Modern Romance Books

From the author of the viral TikTok phenomenon, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe, comes a brand new spicy romance! When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can't understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues… she just need someone to help her out. Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he's been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help! Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells… The Cinnamon Bun Book Store is a cozy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed! Tropes: • opposites attract • small town • forced proximity • he falls first Book 2 in the Dream Harbor series. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008641580 • Author: Laurie Gilmore • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 378 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3cm

Escape to the Wild West with the first book in the steamy new cowboy romance series that will leave you breathless... The perfect holiday read for fans of Elsie Silver and Lucy Score. CeCe Ashby is looking for a fresh start after escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her adult life. Unsure of what the future holds, she returns to the small town of Laurel Creek and her family’s ranch. Nash Carter is the recently retired hockey superstar of the Dallas Stars, Laurel Creek’s hometown hero, and notorious bachelor. He may look good in a cowboy hat, but he is also CeCe's brother’s best friend… and therefore off limits. When CeCe reappears in her hometown in need of a job, Nash knows he has to have her, and not entirely for business. As ‘just one night’ turns into many, Nash learns that where CeCe Ashby is concerned his typical rules don’t apply. Now he has to figure out if he can push his past trauma aside to live the life he never dared dream of. All he has to do? Take a deep breath and let go of the reins… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804953723 • Author: Paisley Hope • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.4cm

Enjoy the new TikTok favourite, Icebreaker! An adorable rom-com about a competitive figure skater and a hockey team captain who are forced to share the rink… Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. This is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.  But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot… Warning: This book contains explicit adult content and is recommended for 18+  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781398525689 • Author:  Hannah Grace • Publisher:  Simon & Schuster UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  448 • Dimensions:  13 x 2.65 x 19.8 cm

Online Only!     Get more for less with The Work’s expertly hand-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. Welcome to Chestnut Springs: the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver. This incredible bundle includes Flawless, Heartless, Powerless, Reckless, & Hopeless.

Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget. Ellie didn’t expect to fall in love while travelling in Europe. But she also didn’t expect to meet a man like Ash. Three blistering days in Lisbon is all it takes to form an unforgettable connection – deep enough for them to plan to meet again in Madrid. But Ellie arrives late, and Ash is nowhere to be found. Six years later, the memory of Ash and their time together still burns deeply in Ellie’s heart. She hopes that her dream job as a gardener on a grand estate in Wales will bring the fresh start she desperately needs. But when Ash unexpectedly crashes back into her life, Ellie is forced to question if the universe has other plans... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804947869 • Author: Paige Toon • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback     • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.6 cm

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark Saga, this is Alex Aster's debut romance novel. This edition includes exclusive jacket, foil art and endpapers. Twenty-seven-year-old screenwriter, Elle, has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She's had writer's block for months, and her screenplay is due by the end of the summer. Desperate for inspiration, Elle returns to NYC – the city she hates – and tries to throw herself into her writing. But then she meets her new neighbour: Parker Warren. He's the city's favourite handsome tech billionaire and he's also the guy Elle hooked up with in a stairwell two years ago. When seeing him again turns into a night of hate-fuelled writing, Elle realises Parker might just be her twisted muse. So, when Parker needs to fake a steady relationship during his company's precarious acquisition and Elle needs to research a list of classic date spots in the city for her screenplay, they suddenly find they might just be exactly what each other needs. Summers always end, and so will this agreement. It's all pretend. Promise. Until it isn't. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526686923 • Author: Alex Aster • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Hardback     • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.5 cm

New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy brings her signature angst, humor, and spice to the icy-hot Off Campus books.  The series follows a house of hockey-playing college roommates and the women who knock them off their pedestals, teaching them that love is worth more than any game-scoring goal.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780349443560 • Author:  Elle Kennedy • Publisher: Piatkus • Format:  Book Collection Titles in this Collection: • The Deal • The Mistake • The Score • The Goal • The Legacy

Enjoy this 5-book collection of Jessa Hastings’ hit sensation, the Magnolia Parks Universe series! Includes: • Magnolia Parks • Daisy Haites • Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home • Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing • Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398725775 • Author: Jessa Hastings • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Book Collection • Number of Books: 5

Online Only! Get more for less with The Work’s expertly hand-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. Enjoy the Playing for Keeps series by Becka Mack, the ice-hockey romance that has taken TikTok by storm. Includes:  • Consider Me • Play with Me • Unravel Me

New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy returns to Briar University in these hot and hilarious spinoffs of the Off-Campus series.  Favourite hockey players return and get the chance for their own happily-ever-afters with the smart and sassy women who win their hearts. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780349443577 • Author:  Elle Kennedy • Publisher:  Piatkus Books • Format:  Book Collection Included in this Collection: • The Chase • The Risk • The Play • The Dare

They are from opposites sides of the track - but when their two worlds collide, nothing will ever be the same again. Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has. Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her. On her very first day at the prestigious private school, she comes into contact with the notorious Johnny Kavanagh. Thrown through a hoop over her feelings for him, and desperate to keep a low-profile, Shannon finds herself once again the target of bullies as she forms a fragile alliance with rugby's rising star. Falling into a complicated friendship and grappling with their undeniable chemistry, Johnny and Shannon could never have foreseen the obstacles that will threaten their blossoming relationship...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780349439259 • Author:  Chloe Walsh  • Publisher:  Piatkus • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  816 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 5.4 x 19.6 cm

Dive into Lauren Asher's Dreamland Billionaires series with the complete 3 book collection! Includes: • The Fine Print • Terms and Conditions • Final Offer Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349444635 • Author: Lauren Asher • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Book Collection • Number of Books: 3 

Dive into Monica Murphy’s Lancaster Prep series with this 5 book collection! Includes: • Things I Wanted To Say • A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime • Promises We Meant To Keep • I’ll Always Be With You • You Said I Was Your Favorite Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405977784 • Author: Monica Murphy • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Book Collection • Number of Books: 5 

She's his fiancée's younger sister. He's the man she's always loved. When her sister doesn't show up on her wedding day, Raven has no choice but to take her place – but marriage to Ares Windsor is nothing short of torture. The elusive billionaire media mogul is the man she's always loved… yet he's only ever had eyes for her sister. Married to him at last, Raven is determined to win him over. After all, everything is fair in love and war. And this? This is war. The riveting first book in the fan-favourite Windsors series is an intoxicating arranged marriage romance, full of rich drama and irresistible charm perfect for lovers of contemporary romance stories. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464227134 • Author: Catharina Maura • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

She’s the quintessential sunshine girl. He’s the lovable class clown. But storm clouds are rolling in, and this Tommen boy is about to get serious. Tommen’s cheeky lad, Gerard ‘Gibsie’ Gibson, is a comedian at heart, but underneath his happy-go-lucky-nature lurks a broken boy, tortured by the events of his past. Using humour to cope with his demons, Gibsie hides everything from the world. Only one person knows who he truly is on the inside. His friend’s little sister. His Claire-bear. Enveloped in sunshine, Claire Biggs has spent her whole life adoring the boy across the street. Her brother’s friend. Seeing a side to Gerard that no one else sees, Claire is determined to tame her wild-at-heart childhood best friend. But when the unexpected occurs and lines are crossed, will Gibsie and Claire’s friendship survive? Will it blossom into something more, or will they lose themselves in the riptide? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349439358 • Author: Chloe Walsh • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 576 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.6cm

Enjoy this 5-book set of Colleen Hoover’s hit romance novels. Includes: • Heart Bones • Without Merit • November 9 • All Your Perfects • Ugly Love Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398547780 • Author: Colleen Hoover • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Book Collection • Number of Books: 5

Maybe it's time for a plot twist . . . Emily Walker hates anyone disrupting her carefully curated life, especially her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett - the exact opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer. But now Jack's back in town after a failed engagement and he's here to stay . . . as both her colleague and her neighbour. Jack is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. Until, that is, he realises he's now neighbours with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons. With their red-hot animosity at an all-time high, Emily makes a mistake that could reveal her secret literary identity. Frustratingly, she needs Jack's help to make it right. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035409112 • Author: Sarah Adams • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3 cm

Grumpy cowboys and steamy romance... Welcome to Chestnut Springs: the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver.  Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past. I'm the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks. He's thirty-five and all man, I'm twenty-two and all... virgin. He's also my fiancé. Correction: my fake fiancé. We start out as a bet. He doesn't believe that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point. It's a win-win. He gets a break from his concerned family's prying, and I get a chance to shed my family's reputation while I save up to ditch this small town. He says all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I can't keep my hands off of him in public. But it's what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines... It's what transpires behind closed doors that doesn't feel like pretending at all... This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date. He once told me he'd never fall in love. And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiancé. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780349437743 • Author:  Elsie Silver  • Publisher:  Piatkus • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  400 • Dimensions: 12.4 x 3.2 x 19.6 cm 

When the hot new quarterback desperately needs a fake girlfriend, he turns to his best friend's sister, only to find that sometimes the woman for you is the one who's been by your side all along… When I enter the Most Valuable Playboy charity auction, my goal is simple – be the player who goes for the most dough. But when trouble shows up at the auction, I need a whole new play. Enter Violet. She's my best friend's sister, and she's my close friend too. With a smile as sweet as cherry pie and a mind that runs quicker than the 40-yard dash, Violet saves the day with the highest bid. I don't even give her a two-minute warning before I kiss her in front of the whole crowd and then announce that she's my girlfriend. Which would be fine except my agent tells me we've got to keep up the act while he's negotiating my contract. Violet takes one for the team and pretends to be mine, and soon our boyfriend-girlfriend scrimmage quickly turns into a full-contact sport. But falling for her wasn't in the playbook… Most Valuable Playboy kicks off Lauren Blakely’s charming, sexy sports romance series in style – with steamy chemistry and unforgettable moments that are an absolute touchdown. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464238451 • Author: Lauren Blakely • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.2 cm

I'm saving you, six. With his world unravelling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water? Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn't understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them. Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different. Come what may. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780349439303 • Author: Chloe Walsh • Publisher: Piatkus • Format: Paperback • Pages: 960 • Dimensions: 12.6 x 4.6 x 19.8cm