'The feelgood read of the year.' - Better Reading
WINNER - Favourite Aussie-Set Romance, Australian Romance Readers Awards 2024
‘A good rom-com is a balm for the harshness of the outside world, and no one does romance and comedy better than Rachael Johns.’ Australian Women’s Weekly
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Check out the books that Penguin employees loved in 2025 and read their reviews.
We’re happy to share that an impressive twenty-five Penguin Random House titles made the list this year.
Penguin Random House publisher, Ali shares her current pick: The Lucky Sisters by Rachael Johns. Read her review here!
A story about life, death and miracles, The Lucky Sisters will spark plenty of interesting conversation. Here are a few questions to get you started.
The first book in the co-written series, The Number One Insta Detectives Agency, will be published in 2026.
A heart-warming friends-to-lovers romance about the magic and mayhem of weddings – and what happens when everything you thought you knew about love is turned upside down. Find out more https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-bad-bridesmaid-9781761341748
Penguin Random House is proud to have twenty-four titles on the list this year.
Read More: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-other-bridget-9781761341717
A feelgood romantic comedy by Australia's bestselling romance writer.
We caught up with Rachael Johns to learn about her writing routines, favourite rom-coms and new book The Other Bridget.
Out 30 January: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-other-bridget-9781761341717 A feelgood romantic comedy by Australia's bestselling romance writer, ideal for fans of Emily Henry and Marian Keyes. Named after a famous fictional character, librarian Bridget Jones was raised on a remote cattle station, with only her mother’s romance novels for company. Now living alone in Fremantle, Bridget is a hopeless romantic. She also believes that anyone who doesn’t like reading just hasn’t met the right book yet, and that connecting books to their readers is her superpower. If only her love life was that easy. When handsome Italian barista Fabio progresses from flirting with love hearts on her coffee foam to joining the book club she runs at her library, Bridget prays her romance ‘curse’ won’t ruin things. But it’s the attention of her cranky neighbour Sully that seems to be the major obstacle in her life. Why is he going to so much effort to get under her skin? With the help of her close friends and the colourful characters who frequent her library, Bridget decides to put both men to the test by finding just the right books to capture their very different hearts. She soon discovers that not all romances start with a meet-cute, but they might just end in happily ever after… Written by Australia’s most beloved romance writer, The Other Bridget is a delightfully uplifting book about books, and a gorgeous celebration of the power and pleasure of romance novels throughout the ages.
From authors including Rachael Johns, Amor Towles, Leigh Bardugo and so many others!