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The Only Exception: A sweet, heart-warming romantic comedy (Love in the Comptons) by [Claire Huston]

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The Only Exception: A sweet, heart-warming romantic comedy (Love in the Comptons) Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 2: Love in the Comptons

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A must for romcom fans!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I was hooked after the first chapter and struggled to put it down..."

The Love in the Comptons books are standalone romcoms you can read in any order with recurring characters and locations.

Lucinda Green knows something is missing from her life. But what? Her catering business is enjoying modest success and she loves her cosy house, even if she does have to share it with her irritating ex-fiancé.

Whatever’s making her unsettled and edgy, Lucinda’s certain that a lack of romance isn’t the problem. How could it be when she doesn’t believe in true love?

But Lucinda’s beliefs are shaken by a series of electric encounters with Alex Fraser, a newly notorious actor who gradually proves himself to be infuriatingly funny and smart, as well as handsome.

Not that any of that matters. Because Lucinda doesn’t believe in all that ‘The One’ nonsense. That’s the rule.

But doesn’t every rule have an exception?

This uplifting grumpy-meets-sunshine romance is perfect for fans of Phillipa Ashley, Katie Fforde and Trisha Ashley.

Book Two in the Love in the Comptons series. These are standalone stories and can be read in any order.
1. Art and Soul (Becky and Charlie)
2. The Only Exception (Lucinda and Alex)

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327 pages
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English
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7 Jun. 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Z9H6RVP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Goldcrest Books International Ltd (7 Jun. 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 688 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 327 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 10,936 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- 1,053 in Women's Contemporary Fiction

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Claire Huston

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Claire Huston lives in Warwickshire, UK, with her husband and two children. She writes uplifting modern love stories about characters who are meant for each other but sometimes need a little help to realise it.

A keen amateur baker, she enjoys making cakes, biscuits and brownies almost as much as eating them. You can find recipes for all the cakes mentioned in Art and Soul at www.clairehuston.co.uk along with over 150 other recipes. This is also where she talks about and reviews books.

As well as her website, you can find her on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Goodreads: linktr.ee/clairehuston_author

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Kerry Parsons

The ultimate feel-good story!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2022

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Having read and loved Claire Huston’s first two books (Art and Soul & Elle’s A to Z of Love) I was very excited to read The Only Exception and I have not been disappointed!
Lucinda is a bit of a prickly character to begin with but as we get to know her, we start to realise why she is how she is. I really warmed to her as the story progressed. Her first meeting with Alex Fraser is under rather stressful circumstances but it’s obvious they left an impression on each other. Lucinda doesn’t believe in true love though or that there is any such thing as ‘the one’. Her mother has always told her so.
Alex is such a lovely character. He is in a stale relationship with his younger actress girlfriend, and I couldn’t help but feel for him. I always find it quite sad when people feel they must settle for what they have when they could be destined for real happiness. The same goes for Lucinda’s situation.
I loved the time Lucinda and Alex spend together when invited to the grand home of the lady they saved. She’s a fabulous character! Not altogether likeable, but definitely interesting. The dog stole the show though!
There are some lovely characters throughout this story who add such depth and warmth.
There is so much to love about this book. It is sweet, and funny, and romantic, and uplifting. The ultimate feel-good story! So beautifully written. I LOVED it!
All the stars for me!

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5 stars – For every rule there is an exception… especially in matters of the heart!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2022

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Hello and thanks for joining me! Today I’m excited to share the Tangents recipe (read: review) for baking the perfect romcom à la Ms Huston.

Take one love-averse (with very good reasons) catering business owner with a dash of self-defence grumpiness, mix with a liberal amount of Laura shouts of ‘Lucinda!’ at the kindle screen and face palming. Add a memorable not-so-meet-cute with Mr-Hot-Right-Now actor, Alex Fraser (easily wounded but hopeless romantic), along with a continual craving for sticky toffee pudding and leave to prove.

Be careful to check your resting dough regularly as timing is key, and while it may be out of sync for Lucinda and Alex to begin with, fate or rather Cupid’s arrow, has other ideas *winks*.

Combine with a snarky no-nonsense head chef (love Jay), a pair of ‘out of the mouth babes’ nieces, emotional backstories, a chemistry laden midnight feast and a dollop of Wham! (gotta love a bit of I’m Your Man!) then finally bake low and slow for a HEA to remember.

*sighs*

In case you haven’t already guessed, and imho, TOE is a must-read for all romcom lovers. I’m sure I’m not the only romance reader with a soft spot for the frenemies-to-lovers and miscommunication tropes. All that friction… *snorts*

Suffice it to say Claire Huston has a place on my one-click cover/blurb sight unseen list aka auto-buy author’s list.

Okay, enough of my waffles. Just know happy hormones await within! What are you waiting for?

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ramona

Another fantastic book from Claire !

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Engrossed straight in !! The storyline hooks you in immediately and gets better and better as you get to know the characters. I absolutely love how Claire describes the characters and what's going on in her stories.

My favourite so far for sure !!

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Ms. T. A. Russell

Easy flowing feel good love story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2022

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Really loved this book it is easy to read feel good story. I was hooked after the first chapter and struggled to put it down, desperate to find will out will they won’t they, keeps you turning the pages. Loved the characters as Lucinda is so relatable. And Adam… well we all have our own image of him in our heads 😌
Definitely recommend this read.

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helen

A must for romcom fans!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2022

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I loved this book. I enjoyed reading this romcom and I liked the way it linked to the authors previous story "Art and Soul". The characters and relatable and believable. It's a lovely warm story and I look forward to reading more of the authors work

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M Bee

A delightful read

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I really enjoyed Claire Huston’s earlier books so was excited when she published The Only Exception, set in the Comptons like Art and Soul. The stories stand alone and I thoroughly recommend it whether or not you’ve read Art and Soul.

An uplifting story, beautifully written with truly believable characters. Just the escapism I needed.

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E J Mickel

A warm read

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This is the second in the Love in the Comptons series and it's just so lovely to be back in that world. The characters are such a pleasure to spend time with, but are also fallible and well-rounded. This is another warm book from this author - spending time in the Comptons is just a comfort.

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karen

Another beautifully written book by Claire Huston

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2022

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I thoroughly enjoying reading ‘Art and Soul’ and ‘The Only Exception’ not disappoint. It’s a fabulous story which takes us back to the Comptons and I was engrossed straight away. LOVED it.

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