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Sally Brooks

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Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, The United Kingdom

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https://www.sallybrooksauthor.com/

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Humor and Comedy

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Casey McQuiston, Clare Lydon, Taylor Jenkins Reid

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I'm Sally Brooks, a British writer of contemporary sapphic romance. These books are perfect for those of you who love diverse characters, romantic comedy and page-turning fiction.
In my books you will find compelling, funny and heartwarming stories - think all the lols with all the feels.
I love complex queer female characters so that's what I write and I'll keep you guessing right to the end.
I live in Birmingham with my wife, our three children and two cats - Cagney and Lacey, who are surprisingly bad at solving crime. ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 619 ratings · 105 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Swiping Right and Other Disasters (The Second Chance Chronicles #1) 3.98 avg rating — 290 ratings — 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
	Faking It and Falling in Love (The Second Chance Chronicles #3) 4.25 avg rating — 116 ratings — 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
	Don't Fall in Love and How to Break the Rules (The Second Chance Chronicles #2) 4.20 avg rating — 89 ratings — 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
	Her Shadow: A story of love, loss and politics (The Shadow Series Book 1) 4.28 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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
	Theatre of Shadows: Power, politics and passion (The Shadow Series Book 2) 4.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 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
	Fighting Feelings and a Christmas Truce (The Second Chance Chronicles #4) 4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — 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
	Four Movements: 50 years, four people, one piano 4.50 avg rating — 4 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

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Faking It (and falling in love) is out today! I am really thrilled to be able to share this book with you about Philippa, who comes out later in life and ends up fake-dating Alex.

Philippa is a high-powered lawyer in her mid-40s, single-parenting a 10-year-old, so hedonistic graphic designer and free spirit Alex shouldn't be her type. But when circumstance brings them together, sparks fly!

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Published on June 26, 2025 06:04 • Tags: coming-out, coming-out-later-in-life, fake-dating, lesbian-fiction, lesbian-romance, lesfi, queer-romance, sapphic-romance, sapphic-romantic-comedy

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Gellhorn: A Twentieth Century Life

by Caroline Moorehead

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Sally Brooks liked Deb's review of Fighting Feelings and a Christmas Truce (The Second Chance Chronicles #4): "loved this Such a great ending to a wonderful series. This book has quite a bit going on. Underneath all the drama is a beautiful love story. So happy with the ending. "
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Sally Brooks and 2 other people liked Catherine (Rin) Melia's review of Fighting Feelings and a Christmas Truce (The Second Chance Chronicles #4): "I think this is my favourite in the series! I liked that the characters actually had a reason to be enemies, unlike other enemies to lovers books where the reasons can be a bit pointless. There were multiple elements to the story and the characters w" Read more of this review »
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