Matt Dunn – författare

‘A witty, heart-warming tale about woman’s best friend. You’ll love it!’ Nick Spalding ‘A love story that honestly will just make you cheer… I loved it.’ Miranda Dickinson When your dog plays cupid…what could possibly go wrong?Loyal rescue pug Doug wants his adoring owner Julie to find unconditional love and happiness – and he knows she won’t find either in the arms of Luke, her married boss.Doug is terrified that Julie will become a lonely cat-lover if she stays single too long, but he can’t let her fall for any more of Luke’s empty promises. Julie needs to move on – and Doug is convinced that Tom, a newly divorced V-E-T, is perfect for her (despite his questionable occupation).There’s just one problem: Julie and Tom can’t stand each other.Doug doesn’t quite understand the quirks and complexities of human relationships, but he won’t let that get in the way of his mission to bring Tom and Julie together. After all, being a ‘rescue’ works both ways…Readers LOVE Pug Actually!‘A wonderful novel with delicious humour… I'm in love with Doug the pug!’ Jill Mansell‘Charming, brilliant and an absolute hoot… This book makes the world feel a happier place to be.’ Milly Johnson‘Absolutely loved it… A quirky, funny, cute read…I found myself smiling throughout…’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A marvellously light read that leaves you giggling… you will not regret this one bit.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Absolutely brilliant…Laugh out loud hilarious’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A word of caution: Reading this in public may cause uncontrollable laughter and create a scene.’ Library Journal, starred review‘[A] hilarious romance…’ The Washington Post‘…amusing and heartwarming, and Doug is a fantastic star of the show.’ Booklist‘Laugh-out-loud funny’ Publishers WeeklyPraise for Matt Dunn:‘Matt Dunn is officially funny.’ Jojo Moyes‘Funny, warm, honest…’ Jenny Colgan‘Matt Dunn’s writing makes you laugh out loud.’ Sophie Kinsella

‘A witty, heart-warming tale about woman’s best friend. You’ll love it!’ Nick Spalding ‘A love story that honestly will just make you cheer… I loved it.’ Miranda Dickinson When your dog plays cupid…what could possibly go wrong?Loyal rescue pug Doug wants his adoring owner Julie to find unconditional love and happiness – and he knows she won’t find either in the arms of Luke, her married boss.Doug is terrified that Julie will become a lonely cat-lover if she stays single too long, but he can’t let her fall for any more of Luke’s empty promises. Julie needs to move on – and Doug is convinced that Tom, a newly divorced V-E-T, is perfect for her (despite his questionable occupation).There’s just one problem: Julie and Tom can’t stand each other.Doug doesn’t quite understand the quirks and complexities of human relationships, but he won’t let that get in the way of his mission to bring Tom and Julie together. After all, being a ‘rescue’ works both ways…Readers LOVE Pug Actually!‘A wonderful novel with delicious humour… I'm in love with Doug the pug!’ Jill Mansell‘Charming, brilliant and an absolute hoot… This book makes the world feel a happier place to be.’ Milly Johnson‘Absolutely loved it… A quirky, funny, cute read…I found myself smiling throughout…’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A marvellously light read that leaves you giggling… you will not regret this one bit.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Absolutely brilliant…Laugh out loud hilarious’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A word of caution: Reading this in public may cause uncontrollable laughter and create a scene.’ Library Journal, starred review‘[A] hilarious romance…’ The Washington Post‘…amusing and heartwarming, and Doug is a fantastic star of the show.’ Booklist‘Laugh-out-loud funny’ Publishers WeeklyPraise for Matt Dunn:‘Matt Dunn is officially funny.’ Jojo Moyes‘Funny, warm, honest…’ Jenny Colgan‘Matt Dunn’s writing makes you laugh out loud.’ Sophie Kinsella

He''s your best friend. She''s the love of his life. You''ve got six weeks to convince him otherwise. Adam Bailey is appalled when his best friend Nick announces that he''s about to marry his new girlfriend, Sandra. Can''t Nick see just how wrong the loud-mouthed, bossy, gold-digging Sandra is for him? Somehow Adam has to make his friend see the error of his ways - without losing his friendship in the process. With only six weeks to go until the wedding, there''s not a lot of time. But amidst the chaos, carnage and confusion which ensue in the run-up to the big day, Adam himself meets someone who will change his life in ways he could never have expected.

Dream date . . . or an absolute nightmare?Lisa’s dated a series of disastrous men; Simon’s loved and lost the girl of his dreams. She’s hoping fate might intervene in her love life; he’d prefer that it stopped meddling with his.Today, they’re meeting, courtesy of the local paper’s “Blind Date” feature—but while Lisa’s looking for that elusive “spark”, Simon’s sure lightning doesn’t strike twice. Will theirs be a love that’s written in the stars, or merely another mismatch written up in the Gazette?From the bestselling author of At the Wedding comes a story of two perfect strangers who might just be perfect for each other.

Will Jackson is a desperate man - desperate to be a dad, that is. Tired of his laddish lifestyle, he''s redecorated the spare room, traded in his beloved sports car for a 4x4, and even drawn up a list of his favourite baby names. In fact, there''s only one thing left he''s got to do - find a femalewho''ll have his child. But where on earth is he going to find a woman who meets his exacting standards? Certainly not in the usual bars and clubs he frequents. But Will has a plan - you can find everything else on the Internet these days - so why not someone to start a family with? From Friends Reunited, through the weird world of online dating, even to auctioning his ''services'' on Ebay, Will''s journey to paternity is a hilarious romp through the pitfalls of procreation. But when push comes to shove, is Will prepared to trade passion for Pampers? What do men really look for when it comes to starting a family? Can the perfect mother also be the perfect partner, or are there more important things than a nice-fitting pair of genes?

Despite his new-found fame on ITV 5''s latest soap, womaniser Dan Davis is failing to score with the ladies. Every time. And he can''t understand why. All is revealed when Dan and his friend Ed Middleton come across a mysterious website - slateyourdate.com - where women rate their experiences of their exes, and where Dan is shocked to learn that long after he''s given them one, his ex-girlfriends are giving him one - one out of ten, that is. Faced with the prospect of a lifetime of singledom, Dan needs to crack the code of a website that''s strictly women only to find out where he''s been going wrong. Then he must track down his many exes in order to put things right. Along the way, Dan discovers he has much to learn about himself. Particularly when he meets up again with Polly - and realizes he wants her back. Can Dan convince his former love he''s changed? Can Ed convince Dan he needs to change in the first place? Can the two friends use their new-found knowledge to help other men in the same boat?

"It''s not me - it''s you. You''ve let yourself go, so I''m letting you go too." When Edward Middleton hears those words from Jane, his girlfriend of the past ten years, he knows he''s in serious trouble. Determined to get her back, Edward must learn how to make women fancy him again. But what makes for a good boyfriend nowadays? Right now, he''s the kind of man who puts the ''ex'' into ''sexy''. One thing is certain: if he''s to be Jane''s Mr Right, he needs to turn himself into a bit of all right. From Atkins and Botox, Edward begins working his way through the makeover alphabet. But can cuddly Teddy really become sexy Eddie? Can he rise from the ranks of discarded exes? Or has his journey of self-discovery taken him in a different direction entirely?

A wise and moving laugh-out-loud feel-good story for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Mhairi McFarlane and Lindsey Kelk. Ben Grant is fed up with always meeting the wrong girl. Having just celebrated his 29th birthday by being dumped by his 29th girlfriend, he decides he can't go on like this. Why can't he be as blissfully happy as his best friend Ashif, about to marry the beautiful Prithi, a bride chosen for him by his parents? Suddenly Ben has a great idea: why not ask his own parents to do the same for him? But while Ben's parents see this as the perfect opportunity to set their son on the right path to matrimonial bliss, it soon becomes clear that Ben's idea of the kind of woman he wants to settle down with is quite different from that of his somewhat traditional mum and dad. Following a series of disastrous dates, Ben starts to realize that he wouldn't let his parents pick him out a shirt to wear, let alone a woman to marry. But when Ben finally meets the girl he thinks might be 'the one', he realizes that maybe he does have something to learn from his mum and dad after all. Can he learn the art of romance from his parents and land the girl of his dreams?