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Summer Detour
She’s chasing stories. He’s chasing order and structure. Neither expects to find love on the open road.
When struggling historical romance author Charlie Young agrees to a motorhome road trip around Yorkshire for singles, she hopes inspiration will strike. Instead, she’s stuck with grumpy lawyer Ben Henshaw, who treats the adventure like a courtroom battle.
Between endless bickering, close proximity, and bumpy roads ahead, tensions begin to simmer. As secrets are shared, friendships forged, and sparks ignite, Charlie starts to wonder if this road trip might lead to the happy ever after she’s been writing about all along.
“Love was never part of the itinerary.”
Close proximity
Grumpy sunshine
Set in Yorkshire
Dual POV
Open-door romance
When struggling historical romance author Charlie Young agrees to a motorhome road trip around Yorkshire for singles, she hopes inspiration will strike. Instead, she’s stuck with grumpy lawyer Ben Henshaw, who treats the adventure like a courtroom battle.
Between endless bickering, close proximity, and bumpy roads ahead, tensions begin to simmer. As secrets are shared, friendships forged, and sparks ignite, Charlie starts to wonder if this road trip might lead to the happy ever after she’s been writing about all along.
“Love was never part of the itinerary.”
Close proximity
Grumpy sunshine
Set in Yorkshire
Dual POV
Open-door romance
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 28, 2026
About the author
Shelley Wilson
29 books107 followersShelley Wilson is a genre straddling English author of romance, historical fiction, motivational self-help titles, and young adult fantasy/supernatural fiction.
She's published nine non-fiction self-help books including her bestseller - How I Changed My Life in a Year - eight young adult (YA) novels. Book one of her werewolf series was a finalist in the RONE YA Book of the Year Awards and has been combined and re-released with book two under the new title - Hood Academy. Her debut romance was an RNA Awards Finalist 2025
Shelley lives in the West Midlands, UK, with her three children. She has a crazy black cat called Luna and is obsessed with vampires, Tudor and Viking history, and exploring castles.
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She's published nine non-fiction self-help books including her bestseller - How I Changed My Life in a Year - eight young adult (YA) novels. Book one of her werewolf series was a finalist in the RONE YA Book of the Year Awards and has been combined and re-released with book two under the new title - Hood Academy. Her debut romance was an RNA Awards Finalist 2025
Shelley lives in the West Midlands, UK, with her three children. She has a crazy black cat called Luna and is obsessed with vampires, Tudor and Viking history, and exploring castles.
Find her on:
Facebook www.facebook.com/FantasyAuthorSLWilson
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@shelleywilson...
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/authorslwil...
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May 4, 2026
What a wonderful light hearted book. Really enjoyed the characters of Ben and Charlie and life in a camper van going round the Yorkshire area. Found it an uplifting book ; as I read made me smile a lot. The characters were so believable.
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