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the escapist summer read from the Queen of Cornish romance books

About the Author

Phillipa Ashley writes warm, funny romantic fiction for a variety of world-famous international publishers. After studying English at Oxford, she worked as a copywriter and journalist. Her first novel, Decent Exposure, won the RNA New Writers Award and was made into a TV movie called 12 Men of Christmas starring Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Hopkins. As Pippa Croft, she also wrote the Oxford Blue series - The First Time We Met, The Second Time I Saw You and Third Time Lucky. Phillipa lives in a Staffordshire village and has an engineer husband and scientist daughter who indulge her arty whims. She runs a holiday-let business in the Lake District, but a big part of her heart belongs to Cornwall. She visits the county several times a year for 'research purposes', an arduous task that involves sampling cream teas, swimming in wild Cornish coves and following actors around film shoots in a camper van. Her hobbies include watching Poldark, Earl Grey tea, Prosecco-tasting and falling off surf boards in front of RNLI lifeguards.

Reviews

‘Scandals and secrets in the Scillies – sheer joy!’ Katie Fforde
Praise for Phillipa Ashley’s books: ‘A delicious festive treat with as many twists and turns as a Cornish country lane’ Jules Wake ‘Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read’ Katie Fforde ‘Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!’ Jill Mansell ‘An utterly glorious, escapist read from a one of the freshest voices to emerge in women's fiction today. I loved every gorgeous page’ Claudia Carroll ‘Made me want to run away to the Cornish coast immediately! Loved it!’ Lorelei Mathias ‘Ashley's writing is deft, sexy, and full of humour ’ Trashionista.com ‘Readers will enjoy the breezy style and repartee’ Publishers Weekly (US) ‘Sexy, funny and wonderfully romantic’ SingleTitles.com ‘A deliciously entertaining twist on the Poldark tale’
Liz Fenwick