Sophie Toovey – författare

SamLoving Lil Harper felt so real it terrified me. Back when we were seventeen and playing Romeo and Juliet, I remember thinking, if this wasn't real, then I had no idea what real love would feel like.But we crossed lines we weren't ready for, and instead of facing it, I ran — into choices that numbed the guilt but wrecked me.It wasn't until college, when God pulled me out of the mess I'd made, that I finally understood what love was meant to be… and that I still wanted a future with her.LilSam Park was the boy who made me believe in gentle, honest love — until he walked away and left me with a heartbreak I didn't know how to carry.I tried to heal, but deep down I knew the truth: there was a wound in Sam I couldn't heal… only God could.Years later, every time our paths cross, the same quiet ache returns — familiar, tender, impossible to ignore.Now we're older.We've lived enough life to understand grace and the cost of real love.Maybe the question isn't what if anymore, but whether we're finally ready for the love God was growing in us all along.This Bud of Love is a clean, faith‑infused YA/NA romance about forgiveness, timing, and the kind of first love that becomes something deeper when you let God lead the way.

Beating Michael to the promotion was the plan. Not falling for him.It's the start of the school year, and I'm perfectly content in my ex-corridor classroom covered in cat posters, drinking my weight in tea, and running my beloved creative writing club. But then Michael struts into the department—grumpy, ambitious, and clearly gunning to be my boss. That's when I decide it's time to step up—for the sake of inclusive education, workplace justice, and every Little Miss Sunshine mug in the staffroom.Now I'm wrangling a chaotic boys' class, organising a school trip that could end in disaster, and trying to survive a surprise inspection… all while pretending not to notice the increasingly inconvenient chemistry between me and Michael.Love? Nowhere on the lesson plan. But if I can prove I deserve the job, keep my sanity intact, and maybe—just maybe—get the chauvinist Head to finally take me seriously, there might be something waiting on the other side of all this… including a future with the one man I wasn't supposed to fall for.Bell Time is a clean, contemporary romance with sizzling chemistry but only kisses, perfect for fans of Kortney Keisel, Cindy Steel and Martha Keyes.

When the Head introduces a no-dating policy for staff, Michael thinks he's found the perfect solution. He loves the beautiful and creative Jen, so cue an elaborate proposal with a castle, Pachelbel's Canon, and a treasure hunt with Jane Austen quotes. Three months is enough to plan a wedding, right? But when he realises that he's also supposed to be running a marathon to raise money for a student with cancer on the same day, even Michael begins to worry that he's taken on too much this time. The plan: Run the marathonGet marriedMake sure Jen never finds out What could possibly go wrong? Praise for Wedding Bell Time"e;I loved this as much as the first one, it's a beautiful, romantic and funny read and I was hooked from the first page to the last. It was so great to catch up with Jen and Michael again and their hilarious antics. I really enjoyed the dual POV this time... Like the first one, the one liners and banter kept on delivering throughout and I found myself laughing out loud so many times."e; (Bookstagram review by @the_introverts_booknook)"e;This story is one that I wanted to pick back up the moment I set it down... Wedding Bell Time is the second book in the Bell Time series, though you can certainly read this book as a stand-alone. I took this approach, and even though this book follows the story of the two main characters of the first book, I LOVED IT. Jumping into Jen and Michael's relationship after they had already gotten together was such a unique experience as a reader and I appreciated watching them continue to grow and interact with each other."e; (Bookstagram review by @antsybookauditor)"e;This was such an interesting premise and I couldn't wait to see how it was going to end. The characters were sweet, the banter was on point, and the events leading up to the wedding were so hilarious and drama-filled."e; (Bookstagram review by @lizzies.little.library)"e;Wedding Bell Time is a closed-door romance with kisses only. There were some Christian elements to the story, which I also really appreciated."e; (Blog by @RandiKaye, A Modern Day Fairytale)