Elysa Summers




Elysa Summers writes thought-provoking, fun, emotional, and feel-good contemporary romance and women's fiction. 

Writing as Dianna, she brought you The Spell of Summer and Summer's End. Now enjoy two more standalone novels coming soon.




Bitten Fruit Books will be publishing...

On the A162 from York

It was 1972. She was running; he was drifting...

Felicity Cooper is on the run from the city of York, heading south. It's the summer of 1972, but her parents live in the dark ages, demanding she marry Henry, her father's colleague at the bank. Behind her back, her mother's set the date and booked the venue; Henry seems to think she's said yes.

Jack has always drifted in life, much to his family's dismay. Unable to focus on any one thing for long, he's left behind a paying job and a broken heart in a tiny village – he's heading north to the city where no one knows him, the pastels in his art bag his only friends.

On the A162, their two worlds collide when Jack almost hits Felicity with his car.

One day and night together leads to another, and another... Finally standing still, the future suddenly holds promise for them both ... if they can just keep everyone else out of theirs.


Escaping family drama in search of freedom and self-identity, look out for this retro romance in late 2026.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Retro Romance, Women's Fiction, Family Life, Contemporary Lifestyle

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Booksellers and Libraries

On the A162 from York will be listed and available to order through Ingram Content Group (distributed by D2D). 

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  • Title: On the A162 from York
  • Author: Elysa Summers
  • Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books
  • ISBN 9781916840171
  • RRP £11.95
  • Trade paperback, 127 x 203mm (5 x 8") | unknown pp (approx. 250)
  • Paperback published 3rd December, 2026
A CIP catalogue record for this book will be available from the British Library. This will be a print-on-demand title, although the publisher may hold stock.

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