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The Love Library

The sizzling, feel-good romantic comedy everyone’s talking about!
Brief Description
'It's sweet, it's sexy, it's funny. I enjoyed it so much' MARIAN KEYES 'I adored this hot and hilarious love story... Do not go on holiday without it' ROSIE WALSH 'Funny, charming and clever, The Love Library is pure magic' JANE CASEY 'Sexy, sizzling hot perfection'... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Heartwarming and hilarious, The Love Library is a must-read for anyone who wishes they could step into the pages of their favourite book. Perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens, Lucy Jane Wood and Kirsty Greenwood.

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'It's sweet, it's sexy, it's funny. I enjoyed it so much' MARIAN KEYES

'I adored this hot and hilarious love story... Do not go on holiday without it' ROSIE WALSH

'Funny, charming and clever, The Love Library is pure magic' JANE CASEY

'Sexy, sizzling hot perfection' CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN

'So original, so funny, so satisfying - I LOVE this book!' FREYA NORTH

'Brilliant, magical, I couldn't put it down!' LUCY VINE

'Every book lover's dream. I loved it' LAURA WOOD

'An absolute romp of a read' KIRSTY GREENWOOD

What if you could date your favourite book boyfriend?

"All loans are at the borrower's own risk..."

After a series of dating disasters, Tess Hardy wonders if she'll ever find the man of her dreams - or if he only exists on the pages of her favourite novels. So when she's invited to visit The Love Library, a 200-year-old institution which promises dates with her favourite romantic heroes in real life, Tess can't resist!

But handsome head librarian Gabe Sharma seems grumpily determined to keep the library under lock and key. And as soon as Tess steps into the beautiful building crammed full of books, she realises why - it's not just dust in the air... it's magic. Here she really can grab drinks with Heathcliff, dine with Rochester and cosy up to her one true literary love, Darcy.

There's just one problem: Gabe. He's determined to sabotage all of Tess's dates! And why is it that she has more fun fighting with Gabe than flirting with any of her book-bound suitors...?

Heartwarming, hot and hilarious, The Love Library is a must-read for anyone who wishes they could step into the pages of their favourite book. Perfect for fans of Ashley Poston, Lucy Jane Wood and Kirsty Greenwood.

Praise for Sarra Manning

'Romantic, funny, sweet and sexy' MARIAN KEYES

'A very swoony, sexy, warm read' CESCA MAJOR

'Emotional and profound and so so hot' SOPHIE IRWIN

'Funny and sexy and rips along' FREYA NORTH

'Sexy, bittersweet and romantic' LINDSEY KELK

'Funny and filled with emotion' BETH O'LEARY

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398727830

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Sarra Manning has been a voracious reader for over forty years and a prolific author and journalist for thirty.

Her many novels, which have been translated into numerous languages, include Unsticky, London With Love and The Last Days Of Summer. Sarra has also written a number of YA novels, and several light-hearted romantic comedies under a pseudonym.

She started her writing career on the iconic Melody Maker and Just Seventeen and has written for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, ELLE, Grazia, Stylist, You Magazine and Harper's Bazaar. She is currently the Literary Editor of Red Magazine.

Sarra lives in London surrounded by piles and piles of books.

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