Laura Wood is a bestselling and acclaimed author of children’s and young adult novels. She is also the author of the adult novels Under Your Spell and Let’s Make a Scene. With a PhD in 19th-century literature, Laura lives in Warwickshire, England, with her husband, and their dog, Bea. Visit LauraClareWood.com and follow her on Instagram @LauraCWood and on X @LauraClareWood.
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"Filled with delicious banter and swoon-worthy moments, this rom-com sparkles. The story centers on Hollywood actress Cynthie Taylor and her dreamy costar Jack Turner-Jones. More than a decade ago, they starred in a hit movie together—then vowed never to see each other again. When they’re asked to film a sequel and ‘fake date’ for PR, they reluctantly oblige. As lines begin to blur, can they ignore their very real feelings?"
– Woman's World
“The novel has a breezy, casual narrative voice, while also tackling some serious issues… Recommended for contemporary romance readers looking for celebrity romance and second-chance romances.”
– Library Journal
"Just delicious...a gorgeous love story with fantastic characters."
– Marian Keyes
"I truly, truly adored Let’s Make a Scene. It brought me so much joy. I embarrassed myself giggling, sighing and crying my way through it, and couldn't put it down. I loved it with my whole heart. It made me laugh so much and swoon so much. Laura Wood is amazing and this book is absolutely glorious."
– Lucy Vine, author of Seven Exes
“The most delicious, indulgent, funny, and emotionally charged romcom I have read in a long time—it ranks up there with my favorite ever romances.”
– Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of the Cornish Cream Tea series
"I truly, truly adored Let’s Make a Scene. It brought me so much joy. I embarrassed myself giggling, sighing and crying my way through it, and couldn't put it down. I loved it with my whole heart. It made me laugh so much and swoon so much. Laura Wood is amazing and this book is absolutely glorious."
– Lucy Vine, author of Seven Exes
“Featuring some of the hottest kiss scenes I’ve ever read and filled with the kind of yearning that will send hopeless romantics swooning, Let’s Make a Scene is laugh-out-loud funny, unapologetically heartfelt, and everything a romcom should be.”
– Catherine Walsh, author of Snowed In and Holiday Romance
"Laura Wood is quite possibly now my favourite romcom author, and Let's Make a Scene is a perfect mix of hilarity and slow burn delicious sex appeal. A swoonworthy setting, a brilliant cast of characters and a potent dose of glamour made it completely impossible to put this book down."
– Rebecca Ryan, author of My (extra)Ordinary Life
"The absolute pinnacle of romcoms; Laura Wood delivers another incredible, sweeping love story. Utterly stunning, hopeful, and bitingly funny. I am starstruck by Cynthie and Jack's romance."
– Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas
Praise for Under Your Spell
"I fell in love with Laura Wood's writing when I read Under Your Spell."—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Under Your Spell is easily one of my favorite books of 2024. I officially want to live inside Laura's head forever please”—Victoria Lavine, author of Any Trope but You
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