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    • ISBN:9780748119493
    • Publication date:17 Jan 2013

The Valentine's Card

By Juliet Ashton

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A wonderfully warm and witty romantic comedy novel about the power of love, laughter and friendship.

The Valentine's card was meant to be Orla's fairy tale ending, but really, it was only the beginning . . .

Orla adores her actor boyfriend, Sim, who's away filming a sumptuous costume drama. Although the long-distance relationship means that she can eat toast for dinner and watch as much reality TV as she likes, she misses him like crazy.

But Valentine's Day changes everything . . . The same morning Orla learns that Sim has died, she receives a card from him. As Orla travels from Ireland to London, to live and breathe Sim's final moments, can she bring herself to open the Valentine's card and read his final message?

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  • ISBN: 9780751544275
  • Publication date: 17 Jan 2013
  • Page count: 400
Biographical Notes

Juliet Ashton is a bright new voice in commercial women's fiction. She lives in London.

Funny, original and wise — Kate Fforde
Cecelia Ahern fans will love this poignant yet witty romance — Sunday Mirror
A fast paced story with a most unexpected twist — Image Magazine
You'll laugh and cry your way through this original and touching love story — Closer
It's a gorgeous ride with a hell of a final shock — Star Magazine
Laugh, cry and fall in love

Extract from The Valentine’s Card

The Valentine’s Card is the fabulous first novel from Juliet Ashton. Publishing just in time for Valentine’s Day, it is a heart-warming, heart-breaking tale of love, laughter, and starting over full of vivid characters, real emotions and events both epic and ordinary. If you are looking for something special to read this spring The Valentine’s Card is a MUST. Perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern, you will laugh, you will cry and you will fall in love with this bright new voice in women’s fiction.

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