Join us for an in-person event with Georgia Stone to celebrate the launch of her latest book, The Roommate Rule!

Event date and time: Tuesday 26th May, 7pm

Location: Oat & Bean (26 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BA)

Ticket options:

• Event ticket: £4.00

• Book + ticket: £10.99

Copies of Georgia’s books will be available for purchase at the event.

If you choose the book + ticket option, your copy of The Roommate Rule will be available to collect on the day of the event.

Please note: Tickets can be refunded up to one week before the event.

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About The Roommate Rule:

"I am categorically not the kind of person who would spend six weeks living with a man I've only met once. A whole year ago. For approximately two minutes. During which he spent the entirety of our conversation drunkenly giving me The Eyes and calling me Ellen."

Dylan likes to know exactly where things are going. With her career, her family, her relationship, and, well, everything else. From spreadsheets to themed Pinterest boards, she's meticulously planned out every aspect of her life for as long as she can remember.

Max, meanwhile, always lives in the moment. The world's too full of beautiful places - and beautiful people - to let yourself be tied down. Besides, he's learnt the hard way that no future is ever guaranteed.

So when Dylan's broken up with she's left reeling, with no concrete plans for the first time in her life, aside from the accountancy job she's starting in a few months. Perhaps that's why she finds herself agreeing to a totally off-piste proposition - share a cabin for the summer with her friend's brother during his all-expenses-paid travel influencer trip to the pristine Welsh coast.

It's not like six weeks is long enough to throw your entire life off course or anything. Right?

Join us for an in-person event with Kirsty Greenwood to celebrate the launch of her latest book, Romantic Hero! Kirsty will be joined in conversation by Lucy Vine and Rosie Walsh.

Event date and time: Monday 1st June, 7pm

Location: Oat & Bean (26 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BA)

Ticket options:

• Event ticket: £5.00

• Event ticket + copy of Romantic Hero : £9.99

• Bookish bundle: Entry ticket + copy of Romantic Hero, Good For You by Lucy Vine, and The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh: £36.97

Copies of Kirsty’s books will be available for purchase at the event.

If you choose a book + ticket option(s), your copy of the book will be available to collect on the day of the event.

Please note: Tickets can be refunded up to one week before the event.

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About Romantic Hero:

Gertie Bickerstaff writes happily-ever-afters for a living… or she did, until her own love life fell apart. Now her ex is thriving, her deadline is looming, and she can’t write a single word.

The last thing Gertie needs is more drama—like waking up to find a confused and rugged cowboy on her sofa. And not just any cowboy, but River Oakley, the villain from her unfinished novel. Somehow very real… and very shirtless.

River wants to go home. Gertie wants her life back. So they strike a deal: he’ll use his cunning ways to help her win back her ex, she’ll finish the novel, and surely, he’ll return to whatever world he rode in from.

But as River Oakley proves to be so much more than just the bad guy, Gertie has to choose: the ending she thought she wanted… or the plot twist she never saw coming.

Join us for an in-person event to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week with authors Jen Smith and Lilac Mills! Jen and Lilac will be discussing all things romance - from writing process to favourite tropes, favourite romantic settings, and (of course) strong women and the men who love them.

Event date and time: Thursday 18th June at 7pm

Location: Oat & Bean (26 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BA)

Ticket options:

• Event ticket: £5.00

• Event ticket + a copy of Love, Academically: £9.99

• Event ticket + a copy of Love, Academically + a copy of Surprises on the Scottish Isle: £19.98

Both authors will be available to sign copies of their books after the event.

If you choose the book(s) + ticket option, your copies will be available to collect on the day of the event.

Please note: Tickets can be refunded up to one week before the event.

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Synopsis for Love, Academically

FALLING IN LOVE WASN’T ON THE CURRICULUM

Lila Cartwright is thriving after dumping her toxic ex – well, mostly. That is, until she bumps into him and his new girlfriend, forcing her to grab the nearest man and introduce him as her boyfriend. Unfortunately, that man is her infuriatingly moody (yet undeniably attractive) colleague, Rhys Aubrey.

Rhys isn’t Lila’s biggest fan either, but when he needs to convince his family that he’s excelling in both work and love, striking a deal with her suddenly makes sense.

As their fake relationship unfolds, the lines between pretence and reality blur. Can they keep up the act, or is there something real beneath the rivalry?

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Synopsis for Surprises on the Scottish Isle

When newly divorced Tara McTaigh spots an advert for a studio to let in Coorie Castle's craft centre, she packs up her Edinburgh life and moves to the Isle of Skye, eager for a fresh start.

Little does she know that the castle's estate manager, single dad Calan Fraser, is the man who broke her heart back at university.

Thoroughly done with romance, Tara decides to ignore Cal and focus on building her business creating dollhouses to commission. But Duncoorie is a small community, and the two keep bumping into each other

Just as she is starting to open her heart once more to Cal, a change in his life puts everything on the line. When a surprise storm threatens Tara's safety, will Cal realise in time that love is worth the risk?

Join us for an in-person event with Jack Strange to celebrate the launch of their latest book, 25 Days in Athens! Jack with be in conversation with Beth Reekles to discuss everything about 25 Days in Athens.

Event date and time: Friday 26th June, 7pm

Location: Love Stories Bookshop (36-38 Castle Arcade, Cardiff, CF10 1BW)

Ticket options:

• Event ticket: £3.00

• Book + ticket: £9.99

Copies of Jack & Beth’s books will be available for purchase at the event.

If you choose the book + ticket option, your copy of 25 Days in Athens will be available to collect in-store on the day of the event.

Please note: Tickets can be refunded up to one week before the event.

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About 25 Days in Athens:

In the sun-soaked street of Athens, Will might find that his love story might not be the one he’s expecting…

Three years ago, Will turned down Ollie’s proposal. Now, he’s been invited to his ex’s wedding in Greece, the very place they once dreamed of saying “I do”. Faced with the consequences of his decision all those years ago, Will has twenty-five days to figure out whether to tell Ollie he made a mistake.

But a chance encounter with his childhood friend Sam, who just happens to be impossibly handsome, complicates everything.

Against the stunning backdrop of ancient ruins and vibrant nightlife, Will must confront his past, his desires, and the true meaning of love.

Tropes:

• Destination

• Second Chance

• Childhood friends

• Self-discovery

• Forced Proximity