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Sandy Barker

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Born

Australia

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https://sandybarker.com/

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Genre

Romance, Contemporary, Travel

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January 2018

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I’m a writer, traveller and hopeful romantic with a lengthy bucket list, and many of my travel adventures have found homes in my novels. I’m also an avid reader, a film buff, a wine lover and a coffee snob.

I am currently on a one-year sabbatical, living and writing across the world, with my partner, Ben, who I met while travelling in Greece. Our real-life love story inspired my debut novel One Summer in Santorini, the first in the five-book Holiday Romance series with One More Chapter, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Also with One More Chapter, is the Christmas Romance series, celebrating my favourite time of the year, and a stand-alone romcom, The Dating Game, set in the world of reality TV.

I am now writing for Boldwood Books, including the 5- ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 24,029 ratings · 2,884 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Summer in Santorini (Holiday Romance, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 4,394 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Match Me If You Can (Ever After Agency, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,856 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Christmas Swap (Christmas Romance, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 2,764 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Night in Paris (Holiday Romance, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,645 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dating Game 3.60 avg rating — 1,636 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sunrise Over Bali (Holiday Romance, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Italian Holiday Mix-up 4.18 avg rating — 1,164 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sunset in Sydney (Holiday Romance, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 1,172 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wedding in Tuscany (Holiday Romance, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 1,013 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shout Out to My Ex (Ever After Agency, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 1,085 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Publication Day! A Little Christmas Rivalry is out now!

cover imageA Little Christmas RomanceA man and a woman in a snowy landscape. back to back and looking over their shoulders at each other

I absolutely LOVED writing this book. It actually began life as a steamy short story for a Christmas anthology and it was when I delved into the love interests’ backstory that I realised it was so much more – a dual PoV love story about two expats living in London.

Sophie Reid fell in love with her husband, Daniel, while on holiday in London 11 years ago. After a whirlwind romance, she dropped

Series by Sandy Barker

Holiday Romance (5 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 9,462 ratings

Ever After Agency (5 books)
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3.92 avg rating — 7,450 ratings

Christmas Romance (2 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 3,419 ratings

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Sandy Barker rated a book it was amazing People Skills by Nina Kenwood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sandy Barker rated a book it was amazing The Christmas Competition by Zoe Allison	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You will absolutely love it. Super fun premise, great characters, terrific chemistry. A must read this festive season.
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Sandy Barker is now following Zoe Allison Author of The Ex-Mas Holidays
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Sandy Barker rated a book it was amazing Take Me Anywhere by Katie Walsh (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Outstanding travel romance. I absolutely devoured it. Heartfelt and heart-warming and such an interesting premise. Hannah's trip was so well described and her adventures brought a smile to my face. The love story felt real and well-earned. And lots of ...more
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Sandy Barker is now following Katie Walsh Author of Follow You Down
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Sandy Barker rated a book it was amazing Better than the Real Thing by Brooke Crawford (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sandy Barker liked Agi's review of The Great Italian Holiday Mix-up: "Oh, what a brilliant, brilliant read it was! It felt longer than the 296 pages, somehow, for me it was not such a quick read, nevertheless I enjoyed every single page. It was just what I needed right now, a book filled with sun, aperol spritz, holiday" Read more of this review »
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Sandy Barker liked Lorraine.lomas's review of The Great Italian Holiday Mix-up: "great rom com Loved reading this love story and the build up and will be visiting Capri very soon just to see the sights"
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Sandy Barker liked Euge Fernandez's review of The Great Italian Holiday Mix-up: "Ok, who doesn’t dream of spending their holidays surrounded by the bluest water ever seen, the perfect cocktail and the Italian beach? Apparently not everyone. True North, the travel company promises to pair everyone with their dream destination. They" Read more of this review »
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“I hate crowds—most short people do.”
― Sandy Barker, That Night in Paris

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“She stayed put while the rest of us went”
― Sandy Barker, One Summer in Santorini

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“tour. Georgina knew her stuff and Monaco”
― Sandy Barker, That Night in Paris

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