Julie Haworth

With a degree in English and American Literature, Julie worked as an English teacher for a number of years, specialising in working with learners with literacy difficulties, before launching her own copywriting business.  Julie writes uplifting stories about friendship and community, bursting with romance and charm, from her home in the city of Chelmsford, Essex. When she’s not busy writing, she can mainly be found shopping, drinking ridiculous amounts of coffee and hanging out with her two rescue cats.

Upcoming publication:

NEW BEGINININGS AT THE COSY CAT CAFE - S&S - 18th July 2024

New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café tells the story of Tori who, after being dumped and left stranded by her long-term boyfriend Ryan on a trip of a lifetime to Asia, returns home to the sleepy Sussex village of Blossom Heath with her tail between her legs and her dreams shattered. Donning her frilly apron to help her Mum, Joyce, behind the counter at The Cosy Cup Café, Tori starts to believe – with the help of a hunky fireman and a clowder of rescue cats - that perhaps the secret to her future happiness might lie closer to home than she ever thought possible.
 
If you love your romance with a side order of cake, cats and cosy community dynamics, this is the purrfect uplifting, feel-good read from the winner of the RNA Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year 2023.

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Previous publication:

ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE - Simon Schuster (9th August 2022)

Winner of the Romantic Novelists' Association Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year Award 2023.  

'A warm, romantic story about community, friendship and following your heart, Always By Your Side is a feel-good delight, I adored it!' HOLLY MARTIN

'Always By Your Side engages the reader from the very first page, and immerses you into the lives of Rose and her aunt, in the delightful setting of Blossom Heath. I loved it' PATRICIA SCANLAN

When school teacher Rose loses her dream job at a London primary school, her self-confidence takes a knock. Worse still, her stockbroker fiancé, Ollie, sees it as the perfect opportunity for her to join his firm, which only adds to the feelings Rose has that their relationship might be coming to an end.
 
An unexpected phone call, and an elderly aunt who’s taken a fall, means Rose must drop everything – including Ollie - and return to Blossom Heath, the Sussex village she grew up in.
 
With no job to rush home to, Rose decides to stay in Blossom Heath for the Summer, trading London for the idyllic countryside. Here Rose finds herself reconnecting to the village life of her childhood in more ways than one, including falling head-over-heels for local farmer, Jake.
 
So when her London life comes calling, Rose is faced with an impossible choice… to return to the high-pressure life of her past, or embrace the joy of a new life in the country.

Praise:

'A warm, romantic story about community, friendship and following your heart, Always By Your Side is a feel-good delight, I adored it!' - Holly Martin 

'Always By Your Side engages the reader from the very first page, and immerses you into the lives of Rose and her aunt, in the delightful setting of Blossom Heath. I loved it'  - Patricia Scanlan