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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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August 2021

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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 · 11,114 ratings · 1,342 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Broken Beyond Repair (South Downs Romance, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 5,383 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 — 1,948 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) 3.81 avg rating — 1,143 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) 4.29 avg rating — 803 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 — 642 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 4.36 avg rating — 488 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) 4.21 avg rating — 467 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 4.17 avg rating — 162 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 4.43 avg rating — 47 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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South Downs Romances (3 books)
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Nunswick Abbey (3 books)
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Emily Banting joined the group Sapphic Book Bingo 2026
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Emily Banting voted for Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) (Vera Wong, #2) as Readers' Favorite Mystery & Thriller in the Final Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Emily Banting and 3 other people liked krystelleyy's review of Beyond Her Manner (South Downs Romance, #3): "I read this book in one sitting and of course I loved it to my core. This was one of the series that are well written and does leave a mark on you. Getting to last part knowing that this would be the last book in the series left my heart aching but a" Read more of this review »
Jul 19, 2025 11:21AM · see review
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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