{"product_id":"9780008708115","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW The Clockmaker's Cottage by Christie Barlow","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 04\/06\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan love begin before time runs out?          Lifelong clock obsessive Pippa Bell never expected to flee her own wedding - or to end up stranded on Puffin Island in the middle of a soaking wet July. A last-minute competition win lands her at Clockmaker's Cottage, once home to the legendary (and famously feuding) Vale brothers, whose timepieces shaped her childhood dreams.             Pippa's plan for a quiet reset quickly unravels when she discovers she's sharing the cottage with her old university nemesis, Professor Theo Blake. Things grow more complicated when Sebastian Worthington-Frost - charming, ambitious, and very much part of her past - arrives with secrets of his own.             As storms lash the island and long-buried secrets about the Vale brothers' feud surface, Pippa must confront old rivalries, unfinished business, and the question of what she truly wants - before time runs out. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367692939637,"sku":"9780008708115","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008708115.jpg?v=1764833134","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780008708115","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}