Dorothy Koomson Books In Order

The Ice Cream Girls

At only eighteen years of age, Poppy and Serena were the only witnesses to a tragic event. Amid heated public debate and scrutiny, the two glamorous teens were dubbed ‘The Ice Cream Girls‘ by the press and forced to go their separate ways and to lead very different lives. Twenty years later, Poppy is keen to set the record straight about what really happened, while married mother of two Serena wants no one in her present to find out about her past. But some secrets will not stay buried and if theirs is revealed, their lives will start to unravel all over again…
Gripping, thought provoking and heart warming, The Ice Cream Girls will make you wonder if you can ever truly know the people you love.

The Cupid Effect

Ceri D’Altroy’s hero worship of Oprah Winfrey is beginning to have serious repercussions. Bored with London life and writing yet another ‘black is the new black’ fashion feature, she’s decided to take Oprah’s advice and follow her heart’s desire. Going back to college might not be everyone’s dream but all Ceri’s has ever wanted to do is teach…
But though her professional life seems to be sorted, Ceri’s personal life is still a no go area. After six long, long, months without so much as a snog, she’s given up hope of ever finding anyone who’ll put up with her various idiosyncrasies. In fact just lately, her pent up energies and frustrations seem to have been diverted into solving other people’s romantic problems. Since arriving in Leeds she’s reunited a happily uncoupled couple, encouraged her new flatmate to do something about his unrequited love and outed the closet relationship of two of her new colleagues. All this, in spite of her new life resolution to mind her own business. But is Ceri destined to always play Cupid? Or can she use some of her powers where they’re needed most to help herself?

The Chocolate Run

Amber Salpone thinks in chocolate talk to her for three minutes and she’ll tell you what kind of chocolate you’d be. In fact, most days, if she was asked to choose between chocolate and relationships, there’d be no contest. At least chocolate has never let her down.

My Best Friend’s Girl

How far would you go for the best friend who broke your heart? This internationally bestselling novel tells an enchanting tale of life’s most unpredictable loves and heartaches, and the unforgettable bond between a single woman and an extraordinary five year old girl. From the moment they met in college, best friends Adele Brannon and Kamryn Matika thought nothing could come between them until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn s fianc , Nate. Now, after years of silence, the two women are reuniting, and Adele has a stunning request for her old friend: she wants Kamryn to adopt her five year old daughter, Tegan.

Besides the difference in skin color many will assume that headstrong, impulsive Kamryn is Tegan s nanny there s the inconvenient truth that Kamryn is wholly unprepared to take care of anyone, especially someone who reminds her so much of Nate. With crises brewing at work and her love life in shambles, can Kamryn somehow become the mother a little girl needs her to be?

In My Best Friend s Girl, Dorothy Koomson takes us on a warm and wondrous journey through laughter and tears, forgiveness and hope and the enduring love forged by the unlikeliest of families.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Marshmallows for Breakfast

Dorothy Koomson captivated readers with her international bestseller My Best Friend’s Girl. Now she dazzles us once again with a tale of love, friendship, and families the choices that shatter them, the hope that saves them, and the little moments that happen in between.

Kendra Tamale is looking for a fresh start and a simple life when she rents a room from Kyle Gadsborough. But against her better judgment Kendra soon finds herself drawn into her new landlord s household: a young father in way over his head, a beautiful mother out the door, and six year old twins, Summer and Jaxon, with hearts full of hurt. Kendra has plenty of issues of her own, but this family seems to need her so desperately that she s soon falling in love with Summer s constant chatter, Jaxon s soulful eyes, and the sugar laden Saturday breakfasts she invents. But when a secret from Kendra s past resurfaces and the children are taken away by their mother, the only way to fix things is to confess to the terrible mistake she made many years ago and the choice she makes now could break more than one person s heart.

Goodnight, Beautiful

From the author of the internationally bestselling novels My Best Friend’s Girl and Marshmallows for Breakfast comes an incredibly moving, powerfully written new novel about motherhood, love, loss, and new beginnings. Nova will do anything for her closest friend, Mal, whom she has known since childhood. So when Mal and his wife, Stephanie, ask Nova to be a surrogate mother, she agrees despite her reservations about what it might mean for their friendship. Then Nova s fears are realized. Halfway through the pregnancy, Stephanie finds a text from her husband to Nova that reads Goodnight, Beautiful. Already suspicious of their deep connection, Stephanie demands that Mal cut all ties to Nova and their unborn baby, leaving Nova to raise the child alone. Eight years later, Nova is anxiously waiting for her son, Leo, to wake up from a coma, while childless Stephanie is desperately trying to save her failing marriage. Despite her anger and hurt, Nova wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it s too late. Will it take a tragedy to remind them all how much they mean to one another?

The Woman He Loved Before

Libby has a nice life with a gorgeous husband and a big home by the sea. But over time she is becoming more unsure if Jack has ever loved her ? and if he is over the death of Eve, his first wife. When fate intervenes in their relationship, Libby decides to find out all she can about the man she hastily married and the seemingly perfect Eve. Eventually Libby stumbles across some startling truths about Eve, and is soon unearthing more and more devastating family secrets. Frightened by what she finds and the damage it could cause, Libby starts to worry that she too will end up like the first woman Jack loved…
Tense and moving, The Woman He Loved Before explores if the love you want is always the love you need ? or deserve.