A Rural Affair: Catherine Alliott

Discover the magic of second chances and starting again in this tantalising story from the bestselling author of A Cornish Summer

`If I`m being totally honest I had fantasized about Phil dying.`

When Poppy Shilling`s bike-besotted, Lycra-clad husband is killed in a freak accident, she can`t help feeling a guilty sense of relief. For at long last she`s released from a controlling and loveless marriage.

Throwing herself wholeheartedly into village life, she`s determined to start over. And sure enough, everyone from Luke the sexy church organist to Bob the resident oddball, is taking note. Yet the one man Poppy can`t take her eyes off seems tantalizingly out of reach - why won`t he let go of his glamorous ex-wife?

But just as she`s ready to dip her toes in the water, the discovery of a dark secret about her late husband shatters Poppy`s confidence. Does she really have the courage to risk her heart again?

Because Poppy wants a lot more than just a rural affair . . .