Board Games

The perfect wave is worth waiting for.

When Frankie's husband cheats on her for the last time, she grabs her teenage daughter, Nell and flees to the only place that ever felt like freedom: Newquay. Twenty-five years ago, she and her best friend Gemma spent an unforgettable 'Endless Summer' there- the summer Frankie fell in love with surfing, and with pro surfer & heartbreaker, Ryan Murphy.
Frankie returns to Cornwall, older, wiser, and determined to rebuild her life by the sea. What she doesn't know is that Ryan is also back, running a surf shop in town and dealing grumpily with an injury that's keeping him out of the water. Their reunion is awkward, electric, and absolutely not part of Frankie's plan.
As she finds her feet, rediscovering surfing, working for Dorothy- a radical 1960's feminist - and carving out a new life in the Cornish town, the slow-burning connection with Ryan begins to ignite, just in time for the Boardmasters festival. Just as their feelings become undeniable, Ryan's glamorous ex, Lila Mackenzie, turns up at the festival with a bombshell that shatters everything. Ryan goes into a tailspin, undoing their fledgling romance.
After a dramatic beach rescue pulls them briefly back together, Frankie makes the hardest choice of all: she lets him go with Lila so that he can rebuild his life. As he heads to Hawaii, she throws herself into creating a future in Newquay- teaching surfing and creating a home.
Will the tide bring them back together?

Pack your bikini and grab your surfboard. This big-hearted Cornish rom-com will leave you longing to be on Fistral Beach. 'Board Games' is a second-chance, slow-burn love story set among wetsuits, wipeouts and wild Atlantic waves. Along the way, you'll find new friendships, old feminists and the courage to find yourself. If you've ever dreamed of an endless summer, then this book is for you.