Product details
- ISBN 9780008745233
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 06 Nov 2025
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'A story that keeps you hoping and guessing until the very end.' Sally Jenkins, author of Out of Control
Vidya isn’t in Waterloo Bay for a holiday. Officially, she’s visiting the beautiful, quirky seaside town for work – but unofficially, she’s on a mission. One of her colleagues hooked up with her sister at a party, and now her sister is pregnant. As the sensible one in the family, it’s Vidya's job to find out who he is.
But there’s a catch: all she has to go on is a vague description of a chest tattoo. Vidya has just two weeks to glimpse her colleagues shirtless without getting fired, but crazy hotel guests, malicious seagulls and her pesky day job keep getting in the way.
And then there’s Leo, the most frustrating, patronising, handsome man she’s ever met…
Perfect for fans of:
💗 Forced proximity
💗 Office romance
💗 Small town
Readers LOVE Jeevani Charika!'I adored every sharp, tender and gloriously awkward beat.' Camilla Isley, author of The Roommate Experiment
'Warm, charming, with an utterly adorkable hero – this really was irresistible!' Kate Johnson, author of Hex Appeal
'Highly addictive, with those quirky twists that keep you guessing! I loved it.' Anita Faulkner author of You Had Me at Pumpkin Patch
'SO good! Cute, funny, romantic…' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Charika is a really skillful writer, who always makes me laugh and cry and pray its all going to turn out all right' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I laughed, I cried. This book has it all: humour, romance, and a cracking story to boot' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Jeevani (pronounced ‘Jeev-uh-nee’) writes multicultural women’s fiction and romantic comedies. She spent much of her childhood in Sri Lanka, with short forays to Nigeria and Micronesia, before returning to England to settle in Yorkshire. All of this, it turned out, was excellent preparation for becoming a novelist.
She also writes under the name Rhoda Baxter. Her books have been shortlisted for multiple awards.
A microbiologist by training, Jeevani loves all things science geeky. She also loves cake, crochet and playing with Lego. You can find out more about her (and get a free book) on her website www.jeevanicharika.com.
