Simon & Schuster UK snaps up three new novels from Milly Johnson

Simon & Schuster UK has swooped to acquire three new novels from Milly Johnson.

Adult fiction publishing director Clare Hey acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to the Christmas novel Let the Bells Ring Out, which will publish in October 2025 in hardback, and two more romances, which will follow for Mother’s Day 2026 and 2027, from Lizzy Kremer at David Higham Associates.

Hey said: “Milly’s novels speak to millions of women and she is the absolute master of making the ordinary extraordinary. We’re delighted to be bring three more novels to her fans and readers everywhere.”