One Week 'Til Christmas

One Week 'Til Christmas

Belinda Missen

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Two people. One chance meeting. Seven days to Christmas. Isobel Bennett is waiting for the number 11 bus when a man quite literally falls into her lap. Snow is falling, Christmas lights are twinkling, and a gorgeous man with dark brown hair has just slipped on ice and is now pressed against Isobel. Isobel knows she's not imagining the chemistry between them. But then his ride arrives and, embarrassed, he beats a hasty retreat, murmuring apologies – and Isobel realises only too late that she didn't manage to catch his name... When she runs into him again the next morning, she decides it's fate. It's a second chance for Isobel and Tom – but there's only one week until she's leaving London for good. Seven days of enjoying all the festive delights the city has to offer: ice-skating at Somerset House, mulled wine on the Southbank, Christmas shopping at Liberty. There's magic in the air and mistletoe in the trees – but what will happen when the week is over? For fans of Josie Silver,...
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Lessons in Love

Lessons in Love

Belinda Missen

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Falling in love is never easy... Eleanor Manning is finally leaving behind her glittering but empty life in the city (and her soon-to-be-ex-husband) to return to the comfort of her childhood home in Apollo Bay. She's landed a lovely new job in her old primary school library and a flatshare with her bubbly best friend, Penny. So yes, she's well and truly learnt her lesson when it comes to love... But then she meets gorgeous teacher Marcus Blair and Eleanor's self-imposed rules fly out of the window! Surely she can resist him long enough to keep this fling no strings attached? Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Lindsey Kelk and Colleen Coleman. 'I literally giggle-snorted... It wasn't often that I didn't have a smile on my face reading this, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and fun characters.' Goodreads reviewer 'Heartfelt and laugh-out-loud hilarious... Wonderful.' Goodreads reviewer 'Heart-warming and laugh-out-loud funny.' Goodreads reviewer
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A Recipe for Disaster

A Recipe for Disaster

Belinda Missen

Contemporary / Romance / Humor and Comedy

Life's not always a piece of cake... Meet Lucy, master wedding cake baker, idealistic school canteen crusader, and someone whose broken heart just won't seem to mend... Lucy is quietly confident that she has made the right choices in life. Surrounded by friends and family in a small town by the sea, Lucy can easily suppress the feeling that something is missing from her life. But when a blast from the past arrives in the form of her estranged husband, international celebrity chef Oliver Murray, Lucy's carefully constructed life begins to crumble beneath her like overbaked meringue. Is Oliver's return all business or is it motivated by something more? A Recipe for Disaster starts long after most love stories would have ended, proving it is never too late to offer someone a second slice of cake or a second chance.
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