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Welcome to this month's update!
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I hope you all had a lovely break over the holidays and are feeling excited for the year ahead. Personally, I love the New Year and the feeling of a new start January brings. I have big plans for 2026 so it better get ready for me because I am ready for it!!! (Hopefully my enthiusiasm will last 🤣)
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What are those plans? Well, I have some writing things happening behind the scenes that I can't tell you about yet, but I also have not one but two books coming out this year. The Floating Venice Bookshop is out in February and...here's the exclusive bit, the last novel in this series comes out in July and is called The Floating Copenhagen Cafe! I'm so excited for readers to get their hands on these books and I'll be running an exclusive giveaway only for people on my mailing list as soon as I get my author copies. So keep your eyes peeled. 👀
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Apart from that I'm on a mission to make 2026 the year I give up things that don't bring me happiness (excluding hubby and kids, I'm stuck with them!🤣) and take time to be more grateful. There were times last year when I was so busy getting through tough times that I didn't appreciate what I've got so I want to change that this year. Are you a New Year resolution type person? Let me know!
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And of course I'll be reading as many romance books as I can and sharing my favourites here. Do let me know if you come across some great reads I simply have to try. I love adding to my TBR!
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Now, let's go and smash January!
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My month...
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The Floating Venice Bookshop is available to pre-order now.
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Can a bookshop bring two hearts together?
Beth loves everything about living in Venice. The meandering canals and the cobbled streets have captured her heart, so when she loses her job and fears she’ll have to return to England, she’s devastated.
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Until she stumbles upon a book barge for sale, it seems like fate. Beth has long harboured a dream of opening a specialised bookshop that combines her two passions: art and books. She just needs to be brave enough to take a chance, and maybe a little help from a local.
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Enter Marco, a gorgeous, passionate local art promoter, and their chemistry is instant and electric. Beth needs Marco's local knowledge to launch her business, but as they work together, both seem determined to ignore the sparks flying between them.
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The closer they become, the more their attraction grows. Soon, they will have to choose – face their fears and give love a chance – or walk away forever.
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The Floating Venice Bookshop is out in February 2026
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This month I'd love to know...
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What's your first read of 2026?
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Mine is The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore and I'm absolutely loving it so far!
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Bonus question...do you set a reading goal for the year?
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My favourite read of the month...
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I'm not normally one for anything speculative but this was AMAZING!
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99p bargains from my back catalogue
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(and I don't know how long they'll be on offer for!!)
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Winter Wishes at Swallowtail Bay
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Grab your cosiest jumper and escape to the beautiful Swallowtail Bay!
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Christmas and romance are in the air and Nell is obsessed! She can’t stop watching her favourite Christmas romcoms and dreaming of the day when she meets her own romantic hero, especially as she is hosting the first ever wedding at her small hotel, Holly Lodge.
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Nell’s best friend, Tom, has been in love with her ever since they met. But Nell has never seen him that way, and he’s always kept his feelings a secret in case it ruins their friendship.
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After the opening of the glamorous Langdon Mansion Hotel in the bay, Nell’s hotel is struggling for survival and she must fight, with Tom’s help, to keep Holly Lodge open. Can the magic of Christmas help two old friends save Holly Lodge and open Nell’s eyes to a love that was always there the whole time?
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Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage
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On a grey, London day, Esme’s world crumbles around her when she loses her glitzy job on a top TV programme, her gorgeous, city-slicker boyfriend and her stunning apartment, all in one fell swoop just before Christmas.
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Esme is forced suddenly to move back to her sleepy hometown of Sandchester, and despite the snow blanketing the roof and the fairy lights that twinkle in her rustic little cottage, everything is looking bleak. That is until she reconnects with an old crush and finds herself unexpectedly getting swept away.
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But Joe, handsome and charming as he is, is not all he seems. Esme soon realises that he has a tragic past which he just might not be able to overcome…
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Surrounded by her loving, if harebrained, family and with the support of her hilarious friends, Esme is determined to have a go at forging her own path, even if it all comes to nothing. But one question still lingers in her mind: will she find someone to kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas?
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The Best Books to Start 2026 With!
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3 Reads on my TBR list...
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Lynn Painter is a must-read
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I'm going through their backlist!
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Spicy romance and murder! Sounds great!
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Thanks so much for reading! See you all next month!
Katie/Annabel
xxx
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