He puts the hopeless into hopeless romantic

Alfie thinks Maya might be the One. They both love the same band, and they’ve known each other for years. Yet when he makes a move, things go disastrously wrong. Crushed, Alfie starts hanging out with Maya’s shy best friend Gwen – and again catches feelings. But Gwen’s got secrets of her own.

Can Alfie find the girl of his dreams – or is he doomed to be single forever?

ISBN-13: 9781839135194
RRP: £8.99
Published: 2nd January 2025
Length: 304 Pages
Reading Age:12 - 16 years (Young Adult Fiction)
Dimensions:12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm
Language: English
Themes Coming Of Age Romance /Contemporary
Social Themes /Dating & Sex/ Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Ben Tomlinson lives in London, England, and has loved writing stories from a very early age. He is a graduate of Sussex University and the Creative Writing MA at the university of East Anglia.

He worked for many years as theatre facilitator, leading workshops and directing youth theatres with young people of all ages. When he is not reading and writing he loves watching football, street-dancing, people-watching and exploring London.

Ben is available for school bookings. He is an experienced workshop leader and creative writing tutor and can create bespoke lessons and talks to meet your needs.

Ben works with each school to provide a bespoke theme for the visit. Current visits planned include:- How a book gets published. An interactive talk/workshop based on personal experience.
- Create a romance plot in one hour.
- How to write a scene.
- How to build an in-depth character.Ben's style is fun, active, supportive, and inspirational and he can express complex writing topics in clear, simple, easily understandable language.“It was great for the students to learn about the process of writing a novel and getting it published; also they really enjoyed the writing tasks. — Libby Matthews, Bhasvic College.