🌹Madly Deeply Always

Jules Starbrook’s upcoming debut novel

She’s not ready to fall in love—or to play music again.

And he’s not the type to push.

But as the first tentative notes fill the quiet seaside cottage they now share, a rediscovered love of music slowly awakens something neither of them expected.

Inspired by Sense and Sensibility’s Colonel Brandon and Marianne, Madly Deeply Always is a modern coastal romance with slow-burn tension, coffeehouse vibes, the melancholy heart of a BBC period drama, and just a hint of Harry Potter nostalgia.

Still grieving her father and the breakdown of a relationship that left her hollow, 21-year-old Australian musician Lily-Anne feels music slipping away—along with pieces of the person she used to be.

With a guitar she’s afraid to play and a heart she’s not sure she can trust, she escapes to the English seaside cottage of Brandon—a once-prominent music manager who worked with her dad—in the hope of finding her creative spark again.

Except Brandon isn’t what she expected. He doesn’t push or pry. He simply gives her space. And in that stillness, something tender and unspoken stirs.

As music slowly returns, their quiet companionship deepens, and Lily starts to glimpse the man behind Brandon’s reclusive exterior.

But while Lily begins to look forward, a secretly besotted Brandon remains haunted by a past he’s never truly faced, even as he falls for the one person who might finally bring him back to life.

Readers craving the quiet intensity of Alan Rickman’s Colonel Brandon will adore this tender, escapist romance—the contemporary story of a man who loves from afar, protects without question, and waits… even when it hurts.

💕Release Date: Coming soon Feb 14th 2026 on Valentine's Day to Amazon & Kindle Unlimited

Madly Deeply Always will be available on:

• Ebook
• Paperback
• Kindle Unlimited