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‘Beth O’Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth’ Sophie Kinsella

‘Beth O’Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book’ Emily Henry

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Tiffy and Leon share a flat
Tiffy and Leon share a bed
Tiffy and Leon have never met…

Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they’re crazy, but it’s the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy’s at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time.

But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, demanding clients at work, wrongly imprisoned brothers and, of course, the fact that they still haven’t met yet, they’re about to discover that if you want the perfect home you need to throw the rulebook out the window…

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See what everyone is saying about The Flatshare

‘Set to become the romcom of the year – a Sleepless In Seattle for the 21st century’ Sunday Express

‘It’s fiction to make you feel good – endlessly enjoyable and brilliant fun’ Daily Express

‘Funny, emotional and uplifting’ Sun

‘A quirky, feelgood read, bursting with character and warmth’ Prima

‘The Flatshare is a huge, heartwarming triumph’ Josie Silver

‘Uproariously funny with characters you fall for from the first page’ Woman & Home

‘Deliciously funny and truly uplifting’ Lucy Diamond

‘Touching, funny and skilful, a delightful read’ Katie Fforde

‘Guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face’ Good Housekeeping

‘Heartwarming and brilliant’ Closer

‘If Richard Curtis and Nora Ephron made a story baby’ Zoella Book Club

Three women. Three dates. One missing man…

‘Ingenious, heartwarming and romantic’ SOPHIE KINSELLA

‘Surprising and deeply satisfying’ EMILY HENRY

8.52 a.m. Siobhan’s looking forward to her date with Joseph. Breakfast on Valentine’s Day surely means something … so where is he?

2.43 p.m. Miranda’s hoping that a Valentine’s Day lunch with Carter will be the perfect way to celebrate her new job. But why hasn’t he shown up?

6.30 p.m. Joseph Carter agreed to be Jane’s fake boyfriend at a dreaded engagement party tonight. But he’s not here…

Meet Joseph Carter. That is, if you can find him.

An unexpected love story, The No-Show is an utterly extraordinary tear-jearker of a book, a heart-breaking and joyful novel about dating, and waiting, and the ways love can find us.

‘Such a clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story’ BOLU BABALOLA

‘A brilliant, multilayered, romantic stunner’ LAUREN HO

‘It will break your heart in a million different ways’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘Beth O’Leary at her very best’ LINDSEY KELK

‘BETH O’LEARY CRAFTS NOVELS WITH SUCH WIT, HEART AND TRUTH’ SOPHIE KINSELLA

‘SO CHARMING, SO SWEET AND SO LOVELY’ MARIAN KEYES

‘BETH O’LEARY IS THAT RARE, ONE-IN-A-MILLION TALENT’ EMILY HENRY

Leena is too young to feel stuck.
Eileen is too old to start over.
It’s time for The Switch…

After blowing a big presentation at work, Leena takes a two-month sabbatical and escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s house for some overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn eighty. She’d like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn’t offer many eligible gentlemen . . . A life swap seems the perfect solution.

But with a rabble of unruly OAPs to contend with, as well as the distractingly handsome local schoolteacher, Leena learns that switching lives isn’t straightforward. In London, Eileen is a huge hit with her new neighbours, and with the online dating scene. But is her perfect match nearer to home than she first thought?

‘Blissful escapism’ Daily Mail
‘The feel-good read we all need right now’ Stylist
‘Heart-warming’ Bella
‘This delicious slice of feelgood fiction is a real tonic’ Sunday Mirror
‘Everything you want to lift your spirits’ Good Housekeeping

*THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

‘Beth O’Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book’ Emily Henry

They’ll do anything to save the hotel, except work together . . .

Welcome to Forest Manor Hotel, where the staff and guests are one happy family. Except for Izzy and Lucas – bitter rivals banned from working the same shift, for everyone’s sake.

After struggling for years, the hotel may soon have to close its doors forever. But when Izzy returns a guest’s lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, Izzy and Lucas are forced to work together to try to save the day.

But as their rivalry becomes something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there’s more at stake here than the hotel’s future . . .

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‘Heart-warming, touching, sharp and sexy’ Lia Louis

‘Gorgeous, evocative’ Carley Fortune

‘This is not just a great rom com, this is a Beth O’Leary rom com’ Gillian McAllister

‘An utterly delicious read’ Louise O’Neill

A Sunday Times bestseller w/c 24th March 2024.

‘Beth O’Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book’ Emily Henry

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Addie and her sister are on an epic road trip to a friend’s wedding in rural Scotland. But, not long after setting off, a car slams into theirs. The driver is none other than Addie’s ex, who she hasn’t seen since their traumatic break-up two years earlier.

Dylan and his best mate are heading to the wedding too, so Addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. And with four hundred miles to go, they can’t avoid confronting the very messy history of their relationship . . .

Will they make it to the wedding? And, more importantly, is this really the end of the road for Addie and Dylan?


Readers LOVE The Road Trip

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Pure joy’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another triumph from Beth O’Leary’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Loved it from start to finish’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Unputdownable‘


Praise for The Road Trip

‘Funny, relatable and tender’ Red

‘This book is perfect’ Rosie Walsh

‘Beth is quite rightly earning her title as “Queen of Uplit”‘ Prima

‘If Richard Curtis and Nora Ephron made a story baby’ Zoella Book Club

‘So romantic and moving and brilliantly told’ Louise O’Neill

‘O’Leary does it again! The Road Trip is another sure-fire hit, filled with characters you won’t forget’ Mike Gayle

‘An achingly tender love story’ Richard Roper

‘Read this! Absolutely loved it!’ Christina Lauren

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Lost at sea . . . with your one-night stand

‘Feels like a brand new version of romance . . . I drowned happily in this book’ Jodi Picoult

‘I adored it, it was so romantic’ Marian Keyes

Lexi is looking for no-strings-attached fun with a stranger. She deserves one night for herself, doesn’t she?

Zeke is looking for love. But for one night with a woman like Lexi, he’ll break his rules . . .

Sparks fly at the pub, one passionate kiss leads to another and they end up stumbling home to the marina together.

The next morning, hungover and shaken by an amazing night together, Lexi is more than ready for Zeke to leave. There’s just one small problem . . . the houseboat they stayed on has been swept out to sea.

As their supplies start to run dangerously low, and the waves pick up, Zeke and Lexi soon realise there’s much more on the line than their new relationship.

How long can they really survive on a drifting houseboat in the North Sea? Will search and rescue find them? And who will they be if they both make it back to dry land?

Swept Away is the epic new romance from the million-copy bestselling author of The Flatshare and The No-Show about your one-night stand becoming your one and only lifeline. Sharp, funny and breathtakingly intense, this standout novel is set to capture readers’ hearts next spring.


‘My book of the year, my book of the decade. The best romcom I have ever read’ Gillian McAllister

‘Completely original, so romantic, funny, fresh and deeply heartfelt’ Lindsey Kelk

‘This love story will capture you hook, line and sinker’ Lucy Clarke

‘My new favourite Beth O’Leary’ Paige Toon

‘What a concept, what a novel! I absolutely raced through this bold and beautiful story’ Lia Louis


EVERYONE LOVES BETH O’LEARY

‘Beth O’Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth’ SOPHIE KINSELLA

‘Beautiful, humorous, tender, insightful – just perfect’ 5* READER REVIEW

‘Beth O’Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book’ EMILY HENRY

‘Clever and authentic storytelling. Loved it!’ 5* READER REVIEW

‘Beth weaves her stories together with such charm and grace, I couldn’t help but fall in love’ LINDSEY KELK

‘A real rare talent’ 5* READER REVIEW

‘Beth O’Leary can do no wrong!’ CARLEY FORTUNE

‘I laughed, I cried, and I again fell in love with a Beth O’Leary book’ 5* READER REVIEW

‘Warm, escapist and unhesitatingly romantic’ CAROLINE HULSE

‘The Split has everything I love in a novel. It’s hilariously funny, it’s so uplifting, and its characters are irresistibly loveable’ Beth O’Leary

‘Full of humour, kindness, cake and a cat, this is the novel to turn to in difficult times’ Katie Fforde

Following a brutal break up, Ally flees to her dad’s house in Sheffield with her ex’s cat (who always preferred her anyway). When she realises Emily isn’t coming to win back either her or the cat, Ally takes to the sofa to mourn the future she’d planned.

After a few days’ grace, her dad calls in reinforcements – Ally’s old friend and first beard, Jeremy. Reunited, the two find solace in each other’s heartbreak and an endless supply of baked goods. But jacked up on sugar and mutual delusion, they concoct a plan to run the half marathon and win back their exes…

This seems like the perfect example of their ability to commit and better themselves. But will their exes be waiting at the finish line, or is there a whole new future on the horizon?

A brilliant, heart-warming and intensely funny story of love, heartache, friendship and family. Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes and Beth O’Leary.

Hear what everyone’s saying about The Split!

‘A warm, funny, comforting read with such loveable characters!‘ Ruth Jones

‘It’s like meeting Marian Keyes and Dawn O’Porter in a cosy gay pub in Sheffield!’ Matt Cain

‘Funniest book I’ve read in a long time!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐&#11088 reader review

‘Did NOT disappoint! I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, I’ve felt warm inside!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘A beautiful, honest story which kept me smiling and giggling throughout’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘Absolute pure joy. It hooks you in from the first page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘A delight to read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘Leaves you feeling all squishy and warm inside’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

Love The Split? Then read Laura Kay’s new heartwarming romcom, Making It, available to pre-order now!

‘A totally gorgeous read’ BETH O’LEARY, author of THE FLATSHARE

‘Perfectly observed and brilliantly funny, I adored it’ EMMA HUGHES

TWO BEST FRIENDS. ONE HUGE CRUSH. A YEAR THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING . . .

El Evans is stuck in a dead-end job, hopelessly in unrequited love with her best friend, Ray, and in need of a major life change.

After a New Year’s resolution to ‘Be More Wild’, El is soon in possession of one (small) tattoo, one (bad) hangover and memories of one (very disappointing) threesome . . . but she’s trying and surely it can only get better?

So when a plan is hatched for El, Ray and their two closest friends – newly heartbroken Will and Instagram darling Jamie – to ditch the big city and move out to a ramshackle house in the middle of the English countryside, El can hardly say no. This is her big chance for a fresh start, the perfect wild thing.

But living in close proximity to the love of your life without letting on isn’t as easy as El might think . . .

WILL A YEAR OF WILD THINGS TURN THESE FRIENDS INTO LOVERS?

A must-read romcom for fans of Emily Henry, Bolu Babalola and Beth O’Leary

Hear what everyone’s saying about Wild Things!

‘Joyous, funny, sexy and romantic . . . real Emily Henry vibes – a triumph!’ Kate Sawyer

‘Made me laugh out loud . . . [I] loved it so much I didn’t want it to end!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘Heady, giddy, and outrageously flirty’ Lily Lindon

‘The book I didn’t know I needed . . . I adore Laura’s writing and this is her best novel yet’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘A joyfully messy story of contemporary queer life’ Bethany Rutter

‘I loved loved loved it . . . sharp, funny, emotional and charming’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

‘Has everything I love in contemporary fiction – a romance to root for, a constant low level of chaos, moments that make me cackle and cry (sometimes both at once), and memorable characters I don’t want to leave behind’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

Love Wild Things? Then read Laura Kay’s new heartwarming romcom, Making It, available to pre-order now!

‘Sexy, fun and smart’ BETH O’LEARY, author of THE FLATSHARE

‘I couldn’t put down On Rotation, and you won’t be able to, either… I personally couldn’t get enough’ MEG CABOT

Angie has checked off all the boxes for the Perfect Immigrant Daughter: medical school, a suitable lawyer/doctor/engineer boyfriend and a gaggle of successful and/or loyal friends.

So when she bombs the most important exam of her medical career and gets dumped by her boyfriend, it is safe to say her parents are more than a little disappointed . . .

Just when things couldn’t get more complicated, Angie meets Ricky, and he’s everything she shouldn’t want. But if there’s one thing Angie can’t plan for, it’s matters of her heart.

‘Narrated by a strong lead with an unforgettable voice, On Rotation is an original romance novel bursting with charm, humor and the most loveable characters. I’m besotted with Angie and her posse!’ LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN, author of YINKA, WHERE IS YOUR HUZBAND?

Love On Rotation? Read Shirlene Obuobi’s brand new smart and sexy STEMinist romance, Between Friends and Lovers, available now to pre-order!

‘A sparky, bright, hilarious road-trip rom com’ BETH O’LEARY, AUTHOR OF THE FLATSHARE

‘Full of humour and heart’ TAYLOR JENKINS REID, AUTHOR OF DAISY JONES & THE SIX

Two love stories decades apart. One chance to prove love is worth the ride.

Former childhood star and die-hard romantic Millie is bound for Key West from Washington DC, determined to fulfil a promise to her elderly best friend, Mrs Nash, by reuniting her ashes with her long-lost love. And if this grand gesture also reassures a recently heartbroken Millie that love is real, all for the better.

When flights are grounded, Millie is forced to catch a ride with Hollis, an also-stranded near-stranger from her ex’s grad school. Rising literary star Hollis doesn’t believe in forever-loves (or even for-now loves). He was headed to Miami for a no-strings-attached hook-up, in the hope of curing his writer’s block.

But as Millie and Hollis make their way across country, racing down open highways and staying in questionable hotels, will their trip turn into a love story all their own?

A joyous road trip romcom, perfect for fans of Lucy Score, Rachel Lynn Solomon and Ali Hazelwood.

‘A complete delight’ CARLEY FORTUNE

‘Heartfelt and hilarious in equal measure’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘Sweet and charming’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘Witty, romantic and full of gorgeous storytelling’ CATHERINE WALSH

‘Romantic and sexy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘Soft, sweet and utterly enchanting’ ASHLEY POSTON

‘Funny, tender, emotional and sexy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘A wickedly funny romance’ WOMAN’S OWN

‘Exactly the kind of rom com I love to read’ SOPHIE COUSENS
‘Stole my heart and ran away with it’ AMY LEA
‘Sizzling opposites-attract chemistry’ SARAH HOGLE

Fake medium. True love?

Fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn may be a fraud, but she’s a benevolent one. So when her client asks her to help a friend who’s struggling to sell his apparently haunted goat farm, who’s Gretchen to say no?

It turns out said farmer isn’t quite as Gretchen imagined. Charlie Waybill is young, hot as hell, and extremely unconvinced by Gretchen. And things get even worse for Gretchen when she finds herself face to face with Everett: a very real, very chatty ghost.

Everett wants Gretchen to help save Charlie from the family curse that’s left him haunting Gilded Creek since the 1920s. Now Gretchen has one month to win over the sceptical farmer. And as they grow closer, Gretchen realises the only way to pull off the greatest con of her life might be to finally risk her heart.

EVERYONE LOVES SARAH ADLER’S ROMCOMS

‘A sparky, bright, hilarious road-trip rom com with a heroine who is 100% pure sunshine’ BETH O’LEARY

‘Heartfelt and hilarious in equal measure’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘Sarah Adler nails the ultimate rom-com alchemy’ CARLEY FORTUNE

‘Beautiful and charming and poignant’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘I laughed. I sobbed. I loved it!’ ASHLEY POSTON

‘Sarah Adler’s voice is hilarious and unique’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

‘SMART, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING – I LOVED IT!’ JILL MANSELL

Dannie Kohan has held true to her meticulously crafted 5-year plan since she understood the concept. On the day that she nails the most important interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she’s well on her way to fulfilling her life goals.

But that night Dannie falls asleep and dreams of a night five years in the future where she’s engaged to another man. It was just a dream, she tells herself when she wakes, but it felt so real.

Determined to ignore the odd experience, she files it away in the back of her mind. That is, until five years later, when Dannie turns down a street and there, standing on the corner, is the man from her dream…

Perfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day, this heart-breaking story of love, loss and life will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about destiny.
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‘What a clever, beautiful, special book. The writing is stunning, the concept is so original – it just has everything going for it. I loved every page!’ Beth O’Leary, author The Flatshare and The Switch

‘Such a touching, soulful experience’ Goodreads reader

‘In Five Years is a stunningly beautiful, brilliant and insightful love story‘ Goodreads reader

‘Heartbreaking and poignant’ Glamour

‘I loved In Five Years. A beautiful, intelligent story about friendships and love’ Clare Mackintosh, author of After the End

‘Full of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship‘ Heat magazine ****

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New York Times bestseller, March 2020

The much-anticipated sequel to How To Solve Your Own Murder

Annie thought the murders were over.
She was wrong.

It is autumn in Castle Knoll and Annie Adams is busy settling into her new home. She doesn’t find Gravesdown Hall particularly cosy, especially since she found two dead bodies there over the summer. What’s more, ever since she arrived in the village, Annie has had the creeping sense she’s being watched.

Lonely, and desperate for some company, Annie starts talking to a stranger she meets in the grounds of the estate. The striking old woman introduces herself as Peony Lane, the fortune-teller who predicted Great Aunt Frances’ murder all those years ago. And now she has a fortune to tell Annie.

Desperate not to fall into the same trap as Frances, Annie flees Peony Lane, refusing to hear any of her grim predictions. But she can’t outrun Peony for long, as hours later she finds her, dead on the floor of Gravesdown Hall, a ruby-hilted dagger plunged into her back.

But who killed the mysterious fortune teller and why? And can Frances’ library of evidence help Annie solve the case?

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EVERYONE LOVES HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER

‘Warm, clever and wildly original’ Elly Griffiths

‘Delightfully refreshing’ Daily Mail

‘Stuffed with secrets and surprises . . . a terrific read’ J. M. Hall

‘Sharply observed . . . vivid characterisation and theatrical plotting’ Sunday Independent

‘A puzzling whodunnit, with plenty of action and some VERY funny one liners’ Jennie Godfrey

‘Plenty of twists and red herrings . . . entertaining‘ Guardian

‘I so enjoyed this smart, original murder mystery’ Beth O’ Leary

‘Ridiculously fun . . . unputdownable . . . One to savour for fans of Only Murders in The Building‘ My Weekly

‘A deliciously inventive new take on the classic murder mystery’ Bobby Palmer

‘Intriguing . . . skilful storytelling . . . a compelling read’ Daily Mirror

‘Fresh, unconventional . . . charming and multilayered’ Sarah Penner

‘A masterclass in the art of mystery’ Elle Cosimano

‘I loved it . . . an utterly charming whodunnit’ Karma Brown

‘A brilliant and masterful whodunnit’ Liv Constantine

‘If you loved Hot Fuzz, or binged Only Murders in the Building, this one is for you!’ Samuel Burr

‘A bright, fresh and natural voice’ Jessica Bull

‘VERY funny’ Jennie Godfrey

‘Smart, twisty, and original’ Heat

‘Terrific’ J. M. Hall

‘Superb’ Glamour

‘Wildly original’ Elly Griffiths

‘Delightfully refreshing’ Daily Mail

FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE’D BE MURDERED.
SHE WAS RIGHT.

In 1965, Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she’d be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. Of course, no one took her seriously – until she was dead.

For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She’d spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder.

When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances’ worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt’s last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Frances’ will stipulates that the person who solves her murder will inherit her millions.

Can Annie unravel the mystery and find justice for Frances, or will digging up the past lead her into the path of the killer?

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*Readers are loving How to Solve Your Own Murder*

‘FINALLY, the book I’ve been searching for . . . Without a doubt the best murder mystery book I’ve ever read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A cracking dual timeline read . . . I was totally engrossed in trying to solve the crime! Loved it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This book is SO much more than just a clever hook. It’s a fantastic combination of wonderfully crafted prose, vivid characters and a plot that made me gallop through‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An amazingly well written mystery with true Christie vibes . . . a rollercoaster I didn’t want to get off‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Just brilliant . . . A proper who done it with a very modern twist‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

*Praise for How to Solve Your Own Murder*

‘A wonderful idea and, pun intended, brilliantly executed‘ Ian Moore

‘Plenty of twists and red herrings . . . entertaining‘ Guardian

‘Addictive . . . a devilishly clever plot’ Sunday Post

‘I so enjoyed this smart, original murder mystery’ Beth O’ Leary

‘A deliciously inventive new take on the classic murder mystery’ Bobby Palmer

‘Ridiculously fun . . . unputdownable . . . One to savour for fans of Only Murders in The Building‘ My Weekly

‘Sharply observed . . . vivid characterisation and theatrical plotting’ Sunday Independent

‘Intriguing . . . skilful storytelling . . . a compelling read’ Daily Mirror