'A proper lovely romance, and a fabulous spirit-lifter' Ruth Jones, Sunday Times bestselling author 'Heart-warming and believable. This is Miranda Dickinson at her very best' Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author 'Miranda is such a big-hearted, generous writer, full of warmth and love' Jenny Colgan, Sunday Times bestselling author 'Charming, quirky and properly romantic' Mike Gayle, bestselling author of All the Lonely People * * * Two lonely people. One note in the window. And what happens when they reach out. Lachlan Wallace is stuck at home after a car accident stalled his army career. With months of physiotherapy still to endure and only his rescue dog and cat for company, he's taken to gazing out of the window, watching the world spin on without him. And then he notices a vase of flowers on the windowsill of the apartment opposite his. Drawn to their hope and colour, he decides to reach out and sticks a message in his window.
Bethan Gwynne is a stranger in a new town. Bringing up her son Noah by herself, she is slowly rebuilding her life, but loneliness is one obstacle she has yet to overcome. She's intrigued by a glimpse of her neighbour in the apartment across from hers - and then, one evening, she sees a message in his window just for her: WHAT ARE THOSE FLOWERS CALLED? And so begins a love story of two people reaching out, daring to trust a stranger. * * * Authors and readers have fallen in love with The Start of Something: 'A truly heart-warming novel about hope, loneliness and the power of reaching out. Charming and romantic, Bethan and Lachlan's story will move anyone who's ever taken a chance on love. A magical read' Holly Miller, bestselling author of The Sight of You 'I absolutely adored this book from start to finish, it was everything that you want in a cute romance story but it also had so much more to it . I wholeheartedly recommend' NetGalley, 5* 'Charming, relatable and sweet - I was fully invested in the heartwarming love story of Bethan and Lachlan' Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop.