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Escape to the Northern Lights

A hilarious and heartwarming escapist romance, perfect to curl up with this winter

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Pub Date 6 Nov 2025 | Archive Date 6 Nov 2025

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'Hygge, humour and heartfelt romance – an irresistible escape!' - Sandy Barker


Packed with humour, romance and a love affair with nature, Escape to the Northern Lights is a story of transformation, second chances and finding home in the most unexpected places.


High-powered lawyer Sara thought she had life figured out – until her whirlwind marriage ends in divorce, her dream promotion slips away and a burnout diagnosis forces her to take a break.

Desperate for a reset, she books a four-week spa retreat in Norway, imagining a luxurious escape. Instead, she finds herself in the rugged wilderness of Firefly Forest, knee-deep in reindeer droppings and stuck with an annoyingly bohemian – and ridiculously attractive – outdoorsman, Henrik.

What starts as a nightmare turns into a journey of self-discovery as Sara swaps designer heels for bare feet, legal briefs for tree-hugging, and fleeting flings for something far deeper...

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Readers LOVE Escape to the Northern Lights:

'The perfect book to escape with over the festive season' 5* NetGalley review
'I read this in a day... Stunning!' 5* NetGalley review
'Cosy and comforting... Everything you want from a romance novel' 5* NetGalley review
'I loved this book... You won't be able to put it down' 5* NetGalley review

'Hygge, humour and heartfelt romance – an irresistible escape!' - Sandy Barker


Packed with humour, romance and a love affair with nature, Escape to the Northern Lights is a story of transformation...


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ISBN 9781035918669
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)
PAGES 336

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish! Such a cosy vibe about it! I read this in a day. It made me want to pack my bag and head to Firefky Forest, and Norway! Stunning!

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When it’s cold and rainy outside pick up this book and settle in for a real treat of a read. Cosy and comforting. Everything you want from a romance novel.

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I loved this book. A really feel good relax on the sofa and escape book. Made you want to go to Norway. The x was a piece of work. The wedding sounds so lovely . You won’t be able to put it down. The northern lights sound so beautiful. A perfect ending .

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Really enjoyed this and was sad to have finished it. Sara is a high powered lawyer..going through a divorce and finally her body starts showing signs of stress- forcing her to take time off work. A slight communication issue finds her enroute to Norway to the Firefly forest ...which she thinks is a luxury spa frequented by celebs...how wrong can she be!!
No alcohol, no Internet, silent vegan meals....and the gorgeous Henrik! Sara finds that there's more to life than modern trappings and finds her truly happy place and solves one or two problems along the way.. A very engaging read. Highly recommend.

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I loved the design of this book, it makes me feel ready for winter. I have always wanted to go and see the Northern Lights so I felt I would enjoy this book. It is a light hearted and fun read. Sara has a high pressured job and everything seems to be going wrong so she decides to book a month long retreat in Norway. She cannot wait to push the reset button and relax for a while. It is a time for her to gather her thoughts and enjoy being in the moment. How the scenery was described it sounded wonderful and I felt as though I was there with Sara. I did feel sorry for her and I hoped she would be able to come through her tough time. I enjoyed this book, I thought it was a good well rounded story to escape with.

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Great book to escape into. It was a great read. I really loved the inhabitants of Firefly, they were exactly what Sara needed although she tries to fight it for a long time. Sara is newly divorced from Mark. A man so self obsessed he would marry himself if he could. Sara is really struggling to come to terms with her new life. A successful lawyer working her way up the corporate ladder with no down time she is stressed to the max. A panic attack sees her signed off work and some enforced quality time has to happen. Sara jumps at the chance of a luxury spa. She doesn’t quite get what she wished for. This book is good fun and a great read to snuggle up and embrace hygge time. Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange if an honest review.

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This was set up to be a cliche - divorce, ex starts dating and Sara books a self help holiday to Scandinavia. Now whilst that could be a cliche, the book was very lovely, Sara is a bit uptight and likes her clothes, rather than the guest robes and tree hugging, however she is likeable and very much comes across well. Her need to let go a bit and decompress is relatable and she is the rounder a character for it. The romance is slow, steady and seductive and whilst the ending, you always want and expect to be romantic and happy, this ending is really great.

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A little bit of cosy! A delightful read where Sara finds a new self but does not have to give up everything to do it. She finds peace, happiness and love but also keeps a hard fought for career. She just had to readjust and look at things from a fresh angle. A real feel good read.

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I absolutely LOVED this book. It gave me all the hygge feels. Terrific characters, great twist, beautiful setting and very romantic.

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This delightfully funny contemporary romance follows high-powered lawyer Sara, who thinks she's booking a luxury spa retreat in Norway after her marriage implodes, her promotion vanishes, and burnout forces her to take a break. Instead, she finds herself knee-deep in reindeer droppings in the rugged wilderness of Firefly Forest with Henrik, an annoyingly bohemian and ridiculously attractive outdoorsman who challenges everything she thought she wanted. As Sara swaps designer heels for bare feet and legal briefs for tree-hugging, she discovers that sometimes getting completely lost is exactly what you need to find yourself, and that the most unexpected places can become home when you're with the right person.

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It is a new and refreshing book as most divorced mid-thirty women do not get (closed-door) romance books. I really liked the whole story line surrounding the retreat. The different challenges she has to face and I also love the aspect that she has the opportunity to help the family owning the spa. I really disliked Mark, her ex-husband, and can not really fathom how she fell in love with him. This book really gave me the feeling of being on holiday in the midst of the Norwegian mountains.
I felt that there were not enough interaction between the FMC and MMC to really see their love grow for each other and I would have liked the author to elaborate on that a bit. It is a nice and cozy fall/winter read.

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The cosiest, cutest escape that has me full and ready for autumn and winter!

I've read Carrie's previous two books and really enjoyed them. They really are as billed: escapism! I also loved the little easter eggs from the other books too, love an interconnected universe! This book is all about Sara, and Sara's having a rough go of it. Her career is in somewhat of a tailspin due to burnout, her marriage only recently ended and she's now back in her pre-marriage flat. She's addicted to her job and is working herself to the bone. But then she gets the idea to go a luxury retreat and properly unwind, and that's when everything goes terribly wrong, in true comic fashion. This is absolutely one you'll want for your winter reading list! And Henrik is pretty cute too!

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A wonderful bit of escapism that is perfect on a wet day. It has you dreaming of booking a rural retreat to Norway and all it has to offer. I enjoyed the characters and their relationships and thought this was a great book.

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Light, cosy read. Winter setting in Norway – perfect for winter reads. An escapism for the next few months, a light, funny romantic read in a beautiful setting.

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Sara loves her job as a lawyer until her husband leaves her, she doesn't get the promotion she was hoping for and then ends up having to take time off work with stress. She books herself into Firefly Retreat before realising it's the wrong one. She meets Henrik who helps run it

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