Two single thirty-year-olds. One marriage pact. And a night in Vegas that's about to change everything... On Christmas Eve eight years ago Evie and Dan made a pact: if they weren't married by thirty, they were going to marry each other. Of course, neither of them took it seriously, even if Dan has always been mesmerised by Evie's beautiful smile, and Evie has always fancied Dan, her best-friend's brother. But then "it" happens. They wake up on Christmas Eve, the night before Evie's thirtieth birthday in Vegas... married. In a honeymoon suite filled with hundreds of heart-shaped pillows, they realise too late what they've done - just like Ross and Rachel. Surely if they just get a quickie divorce, they can go back to the way things used to be, right? If it wasn't for the alcohol and Susan-with-the-huge-beehive-hairdo who just wouldn't take no for an answer, none of this would have happened. They can just go back to being friends. Except moving on is easier said than done when you've secretly loved each other forever... but if one of them doesn't admit that, what happens to their friendship? If they don't get together this time, what happens to the pact? Are they really ready to let it go for good? Fall in love this Christmas with this feel-good story about love and second chances. Fans of One Day in December, This Time Next Year and Beth O'Leary will adore The Mistletoe Pact. What readers are saying about Jo Lovett: 'WHAT. A. STORY... Ever had to take a book chapter by chapter because you couldn't see through your tears? Funny, light-hearted, but absolutely gut-wrenching at times. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be completely engulfed... A perfect cozy up in a blanket and read on your front porch story.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Oh this book!! I've laughed and cried! This really has given me all the feels. I loved this book... I devoured this gorgeous read in just one sitting. A love story which will completely stay with you.' Little Miss Book Lover 86 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Tis the season for faking it… Kelsey Nichols thought she would have life figured out by the time she hit her forties, but now she is bordering on forty-five, her favourite freelance writing client is threatening to drop her, and her boyfriend just dumped her over text. Things aren’t working out as planned. But when the ferry she almost missed takes a roll, and she lands in the lap of uber sexy Nolan Ascot, everything changes. As a professional rock climber, Nolan has the connections to get Kelsey the interview she needs to rescue her writing career and ensure her rent gets paid. It is perfect. Except there is a catch. She needs to agree to be his fake date for the Christmas holidays with his family in the remote village of Christmas Cove. And there is a bigger problem… Nolan isn’t a stranger. He is her sister’s ex. And Kelsey might still have a secret crush on him. Logically, she should stay far away. But she really needs this interview, so she agrees to his plan before she can think it through. But when her sister freaks out about Nolan, Kelsey panics. She can’t spend the holidays alone with him. He might be off limits—and with her curves, she isn’t his type anyway—but her heart isn’t getting the message, and the things she is feeling are anything but fake. The solution? Convince her best friends that a girlfriends’ holiday getaway in Christmas Cove is exactly what they need this year, leaving out a few key details—like the whole fake girlfriend to her sister’s ex thing. She can break that to them later. What could go wrong? Margaritas & Mistletoe is a Canadian holiday romance featuring a middle-aged hot mess, her sister’s rock-climbing ex, and a fake romance. It stands alone but is best enjoyed within the ‘Tis the Season for Love Series. If you love great friendships, men who are as sweet as they are sexy, and a little bit of fun with your angst… don’t miss out on finding midlife love because romance isn’t just for twenty-somethings.

Would you marry a stranger to live the life of your dreams? 'A fun and refreshing read! I couldn't put it down!' HEIDI SWAIN 'The best book I've read in 2021. I LOVED it, it made me smile so much. Fresh, funny and utterly wonderful' HOLLY MARTIN 'Original, funny and so, so romantic, The Wedding Pact is a breath of fresh air that you should add to your summer reading list immediately' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN August Anderson needs somewhere to live. Dumped by her boyfriend who would rather be alone than move in with her, she has almost given up on happiness. Until she notices that the beautiful Georgian townhouse she's long admired (ahem, *obsessed over*) is looking for a new tenant, and suddenly it seems like things might be looking up . . . There's just one catch - the traditional, buttoned-up landlord is only willing to rent to a stable, married couple and August, quite frankly, is neither. Competition for the house is fierce and August knows she'll have to come up with a plan or risk losing her last shot at her happy ending. Enter Flynn, the handsome, charming and somewhat unsuspecting gentleman who August accidentally spills her coffee over. Flynn is new to the area and is looking for somewhere to live, and August thinks she knows just the place, but only if he's willing to tell a little white lie . . . The perfect feel-good summer read from reader favourite Lisa Dickenson, writing as Isla Gordon. Perfect for fans of Heidi Swain, Sarah Morgan and Anna Bell Praise for ISLA GORDON: 'Heart-warming and full of hope. I loved it' HEIDI SWAIN 'The most beautiful, heart-warming story. Gorgeously cosy, uplifting . . . utterly lovely book' HOLLY MARTIN 'Sunday afternoon bliss!' FABULOUS magazine

A Mistletoe Bride is murdered on Christmas Eve, 1893. Her ghost haunts the family stately home, Willow Manor, until her remains are discovered and the truth revealed. Set in the present day and Victorian England, the tragic young bride can at last share her story and put right the terrible injustice that destroyed her family and those she loved. The city of Oxford’s Randolph Hotel, and the village of Minster Lovell, the site of the stately home, are the locations for this heartwrenching story of deceit, love and betrayal. The Mistletoe Bride, a local legend, was popularised in a poem by Thomas Haynes Bailey in 1884, and then set to music to become the popular song: The Mistletoe Bough!

‘Tis the season for midlife love… Ruby Ward is ready for her happily-ever-after. And when her ex-husband invites her for lunch at the restaurant where he proposed, it can only mean one thing: he has realized his mistake and wants her back. She is more than willing to have him. Instead, he announces he is marrying her younger and sexier neighbour. Next Week! Which would be devastating enough, but the honeymoon is in Mexico during the holidays, and he is taking their son. On the verge of spending Christmas alone, she agrees to a girlfriends' getaway in the remote seaside village of Christmas Cove. Without her family and heartbroken over her ex-husband’s impending nuptials, Ruby is relieved to find the rented cabin is perched on a cliff far enough from the overtly Christmassy vibe of Christmas Cove to let her forget what season it is. It is perfect, except for Simon Ascot staying at the cabin next door with the habit of turning up whenever she is at her hot mess best. But when Simon turns out to be just as sweet as he is gorgeous, Ruby finds herself on the brink of a holiday romance. That is until the arrival of a pregnant ex threatens everything. Ruby Red Christmas is a Canadian holiday romance featuring a twice divorced middle-aged mom, a sizzling hot single dad, and a second chance at love. It stands alone but is best enjoyed within the ‘Tis the Season for Love Series. If you love great friendships, men who are as sweet as they are sexy, and a little bit of fun with your angst… don’t miss out on finding midlife love because romance isn’t just for twenty-somethings.

In this beautifully written “Christmas gift to her readers” (Booklist), New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh draws on the warmth of the Christmas season to heal the wounds of the human heart in five holiday historical romance novellas of family, friends, lovers, and strangers.... In A Family Christmas, an estranged husband and wife make an unexpected connection—and an illuminating discovery—during the holiday season. The Star of Bethlehem is a lost diamond ring causing a riff in an already troubled marriage until a servant solves not one mystery but three surrounding its disappearance. The Best Gift can come at the most unexpected moments, especially for a lonesome teacher enlisted over the holidays to chaperon the niece of a notorious rake. Playing House finds an impoverished young woman longing to celebrate just one last, joyous Christmas before she and her orphaned siblings are separated forever. And in No Room at the Inn, a winter storm on Christmas Eve brings a young couple in from the cold, desperately in need of warmth and shelter for their unborn child.