Showing results by author "Jill Mansell" in Contemporary

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 all. He's going to keep it. And then he'll be gone.

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 how much life there is to be lived....

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 a friend than to risk losing him for good?

It's set to be the perfect wedding - till the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride round the church. This wedding is not going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max for the first time in fifteen years. No kiss since has matched their last kiss together. They were on the brink of a beautiful love story. Then something shocking happened that tore them apart. Now here he is, handsome as ever, teasing Lottie in the old way - and that tingling electric attraction is back. But Max is out of bounds.

Lainey has just 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. Yes, everyone thinks she's part of a couple, and it's tricky keeping this secret. But at least she's not looking for love: with her disastrous relationship history, men are definitely off the agenda.

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 have the perfect boyfriend, but something isn't quite right. And now a long-buried secret is slowly rising to the surface. The truth has a funny way of revealing itself, and when it does St Carys will be a very different place indeed....

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, who lives there too, 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, and Mimi heads back to her busy London life.

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 wouldn't have moved into the attic flat on the square. She would never have met Conor. Or got to know Lucas... And she wouldn't have found herself falling in love with someone she really, really shouldn't fall in love with....

Mimi non è alla ricerca dell’amore quando trascorre un fine settimana a Goosebrook, il paese delle Cotswolds in cui il padre si è trasferito. Il suo primo incontro con Cal, un abitante della cittadina, non assomiglia affatto a una scena da film romantico, anche se non può fare a meno di notarne il fascino e il carisma. Ma Cal al momento non può essere nient’altro che un semplice amico per Mimi, la quale decide di fare ritorno alla sua frenetica vita londinese. Passano quattro anni e Cal è concentrato sulla famiglia, mentre Mimi sulla carriera.

Lainey ha perso tutto. Ma grazie a una piccola bugia, che forse tanto piccola non è, ha la possibilità di realizzare il lavoro dei suoi sogni. Molto presto andrà a vivere in una splendida casa in riva al mare con l'incarico di contenere i fan ossessionati da un attore che dice di essere in pensione ma non lo è, e di organizzare la sua famiglia decisamente vivace. Per tutto questo, vale sicuramente la pena mantenere nascosto il suo segreto. E poi, Lainey, non è in cerca d'amore, affatto. Ha deciso di prendere una pausa da quel tipo di sentimenti.

Quando Clemency incontra il brillante Sam Adams, potrebbe innamorarsi di lui, se non fosse sposato. Tre anni dopo, Clemency si è stabilita nel suo accogliente villaggio natale della Cornovaglia per concentrarsi sulla sua carriera. Tutto fila liscio fino a quando Sam non sconvolge la sua vita... presentandosi come il fidanzato della sua sorellastra. Presa nel bel mezzo di un triangolo amoroso, Clemency deve fingere di non aver mai incontrato Sam... e scegliere tra l'amore della sua vita e il legame di sorellanza.

Dexter Yates adora sua vida despreocupada em Londres. Além de lindo e rico, mora em um apartamento chique e está sempre acompanhado de belas mulheres. Mas tudo se transforma da noite para o dia quando a irmã morre, deixando a pequena Delphi, de apenas oito meses. Sem a menor ideia de como cuidar sozinho de um bebê, ele resolve se afastar da correria da cidade grande e se muda para sua casa em Briarwood.

Quando perde tragicamente o marido, Ellie Kendall sente seu mundo desabar. Mas, depois de um ano, ela está pronta para um recomeço—no trabalho, é claro. Ela ainda nem pensa em um novo relacionamento. Por insistência do sogro, Ellie se muda para um apartamento que ele possui na glamorosa região de Primrose Hill e lá faz amizade com Roo, uma vizinha excêntrica que também guarda segredos.

A jovem Essie Philips nem acredita nas reviravoltas que sua vida deu no último ano. Ela tem um emprego novo, o namorado com que sempre sonhou e está morando com ele num chalé lindo, elegante e adulto. Mas quando um e-mail particular que ela escreveu para a melhor amiga é enviado por engano a todos os seus contatos, viraliza e acaba indo parar no jornal local, a vida de Essie muda por completo de novo—e definitivamente não para melhor.

Clemency se apaixona por um belo desconhecido que senta ao seu lado durante um voo e logo começa a fazer planos para um futuro a dois, mas acaba se decepcionando ao descobrir que ele é casado. Sam, o homem encantador do avião, aparece três anos depois na cidade litorânea onde Clemency mora, só que não veio à sua procura: desta vez ele está envolvido com a irmã postiça dela.