The BRAND-NEW, brilliantly funny novel from #1 bestselling author Fiona Gibson, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Jill Mansell.This year, their families can deck the bloody halls themselves...Old friends Shelley, Lena and Pearl have reached their limit with the festive preparation that has always fallen to them, and five days before Christmas, they've booked a mini break... without their families. Up until Christmas Eve, they'll be sipping prosecco in the Highlands while their kids wrap bacon around 100 chipolatas and their partners brave the supermarkets.It's exactly what they need... until they're snowed in. Facing the prospect of Christmas 500 miles from home, each woman is forced to confront her real reasons for needing to escape: the fiance with the obnoxious family; the son's new girlfriend who is taking over their home; the family who take their mother for granted all year round...Will the friends make it home...

The hilarious, heartwarming Sunday Times bestseller is back! Available to pre-order now Sometimes life can be bittersweet . . . Between tending to the whims of her seven-year-old and the demands of her boss, Viv barely gets a moment to herself. It's not quite the life she wanted, but she's not run screaming for the hills yet. But then Viv's husband Andy makes his mid-life crisis her problem. He's having an affair with his (infuriatingly age-appropriate) colleague, a woman who – unlike Viv – doesn't put on weight when she so much as glances at a cream cake. Viv suddenly finds herself single, with zero desire to mingle. Should she be mourning the end of life as she knows it, or could this be the perfect chance to put herself first? When life gives you lemons, lemonade just won't cut it. Bring on the gin! Praise for Fiona Gibson's bestselling books: 'A terrifically entertaining, cheery romance, with an endearing heroine' SUNDAY MIRROR 'Warm, funny and poignant' DAILY MAIL 'Warm,...

Is he just a summer fling? Or the one she's been waiting for... How Lauren thought her summer holiday would go: Priceless mother-son memories of swimming and sunshine before Charlie leaves for university. How things actually are, now they're here: Charlie refusing to speak to her, locked in a darkened room in their Corsican cottage, and a creeping sense of dread contemplating the rest of her life alone. Although Charlie has decided that holidays with Mum are now deeply uncool, Lauren is determined not to waste this trip. Then she meets James, who was supposed to be holidaying with his daughter but is now, like her, unexpectedly flying solo. Lauren is soon sneaking away for romantic dinners under the stars. Instead of the end of something, she hopes this could be a new beginning. But what happens when Lauren and James pick up their emotional baggage back home? And what will their kids make of their mid-life rom com in the making? A hilarious and heart-warming tale of second chance...

'Cute, witty and fun!... Relatable and heart-warming. Loved it!' NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Jen. Flight attendant. Mum to a grown-up daughter. Permanently single. Age: Fifty (gulp) Number of children: One Number of husbands: Zero (it's complicated) Number of failed first dates in the last month: Too depressing to contemplate Number of tickets for a romantic, once-in-a-lifetime trip: Two Number of days left to find her Mr Right to take on holiday: Quickly running out... A heart-warming and hilarious novel that proves age is just a number and it's never too late for a second chance. Fans of Kristen Bailey, Sophie Kinsella and Jill Mansell will be totally hooked from the very first page. Readers love The Woman Who Took a Chance: 'An honest to goodness sublime and funny five-star read... Do not miss this great story if you are after funny, but real' NetGalley Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fabulous, warm and witty... Lots of laugh-out-loud moments... Fun-filled with a big heart' NetGalley Review...

The laugh-out-loud Sunday Times bestseller is back and funnier than ever! Perfect for fans of WHY MUMMY DRINKS. When her 18-year-old twins leave for university, single mum Nadia's life changes in ways she never expected: her Glasgow flat feels suddenly huge, laundry doesn't take up half her week, and she no longer has to buy 'the Big Milk'. After almost two decades of putting everyone else first, Nadia is finally taking care of herself. And with a budding romance with new boyfriend Jack, She's never felt more alive. That is, until her son Alfie drops out of university, and Nadia finds her empty nest is empty no more. With a heartbroken teenager to contend with, Nadia has to ask herself: is it ever possible for a mother to get her own life back? And can Jack and Nadia's relationship survive having a sulky teenager around? A gloriously funny and uplifting new book perfect for fans of Gill Sims and Jill Mansell.

The next gloriously uplifting book from the #1 bestselling author of The Mum Who Got Her Life Back. Suzy Medley is having a bad day... ... when a shabby terrier turns up at her door. Just like Suzy, Scout has been abandoned, although only Suzy has been left with a financial mess and a business in tatters thanks to her ex. Suzy takes Scout in and her chaotic world changes in unexpected ways: strangers have never been more welcoming and her teenage kids can't wait to come home to visit. Then a chance encounter on a windy Hebridean beach makes things more complicated, because Suzy isn't the only one who needs a friend. Scout has plenty of love to go round... but does Suzy? A wonderfully funny and uplifting story about friendship and second chances (and whisky!), perfect for fans of Gill Sims and Jill Mansell

The brand-new, heartwarmingly hilarious novel from Number 1 bestselling author Fiona Gibson, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Jill Mansell and TikTok sensation Mama's Still Got It One family home. Three generations. What could possibly go wrong? Carly loves her family. She really does. It's just that now her three children are grown up, she thought it was her time. Everyone talks about the empty nest and how difficult that can be, but Carly and her husband, Frank, have often fantasised about it – meals without arguments, conversation without shouting over the sound of the Xbox, holidays planned around the culture not the kids' club. But Carly's nest is far from empty. Her elderly dad needs more support and is moving in 'temporarily'. On top of which, Carly's son, Eddie, is far too comfortable at home – why go out and get a job, when your parents keep you fed and your clothes laundered? And just when Carly is starting to pull her hair out, Eddie drops a bombshell that changes...

A hilarious and heart-warming tale of a woman who has had enough, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Jill Mansell. Being married to a comedian is no joke. Kate is sick of it. Sick of being a wife, cook, dog walker and flat-pack assembler, while still being treated like a doormat. Her husband all but ignores her – unless he needs a clean shirt – and she's constantly compelled to keep up with the (very smug) Joneses in their neighbourhood. What happened to the fun-loving woman she used to be? At almost 50, Kate feels lost, overlooked and stuck. That is, until she comes home to one of her husband's impromptu parties – and is expected to feed their hungry guests. And that's it. Breaking point. The final straw. Scrambling out of the bathroom window, Kate leaves. She has no money, no clean pants, and no plan – but a chance encounter sees her following her heart for once. And now there's no going back... Readers love The Woman Who Ran Away From Everything: 'Another fantastic, funny,...

A funny, festive short story from bestseller Fiona Gibson. Just the thing to curl up with on a cold winter night. "I was gutted when it finished...a Christmas must!" Reader review Christmas in the country. What could be better? All you need is one country house, one gorgeous boyfriend and a liberal dusting of snow. Right? That's what Anna thinks and she can't wait for the festivities to start. But then she meets her gorgeous boyfriend's awful parents. And their drunk friends. And she starts to hear all about a certain ex-wife. Suddenly this doesn't look like a very merry Christmas after all... Christmas doesn't always go to plan, and Fiona tells it like it is. The perfect festive read for fans of 'Outnumbered' and Fern Britton.

Ghastly new home. Potentially adulterous husband.... Not quite the fresh start in the country she was promised.A fixer-upper in the sticks was the last place city girl Ro Skews expected to live. But her husband, Marcus, wants it--and all the arguments are on his side, namely a better life for Tod, their wonderboy, who has developed social problems in London. Of course, the five-year-old has never been the most...conventional child.While Ro (grudgingly) makes a life for herself in stuffy Chetsley (if you can count suffering the side effects of floor sanding and playing Suburban Lawn Warfare with her sexy neighbor as a life), Marcus starts spending more nights in the city with his cell phone switched off. And Tod, whose fascination with mazes seems to have blossomed into a full-blown obsession, treads the worrying line between eccentric and problematic.Ro searches for the right path in a few mazes of her own--her marriage, motherhood,...