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Desperately Seeking Summer
Oct 27, 2024 2:36 PM

Author:Mandy Baggot

Desperately Seeking Summer

A Greek getaway you won't forget...

Escape to Greece with the perfect feel-good book to read on the beach this summer. If you love Kat French and Sarah Morgan, you'll love Mandy Baggot's sizzling summer romantic comedies.

Abby Dolan is having a very bad day... In twenty-four hours, she's lost her job and her boyfriend. Single and with nothing left to lose, she's headed for a Corfu escape to spend time with her family while she heals her broken heart.

Only her mum and sister's estate agency 'Desperately Seeking' is just that, desperate! Instead of the relaxing, sunshine holiday she'd hoped for, Abby finds herself spending her break helping get the business back on its feet. Determined to attract new clients and give her family a second chance at success, she finds the perfect property to sell in Villa Pappas complete with gorgeous gardener, Theo.

Perhaps working this summer could be a welcome distraction after all. But Theo has his own secrets and Abby isn't the only thing he wants to take off the market...

Reviews

This summer scorcher is the ultimate beach read

—— HEIDI SWAIN , Sunday Times bestselling author

Praise for Mandy Baggot's feel-good Greek romantic comedies:

Sunshine in story form - I absolutely love Mandy's books

—— MILLY JOHNSON , Sunday Times bestselling author

A perfect beach read, this one had me hooked!

—— JENNY HALE

A lush summery read. Scrumptious sun-kissed romance at its best!

—— SAMANTHA TONGE

Sizzling, summery and totally delightful. A gorgeous hug-of-a-book about friendship, family, fun and love - the ultimate summer romance

—— ZARA STONELEY

I absolutely loved it! Laugh-out-loud funny, full of heart and melting with hot romance. This is fun, flirty and heartfelt romance at its very best

—— ANNIE LYONS

This moving love story will make you question if you're living your own life to the fullest and leave you determined to be happy- whatever the risks - because we don't know what the future has in store

—— Read of the Week , HEAT

A beautifully written love story, with characters you can't help but take to your heart. The Day We Met is destined to be a classic

—— LISA HALL , bestselling author of Between You and Me

A couple whose powerful chemistry is evident from the first moment. Enjoyably readable

—— DAILY MAIL

A must-read epic love story that will have you rooting for the characters from the moment they meet. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, be prepared to go on an emotional rollercoaster

—— ANNA BELL , bestselling author of The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart

I LOVED this novel! The story was engaging and moving and heartbreakingly romantic. I fell in love with the characters as they fell in love with one another. Beautifully written with an achingly poignant ending, it had me hooked from page one

—— ELLA HARPER , bestselling author of Pieces of You

A thoughtful and beautifully written book. Clever, heartbreaking, exquisite

—— RACHEL BURTON , bestselling author of The Many Colours of Us

Beautiful and wise, The Day We Met is a love story that I won't forget for a long time. This book touched me deeply and made me believe, more than ever, in the power of true love

—— CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN , author of The House of Birds and Butterflies

A beautiful love story, where people make mistakes, miss chances and try to the do the right thing. A cracking read

—— RACHEL DOVE , author of The Flower Shop on Foxley Street

Another sure-fire hit . . . Funny yet full of drama, this is a must-read

—— Fabulous

A super-suspenseful page-turner

—— Mail on Sunday

Funny, captivating and well-observed

—— Good Housekeeping

The pleasure here is the skill with which Moriarty inhabits her characters, as she carefully builds the suspense

—— Guardian

The hard-to-put-down psychological thriller will keep you guessing

—— Evening Standard

A really enjoyable thriller

—— Stylist

Moriarty has an entertainingly keen eye for the absurdities of modern life. She is also as adept at writing laugh-out-loud scenes as tugging on the reader's heartstrings. You'll plough through Nine Perfect Strangers like a warm knife through butter

—— Daily Express

Liane Moriarty serves up laughs, thrills and surprises

—— Mail Online UK

A witty and poignant novel - Moriarty's storytelling is worth every penny

—— People

Fantastic

—— Best

Tightly-plotted, impossibly twisty and wickedly funny, the latest page-turner from the creator of Big Little Lies serves up another wildly entertaining ride

—— Waterstones

Liane Moriarty's latest novel is a hoot

—— Daily Mail

I absolutely devoured this book. Moriarty's main strength lies not (just) in the absolute compelling need to know how the story will end but in the perfectly crafted characters and a mix of humour with social observation. One of the best writers around

—— Jenny Blackhurst

A psychological thriller that takes place at a wellness retreat. It's gripping and hilarious and perfect for the plane, mostly because you'll never put it down

—— Allure

A brilliant book

—— The Sun

Moriarty struck gold with Big Little Lies and roars back with Nine Perfect Strangers

—— Balance

Moriarty is as adept at comedy as tugging on heartstrings

—— Daily Express

This wonderful novel had me utterly hooked. Hilarious reading at first, but then the tone becomes darker and more dangerous . . .

—— Mail Online

Moriarty expertly crafts each of the nine guests' backstories in this tense thriller

—— Woman

A suspenseful novel that makes you laugh out loud. Brilliantly drawn characters make this a compelling read

—— Clare Mackintosh, Good Housekeeping

If you're in the market for a feverish page-turner give this thriller a whirl . . . [Moriarty] knows precisely how to weave a tantalising tissue of suspense, guaranteed to have the obsessed reader glued to every page

—— Vanessa Feltz, Best

The Hot List

—— Inside Soap

The scene is set for a great unravelling. People running from their pasts, presents and futures - what more could one ask for?

—— Connaught Telegraph

Skilful. Witty and fast-paced

—— The Week

Great fun

—— People

An insightful, twisty thriller set in a luxury retreat cut off from the outside world

—— Eastern Daily Press

Praise for Liane Moriarty

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Wise, honest, beautifully observed. One of the few writers I'll drop anything for

—— Jojo Moyes

Staggeringly brilliant, literally unputdownable

—— Sophie Hannah

Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic . . . a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read

—— USA Today

Keeps you guessing until the very end - perfect summer read

—— Reese Witherspoon

Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly

—— Sunday Express

Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it

—— Good Housekeeping

As brilliantly accomplished as it is dark, twisty and compulsive

—— Heat

Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets

—— Woman & Home

Perfect

—— Hello!

A hell of a good book. Funny and scary

—— Stephen King

Fascinating and compassionate

—— Daily Telegraph

I loved every line of it

—— Louise Candlish

Funny and captivating

—— Closer

A cracking story cleverly told

—— Fabulous

Every single one of her books is a great read

—— E! Online

An ideal summer read

—— Live Preston & Fylde

Book Club Summer 2019 Pick

—— Silversurfers
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