5* reader reviews'This will be a book of the summer 2026''A book full of heart''Hands down, this is one of the sweetest books I've read all year''A gentle, emotional, beautifully written small-town romance''There was no doubt that a book written by Kai would be soulful, cozy and full of beautiful scenes!''A small town romance that doesn't shy away from difficult themes'

Bloomsbury presents Boy Friends by Kai Spellmeier, read by Kishore Walker and Alex WingfieldSIMO AND LUCA ARE IN LOVELuca has loved Simo for as long as he can remember. But confessing? That could ruin everything. And in their tiny, cosier-than-cosy seaside town, there would be nowhere to hide.Then an anonymous post on the community noticeboard blows his secret wide open – and suddenly, everyone is shipping them hard. Luca and Simo ...

Four girls. One magical, and possibly dangerous Italian summer. Family mysteries, ancient castles, long hot nights of dancing under the stars . . . and, of course, plenty of gorgeous Italian boys!

Could Rome be where the heart is?'A lighthearted summer romance ... capturing what it means to truly love yourself and the family around you.' KIRKUSSixteen-year-old Scottish–Italian Livia feels like an outsider, spending the summer in her grandmother’s bar in Rome.Smug local boy Giulio works there too, and quickly becomes Livia’s nemesis. She is not going to be the cliché foreign girl who has a summer romance.

Dorinda's dance teacher tells her that she's got what it takes to audition as a back-up dancer for the singing sensation Money Monique. This is Dorinda's chance to really make it. But since Dorinda has always been the best dancer in the Cheetah Girls, she's been the one to make up the group's "phat" dance moves. If she gets chosen to tour with Money Monique, she'll have to leave the Cheetah Girls and Mrs. Bosco, her foster mother, behind.