Bøker av Lucy Dillon

But with her boyfriend AWOL, her family fragmented, and only a cat for company, Tara's own life is crumbling. Then the storm... On top of everything, Tara's father - last seen as he walked out on her when she was ten years old - is suddenly back, with a surprising offer that could change everything.

Sunday Times bestselling author Lucy Dillon grew up in Cumbria and read English at Cambridge, then read a lot of magazines as a press assistant in London, then read other people's manuscripts as a junior fiction editor. She now lives in a village outside Hereford with a Border terrier, an otterhound and her husband. Lucy won the Romantic Novelists' Association Contemporary Romantic Novel prize in 2015 for A HUNDRED PIECES OF ME, and the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2010 for LOST DOGS AND LONELY HEARTS. You can find out more at www.lucydillon.co.uk, follow her on Twitter @lucy_dillon, on Instagram @lucydillonbooks or find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/LucyDillonBooks.

When story-lover Anna takes over Longhampton's bookshop, it's her dream come true.And not just because it gets her away from her three rowdy stepchildren and their hyperactive Dalmatian...Unpacking boxes filled with childhood classics, Anna can't shake the feeling that maybe her own fairytaleending isn't all that she'd hoped for. But, as the stories of love, adventure, secret gardens, lost dogs, wicked witches and giant peaches breathe new life into the neglected shop, Anna and her customers get swept up in the magic too. Even Anna's best friend Michelle - who categorically doesn't believe in true love and handsome princes - isn't immune.But when secrets from Michelle's own childhood come back to haunt her, and disaster threatens Anna's home, will the wisdom and charm of the stories in the bookshop help the two friends - and those they love - find their own happy ever afters?'Lucy Dillon's voice is gentle and kind throughout...perceptive and well handled. A heart-warming piece of escapism for long winter nights.' - RedA perfect escapism for fans of Jojo Moyes and Katie Fforde.

Award winning author Lucy Dillon's charming tale of friendships and relationships. Is Juliet ready to fall in love again? Juliet's been in hiding. From her family, from her life, but most of all from the fact that Ben's not around anymore.Her mother Diane has run out of advice. But then she insists Juliet look after her elderly Labrador and it becomes apparent that Coco the dog might actually be the one who can rescue her daughter.Especially when it leads to her walking dogs for a few other locals too, including a spaniel, Damson, who belongs to a very attractive man...Before she knows it, Juliet realises she has somehow become the town's unofficial pet-sitter. A job which makes her privy to the lives and secrets of everyone whose animals she's caring for.But as her first winter alone approaches, she finally begins to wonder if it's time to face up to her own secrets? To start rebuilding her own life? And maybe - just maybe - to fall in love again?'...witty, heart-warming and a very real tale of loss and redemption' - StylistA perfect read for fans of Jojo Moyes and Katie Fforde.

Jeannie har alltid drømt om å bli forelsket, og nå får hun endelig oppleve den heftige romansen hun har ønsket seg. Dan er kjekk, han er utdannet dyrlege, og han har fridd til henne på Brooklyn Bridge i New York! Jeannie kan nesten ikke tro at hennes nye liv faktisk er virkelig, og må stadig klype seg i armen. Det virker faktisk for perfekt, for magisk til å være sant. Og akkurat sånn er det ... På vei til bryllupet klarer hun ikke å riste av seg en trykkende følelse i brystet. Er det bare kalde føtter, eller skjer ting litt for fort?

Alt jeg ønsker meg er en fortelling om å gripe livet - denne boken vil følge deg i lang tid.Nancy er fire år og prater hele tiden. Men en dag endrer alt seg. Foreldrene skal skilles, faren flytter ut, og Nancy slutter å snakke.Eva er Nancys tante. Hun hadde ikke sett for seg at hun skulle bli enke i ung alder. Når ektemannen dør, sitter Eva igjen med dagbøkene hans, to hunder og et altfor stort hus. Det eneste som er positivt, er at hun nå kan hjelpe sin nyskilte bror som trenger et sted å bo. Sakte, men sikkert blir Eva bedre kjent med niesen og nevøen, selv om Nancy fortsatt nekter å si et ord. Foreldrene mener at det bare er en fase, men Eva lurer på om det ligger noe mer traumatisk bak niesens stumhet.Hver fjortende dag kommer de to barna inn i Evas ellers fredelige hjem - den ene synger konstant, mens den andre er taus og trist - og det driver Eva og hundene hennes til vannvidd. Men etter hvert vokser det frem en tillit mellom en engstelig, liten jente som bærer på en hjerteskjærende hemmelighet og en kvinne som litt for sent innser hva hun innerst inne lengter etter.

En inspirerende, livsbejaende roman som vil få deg til å se livet ditt med friske øyne.Lorna kommer tilbake til Longhampton for å oppfylle en drøm hun har hatt lenge, men hun vet at det er noen spøkelser hun må begrave. Det var i Longhampton at familien hennes gikk i oppløsning, det var her frykten hennes slo rot og hvor hennes hemmelige, kompliserte kjærlighetsforhold startet. Det er ikke akkurat noen ny start.Og akkurat nå, med nøklene til byens galleri i hånden, føler Lorna seg omtrent så modig som den lille dachsen som skjelver ved siden av henne.Men etter hvert som Lorna åpner hjertet for gamle og nye venner, konfronterer harde sannheter og nye løfter, skjer overraskende ting rundt galleriet. Ikke en gang Lorna kunne ha forutsett lyset det slipper inn i livet hennes.

På kort tid klarer Rachel Fielding å miste sin glamorøse pr-jobb, attraktive kjæreste og sin trendy leilighet i London sentrum for så å få en uventet beskjed om at hun har arvet sin tantes hus på landet, hennes border collie og en kennel full av hjemløse hunder. Til tross for at hun ikke er noe hundemenneske flytter hun ut til tantens hus på den engelske landsbygda og tar utfordringen med å drive kennelen videre i sin salige tantes ånd. Men det viser seg at det ikke bare er de hjemløse hundene som trenger hjelp...

But as Lorna - and the little dog - tentatively open their cracked hearts to old friends and new ones, facing hard truths and fresh promises, something surprisingly beautiful begins to grow around the gallery, something so inspirational even Lorna couldn't have predicted the light it lets into her world .

For the millions addicted to Strictly Come Dancing - a debut tapping into the world's latest craze.When three couples join a new ballroom class, they're all looking for some magic in their lives.Lauren and Chris are getting married, and Lauren's dreaming of a fairytale wedding with a first dance to make Cinderella proud. Not wanting to be shown up on the dancefloor, her parents Bridget and Frank have come along too. They normally never put a foot wrong, but Bridget's got a secret that could trip them up unexpectedly. Meanwhile Katie and Ross are looking for a quick-fix solution to their failing marriage even though neither is quite sure who's leading who anymore.As friendships form over the foxtrot, the rumba rocks relationships, and the tango leads to true love, all the students in the Ballroom Class are about to face the music and dance...

From the bestselling author of A Hundred Pieces of Me and One Small Act of Kindness comes a heartwarming, bittersweet and uplifting story of missed chances and unexpected opportunities. 'Lucy Dillon's books make the world a better place' - HeatCaitlin's life is a mess. Her marriage to a man everyone else thinks is perfect has collapsed, along with her self-esteem, and breaking free seems the only option.Nancy, her four-year-old daughter, used to talk all the time; in the car, at nursery, to her brother Joel. Then her parents split up. Her daddy moves out. And Nancy stops speaking.Nancy's Auntie Eva, recently widowed and feeling alone, apart from the companionship of two bewildered pugs, is facing a future without her husband or the dreams she gave up for him.But when Eva agrees to host her niece and nephew once a fortnight, Caitlin and Eva are made to face the different truths about their marriages - and about what they both really want . . .'Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptitive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better' - Jojo Moyes'So satisfying and clever and deeply moving' - Sophie Kinsella

WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD, 2015.As heart wrenching and life-affirming as One Day or Me Before You, A HUNDRED PIECES OF ME is a story about what it means to finally live life to the full.Letters from the only man she's ever truly loved.A keepsake of the father she never really knew.A blue glass vase that catches the light on a grey day.Gina Bellamy is starting again, after a few years she'd rather forget. But the belongings she's treasured for so long don't seem to fit who she is now.So Gina makes a resolution. She'll keep just a hundred special items - the rest can go.But that means coming to terms with her past and learning to embrace the future, whatever it might bring . . .'Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better.' Jojo Moyes'Such a brilliant book. So satisfying and clever and deeply moving. I'll be passing it on to all my friends.' Sophie Kinsella'This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life.' Katie Fforde

Bestselling author Lucy Dillon's heartwarming tale of unconditional love. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Katie Fforde. ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2010.'Heart-warming, fun and romantic. Marley and Me fans will love it.' - CloserWhen the abandoned strays from a local dogs' home are matched with brand new owners, it turns out it might not just be the dogs who need rescuing.Rachel's aunt has left her a house, a Border Collie and, despite knowing nothing about dogs, a crowded kennel. But since her life has collapsed she's not sure she can deal with any more lost souls.Zoe's ex-husband has given their children a puppy. The kids are in love, but she's the one stuck training Toffee the impossible Labrador. She's nearly at the end of her tether - until Toffee leads her to a handsome doctor . . .Meanwhile Natalie and Johnny's marriage hasn't been easy since they started trying for a baby. But is a fridge-raiding, sofa-stealing Basset hound like Bertie really the child substitute they're looking for? As the new owners' paths cross on the town's dog-walking circuits, their lives become interwoven. And they - and their dogs - learn some important lessons about loyalty, companionship and unconditional love . . .

What can you do to make the world a better place?Libby and her husband Jason have moved back to his hometown to turn the family B&B into a boutique hotel. They have left London behind and all the memories - good and bad - that went with it.The injured woman Libby finds lying in the remote country road has lost her memory. She doesn't know why she came to be there, and no one seems to be looking for her. When Libby offers to take her in, this one small act of kindness sets in motion a chain of events that will change many people's lives . . .'A beautifully written story about friendship, trust and love. I adored it.' - Milly Johnson A perfect summer read for fans of Jojo Moyes and Katie Fforde.