All You Had To Do Was Stay

'This was a stunning story! I really warmed to the characters and thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Two broken hearts. Four years apart. One chance to choose again. Hannah has built her dream career, planning other people's happy ever afters - with no hope of her own. Not since that day four years ago; the one she never talks about. Jude is getting on a plane for the first time in four years. He's not happy about it, but at least he'll be back in Sydney before too long - safe from the things he'd prefer to forget. But when Hannah's twin and Jude's brother make a shock announcement, and appoint a certain wedding planner, the summer stretching ahead of them suddenly looks a whole lot different... As they're thrown back together, is it possible that first love could get a second chance? From bestselling author of The Spare Room comes this summer's must-read second-chance romance, with characters you won't want to leave. Smart, sizzling and funny, All You Had To Do Was Stay is perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Laura Wood and Portia MacIntosh. Readers cannot get enough of All You Had To Do Was Stay!!! 'Very romantic and love how cute they [Hannah and Jude] are together!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A deeply moving story . . . a romance that's easy to become invested in!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This was such a beautiful read. I was pulled in by the characters and the story . . . So wonderfully charming . . . I couldn't stop smiling . . . Made me invest my whole afternoon into wanting to soak up the characters and world' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I love the storyline and characters. The chemistry between the FMC and MMC was amazing . . . it was good summer reading!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Absolutely loved this book from start to finish! . . . perfect balance of romance, emotion and heart . . . the story kept [me] hooked . . . Want to read more now by this author!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Laura Starkey was born in Warwickshire in 1982. She studied English & Related Literature at the University of York, then spent several years as a secondary school teacher before going on to work as a digital copywriter, editor and content designer. Despite her disbelief in real life 'meet cutes', Laura first encountered her husband on a Tube platform in London, in a plot twist worthy of any romcom (and she has read and watched a lot). She now lives in a small village in the West Midlands with her family, her book collection and a mini menagerie of pets. Laura is a graduate of the Faber Academy.