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This HaBO comes from Mary, who is trying to find what she describes as “British chick lit”:
I’m hoping you can help me find a book I read several years ago, in the middle of a British chick lit binge! I really thought it was a Jill Mansell, but none of the plot descriptions are ringing bells and I don’t want to read through her entire backlist to find it.
The plot I remember is mostly the secondary plot I think. I’m pretty sure it was the main characters best friend or sister, which is what is making it difficult! She wanted to find a boyfriend, who was hardworking and had a real job of some sort, and keeps rejecting the playboy of the town for being a layabout living off of his rich author aunt. The plot twist is that she discovers he’s actually writing the books for his aunt because she’s had writer’s block for years. Then she’s interested because he does work & she doesn’t have an excuse anymore, but he doesn’t think she likes him for him.
I don’t remember how it ends or what the main plot was. I think it took place in Cornwall or a smaller village, not London.
Well this sounds adorable.
The Unexpected Consequences of Love
by Jill Mansell
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It’s Jill Mansell!
The Unpredictable Consequences of Love. Jill Mansell.
The Unpredictable Consequences of Love!
Thank you guys!!! I just looked and yep- it is that one and the reason I blinked on the main characters plot is because it’s one of a couple of her books where I just felt like the heroine was better off without the hero!
In the UK it is titled Unpredictable in the US it’s Unexpected. I love JIll Mansell, but I don’t like that her publishers edit her work for the American market.
I’ve always wanted to be able to answer one of these questions and I finally can – sadly, after everyone else answered it first! Well done, those of you who knew it. This was one of my favourite sub-plots!