The Honeymoon Affair: Don't miss the gripping and romantic new contemporary novel from No. 1 bestselling author Sheila O'Flanagan!

by Sheila O'Flanagan

480 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2025

About the author

As 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.

Reviews

[Penny Papworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

easy read holiday romance, but what a disappointing ending which is unusual for this author who I usually love 🙃

[Sarah Jacklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoying this book, totally recommend it, dont want to put it down or want it to end

[Izzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel very conflicted writing this review. I loved this book, enjoyed getting to know the depths to the characters and the unusual plot. It was a quick read, as I was eager to keep up with the plot. BUT it ended on a big fat cliffhanger pretty much which I cannot stand….

[Angela Armstrong · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and all the characters. Especially Issy and Charles. I was uncertain about the ending would have preferred a more happy ever after ending than hash tags.

[Chantelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book but it was slightly difficult to keep going with it sometimes….ending was disappointing…no clear end which I never like…

[Hannah Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was a good read, easy to read and relate to the characters. However I felt that it dragged on too long near the end and leaving it on a cliff hanger was really annoying.

[Tracy Ambler]

not read yet

[Karen Pearce · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Jennifer Carson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A page turner! A emotional rollercoaster…I would love to know what happens after that cliffhanger. I would love a follow up book.

[Cheryl Briggs · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off ok but then waffled on just going backwards and forwards from one person to another with not much happening and the end was disappointing too.

[Paula · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely love this book from the very first page to the very last. it was a fast paced and very interesting story line. That left you wanting more at the end!

[Lucy Boulton · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first Sheila O’flanagan book. It’s a good story but slightly disappointing ending…

[Ada · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved reading the dual POV but I dislike the end. There’s no reason to leave it up to hashtags to figure out what happens next. Very disappointing end.
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