Everything is finally coming together for single mom Annie
O'Harran. She's engaged to a London doctor, she has a book
deal in the works for her first novel and an upcoming trip
promises a few weeks away at a peaceful summer house. She
also hopes this vacation will give her a break from her ex-
husband, a wayward impoverished actor whom she can't seem
to get over; he's infuriating, yet charming, and they're
ever-connected through their adorable daughter.
Her fiancé, David, is obsessed with trying to make a baby
and can't wait to get married, set up a home together and
live happily ever after. Annie and her 12-year-old
daughter, Flora, drive to David's aunt's estate on the
Camel estuary in Cornwall, expecting David to follow on the
weekends as he's able to get away from his patients.
In the middle of their first night in the house, Annie
encounters American psychiatrist Matt Malone, who's rented
the house for the summer for his family, who are arriving
later. Annie realizes that she and Flora should technically
return to the city, since Matt has a lease for the
property, but Flora looks so crushed at the idea of leaving
this natural paradise that Annie and Matt reach a tenuous
agreement to temporarily share the spacious property for a
few weeks. Secluded in the country and removed from
everyday life, Annie and Matt are aware of a growing
attraction, but they spend their days distracting
themselves with writing projects. Soon Matt's son arrives,
and Annie and Matt are frequently left alone while their
children swim and fish at the river.
Annie's trip to Cornwall is anything but relaxing between
her ex-husband's unexpected visit, her fiancé's inability
to get away from the city and the constant temptation of
sexy Matt under the same roof. Annie should be busily
planning her own wedding, which is only six weeks away,
when everything begins to fall apart and she realizes that
nothing is what it seems. The last thing on her mind is THE
WEDDING DAY!
I enjoyed the English countryside setting and a romance
novel that featured a woman with a pre-teen daughter.
Flora's insightful and sarcastic comments made me smile,
and I identified with her embarrassment about most of her
mother's actions. Alliott delivers a complex romance that
quickly moves beyond straightforward boy-meets-girl into
the messy vortex of real human relationships.
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