Author photo: Silvia Rosado Photography
SUE MOORCROFT
Agent: Juliet Pickering
Assistant: Finlay Charlesworth
Biography: Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times bestselling author of emotionally compelling contemporary fiction and reached the #1 spot on Kindle UK with THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE. Her books have entered the Top 100 on Kindle US, Canada, Germany and Italy. A SUMMER TO REMEMBER won the Contemporary Romantic Novel Award 2020 for which JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS and DREAM A LITTLE DREAM were shortlisted in earlier years. CHRISTMAS WISHES was shortlisted for the Popular Romantic Fiction Award 2021. LOVE & FREEDOM won the Best Romantic Read Award, for which IS THIS LOVE?, DREAM A LITTLE DREAM and THE WEDDING PROPOSAL were also nominated. A WHITE CHRISTMAS ON WINTER STREET and THE CHRISTMAS LOVE LETTERS have each won a HOLT Medallion. Sue’s novels have sold more than one million copies in the English language.
Sue has won the Katie Fforde Bursary, is the president of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and editor of its short story anthologies. Her novels, short stories, serials and columns have appeared around the world. She has created writing courses for the London School of Journalism and Digital Sea.
Sue’s first novel with Renegade Books will be SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN GUESTHOUSE (Summer 2026), published in the UK, US and Canada. It will be the first volume of The Legacy Trilogy. Books two and three will follow in Winter 2026 and Summer 2027.
Sue’s novels published by Avon Books include OVER THE SEA TO SKYE (2025 – book three in The Skye Sisters trilogy), A SKYE FULL OF STARS (2024 – book two in The Skye Sisters trilogy), UNDER A SUMMER SKYE (2024 – the first book of The Skye Sisters trilogy), THE CHRISTMAS LOVE LETTERS (2023), AN ITALIAN ISLAND SUMMER (2023), A WHITE CHRISTMAS ON WINTER STREET (2022), SUMMER AT THE FRENCH CAFÉ (2022), UNDER THE MISTLETOE (2021), A HOME IN THE SUN (2021), UNDER THE ITALIAN SUN (2021), CHRISTMAS WISHES (2020), SUMMER ON A SUNNY ISLAND (2020), LET IT SNOW (2019), A SUMMER TO REMEMBER (2019), A CHRISTMAS GIFT (2018), ONE SUMMER IN ITALY (2018), THE LITTLE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS (2017), JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS (2017), and THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE (2016).
Her books have been translated into 13 languages.
Sue was born in Germany, and lived in Cyprus and Malta before settling in the UK.
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OVER THE SEA TO SKYE
Contemporary, 384 pages
Avon, June 2025
One summer on a beautiful island could change everything…
Valentina Taylor's life has been upended. With her marriage over, and unsure of what her future holds, she heads to the Isle of Skye for the summer with her young son, Barnaby.
But the journey there sets her on a new path, when she meets Xander Courage on the train – a charming American, running from problems of his own. After sparks fly, they go their separate ways. But on this small island, they’re never far from one another…
Skye offers Valentina the refuge she needs as she whiles away the long summer days at her beachside cottage, enjoying visits from her sisters, Thea and Ezzie. But when bad news from home throws her Scottish idyll into turmoil, Valentina finds herself pulled away from the place – and people – that she loves.
Valentina knows she must confront her heart’s desires – but can she let go of the past and embrace the future she deserves?
A SKYE FULL OF STARS
Contemporary, 384 pages
Avon, Nov 2024
Under the winter stars, anything is possible…
Ezzie Wynter can’t wait for Christmas on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Her island home sparkles at this time of year thanks to the snow-capped mountains and frosty winter walks, topped off with family gatherings with those she loves the most.
But her peaceful Christmas idyll is upended when she hears that the Larson family – the owners of Rothach Hall – are flying in from Sweden for the festivities. As Manager of their grand Scottish manor house, Ezzie suddenly has decorations to hang, food to source and itineraries to organise.
Life only becomes more difficult when Mats Larson turns up. The owners’ handsome, self-assured son is used to doing things his own way – and he is only another headache to add to her overflowing list.
Yet when unexpected visitors arrive looking for Ezzie, nothing else matters as she is left questioning everything she ever knew about herself. But amidst the Christmas chaos, she might also discover that, when all is lost, it’s sometimes those we least expect who come to our aid…
UNDER A SUMMER SKYE (the Skye Sisters Trilogy, Book One)
Contemporary, 384 pages
Avon, May 2024
A chance encounter is about to change everything for Thea Wynter.
The moment she arrived on the Isle of Skye, life changed for Thea. Running from a succession of wrong turns, she comes to the island in search of blue sea, endless skies, and mountains that make the heart soar. Here, she feels at peace.
As head gardener at Rothach Hall, life is exactly how she wants it, with her days spent working in the glorious clifftop garden and her evenings in the cosy village pub.
But an encounter with a stranger from the mainland brings with it an unexpected turn – and she is left wondering whether he is friend or foe.
It seems that even on Skye, life can catch up with you, and Thea is soon faced with the past she left behind – and with it, the family she’s never met…
From old lives to new beginnings, lose yourself on the beautiful Isle of Skye with Thea as she discovers how many possibilities life can truly hold if you look hard enough.
THE CHRISTMAS LOVE LETTERS
Contemporary, 384 pages
Avon, October 2023
A secret romance was just the start of the story…
Tucked into a crook of the Norfolk coast lies Nelson’s Bar – an idyllic village where time seems to stand still. Maddy Cracey has called this beautiful spot home all her life, as had her husband Adey – until an epic row sent him storming out into a blizzard, with no sign of him since that fateful night.
Six years on, and Maddy’s life in the village has settled into a gentle pattern with her young daughter and Great Aunt Ruthie. However, when handsome stranger Raff turns up with a handful of long-forgotten love letters, their quiet life is upended as family secrets from the past are unearthed.
As Raff and Maddy get to know each other, they grow closer and a love story of their own seems inevitable. But when Maddy receives a mysterious message, she can’t help but wonder whether her own past is as distant as she'd thought it was…