Spotlight for Storybook Ending by Poppy Alexander

 

Storybook Ending by Poppy Alexander

Published:  August 20, 2024 by Avon

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Taken from Goodreads:  From the author of The Littlest Library —a heartwarming novel about a widowed children’s book author who moves into a cottage in the English countryside and finds herself face-to-face with the handsome and brooding blacksmith who lives next door. In her books she can write “happily ever after”—but real life? That’s another matter… For children’s book author Imogen, an idyllic life in the English countryside seems like the perfect fit for her and her husband. But when tragedy strikes, Imogen is left widowed, and finds herself moving into Storybook Cottage alone with only her monstrously narcissistic cat for company. After discovering she is pregnant, Imogen grows determined to embrace a new start in Middlemass, with its duckpond, cricket matches and village fêtes. The only thing Imogen can’t seem to shake is her neighbor—a brooding, artisan blacksmith named Zach—who she can’t quite decide is friend or foe. That is until she realizes, thanks to an arcane clause in her deeds, that Zach is not just an artist, but lord of the local manor house. He has the power to take her home and leave her completely broke. Devastatingly—he seems keen to do exactly that. Yet, Imogen finds herself drawn to him nonetheless. And in her darkest hour, Zach may just be the bright spot to save Imogen in more ways than one.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Poppy Alexander wrote her first book when she was five. There was a long gap in her writing career while she was at school, and after studying classical music at university, she decided the world of music was better off without her and took up public relations, campaigning, political lobbying, and a bit of journalism instead. She takes an anthropological interest in family, friends, and life in her West Sussex village (think The Archers crossed with Twin Peaks), where she lives with her husband, children, and various other pets.

PRAISE FOR POPPY ALEXANDER
“A pleasant dramedy for people who want to retire to the country.”
– Kirkus Reviews on The Littlest Library

“A fun, sassy jaunt. Readers will love Middlemass and the sweet people who live there.”
– Library Journal, Starred Review, on The Littlest Library

“Alexander’s poignant story of loss and grief also hints at hope for future happiness. Reading about characters getting what they deserve is satisfying, and it’s easy to imagine this book as the next megahit holiday film.”
–  Library Journal on 25 Days ‘Til Christmas

“Alexander pulls at readers' heartstrings with this sweet holiday novel... Readers who enjoy Jenny Colgan and Jill Mansell will be thrilled to pick up this novel.”
– Booklist on 25 Days ‘Til Christmas

“A sweet romance story.”
– Tulsa Book Review on 25 Days ‘Til Christmas