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An enemies-to-lovers, bookish contemporary romance about warring bookshop owners in an English village forced to reconcile their differences and work together, from Publisher's Weekly bestselling and critically acclaimed author, Jackie Ashenden.

??You have to break some rules to write your own story . . .??

??Rival bookshop owners

??Enemies-to-lovers

??Small-town setting

??Grumpy-sunshine

??Forced proximity

Don't miss this utterly charming, spicy, enemies-to-lovers rom-com from Jackie Ashenden!

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When Kate, a fledgling bookseller, decides to open a bookshop that celebrates the kinds of genre fiction she loves to read (popular and fun!), she's surprised to find that not everyone in the town is as excited as she is.

Least excited of all? Sebastian, owner of the highbrow bookshop across the road, who has rules for everything: the kind of books he sells, the clothes he wears, and the people he dates (no-one local).

When the pair find themselves working together on the town's literary festival, their growing attraction becomes harder and harder to ignore. Professional rivalry aside, just one steamy kiss can't mean anything, can it?

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' i>Book People is a love letter to people who love books' HAZEL BECK

'Full of wit, humour, banter, and scorching tension' DANICA NAVA

'Filled with witty banter, loveable characters and bookish fun' RACHAEL JOHNS

'A wonderfully cosy and deliciously spicy love story' JENNIFER HENNESSY

'Filled with wit, humour and a hero who is hot enough to set the pages on fire' MAISEY YATES

Early readers can't get enough of Book People!

'With its perfect blend of humor, romance, and a touch of spice, BookPeople is an utterly charming read for fans of enemies-to-lovers romances and bookish rom-coms . . . Ashenden has crafted a delightful romance that reminds readers of the magic of books and the unpredictability of love, making it a must-read for romantics and book lovers alike'

'This was sweet and kind and a real homage to people's love of literature and bookshops in general'

'Book People is for the book readers who want to escape from reality. A love letter from Jackie Ashenden [and] one of my top reads of this month'

Jackie Ashenden has been writing fiction since she was eleven years old. Mild mannered fantasy/SF/pseudo-literary writer by day, obsessive romance writer by night, she used to balance her writing with the more serious job of librarianship until a chance meeting with another romance writer prompted her to throw off the shackles of her day job and devote herself to the true love of her heart - writing romance. She particularly likes to write dark, emotional stories with alpha heroes who've just got the world to their liking only to have it blown wide apart by their kick-ass heroines.

She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband, the inimitable Dr Jax, two kids, two cats and two rats. When she's not torturing alpha males and their stroppy heroines, she can be found drinking chocolate martinis, reading anything she can lay her hands on, posting random crap on her blog, or being forced to go mountain biking with her husband.

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@JackieAshenden An enemies-to-lovers, bookish contemporary romance about warring bookshop owners in an English village forced to reconcile their differences and work together, from Publisher's Weekly bestselling and critically acclaimed author, Jackie Ashenden.