Rachel, a once successful PR girl to a string of celebrity names, is ready for a change.
Her husband, James, has just left her for another woman and she needs a fresh start.
So when she is offered a new job in PR for a small travel company in Italy called 'Roman Leave', she takes a deep breath and says yes.
It is one of the most drastic decisions she has ever made.
This is Rachel's journey from failure - as she sees it - to a new life in Rome.
She is nervous to meet her new boss, but Marco, illegally good looking and awaiting his divorce, is not the scary macho man she thought he would be.
Under his encouragement, Rachel flourishes, and soon something more than just a professional rapport starts to blossom between the two of them.
But Rachel's past won't go away as neatly as she hoped.
One of her former clients, Luke O'Hanlon, a mercurial but hugely successful chef with a string of books and TV series to his credit, arrives in Rome.
Rachel has never forgiven Luke for switching without warning to another PR, just as she was about to get married, leaving her hurt and humiliated in front of her colleagues.
And her uncomplicated new life suddenly becomes very complicated.
Can she juggle e-mail from ex James, demands from Luke and a growing romance with Marco?
Or will everything start to fall apart during her Italian adventure?
'A heartfelt story, in Ellie, McGowan has all the elements right. Thrills, intrigue, a rattling plot, and a glorious helping of happily ever after romance.' - Midweek
'Compulsively readable, witty and astute.' - The Yorkshire Post.
'A diverting, fast moving and at times, a heartbreaking story. Take it on holiday.' - Home and Life.
'Written with a verve and pace, that keeps you reading.' - Good Housekeeping
Frankie McGowan is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her novels include Chasing Shadows, A Kept Woman, My Mother's Wedding, Another Way, Unfinished Business and A Better Life.
Genre: General Fiction
Her husband, James, has just left her for another woman and she needs a fresh start.
So when she is offered a new job in PR for a small travel company in Italy called 'Roman Leave', she takes a deep breath and says yes.
It is one of the most drastic decisions she has ever made.
This is Rachel's journey from failure - as she sees it - to a new life in Rome.
She is nervous to meet her new boss, but Marco, illegally good looking and awaiting his divorce, is not the scary macho man she thought he would be.
Under his encouragement, Rachel flourishes, and soon something more than just a professional rapport starts to blossom between the two of them.
But Rachel's past won't go away as neatly as she hoped.
One of her former clients, Luke O'Hanlon, a mercurial but hugely successful chef with a string of books and TV series to his credit, arrives in Rome.
Rachel has never forgiven Luke for switching without warning to another PR, just as she was about to get married, leaving her hurt and humiliated in front of her colleagues.
And her uncomplicated new life suddenly becomes very complicated.
Can she juggle e-mail from ex James, demands from Luke and a growing romance with Marco?
Or will everything start to fall apart during her Italian adventure?
Praise for Frankie McGowan
'A heartfelt story, in Ellie, McGowan has all the elements right. Thrills, intrigue, a rattling plot, and a glorious helping of happily ever after romance.' - Midweek
'Compulsively readable, witty and astute.' - The Yorkshire Post.
'A diverting, fast moving and at times, a heartbreaking story. Take it on holiday.' - Home and Life.
'Written with a verve and pace, that keeps you reading.' - Good Housekeeping
Frankie McGowan is a journalist and former magazine editor. Her novels include Chasing Shadows, A Kept Woman, My Mother's Wedding, Another Way, Unfinished Business and A Better Life.
Genre: General Fiction
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