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The Idea of You

**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** 
 
READ THE ADDICTIVELY SPICY NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE SMASH HIT MOVIE... 
 
'THIS SLAYED ME' Taylor Jenkins Reid 
 'IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS' 5***** Reader Review 
 'SUMMER'S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ' Red 
 'THE ENDING . . . I'M NOT OVER IT' 5***** Reader Review 
'I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL' Curtis Sittenfeld 
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EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS. 
 
 To the media, Hayes Campbell is the star of a record-breaking British boyband. 
 
 To his fans, he's the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy. 
 
 To Solène Marchand, he's just the pretty face that's plastered over every girl's bedroom wall. 
 
 Until a chance meeting throws them together . . . 
 
 The attraction is instant. The chemistry is electric. The affair is Solène's secret. 
 
 But how long can it stay that way? 
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DON'T MISS THE SCORCHING HOT ROMANCE ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . . 
 
'This is an addictive, glamourous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans' DAILY RECORD 
 
 'Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it' RED 
 
 'Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club' BOOK CIRCLE 
 
 'The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one' OPRAH MAGAZINE 
 
 'You finally have something else to obsess about. Will have you staying up all night to finish' THE SKIMM 
 
 READERS EVERYWHERE HAVE FALLEN FOR THE IDEA OF YOU: 
 
 'It's been over a week since I finished The Idea of You and I still haven't recovered' ***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'The ending ... I'M NOT OVER IT' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'Solene and Hayes ... I won't be forgetting you anytime soon' ***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'I can't remember being so moved by a book before. I mean down to my soul. Every word was pure gold' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'I purchased copies for my closest girlfriends. One of those books that you never want to end' ***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'Impossible to put down' 5***** READER REVIEW

The sleeper hit of the pandemic ... a glittering, global love affair full of bougie, vicarious travel. It's electric, triumphant, to read

This slayed me. It's the story of a single mom who starts an affair with a rock star in a boy band. She takes that premise and turns it into this incredible, effective, moving, honest, human love story

Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the Six and Malibu Rising

I DEVOURED this! The world-building and psychology around the romance was so good, and boy did the ending break me ... the book we really just NEED right now

Fun, sexy, intelligent, I LOVED it

My book of the year! The writing is sharp and believable and the sex scenes are so scorchio that soon you too will stan for Harry Styles #ifyouknowyouknow

Steamy and sexy, this is escapism at its absolute finest. I spent the hours in between binges fantasising about the characters and what they were up to. The three days I spent reading this were blissful

Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop

An addictive, glamorous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans

Glorious, glamorous, dizzying escapism that has consumed me for the last day. I am not over it

Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus

Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it

As the pages turned and the minutes passed, The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one

An OMG page-turner that literally sucks you in from page one to the last few words. I found myself yearning for more, needing, really, to know what happens next...it's that good

You finally have something else to obsess about [...] will have you staying up all night to finish

Captures what fame looks like, and how it affects us all...a fun, juicy love story

An honest and elegant book about modern love in the age of uber-celebrity and social media

Not only is this romance a fun ride, but it also draws on themes of celebrity and sexism that will give you something to think about after you're done

A fascinating, thought-provoking, genre-bending romantic read

Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club

I can't put this down... the anticipation of the slow burning relationship is completely compelling

Alex Brown, bestselling author of A Postcard from Italy

A sizzling summer love story that I couldn't put down

Lynsey James, author of The Single Dad's Handbook

EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. 
BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS. 
 
At thirty-nine, Solène Marchand is a devoted mother, a dedicated colleague and a considerate ex-wife. 
 
But it's a long time since she's felt like herself. 
 
So when someone comes along who seems to see her - to want her - for who she really is, the attraction is instant. And so begins a jet-setting, earth-shattering secret love affair. 
 
But what if that someone is world-famous sex symbol Hayes Campbell? Captivating frontman of boy band of the moment August Moon - whose face is everywhere. Including Solène's teenage daughter's bedroom wall. 
 
Can Solène allow herself to fall for the boy the whole world wants? 
 
Or will she have to make a devastating choice?

Robinne Lee

An illicit romance. The sins of the fashion world. A mysterious past. With Crash Into Me, Robinne Lee weaves a sensual, captivating story that’s so deliciously propulsive, I pushed “pause” on my entire life to read it. Such elegant writing! Robinne Lee has created magic, once again

Tia Williams, New York Times bestselling author of The Missed Connection

I absolutely loved this beautifully written book which mixes thoughts about race, class, beauty, art and relationships with an edge of your seat story about love, betrayal, secrets, and learning to inhabit your own self. It felt like a book for grown ups - thought-provoking and compelling. Robinne Lee effortlessly creates layers that draw you in while also giving an insight into the worlds of Hollywood, French cinema, art exhibitions and modelling, all set against the context of an era in which society is facing some uncomfortable truths. I was gripped

Ellie Levenson, author of Room 706

The author of The Idea of You knows about slow-burn lust, and this is as dizzying as you'd expect

Robinne Lee is back with a book that defies the genre. The book establishes Lee’s trademarks as a writer. She favors luxurious settings with international backdrops where sex is inevitable but stability isn’t. Her characters are sophisticated, rich, worldly, and driven by their passion. Her sex scenes are visceral and well crafted

Robinne Lee returns with another boundary pushing romance

Robinne Lee’s Crash Into Me is the kind of novel you want to devour in one sitting, but savour it slowly because you never want it to end. From the first page you know you’re in for a ride that promises mystery, desire, and danger, both emotional and physical. As if that weren’t enough, Lee delivers sharp observations on Otherness and belonging, the rabid cultural consumption of Beauty, les temps perdus, and the toxicity of the privileged. Make no mistake, in Lee form it is sexy as hell. Or Heaven as the case may be

Actor and author Robinne Lee delivers erotic suspense as glittery and sensuous as Tinsel Town itself

I didn't think I'd love any book as much as The Idea of You, but this is a devastatingly good follow-up. Rarely does a novel move with such intoxicating confidence - at once sensual and sharp, every sentence gliding with purpose. The language shimmers, the pace refuses to loosen its grip. A gorgeously written, utterly propulsive read.

Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop

Relocating from Paris to LA for her husband’s work, two children in tow, wasn’t Cecilia’s choice. But she finds there’s more at stake than her husband’s career when she collides with Anouk Ferrand. 
 
The women last met in Mexico, 1996. Cecilia was a photographer’s assistant; Anouk an unknown model. This was shoot that made her name. 
 
Cecilia doesn’t know if Anouk remembers those wild days on the coast. But Cecilia has never forgotten. 
 
And as the spark reignites between then, Cecilia must confront everything she knows about desire, devotion, and the life she has built.

Robinne Lee

Praise for Crash Into Me

An illicit romance. The sins of the fashion world. A mysterious past. With Crash Into Me, Robinne Lee weaves a sensual, captivating story that’s so deliciously propulsive, I pushed “pause” on my ...

I absolutely loved this beautifully written book which mixes thoughts about race, class, beauty, art and relationships with an edge of your seat story about love, betrayal, secrets, and learning to inhabit ...

The author of The Idea of You knows about slow-burn lust, and this is as dizzying as you'd expect

An illicit romance. The sins of the fashion world. A mysterious past. With Crash Into Me, Robinne Lee weaves a sensual, captivating story that’s so deliciously propulsive, I pushed “pause” on my ...

I absolutely loved this beautifully written book which mixes thoughts about race, class, beauty, art and relationships with an edge of your seat story about love, betrayal, secrets, and learning to inhabit ...

The author of The Idea of You knows about slow-burn lust, and this is as dizzying as you'd expect

An illicit romance. The sins of the fashion world. A mysterious past. With Crash Into Me, Robinne Lee weaves a sensual, captivating story that’s so deliciously propulsive, I pushed “pause” on my ...

I absolutely loved this beautifully written book which mixes thoughts about race, class, beauty, art and relationships with an edge of your seat story about love, betrayal, secrets, and learning to inhabit ...

The author of The Idea of You knows about slow-burn lust, and this is as dizzying as you'd expect

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