Brandon Purves
Brandon Purves is from Berwick-upon-Tweed, the northernmost town in England, and studied Creative Writing at York St. John University. His debut novel, Do Not Kiss Nicholas Prince is the winner of the Penguin Michael Joseph (PMJ) Undiscovered Writers’ Prize. It is inspired by his year working at a ski resort in Canada
DO NOT KISS NICHOLAS PRINCE
After learning his Gran’s beloved novel is being turned into a movie, Eli Harlow accidentally starts a viral petition against pop star turned actor, Nicholas Prince, to get him cut from the film, but things get messy when they’re forced into a fake-dating scheme to win over the press.
Stuck in small-town, rural New York, recent college grad Em Cross is dead sure her life is at a dead end. Enter River, a young stranger who’s always in the water, and only appears at night. It’s not because he’s shy, and can’t ever find his shorts. He’s a lonely wereotter in need of a friend, and his sunshiny charm warms Em’s grumpy heart.
Publication
UK: Penguin Random House (Penguin Michael Jospeh)
US: Harper Collins (MIRA)
Release date: January 2027
