The perfect heart-warming bookish rom-com to fall in love with this summer, brand-new for 2026! Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Portia Macintosh and Jo Thomas

☀️Escape to Porto for the summer with this sun-soaked, heartwarming bookish romcom!☀️

'To say I ate this book up with a spoon would be an understatement!' ★★★★★

'This is the absolute perfect beach read, it has romance, mystery, humour, all whilst being transported to beautiful Portugal' ★★★★★

'** ADDS ALL REBECCA RAISIN'S BOOKS TO CART **' ★★★★★

In a city full of stories, can she write her own…

Introvert and self-described whodunnit enthusiast Viviane has never much believed in living life outside of the pages of a book. But when her interfering mother insists that Viviane needs some friends who aren’t fictional, she decides to head into the beautiful bustling streets of Porto in search of her community.

What better place to start than by reading her favourite mystery in the corner of a little-known café? But when one, then two, and then outrageously six other people decide to join her silent book club Viviane realises that she is firmly out of her depth. There’s Thomas, a middle-aged man hiding his love for romance novels, Lucinda, a chic sixty-something with a penchant for Christie, and then there’s Tiago, the hot alpha male of every romance novelist’s dreams.

But when one of these newfound friends disappears from the book club without a word, will the community come together to find their fellow lost soul, and will Viviane find love along the way…?

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