Lottery winner Cleo Dowling is living her dream, running a bookshop in the sleepy village of Kilrowan and larking around with her gorgeous painter husband, Pablo. But the dream turns into a nightmare when Pablo accepts a commission to paint a portrait of a Dublin 4 princess…

Bestselling author Pixie Pirelli is a media consultant’s dream, running the treadmill of red carpets, chat shows and book signings. But Pixie’s big smile masks a hurt so bad she’s forced to trade in her glittering career for a quiet life in the sticks. She can run, but she can’t hide: who is La Londonista – red in tooth and claw – and why is she trying to sabotage Pixie’s career?

Sussed city girl Hazel MacNamara has a list of celebrities with ex-directory, top-secret phone numbers on her organiser. Which of these luminaries will dazzle obligingly and make the Kilrowan Arts Festival the must-attend event of the Irish social calendar? Will it be film star Rory McDonagh? Will it be literary diva Colleen? Or will it be– shhh!

Packed with drama, intrigue and sex, it's a great escapist read
B magazine

Thompson brings her usual warmth, wit and insight to the intertwined stories of three characters. [Her] novels are the perfect poolside or hearthside read
Belfast Telegraph

Addictive, superior chick lit
HEAT

Funny, heartwarming and great fun
METRO

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