The Borrow a Bookshop Holiday

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'A romantic book-filled treat' Heidi Swain, author of The Secret Seaside Escape

Jude Crawley should be on top of the world. She's just graduated as a mature student, so she can finally go public about her relationship with Philosophy professor, Mack.

Then she sees him kiss someone else.

Heartbroken and stuck with their non‑refundable dream holiday running a tiny bookshop in the harbour village of Clove Lore, Jude decides to go anyway. Two weeks surrounded by stories and sea air might be exactly what she needs to heal.

What she doesn’t plan for is a booking mix‑up that leaves her sharing the shop—and her summer—with Elliot, a six-foot-tall, brooding (but gorgeous) stranger hiding secrets of his own. Jude and Elliot are forced to put their differences aside to run the bookshop, and it seems that Jude might be falling in love with more than just words...

Can Jude find her own happy ending in a tiny, tumbledown bookshop? Or is she about to find out that her bookish holiday might have an unexpected twist in the tale?

The perfect cosy, romantic read for any bookworm! Fans of Jenny Colgan, Emily Henry and Philippa Ashley will love this feel-good rom-com.

User Reviews

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Narration 3.0
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I enjoyed the story and the bulk of the narration, but as a Scot I found the attempt at a Scottish accent cringeworthy
Lindalu 25/08/2025

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