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  Lauren Kirkham is a high flyer, she is now living through an unplanned pregnancy -solo as her boyfriend has decided he does not want to be involved with the baby. Needing a break, she goes to visit her best friend Anna in Polkerran for a holiday. On the first day she bumps into local handyman Danie is who building his own house on the cliffs and his story is being followed by a “Grand Designs” type tv programme. When the tv company arrive to film, they are expecting a happy couple however Daniel has recently split up with his girlfriend and needs a fake live in one instead and so Lauren and Daniel join forces, but can you really fake love? I have to say before I picked up this book I was in a complete reading slump. Several books before hadn't grabbed me and it was really getting me down - this book proved to be my reading saviour!!! It reignited my reading mojo! Straight away Lauren and Anna and all the locals felt like friends of mine, I could completely relate to them, a

Kate is all set to marry dental surgeon Norman and as the ultimate planner/control freak she has planned everything to a “T”! With her three best friends, they head off on the hen part in Vegas – and the planning and itinerary fly out the window, especially when on the first night, she bumps into her ex Trevor, who is now a successful DJ. After far too many drinks and blacking out, Kate wakes up the next morning to find that in her drunken stupor she ended up marrying Trevor! Now all her perfect plans for the wedding to Norman have flown out the wedding. Trevour has agreed to sign annulment papers if Kate agrees to go out on three last dates with him. With her fairy tale wedding hanging in the balance, Kate agrees to his plan but will it end in happy ever after? This book is absolutely hilarious!! I have often seen on Tik Tok and reading reviews of various books that people say "this was a real laugh out loud book for me!" but I've never experienced that until now!! I

    Amelia is found on a remote beach by fishermen and her heart has stopped.   Her sister Lexi who works in publishing in New York   returns home to be at her sisters bedside. Amelia, however starts remembering her “husband Sam” and tells of their perfect love story. Except none of these things ever happened, and Lexi is certain that Amelia hasn’t even met this guy. Hoping to help her sister recover, Lexi goes about recreating the false memories of her sister by taking photos with local vet Nick who looks exactly like Sam.   While out on the “dates” Lexi finds herself falling for Nick, but can she fall in love with her sisters “husband” without breaking her heart. Once I got into this story - I really enjoyed it, however it did feel like I'd read something similar before, but it was very enjoyable and I found myself turning the pages faster and faster as the story progressed.        

          My Sisters Baby written by Louise Guy and published by Boldwood Books     Sisters Liv and Toni were once inseparable. While their parents focused on Mandy, their little sister with special needs, the two older sisters leaned on each other for love, support and security. When they were in their teens, and Liv needed a lifesaving operation, it was Toni who stepped up to the plate and helped her. As they grew up, their lives took different paths. They live in different cities and rarely see each other. But now it’s Toni who needs help from Liv. Because she’s desperate for a baby… When Liv finds herself in a situation where she could help Toni fulfil her dream, she wants more than anything to say yes. But Liv is keeping a dark secret. And she can’t help but wonder – is giving a baby to her sister the right thing to do… or will it destroy their family forever? I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this book, but very quickly I got sucked into the stor