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Boyfriend by Christmas

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It's bad enough to be perpetually single, without also being the dating journalist for a major lifestyle website. And Genie Havisham has just been set her toughest deadline yet: find a boyfriend by Christmas or find a new job. 
 
Determined not to end the year alone and jobless, Genie sets out to find where all the eligible bachelors in London have been hiding, using whatever means possible. 
 
But among the terrible dates, one night stands and the unexpected return of her 'supposedly reformed' ex-boyfriend, could Genie have overlooked what's been right under her nose all along?

Get cosy this Christmas with the utterly heartwarming and hilarious romcom perfect for the cold nights 
 
'A totally relatable 21st century fairytale!' 5***** Reader Review 
'If you love Christmas and you love a good heartwarming story, you'll love this book!' 5***** Reader Review 
'A fabulously fun, light-hearted read. Charming, witty and bang on point' 5***** Reader Review 
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Genie Havisham wants this Christmas to be different. 
 
While her job as a London dating journalist may seem all about the romance, Genie is perpetually single and tired of spending the cold nights alone. 
 
So when her work presents her toughest deadline yet - find a boyfriend by Christmas, or find a new job - she realises it's now or never. 
 
 Genie immediately sets out to find where all the eligible bachelors in London have been hiding. 
 
 But among the terrible dates, one night stands, and the unexpected return of her 'supposedly reformed' ex-boyfriend, could Genie have overlooked what's been right under her nose all along? . . . 
 
The must-read Christmas romance for 2022! Perfect for fans of Beth Moran, Mandy Baggot, Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley. 
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'Hilarious, light-hearted fun . . . I couldn't put the book down' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'Funny, real, heart-warming. I loved it!' 5***** Reader Review

Jenny Stallard is a writer and editor who worked her way from cub reporter at a local newspaper to magazine features and is now Commissioning Editor on the features team at commuter paper Metro. It was at Metro she wrote her own column, 'Boyfriend By Christmas', which, while it ended with her 'single and happy', generated the idea for her first novel: Boyfriend by Christmas. (Jenny's much happier with a book than a boyfriend anyway).

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