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Affairs of the Heart
In 'Affairs of the Heart', three of Nicola Yeager's best-loved romantic comedies are brought together in a dazzling collection of warm and witty romantic comedies.
Summer Loving:
Saskia Lucas is on yet another luxury summer holiday in an exotic location. This time it’s in the Algarve, in the south of Portugal.
She’s with Franklin, the man that she likes to refer to as her ‘provider’. Or as some might say, her Sugar Daddy.
A wealthy businessman, and close on forty years older than her, Franklin and Saskia have little in common. Apart from a taste for the finer things in life.
Two years into the relationship, Saskia has expensive clothes, the latest handbags, lots of shoes, perfect blonde hair... and new boobs.
Everything she ever wanted.
Except for love.
Unknown to Franklin, Saskia is still nursing a broken heart from a relationship she had when she was only nineteen with a surfer named Kirstan.
And when Franklin abandons Saskia for a couple of days to play golf she decides to book some surfing lessons.
But she is in for a shock.
One that will change her life forever.
Will Saskia get her happily ever after and realise there may be more to life than money and shoes?
Or is loving sometimes just for the summer?
The Spa Day:
Every woman deserves a good pampering from time to time.
At least, that is what Holly Nightingale thinks.
A hard-working nurse, she decides to give herself a treat and books herself in for three days at Willows, a posh health farm in Surrey.
She's looking forward to day after day of skin treatments, dips in the hot tub, and relaxing sessions with the handsome masseurs.
But not everything is perfect.
Her fiancé Clive is working in Hong Kong.
But why does he spend so much time in the Far East? What is he up to?
As Holly sits by the spa with the pampered, unfaithful wives of the Home Counties, she starts to wonder what kind of married life she is about to embark on.
Will Clive ruin Holly's Spa Day?
Picture Imperfect:
Chloe Dixon is a struggling artist in her early thirties.
She’s lived with her boyfriend Mark for almost two years and things seem to be going smoothly.
Then one day Mark unexpectedly announces that he’s going on holiday to Greece for a week with an old friend – and a couple of girls.
And suddenly the Picture is far from Perfect.
Mark insists the holiday will be quite innocent.
And Chloe trusts him.
But can any woman really trust her boyfriend cavorting around a Greek island with another woman?
And is she being unreasonable to think that this might not be a very nice thing to do to your girlfriend?
As Chloe completes her latest canvas, she starts to wonder if this is the moment to take Mark out of the picture completely?
'Affairs of the Heart' is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Jane Green...and those looking for the perfect summer read!
Summer Loving:
Saskia Lucas is on yet another luxury summer holiday in an exotic location. This time it’s in the Algarve, in the south of Portugal.
She’s with Franklin, the man that she likes to refer to as her ‘provider’. Or as some might say, her Sugar Daddy.
A wealthy businessman, and close on forty years older than her, Franklin and Saskia have little in common. Apart from a taste for the finer things in life.
Two years into the relationship, Saskia has expensive clothes, the latest handbags, lots of shoes, perfect blonde hair... and new boobs.
Everything she ever wanted.
Except for love.
Unknown to Franklin, Saskia is still nursing a broken heart from a relationship she had when she was only nineteen with a surfer named Kirstan.
And when Franklin abandons Saskia for a couple of days to play golf she decides to book some surfing lessons.
But she is in for a shock.
One that will change her life forever.
Will Saskia get her happily ever after and realise there may be more to life than money and shoes?
Or is loving sometimes just for the summer?
The Spa Day:
Every woman deserves a good pampering from time to time.
At least, that is what Holly Nightingale thinks.
A hard-working nurse, she decides to give herself a treat and books herself in for three days at Willows, a posh health farm in Surrey.
She's looking forward to day after day of skin treatments, dips in the hot tub, and relaxing sessions with the handsome masseurs.
But not everything is perfect.
Her fiancé Clive is working in Hong Kong.
But why does he spend so much time in the Far East? What is he up to?
As Holly sits by the spa with the pampered, unfaithful wives of the Home Counties, she starts to wonder what kind of married life she is about to embark on.
Will Clive ruin Holly's Spa Day?
Picture Imperfect:
Chloe Dixon is a struggling artist in her early thirties.
She’s lived with her boyfriend Mark for almost two years and things seem to be going smoothly.
Then one day Mark unexpectedly announces that he’s going on holiday to Greece for a week with an old friend – and a couple of girls.
And suddenly the Picture is far from Perfect.
Mark insists the holiday will be quite innocent.
And Chloe trusts him.
But can any woman really trust her boyfriend cavorting around a Greek island with another woman?
And is she being unreasonable to think that this might not be a very nice thing to do to your girlfriend?
As Chloe completes her latest canvas, she starts to wonder if this is the moment to take Mark out of the picture completely?
'Affairs of the Heart' is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Jane Green...and those looking for the perfect summer read!
297 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 28, 2013
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About the author
Nicola Yeager
6 books34 followersNicola Yeager is a writer and book reviewer. After several years working as a journalist for a variety of publications, she started writing novellas. Her first in the chick lit genre, The Spa Day, was a critical success and an Amazon best seller. She followed this up with Picture Imperfect, which continued the gritty, witty, first person style of her debut and was also a best seller. After two novellas, she produced three full length novels 'Summer Loving' and 'Miss Match'. Her latest eBook, A Recipe for Love, 'could not have been completed without the help of industrial quantities of Waitrose Mocha Blend ground coffee and spending lots of time looking at online shopping sites.'
Although born in Lincoln, she has lived in London for over a dozen years and lives with her husband and two children. Her hobbies include swimming and slimming!!
Although born in Lincoln, she has lived in London for over a dozen years and lives with her husband and two children. Her hobbies include swimming and slimming!!
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 16, 2014
This is in fact a collection of three novellas, ideal for picking up when you want a light-hearted read.
In the first story, ‘Summer Loving’ it would appear that Saskia has everything she could possibly want – all courtesy of her ‘Sugar Daddy’ Franklin. During a holiday to the Algave, Saskia realizes that there are some things that just can’t be bought. I loved the way her character develops and the interaction between Saskia and the woman Franklin leaves behind to report back on her. I also wanted to know how she would react when she meets her ex-boyfriend after several years. I was really rooting for her to find love but you’ll have to read it to see if there is a happy ending.
‘The spa day’ explores similar themes of love and relationships and it’s a wake up call for Holly. Seeing how the unfaithful wives behave she has to decide if marrying Clive is what she really wants.
‘Picture Imperfect’ is my favourite of the three short stories and it’s very different from the other two. The characters are well portrayed as is the interaction between Chloe and Mark. All in all three lovely stories ideally suited to reading in the garden on a summer’s day.
In the first story, ‘Summer Loving’ it would appear that Saskia has everything she could possibly want – all courtesy of her ‘Sugar Daddy’ Franklin. During a holiday to the Algave, Saskia realizes that there are some things that just can’t be bought. I loved the way her character develops and the interaction between Saskia and the woman Franklin leaves behind to report back on her. I also wanted to know how she would react when she meets her ex-boyfriend after several years. I was really rooting for her to find love but you’ll have to read it to see if there is a happy ending.
‘The spa day’ explores similar themes of love and relationships and it’s a wake up call for Holly. Seeing how the unfaithful wives behave she has to decide if marrying Clive is what she really wants.
‘Picture Imperfect’ is my favourite of the three short stories and it’s very different from the other two. The characters are well portrayed as is the interaction between Chloe and Mark. All in all three lovely stories ideally suited to reading in the garden on a summer’s day.
May 5, 2016
When i first started reading this book i was not expecting to be 3 in one. Half way through the book the first story ends very quick and quite strangely. Not something that im really interested.
September 15, 2013
Really enjoyed it .
April 30, 2014
Stories 1&3 were good easy reads. Found story 2 a little tough to get through.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews