Lucy has known true loss in her life when her fiancé was killed in a tragic accident a couple of years ago. Distraught at the thought of moving on without him, Lucy throws herself into her graphic design business, alongside her best friend Fintan, and their company is flourishing. But when fate steps in and places an extremely handsome and fascinating author, Greg Millar, in Lucy's path, she cannot help but feel energised. This funny, successful, exciting man who truly understands her feelings of grief, wants her to marry him - can you really fall in love so quickly?

Caught up in this whirlwind romance, Lucy agrees to spend the summer in Greg's home in France, getting to know his two young children. But life is never quite as it seems. Lucy struggles to connect with Greg's daughter who makes it clear from the beginning that she wants nothing to do with Lucy. Throw in a nanny determined to sabotage her relationship, a fiancé who is behaving erratically and the fact that her career is suffering under all of the pressure, and Lucy begins to doubt if she has made the wrong decision. But their complicated journey is only just beginning...

THE ACCIDENTAL LIFE OF GREG MILLAR by Aimee Alexander is an emotional tale that made me laugh and cry in equal measure. This novel is so much more than a love story - it is about believing that love can make it through the toughest of situations as long as you never give up. Lucy is a strong, determined and sympathetic character and I loved her honesty, and ability to pick herself up and keep going. Greg is exciting, adventurous and romantic but he loses his footing in life when he is forced to face up to his own issues. With amazing depth and aplomb, the author effortlessly weaves both serious topics and laughter, throughout THE ACCIDENTAL LIFE OF GREG MILLAR and I could not put this book down!