Emma Whittaker 📖

Author of CHALK HEARTS and LIPSTICK & LULLABIES out now! (@srlpublishing) TikTok: @emmalwhittaker1 Instagram: emmaw1044

[Emma Whittaker 📖 @emmalwhittaker1]

PUBLICATION DAY! Lipstick and Lullabies is out now blending early parenting struggles with the toxic beauty industry! https://t.co/EK8shdXdzh

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Struggling new mother, Leah, gets a part time job at iconic skincare company, EdenCore. But behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.

LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES, is out now!

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Struggling mother Leah lands a part-time job at an iconic skincare company.

But behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.

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So proud of my publisher! 🥰

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We're incredibly thrilled to announce we've been shortlisted (alongside some AMAZING publishers) for Small Press of the Year in the 2026 British Book Awards 🥳😆
#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

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Not long now! My new book coming to struggling mums, beauty fans (and haters) and women everywhere! 🥰

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"This story is raw, honest, and deeply relatable. Most of all, this book made me feel seen."

Lipstick and Lullabies, publishes NEXT MONTH. Available to pre-order everywhere
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Not long now until this is released! Roll on February. 🥰

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LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES

A struggling mother gets a part time job in the beauty industry, but behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.

Pre-order on our website and all good bookshops

[Emma Whittaker 📖 @emmalwhittaker1]

Amazing new releases coming soon from @SRLPublishing including mine! ❤️

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📚 Our forthcoming releases 📚

The Candidate's Husband - 9th December
Lipstick and Lullabies - 24th February
Through Broken Glass - 3rd March

Pre-order on our website or your favourite bookstore

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My new book is available to pre-order everywhere now! Read all about how a toxic workplace on a cosmetics counter forces a struggling mum to question the true meaning of beauty. #newbooks #bookrelease #womensfiction

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LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES

A struggling mother gets a part time job in the beauty industry, but behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths.

Pre-order now!

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My book right here! 🥰
#AgeGapRomance #slowburnromance #friendstoloversromance #romancebooks

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CHALK HEARTS follows Amy who leaves an abusive relationship and starts a job at her old primary school

Keeping her ex-pupil status secret from the staff, the bubble threatens to burst as she hooks a once-cherished teacher into a passionate relationship

https://t.co/kM58W8q1BP

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Such lovely, true words! I’d much rather be a candyfloss sheep with a voice. 🥰 #inspirationalquotes #lifehacks #motivational #happiness #beyourself

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Get Chalk Hearts and other amazing eBooks here for just £1.99 until Friday!

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Get these four eBooks on our website for just £1.99 each!

Ends Friday

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@EmpireOfTheSun You killed it in London last night. Over the moon to see you live at last! ❤️

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Lovely books from my publisher (including mine). 😉

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What's new with us? EBOOKS!

Ebooks are now available to order direct - including pre-orders. Get this lot, AND MORE, on our website.

Not sure whether to buy? Read the first chapter FREE

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Delighted to announce my new book, LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES, coming February 2026! Exploring the struggles of early motherhood with a toxic workplace in the beauty industry, this is one for every woman who has ever lost herself and found something better along the way. #newbooks

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We're thrilled to sign LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES coming February 2026.

Following struggling first-time mum Leah who takes a glamorous job in the beauty industry, LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES explores identity, illusion, and the fierce beauty of motherhood.

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@SRLPublishing I’m thrilled too! Roll on February. 🥰

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@sdebar Love that it has travelled all the way across the world!

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Meanwhile, over on TikTok, it’s amazing to hear that CHALK HEARTS is in a New Zealand library! #chalkhearts #romancebooks #holidayreading #tbrlist #contemporaryfiction #lovestory

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@Nickyshearsby22 Same Nicky! My inbox is just full of them spamming me, desperately trying to do my marketing! But they use the same tired lines when approaching me, so I just ignore them. 😂

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Another amazing review for CHALK HEARTS on Goodreads and watch this space because I have new book news coming very soon!
#contemporaryfiction #romanticbooks #bookreviews #chalkhearts #holidayreading