The Love Dare

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Can a bet made at Notting Hill Carnival turn into true love Hes All That meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in this trope-filled sizzling summer romance, perfect for fans of Joya Goffney and Lynn Painter.

Clumsy but popular Eva Ojo is used to men falling for her without her trying. So when her best friend dares her to talk to a guy at Notting Hill Carnival, she meets Saint.

Comic obsessed Saint Rowe-Falade connects with Eva and agrees to attend her upcoming birthday party, but its soon clear hes not interested in her in that way.

When Evas friends set her the ultimate bet to get Saint to fall in love with her, Eva makes it her mission to find out all of Saints interests and even get a job at the comic book shop he works at. But just as Saint starts to warm to Eva, and her own feelings towards him develop, Saint finds out about the bet. Can Eva pull out the big guns and convince Saint shes into him, or is it too late to fix the damage thats been done

PRAISE FOR ABIOLA BELLO'S LOVE IN WINTER WONDERLAND:

A screen-worthy holiday romance.Joya Goffney, author of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Gorgeous writing, witty dialogue, a magical setting and two characters you'll fall head over heels for.Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places

I devoured this delicious YA rom-com. A treat to read any time of year.Katherine Webber, author of Twin Crowns

A wonderfully warm love story.Candice Brathwaite, author of Cuts Both Ways

A warm and cosy read that pulls you into the perfect winter romance. Abiola has given us all a gift to swoon over.Benjamin Dean, author of The King is Dead

Author Bio

Abiola Bello is a Nigerian-British, prize-winning, bestselling childrens and YA author who was born and raised in London. She is an advocate for diversity in books for young people. Shes the author of the award-winning fantasy series Emily Knight and was nominated for the CILIPs Carnegie Award, won Londons BIG Read 2019, and was a finalist for the Peoples Book Prize Best Childrens Book. Abiola contributed to The Very Merry Murder Club, a collection of mysteries from thirteen exciting and diverse childrens writers which published in October 2021 and was selected as Waterstones Childrens Book of the Month. Her debut YA, Love in Winter Wonderland, published in November2022 andwas an Amazons Editors Choice and was featured in The Guardians Childrens and Teens Best New Novels. Only For The Holidays is her second YA book. Abiola is a finalist for The Black British Business Awards 2023 for Arts and Media, she won The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards 2018 and is the co-founder of Hashtag Press, Hashtag BLAK, The Diverse Book Awards and ink! Shehas appeared in Cosmopolitan, Female First Magazine, The Mirror, BBC1XTRA to name a few. As well as being a writer, Abiolais a professional dancer. She performed for more than a decade in prestigious venues including The Royal Opera House, The Barbican, Sadler's Wells, Hammersmith Apollo and Unicorn Theatre. Abiola has also appeared on BBC's The Apprentice, Got To Dance and Street Dance AllStars The Movie.