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Jenny Colgan Biography & Facts

Jenny Colgan (born 14 September 1972, Prestwick, Ayrshire) is a Scottish writer of romantic comedy fiction and science-fiction. She has written for the Doctor Who line of stories. She writes under her own name and using the pseudonyms Jane Beaton and J. T. Colgan. She won the Romantic Novel of the Year award in 2013 for Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams and the Romantic Novelists' Association award for Comedy Novel of the Year in 2018 for The Summer Seaside Kitchen. Biography Jenny Colgan studied at the University of Edinburgh and worked for six years in the health service, moonlighting as a cartoonist and a stand-up comic.She is married to Andrew Beaton, a marine engineer, and has three children. She splits her time between France and London. In 2000, she published her first novel, the romantic comedy Amanda's Wedding. In 2004 one of her stories was included in Scottish Girls About Town. In 2013, her novel Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. In 2018 she won an edition of Celebrity Mastermind with a score of 21 points. In July 2012, her Doctor Who tie-in novel Dark Horizons was published under the name J. T. Colgan. Bibliography As Jenny Colgan Single novels Amanda's Wedding (2000) Looking for Andrew McCarthy (2001) Talking to Addison (2001) aka My Very '90s Romance Working Wonders (2003) aka Arthur Project Do You Remember the First Time? (2004) aka The Boy I Loved Before Sixteen Again (2004) Where Have All the Boys Gone? (2005) West End Girls (2006) Operation Sunshine (2007) Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend (2008) The Good, the Bad and the Dumped (2010) The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris (2013) Working Wonders (2013)The Chritsmas Bookshop The Christmas Bookshop (2021) Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (2023)Little Beach Street Bakery The Little Beach Street Bakery (2014) Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery (2015) Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery (2016) Sunrise by the Sea (2021)At the Cupcake Café Meet Me at the Cupcake Café (2011) Christmas at the Cupcake Café (2012)Polly Polly and the Puffin (2015) The Stormy Day (2016) The New Friend (2017) The Happy Christmas (2017)Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012) Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop (2013) The Christmas Surprise (2014)Scottish Bookshop The Bookshop on the Corner (2016) aka The Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After The Bookshop on the Shore (2019) 500 Miles from You (2020)Summer Seaside Kitchen A Very Distant Shore (prequel, 2017) The Café by the Sea (2016) published in paperback as The Summer Seaside Kitchen (2017) The Endless Beach (2018) Christmas on the Island (2018) aka An Island Christmas Christmas at the Island Hotel (2020) An Island Wedding (2022)As Jane Beaton Maggie, a Teacher in Turmoil Class: Welcome to the Little School by the Sea (2008) Rules: Things are Changing at the Little School by the Sea (2010) Lessons (3 part serialization)As J. T. Colgan/Jenny T. Colgan Resistance Is Futile (2015) Spandex and the City (2017)Doctor Who Dark Horizons (2012) Into the Nowhere (2014) In the Blood (2016) The Christmas Invasion (2018) The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories (2018) Star Tales (2019)References External links Jenny Colgan official site Simon & Schuster biography View from a broad (2006 Guardian article) Jenny Colgan at IMDb. Discover the Jenny Colgan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jenny Colgan books.

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  • Sunshine at the Comfort Food Cafe synopsis, comments

    Sunshine at the Comfort Food Cafe

    Debbie Johnson

    Come to the Comfort Food Café this spring for sunshine, smiles and plenty of truly scrumptious lemon drizzle cake.‘As cosy as a buttered crumpet’ Sunday Times bestseller Milly John...

  • One More Day synopsis, comments

    One More Day

    Emma Heatherington

    When everything is lost, can their love survive?Emotional storytelling from the international bestsellerAnnie Madden and her husband Peter seemed to have the perfect life. They had...

  • Retreat to the Spanish Sun synopsis, comments

    Retreat to the Spanish Sun

    Jo Thomas

    Sometimes you just need to get away...'Warm and lifeenhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters' Katie Fforde'A fabulous read celebrating the good things i...

  • The Garden of Forgotten Wishes synopsis, comments

    The Garden of Forgotten Wishes

    Trisha Ashley

    The delightful Sunday Times bestselling novel from Trisha Ashley'One of the best writers around!' Katie Fforde'Full of downtoearth humour.' Sophie KinsellaAll Marnie wants is somew...

  • Finding Love at the Christmas Market synopsis, comments

    Finding Love at the Christmas Market

    Jo Thomas

    'It's Christmas in a book!' Katie Fforde'Sprinkled with Christmas magic!' Milly Johnson'A scrumptious seasonal treat!' Heidi SwainResidentialhome caterer Connie has had one onlined...

  • To Italy, With Love synopsis, comments

    To Italy, With Love

    Nicky Pellegrino

    'An uplifting and delicious taste of Italy' ERICA JAMES'The perfect recipe for the ultimate escapist read!' VERONICA HENRY 'Knowing, compassionate and moving' CATHERINE ROBERTSON ...

  • Imogen synopsis, comments

    Imogen

    Jilly Cooper OBE

    Fall in love with Jilly Cooper, one of Britain's most popular authors, in this delightfully lighthearted pageturner of a romcom. Fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton an...

  • The Car Share synopsis, comments

    The Car Share

    Zoe Brisby

    'I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Amazon reviewer 'Outrageously funny!' Amazon reviewer 'Extremely touching' Amazon reviewer 'An absolute delight' Netgalley reviewerThe PERFECT C...

  • Other Women synopsis, comments

    Other Women

    Cathy Kelly

    Don't miss the stunning new novel from Cathy Kelly about sisterhood, love & friendship The Wedding Party is available to preorder now!'A burst of warmth and wit, twists and tu...

  • Of Literature and Lattes synopsis, comments

    Of Literature and Lattes

    Katherine Reay

    Return to the cozy and delightful town of Winsome, where two people discover the grace of letting go and the joy found in unexpected change.After fleeing her hometown three years e...

  • The Birds and the Bees synopsis, comments

    The Birds and the Bees

    Milly Johnson

    From the Sunday Times bestseller comes a warm, tender and utterly hilarious story about love and betrayal ‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson boo...

  • Love in the Afternoon synopsis, comments

    Love in the Afternoon

    Karen Hawkins

    A woman with a legendary green thumb, a man living in an emotional desert, and a small boy unable to connect with others. Can the three of them, with a little help from the charmed...

  • An Autumn Crush synopsis, comments

    An Autumn Crush

    Milly Johnson

    From the Sunday Times bestselling author‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available on the NHS’ Debbie JohnsonFour friend...

  • The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams synopsis, comments

    The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams

    Karen Hawkins

    A brand new novel in the “sometimes whimsical, often insightful, always absorbing” (Shelf Awareness) Dove Pond series that follows a gifted historian investigating the mystery of a...

  • Open House synopsis, comments

    Open House

    Jill Mansell

    OPEN HOUSE is a deliciously engaging romantic novel from Jill Mansell, author of over twenty Sunday Times bestsellers including THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT and MIRANDA'S BIG MISTAKE. F...

  • The Christmas Promise synopsis, comments

    The Christmas Promise

    Sue Moorcroft

    ‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’ Katie FfordeCountdown to Christmas with your new musthave author, as you step into the wonderful world of Ava Bliss. Perfect for fans of Tris...

  • A Taste for Love synopsis, comments

    A Taste for Love

    Marita Conlon-McKenna

    Alice loves to cook. She believes the secret of good food is to cook with passion. Her love affair with cookery has taken her from her parents' seaside hotel, to Paris and then one...

  • A Spring Affair synopsis, comments

    A Spring Affair

    Milly Johnson

    From the Sunday Times bestseller comes a stunning novel that will warm your heart‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made availa...

  • The Best Thing That Never Happened To Me synopsis, comments

    The Best Thing That Never Happened To Me

    Laura Tait & Jimmy Rice

    Everyone remembers their first love.Holly certainly remembers Alex. But she decided ten years ago that love wasn’t about mix tapes and seizing the moment – though she’s not exactly...

  • In a Book Club Far Away synopsis, comments

    In a Book Club Far Away

    Tif Marcelo

    From the author of Once Upon a Sunset and The Key to Happily Ever After comes a heartwarming and moving novel following three Army wivesestranged friendswho must overcome their dif...

  • The Guest House by the Sea synopsis, comments

    The Guest House by the Sea

    Faith Hogan

    People come to the guest house for fresh air and views across the Atlantic. But if they're lucky, they might just leave with the second chance they didn't know they needed....

  • The Family Gift synopsis, comments

    The Family Gift

    Cathy Kelly

    'Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' Marian KeyesAn uplifting story about one mother trying to hold it all together told wi...

  • Never Gonna Happen synopsis, comments

    Never Gonna Happen

    Heidi Stephens

    'Oh my word! This book is so delicious and fun and exciting!!!!!! I adored every single second!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'One of my favourite reads so far this year!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'100% perfect' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐...

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Dumped synopsis, comments

    The Good, the Bad, and the Dumped

    Jenny Colgan

    A laughoutloud novel about a woman determined to track down her exes in hopes of repairing her failing love lifefrom the New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You.“I ...

  • One More Christmas at the Castle synopsis, comments

    One More Christmas at the Castle

    Trisha Ashley

    'The ultimate in feelgood fiction reads, it will fill your heart with Christmas spirit.' Milly Johnson, author of Woman in the MiddleThis Christmas will be the most special of them...

  • The Coincidence of Coconut Cake synopsis, comments

    The Coincidence of Coconut Cake

    Amy E. Reichert

    You’ve Got Mail meets How to Eat a Cupcake in this delightful novel about a talented chef and the food critic who brings down her restaurantwhose chance meeting turns into a delect...

  • The Bright One synopsis, comments

    The Bright One

    Elvi Rhodes

    If you like Kitty Neale, Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, you'll love this emotional and powerful saga by multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes.READERS ARE LOVING THE BRIGHT ONE!"I ha...

  • Thirty Days in Paris synopsis, comments

    Thirty Days in Paris

    Veronica Henry

    'Magical, romantic, fantastique' MILLY JOHNSON'A perfect Parisian fantasy every woman will love' KATIE FFORDE'Wow, wow, WOW. Her best and most perfect book yet. I adored every word...

  • The Whitstable Pearl Mystery synopsis, comments

    The Whitstable Pearl Mystery

    Julie Wassmer

    'While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl' Daily MailThe Whitstable Pearl Mystery is the first book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series now a majo...

  • The Teashop on the Corner synopsis, comments

    The Teashop on the Corner

    Milly Johnson

    The magical and feelgood novel from the Sunday Times bestseller‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available on the NH...

  • A Summer Fling synopsis, comments

    A Summer Fling

    Milly Johnson

    A heartwarming and hilarious novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author  ‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available ...

  • Before the Rains synopsis, comments

    Before the Rains

    Dinah Jefferies

    A romantic, heartwrenching tale of love against the odds from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author1930, Rajputana, India. Since her husband's death, 28yearold photojourna...

  • The Sunrise Sisterhood synopsis, comments

    The Sunrise Sisterhood

    Cathy Bramley

    'This was pure joy to read and left me feeling warm inside!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book pulled at my heart strings and broke me in places and then slowly pieced me back together again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

  • It Must Have Been the Mistletoe synopsis, comments

    It Must Have Been the Mistletoe

    Judy Astley

    Let muchloved and everpopular author Judy Astley gift you an unmissable, hilarious and heartwarming read this Christmas. Perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Trisha Ashley, Jenny Colg...

  • The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove synopsis, comments

    The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove

    Karen Hawkins

    Three lives converge as a wildly talented baker returns to Dove Pond to face her past in this entry in the charming series that proves that sometimes miracles really do happen...El...

  • The Year that Changed Everything synopsis, comments

    The Year that Changed Everything

    Cathy Kelly

    'Warm, witty and wise' Marian KeyesThree women, three birthdays, one year that will change everything...Ginger isn't spending her thirtieth the way she would have planned. Tonight ...

  • The Vanishing Type synopsis, comments

    The Vanishing Type

    Ellery Adams

    Entertainment Weekly hails the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series by the beloved New York Times bestselling author as “a love letter to reading.” In this entrancing new story, ...

  • Chasing the Italian Dream synopsis, comments

    Chasing the Italian Dream

    Jo Thomas

    From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feelgood story about making your dreams come true, set in sunkissed southern Italy.'A tale full of...