Falling for You

by Jill Mansell

Overview

It's Romeo and Juliet all over again…

As a teen, Maddy Harvey was a bit of an ugly duckling. Luckily she's blossomed since then, and Maddy thanks God for this small miracle when a tall, handsome stranger comes to her rescue one starry summer's night.

Instant attraction turns to disaster-in-the-making when Maddy learns the identity of her superman: Kerr McKinnon. Of all the colorful residents of the small Cotswold town of Ashcombe, why did it have to be him? Because as family feuds go, the Montagues and the Capulets have nothing on the Harveys and the McKinnons.

Praise for Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"Jill Mansell is a pro...bursting with humor, brimming with intrigue, and full of characters you'll adore." —Heat Magazine

"Mansell keeps churning out hits with her signature blend of humor, romance, and multiple happy endings." —Booklist

"One of the masters of fun, upbeat fiction with twists of romance."—Shelf Awareness

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492604549
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	247,319
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

With over 10 million copies sold, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Mansell writes irresistible and funny, poignant and romantic tales for women in the tradition of Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella and Jojo Moyes. She lives with her partner and their children in Bristol, England.

Editorial Reviews

05/18/2015
Several love stories weave through a Cotswolds village in a cozy contemporary that’s entertaining but not especially romantic. When former ugly duckling Maddy Harvey cute-meets a dashing stranger, it’s infatuation at first sight. Then she learns he’s Kerr McKinnon, brother of the boy who killed her little sister in a car accident 11 years ago. Maddy and Kerr’s attempts to negotiate their relationship without devastating Maddy’s family are undercut by the fact that their all-consuming attraction appears to be based on Mansell’s need to disrupt the shifting alliances among Maddy’s cheerfully promiscuous brother; her vengeful childhood enemy, Kate; ditzy barmaid Nuala; and Nuala’s boss and boyfriend, Dexter, whose constant verbal abuse of Nuala is supposed to read as quirky but instead makes him repellent. There’s a constant theme of damage to women’s bodies, including injuries that implicate their partners. Several characters’ parents behave in appalling ways and then falteringly try to make amends. The stars of the story are the refreshingly grubby 7-year-olds Tiff and Sophie, whose friendship seems likely to outlast all the adult relationships put together. Agent: Jennifer Unter, Unter Agency. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"[A] a rewarding and deeply moving tale. 4 1/2 Stars." — RT Book Reviews

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