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SUE MOORCROFT
Agent: Juliet Pickering
Assistant: Finlay Charlesworth
Biography: : Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times bestselling author of emotionally compelling contemporary fiction, and her novels have sold over 1.5 million copies in the English language. She reached the #1 spot on Kindle UK with THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE, and has entered the Top 100 on Kindle in the US, Canada, Germany and Italy. Her books have been translated into 13 languages.
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 won the Katie Fforde Bursary, and is a past president of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and editor of its short story anthologies. She has created writing courses for the London School of Journalism and Digital Sea.
Sue’s first novel in the Italian Legacy trilogy was SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN GUESTHOUSE (Summer 2026), published in the UK, US and Canada. SECRETS OF A WINTER ESCAPE follows in Winter 2026 and SECRETS OF A SECOND CHANCE SUMMER in Summer 2027, published by Quercus Books (Hachette). For more on Sue’s newest books, you can sign up for her newsletter here.
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).
Sue was born in Germany, and lived in Cyprus and Malta before settling in the UK.
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SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN GUESTHOUSE
Contemporary, 369 pages
Renegade, July 2026
Two sisters she’s never met
A first love who’s impossible to forget…
For Jade, life in Lake Como is la dolce vita. Until her beloved grandmother passes, leaving Jade not just the family’s bustling guesthouse to run, but two life-changing secrets to confront…
The pensione hasn’t just been left to Jade, it’s also been inherited by her sisters – who she had no idea existed. As Erin and Rosalie arrive in Italy, Jade is forced to face the heart-wrenching prospect of sharing her last remaining tie to the woman who raised her.
Jade is desperately trying to hold on to the past, but there’s one person she would prefer to leave firmly behind: her first love, Leo. He’s back in the city that is filled with the memories they once made together. But as Jade fights to take control of her future and her heart, why do all cobbled roads lead back to Leo?
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.