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Emily Banting

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Contemporary

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Emily Banting is an award-winning and bestselling author of contemporary sapphic romance featuring LGBTQ+ characters and plenty of British humour. History obsessed, she throws her sapphic leading ladies into historic buildings and environments at every opportunity, and believes strongly in representing women over forty in literature.

Broken Beyond Repair received the following awards:

GOLDIE WINNER 2024: AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR (ANGELA DAWE)
GOLDIE WINNER 2023: THE ANN BANNON POPULAR CHOICE BRONZE AWARD
WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: ROMANCE
WINNER OF THE LESFIC BARD AWARD 2022: COVER DESIGN
WINNER OF THE QUEER INDIE AWARDS 2022: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

And a 2023 GCLS Goldie finalist in
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE LONG NOVEL

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I loved books 1-2 of your South Downs Romances on audio, when can I hopefully be able to read "Beyond Her Manner: A Sapphic Celebrity Ice Queen Romance" in audiobook format? Tell me soon, please?!
Emily Banting Hi, thanks for your question. Angela Dawe is currently recording it, so I hope to have my hands on it sometime in April! 😁
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Emily Banting I'm about to start Book 3 in the Nunswick Abbey Series, the final instalment (I think) and I'm beginning to plot out my next book.…moreI'm about to start Book 3 in the Nunswick Abbey Series, the final instalment (I think) and I'm beginning to plot out my next book.(less)
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Emily Banting answered Wendy Griffin's question:
I've read all your books and love them. Thank you very much for your gift of writing. Any new books?
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Thanks Wendy!
I’m just coming toward the end of my next one but you will have to wait until the end of the year as it’s a Christmas book! I’ll aim to have another one ready early 2027 too.
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"I read this book in one sitting and of course I loved it to my core. This was one of the series that are well written and does leave a mark on you. Getting to last part knowing that this would be the last book in the series left my heart aching but a" Read more of this review »
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“There’s a lot you miss when you’re looking at yourself.”
― Emily Banting, Broken Beyond Repair
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“If the world could rid itself of compulsory heterosexuality, it would be a better place for it.”
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“I know we haven't known each other very long, but at our age, time is something we don't have much of. When we find someone we have a connection with, the more we need to grasp it with both hands.”
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1178274 Sapphic Book Bingo 2022 — 873 members — last activity Dec 20, 2022 08:07AM
The Sapphic Book Bingo is a fun, year-long event that Jae put together for readers of sapphic & women-loving-women fiction. It runs from January 1 to ...more
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