Set in Thailand

Delve into novels set in Thailand, where rich cultural heritage, bustling cities, and serene villages provide a vivid backdrop for unforgettable stories. These books explore the contrasts and charms of Thai life, offering readers an immersive experience into the Land of Smiles through compelling characters and engaging plots.

Daddy’s Hobby – The Story of Lek, a Bar Girl in Pattaya: holiday, romance; expat romance; contemporary women’s fiction:

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  • An Exciting Future - book cover

    An Exciting Future

    £5.99

    An Exciting Future starts where volume one ends. Lek and Craig, her new ‘permanent’ boyfriend are flying back to Bangkok from Craig’s home in Wales. The holiday atmosphere continues in Pattaya for months, but then reality dawns, and they have…

  • An Exciting Future - book cover

    An Exciting Future (Paperback)

    £14.62

    An Exciting Future starts where volume one ends. Lek and Craig, her new ‘permanent’ boyfriend are flying back to Bangkok from Craig’s home in Wales. The holiday atmosphere continues in Pattaya for months, but then reality dawns, and they have…

  • Daddy's Hobby

    Daddy’s Hobby – paperback

    £15.99

    Daddy’s Hobby: Lek went to the bar ‘Daddy’s Hobby’, in Pattaya, as a waitress-cum-cashier, until she realised that she was pregnant by her estranged husband, and everything changed. After having the baby, a girl, whom she left with her mother…

  • Daddy's Hobby

    Daddy’s Hobby – The Story of Lek, A Bar Girl in Pattaya

    £4.99

    Daddy’s Hobby: Lek went to the bar ‘Daddy’s Hobby’, in Pattaya, as a waitress-cum-cashier, until she realised that she was pregnant by her estranged husband, and everything changed. After having the baby, a girl, whom she left with her mother…

  • Die Ghule Aus Der Calle Goya

    Die Ghule aus der Calle Goya

    £3.99

    Die Ghule von der Calle Goya Als Frank und Joy ihre Flitterwochen in einem geliehenen Apartment in Fuengirola verbringen, ahnen sie nicht, dass sie in das Zentrum eines okkulten Rituals geraten. Die ruhige Straße – die Calle Goya – birgt…

  • Lek - The Beginning - The Prequel - book cover

    Lek – The Beginning

    £4.99

    Lek – The Beginning reveals the true origins of the Thai woman whose journey captivated readers throughout the Behind The Smile series. Growing up in a modest rice-farming village, Lek faces the loss of her father and crippling debts that…

  • Lek in Maya - Illusion

    Maya – Illusion – The Story of Lek, A Bar Girl in Pattaya

    £5.99

    Maya – Illusion refers to the Buddhist concept that life on Earth is not real. In this volume, Lek and Craig struggle to find their niche in Lek’s village with help and resentment from those around them… and have they forgotten…

  • Lek in Maya - Illusion

    Maya – Illusion – The Story of Lek, A Bar Girl in Pattaya (Paperback)

    £16.08

    Maya – Illusion refers to the Buddhist concept that life on Earth is not real. In this volume, Lek and Craig struggle to find their niche in Lek’s village with help and resentment from those around them… and have they forgotten…

  • Maya - Illusion - book cover

    Maya-Illusion

    £5.99

    Maya – Illusion follows Lek as she leaves Pattaya behind and attempts to build a new life in her rural village. Alongside her friend Ayr, she starts a business, faces judgement, and slowly gains acceptance through resilience and compassion. This…

  • Riverside Stories

    Riverside Stories –

    £4.99

    Bilingual English-Thai stories set in a Thai riverside community, following Mali and Ben through the culture and everyday life of rural Thailand. Written by Owen Jones, who has lived in Thailand for more than twenty years, and available as both…

  • Stepping Stones

    Stepping Stones

    £5.99

    Stepping Stones picks up the story of Lek, her family and friends in the village of Baan Suay four years on from where The Lady in The Tree finished. Lek and Ayr are still looking to expand, but especially Lek’s…

  • Thailand book cover

    Thailand

    £3.99

    Discover the real Thailand through vivid storytelling, candid moments, and cultural wisdom accumulated over twenty transformative years. From bustling cities to quiet villages, the author guides you through the joys, surprises, and truths of Thai life. An insightful, entertaining companion…