Desperately Seeking Summer
The perfect feel-good Greek romantic comedy to read on the beach this summer
by Mandy Baggot
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Pub Date 1 May 2018 | Archive Date 27 Jul 2018
Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing | Ebury Digital
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Description
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...
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781473559974 |
PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 400 |
Featured Reviews
Great summer read. Set on Corfu - I have never been but this book makes me want to go!
After losing her job and finding her boyfriend is cheating on her, Abby heads to Corfu, where her mum and sister run an estate agency. But when she arrives she realises they are struggling for business so sets about trying to fix things.
She meets Theo, barman and gardener, but there are some secrets he is hiding.
Great range of characters, especially Abby's mum and Theo's Aunty.
I'm utterly bereft that I have come to the end of such a fabulous book it had everything you could want from your perfect summery read and more.
There was Theo who I fell in love with, Abby and her mad family's vision for a pink estate agency in Corfu, there is greek food, beautiful scenery, high drama, sizzling chemistry, plenty of smiles and laughs, and so much more. This is escapism at its best.
I could wax lyrical all day about this book, but I fear I would bore you, so instead I will try and keep this short, and just tell you, especially if you are already a fan of Mandy Baggot to just go and buy this and read it for yourself. It won't disappoint.
If you have never read a book by this author before, well frankly you are missing out, but she has a fabulous back catalogue to catch up on too.
This is a story of Abby who manages to lose her job, boyfriend and her cat all in the same day decided to spend some time with her family in Corfu, only to arrive and discover their estate agency isn't doing too well.
So while Abby is trying to help save the family business, she comes into contact with Theo, who is using Corfu as a summer escape for himself too. Of course there is more to Theo than there first appears, and thanks to the way the book is written we often get sections focusing on him, and thus can see beneath his amazing good looks quite early on.
There is romance in the air in Corfu this summer and not just for Abby, and the villagers of San Sebastian are all colourful characters and I enjoyed meeting a lot of those too. There are business rivalries, interesting ways of trying to keep the Dolan family afloat and older relationships revitalised.
I even think I learnt a bit of Greek in this book, as occasional words are used, most of the time you could guess the meaning from the context, and if you can't then there was a handy glossary at the back too.
I can't stress enough how much I enjoyed spending time in Corfu with Abby, Theo and their friends and family. This is a fantastic book to while away a hot summers day, or a cold winters one when you are wishing you are somewhere warmer!
Thank you to Netgalley and Ebury for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Now I want to go straight to the airport and head to Corfu. Like with other Mandy Baggot books, you know you’re in good hands as she places you right there in the heart of the setting, sun and secrets.
Corfu might seem like the perfect escape but then Abby has to deal with her family’s rather mad idea of having a pink estate agency in Corfu. It’s not the estate agency that’s the problem though but rather the drama of what happens with the house she sells and the gardener....
It’s a holiday romance with hidden depths. Oh but as well as the action and humour, there’s the Mandy Baggot touch all over it - sun, sand, sea and gorgeous scenery. Greek food, sounds and aromas in the air. What’s not to love?
A book to make you smile.