A Magical New Year's Kiss: An enemies-to-lovers romance with a magical twist

by Jennifer Joyce

Should your fairy tale be this much work?

After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends one night and it appears to be New Year's Eve in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love.

At midnight they kissand it all fades away. The one detail about him she can clearly recall is that his watch was cracked.

So when she meets her new boss Joshua, she is shocked to see that his watch face is cracked. He must be her dream man!

The only problem is she just can't stand him.

Still, Daisy has faith in her vision and sets to work to turn them from enemies to lovers. They begin to date and Daisy follows the tiny clues from her dream, hell bent on making it come true.

But is he really her perfect man? Or is she chasing after the wrong Prince Charming?

A magical romcom perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens, Catherine Walsh and Josie Silver

Praise for Jennifer Joyce

'Loved loved loved! This was definitely my favourite book...I've read in quite a long time.' Reader Review

'I finished reading this book with a big smile on my face and left wanting more.' Reader Review

'Ticked all the boxesIt's a strong 5-star plus from me.' Reader Review

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'You will fall in love with all the characters.' Reader Review

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'I absolutely adored this story. Cleo was a hilarious main character.' Reader Review

'Really enjoyed reading this. I think we've all been Cleo at some point in our lives and I really was cheering her on all the way.' Reader Review

'This book is bursting with humour, warmth and a cast of awesome characters.' Reader Review

'Ticked all of my boxes for a great and entertaining read.' Reader Review

'Joyce creates characters that you'll love dearly .' Reader Review

'Tons of laughs, fantastic characters, surprises, and plenty of heart.' Reader Review

'This book was soooo adorable. I didn't want to put it down.' Reader Review

303 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 21, 2025

About the author

Jennifer Joyce is a successful food writer, author and stylist based in London. She is American-born but has been resident in the UK for more than 24 years. Working for leading UK magazines and newspapers, such as BBC Good Food, Waitrose Kitchen and Jamie Magazine as well as The Guardian and Daily Telegraph, she draws on her unique dual talents of creating mouth-watering recipes and styling the dishes for photography. Leiths School of Food and Wine in London hosts Jennifer's popular cookery classes and she has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows in the UK and US, including the BBC's Today and Good Food Show Live. My Asian Kitchen is Jennifer's eleventh book. Her previous titles for Murdoch Books are My Street Food Kitchen, Meals in Heels and Skinny Meals in Heels.

Reviews

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️ 4.5 ⭐️
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[jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

a fun read following 3 friends and the quest to find the one, it was slightly predictable but enjoyable and easy to get into.
will look out for other books by this author

[Karlen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intriguing premise. So obvious where it was going. Also I didn’t really like Daisy that much.