Cosy up with this heartwarming winter love story . . .

'Sensitive, insightful and wonderfully authentic. A beautiful festive love story' HEIDI SWAIN
'An utter delight; festive and funny, tender and humorous' READER REVIEW *****
'A gently woven love story . . . heartfelt, perceptive and very, very human' JULIETTA HENDERSON
'A really great read for a cold winter's day with a hot chocolate' READER REVIEW *****
'Relatable and emotional . . . beautifully captures all the romance and magic of Christmas. A festive gem' HOLLY MILLER
*****
ONE DECEMBER DAY, LAURA MEETS LUKE...

Luke loves Christmas. He loves the woolly scarves, the mulled wine, the music, the snow. But he's beginning to ask: what good is it, if you have no one to share it with?

Laura doesn't think there's anything magical about December. She'd never normally be seen dead with a man in a Christmas jumper. But, at a crowded gig this winter's evening, has she found her soulmate in handsome, funny frontman, Luke?

Under the lights, something magical begins. But will Luke and Laura still feel the same on this day next December? And the one after that?

Finding love at Christmas is special. But is staying in love - year after year, through the joy and heartbreak - the real miracle?

Luke and Laura are about to find out. One December day at a time...
Praise for Rachel Marks:
'A total delight. Beautifully observed, painfully funny and profoundly moving, it's a wise and wonderful story of hope and love. I adored it!' MIRANDA DICKINSON

'A delightful, heart-warming read. The characters feel so real... I'm sure I must know them somehow!' SOPHIE COUSENS

'Rachel Marks packs a novel with all the emotions - hope, fear, love, despair and - ultimately - joy' CLARE POOLEY

'Unpredictable and satisfying' HEIDI SWAIN

'As tender and emotional as it is funny, it made me laugh out loud A LOT, and it made me sob' CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN

'Heartbreaking, heartwarming, perfect!' ROSIE GOODWIN

About the Author
Rachel Marks studied English at Exeter University before becoming a primary school teacher. Despite always loving to write, it wasn't until she gained a place on the 2016 Curtis Brown Creative online novel writing course that she started to believe it could be anything more than a much-loved hobby. She lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and their three children. Hello Stranger is her third novel.

Reviews
Sensitive, insightful and wonderfully authentic. A beautiful festive love story -- Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain
An enchanting festive love story woven through with wintery magic * Woman's Weekly *
An enchanting wintry love story * Women's Own *
A relatable and emotional depiction of true love, real life and heartbreak, which beautifully captures all the romance and magic of Christmas. Moving and poignant - a festive gem -- Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You
A gently woven love story imbued with Rachel Marks' signature warmth and honesty. Heartfelt, perceptive and very, very human -- Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing about Norman Forman
A truly adorable read that will, at various points, make you both laugh and cry. Told over a period of more than a decade - and seen through the eyes of both Laura and Luke - it's cleverly written with the festive season at the catalyst. A story that weaves its own magic so beautifully! -- Lucy Coleman, author of Summer at Green Valley
An emotional contemporary romance that pulls at the heartstrings * Culturefly *
Praise for Rachel Marks * : *
Clever, poignant and satisfying -- Katie Fforde
Eminently real and relatable -- Julietta Henderson
A book to cancel plans for - we're still not over the ending * Closer *
Heartwarming . . . Lovely and thought-provoking * Hello! *
A total delight. Beautifully observed, painfully funny and profoundly moving -- Miranda Dickinson



Book Information
ISBN 9781405949057
Author Rachel Marks
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 298g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 26mm