The Night Is Ours by Heléne Holmström is out today in Sweden, published by Lovereads. The novel is the second instalment in The Department Store Saga, a contemporary steaming romance set in the world of luxury retail.
Althea’s well-ordered life is turned upside down when her unfaithful ex-boyfriend becomes the boss at the publishing house where she works. When she ends up at an unplanned dinner with Wilhelm Hartman – the man who changes women faster than rumours spread in the publishing world – they are mistaken for a couple, which has unforeseen consequences. To save the Hartman siblings’ inheritance, they are forced to pretend to be in love in front of the outside world, which comes a little too easily.
Meanwhile, Althea takes over the department store’s struggling bookshop and grows ever closer to Wilhelm. In the hunt for grandma Hartman’s missing old book, secrets are uncovered and new loyalties are put to the test. How long can Althea keep up the pretence before her past catches up with her?
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