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Author and sometimes foodie, Belinda is a ridiculous romantic who met her husband after being set up by a friend two states away. Residing in Victoria, Australia surrounded by books, cat-fur, and half-eaten cake, Belinda divides her days between writing rom-coms, baking, and indulging her love of comic books.
An avid reader and daydreamer, Belinda Missen can often be found behind the wheel of her car, buzzing about while devouring audiobooks. Her published works include A Recipe for Disaster, and the bestselling One Week ’Til Christmas.
Keep up to date with Belinda Missen’s latest releases and news via social media @belinda_missen
Belinda Missen Books In Order
A Recipe for Disaster by Belinda Missen
Available to buy from Amazon
Published 18th October 2018
Publisher: HQ Digital
Format: Paperback
Pages: 290
Belinda Missen’s first book is perfect for fans of Carole Mathews, Mhairi McFarlane and Carrie Hope Fletcher.
Life’s not always a piece of cake…
Meet Lucy, master wedding cake baker, idealistic school canteen crusader, and someone whose broken heart just won’t seem to mend…
Lucy is quietly confident that she has made the right choices in life. Surrounded by friends and family in a small country town, Lucy can easily suppress the feeling that something is missing from her life.
But when a blast from the past arrives in the form of her estranged husband, international celebrity chef Oliver Murray, Lucy’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble beneath her like overbaked meringue.
Is Oliver’s return all business or is it motivated by something more?
A Recipe for Disaster starts long after most love stories would have ended, proving it is never too late to offer someone a second slice of cake or a second chance.
An Impossible Thing Called Love by Belinda Missen
Available to buy from Amazon
Published 21st February 2019
Publisher: HQ Digital
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Perfect for fans of Carole Mathews, Mhairi McFarlane and Carrie Hope Fletcher.
A second chance at love…
When globe-trotting Emmy first fell for first-aider William on a freezing New Year’s Eve, she really believed that their love would go the distance.
But when she returns to Australia, her letters start to go unanswered and her emails bounce back unread, Emmy decides it’s time to pick up the pieces of her broken heart and start afresh in London.
So she’s shocked when William walks in on her very first day at her new job! Even worse, he’s hotter than ever. But why did he disappear for so long? What has he been hiding? And could this really be their second chance at falling in love…?
Lessons in Love by Belinda Missen
Available to buy from Amazon
Published 22nd August 2019
Publisher: HQ Digital
Format: Paperback
Pages: 330
Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Lindsey Kelk and Colleen Coleman.
Falling in love is never easy…
Eleanor Manning is finally leaving behind her glittering but empty life in the city (and her soon-to-be-ex-husband) to return to the comfort of her childhood home in Apollo Bay.
She’s landed a lovely new job in her old primary school library and a flatshare with her bubbly best friend, Penny. So yes, she’s well and truly learnt her lesson when it comes to love…
But then she meets gorgeous teacher Marcus Blair and Eleanor’s self-imposed rules fly out of the window! Surely she can resist him long enough to keep this fling no strings attached?
One Week ‘Til Christmas by Belinda Missen
Published 1st November 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Pages: 179
For fans of Josie Silver, Lucy Diamond and Marian Keyes, this is one Christmas romance you don’t want to miss!
Two people. One chance meeting. Seven days to Christmas.
Isobel Bennett is waiting for the number 11 bus when a man quite literally falls into her lap. Snow is falling, Christmas lights are twinkling, and a gorgeous man with dark brown hair has just slipped on ice and is now pressed against Isobel.
Isobel knows she’s not imagining the chemistry between them. But then his ride arrives and, embarrassed, he beats a hasty retreat, murmuring apologies – and Isobel realises only too late that she didn’t manage to catch his name…
When she runs into him again the next morning, she decides it’s fate.
It’s a second chance for Isobel and Tom – but there’s only one week until she’s leaving London for good. Seven days of enjoying all the festive delights the city has to offer: ice-skating at Somerset House, mulled wine on the Southbank, Christmas shopping at Liberty.
There’s magic in the air and mistletoe in the trees – but what will happen when the week is over?
Accidentally in Love by Belinda Missen
Published 12th November 2020
Publisher: HQ
Format: Paperback
Pages: 332
Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Laura Jane Williams and Josie Silver.
In the space of a week, Katharine Patterson has quit her job, decided to move back home, and broken up with the guy she thought was the one.
No big deal.
Because Katharine has a plan. She’s going to open her own art gallery, just like she’s always wanted. What she’s not going to do is worry about boyfriends.
Then she meets Kit, a handsome and talented local artist. He might be the most stubborn person Katherine has ever met. He might also make her feel like no one ever has before.
And Katharine might be about to fall accidentally in love
Totally Booked UK Review: Katharine on the surface is content with her life. She is working in a London art gallery, hoping for a promotion, her best friend is getting married and her love life is, well, complicated. However, things suddenly change when she is passed over for promotion again, her best friend only wants to talk about her problems and her love life revolves around a man who she only sees on his terms.
Changing her life, she heads home to Sheffield to open her own gallery and meets a local artist Kit (Christopher) who infuriates her on their first meeting – but there is a fine line between love and hate. Attempting to get her life back on track, her past comes back to complicate things.
An easy read which makes you think about how much bending and flexing you do for the people in your life and whether they would do the same for you in return.