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- ISBN 9781835014042
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 27 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'A romantic, lighthearted ode to human imperfection' Publishers Weekly 'A tender look at humanity and love' Kirkus Reviews 'A heartwarming story of sweet romance' Booklist
Top scientist in her field Ava Green doesn’t spend much time outside of the lab. But when her best friend suggests she present her innovative work in AI at a big competition to win a funding prize, Ava is one of the four finalists chosen.
For the next three weeks, the short-listed contestants will live and work at Castle Beaumont, and Ava will have to do things like attend dinners and actually interact with people. To make matters worse, she’s in competition with the surly and aloof poet Forrest Faulkner, who’s had a huge chip on his shoulder since the moment they met. What’s so great about poems that don’t even rhyme, anyway?
But one of the finalists literally looks like he’s Ava’s fantasy come to life... and maybe that’s not so far from the truth. Could it be that Ava’s idea of perfection isn’t what’s perfect for her, after all?
Stella Hayward is a pseudonym for Rowan Coleman, the internationally bestselling and award-winning author and screenwriter of sixteen novels, including The Memory Book, The Summer of Impossible Things, and The Girl at the Window. A lifelong Bronte fan, under the Bronte inspired pen name Bella Ellis, Rowan also writes the Bronte Mysteries -- a carefully researched series of novels that imagine that before they were famous the Bronte Sisters were amateur detectives.
