6 lose-your-heart love stories

THE FOREVER HOUSE BY VERONICA HENRY (ORION) HUNTER’S MOON HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS BUT ALEXANDER AND SALLY ARE SELLING UP. WILL ESTATE AGENT, BELINDA BAXTER, FIND THE IDEAL PERSON TO BUY IT? A GORGEOUS HEARTWARMING STORY.

A PERFECT HUSBAND BY HILARY

BOYD (QUERCUS) LILY AND FREDDY HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP BUT IT’S ON A KNIFE EDGE THANKS TO FREDDY’S GAMBLING ADDICTION. WILL LILY DO WHAT SHE NEEDS TO PROTECT HERSELF? BOYD IS TERRIFIC AT CUTTING TO THE QUICK OF MODERN RELATIONSHIPS.

THE SUMMER OF SERENDIPITY

BY ALI MCNAMARA (SPHERE) HUNTING FOR A DREAM HOLIDAY HOME ON IRELAND’S WEST COAST, SERENDIPITY “REN” PARKER FINDS THE IDEAL PROPERTY, THE WELCOME HOUSE, BUT NO ONE KNOWS THE OWNER. SO BEGINS THIS SWEET ROMANTIC TALE IMBUED WITH THE MAGIC OF IRELAND. TOGETHER BY JULIE COHEN (ORION)

AT THE HEART OF EMILY AND ROBBIE’S LOVE STORY IS A SECRET. THE NOVEL TRAVELS

BACK IN TIME, PEELING AWAY THE YEARS OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DAY THEY FIRST MET, SAVING THE BIGGEST SHOCK TILL LAST. A CLEVER, MOVING PAGE-TURNER.

THE THOUSAND LIGHTS HOTEL BY EMYLIA HALL (HEADLINE REVIEW) AFTER THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER, KIT TRAVELS TO THE SUN-DRENCHED ISLAND OF ELBA TO TRY TO FIND THE FATHER SHE’S NEVER MET. VIVID, ATMOSPHERIC AND HEART-BREAKING.

PIECES OF HAPPINESS BY ANNE OSTBY (DOUBLEDAY) RECENTLY WIDOWED KAT INVITES HER FOUR OLDEST WOMEN FRIENDS TO STAY WITH HER ON A COCOA PLANTATION IN FIJI. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS HEARTWARMING NOVEL ABOUT

FEMALE FRIENDSHIP, STARTING AGAIN

AND CHOCOLATE.