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A STYLIST BEST NEW RELEASE OF 2025 'This summer's smart beach read' GRAZIA, '25 Things for 2025' 'Profoundly moving' EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL, bestselling author of STATION ELEVEN 'A sweeping, decades-spanning tale of queer desire' MARIE CLAIRE 'Almost unbearably beautiful' EMILIA HART, bestselling author of WEYWARD 'Had me hooked from the first page' JENNIE GODFREY, bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS _________________________________________________________________________ There's no such thing as an ordinary love story When Emily catches sight of Gennifer Hall at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric, and they thought it was forever. Twenty years later, Gen is an Olympic runner, the career she strived for, while Emily is living a picture-perfect life: Manhattan townhouse, two young children and a wealthy husband, Jack. But Jack's controlling behaviour is spiralling, and Emily has lost sight of who she once was. Now, despite Emily's fracturing marriage and the pressures of Gen's career, they are drawn back together by a magnetic attraction. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love? A sweeping love story about desire, friendship, mistakes and the possibility of second chances, for fans of The Paper Palace and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow _________________________________________________________________________ 'I loved this moving, tender story about lost love and second chances' RED 'Immersive and insightful' LISA OWENS, author of NOT WORKING '[A] raw, gorgeous debut' THE i PAPER 'A tender romance' WOMAN & HOME 'A gorgeously written love story' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Shining with rare clarity' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE READERS ARE ALREADY RAVING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'So raw and so real . . . If there's one book you read this year, it should be this one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely devoured this one . . . You will want to clear your afternoon to read this one straight through' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The characters were so real that I miss them now the book's over. This novel is one for the ages' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Boy did this pack a punch, have a box of tissues by your side - you will need these' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sexy and sensual . . . I found myself not wanting to stop reading' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'So emotionally wrecked by this book [that I'm] still thinking about it obsessively months later' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I fell in love with this story and these characters right from the beginning'

A swoony, steamy, STEM romance in which two curators at a science museum—a handsome but grumpy astronomer and an anxious but sunshine-y entomologist—realize they are the perfect match. Equal parts nerdy banter and fiery tension, it’s perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Tessa Bailey. Now with exclusive bonus content!Millie was never one to take the expected path. She’s an entomologist who loves her job as a natural science curator, inspiring museum visitors every day. It’s her dream to take a larger role in the planning of her department, so when a director position opens, she is determined not to let anything distract her from her goals. Especially Finn, her grumpy coworker with his permanent scowl, electric blue eyes, and nerdy astronomy ties.. . . Not that she’s spent much time noticing any of those things.Finn doesn’t mean to glare at everyone, but he’s juggling his role at the museum, navigating the grief of losing his sister, attempting to make his nieces smile, and trying not to ruin dinner for the fifth night in a row. He can’t afford to let anything slip, and certainly doesn’t need anything more to deal with—especially not Millie literally stumbling into him, with her bright smile and sunny optimism.He bugs her. She’s too starry-eyed for him. They want nothing to do with each other. But with Finn on the interview committee, avoidance is impossible. And Millie soon realizes it’s one thing when a job is on the line. It’s quite another when it’s her heart.

Margo, Kate and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Margo whose dreams first took her far away . . .Margo Sullivan had everything a young woman could ask for. But while growing up along the rocky cliffs of Monterey, she couldn't help but dream of bigger things. The daughter of the Templeton's stern Irish housekeeper, Margo had been treated like a member of the family. Deep down, she knew that money could not buy the thing she craved most -- her mother's acceptance.Maybe things would be different if she could be sweet like Laura -- or had Kate's shrewd head for business. But all Margo knew how to do was be Margo, and that meant doing things her own way -- no matter what the consequences . . .

A brand new romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House!

All-access doesn't mean no problems.The three Diamond sisters survived the summer in style after coming to live with their long-lost billionaire father. But making a place for themselves at their exclusive new Las Vegas private school is throwing them any number of gold-plated curves. Savannah's YouTube stardom turns into a Sweet Sixteen reality show extravaganza--with complimentary enemies on the side. Dangerous flirtations don't keep Peyton from a gamble that will risk far more than she planned to bet. And when Courtney and the sisters' archenemy, Madison, uncover two explosive secrets, it will rock even this town of glittering illusion--and turn their lives upside down all over again.Sisterhood, first crushes, and scandalous secrets explode in book two of Michelle Madow's riveting series, The Secret Diamond Sisters.

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This heartfelt, poignant YA debut is a second-chance summer romance that will steal your heart--perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Some Girls Do, and It's Not Like it's a Secret. This summer, Elsie is finally going to confess her feelings to her longtime--and long-distance--crush. Ada's fanfics are to die for, and she just gets Elsie like no one else. That is, until Joan, Elsie's childhood best friend, literally walks back into her life and slots in like she never left. Like she never moved away to Hong Kong and never ignored Elsie's dozens of emails and letters. Then Ada mentions her grandmother's own long-lost pen pal (and maybe love?), a woman who once lived only a train ride away from Elsie's Oxford home, and Elsie gets the idea for the perfect grand gesture. But as her plan to reunite the two older women ignites a summer of repairing broken bonds, Elsie starts to wonder if she, too, can recover the things she's lost... With a beautifully earnest voice and a dash of fandom, this wistful and delightful novel is a love letter to queer coming-of-age, finding community, and finding yourself.

Just when Bluebell thought her crazy family were behaving normally, her parents make an announcement that could turn everything upside down. If only Zoran, their au pair, would come back to live with them. Unfortunately he's too busy teaching guitar to his new protege, Zachary Smith. Blue is jealous at first, until Zach starts helping her little sister with a secret project and becomes a regular visitor at the Gadsby house. Then Zach goes missing. Blue needs her family to pull together if they're going to find him.

Come to Sunset Island in the carefree 15th book in the bestselling series about Carrie, Samantha, and Emma--away from home in the ultimate summer job. The girls get jobs as extras in a new slasher movie, but Carrie is worried that the others are jealous that she got the best part.

After years of lies, loneliness, and betrayal, Alexandra has finally left her wealthy husband in London. Settling in the run-down resort town of Sea Gate, New Jersey, she's prepared to do anything to make it on her own--even working as a waitress at the Starlight Diner. But when Alex meets John Gallagher, owner of the local marina, she must decide whether he is a threat to her newfound independence--or if his love holds the promise of a lifetime of happiness.