The Way We Are Now is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.
The Way We Are Now by Julie Houston
Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Tour Dates: 11th - 17th September 2026
Publication Date: 11th September 2026
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Standalone Novel
Estimated Page Count: 376
Formats available: Netgalley Widget
Types of post available: Reviews (preferred), extracts, guest posts and Q&As
Author Content Warning: Some grief over the death of a friend. Some domestic violence. Nothing graphic
Pre-order Link: Mybook.to/TheWayWeAreNow
BRAND NEW from bestselling author Julie Houston comes a powerful story of first love, long-hidden secrets and second chances. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes, David Nichols and Ruth Jones.
First love, long-hidden secrets and second chances.
Anna Piasecki thought she had left her university heartbreak behind. After spending decades building a successful life, she arrives at sixty with everything as she wants it – a glittering career, a devoted partner and brightest star of all, her brilliant son Noah, the apple of her eye.
Theo Mandeville is trapped. Bound by aristocratic duty to his sprawling Yorkshire estate, he has spent decades living the life that was expected of him while regretting the star-crossed romance he walked away from.
When their children meet at college, Anna and Theo suddenly find their carefully constructed lives colliding. With a devastating forty-year-old secret hanging over them, can their families survive the truth and do they dare to trust that fate has other plans for them?
Spanning decades, The Way We Are Now is a sweeping, heartwarming and life-affirming tale of first love, friendship and second chances perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes, David Nichols and Ruth Jones.
About Julie Houston
Julie Houston is the author of 17 best-selling Women’s contemporary/Romantic Comedy novels. Represented by Anne Williams at KHLA Literary Agency, she was previously published by Aria/Head of Zeus but now writes for Boldwood. She has had UK top 100 selling books and Looking for Lucy hit the number 1 spot in Australia. Sing me a Secret was shortlisted for, and won, the Popular Romantic Fiction Award in 2021.
Julie is Yorkshire born and bred and lives in Huddersfield where her novels are set. After University, where she studied Education and English Literature, she taught for many years as a junior schoolteacher. After teaching for a few years, she decided to go to New Zealand to work and taught in Auckland for a year before coming back to this country. She now teaches when the phone rings to cover absent colleagues and still loves the buzz of teaching junior-aged children.
Julie is married with a son and daughter, both in their twenties and now living in London. She has been a magistrate on the West Yorkshire bench for the last twenty-four years.
Follow Julie Houston
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Blog Tour Schedule
Maximum 3 stops per day. Confirmed blogs will appear here.
11th September
The Intrepid Reader
Splashes Into Books
12th September
Eatwell2015
Tizi’s Book Review
13th September
Books, Life and Everything
@5mins_forme
14th September
jen_loves_reading
TBHonest
Portobello Book Blog
15th September
My Reading Corner
16th September
Chick Lit Central
17th September
Booksreadbyprairiegirl
BookescapeswithBabsW67
The Strawberry Post