Alexandra Potter Livres

La vie suit son cours, chaotique, imparfaite et simplement magnifique : une charmante déclaration d'amour à la vie après 40 ans. Nell avait imaginé sa vie différemment. À quarante ans, elle pensait avoir un mari aimant, des enfants merveilleux et une maison fantastique. Au lieu de cela, son fiancé est parti, son entreprise a fait faillite et ses économies sont épuisées, tandis que ses amis mènent une existence parfaite. Un ancien collègue lui propose un emploi de rédactrice de nécrologies, où elle rencontre la veuve excentrique Cricket. Ces amies improbables s'entraident pour tourner la page sur leur ancienne vie. Accompagnée d'Artus, un grand chien, Nell trouve son propre chemin et rencontre un homme dont elle tombe amoureuse. Ce roman est un feu d'artifice d'espoir et de bonheur. Il aborde des thèmes tels que le vieillissement et le fait de rester jeune, tout en déconstruisant les clichés liés à l'âge avec un style d'écriture humoristique et empathique.

A 20 ans, Lottie était une fêtarde invétérée, idéaliste et insouciante. Douze ans après, on la retrouve workaholic, overbookée et successful business woman... Prise dans un embouteillage, elle remarque une vieille Coccinelle customisée comme la sienne, 10 ans avant... Son portable bugge, elle est prise d'un étourdissement et découvre que la conductrice de la Coccinelle n'est autre qu'elle-même!! Charlotte Merryweather, 32 ans, va avoir l'occasion d'aider la Lottie qu'elle était il y a une dizaine d'années à éviter les erreurs commises à l'époque, et de bénéficier de ce que Lottie a elle aussi à lui apprendre...

A heartwarming and hilarious alternative love story, from the author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter. In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something can happen to change the course of absolutely everything. Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look. Feeling lost and lonely, she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company. But Liv soon discovers she isn't the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, a lonely elderly gentleman in need of companionship, and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone and hides behind his garden gate. And then there's Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change... Utterly relatable, hilarious and heartbreakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness, and living the life unexpected. And how when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around and make it worth living again.

'In a way, I'm a bit of a love detective. Because what's a greater mystery than love?' Meet Ruby Miller. A writer who makes happy-ever-afters happen. Until she discovers her fiance is a lying cheat and loses her faith in love. So when her sister invites her on a beach holiday to Goa to forget about him, Ruby jumps on a plane ...and into an extraordinary adventure. Stolen bags, a runaway sister and a handsome American stranger sweep Ruby into a magical mystery tour across India. Amid fortresses and fortune tellers, and a whirlwind of weddings, she uncovers fascinating stories of love, lost and found. But as the mysteries deepen, secrets are revealed that turn Ruby's life upside down. And what started as a journey to find her sister, becomes a journey to find herself - and love - again.

How far would you go for love? When new boyfriend Jack stands her up at the airport, Ruby Miller dries her tears, jumps on the Eurostar and heads to Paris. She thinks she's going there to visit an old friend and have a total break from romance. But the City of Love has other ideas.A locked apartment where time has stood still, a bundle of long-lost love letters and a flirtatious French lawyer sweep Ruby into a mystery that spans over seventy years. Who is the author of the letters? Why did the owner of the apartment close up the shutters and flee Paris before the war, never to return? And what secret was she hiding? As the mystery deepens, Ruby turns love detective but it's not long before the ghosts of the past throw her own love affair into jeopardy.

After a bad break up, doesn't every girl want the same things? * For her ex-boyfriend to stay single forever... * Or maybe emigrate, to a remote, uninhabited island? * Better still, that she'd never met him in the first place! But what if one of those wishes came true? Tess is heartbroken when Seb breaks up with her and can't help blaming herself. If only she'd done things differently. If only she could make right all her regrets... But she can't. It's over. She has to forget about him. Drunk and upset on New Year's Eve she wishes she'd never met him. But when she wakes up to discover this dream has come true, she realises she has a chance. To do it all over again. And to get it right this time...

'I wish I could get a seat on the tube... I hadn't eaten that entire bag of Maltesers... I could meet a man whose hobbies include washing up and monogamy...' Heather Hamilton is always wishing for things. Not just big stuff - like world peace or for a date with Brad Pitt - but little, everyday wishes, made without thinking. With her luck, she knows they'll never come true... Until one day she buys some heather from a gypsy. Suddenly the bad hair days stop; a handsome American answers her ad for a housemate; and she starts seeing James - The Perfect Man who sends her flowers, excels in the bedroom, and isn't afraid to say 'I love you'... But are these wishes-come-true a blessing or a curse? And is there such a thing as too much foreplay?

What becomes of the broken-hearted? Grace was just a teenager when Jimi broke her heart. But now she's moved on and is happy with her perfect fiance Spencer. Even if it's been a while since he mentioned actually getting married. You give love a bad name... Meanwhile Jimi's own wedding day is just around the corner. He's certain he's found the one. Or has he? Because when he bumps into Grace again, something suddenly doesn't feel right. More than a feeling? It looks like there might be something wonderful between them. But is it really worth risking everything for? One thing is for sure - as the radio plays its late-night love songs, one girl is about to find out that the best lines can actually be the ones you write yourself...

What do you when your boyfriend tells you he wants space? You give him six thousand miles of it... Frankie's life is falling apart. In less than a week she's gone from having everything - a great job, lovely flat and gorgeous Hugh - to having nothing at all. Devastated, dumped and on the dole, she packs her bags and flies to Los Angeles to stay with an old friend. Her goal? To sort out her life and get over Hugh. She does not, repeat not, go to LA to fall head over heels for an American photographer called Reilly and to run away to Las Vegas. But what happens when Hugh wants her back? Who will she choose? And is it really true that whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? Alexandra Potter's deliciously funny romantic comedy is for every girl who has ever dreamt of running away to Hollywood... or just wished she could reach for the stars.

Alexandra's best novel yet is sure to be The One to turn this already-bestselling author into a household name

What would you do if your boyfriend proposed? - Say yes and throw your arms around him - Text everyone with your good news - Take out a subscription to Brides magazine Delilah does none of the above. Instead she packs her bags and heads to London in search of a new life, and a new man. Only she meets two. Charlie, the sexy media mogul and Sam, best friend and confidante. Everything seems perfect. Thrown into a whirlwind of glamorous parties, five-star restaurants and designer penthouses, Delilah couldn't be happier. After all, it's a million miles away from her old life. And her old self. Which is exactly what she wanted. Isn't it? Alexandra Potter's hilarious first novel is an enchanting and irresistible story about finding yourself, following your dreams, and how it's not unusual to fall in love. With anyone....

Every girl is looking for her Mr Darcy. Imagine if you found the real one. After a string of nightmare relationships, Emily's had it with modern-day men. She'd rather pour herself a glass of wine and curl up with Pride and Prejudice and her beloved Mr Darcy. So what if he's a fictional hero? Faced with spending New Year's at yet another singles party, she books herself on a coach tour of Jane Austen country, but quickly realises she won't find her dream man here - just a coach full of pensioners and one particularly aggravating (if handsome) journalist, Spike. That's until she enters a room and finds herself face-to-face with none other than Darcy himself. And every woman's fantasy suddenly becomes one woman's reality. . .

What is the worst thing that could happen to you on Valentine's Day? Getting stood up by your long-term boyfriend? Having to spend the evening alone? Being drenched by an idiot driving a sportscar? When all three happen to Juliet on the same night, she reckons her love life can't get any worse. But it's actually about to get a whole lot more complicated... Because the driver of the sportscar is revealed to be her arch business rival. She knows she should stay away. Except it's not that easy. Handsome, sexy and utterly glamorous, Sykes is determined to sweep her off her feet and away from her boyfriend Will. But is it worth risking everything for? Are they really destined to be star-crossed lovers? Or is Romeo actually a little closer to home? Juliet is about to find out, in Alexandra Potter's delightful romantic comedy about passion, truth and how the path to true love never did run smooth.

Od autorky megabestselleru Zpovědi trosky po čtyřicítce přichází další román, u kterého se budete smát nahlas plný vtipu, moudrosti... a žen, které už toho mají DOST. Vydejte se s Maggie a Flick na cestu za spravedlností, plnou přátelství, smíchu a hledání vlastní síly. Tak jsem potkala jednoho chlápka... No, nezačíná takhle každý milostný příběh? Ale jak končí? Šťastni až navěky? Nebo odhalením, že domnělá láska vašeho života vám ukradla celoživotní úspory i domov, zlomila vám srdce a zadupala do prachu vaše sebevědomí? Maggie ještě není ani padesát a rozhodně není typ ženy, která to vzdává. Když potká mladou novinářku Flick, která Maggiin příběh považuje za svou velkou šanci, společně se pustí za mužem, který Maggii zničil život - zatímco on před nimi prchá napříč Evropou. Vždyť už stejně není co ztratit... nebo ano? Jakmile se dvojice žen vydá na osudovou cestu, začnou na povrch vyplouvat nečekané zvraty, skrytá tajemství i nepříjemné pravdy. Jak mezi nimi roste nečekané přátelství, uvědomí si, že tady nejde jen o toho chlapa... ale i o to, najít samy sebe.

Maggie si myslí, že konečne našla lásku svojho života. Theo je šarmantný, vášnivý a bláznivo zamilovaný. Keď záhadne zmizne, Maggie rozhodne neočakáva, že je navždy preč – nieto, že jej ukradol celoživotné úspory, srdce a sebavedomie. Teraz žije v karavane na zablatenom poli uprostred ničoho a snaží sa dať svoj život do poriadku. Keď sa o príbehu dozvie začínajúca reportérka Flick, rozhodne sa, že odhalenie romantického podvodníka môže byť práve tým kariérnym zlomom, ktorý potrebuje. Maggie a Flick sa vydávajú na cestu svojho života. Od lesku a elegancie Monte Carla až po tržnicu v Tangere v severnej Afrike. Keď sa medzi nimi začne rozvíjať nečakané priateľstvo, uvedomia si, že nejde len o nájdenie zmiznutého muža, ale o nájdenie samých seba.

Grace liebt Spencer, und Jimi liebt Kylie. Sie lieben sich so sehr, dass sie heiraten wollen. Bis ein gelbes Taxi ins Spiel kommt und dem Ganzen eine unerwartete Wendung gibt. Denn in dem Wagen trifft Gracie zufällig auf ihren attraktiven Exfreund. Und das ist niemand anders als Jimi, der gerade von seinem Junggesellenabschied kommt. Während eine hoffnungslose Verwirrung der Gefühle einsetzt, an der auch Kylie und Spencer nicht unbeteiligt sind, heißt es am Ende: Wer liebt denn nun wen?