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Jessica Gilmore

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After several very happy years as a bookseller, Jessica Gilmore moved into the charity sector and now works in the Arts. Married with one daughter and two dogs, she lives in the beautiful Chilterns where she can usually be found with her nose in a book. A lover of a happy-ever-after, Jessica loves to write emotional romance with a hint of humour and a splash of sunshine.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 2,402 ratings · 449 reviews · 284 distinct works • Similar authors

	Love at First Sight 3.55 avg rating — 343 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
	Love on the Island 3.47 avg rating — 219 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
	Their Christmas Carol: A Small-Town Holiday Romance (Big Sky Hathaways Book 2) 4.42 avg rating — 166 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
	Falling for You (Big Sky Hathaways, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 179 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
	Expecting the Earl's Baby (Summer Weddings, 1) 3.60 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2015 — 15 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
	Proposal at the Winter Ball 3.69 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2014 — 11 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
	Baby Surprise for the Spanish Billionaire (Wedding Island #1) 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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 New Year Baby Secret (Maids Under the Mistletoe #4) 3.58 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	In the Boss's Castle (The Life Swap #1) 3.85 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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
	His Reluctant Cinderella 3.41 avg rating — 63 ratings — 10 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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At the weekend I lost a close friend to cancer. Next week is her funeral and I have busied myself with train tickets and plans to meet people and rearranging dental appointments because ticking stuff off on a list is so much easier than thinking about what it means, about facing the black hole in my life. And then at odd times I remember moments from our past, like movie flashbacks, and for those Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Jessica Gilmore

Big Sky Hathaways (2 books)
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4.18 avg rating — 344 ratings

Fairytale Brides (2 books)
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The Scots Take Montana (1 book)
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4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings

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Jessica Gilmore rated a book Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones	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
It is a truth universally acknowledged that even a not her best DWJ is better than 99% of other fantasy books.
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Jessica Gilmore rated a book it was amazing Murder on the Royal Crescent by Harriet F. Townson	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
Hurrah, Dora is back! I absolutely adored the first on Townson's witty Golden Age homage, and have been eagerly awaiting Dora's next adventure. In this second installment, Dora leaves her beloved London Library at the behest of her godmother and trav ...more
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Jessica Gilmore rated a book it was amazing Dark Reading Matter (Thursday Next, #8) by Jasper Fforde (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
When I say that Jasper Fforde is one of my favourite novelists and the Thursday Next series one of my favourite series and then I add that this eight and (probably) final book in the series came twelve years after the last, then you will know how ver ...more
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Jessica Gilmore rated a book really liked it Excellent Women by Barbara Pym	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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Jessica Gilmore rated a book really liked it A Scholar's Guide to Demonology & Other Dark Arts (Grayne's Academy, #1) by Genevieve Cogman (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
I am a huge fan of Genevieve Cogman's previous series so a new book is an auto-read for me - but the cherry on top was the setting, I also adore school stories and couldn't wait to dive into this gothic take. Unfortunate family circumstances means Ph ...more
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Jessica Gilmore rated a book liked it Adversary to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #4) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (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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What a joy to return to Maybridge and to Abby and co. This fourth book in the Maybridge Murders series takes place as Abby and Jake settle into married life and Abby starts to think about the future. Her beloved cottage is bursting at the seams, her ...more
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Jessica Gilmore rated a book it was amazing Empire (Heir Duology, #2) by Sabaa Tahir (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
I was eagerly anticipating the conclusion to this dulology and I wasn't disappointed. Empire is as full of twists, turns and emotional devastation as Heir. Tahir's ability to maintain tension, pace and to develop characterisation in long books filled ...more
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