Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s nan always says. And it’s true. It’s where Alice took that photo, the one that catapulted her career.

Alice has always been happiest behind the safety of her lens. But when her nan takes a fall, Alice takes a break from her photography career to take them back to Barry’s Bay. However, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat.

Charlie Florek was 19 when Alice unknowingly took his photo, and now he’s all grown up. Sun-kissed days and warm nights out on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart.

Because Alice sees people – that’s why she is so good at what she does – but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.

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Dani Dorfman is looking for an escape. She’s not expecting to land a new job to take her from Los Angeles to Amsterdam, but after recently getting dumped and fired, she’s determined to make a fresh start.

But at the end of her first week, the big move is looking like an even bigger mistake. Especially when she crashes her bike into Wouter van Leeuwen, her handsome Dutch exchange student from 10 years ago. Her first love, until he inexplicably ghosted her …

Wouter is at a crossroads of his own. In order to inherit his family’s gorgeous canalside home he needs to get married. And when Dani’s job falls apart she needs a visa.

Dani is certain Amsterdam is just temporary.

But could the charming quirks of her new city, and a second chance at love, become her reasons to stay?

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When Andie lands her dream job as a senior book publicist, she’s ready to take the world of New York publishing by storm.

Until her first day, when she discovers that her biggest author is Jack Carlson – the same Jack who ruined her life in university. Who she hasn’t spoken to in five years. Who is not only still infuriatingly hot but incredibly successful. And whose campaign she definitely cannot mess up if she wants to keep her job.

To make matters even worse, the central part of this career-defining campaign is a book tour. For a month, Andie will have to travel across Europe with the man who, if she were being totally honest, she’d like to hit with her car.

But she will not lose this opportunity, especially not because of him. One month on tour with Jack Carlson, visiting some of the most romantic spots in Europe. Deep breath. She can do this.

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Their marriage is one of convenience.

Inconveniently, they’ve fallen in love …

Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magical disasters. Nothing fazes her– except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor Gabriel Tarrant, the grumpy, unfriendly man she married for convenience a year ago, whom she secretly loves.

Gabriel is also an expert in magical disasters. And nothing fazes him either –except the walking, talking tornado that is his wife. They’ve been estranged since shortly after their wedding day, but that hasn’t stopped him from stoically pining for her.

When magic erupts in a small Welsh village, Elodie and Gabriel are accidentally both assigned to the case. With the fate of the country in their hands, they face perilous conditions like explosions, domesticated goats and only one bed.

These geography professors are lost. But can they find their way into each other’s hearts – and save the day?

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Fliss is turning 35, and the last thing she wants is a big celebration. Desperate to avoid the usual fuss, she books a secret escape holiday – only to discover the destination isn’t the tropical island she imagined but the rugged Highlands of Scotland.

Swapping cocktails for camping and sunshine for rain, Fliss faces a crash course in tent-building, wild swimming and foraging. Determined not to quit, she surprises herself by finding a sense of freedom in the wilderness. Even more unexpected is Oliver – one of her fellow campers – with his easy smile, quiet strength and knack for showing Fliss the beauty in the untamed world around her.

But as Fliss’s birthday looms closer, so do the memories she’s tried to leave behind.

In the heart of the Scottish wilds, will Fliss be ready to face her past in order to take a chance on her future?

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Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress with more than a few plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling new novel from Emily Henry.

When Margaret Ives, the famously reclusive heiress, invites eternal optimist Alice Scott to the balmy Little Crescent Island, Alice knows this is it: her big break. And even more rare: a chance to impress her family with a Serious Publication.

The catch? Pulitzer-prize-winning human thundercloud Hayden Anderson is sure of the same thing.

The proposal? A one-month trial period to unearth the truth behind one of the most scandalous families of the 20th century, after which she’ll choose who’ll tell her story.

The problem? Margaret is only giving each of them tantalising pieces. Pieces they can’t put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room.

And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story – just like the tale Margaret’s spinning – could be a mystery, tragedy or love ballad … depending on who’s telling it.

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Love shouldn’t be a crime, but for 23-year-old Teniade Adeowo, it is. After fleeing Nigeria to escape both the law and his trauma, Ade arrives in England with one goal: to leave everything behind. But when his path collides with Stefan Wickström’s at Heathrow, Ade learns that sometimes the things you run from have a way of chasing you down.

Stefan is no stranger to running. Leaving Sweden behind, he’s convinced that constant motion is the only way to stay one step ahead. But Ade’s quiet intensity stops him in his tracks, and suddenly, Stefan’s past feels closer than ever.

In a world where love feels like a luxury they can’t afford, and with the ghosts of their pasts lurking just behind them, Ade and Stefan must decide whether to let love be the force that finally sets them free – or if their fragile bond will snap under the weight of secrets too heavy to bear.

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Avery Jensen is almost 30, newly single and ready for a change. She wants to get a hobby, date around (especially women) and flirt with everyone she sees. One problem: she has next to no experience when it comes to dating and even less confidence.

Enter Taylor Cameron, champion heartbreaker. She just broke up with her most recent girlfriend and her best friend bet that she can’t go two months without sleeping with someone. So, she offers to give Avery flirting lessons. It should keep her nice and busy, keep her away from dating and take her mind off how inadequate she feels compared to her (much more settled and grown-up) friends.

With Taylor’s help, Avery finally has the life she always wanted. But now she wants Taylor too. And, as their mutual attraction becomes impossible to ignore, both women must decide if acting on these feelings could ruin the best thing they’ve ever had or if it could make it even better.

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Hotshot DC lawyer Meena is about to get engaged to the perfect man. The only hitch? She is already married…

Which is why she ends up travelling home to convince her first-love-slash-husband (courtesy of one slightly too wild night in Vegas nearly a decade ago) to finally agree to get unhitched.

But life loves to throw curve balls, or in this case, a good old natural disaster. Meena touches down just in time to find out a hurricane is hitting Houston – all flights are cancelled, and the only place she can take refuge? Her soon-to-be ex-husband’s home.

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There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. That is, until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong…

… unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date – possibly the best in living history – Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be.

Only no amount of distance or time is nearly enough to forget that something between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life – and even a love – worth remembering.

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