The Real Thing: Catherine Alliott

Discover the power of unforgotten love in this sparkling romantic comedy from the bestselling author of A Rural Affair and A Cornish Summer

Every girl`s got one - that old boyfriend they never quite fell out of love with…

Tessa Hamilton`s thirty, with a lovely husband and home, two adorable kids, and not a care in the world. Sure her husband ogles the nanny more than she should allow. And keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time occupation. But she`s settled and happy. No seven-year itch for Tessa.

Except at the back of her mind is Patrick Cameron. Gorgeous, moody, rebellious, he`s the boy she met when she was seventeen. The boy her vicar father told her she couldn`t see and who left to go to Italy to paint. The boy she`s not heard from in twelve long years.

And now he`s back.

Questioning every choice, every decision she`s made since Patrick left, Tessa is about to risk her family and everything she has become to find out whether she did the right thing first time round...