Work Love Balance
By (Author) Sophie Loxton
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Ltd
7th May 2026
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Romance
Paperback
368
Width 130mm, Height 198mm
Lizzy Brinks is the ultimate professional. Smart, calm and ever so slightly scary, theres nothing she cant handle when it comes to work, that is
Deep down, Lizzy knows things arent quite in balance. She might be triumphing as Director of Communications and Strategy for the famous artist and entrepreneur Esme Kaminska, but her meagre home life is divided between managing the care of her Dad and brother, and keeping tabs on her escape-artist cat Pebble.
When Lizzys boss Esme embarks on a whirlwind romance with influencer Ajax Banks, and the couple decide to merge their personal and professional lives, Lizzy is thrown a curve ball. Not least when shes expected to collaborate with Ajaxs right-hand man the charming, sarcastic and too-handsome-for-his-own-good Oliver MacLeod. Sparks fly when Lizzy and Oli work on Esme and Ajaxs new ill-thought-out dating app, but surely a workplace romance is out of the question, especially as their companies are heading for a major culture clash
When a corporate trip to Venice leads to some disastrous revelations, can Lizzy maintain her professional cool Will she and Oli ever be able to be together And will Lizzy finally find her own work-love balance
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Sophie Loxton lives in Kent with her husband and dog. She writes her novels on train journeys.You can find her on Instagram @sophieloxtonauthor