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Follow Me
Pippa Jones seems to have it all. The only thing that the high-flying career girl is missing is love. When she spots a gorgeous man who seems to be following her everywhere she goes, she wonders if fate is trying to throw them together. But with her job on the line can she afford to make time for this handsome, mysterious stranger?
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 24, 2011
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About the author
Sheila O'Flanagan
95 books1,197 followersAs you can see, a Dubliner all my life. My parents owned a grocery shop in the Iveagh Markets, in the Liberties area of the city and I guess city blood runs through my veins.
As a child I enjoyed reading and telling stories and everyone thought that I end up in a job which had something to do with books and literature. But though I applied for a job in the library all of the job offers I got were in commerce.
I turned down lots of them before my mother accepted one for me (I was on holiday at the time). It was in the Central Bank of Ireland and that’s how my career in financial services began.
I started out in administration and then moved jobs until finally I was working as a dealer in a commercial bank. Eventually I was promoted to Chief Dealer (the first female CD in the country). I traded lots of different things – foreign exchange, swaps, options, bonds…all of the kind of things you read about in the papers and that sound very technical and difficult. Of course once you’re doing it, it’s not half as technical as it sounds.
But I still loved reading and writing (which I did in my spare time) and I desperately wanted to write my own book. I guess I never quite got over the fact that I was never offered the library job! In my thirties I decided that it was now or never and I sat down, stuck Chapter 1 on a page, and started. I wrote the whole thing before sending it off.
I was offered a publishing deal (with no advance) by an Irish company but only if I wrote a different book! So back to the drawing board, I started again. It was another two years before it was published. It wasn’t until I’d written a few books and was offered a contract (this time with an advance!) from another publisher that I felt able to give up my trading job and write full time. So, even though it took a long time, I eventually realised my dream of being a full-time writer.
And now I also write a business column for the Irish Times.
When I’m writing a book I want to do three things:
* Tell a good story
* Make the reader feel like they know the characters
* Make each book better than the last
I don’t write for any particular audience but I suppose I must have people like me in mind – people who have busy lives and who like to escape into someone else’s for a while.
I love writing books. I hope you enjoy reading them.
As a child I enjoyed reading and telling stories and everyone thought that I end up in a job which had something to do with books and literature. But though I applied for a job in the library all of the job offers I got were in commerce.
I turned down lots of them before my mother accepted one for me (I was on holiday at the time). It was in the Central Bank of Ireland and that’s how my career in financial services began.
I started out in administration and then moved jobs until finally I was working as a dealer in a commercial bank. Eventually I was promoted to Chief Dealer (the first female CD in the country). I traded lots of different things – foreign exchange, swaps, options, bonds…all of the kind of things you read about in the papers and that sound very technical and difficult. Of course once you’re doing it, it’s not half as technical as it sounds.
But I still loved reading and writing (which I did in my spare time) and I desperately wanted to write my own book. I guess I never quite got over the fact that I was never offered the library job! In my thirties I decided that it was now or never and I sat down, stuck Chapter 1 on a page, and started. I wrote the whole thing before sending it off.
I was offered a publishing deal (with no advance) by an Irish company but only if I wrote a different book! So back to the drawing board, I started again. It was another two years before it was published. It wasn’t until I’d written a few books and was offered a contract (this time with an advance!) from another publisher that I felt able to give up my trading job and write full time. So, even though it took a long time, I eventually realised my dream of being a full-time writer.
And now I also write a business column for the Irish Times.
When I’m writing a book I want to do three things:
* Tell a good story
* Make the reader feel like they know the characters
* Make each book better than the last
I don’t write for any particular audience but I suppose I must have people like me in mind – people who have busy lives and who like to escape into someone else’s for a while.
I love writing books. I hope you enjoy reading them.
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June 20, 2020
Pippa is on a mission to become a top saleswoman for the firm she works for in order to win a trip to New York. Having just split up with her partner she is not looking for romance, but while on her business trips around the country she keeps seeing a gorgeous man, and is beginning to wonder if he is following her.
March 26, 2014
Follow Me is a delightful romance. Sheila O'Flanagan brings together two characters who are perfectly suited to be in a relationship. Yet the very perfect nature of the relationship is the thing that threatens to separate them as it seems too good to be true thus breeding distrust. The conflict in this story is based on understandable misconstruction and highlights the value of trust.
I enjoyed this story. It is well written, well structured and moves at a good pace. As part of the Quick Reads series, it was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon and leaves the reader feeling content.
I enjoyed this story. It is well written, well structured and moves at a good pace. As part of the Quick Reads series, it was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon and leaves the reader feeling content.
April 1, 2022
About 2.5 *
Chicklit isn't my favourite genre, so it's unfair to rate it low because of that. The plot was a good idea. The writing and dialogue a bit flat.
Chicklit isn't my favourite genre, so it's unfair to rate it low because of that. The plot was a good idea. The writing and dialogue a bit flat.
January 13, 2018
I can't say that I enjoyed this one at all. The main character was too shallow and self-absorbed to hold my interest, and I saw the big "surprise" coming from half a book away. Then again, I tend to dislike romance novels. Maybe a fan of them would feel differently. I'll save this for my Little Free Library.
January 9, 2018
"Pippa Jones is twenty-something and single. She likes chips, country music and her cat. She also loves her career as number one sales rep for a computer firm. The only thing she hasn’t got time for is men. Broken-hearted last time round, Pippa is sticking to girlfriends – and winning a dream trip to New York.
However, life isn’t that simple. A rival firm is stealing her clients and a tall, fair stranger is following her everywhere. He’s in the bar, at dinner, even at her meetings. Is he a stalker?
Whoever he is, he’s about to turn Pippa’s world upside-down.
However, life isn’t that simple. A rival firm is stealing her clients and a tall, fair stranger is following her everywhere. He’s in the bar, at dinner, even at her meetings. Is he a stalker?
Whoever he is, he’s about to turn Pippa’s world upside-down.
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November 26, 2017
Really enjoyed reading this book.
February 19, 2018
Ok for a quick read but very predictable from the start
February 20, 2018
A light hearted romance bet wen two sales people. Sweet romantic little story . For a short easy reading
March 13, 2018
Normally I just devour Sheila’s juicy tales. This one, while a quick read, was a little too simple and unexciting for me.
March 27, 2018
A great read! This story grabbed me straight away with a fantastic storyline and some twists and turns. I would definitely recommend it.
May 8, 2018
This book was just too predictable. Normally I like cheesy books, but this one was too cheesy, even for me.
January 3, 2019
A double bonus from Sheila O'Flanagan. A lovely story and not a single mention of Dublin. Truly magical. I loved it!
March 17, 2019
Quick easy read
July 27, 2020
Not sure about reading short stories but it was quite good.
October 13, 2021
Easy to read but too cringy for my liking
July 20, 2022
Good little read! A bit predictable, but didn't want to put it down
September 14, 2022
A bit simple but I should have expected that from a Quick Read book.
Overall quite sweet and a feel good book. 3.5*
Overall quite sweet and a feel good book. 3.5*
September 20, 2022
This is an author I’ve never heard of but loving quick reads at the minute…
I really enjoyed the storyline. Definitely recommend reading it 📖
I really enjoyed the storyline. Definitely recommend reading it 📖
January 15, 2023
Enjoyed this short read.
May 21, 2023
This was an in-between book. As expected, it was a light and nice little lovestory of 111 pages, perfect to read between heavy literature in summertime 😊
October 5, 2023
Fairly predictable romance on the road. It was ok.
February 23, 2024
Good quick read
May 24, 2025
Another quite enjoyable quite read but if i was seeing the same guy at every place I had to do a sales pitch and then I lost the pitch I would put 2 and 2 together but not this character. Again it had one of my pet hates describing what they are eating and drinking in more detail. Quite ironic as i post pictures of things that I cook.
June 28, 2025
I usually like sheila o'flanagans books and I understand this is a short story but to me the writing style was rushed.
February 19, 2018
Read this in a couple of hours, it was ok but nothing special.
February 22, 2017
Ideal holiday read
As usual Shelia O'Flanagan delivers, but because it was such a short story, I did not feel I could award it a hirer star rating, but for a quick holiday read it was ideal
As usual Shelia O'Flanagan delivers, but because it was such a short story, I did not feel I could award it a hirer star rating, but for a quick holiday read it was ideal
November 9, 2015
Vergeleken met de boeken die ik eerder van Sheila O'Flanagan heb gelezen is dit verhaal wat oppervlakkiger en voorspelbaarder. De negatieve reactie van sommigen vind ik echter niet terecht. Het is een leuk verhaal. Het plot is leuk uitgewerkt. Het leest ook vlot. In een uurtje heb je het wel uit. Daarom is het ideaal om tussen twee boeken in te lezen of als je weinig tijd hebt. Het boek is onderdeel van een serie, die onder andere bedoeld is voor mensen die weinig lezen. Vandaar de lengte en makkelijke schrijfstijl. Daarom is het ook ideaal voor mensen die normaal nooit in het Engels lezen en dat een keer willen uitproberen. Toch ben ik blij dat dit niet mijn eerste boek is van Sheila O'Flanagan. Want ik weet niet of ik op basis van dit verhaal andere boeken van haar geprobeerd zou hebben. Het verhaal is namelijk te kort om haar stijl van schrijven echt goed te leren kennen. Daarom zou ik mensen die de boeken van Sheila O'Flangan niet kennen aanraden om met een ander boek te beginnen. Bijvoorbeeld Yours, Faithfully.
March 30, 2011
Pippa Jones lives in London, she is a Senior Sales Consultant in IT she
is really good at her job, loves it, and she wants to win the trip to
New York for the best sales person.
Pippa is single loves chips, chocolate and is trying to stay away from
men to mend her broken heart; she keeps seeing a very good looking man,
in Birmingham, Luton, and then Liverpool Is he following her? They
manage to start a conversation as he accuses her of stalking him; they
soon put their differences to one side and start dating.
Pippa discovers Safety Net (the opposition) is stealing all her
contracts.
Pippa soon discovers something about Gerry (the mysterious follower)
what can it be? But does Pippa win the trip and is it a happy ending
for her?
A great light read, it is a quick read, I read it within an hour, I
really enjoyed this book and I would definitely recommend.
is really good at her job, loves it, and she wants to win the trip to
New York for the best sales person.
Pippa is single loves chips, chocolate and is trying to stay away from
men to mend her broken heart; she keeps seeing a very good looking man,
in Birmingham, Luton, and then Liverpool Is he following her? They
manage to start a conversation as he accuses her of stalking him; they
soon put their differences to one side and start dating.
Pippa discovers Safety Net (the opposition) is stealing all her
contracts.
Pippa soon discovers something about Gerry (the mysterious follower)
what can it be? But does Pippa win the trip and is it a happy ending
for her?
A great light read, it is a quick read, I read it within an hour, I
really enjoyed this book and I would definitely recommend.
April 15, 2011
Absoloutely god awful!! This book actually needs torn in half, and i could very easily have done this to my own copy. So many things went unanswered, there were so many plot holes, loops and problems with the continuity and the characters??
JESUS CHRIST GROW A BLOODY BACKBONE!!!
It was akin to bad fanfiction. She did this then this and i'm pretty sure the author just liked to type her name.
I wont bother boring you with the rest.
JESUS CHRIST GROW A BLOODY BACKBONE!!!
It was akin to bad fanfiction. She did this then this and i'm pretty sure the author just liked to type her name.
I wont bother boring you with the rest.
August 6, 2016
This was a sweet, fun and easy to read short story. If you are looking for something short and sweet to while away a sunny afternoon then I would definitely recommend 'Follow Me'. The author did a brilliant job at showing natural and realistic character and story development in such a short word count, and made me connect with the characters on a level where I really cared about whether their relationship would survive. 4 Stars!
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