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DANI ATKINS
Agent: Kate Burke
Assistant: Sian Ellis-Martin
Biography: Dani Atkins was born in London, and grew up in Cockfosters, Hertfordshire. She now lives in a 350-year-old cottage with her husband, one Siamese cat and a very soppy Border Collie.
Dani has been writing for fun all her life but, following the 2013 publication of her novel FRACTURED (Head of Zeus), she has made writing her full-time career. FRACTURED has since been published in sixteen languages and has sold more than half a million copies since first publication in the UK.
Dani is the author of four other bestselling novels (THE STORY OF US, OUR SONG, THIS LOVE and WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING) and PERFECT STRANGERS, a standalone eBook novella. In 2023, SIX DAYS won the Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award at the RNA Awards. In 2022, A SKY FULL OF STARS won the Contemporary Romantic Novel Award at the RNA awards, and Dani previously won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award for THIS LOVE in 2018.
Praise for Dani Atkins:
‘Dani Atkins is the undisputed queen of fiction that packs a huge emotional punch’ – Heat
‘Atkins is a brilliant writer’ – The Daily Mail
‘A warm and memorable novel, with a dilemma at its core, and will appeal to readers of Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks. Thoroughly enjoyable’ – Independent on Sunday
‘Heart-breakingly brilliant’ – The Sun
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THE MEMORY OF US
Fiction, 464 pages, Head of Zeus, February 2024
A twist of fate. An unexpected love story...
If she had been found moments later, Amelia's heart would have stopped and never recovered. Instead she was taken from the desolate beach to the nearest hospital just in time to save her life. When her sister Lexi arrives from New York, Amelia's heart is beating, but the accident has implanted a series of false memories. These memories revolve around a man named Sam, and a perfect love story that never existed.
Determined to help her sister, Lexi enlists the help of Nick, a local vet who bears a striking resemblance to Sam. Together, Lexi and Nick recreate and photograph Amelia's dream dates in the hopes of triggering her true memories.
But as love starts to stir between Lexi and Nick, they must navigate a complex web of emotions. How can Lexi fall for Amelia's dream man without hurting her sister?
Filled with breathtaking romance, heart-wrenching emotion, the magic of destiny and the power of sisterhood, THE MEMORY OF US is a must-read for fans of Holly Miller and Colleen Hoover.
WHEN I AWAKE
Fiction, 96 pages, Head of Zeus, November 2023
Maddie suffers from a rare condition which has put her in a coma twice: the first time for six years, the second for ten. Her truest friends have stood by her hospital bed day after day – her best friend, Chloe, and her landlord, Mitch. But despite their constant presence, the world has spun without her.
Now, finally, Maddie is awake. After so long asleep, can she summon the strength to start afresh, and fall in love with life again?
A beautiful and life-affirming novella for anyone who has ever wondered what they would do with a second chance to find their happy ever after.
SIX DAYS
Fiction, 400 pages, Aria (Head of Zeus), April 2022
Two people. One love story. Six days.
He loves me... He loves me not... He loves me...
Gemma knows that she and Finn are destined to be together. They are soulmates. But then, on their wedding day, he never arrives at the church.
Gemma is convinced Finn wouldn't abandon her like this, even though he has disappeared once before. But back then he had a reason. She feels sure something terrible has happened, but no one else is convinced. Even the police aren't concerned, telling Gemma most people who disappear usually turn up in a week... assuming they want to be found, that is.
For the next six days Gemma frantically searches for Finn, even though every shocking revelation is telling her to give up on him. Before long, even she begins to doubt her own memories of their love.
How long can she hold on to her faith in Finn if everyone is telling her to let him go?
A SKY FULL OF STARS
Fiction, 448 pages, Head of Zeus, February 2021
When Lisa married Alex, she gave his life meaning. She was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man she could love.
Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But when Lisa dies suddenly, their universe is destroyed. Alex is shattered by loss, and overwhelmed by the difficulties of being a single father to a six-year-old boy.
Then Alex meets four strangers. Two men and two women, who never met Lisa, but whose lives changed profoundly because she died. As Alex hears their stories, he begins to realise the world may not be as cruel and senseless as it seems. Perhaps, after all, the future is written in the stars...