Mary Jayne Baker - Free Library Land Online - Suspense

A Question of Us

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:47:54 +0200

Two best friends. Eight pub quizzes. One shot at love... There are some people who seem like they have all the answers in life. Clarrie Midwinter isn't one of them. At the age of 26, tomboy Clarrie is still struggling to become a 'proper' grown-up. She's eternally strapped for cash, she hasn't had a date in nearly a year and her attempts to quit smoking tend to take a nosedive after the second pint. Most annoyingly of all, her ladykiller best friend Simon just won't stop asking her out. The only thing keeping her sane is her pub quiz team, the Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers. But when Simon bets her a date their team will win the quiz league, Clarrie is forced to confront what she really wants out of life – and love. Is it finally time for her to grow up? Gloriously irreverent, badly behaved romantic comedy from the author of Meet Me at the Lighthouse.

Santa Maybe

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:26:14 +0200

Get in the Christmas spirit with this charming and funny festive rom-com perfect for fans of Elena Armas, Sophie Kinsella and Catherine Walsh!It's going to be a holly jolly Christmas...Toy Store owner Elodie Martin is not one to get into the festive spirit but nothing gets her fired up more than the chance to get one over on her nemesis, Callum Ashley – the frosty, infuriatingly handsome owner of the local department store.Christmas is the only time she can compete thanks to her grandad Jim, everyone's favourite Santa Claus. But when he has to unexpectedly hang up his red suit, Elodie is at risk of losing the business for good and has no choice but to rely on last-minute replacement out-of-work actor Nick Winter.Can a sprinkling of Christmas magic warm Callum's heart and help Elodie find her happily-ever-after? Or is it just possible that love is to be found a little bit closer to home?Readers love Santa Maybe!:'A five-star read that is worthy of any Santa list... So sweet and...

The 24 Hour Dating Agency

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:26:11 +0200

Tinder, Hinge, Bumble – thirtysomething journalist Saffie has tried them all. Now she's wondering whether it's time to throw in the towel and give up on love for good – and she's not alone... Saffie's boss Tamara has been single since her divorce four years ago, but at forty-five, running her own magazine and with three kids at home, she doesn't feel she has the time, energy or confidence to go through the dating mill again. Meanwhile, Saffie's best friend Milo has just been dumped – again. A hopeless romantic with terrible taste in men, this is his fourth break-up in six months. There must be a secret to finding Mr Right, surely – but what?Step forward The 24-hour Dating Agency, a matchmaking service with a difference. Instead of wasting months on casual dates, they promise to send you on an intense twenty-four-hour date with your perfect match – like speed-dating but in reverse. And even better, the agency offers a soulmate guarantee: meet The One or your money back.Figuring...

The Perfect Fit: Utterly uplifting, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy (Love in the Dales Book 2)

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:47:53 +0200

After years living in London, costume shop owner Becky Finn is trying to build a new life for herself and fiancé Cole in her old home of Egglethwaite, a sleepy village in the Yorkshire Dales.  Keen to raise funds for the struggling village hall she loved as a child, Becky soon finds herself at the head of a colourful group intent on resurrecting Egglethwaite’s Christmas pantomime. But, as she quickly discovers, there’s more to panto than innuendo and slapped thighs.  As opening night grows closer, Becky starts to wonder if her embattled panto will ever make it to the stage – and, with handsome co-star Marcus on the scene, if she’s picked the right man for her after all.

The Runaway Bride

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:26:17 +0200

The Perfect Fit

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:47:55 +0200

Love at First Fight

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:16:16 +0300

Love cynic Bridie Morgan is staging a last hurrah to the 'dating' stage of her life: she's going on twenty dates in twenty days. If this 'love' thing really is a numbers game, then surely she'll find The One. And if not? Well, at least the memory of her date with the Spice Girls' biggest fan will be enough to put her off for life. She'll never again wonder what she was missing.

But being love's biggest sceptic is a challenge in the face of best friend Hattie's upcoming nuptials. And as maid of honour, she really has to give it a chance.

Then Bridie's lifelong nemesis Ben Kemp returns home to join the wedding party. Ben, who left her waiting outside their leavers' prom in a brand-new dress, alone. Ben, who triggered the sorry state of affairs that has been Bridie's love life ever since. Ben, the best man to her maid of honour.

As old enemies reunite, sparks fly – in ways Bridie could never have seen coming...

Inspired by...

Meet Me at the Lighthouse

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 06:52:26 +0200

The Never Have I Ever Club

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:26:22 +0300

Robyn Bloom thought Ash Barnes was the love of her life – until one day he announced he was leaving her to fly half-way across the world.

Months later, Robyn is struggling to move on – but then she has a brainwave: The Never Have I Ever Club. Her handsome next-door neighbour Will helps her bring their fellow Yorkshire villagers together for some carpe-diem-inspired fun.

From burlesque dancing to Swedish massages, everyone has plenty of bucket-list activities to try, but it doesn't take long for Robyn to realise what – or who – her heart truly desires: Will.

There's just one problem: he's Ash's twin brother.

Make that two problems: Ash is moving home... and he wants Robyn back.

Mary Jayne Baker is the receipient of the RNA Romantic Comedy Award for A Question of Us.

A Bicycle Made For Two

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:54:01 +0200

The first in a new romantic comedy series set in a beautiful Yorkshire village.   In a lost corner of the Yorkshire Dales, Lana Donati runs a medieval theme tourist trap restaurant with her brother. As a distraction to help them recover from their beloved father’s death, and as a tribute to his passion for the beautiful area they live in, Lana hatches a plan to boost business for everyone by having the Grand Départ route pass through their village. This entails getting the small community to work together to convince the decision-makers that their beloved village is Tour material.   Not an easy task when the people involved include Lana’s shy, unlucky-in-love brother Tom, the man-eating WI chair Yolanda, bickering spouses Gerry and Sue, arrogant celebrity Harper Brady, and Lana’s (attractive) arch-nemesis, former pro-cyclist turned bike shop owner Stewart McLean, whose offbeat ideas might just cost them everything.

Runaway Bride

Sat, 24 Nov 2018 06:52:27 +0200

The Honey Trap

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:11:42 +0200

The trap is set – but which one of them is the bait? Journalist Angel Blackthorne is looking for her next big scoop. When her sleazy editor asks her to use her charms on super successful – and married – film director Sebastian Wilchester for a juicy exposé, Angel thinks what the hell? There's a staff job on the horizon, and, let's be honest, no one can make a cheater cheat if they don't want to, right? After the scandal breaks, Angel tries to put the story – and Seb – behind her, but fate seems to have other ideas. A near miss at a premiere after-party and a shared love of vintage film brings the honey closer to the trap. But what happens when pretence leads to passion, and a 'kiss and tell' becomes something real?