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PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 25/06/2026
Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps in this spellbinding historical romance blending mystery, art, romance and time travel._________________________________'A captivating tapestry of love, tragedy, and time.' Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of Swordcatcher'An exquisite, fantastical puzzle box of a novel.' Kelly Link, bestselling author of The Book of Love'Beautiful and bittersweet time travel fantasy' Publishers' Weekly_________________________________BEHIND EVERY DOOR, A SECOND CHANCE`Have you travelled a long way?' she asked carefully. A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. `Well, yes," he said slowly. `Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.'London, 2015When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her London office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her. His name is Max Everly - curiously, the same name as Eve's favourite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she can't shake the feeling that she's held his hand before . . . but where, and when?The White Octopus Hotel, 1935Decades earlier, high in the snowy Swiss Alps, Eve and a young Max Everly wander the winding halls of the grand belle epoque White Octopus Hotel, lost in time. Each of them has been through the trenches - Eve in a family accident and Max on the battlefields of the Great War - but for an impossible moment, love and healing are just a room away . . . if only they have the courage to step through the door. _________________________________READERS LOVE THE WHITE OCTOPUS HOTEL'Five gloriously mind-bending, time-traveling stars from me!''Gorgeous GORGEOUS book. I'm in love''I'll be thinking about this one for a long time.''An exciting, touching, and hopeful magical love story''Alexandra Bell owns a slice of my heart.'Binding: Paperback / softback