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'A tender, heart-felt read, with the perfect blend of ingredients: New York, food, family and romance!' Sophie Cousens-----Where better to start again than New York?Iris arrives in the city of dreams, intent on restarting her culinary career, and leaving her recent heartache behind.Wandering the streets at a famous food festival, Iris feels like she's living in a movie. Then she stumbles upon a gelateria that looks strangely familiar. Inside, she meets Gio: a perfect leading man with an irresistible smile - and a crisis of his own.As fate would have it, Iris is the one person with the answer to his problem. She just can't tell him that . . .So, can Iris finally let go of the past - and let herself fall in love?A sumptuously cosy seasonal love story set in sparkling New York, from the queen of the 'what if?' romance Josie Silver.-----'Joyous, uplifting and heart-racingly romantic. I devoured it. You'll find me in Little Italy licking gelato off a hot Italian stallion's chest' Cathy Bramley'A unique and gorgeously written love story bursting with characters you'll want to protect' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn'Deliciously romantic - I loved everything about it' Libby Page'A magical love story that had me hooked from the first page' Cressida McLaughlin

This festive season get ready to be whisked off your feet by the Sunday Times bestseller that's stolen a million hearts around the world'The sweetest love story . . . you're going to LOVE it' Marian Keyes, Grown Ups'You'll fall head over heels for this book' Reese Witherspoon-----Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it? But then, through a misted-up bus window one freezing day, she sees a man she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic... and then her bus drives away.Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at a party later that year, her best friend Sarah introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.Determined to let him go, Laurie gets on with her life. But what if fate has other plans?Following Laurie, Sarah and Jack through ten years of love, heartbreak and friendship, One Day in December is an uplifting and immensely moving love story for fans of Jojo Moyes, Sarah Morgan and Coleen Hoover.-----WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT One Day in December'The perfect book to read this winter' Rebecca'I laughed, I cried, I shouted at the characters and I absolutely loved this story' Jennifer'This book NEEDS to be made into a film' Louise'I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book' Viccki'I can't wait to reread it over and over' Nikita'I just didn't want this book to end . . . I shall be singing its praises from the rooftops' Cassie

What if you could live your great love story again?'Fans of P.S. I Love You will adore this new romantic novel from Josie Silver' Cosmopolitan_______________Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and are just about to get married. But then, on Lydia's 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a tragic accident.Then something unbelievable happens. Lydia gets another chance at her old life with Freddie.But what if there's someone in her new life who wants her to stay?A gorgeously romantic love story for fans of PS I Love You and Me Before You, this novel will make you laugh, cry and remind you of what a wonderful gift it is to love and to be loved.FROM THE AUTHOR OF ONE DAY IN DECEMBER'A beautiful, emotional gift' Jodi Picoult'Gorgeous' Marian Keyes'Butterfly-inducing, laugh-out-loud funny' Paige Toon_______________WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT THE TWO LIVES OF LYDIA BIRD 'Original, emotional and utterly absorbing' Heidi Swain***** 'I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this book' Netgalley reader'Lydia Bird is a character that will stay with me for a very long time' Emma Cooper'Heartbreakingly beautiful, butterfly-inducing and laugh out loud funny - you've never read a love triangle like this before!' Paige Toon***** 'Anyone who has been through the loss of someone will be able to relate to this. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, bittersweet, emotional... one of the best romantic reads of the year. Josie Silver has done it again and stolen another chunk of my heart' Netgalley reader'Funny and moving and marvellous. Read with a box of tissues and a box of chocolates' Teresa Driscoll***** 'I'm an emotional mess yet again. The story was just so heart felt, emotional and unputdownable and it will stay with me for a long time' Netgalley reader'Josie has done it again! This is heart-breaking, heart-warming, and heart-felt... it broke me to pieces and built me right back up again. Beautiful. Generous. Hopeful' Laura Jane Williams***** 'Well she's done it again.. Hooked, loved, adored' Netgalley reader'A brave and clever novel...funny, wise and profoundly comforting' Keith Stuart'Heart-breaking and hopeful - I loved Lydia Bird' Sarah Morgan

ONE COTTAGE. TWO STRANGERS.EVERY GREAT LOVE STORY STARTS SOMEWHERE . . .'No waiting for it to kick off and absolutely no filler' READER *****'The most wonderful depiction of love that I have read. Maybe ever!' READER *****--------------------------------FROM THE AUTHOR OF ONE DAY IN DECEMBER, COMES AN IRRESISTIBLE LOVE STORYCleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn't living one of her own.When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island - a sensational piece to mark Cleo's thirtieth birthday - Cleo agrees. She's alone but not lonely, right? She can handle a solo adventure.Cleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall, dark, stubborn American who insists it's actually his. Mack refuses to leave, and Cleo won't budge either. With a storm fast approaching, they reluctantly hunker down together. It's just one night, after all . . .But what if one night on the island is just the beginning?--------------------------------Your favourite authors can't get enough of One Night on the Island'A gorgeous warm hug of a novel!' Beth O'Leary, The Road Trip'Sexy, funny and poignant' Sophie Cousens, This Time Next Year'Utterly delicious - every single ingredient for the perfect love story is here in this wise and witty story' Rosie Walsh, The Love of my Life'Belly-laugh hilarity, and the coziest Irish setting you can imagine' Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners'Comfort food in book form' SARAH TURNER, The Unmumsy Mum'I swooned. I laughed. I felt every degree of emotion' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, Yinka, Where is your Huzband?'Both the perfect romance and the story of self-empowerment every woman deserves' Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here'Josie Silver is on top form in this wonderfully romantic story' Daily Express'A propulsive, gorgeous romance, filled with whimsy and overlaid with the stand-out theme of empowerment' Off The Record'Pure, romantic escapism!' Sun'A love story with added self-empowerment' That's Life Magazine

A plucky medium, her fame-chasing ex, and an infuriatingly handsome skeptic reporter make for a complicated love triangle—and that's before the ghosts get involved. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December comes the first novel in a ghost-hunting series full of romance and humor.Ghosts and spirits are business as usual, but love just might be enough to scare Melody Bittersweet.In the leafy, charming town of Chapelwick, the Bittersweet family has been a fixture on High Street for as long as anyone can remember. Their rambling black-and-white building houses all three generations of ghost-sensitive Bittersweet women and their business, Blithe Spirits.On her twenty-seventh birthday, Melody Bittersweet converts the disused back storeroom into her office and opens her own business. Unlike the rest of her family, she’s not taking down messages from ghosts—she’s taking them out.Right away, the freshly minted Girls’ Ghostbusting Agency takes on its first case: a grand old house that won’t sell because a trio of incumbent ghost brothers raise merry hell whenever prospective owners arrive to view it.It soon becomes clear that there’s a whole heap of unfinished business between the Scarborough brothers—including murder—and Melody isn’t the only one trying to unravel the mystery. Leo Dark, her rakish ex and business rival, is also on the case, along with the TV crew that trails him.To make matters worse, the sarcastic and skeptical (and annoyingly good-looking) local reporter Fletcher Gunn has his nose in the story as well. Sniffing out a way to publicly discredit the Bittersweets is his favorite assignment—and has absolutely nothing to do with his inability to resist Melody.With her business on the line, it’s up to Melody to work out the brothers’ issues, but can she protect her own very susceptible heart from Fletcher’s charm? Does she even want to?

An up-and-coming ghostbuster and her motley crew tackle a devilish high-wire act, aided (or more often, interrupted) by her rakish ex and the sarcastic reporter she can't seem to shake—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Spooky Love.Maplemead Castle is crawling with ghosts, and the new owners need them gone. When Melody Bittersweet and the Girls’ Ghostbusting Agency arrive on scene, they quickly identify the main troublemaker swinging from the chandeliers. A century ago, stunning trapeze artist Britannia Lovell plunged to her death in the castle's grand ballroom, and has continued to haunt it ever since. But did she really just fall, or was there something more to her demise?Forced to work with Leo Dark, her scoundrel ex, and the infuriating, irresistible reporter Fletcher Gunn, Melody’s investigative powers are under the strain of a heart pulled in two directions. She needs her team in top form, but her best friend Marina’s cake pipeline goes AWOL, her assistant Artie’s distracted by a giant sausage roll, and the pug Lestat is scared witless by a lion. Melody has her work cut out for her.Somewhere, hidden in the castle, is a heart-breaking secret, but what will it take to find it? And is there a chance it could set Britannia free, or is she doomed to repeat her last fateful act forever?

A ghostbuster and her motley crew face the ghosts of Christmas—and the exes of Christmas past—in this haunted holiday rom-com from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Spooky Love.Melody Bittersweet's Christmases are always more haunted than holly jolly, but even she's not used to a heartbreak holiday—which this one could end up being, if she can't save a beloved family-run department store... and if, despite their incredible chemistry and deepening emotional connection, her on-and-off boyfriend, Fletcher Gunn, still won't believe in her paranormal abilities. When Lucy Libertine, namesake of the charming old-school department store Libertines, unexpectedly dies, the store goes to her deceased sister's three children: businessmen twins Francis and Tom, and their younger sister Fleur.Despite Fleur and the local community protesting, the twins are excited to sell up. They hold all the cards as the majority shareholders—that is, until Lucy Libertine herself decides to even the playing field, haunting the twins out of house and home (and department store).While the twins call in Melody's ghost-hunting ex to defend them, Lucy goes to Melody to represent Fleur and the deceased Libertine family. Melody is all too happy to take another job, save a beloved local store, and maybe knock her ex down a paranormal peg or two.But old paperwork states that the store cannot be sold within three months of the death of a board member—and Lucy has already been dead for one. With tensions riding high and her relationship with Fletcher caught in the crosshairs, Melody and her crew only have two months left to save the store. If they don’t, Libertines will close its doors on Christmas Eve—forever.

'Clever, funny and gloriously romantic.' Cath Bramley'Josie Silver is my ultimate comfort author and Slow Burn Summer might just be her best book yet.' Catherine Walsh'A completely romantic and life-affirming story about survival and loss and the lengths we'll go to for love.' Annabel Monaghan'A warm, delicious treat of a book, with the perfect balance of sunshine, sizzle and stormy scenes to keep you turning the pages.' Cressida McLaughin----The delicious new summer romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick One Day in December.Sometimes pretending to be someone else helps you figure out who you really are…Freshly divorced and in need of a job – Kate Elliot’s life needs a rewrite. So when she unearths an old letter from her ex-talent agent, Jojo Francisco – she takes it as a sign from the universe to brush off her old acting skills and become someone else entirely.Meanwhile, Charlie Francisco is back from LA, leaving his dumpster fire of a life behind. He may be well over his head in filling the shoes of his late eccentric father but he is determined to prove he can, and he might just have the job for Kate: to pose as the author for a novel that the real writer wants nothing to do with. It’s not quite the glamorous gig she was hoping for, but he’s looking for a nobody and she needs cash fast.When Kate and Charlie meet they’re all friction and sparks, but they have one thing in common – they’re determined to play their parts. But as the summer heat ups and the lies get bigger and bigger, can they stick to their lines or will they go off-script?A steamy and sweet love story set in the steamy heat of a London summer, from the queen of the 'what if?' romance Josie Silver.----PRAISE FOR JOSIE SILVER'A gorgeous warm hug of a novel!' Beth O'Leary'Sexy, funny and poignant' Sophie Cousens'Pure, romantic escapism!' Sun'Both the perfect romance and the story of self-empowerment every woman deserves' Jodi Picoult'Deliciously romantic - I loved everything about it' Libby Page

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BOOKS OF ALL TIME' KIRSTY GREENWOOD'This is a series I would read again and again' 5 STAR READER REVIEW___________From the bestselling author of One Day in December comes the first novel in an irresistibly romantic series, full of supernatural charm.Seeing ghosts has always been part of Melody Bittersweet’s life – a quirky inconvenience at the best of times.But on her 27th birthday, she decides to finally make a career out of it by setting up her very own ghostbusting business.Her first case brings Melody to a house haunted by three brothers with a heap of unfinished business. To complicate matters, her fame-hungry ex, Leo Dark, and sceptical yet maddeningly gorgeous reporter, Fletcher Gunn, are also on the case.As Melody tries to uncover the truth, the undeniable chemistry between herself and Fletcher becomes increasingly distracting – which is less than ideal considering he's her sworn enemy hell-bent on discrediting her.Can Melody solve the mystery? Or will her feelings for Fletcher end up haunting her more than the ghosts?__________READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH CRAZY SPOOKY LOVE'I can’t wait for the next book!' 5 STAR REVIEW'I absolutely loved this!!!' 5 STAR REVIEW'The pacing is brisk, the characters are delightfully eccentric, and the plot offers enough twists to keep readers hooked.' 5 STAR REVIEW'Silver blends heart, humor, and a touch of ghostly intrigue as her characters navigate love, loss, and second chances.' 5 STAR REVIEW'Perfect for spooky season and for anyone looking for a fun, easy read that's sure to have you equal parts entertained, emotional, and swooning.' 5 STAR REVIEW'Get in the van gals, we’re going ghostbusting! I had so much fun reading this one, I can’t wait to read the sequel.' 5 STAR REVIEW'Fun, quirky, and full of ghostly charm!' 5 STAR REVIEW'Absolutely delicious in every sense of the word! I could not get enough of this ghostbusting trio' 5 STAR REVIEW

From the bestselling author of One Day in December comes a new irresistibly romantic novel, full of humour and supernatural charm. 'I loved all of the ghostly chaos in this book' 5 STAR READER REVIEW'I fell completely in love with this.' 5 STAR REVIEW'Like the first book, it’s a fun read and I can’t wait for more of this series ' 5 STAR REVIEW'I loved every haunted, hilarious second.' 5 STAR REVIEW____________When the new owners of Maplemead Castle need their ghostly inhabitants gone, they call Melody Bittersweet and her Ghostbusting Agency. Melody quickly identifies the main troublemaker: Britannia Lovell, a stunning trapeze artist who plunged to her death a century ago. But was it a tragic accident, or something far more sinister?To solve the mystery, Melody must team up with her charming yet roguish ex, Leo Dark, and the infuriating yet irresistible reporter, Fletcher Gunn. With a castle full of ghosts refusing to spill their secrets and her heart pulled in two directions, this is Melody’s toughest case yet.Can Melody help Britannia find peace and finally untangle her own love life, or will they both be haunted by past mistakes forever?___________

Melody Bittersweet’s Christmases are always more haunted than holly jolly, and this year is shaping up to be her most complicated yet.When the town’s beloved Libertines department store faces closure following the death of its owner, Melody — inconveniently able to see ghosts — is the obvious person to call to try and save it. Teaming up with Fleur, the only heir determined to protect her family’s legacy, and one very determined ghost, Melody throws herself into the case.Unfortunately, the job also reunites her with Fletcher Gunn: her sceptical, infuriating, still-very-tempting on-off boyfriend. Fletcher doesn’t believe in ghosts — and as their undeniable chemistry starts to simmer, sparks fly and working together proves harder than either of them expected.With Christmas fast approaching and Libertines’ future hanging in the balance, Melody must race to save the store, confront the ghosts of her past, and decide whether love is worth fighting for.