GOLDIE WINNER 2023: THE ANN BANNON POPULAR CHOICE BRONZE AWARD GOLDIE FINALIST 2023: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE LONG NOVEL WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: ROMANCE WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: COVER DESIGN WINNER OF THE QUEER INDIE AWARDS 2022: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE An age gap, celebrity ice queen romance that will pull at the heart strings—even the icy ones! Sydney MacKenzie, personal assistant to the rich and famous, is looking forward to a well-earned break to go travelling in her beloved VW camper van, Gertie—that is, until Gertie cries off sick. When her boss calls in a favour, one that will pay Sydney handsomely and put Gertie back on the road, she can’t refuse. Internationally renowned actress Beatrice Russell—adored by her fans and despised by those that know her—is splashed across the tabloids, all thanks to her broken leg. She limps back to her palatial English country estate to convalesce for the summer, where she finds herself in need of yet another new assistant. Enter Sydney, who doesn’t take kindly to the star’s demands, attitude, or clicking fingers—much less her body’s own attraction to the gorgeous diva. If not for that, and Gertie’s worn-out engine, she would leave tomorrow. Or so she tells herself. As the summer heats up, the ice queen begins to thaw, and Sydney glimpses the tormented woman beneath the celebrity bravado, drawing her ever closer to the enigmatic actress—sometimes too close. Can Sydney reach the real Beatrice and help heal her wounds before the summer ends and she returns to filming in the States, or is the celebrity broken beyond repair?

From the multi-award-winning, bestselling author of Broken Beyond Repair comes a new sapphic celebrity ice queen romance—a standalone novel and the third and final instalment in the South Downs Romance series. Gillian Carmichael is grieving, not for the loss of her husband, but for what his death has cost her—Kingsford Manor, her beloved home. To make matters worse, she can observe the new 'Lady of the Manor' from her small abode in Kingsford Lodge, and observe her, she does. Viola Berkley, an internationally renowned classical singer, retreats to the quiet of the countryside after her mother’s sudden death, seeking peace and anonymity. What she finds is an unwelcome adversary in her outspoken neighbour Gillian Carmichael, who is quick to critique Viola's suitability for her new role and her lack of village sensibilities. As their worlds collide, both women realise they have more in common than divides them, and the line between animosity and attraction begins to blur. With Gillian shackled to her past, unable to let go of the life she lost, and Viola carrying the weight of her grief, can the pair find a path forward, or will the shadows of the past keep them apart?