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Last Christmas at Ballyclare

The heartwarming and uplifting love story you need this winter

Baby It's Cold Outside

This Year's For Me and You

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A refreshing romance filled with holiday spirit and second chances. The descriptions of Dublin at Christmas time alone will leave you longing for your very own trip . . .

Cosy up with this fab festive read!

Tremendous fun, with a big heart and gorgeous locations to get lost in - it's the perfect uplifting Christmas read, unashamedly romantic and beautifully written. Emily is this year's Queen of Christmas!

The perfect festive treat! I really enjoyed Emily Bell's believable, sympathetic characters and her sensitive and wise writing about friendship and bereavement which deliver richness and depth to a charming love story

Captures the magic of Christmas in Dublin perfectly! A heartfelt and irresistibly romantic read to cosy up with over the festive season

The heartwarming and uplifting story of love and second chances

Hannah and Celeste have been best friends since they were eighteen, when they made a pact to spend every New Year's Eve together. From Dublin to London, the two are inseparable: that is, until tragedy strikes. 
 
When Celeste discovers a list of Hannah's New Year's Resolutions, she is determined to complete them. Little does she know that doing so will reunite her with someone from her past . . . 
 
Through Hannah's last wishes Celeste begins to fall in love with life again, one adventure at a time. 
 
But could the biggest adventure of all be falling in love again?

Fall in love with the most heartwarming and uplifting story of love and second chances set between London and Dublin, from the author of BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE 
 
 'A beautifully poignant read. I thoroughly enjoyed every page' 5***** Reader Review 
 
 'I adored this book. Beautiful, heartbreakingly sad, laugh-out-loud funny and scorchingly romantic. This will be a huge hit this winter' 5***** Reader Review 
 
**WINNER OF ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD FOR BEST FESTIVE ROMANTIC NOVEL** 
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When Celeste loses her best friend Hannah, she'll do anything to keep her spirit alive. 
 
So when she uncovers her friend's old list of New Year's resolutions, Celeste vows to complete them all. 
 
One adventure at a time, she rediscovers how wonderful life can be. 
 
But when one resolution leads her to someone from her past, Celeste can't help but wonder . . . 
 
Could the biggest adventure of all be falling in love? 
________ 
 
'A lovely story of friendship and love. Heartwarming and thought-provoking' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'A perfect novel to cosy up with a nice cuppa' 5***** Reader Review 
 
PRAISE FOR EMILY BELL: 
 
'The perfect festive treat! A charming love story' KATE EBERLEN, bestselling author of Miss You 
 
'The perfect uplifting Christmas read, Emily is this year's Queen of Christmas!' VERONICA HENRY 
 
'Baby It's cold Outside captures the magic of Christmas in Dublin perfectly! A heartfelt and irresistibly romantic read to cosy up with over the festive season' CARMEL HARRINGTON 
 
'I did not have the opportunity to devour this book - it devoured me. I loved the descriptions of Dublin, I felt like I could have been there myself' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'I read this in a day and loved every single page. A wonderful, heartwarming, festive tale of love, loss and finding what really matters' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'A flipping fantastic five-star read. Norah Jones you are my hero' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
'A beautiful, atmospheric read that has stolen my heart' 5***** READER REVIEW 
 
 'It will leave you smiling from ear to ear!' 5***** READER REVIEW

Emily Bell is an Irish Times bestselling author who grew up in Dublin and moved to London after university. She has had various jobs including tour guide, bookseller and pub singer, and now writes full time. She lives in north London with her husband and daughter. She is the author of Baby It's Cold Outside and This Year's for Me and You, winner of the RNA Christmas Festive/Holiday Romantic Novel award.

This Year's For Me and You

The heartwarming and uplifting story of love and second chances

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A refreshing romance filled with holiday spirit and second chances. The descriptions of Dublin at Christmas time alone will leave you longing for your very own trip . . .

Cosy up with this fab festive read!

Tremendous fun, with a big heart and gorgeous locations to get lost in - it's the perfect uplifting Christmas read, unashamedly romantic and beautifully written. Emily is this year's Queen of Christmas!

The perfect festive treat! I really enjoyed Emily Bell's believable, sympathetic characters and her sensitive and wise writing about friendship and bereavement which deliver richness and depth to a charming love story

Captures the magic of Christmas in Dublin perfectly! A heartfelt and irresistibly romantic read to cosy up with over the festive season

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