Editorial Director Vicky Blunden has acquired World All Language rights in ebook, paperback and audio, including film and TV, in two new books – a new summer-set rom-com, Hot to Go, and a Christmas rom-com, Big Nick Energy – from bestselling author Kristen Bailey.

Hot to Go, publishing in July 2025, is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy sizzling with summer vibes. After Suzie’s relationship breaks down unexpectedly, she flees to Mallorca for a much-needed holiday with her cousins. She’s expecting sun, sangria, and siestas. She isn’t expecting to fall in love – especially not with the handsome Spaniard who rescues her when she gets separated from the others on an ill-judged midnight skinny dip. What starts as a steamy holiday romance built on white lies and mistaken identities turns into something more complicated when “Carlos” shows up at the school she works at – as Charlie, the new, very English, Spanish teacher. Between their undeniable chemistry and Suzie’s complicated past, both must decide if their summer fling was just a fantasy – or the start of something real.

Following the success of Bailey’s two previous festive bestsellers, Five Gold Rings and We Three Kings, Big Nick Energy, publishing in October 2025, is a hilarious, festive rom-com packed with cosy Christmas-in-London charm. Kay, a librarian, finds herself torn between two men named Nick – one representing the secure future she thought she wanted, and one who might represent the future she actually needs – in this laugh-out-loud, warm-hearted romance about second chances, first loves, and finding the courage to write your own Christmas story.

Bailey says,

“I feel very lucky to be able to continue my publishing journey with Storm. It’s always felt like a very safe and positive space for me to exist as an author, and I am so grateful to Vicky, Oliver and the whole team for their support, enthusiasm and for always getting the joke even when my husband has told me it’s not that funny. Writing these new rom-coms has been such a joy – every time I start a new story, it feels amazing to revisit old characters and bring a bit of laughter and love to the world. I can’t wait to see these books come to life and hope readers will love them.”

Blunden says,

“Kristen Bailey has an amazing gift for blending heartfelt romance with the kind of genuine, real-life comedy that makes you laugh out loud on public transport. Both of these fabulous books showcase her totally unique voice and her brilliance for creating complex and heated romantic entanglements that are both wildly entertaining and deeply moving. It’s a huge thrill whenever Kristen delivers a new manuscript, as I know I’m going to be swept away into the worlds she creates, fall head-over-heels in love with her characters and want to be friends with the whole cast. We’re so excited to be working with Kristen on her next books and cannot wait to get them into readers’ hands.”

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