One first date. One not-so-little mistake. What happens now?'Completely hilarious' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hugely funny, refreshingly honest, a total joy!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'You'll cry with laughter, but real tears too' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘No question about it, there are two little purple lines. I’m pregnant.’After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she’d already found ‘the one’ – that is, until he dumped her for a bl...

‘Absolute heaven.’ Jilly CooperA hilarious and heartfelt year following one woman and her puppy – from chaos and tears to healing and new beginnings. It’s a love story, but not as you know it.Raising a puppy is simple: feed them, walk them, love them. Right? Wrong.Armed with Pinterest-perfect plans and firm ideas about training, Sophia brings Dennis – a scruffy and defiant Parson terrier – into her life. But just as the pup...

Stella is looking out for love. But will she find it where she least expects it?'The perfect touching beach read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Guaranteed to make you smile' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Delightfully warm and witty' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stella Shakespeare isn’t having a good day, or month come to think of it. She’s been unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend,cut off from the bank of dad and at thirty-two years old, she doesn’t know what she’s doing with her life....

If Maggie is living her best life, why doesn’t it feel like she's in the right place?'Great fun, delicious food, beautiful setting: excellent summer reading' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sophia's best book yet' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The perfect read for a bright summer's day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☀️☀️☀️From the outside, Maggie Lemon has a perfect life. But she and her husband have been trying for a baby for five years and she’s exhausted. She’s seen c...

The one who got away is back with a BIG question'Utterly glorious' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Packed with great characters and a heroine I'd love to go for a bottle of wine with' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sophia is the queen of rom-coms' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐You never forget the one that got away, do you?Nell Mason is extremely happy with her life – or at least, that’s what she tells herself. She’s lucky to have a high-powered job as a lawyer, even if i...

This Christmas, love is top of Florence Fairfax’s wish list'Like eating a box of chocolates where every one is a violet cream' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My only complaint is I can't put Sophia Money-Coutts' books down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hugely enjoyable novel from a mistress of the genre' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘You want me to write a list? Like a shopping list?''Exactly. But for what you want from a man’

For fans of Sheryl McCorry's Diamonds and Dust and Sara Henderson, this is the story of Toni Tapp Coutts's extraordinary childhood on the legendary Killarney cattle station in the Northern Territory as the eldest of ten children and daughter of cattle king Bill Tapp.Toni Tapp grew up on the massive Killarney Station, where her stepfather, Bill Tapp, was a cattle king. But there was no 'big house' here - Toni did not grow up in a large homestead. She lived in a shac...

Enter the world of dance and follow Pamela on her travels as she dances in 21 countries across two decades.Find out what goes on behind the curtain as she faces a range of obstacles - from successes to stage fright, difficult directors and gruelling rehearsals, dancing for royalty, to homesickness, culture shock, heartache, lost love, dieting, injury and abuse.It's a story of self-discipline, determination and never giving up - all while getting to see...

The world didn't end all at once.It ended in fire. In silence. In the moment the sky turned against them.When a catastrophic asteroid event devastates Earth, a group of survivors is forced underground into a hidden network of caves and bunkers beneath the plains. Cut off from the world above, they must learn how to survive in the dark—together.But survival isn't just about food and shelter.It's about trust.About the people you choose to keep close.

This volume presents a comparison of Welsh writing in English and Catalan writing in Spanish, and analyses the work of selected authors from each literature: Harri Webb, R. S. Thomas and Rhys Davies from Wales; Albert Sánchez Piñol and Eduardo Mendoza from Catalonia. From a resistance literature perspective, the author asks whether it is possible for a literature of national resistance to exist in a language that is not the national language. Traditionally, Welsh literature and Catalan lit...

Discover fresh voices in New Zealand poetry. AUP New Poets 9 showcases the work of Sarah Lawrence, Harold Coutts, and Arielle Walker, three emerging poets exploring themes of longing, fragility, and romance. Set against the backdrop of contemporary New Zealand, their poems delve into personal and cultural history, offering a dazzlingly present yet reflective perspective.Lawrence's poems capture conversations, coincidences, and daily routines with vivid ima...

Delve into the thrilling and dramatic world of naval warfare with H. B. Money Coutts's Famous Duels of the Fleet and Their Lessons. This compelling work brings to life some of the most notable naval duels in dur the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, offering readers a detailed and vivid account of these intense maritime conflicts and the strategic insights they provide.H. B. Money Coutts, a respected historian and naval expert, meticulously examines a series of famous naval ...