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Northern Life Book Club Jan/Feb 2022

by Laura Storey

DISCOVER YOUR PERFECT MATCH THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, WITH BOOKS TO SUIT EVERY TASTE – FROM STEAMY ROMANCES TO TALES OF LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF

SHOULD I TELL YOU BY JILL MANSELL

Amber, Lachlan and Raffaele met as teenagers in the seaside home of kind-hearted foster parents. Arriving in glorious Cornwall was the best thing that ever happened to them – and now, as adults, their bond is stronger than ever.

But Amber has a secret. She’s in love with Lachlan. She can’t confess her feelings because that would never work. Restless Lachlan dates a lot and definitely isn’t the settling-down type. Surely it’s better to keep him as a friend than to risk losing him for good? £14.99 20 January 2022

THE VISA BY LIZZIE O’HAGAN

Maya and Jack live in wedded, sex-less bliss, until one day Jack starts to get serious with someone else. . . Suddenly Maya finds herself falling into a role she never thought she’d be: a wife – and a scorned one at that – who is falling uncontrollably, undeniably, and entirely inconveniently, in love with her own husband. £9.99 Headline 3rd March 2022

12 HOURS TO SAY I LOVE YOU BY OLIVIA POULET AND LAURENCE DOBIESZ

Pippa Gallagher is rushed in to hospital following a traffic accident. As Pippa lies unconscious, she is aware of fragments. The day she met Steve Gallagher, her best friend and the man who would become the love of her life. The heartbreak she felt tonight as she got into her car, her eyes blurry from tears. For the next twelve hours, Steve tells Pippa all the reasons he loves her. But is it too late? £14.99 Headline 3 February 2022

30 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MYSELF BY RADHIKA SANGHANI

It’s time for a brand-new kind of love story. Are you ready? Because Nina Mistry isn’t… 30 Things I Love About Myself is the exuberant, witty, irresistible, hilarious and unforgettable story of Nina Mistry, who finds herself accidentally locked in a prison cell on the night of her 30th birthday, where she discovers a tatty little self-help book that will inspire her to take a long hard look at her life, who she really is and what she wants – and to put into action a self-love journey like no other! 14.99 Headline 20 January 2022.

THE COUPLE BY HELLY ACTON

Millie loves working at a big tech firm and is on track be promoted to her dream role. The last thing she needs is romance messing up her perfectly organised world. So, when Millie lands a new project at work, launching a pill that prevents you falling in love, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. That is, until she starts working with Ben. £7.99 Bonnier Books 3 February 2022