Bøger af Alexandra Potter

Hilarious, poignant, utterly relatable - Confessions of a Forty-Something F*** Up is a must-read for anyone whose life isn't working out quite how they'd planned.

He's every woman's fantasy.After a string of nightmare relationships, Emily Albright has decided she's had it with modern-day men. She'd rather pour herself a glass of wine, curl up with Pride and Prejudice and step into a time where men were dashing, devoted and honourable, strode across fields in breeches, their damp shirts clinging to their chests...So when her best friend invites her to Mexico for a week of margaritas and men, Emily decides to book a guided tour of Jane Austen country instead. But she quickly realises she won't find her dream man here. The coach tour is full of pensioners, apart from one Mr Spike Hargreaves, a foul-tempered journalist sent to write a piece on why Mr Darcy's been voted the man most women would love to date.Until she walks into a room and finds herself face-to-face with Darcy himself. And every woman's fantasy suddenly becomes one woman's reality. . .

Most women dream of finding the love of their life. Lucy just wants to lose him... Venice, one of the world's most romantic cities, lives by the legend of the bridge of sighs: When a woman kisses the man of her dreams under the bridge at sunset, she will be together with him forever. So eighteen-year-old Lucy seals her fate in the blush of first love with Nate.Yet ten years later, the pair has completely lost contact-until the day Lucy arrives at Nate's luxury Manhattan apartment with paintings he has purchased from the gallery where she is newly employed. The legend has reunited the couple, and Lucy is overjoyed-until the state of their union is misery.Can destiny be undone? In the hands of the international bestselling author Alexandra Potter, You're (Not) the One is a witty romance that turns on the power of a kiss.

The inspiration for NOT DEAD YET, ABC's "Most Watched Comedy Debut in More Than Four Years" (Deadline)"The new Bridget Jones for our time."--Telegraph"Will have you laughing whether you're twenty, forty, or eighty."--Heat (UK)A funny and heartfelt novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here and why life isn't quite how she imagined it was going to be. Meet Nell. Her life is a mess.When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell's happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she's been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, a sky-high real estate market forces her to rent a room in a stranger's house, and everyone has seemingly perfect Instagram-ready lives. Starting from scratch she feels like a f**k up . . . a forty-something f**k up. Landing a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an 80-something widow with challenges of her own. Together they begin to help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and joy. With Cricket's help, Nell is determined to turn her life around. First, though, she has a confession . . .Laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up is a celebration of friendship and a reminder that while life doesn't always go according to plan, it doesn't mean you can't find happiness.

A heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the author of &i>Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up&/i>, Alexandra Potter

Nell Stevens' liv er et stort rod. Da Nells forretning går konkurs, går forholdet til kæresten samme vej, og det lykkelige liv falder fra hinanden. Hun skal ikke længere leve ”lykkeligt til sine dages ende” i Californien. Fallit, single og i fyrrerne flytter hun tilbage til London for at starte forfra, men meget har ændret sig, mens hun har været væk. Alle hendes single venner er nu gift og har børn. Skyhøje huslejer tvinger hende til at leje et værelse i et byhus i en forstad, og i en verden af ​​perfekte Instagram-liv føler hun som en f#ck-up. Endnu værre, en f#ck-up i fyrrerne. Men da Nell får et job med at skrive nekrologer, møder hun vidunderlige Cricket, en 81-årig enke med sine egne udfordringer, og et usandsynligt venskab opstår. Sammen begynder de at hjælpe hinanden med at hele deres knuste hjerter, håndtere tabet af det liv, de havde planlagt, og kaste sig ud i nye eventyr og finde uventede glæder. Fordi Nell er fast besluttet. Næste år vil tingene blive anderledes. Det er tid til at foretage et skift i livet. En ny start.

Hvis din kæreste har slået op, hvad vil du så ønske? At ekskæresten forbliver single for altid? Eller måske emigrerer til en fjern, ubeboet ø? El- ler endnu bedre, at du aldrig havde mødt ham! Men hvad nu, hvis dit ønske går i opfyldelse?Tess bliver knust af kærestesorg, da Seb slår op med hende, og hun kan ikke lade være med at bebrejde sig selv. Hvis bare hun havde gjort alt anderledes. Hvis bare hun kunne rette op på alle sine fejl. Men det kan hun ikke. Det er forbi. Hun er nødt til at glemme ham. Fuld og oprørt nytårsaften ønsker hun, at hun aldrig havde mødt ham. Men da hun vågner og opdager, at hendes ønske er gået i opfyldelse, indser hun, at hun har fået endnu en chance. En chance for at gøre det hele om igen. Og at gøre det ordentligt denne gang ...

What would you do if your boyfriend proposed? - Say yes and throw your arms around him - Text everyone with your good news - Take out a subscription to Brides magazine Delilah does none of the above. Instead she packs her bags and heads to London in search of a new life, and a new man. Only she meets two. Charlie, the sexy media mogul and Sam, best friend and confidante. Everything seems perfect. Thrown into a whirlwind of glamorous parties, five-star restaurants and designer penthouses, Delilah couldn't be happier. After all, it's a million miles away from her old life. And her old self. Which is exactly what she wanted. Isn't it? Alexandra Potter's hilarious first novel is an enchanting and irresistible story about finding yourself, following your dreams, and how it's not unusual to fall in love. With anyone....

How do you know he's The One? Are you getting butterflies just thinking about him? Have you dreamt of marrying him? Do you just know? When Lucy meets Nate in Venice, she knows instantly he's The One. And, caught up in the whirlwind of first love, they kiss under the Bridge of Sighs at sunset. Which -- according to legend -- will tie them together forever. But ten years later, they've completely lost contact. That is, until Lucy moves to New York and the legend brings them back together. Again. And again. And again. But what if Nate isn't The One? How is she going to get rid of him? Because forever could be a very long time...A funny, magical romantic comedy about how finding The One doesn't always have to mean happily ever after.

What becomes of the broken-hearted? Grace was just a teenager when Jimi broke her heart. But now she's moved on and is happy with her perfect fiance Spencer. Even if it s been a while since he mentioned actually getting married.You give love a bad name... Meanwhile Jimi's own wedding day is just around the corner. He's certain he's found the one. Or has he? Because when he bumps into Grace again, something suddenly doesn t feel right. More than a feeling? It looks like there might be something wonderful between them. But is it really worth risking everything for? One thing is for sure - as the radio plays its late-night love songs, one girl is about to find out that the best lines can actually be the ones you write yourself...

What is the worst thing that could happen to you on Valentine's Day? Getting stood up by your boyfriend? Having to spend the evening alone? Being drenched by an idiot driving a sportscar? When all three happen to Juliet on the same night, she reckons her love life can't get any worse. But it's actually about to get a lot more complicated...Because the identity of the driver of the sportscar is revealed to be her arch business rival. She knows she should stay away. Except it's not that easy. Handsome, sexy and utterly glamorous, Sykes is determined to sweep her off her feet and away from her boyfriend Will. But is it worth risking everything for? Are they really destined to be star-crossed lovers? Or is Romeo actually a little closer to home? Juliet is about to find out in Alexandra Potter's delightful romantic comedy about passion, truth and how the path to true love never did run smooth...

'I wish I could get a seat on the tube I hadn t eaten that entire bag of Maltesers I could meet a man whose hobbies include washing up and monogamy Heather Hamilton is always wishing for things. Not just big stuff - like world peace or for a date with Brad Pitt - but little, everyday wishes, made without thinking. With her luck, she knows they ll never come true Until one day she buys some heather from a gypsy. Suddenly the bad hair days stop; a handsome American answers her ad for a housemate; and she starts seeing James - The Perfect Man who sends her flowers, excels in the bedroom, and isn t afraid to say I love you But are these wishes-come-true a blessing or a curse? And is there such a thing as too much foreplay?

If only you knew then what you know now . . . Imagine if you could go back ten years and meet your younger self would you recognise her? And what advice would you give? Wear sunscreen! Back away from those PVC trousers? DON T give that idiot your phone number? Lemon juice won t bleach your hair it just attracts wasps . . . He's the one - don't let him go! For Charlotte Merryweather, there s no need to imagine. She s about to find out for real. With surprising consequences . . . Alexandra Potter s deliciously funny and enchanting romantic comedy looks at life, love and what might happen if you could turn back time.

How far would you go for love?When new boyfriend Jack stands her up at the airport, Ruby Miller dries her tears, jumps on the Eurostar and heads to Paris. She thinks she's going there to visit an old friend and have a total break from romance. But the City of Love has other ideas.A locked apartment where time has stood still, a bundle of long-lost love letters and a flirtatious French lawyer sweep Ruby into a mystery that spans over seventy years. Who is the author of the letters? Why did the owner of the apartment close up the shutters and flee Paris before the war, never to return? And what secret was she hiding?As the mystery deepens, Ruby turns love detective but it's not long before the ghosts of the past throw her own love affair into jeopardy.From the bestselling author of Me and Mr Darcy, this magical romantic comedy is for every girl who has ever dreamed of the glittering lights of Paris and of a love that last a lifetime . . .

'In a way, I'm a bit of a love detective. Because what's a greater mystery than love?'Meet Ruby Miller. A writer who makes happy-ever-afters happen. Until she discovers her fiance is a lying cheat and loses her faith in love. So when her sister invites her on a beach holiday to Goa to forget about him, Ruby jumps on a plane . . . and into an extraordinary adventure.Stolen bags, a runaway sister and a handsome American stranger sweep Ruby into a magical mystery tour across India. Amid fortresses and fortune tellers, and a whirlwind of weddings, she uncovers fascinating stories of love, lost and found.But as the mysteries deepen, secrets are revealed that turn Ruby's life upside down. And what started as a journey to find her sister, becomes a journey to find herself - and love - again.

After a bad break up, doesn't every girl want the same things? * For her ex-boyfriend to stay single forever... * Or maybe emigrate, to a remote, uninhabited island? * Better still, that she'd never met him in the first place! But what if one of those wishes came true? Tess is heartbroken when Seb breaks up with her and can't help blaming herself. If only she'd done things differently. If only she could make right all her regrets... But she can't. It's over. She has to forget about him. Drunk and upset on New Year's Eve she wishes she'd never met him. But when she wakes up to discover this dream has come true, she realises she has a chance. To do it all over again. And to get it right this time...

Mød Ruby Miller, en forfatter, der får ”til deres dages ende” til at gå i opfyldelse, indtil hun opdager, at hendes forlovede er en løgnagtig bedrager, og hun mister troen på kærlighed. Så da Rubys søster inviterer hende på strandferie til Goa for at glemme alt om ham, hopper hun på et fly … og ind i et usædvanligt eventyr. Stjålne tasker, en søster, der er stukket af, og en smuk amerikansk fremmed skubber Ruby ud på en magisk, mystik tur tværs over Indien. Blandt fæstninger, spåmænd og en hvirvelvind af bryllupper afdækker hun fascinerende historier om kærlighed, først mistet og siden fundet. Men efterhånden som mysterierne uddybes, og hemmeligheder bliver afsløret, bliver Rubys liv vendt på hovedet. Hun startede en rejse for at finde sin søster, men ender med at finde sig selv … og kærligheden … igen. Gør dig klar til et eventyr for livet med denne magiske romantiske komedie. ”Feel good-roman fuld af uventede udfordringer” OK! ”Denne bog er noget speciel. Den er ægte, sjov og magisk og tager dig med på et hvirvelvind eventyr gennem Indien … Den er perfekt ferielæsning hele året rundt.” onemorepage.co.uk