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Laura Carpenter

Laura Carpenter

About Laura Carpenter
Laura Carpenter is an award-winning Irish author of emotionally rich romance and romantic suspense.
Known for her cinematic storytelling, sharp dialogue, and deeply human characters, Laura writes stories rooted in family, resilience, and connection.
A prolific storyteller and independent publisher, she runs Emerald Harbour, where every book is crafted with the same care and intention as traditional publishing — without sacrificing creative freedom.
When she isn’t writing, Laura can usually be found juggling school runs, too much coffee, and far too many story ideas.
She lives in Canada with her family.

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Emerald pitch

He’s the king of the pitch. She’s the girl who walked away before the final whistle.Jamie Harte has built his life around GAA — captain, hometown hero, the man everyone in the club counts on when the game is tight and the lights are blinding. Off the field, though, his life is a tangle of old mistakes and half-finished apologies, and there’s one...

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A Better Ending

In an Irish coastal city where the wind carries every secret, two people who should know better decide to risk a different kind of truth. A Better Ending is an upmarket contemporary romance about consent, care, and the quiet bravery it takes to build a family-first future in public.

She’s spent years curating calm—courtroom composure, tidy lists,...

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Borrow Skin

Rain beads on the glass. On the bench lies a folded note — When you’re ready. Inside a room that isn’t meant to save anyone, two people learn the slow grammar of care.Borrowed Skin is an intimate, book-club romance about consent, ritual, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again. In a coastal Irish town where storms roll in without asking...

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Praise

“Laura Carpenter writes with the emotional precision of a literary novelist and the momentum of a master storyteller. Every scene feels intentional, every relationship earned. Her books don’t just entertain—they linger. You finish them changed.”

– Jessica Powell

“I laughed, cried, and then sat in silence for ten minutes because I didn’t want to leave these characters. Laura Carpenter doesn’t write ‘romance’—she writes lives, families, and love stories that feel achingly real.”

– Stacey Mitchell

“Once you start a Laura Carpenter book, your plans are cancelled. Her stories are cinematic, addictive, and deeply human. It’s like watching a prestige TV series unfold on the page.”

– Amelia Wenzel

Latest Updates

MY COURAGE STORY People often ask me how I write so many books.The honest

People often ask me how I write so many books.
The honest answer is:
I always have.
Long before publishing, long before algorithms, long before trends, I was the girl filling...

Where to Find My Books (Hint: Not Just Amazon 📚) Hello my lovely readers,I

Hello my lovely readers,

I wanted to take a moment to share something important — because many of you are surprised when I tell you this:

My books are not just on Amazon.

They’re...

A Day in the Life of an Author Who Refuses to Relax

(Or: How I Publish Like a Machine While Parenting 3 Kids, Herding 3 Cats, Surviving Legal Admin… and Still Rebuilding My...

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