Morrissey 'A total delight' Julia Argy 'Dazzles with second-chance romance so sweeping it's picture-perfect' Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka 'A romantic exploration of love, friendship, miscommunication, and growing up' Hanna Halperin 'An intoxicating romance set in the world of super models and fashion photographers' Stephen McCauley