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Clare Ashton

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Clare Ashton loves writing sapphic stories. Whether it’s a romcom or mystery, there’s always a queer woman about. With gorgeous settings, from the hills of Wales to college halls of Oxford, every book is a travel destination from the comfort of an armchair. Best known for her award-winning, sunny romance, Poppy Jenkins, and rollercoaster family drama, The Goodmans, Clare has a new series that captures the best of both and more, with Meeting Millie kicking off The Oxford Romance series.

Clare lives in the UK with her wife and kids and can be found spending too much time on social media – https://linktr.ee/clareashton ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 23,072 ratings · 2,767 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Meeting Millie (Oxford Romance, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 6,117 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poppy Jenkins 4.38 avg rating — 3,415 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tempting Olivia (Oxford Romance #2) 4.34 avg rating — 3,358 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goodmans 4.45 avg rating — 2,660 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Jessica Lambert 4.39 avg rating — 2,609 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Certain Something 3.98 avg rating — 1,718 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Mrs Hamilton 3.96 avg rating — 1,430 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tell Tale 4.49 avg rating — 865 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pennance 3.95 avg rating — 678 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dildo in the Kitchen Drawer 3.61 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Clare Ashton rated a book it was amazing Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I couldn't love this book more. Funny. Poignant. Heart breaking. Heart lifting. Super ADHD rep. One of those books I want to hug tight. ...more
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Clare Ashton answered Lily's question: is the third book in Oxford Romance really going to be about the two people everyone thinks it's going to be about? If it is, oh my god Yes it is 🙂
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Clare Ashton rated a book it was amazing Noche Buena: a holiday novella by Stephanie Shea (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I"m particularly enjoying sapphic holiday novellas this year and this is a gorgeous one. There's an element of second chance (always gets me) but with a couple who are already together, and I loved it. Lots of warmth and family and fabulous writing. ...more
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Clare Ashton rated a book it was amazing Hen Fever by Olivia Waite (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is wonderful. A snowy Christmas historic tale with sapphics, found family and chickens. Heart-warming, charming, and balanced by the backdrop of loss. I couldn't love it more. ...more
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Clare Ashton rated a book it was amazing Marigold by Melissa Brayden (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Clare Ashton rated a book it was amazing Run Baby Run by Melissa Lenhardt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This road-trip book was so far up my street it knocked on the door and said, "get in the car". And I'm so glad I did. A road trip for Darcy with a mother who ghosted her for three years, a dog who's tetchy about profanity, in the aftermath of finding ...more
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“Love and sex with a man is like listening to a soloist. Pleasant, sometimes beautiful and moving. But with a woman.” She was wistful. “It is a symphony of sound and colour. You cannot help be swept up in it.”
― Clare Ashton, The Goodmans

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“Never meet your heroes. Never check which political party a singer supported. And never, ever, read celebrity gossip about your favourite actors. Because knowing about the real person would break the spell.”
― Clare Ashton, Tempting Olivia

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“It is always the way – one of life’s harshest acts. It is such a remarkable force, a child’s love and the mother’s returned. It’s so brutal that the child’s love must change while the mother carries on devoted. It’s a debt only collected a generation later when it is repaid in cruel kind.”
― Clare Ashton, The Goodmans

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