Laura Starkey

Two broken hearts. Four years apart. One chance to choose again. Hannah has built her dream career, planning other people's happy ever afters - with no hope of her own. Not since that day four years ago; the one she never talks about. Jude is getting on a plane for the first time in four years. He's not happy about it, but at least he'll be back in Sydney before too long - safe from the things he'd prefer to forget. But when Hannah's twin and Jude's brother make a shock announcement, and appoint a certain wedding planner, the summer stretching ahead of them suddenly looks a whole lot different... As they're thrown back together, is it possible that first love could get a second chance? From bestselling author of The Spare Room comes this summer's must-read second-chance romance, with characters you won't want to leave. Smart, sizzling and funny, All You Had To Do Was Stay is perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Laura Wood and Portia MacIntosh. Discover for yourself why readers can't get enough of Laura's gorgeous romcoms: 'Freaking PERFECTION. 10/10. I couldn't get enough of it and wanted a thousand more pages of this' Reader Review, 5 stars 'If this book isn't on your MUST READ WHEN IT COMES OUT then it needs to be . . . Seriously, you won't be disappointed. It gave me all the feels' Reader Review, 5 stars 'Now this was a perfect rom-com - lovable, flawed, human characters, low-key funny situations and slow burn romance. Such a feel-good read!' Reader Review, 5 stars 'I totally adored it . . . a perfectly slow romance, having you on your toes until it finally happens and giving one last perfect plot twist before it ends' Reader Review, 5 stars

Jess Mackenzie burde være klogere end at falde for engelskstudiets flotte professor – men nu står hun med tomme hænder, efter hun har taget ham i både at være hende utro og i at stjæle æren for hendes forskningsarbejde. Hun har brug for et sceneskift, og det dukker op i form af et job som manuskriptkonsulent på en ny tv-serieudgave af Georgiana Scotts Anne of Arden. Scott er en litterær gigant på linje med Austen – og ingen kender hendes bøger bedre end Jess. Skiftet fra universitetets korridorer til tv-branchen skulle være hendes store comeback. Men i vejen står Nathan Lambert, en berømt instruktør, der af uransagelige årsager er fast besluttet på at sabotere sin utro ekskones nyeste prestigeprojekt. De to skændes om hver eneste detalje i manuskriptet, mens det sitrer mellem dem, og deres uventede kemi er alt andet end skrevet i manuskriptet. Men hvad gør man, når den person, man helst vil undgå, også er den, man ender med at lede efter på settet? Troper: Rom-com, Enemies-to-lovers, Feelgood Om forfatteren: Laura Starkey er født i Warwickshire i 1982. Hun har studeret engelsk litteratur på University of York og er uddannet på Faber Academy. Har arbejdet som gymnasielærer, digital tekstforfatter og redaktør. Selvom hun ikke tror på ”meet cutes”, mødte hun tilfældigt sin egen mand på en perron i Londons metro. Hun bor i West Midlands med sin familie, sin bogsamling og indtil flere kæledyr. Tidligere udkommet:Amy Perrys fordomme - 2024Ekstraværelset - 2025

AMY AND SAM HAVE HISTORY. CAN A PLOT TWIST CHANGE THEIR STORY? Much like Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy, Amy and Sam can't stand each other. From their days sparring in English class, to everything that happened after that night, they are experts at being enemies. What possible interest could a village girl like Amy have in the stuck-up son of a lord anyway? But when Amy has to leave her glamorous London publishing life to look after her grandmother back home, there's no escaping this annoying man - and his annoyingly gorgeous hair. It's inconvenient that everyone keeps singing his praises, but Amy knows his real story: a heartless toff who can't be trusted. Or does she? When a shocking twist throws them close together - and right back to where they started - tension simmers. Is Amy and Sam's story about to get a rewrite? A simmering, small town enemies-to-lovers romance with big feels and lots of laughs from the bestselling author of The Spare Room. Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary, Sophie Ranald and Portia MacIntosh. **Previously published as Amy Perry's Assumptions**

All's fair in love and screenplays... She's just a script consultant, standing in front of a director, asking him to step back and let her do her job...Jess should have known better than to fall for the English department's silver fox. Now she's left picking up the pieces after catching him cheating with a student and stealing the credit for her research paper. Desperate for a fresh start, she accepts a job as a script consultant on a new TV adaptation of the Regency novel, Anne of Arden - no one knows Georgiana Scott's work better than she does.Swapping the world of academia for the glamour of TV is supposed to be her big comeback. But standing in her way is Nathan Lambert, a famous director on a mission to sabotage his unfaithful ex-wife's latest work project.As the two knock heads over every detail of the script, sparks fly, tempers flare, and their unexpected chemistry is anything but scripted. In a world where the lines between reality and fiction blur, can Jess and Nathan rewrite their own happy ending?---You can expect:RIVALS TO LOVERS GRUMPY x SUNSHINE HE FALLS FIRST WORKPLACE ROMANCEFORCED PROXIMITYA HINT OF SPICE

Rosie Butler har særlige planer for aftenen: gå tidligt fra arbejde, tage en flot kjole på og overraske kæresten med en romantisk middag. Men alle planer bliver kastet over bord, da hun kommer hjem til en pakket kuffert og en kæreste, som har valgt at gå solo. Pludselig står Rosie både med et knust hjerte og en truende husleje. Har hun overhovedet råd til at bo alene i den lejlighed, hun elsker så meget? I sin nød beslutter hun sig for at leje ekstraværelset ud til sin introverte overbo.Aled Thomas mangler et sted at bo, mens hans lejlighed bliver renoveret. Så han går gerne med til at hjælpe Rosie midlertidigt. Aled er i tvivl om, hvorvidt Rosie lidt bruger ham til at få ekskæresten gjort interesseret igen, og det kan Rosie måske heller ikke sige sig helt fri for. Men det er svært for Rosie at ignorere hvor fedt hun synes, det er at få Aled til at grine, og spørgsmålet presser sig på: Er de blot bofæller, eller er der noget mere på spil?Ekstraværelset er en morsom og charmerende romantisk komedie, hvor de sprudlende ordvekslinger og energien mellem Rosie og Aled fylder siderne. Bliver den fælles lejlighed katalysatoren for kærlighed eller noget helt andet?Troper: Forced proximity, slow-burn, romcomOm forfatterenLaura Starkey er født i Warwickshire i 1982. Hun har studeret engelsk littera­ tur pa° University of York og er uddannet pa° Faber Academy. Har arbejdet som gymnasie­ lærer, digital tekstforfatter og redaktør. Selvom hun ikke tror pa° ”meet cutes”, mødte hun tilfældigt sin egen mand pa°en perron i Londons metro. Hun bor i West Midlands med sin familie, sin bogsamling og indtil flere kæledyr.

Amy Perry er målrettet, ambitiøs og temmelig stolt af ikke at være til fals for latterlig romantik. Og hvad så, hvis hun brænder mere for sin karriere end for sin flotte kæreste? Det handler om at prioritere, når man er ung! Men da hun bliver tvunget til at forlade storbyen og tage tilbage til den landsby, der engang var hendes hjem, står Amy over for sit værste arbejdsmæssige mareridt – at oprette et romance-imprint for det forlag, hun arbejder for.Amy forsøger at tilpasse sig livet uden barer, havremælk og storbyforlag, men hun bliver distraheret af at stå ansigt til ansigt med en person, som hun i årevis har forsøgt at glemme. Inden længe er hun dog lige så opslugt af landsbylivet som af de romantiske manuskripter, hun skal vurdere til det nye imprint – og hun opdager usandsynlige paralleller mellem personernes liv og sit eget.Amy Perrys fordomme er en underholdende second-chance rom-com, der får en til at længes efter en weekend på en herregård i England med partoutbillet til årets romantiske bogfestival. Den er fuld af sprudlende ordvekslinger, romantisk energi og personlig udvikling.Om forfatteren:Laura Starkey er født i Warwickshire i 1982. Hun har studeret engelsk litteratur på University of York og er uddannet på Faber Academy. Har arbejdet som gymnasielærer, digital tekstforfatter og redaktør. Selvom hun ikke tror på ”meet cutes”, mødte hun tilfældigt sin egen mand på en perron i Londons metro. Hun bor i West Midlands med sin familie, sin bogsamling og indtil flere kæledyr.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SPARE ROOMASSUMPTION 1: Every woman dreams of an epically grand, romantic proposal.Amy Perry doesn't believe in fairy-tale romances. Smart, savvy and a little bit cynical, she's much happier keeping things casual. She thought her good-looking, wealthy boyfriend felt the same way. But here she is, 1,000 feet up in the air, watching him get down on one knee...ASSUMPTION 2: Sexy lords only exist in Bridgerton.As if things couldn't get worse, after a messy break-up Amy is forced to relocate to her hometown to take up a new job opportunity - and runs into the last person she ever wanted to see again. Sam Ainsworth. Son of the local lord. The bane of her existence. Her first love.ASSUMPTION 3: Always trust your head, not your heart.Everything Amy believed about Sam turned out to be right when he broke her heart all those years ago. She's not looking to revisit the past. But everywhere she turns, Sam's there - with his irresistible molten brown eyes, wry smile and easy charm. Soon, Amy finds herself wondering: what if, after all this time, she's been wrong all along...? A simmering, small town enemies-to-lovers romance with big feels and lots of laughs from the bestselling author of Rachel Ryan's Resolutions. Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary, Sophie Ranald and Portia MacIntosh.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SPARE ROOMRACHEL THOUGHT THIS WAS HER YEAR. LIFE HAD OTHER PLANS.1. Re-download Couch to 5K, and actually do the programme2. Apply for promotion. Avoid projects about dog biscuits, 'miracle' grass seed, etc.3. DO NOT agree to further dates with Laurence4. Try to remember Mum means well (!!!)5. Start using proper night cream with retinolAs her mother likes to remind her, Rachel Ryan is thirty with no partner, hardly any savings and no mortgage. But when she makes her resolutions she's sure this is her year.By February things are not going to plan. Her career is in chaos as the new guy at work is none other than Jack Harper, who broke her heart at university - and despite herself the chemistry is still there. Plus her best friend has news that will change everything.As life starts to fall apart around her, will Rachel be able to move on from the past and make some very different resolutions? Maybe then she'll see what's right in front of her.Don't miss this hilarious debut for fans of Beth O'Leary and Mhairi McFarlane.