Bøker av Lynda Tomalin

Shortlisted for the 2022 Storylines Tessa Duder AwardHollie is learning to live with depression.She's working hard to put the darkest days behind her. She's got a job she loves, friends she cares about, and she's coping. In fact, she's doing pretty well.Then a mysterious - and gorgeous - new boy shows up at school.Jonathan is running away from his past.Weighed down by a guilty secret, he's fled to his aunt's rural property under the guise of helping out on the farm.As Hollie and Jonathan are unexpectedly thrown together, a growing mutual attraction scares and excites them.But the past isn't so easy to escape, and they both have to decide if it's enough to keep hiding, from themselves and from each other.Or can they risk hoping for more?CW: This book contains detailed descriptions of mental health struggles, particularly depression.

A sweet, swoony YA romance about discovering and celebrating your worth.Seventeen-year-old Essie is looking forward to her summer holidays.It means weeks of dedicating herself to her sewing business while her parents are busy working. Sure, her jerk of a brother is home from university, but he's mostly working too, so it's easy to stay out of his way. She can be herself - whoever she wants to be, without expectation or judgement or always being told she's over-dramatic.It's going to be amazing.Until Jackson Sherwood, her brother's childhood friend, comes to stay. Jax. Essie has no time for the smug jerk who's always smirking at her, like he's so much better than her.Jax's arrival threatens to ruin her plans for a peaceful summer, but as their situation forces them to spend time together, Essie starts to see a hidden side of the unwanted guest, and starts to learn about herself: who she is, where she fits in the world ... and what she's willing to stand up for.