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'An absolutely gorgeous story - I now have a massive book hangover. I loved it' Jules Wake, author of The Spark

'I mean it when I say: Laura Starkey has written the most perfect romcom. The Spare Room was not a happily ever after, it was a happily all the…

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1 author picked The Spare Room as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Spare Room delivered. With characters who are funny, flawed, relatable and kind, a sense of fun, and a slow burn romance that will leave your fingers singed in the nicest way, it's a simply bang up romance with an ending so sweet, your teeth ache. This is the first book by Laura Starkey for me, but it won't be the last.

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