Summer on the Little Cornish Isles: The Starfish Studio

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Fans of Holly Martin and Nicola May will love this gorgeous book from the Queen of Cornish romance One summer can change everything ... Poppy has always loved Cornwall. So when her boyfriend Dan suggests they leave their office jobs and take over the Starfish Studio on the Isles of Scilly, Poppy doesn't need asking twice. But things don't go to plan when Dan dumps her, weeks before they're due to move. Determined not to give up, Poppy accepts the help of local photographer Jake, her landlord's grandson. But Jake is distracted by a loss from his past. Can they turn the crumbling gallery into a success in time for tourist season? And will a summer on the little Cornish Isles mend just the studio - or Poppy's heart too? Authors love Phillipa Ashley's books: 'Warm and funny and feel-good' Katie Fforde 'Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!' Jill Mansell 'A glorious, tantalising taste of Cornwall, I could almost taste the salt of the sea air as I read it' Jules Wake '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 Readers love Summer on the Little Cornish Isles: 'This is an utterly charming read, with loveable characters, a gorgeous location, sizzling chemistry and humour' Goodreads Reviewer 'You know that you are on a sure thing when you pick up a Phillipa Ashley book' Netgalley Reviewer 'I absolutely LOVED this book. It's just so lovely and so heartwarming that I struggled to put it down!' Goodreads Reviewer 'Could not put it down and read it in a day' Netgalley Reviewer 'This and all the other previous novels will take you away to a wonderful place and give you a great story at the same time' Netgalley Reviewer 'This is the ultimate summer beach read' Netgalley Reviewer

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.

'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