What if there really was a formula for finding love?
My first novel, No Such Thing As Perfect, was published in August 2021 by Century. It’s a romantic comedy about love and technology, the mysteries of attraction, and navigating a world of twos when you’re a one. There’s also a dog in it. Sounds like it might be up your street? Read on… (You can buy it at all these places too!)
Nobody’s life is as perfect as it looks – and least of all Laura Morrison's. (Although she's not sure how perfect hanging onto your job by a thread and sleeping on an air mattress at your sister's looks, in all honesty.) When Laura gets the chance to trial Cupid – a high-tech new dating service which will draw on everything she's ever done online to find her perfect match – she figures it's got to be worth a try. She can't believe her luck when good-looking, kind considerate Adam turns up for their first date. On paper he's...well...perfect. But when Laura develops feelings for the person who led her to Adam in the first place, familiar doubt creeps in.
Maybe for life to start falling into place, Laura has to learn to let go...
‘Funny, smart and sharp’ – STYLIST ‘I’ll be adding Hughes to my list of must-read rom-com authors’ – THE BOOKSELLER
‘This book will make your world a brighter place’ – KATHERINE HEINY ‘Tender, funny, smart and brilliantly observed’ – DAISY BUCHANAN
‘Not that many rom-coms are both properly romantic and properly comic. Here’s one that is’ – READER’S DIGEST
‘A smart, thoughtful romcom with real heart’ – RED ‘Brimming with wit and razor sharp observations’ – SOPHIE COUSENS
‘There’s an involving mystery at the heart of it… an absolute cracker’ – JUSTIN MYERS ‘This smart, funny read is about love in all its forms’ – FABULOUS
Dee Jensen’s life is about to get complicated…
My second novel, It’s Complicated, came out in July 2023 with Century. Like No Such Thing As Perfect, it’s a romantic comedy – but it’s also about fertility, first love and the families that we find along the way. It features a cat called Ronnie Biggs and what I think are probably some of my best jokes, and is available to buy at all these places.
Thirty-four-year-old Dee’s world gets turned upside down when she's told by her doctor that if she wants to start a family she needs to get on with it – fast. The problem is, her almost-definitely boyfriend Nat has almost-definitely just broken up with her. At the same time she's trying to keep her two best friends happy, parenting her own parents and attempting to escape from a job that pays her in burritos. Could platonic co-parenting – where two friends have a child together with no romantic connection – be the easy answer? Dee finds herself suggesting the idea to Andy, a man she’s only just met. In the cold light of day he doesn't find it as laughable as she does... But will feelings surface along the way? And, in her heart of hearts, does Dee even want a baby?
‘Warm, kind-hearted and delightfully sharp and witty… consistently compelling and charming’ – LAURA KAY
‘I inhaled this book and felt better for it’ – BETHANY RUTTER ‘A beautiful ode to finding your place in the world’ – LAURA JANE WILLIAMS
‘Effortless, lovely and deeply relatable’ – LILY LINDON ‘Brilliantly observed, laugh-out-loud funny’ – PHOEBE LUCKHURST
‘Sharply observed, witty, and brimming with heart’ – LAUREN HO