The Near Miss: A completely addictive and perfect feel-good romantic comedy

Nick and Wren are meant to be. But Nick and Wren have never met. And now, fate is about to change everything…

Wren just wants a quiet life with no surprises. But one day, when she steps out of a bookshop, a sheet of glass falls from a window above and shatters at her feet. Walking off and not looking back, she doesn’t see the handsome sandy-haired man in the scruffy overalls who dropped it. Little does she know that he could change her life forever.

Nick is still reeling from a devastating breakup and just wants to keep his head down. But while restoring a bookshop, he drops a plate of glass from a window, just missing a young woman with beautiful brown hair and a bag full of books. He rushes out to apologise, but by the time he’s on the street she’s gone.

© 2026 QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004231614

Release date

Audiobook: 15 January 2026