5 SUMMER ESCAPES

A Starry Sky

By Laura Kemp

(Orion, PBO, £7.99)

The uplifting stor y of Wanda, who dreamed of travelling the world but life got in the way. On a mission to save the crumbling campsite at the family farm, a face from her past turns her world upside down. Could it be a chance to follow her dreams?

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Everything Is Fine

By Gillian Harvey

(Orion, PBO, £7.99. Also available as ebook and audio)

Jessica has it all – a blog, a business, per fect boyfriend and family. At least that’s what her thousands of online followers see. But her real life is unravelling at an alarming speed. How long can she fake it ’til she makes it?

The Garden Of Forgotten Wishes

By Trisha Ashley

(Bantam Press, HB, £12.99. Out July 23) After an unhappy marriage, Marnie needs a fresh star t. Taking a job as a gardener that comes with a cottage, Marnie finds herself living next door to Ned Mars, an old school friend, also recovering from a broken hear t…

From Venice With Love

By Rosanna Ley

(Quercus, PBO, £7.99)

This glorious summer read will transpor t you to beautiful Italy. Family bonds and sisterhood are at the hear t of Joanna’s journey of discover y through Lisbon, Prague and Venice after she finds a mysterious bundle of love letters.

My Greek Island Summer

By Mandy Baggot

(Head of Zeus, PBO)

Nursing a broken hear t, Becky Rose lands her dream job house-sitting at a top-end villa on the island of Cor fu. But on the way there she is thrown into the company of the brooding Elias Mardas. Is she ready for a romantic adventure?

Hello, Again

By Isabelle Broom

(Hodder & Stoughton, PB, £7.99. Also available in ebook and audio)

Pepper and Josephine take a trip to Europe to chase their dreams. When Pepper meets the handsome Finn in Lisbon, she might have finally found love. But fate has other plans…