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Emily Banting

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in The United Kingdom

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Contemporary

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Emily Banting is an award-winning and bestselling author of contemporary sapphic romance featuring LGBTQ+ characters and plenty of British humour. History obsessed, she throws her sapphic leading ladies into historic buildings and environments at every opportunity, and believes strongly in representing women over forty in literature.

Broken Beyond Repair received the following awards:

GOLDIE WINNER 2024: AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR (ANGELA DAWE)
GOLDIE WINNER 2023: THE ANN BANNON POPULAR CHOICE BRONZE AWARD
WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: ROMANCE
WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: COVER DESIGN
WINNER OF THE QUEER INDIE AWARDS 2022: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

And a 2023 GCLS Goldie finalist in
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE LONG NOVEL

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Average rating: 4.13 · 11,378 ratings · 1,368 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Broken Beyond Repair (South Downs Romance, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 5,438 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Reality In Check (South Downs Romance, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 1,973 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Lost in Love (Nunswick Abbey, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,182 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Beyond Her Manner (South Downs Romance, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Trust in Truth (Nunswick Abbey, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 652 ratings — 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
	Barging In 4.35 avg rating — 567 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
	Forgive Not Forget (Nunswick Abbey, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 480 ratings — 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
	The Third Act 4.15 avg rating — 166 ratings	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 Nunswick Abbey Series Complete Boxset: A Lesbian Age Gap Romance Series 4.42 avg rating — 48 ratings	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
	Meet-Cute: An Anthology of Excerpts by Jae (Goodreads Author), T.B. Markinson (Goodreads Author), Miranda MacLeod (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2022	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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Emily Banting answered Wendy Griffin's question: I've read all your books and love them. Thank you very much for your gift of writing. Any new books? Thanks Wendy! I’m just coming toward the end of my next one but you will have to wait until the end of the year as it’s a Christmas book! I’ll aim to have another one ready early 2027 too.
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Emily Banting answered Richard Hernandez's question: I loved books 1-2 of your South Downs Romances on audio, when can I hopefully be able to read "Beyond Her Manner: A Sapphic Celebrity Ice Queen Romance" in audiobook format? Tell me soon, please?! Hi, thanks for your question. Angela Dawe is currently recording it, so I hope to have my hands on it sometime in April! 😁
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“There’s a lot you miss when you’re looking at yourself.”
― Emily Banting, Broken Beyond Repair

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“If the world could rid itself of compulsory heterosexuality, it would be a better place for it.”
― Emily Banting, Broken Beyond Repair

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“I know we haven't known each other very long, but at our age, time is something we don't have much of. When we find someone we have a connection with, the more we need to grasp it with both hands.”
― Emily Banting, The Third Act

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