Deputy Managing Director Claire Bord has acquired World English Language rights for two contemporary novels by Amazon chart-topping author Sophie Ranald from Alice Saunders at The Soho Agency. Sophie’s previous novels have achieved multiple top 10 positions in the Amazon charts, with combined sales exceeding a million copies.
The first novel follows Orla Doyle/Clifford, a struggling artist who inherits her grandparents’ Georgian house in East London and turns it into a lodging house for a fresh start. But when a young woman named Beatrice moves in long-buried secrets threaten to unravel everything. This deeply moving story about mothers, daughters, second chances and the complex forms love takes explores how one house becomes an unexpected sanctuary for healing wounded hearts across generations.
“I’m delighted to be working with Claire and the phenomenal team at Storm on another two novels. All Our Missing Pieces represents a slight genre shift for me, away from romcom and towards women’s fiction, and I am so excited to be taking this step with such a talented and insightful editor as Claire. I hope my readers will be as intrigued by the world I have imagined in the house on Damask Square as I am, and I can’t wait to take them on the journey as its secrets unfold.”
Bord commented:
“Sophie Ranald has an extraordinary talent for creating characters that leap off the page and stories that keep you reading long into the night. In her new novel, she explores themes of forgiveness, family secrets, and the possibility of second chances, showcasing her writing at its finest. We are delighted to be working with Sophie on these two books and know readers will fall in love with the inhabitants of number 5 Damask Square.”
The first novel will be published in ebook, paperback, and audio formats in May 2025, with the second following in September 2025.
To find out more about Sophie, visit her website or connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.
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