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  • Published: 18 February 2014
  • ISBN: 9781405914932
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $29.99

Before Jamaica Lane




Follow the love trials of Olivia and Nate in the new novel from the bestselling author of On Dublin Street

Olivia is painfully shy but moving to Edinburgh has given her a new start and, after developing a crush on a handsome postgrad, she decides it's time to go after what she wants.

The gorgeous Nate Sawyer is terrified of commitment, but to his close friends, he's as loyal as they come. So when Olivia turns to him with her relationship woes, he offers his instruction in the art of flirting.

Their friendship soon turns into much more but Nate can't commit, leaving Olivia broken-hearted.

Will Nate realise he's made the biggest mistake of his life? Or has he lost Olivia for ever?

  • Published: 18 February 2014
  • ISBN: 9781405914932
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $29.99

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Scotland's answer to E.L. James

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