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Publication date 4th January 2018 (kindle), paperback 22nd March 2018
I received an advance copy of this title via NetGalley from publisher Little,Brown Book Group UK (Sphere)
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After splitting up with her cheating ex-husband, Ruby Brown is ready for a change. She's single again for the first time in years and she's going to dive into this brave new world with a smile on her face and a spring in her step. The last thing she's looking for is another serious relationship.
Mason Soames represents everything Ruby wants right now: he's charming, handsome, and perfect for some no-strings-attached fun, and yet Ruby can't help feel that something is missing. Joe Edwards on the other hand is also lovely and handsome but he comes with the sort of baggage Ruby wants to avoid: an annoyingly attractive ex-wife and two teenage children.
Ruby soon has some very tough decisions to make. Is she ready for a relationship of any kind, and what type of life does she really want? Because while Ruby may think she knows what she wants, is that what she needs to be truly happy?
Feel-good, wonderful and an absolute must-read from the queen of romance Carole Matthews, Ruby's story will make you laugh, cry and leave you wanting more. It's about to get emotional in Million Love Songs.
My thoughts:
Ruby Brown. After her husband leaves her for another woman, Ruby decides to give her life a good shake up, gives up her boring office job and go in search of a shiny new exciting life. Hence we find her working as a waitress in her local pub/restaurant and signed up for a course of scuba diving lessons. Maybe not quite as spectacular as her husband's new partner who sports a sparkly vajayjay (in Matthews' own words, might I add) but it's a start. Ruby's new best friend is colleague Charlie who is resolutely single, awaiting the attentions of none other than Take That band member Gary Barlow.
Ruby soon draws the (unwanted) attention of pub manager and renowned womaniser Mason Soames and while Ruby is determined not to be drawn into another relationship just yet -especially with someone with Mason's reputation - she can't seem to say no to spending time with him. In an attempt to distract herself Ruby throws herself into her new found hobby of scuba diving only to find her body reacting in unwanted ways to sexy instructor Joe.
Matthews relates Ruby's exploits with her customary brand of humour as the spurned 30-something tries to work out exactly what she wants out of life - an exciting, rollercoaster social life with no responsibilities or a quieter life which offers more security. As I was reading I pictured Mason Soames as a similar type of character as that played by Hugh Grant in the Bridget Jones movies with Joe taking up the role of more a staid Colin Firth.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, with its comedy moments and more serious sections and I think it is fair to say that this is bound to be yet another big success for Carole.
Ruby Brown. After her husband leaves her for another woman, Ruby decides to give her life a good shake up, gives up her boring office job and go in search of a shiny new exciting life. Hence we find her working as a waitress in her local pub/restaurant and signed up for a course of scuba diving lessons. Maybe not quite as spectacular as her husband's new partner who sports a sparkly vajayjay (in Matthews' own words, might I add) but it's a start. Ruby's new best friend is colleague Charlie who is resolutely single, awaiting the attentions of none other than Take That band member Gary Barlow.
Ruby soon draws the (unwanted) attention of pub manager and renowned womaniser Mason Soames and while Ruby is determined not to be drawn into another relationship just yet -especially with someone with Mason's reputation - she can't seem to say no to spending time with him. In an attempt to distract herself Ruby throws herself into her new found hobby of scuba diving only to find her body reacting in unwanted ways to sexy instructor Joe.
Matthews relates Ruby's exploits with her customary brand of humour as the spurned 30-something tries to work out exactly what she wants out of life - an exciting, rollercoaster social life with no responsibilities or a quieter life which offers more security. As I was reading I pictured Mason Soames as a similar type of character as that played by Hugh Grant in the Bridget Jones movies with Joe taking up the role of more a staid Colin Firth.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, with its comedy moments and more serious sections and I think it is fair to say that this is bound to be yet another big success for Carole.
Carole Matthews is an international bestselling author of hugely successful romantic comedy novels. Her unique sense of humour has won her legions of fans and critical acclaim all over the world.
A Minor Indiscretion and A Compromising Position both reached the Top 5 in the Sunday Times bestseller chart in the UK. You Drive Me Crazy reached number 8 in the original fiction charts. The novel Welcome To The Real World was shortlisted for RNA romantic novel of the year 2007.
In 2006 Carole co-edited - with writer Sarah Mlynowski - two new editions of the hugely popular Girls' Night In charity series called Girls' Night Out - one for the USA and one for Canada. All proceeds go to War Child.
Carole has presented on television and is a regular radio guest. When she’s not writing novels, television or film scripts she manages to find time to trek in the Himalayas, rollerblade in Central Park, take tea in China and snooze in her garden shed in Milton Keynes which is near London, England.
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