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Take Me Away
- Author
- Anna Bloom
- Narrator
- Molly Morkham, James Joseph
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2026
- Run Time
- 12 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
The first in a gritty, emotional, small-town romance series set on the windswept Cornish coast.
Every summer, he'd ask me to stay. Every summer, I'd promise to come back. Until I didn't.
Isla Quinn had no plans to return to Sea Salt Bay. But after the worst year of her life, she finds herself back at her grandmother’s cottage, facing the past she thought she’d left behind.
Ten years after leaving Kit Harding, her first love, Isla discovers he’s now a widowed single father, carrying wounds as deep as the sea. As old feelings resurface, both Isla and Kit must make peace with the choices that tore them apart…
Tropes:
- Small-town romance
- Second-chance at love
- Coastal cottage setting
- Single dad
'A beautiful, heartfelt, second-chance story for readers who love high emotional stakes, palpable chemistry, and real issues' Michelle Kenney, author
'This book just blew me away it is sooooo good!' ★★★★★
'I cried like a blubbering seal!' ★★★★
'Absolutely fantastic. I did not want to put it down' ★★★★★
'Exactly what I've been needing … sucked me in and didn't let me go' ★★★★★
'a heartfelt, escapist romance … captures the magic of stepping outside your comfort zone' ★★★★★
'Quietly pulls you in and settles under your skin' ★★★★
'This is a read-it-all-at-once-because-you-are-enjoying-it-so-much kind of book' ★★★★★
'The yearning and angst makes your heart ache' ★★★★
'I couldn't get enough!!!' ★★★★★
'I loved every page' ★★★★
'I could feel the yearning and longing' ★★★★
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Details
- Author
- Anna Bloom
- Narrator
- Molly Morkham, James Joseph
- Duration
- 12 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008811617
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance, Romance: cosy / cozy, Romance, Romance: friends to lovers
Synopsis
'Holy emotions, Batman … this one broke my heart and stitched it back together again' ★★★★★ The first in a gritty, emotional, small-town romance series set on the windswept Cornish coast. Every summer, he'd ask me to stay. Every summer, I'd promise to come back. Until I didn't. Isla Quinn had no plans to return to Sea Salt Bay. But after the worst year of her life, she finds herself back at her grandmother’s cottage, facing the past she thought she’d left behind. Ten years after leaving Kit Harding, her first love, Isla discovers he’s now a widowed single father, carrying wounds as deep as the sea. As old feelings resurface, both Isla and Kit must make peace with the choices that tore them apart… Tropes: Small-town romance Second-chance at love Coastal cottage setting Single dad Readers LOVE Take Me Away: 'A beautiful, heartfelt, second-chance story for readers who love high emotional stakes, palpable chemistry, and real issues' Michelle Kenney, author 'This book just blew me away it is sooooo good!' ★★★★★ 'I cried like a blubbering seal!' ★★★★ 'Absolutely fantastic. I did not want to put it down' ★★★★★ 'Exactly what I've been needing … sucked me in and didn't let me go' ★★★★★ 'a heartfelt, escapist romance … captures the magic of stepping outside your comfort zone' ★★★★★ 'Quietly pulls you in and settles under your skin' ★★★★ 'This is a read-it-all-at-once-because-you-are-enjoying-it-so-much kind of book' ★★★★★ 'The yearning and angst makes your heart ache' ★★★★ 'I couldn't get enough!!!' ★★★★★ 'I loved every page' ★★★★ 'I could feel the yearning and longing' ★★★★
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