*** Winner of the RNA Award 2018 ***

Dani Atkins is the undisputed queen of fiction that packs a huge emotional punch, and this captivating story is another outstanding example- heat

Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a long time ago, but could this love change all of that?

Sophie Winterlives in a self-imposedcocoon -shes a single, 31-year-old translator who works from home in her one-bedroom flat. This isn''t really the life she dreamed of, but then Sophie stopped believing in dreams when she wasa teenagerand tragedy struck her family.

So, to be safe,she keeps everyone at arm''s length.Sophie understands she has a problem, but recognising it and knowing how to fix it are two entirely different things.

One night a serious fire breaks out in the flat below hers. Sophie is trapped in the burning building until a passer-by,Ben,sees herand rescues her.

Suddenly her cocoon is shattered - what will be the consequences of thissecondlife-changing event?

*** Winner of the RNA Award 2018 ***

Dani Atkins is the undisputed queen of fiction that packs a huge emotional punch, and this captivating story is another outstanding example- heat

Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a long time ago, but could this love change all of that?

Sophie Winterlives in a self-imposedcocoon -shes a single, 31-year-old translator who works from home in her one-bedroom flat. This isn''t really the life she dreamed of, but then Sophie stopped believing in dreams when she wasa teenagerand tragedy struck her family.

So, to be safe,she keeps everyone at arm''s length.Sophie understands she has a problem, but recognising it and knowing how to fix it are two entirely different things.

One night a serious fire breaks out in the flat below hers. Sophie is trapped in the burning building until a passer-by,Ben,sees herand rescues her.

Suddenly her cocoon is shattered - what will be the consequences of thissecondlife-changing event?