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Isabella May lives in (mostly) sunny Andalusia, Spain with her husband, daughter and son, creatively inspired by the mountains and the sea. She grew up on Glastonbury's ley lines and loves to feature her quirky English hometown in her stories.

After a degree in Modern Languages and European Studies at UWE, Bristol (and a year working abroad in Bordeaux and Stuttgart), Isabella bagged an extremely jammy and fascinating job in children's publishing... selling foreign rights for novelty, board, pop-up and non-fiction books all over the world; in every language from Icelandic to Korean, Bahasa Indonesian to Papiamento!

All of which has fuelled her curiosity and love of international food and travel - both feature extensively in her cross-genre no ...more

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	The Cocktail Bar 3.83 avg rating — 179 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bar 3.80 avg rating — 95 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cake Fairies 3.91 avg rating — 89 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Wedding Cake 4.11 avg rating — 71 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bubblegum and Blazers 3.65 avg rating — 78 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Custard Tart Cafe 4.21 avg rating — 63 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chocolate Box 3.83 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Costa del Churros 4.25 avg rating — 60 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I think we are finally there, don’t you? Absolutely loving the rainbow colour pop of my gorgeous Foodie Romances. A huge thanks to my nameless (because she’s very busy writing her own mega successful books) designer.

I have been woefully bad at updating this website and vow to pop on here more often. For the time being, though, I just want to share that all of my foodie books are currently 99p/c on

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Foodie Romance Journeys (15 books)
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Highland Games (Kinloch, #1)

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Bananapants

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)

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Isabella May said: " Cosy crime, feminism, humanity, tragedy, humour, and the stunning natural African world converge in this beautiful book set in Botswana. To learn that it's a massive series... bring it on! ...more "

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I really am loving this series and the development of the characters - quite aside from the mysteries! This instalment was another intriguing escapade all over Merstairs, with some persuasive red herrings to derail readers. Superb writing. Alice Cast ...more
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