Front cover of Reality Check, paperback

Reality Check : Don't miss YOUR NEXT OBSESSION with this irresistible queer romance packed with heartfelt joy and sizzling chemistry - Lizzie Huxley-Jones

Lizzie Huxley-Jones

£9.99
  • Pages · 496 pages
  • Publication Date · 09/04/2026
  • Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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A timeless sapphic love story at its heart. Sweet, soaring and splendid' ELLE McNICOLL
'Full of wit and warmth about out how to find the courage to truly be yourself' ROWAN COLEMAN
'Healing, gratifying and hilarious - all with the perfect dash of spice' BEA FITZGERALD
'Perfect for fans of Love is Blind, Love Island and Married at First Sight' JODI McALISTERWedded Bliss�is everyone's favourite reality TV show, where couples match, marry and compete for a grand prize. Dolly is in it for money. She doesn't want a husband, but a partnership launched on international TV could definitely help her influencer career. Model Warren might just be her man.�Carys is in it for love.�It's not like she's had much luck in the romance department, so why not trust the show's matchmakers with her heart? Could handsome veterinarian Patrick be the one? The tension building between them is as hot as the competition and the two women can't deny their chemistry. For Carys, it's an awakening, but any change of plan could ruin everything for Dolly. Will they find reality TV fame or the reality of love?? REALITY CHECK IS YOUR NEW BINGE-READ ?`A master of three things: romance, comedy and representation' READER`Sexy, inclusive and totally compelling, I devoured this book' LAURA WOOD'A wonderful story of self-discovery, accepting yourself and learning to take a risk for love' READER`The kind of full-hearted disability representation that dreams are made of' TALIA SAMUELS
'My only regret is that I can never read it for the first time again' READER'A delightful romcom full of queer joy and endless fun' CATHERINE WALSH

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