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Light Up My Heart
2024
First Published
4.45
Average Rating
124
Number of Pages

Second chances can be a gift when you’re brave enough to risk your heart … gripping, emotional and uplifting, the unmissable small-town festive romance from the award-winning author of Second Chance Love in Point Perry. Perfect for lovers of Virgin River and readers who enjoy Elsie Silver and Laura Pavlov. Scarlett Reynold’s life in the city may be in tatters, but that doesn’t mean anyone needs to know. Especially when Christmas is her favourite time of year and it’s her first visit home to the small town of Point Perry in forever. Ryan Black would recognise Scarlett anywhere, although apparently, she doesn’t remember him or their teenage summer romance. He’s fine with that because he hates Christmas and anyone who loves it so much isn’t meant for him. But then Scarlett and Ryan are thrown together amidst preparations for the town’s annual Christmas festivities. The longer Scarlett is in town, the more reasons she’s finding to stay, and the harder it is for Ryan to deny their growing attraction. When admitting your feelings means facing past pains, sometimes even love can’t overcome doubt and fear. But never underestimate the power of a little Christmas magic …

Avg Rating
4.45
Number of Ratings
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Author

Joanne Speirs
Joanne Speirs
Author · 4 books

Joanne Speirs is an award-winning romance author who grew up on a farm in a small rural community on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Scouring the school library shelves for Sweet Valley High novels and sneaking a read of her mum's Mills & Boon books became a favourite pastime in her teens and fuelled her passion for reading and writing romance. She lives in Adelaide with her two grown sons, husband and border collie named Zeb. When not writing, she works as an editor, specialising in editing manuscripts for other romance authors. Her debut, Second Chance Love in Point Perry, was runner-up in the prestigious Romance Writers of Australia Valerie Parv Award in 2019 and was longlisted for the Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award in 2020. Voted: Favourite Debut Romance Author 2023 (Australia Romance Readers Assoc—ARRA) Finalist in the Romance Writers of NZ Koru Award 2024 for Best Long Romance and Best First Book To find out more, visit Joanne at https://www.joannespeirs.com.au Sign up for Jo's newsletter here: https://www.joannespeirs.com.au/newsl... Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jo.speirs_r... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joannespeirs... BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/joann... Happy reading!

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