Do We Really Have To Do This?
(2023)(The first book in the Strawberry Village series)
A novel by Ellie Barker
Do We Really Have To Do This?
Iris can’t let go, Jack can’t hold on, but when Iris has to write Jack’s story will they ever find a happy ending of their own?
Journalist Iris Cooke loves her job at The Strawberry Times, the only problem is she just can’t stop writing happy endings. Jack Jones has everything money can buy – except the magical Strawberry House. He wants to turn it into one of his wonderful hotels, only the owners won’t sell it to him because he has a reputation for being such a grump.
Who better to write his story than Iris? Only it’s a case of ‘can’t stand one another at first sight.’ If Iris doesn’t deliver an upbeat but accurate profile of Jack Jones, she could lose her job.
The problem is Jack Jones really is a misery.
But then they meet seventy-nine-year-old Peggy and in one moment all their worlds change forever. The more time they spend with Peggy, the more they’re forced to face their own grief. But are they really saving her, or is it her last mission to save them?
Do We Really Have To Do This? is an uplifting romance in the cosy setting of Strawberry Village with a glamorous getaway to the Caribbean. It’s a story of love, grief and letting go and how your true love can be always be found - whoever you are.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Iris can’t let go, Jack can’t hold on, but when Iris has to write Jack’s story will they ever find a happy ending of their own?
Journalist Iris Cooke loves her job at The Strawberry Times, the only problem is she just can’t stop writing happy endings. Jack Jones has everything money can buy – except the magical Strawberry House. He wants to turn it into one of his wonderful hotels, only the owners won’t sell it to him because he has a reputation for being such a grump.
Who better to write his story than Iris? Only it’s a case of ‘can’t stand one another at first sight.’ If Iris doesn’t deliver an upbeat but accurate profile of Jack Jones, she could lose her job.
The problem is Jack Jones really is a misery.
But then they meet seventy-nine-year-old Peggy and in one moment all their worlds change forever. The more time they spend with Peggy, the more they’re forced to face their own grief. But are they really saving her, or is it her last mission to save them?
Do We Really Have To Do This? is an uplifting romance in the cosy setting of Strawberry Village with a glamorous getaway to the Caribbean. It’s a story of love, grief and letting go and how your true love can be always be found - whoever you are.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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