What happens in Vegas...Six years ago, aspiring actor Kyle Macdonald got drunk, got married, and forgot all about it. Now, the Hollywood husband he barely remembers-famous director Aaron Biedermeier-is in a coma, and Kyle's being flown to LA at someone else's expense. Glamorous, right?But the red-carpet fantasy quickly unravels. Scandals and secrets surrounding Aaron's life bubble to the surface, threatening to turn Kyle's unexpected reunion into a public n...

Your characters are talking. Are readers listening?Nothing kills a promising story faster than wooden dialogue that sounds like it was written by a robot having a bad day. Readers can forgive plot holes, overlook setting mistakes, even tolerate the occasional typo-but make your characters sound fake, and they'll close your book faster than you can say "As you know, Bob...""Talking Out Loud" is the dialogue guide that actually gets it.

Sometimes starting again doesn't arrive with drama or disaster. Sometimes it arrives quietly, once the life you thought you were building no longer fits.Alexandra Small is forced to reassess her choices, her relationships, and her sense of self when the path she assumed she was on begins to unravel. Living in Brighton, she finds herself navigating the uneasy space between independence and loneliness, certainty and desire, and the versions of herself she has been ho...

This book is the perfect Christmas read. It will make you laugh and it may make you cry. But above all, it will remind you that you're not on your own. If you enjoy Casey McQuiston, Laura Kay, Emily Henry and Marian Keyes - you'll love Ghosted"Fanning has weaved a tale that has it all-romance, humor, drama, mystery, and suspense." BookLife"I was hooked from the first page and was kept guessing until the end."

Lisa Doyle is fine. Absolutely fine.At least, that's the story she's been telling herself.Her best friend is getting married. Everyone around her seems to have a partner, a plan, and a life that makes sense. Lisa, meanwhile, has four glasses of wine in her, a talent for making bad situations worse, and a growing sense of being left behind.So she does what any sensible woman in a crisis would do. She announces that she's engaged.There is only...

Set against the backdrop of the troubled British summer of 2024, Rainbows and Lollipops weaves together three lives in a warm, witty, and unflinching story about love, loss, and the families we choose.When Jake met Tom, he thought he'd left Birmingham's gay bars behind forever-until a twist of fate lands him back in his childhood bedroom, sleeping under glow-in-the-dark stars.Vicky, an ambitious lawyer and lifelong loner, has her life meticulously planned-u...

Alexandra Small ha smesso di bere da più di sei anni. Ha tutto dalla vita. Ma poi, un giorno, qualcuno decide, per vendicarsi di qualcosa che lei non ricorda, di rendere pubblici eventi del suo passato dimenticati. E di distruggere il suo presente. Dall'autore bestseller della riuscita commedia romantica The Armchair Bride, arriva ”La nuova vita di Alexandra Small”. Una storia su una vita che cade a pezzi e sulla determinazione a ripartire da zero.Allie sta vivendo il periodo più f...

Lisa Doyle is fine. Absolutely fine.At least, that's the story she's been telling herself. Her best friend is getting married.Everyone around her seems to have a partner, a plan, and a life that makes sense.Lisa, meanwhile, has four glasses of wine in her, a talent for making bad situations worse, and a growing sense that she is being left behind. So she does what any sensible woman in a crisis would do.She announces that she's engaged. Ther...

Welcome to 'Gold Rings,' a collection of four evocative short stories from Mo Fanning's acclaimed collection 'Five Gold Rings.' Each tale, narrated by a different voice, transports you through the seasons, unfolding a tapestry of human emotions and experiences. And if Christmas is just a little too jolly, let Mo change your mind.

Lisa knows time is running out. She's in danger of becoming the sort of woman who talks to strangers on the bus, wears fur boots and collects feral cats. She's fast approaching 40 and, as her best friend Andy points out, single.At a New Year's Eve party, the pair pledge to turn things around. Andy will find work as an actor and Lisa will find herself a husband. In the cold light of January 1st, she regrets her impulsive words. The regret grows deeper when an invite arrives to her b...

TRUE LOVE STARTS WITH A LITTLE WHITE LIEWe all say things we'll regret on New Year's Eve. Lisa Doyle is no exception. At the annual office bash, along with best friend, colleague and flat mate Andy, she contemplates another year as a singleton.Tired, emotional and a little worse for wear Andy challenges Lisa to find love before hitting 40. Lisa bets Andy he cannot land a decent acting job within the next year.Will either rise to the challenge? Is Lisa destined to ...

Seis años sobria, Alexandra Small lo tiene todo ... y luego, un día, públicamente no lo tiene. Del exitoso autor de la exitosa comedia romántica The Armchair Bride, llega ”Reconstruyendo a Alexandra Small”. Una divertida historia sobre las secuelas de una vida que se desmorona.Cuando su mundo perfecto se derrumba, aparece un rostro del pasado borracho de Allie, empeñado en vengarse. ¿Podrá reconstruir su vida antes de que un extraño la destruya para siempre? ¿Y debería pasar tres s...