Jill Mansell
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A Sunday Times bestseller, Maybe This Time is a heart-warming, romantic comedy perfect for the fans of Lucy Diamond and Katie Fforde. Mimi isn't looking for love when she spends a weekend in Goosebrook, the Cotswolds village her dad has moved to. And her first encounter with Cal is nothing like a scene in a romantic movie - although she can't help noticing how charismatic he is. But Cal's in no position to be any more than a friend. When they meet...
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
On the morning of Lily's 25th birthday, it's time to open the very last letter written to her by her beloved mother, who died when she was eight. Learning more about the first and only real love of her mum's life is a revelation. On the same day, Lily also meets Eddie Tessler, a man fleeing fame who just might have the ability to change her world in unimaginable ways. But her childhood friend Dan has his own reasons for not wanting Lily to get too...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
It's set to be a perfect day - until the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride around the church. This wedding definitely isn't going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max. No kiss has ever matched the last one they shared 15 years ago. Now here he is, still ridiculously good-looking, teasing Lottie in the old way - and that overwhelming electric attraction is back. But Max is way out of bounds. Freya owes Cameron everything....
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Sunday Times Bestseller The trouble with secrets is that you can't guess what the consequences will be . . . Lainey has lost everything. Luckily one little fib (OK, quite a big fib) helps nail her dream job. Soon she's living in a stunning house by the sea, fending off obsessed fans for a retired - if far-from-retiring - actor and organising his charming but chaotic family. It's definitely worth the challenge of keeping her secret. At least Lainey...
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Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Amber, Lachlan and Raffaele met as teenagers in the seaside home of kind-hearted foster parents. Arriving in glorious Cornwall was the best thing that ever happened to them - and now, as adults, their bond is stronger than ever. But Amber has a secret. She's in love with Lachlan. She can't confess her feelings because that would never work. Restless Lachlan dates a lot and definitely isn't the settling-down type. Surely it's better to keep him as...
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Hallie has a secret. She's in love. He's perfect for her in every way, but he's seriously out of bounds. And her friends aren't going to help her because what they do know is that Hallie doesn't have long to live. Time is running out. Flo has a dilemma. She really likes Zander. But his scary sister won't be even faintly amused if she thinks Zander and Flo are becoming friends - let alone anything more. Tasha has a problem. Her new boyfriend is the...
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Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Love is in the air in St Carys, but you'd never know it - the people of this seaside town are very good at keeping secrets. The man Clemency loves belongs to someone else. She has to hide her true feelings - but when she ropes in an unsuspecting friend to help, wires start to get crossed. For the first time in Ronan's life his charm has failed him in winning over the woman he wants. Loving her from afar appears to be his only option. Belle seems to...
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Dexter Yates loves his fun, care-free London life; he has money, looks and girlfriends galore. But everything changes overnight when his sister dies, leaving him in charge of her eight-month-old daughter Delphi. How is he ever going to cope? Comic-strip artist Molly Hayes lives in the beautiful Cotswold village of Briarwood. When it comes to relationships, she has a history of choosing all the wrong men. Leaving the city behind, Dex moves to Briarwood...
10) Sheer mischief
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
It's not that Janey Sinclair isn't pleased to see her sister. It's just that being woken at seven by Maxine, complete with police escort, isn't quite how she'd planned to spend her Sunday. Even so Janey, who's just rebuilding her life after her husband disappeared, is delighted that her sister's back in the Cornish town where they grew up. When Maxine sets her sights on Guy Cassidy, an impossibly glamorous fashion photographer, Janey knows there's...
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When Nancy's husband gives her a shiny, red lawnmower for Christmas, she realises that time is just about up on her marriage. So her best friend Carmen persuades her to leave Edinburgh and come and stay in her London flat - and for single-again Nancy, there will be better things to do than mow the lawn.
13) Rumour has it
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When newly single Tilly Cole impulsively quits her London job for a fresh start in the town of Roxborough she finds she's arrived in a hotbed of gossip, intrigue & rampant rivalry for the most desirable men. Tilly has no intention of joining in - she's just happy with her new job. Then she meets Jack Lucas.
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Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Josh Strachan, newly returned to his home in north Cornwall from sunny California, first meets Sophie Wells, he's immediately smitten. Sophie's pretty, she's funny, she has lots of friends and she clearly loves her job as a photographer, despite the sometimes tricky clients. There's just one problem: Sophie has very firmly turned her back on love. And no one - even Sophie's scatty best friend Tula - will tell him why. Josh is sure Sophie likes...
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
On the one hand, if Essie hadn't written that letter - the one that only her best friend was meant to see - then she'd still be living like an actual proper grown-up, tucked up with Paul in his picture-perfect cottage, maybe even planning their wedding. On the other hand (if her true feelings hadn't accidentally taken the Internet by storm, that is) she never would have met Zillah and Conor - not to mention Lucas. And she'd never have found out just...
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
One magical winter's night in Venice, Didi fell in love. But it ended - and he left without even saying goodbye. Now, 13 years on, Shay Mason is back. Of course the old spark is still there, but that's as far as it goes. Didi won't let the past unsettle her present: as manager of one of the most stunning hotels in the Cotswolds, she's happy at last and soon to be married. Anyway, Shay isn't staying. He's made a promise to his wayward father, that's...
18) Promise me
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Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
'I completely adored it . . . Brimming with warmth, heart and jolly good fun' Cathy Bramley'An absolute joy from start to finish' Veronica Henry'Jill knocks it right out of the park with this fabulous story of love and friendship' Milly JohnsonOne minute Lou is happily employed, with a perfect flat. The next, her home and job have gone. Suddenly she has to start over.The last thing Lou wants is to move to a tiny Cotswolds village. She certainly doesn't...
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Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2025
Language
English
Description
Nick is the most attractive man Nella has met in a while. It's not just his 9* good looks (no one gets a 10!), but also that infectious smile. And he's definitely noticed her. But with their homes so far apart, it's one of those delightful flirty moments you enjoy and forget. Then Nella loses her job. There's a perfect new role on offer at a luxury Cotswolds holiday retreat. The catch is that her boss would be Nick. The good news: she'd be seeing...