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Warm your heart this winter with this uplifting and emotional family drama

One Winter Morning

Take the romantic trip of a lifetime

One Thousand Stars and You

Then. Now. Always.

The unforgettable story of love and new beginnings, perfect to curl up with this winter

A Year and a Day

My Map of You

The Place We Met

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Fresh, intelligent romantic fiction with a sparklingly escapist setting and a festive feel - a great read for winter

bestselling author of All That She Can See

Satisfying romance set in an exotic location . . . The perfect getaway read for when the rain and wind are lashing at the window

Prepare to be swept away to Lake Como for a NYE party you'll never forget with this brilliantly written novel

A sparkling read from a brilliant author

Heart-warming and wonderfully romantic. And as for Lake Como - that setting truly shimmers! Perfect for New Year in such a magical setting. I picked up the book and then found it almost impossible to put down

bestselling author of The Little Theatre by the Sea

A story that intrigues and surprises

A thoroughly indulgent escape from those chilly winter nights, The Place We Met is guaranteed to transport you to a wonderland of hidden secrets, shocking pasts and surprising romance. I devoured this smart, enthralling story of two women whose fates are entwined in the most incredible way. Isabelle Broom is the queen of heartfelt fiction. She just gets better and better

I experienced sheer joy in reading The Place We Met . . . I was swept away in the romance, the emotions and the gorgeousness of the writing

Warning: you will shed tears and end up booking a trip!

Brilliant, warm and beautifully judged - I raced through it

A lovely, absorbing novel, full of beauty and mystery

So evocative you can practically smell the paella and sangria

Taggie is only a few months into her job as an events manager in Lake Como. She's rushed off her feet, but distraction is what she needs to forget why she left England. 
 
Lucy arrives at Lake Como with her perfect new boyfriend, Pete. Falling fast in love, she's sure that life is about to start for her, it feels so right with him. 
 
But as New Year's Eve approaches and the women meet by chance, it becomes clear this isn't the perfect place of new beginnings. While Lucy is willing to do anything to keep hold of Pete, the past Taggie so desperately wanted to escape is catching up with her . . .

Fall in love with the romantic shores of Lake Como, Italy in this dazzling story about new beginnings 
 
'Fresh, intelligent, sparklingly escapist' Sunday Mirror 
 
Lake Como, Italy, New Year's Eve. The perfect place to fall in love? Or the perfect place for everything to fall apart? 
 
Lucy may have suffered her fair share of bad men, but now she has Pete. Finally, a man worth sharing her favourite place with, Lake Como. That's if she can put mysterious phone calls and glamorous ex-girlfriends out of her mind. 
 
Taggie is rushed off her feet, but distraction is exactly what she needs to forget why she fled England and the sadness she left behind. She certainly doesn't have time for infuriating stranger Marco. A man is the last thing she needs right now. 
 
Lucy and Taggie might not know it, but their lives are about to collide. 
 
The New Year might begin with fireworks - but how will it end? 
 
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'A writing powerhouse' Carrie Hope Fletcher 
 
'Utterly romantic' Adele Parks 
 
'Heart-warming and wonderfully romantic' Rosanna Ley 
 
'The perfect getaway read' Red

Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before joining the ranks at Heat magazine, where she remains the Book Reviews editor. Always happiest when she is off on an adventure, Isabelle now travels all over the world seeking out settings for her novels, as well as making the annual pilgrimage to her true home - the Greek island of Zakynthos. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a cottage with her dog Max and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and tries her best not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.

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