A family wedding. A fake boyfriend. A recipe for disaster! A funny, feel-good romantic comedy from bestseller Jo PlattSingleton Dot Riley's grandmother, Nanny Flo, is on her deathbed, surrounded by family and distraught at the thought of Dot being all alone in the world. Desperate to make Flo's final moments happy ones, Dot invents a boyfriend plumping in panic for her childhood friend, Felix, a firm favourite of Flo, but whom Dot hasn't actually seen for 15 years.But whe...

Sometimes, life needs a rewriteAuthor Grace Waterhouse has hit rock bottom. Her ex-husband has just had a baby with his new partner and her latest novel is well, the less said the better.Desperate for distraction, Grace impulsively takes on a friend's cleaning job, parachuting herself into a new social circle including an eccentric OAP, a heartbroken twenty-something and one James Brooke, an enigmatic lawyer with an unblinking stare.Add to this mi...

Happiness could be just around the corner"perfect setting, perfect dress, perfect flowers, one hundred and eight guests and one, total and utter, rat."Abandoned at the altar, Rosalind Shaw descends into the kind of depression which involves watching too much daytime TV and not bothering to shower as regularly as her mother would like.Relocating, she begins a new life at antiquarian bookshop "Chapters". Here Ros finds herself worki...

When life falls apart, friendship will keep you togetherAlice Waites has been happily single for almost two years.When her close friends in The Short Book Group gently question her current distinct lack of interest in men, she accepts that maybe it is time to deal with the past and open herself up to new possibilities.Oh yes, the time has come to go dating again.However, things soon unravel for Alice as she uncove...

Thank you, n(ex)t.After burst pipes destroy Esme's city-centre flat, she temporarily relocates to a delightful and small cottage in a village on the edge of town. The change is a big one, but Esme soon settles in and, as the art gallery she co-owns with her business partner, David, continues to thrive, life is sweet.Until Elliot - an ex whom she hasn't seen or spoken to for years - moves in next door, along with his perfe...

Her new colleague is about to shake things up...When her love life crashed down around her, Edie found solace in work. But her job rapidly goes from uplifting to unbearable, with the departure of her work wife, Ruby, and the arrival in the office of new guy, Cameron - a chauvinist, a womaniser, and the very opposite of a team player.And just as things start to go downhill at work, Edie's personal life takes a downturn too...

‘...perfect setting, perfect dress, perfect flowers, one hundred and eight guests - and one, total and utter, rat.’Abandoned at the altar, Rosalind Shaw descends into the kind of depression which involves her watching too much daytime TV. After several inebriated months, Ros relocates to St Albans and begins a new life, as part-owner of a bookshop. However, just when Ros begins to feel that life might be improving, her rather hairy neighbour, Daniel, knocks on her door with a bunch...

Her new colleague is about to shake things up...When her love life crashed down around her, Edie turned to work for solace. But things go downhill with the departure of her work wife, Ruby, and the arrival of new guy Cameron – a chauvinist, a womaniser and the very opposite of a team player. But is Cameron the bad guy he seems to be?When a best-forgotten ex decides to get back in touch, Edie’s work life, love life and home life are on a collision course. Exactly what she wil...

Thank you, n(ex)t.After burst pipes destroy Esme’s city-centre flat, she temporarily relocates to a delightful and small cottage in a village on the edge of town. The change is a big one, but Esme soon settles in and, as the art gallery she co-owns with her business partner, David, continues to thrive, life is sweet.Until Elliot - an ex whom she hasn’t seen or spoken to for years - moves in next door, along with his perfect new girlfriend, Morgan. Suddenly, Esme’s past is r...

Alice Waites has been single for almost two years. So when her close friends in The Short Book Group question her lack of interest in dating, she decides the time has come to open up to new possibilities. Along the way, she discovers the secret heartache, well-meant scheming and calculating deceit of those around her. But the most devastating truth revealed is the one which she has kept hidden from herself: her feelings for a man so close, that he seems completely out of reach.

When Lexi's boyfriend, Will, skips her friend's wedding to watch football, it might just be the final whistle for their relationship. But rather than getting mad, Lexi decides to even the score. When ‘lost’ tickets and an 'accidentally' broken television lead to them spending time together, she realises that revenge might be a good thing. And if her clever acts of sabotage prove to be a popular subject for her blog, what harm can that do?

About to go travelling with her high-flying friend Kat, Vicky comes up with a plan: if she isn't married at thirty, she'll marry her geeky best mate, Mikey. Having just been dumped on her thirtieth birthday, Vicky, now Vee, tracks down Kat and Mikey. Mikey, now Murphy, is a successful app designer driven by his tragic upbringing. Kat, or Kate, hides a shocking secret, which threatens the happiness of all three.