It Must Be Love

by Sharon Owens

Brand NEW book. Perfect MINT condition.

Genres: Romance, Chick Lit

324 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Here are some questions I get asked a lot:

DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A WRITER?

No, it never crossed my mind, though I have always loved books.

WHAT BOOKS DID YOU LOVE AS A CHILD?

THE BORROWERS
THE BORROWERS AFIELD
THE BORROWERS AFLOAT
THE BORROWERS ALOFT
THE BORROWERS AVENGED, all by Mary Norton
THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE by CS Lewis

WHAT BOOKS DO YOU LOVE NOW?

THE MAIDEN DINOSAUR
TEA AT FOUR O'CLOCK, both by Janet McNeill
LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER by DH Lawrence
THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE
THE FEAST OF LUPERCAL
AN ANSWER FROM LIMBO
THE LUCK OF GINGER COFFEY, all by Brian Moore
READING IN THE DARK by Seamus Deane
THE COUNTRY GIRLS TRILOGY by Edna O'Brien
BEATRICE by Noelle Harrison
THE RAGGY BOY TRILOGY by Patrick Galvin
THE FALLING ANGELS by John Walsh
MAN OR MANGO? by Lucy Ellmann
THE BLUE TANGO by Eoin McNamee

HOW DO YOU RELAX?

I love gardening. This is my garden in Belfast. We managed to squeeze about 25 trees into a very small space. It’s getting quite cramped now the trees are maturing but it feels like a little secret garden to sit in so we love it. I don't think I could ever move house as I love my garden far too much and also this was our first home together and the only house our daughter has ever known!
WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU LIKE?

I'm a veggie who doesn't like courgettes or aubergines! So eating out is usually quite an adventure. I love salads, pizza, fries, most vegetables especially butternut squash, most cheeses, Indian curries, pretzels and most types of bread, all kinds of fruit and ice-cream. My favourite snack is tea and toast with real butter. I do a mean roast chicken for my daughter Alice, and she loves my bread and onion stuffing made on the frying pan with a little butter and
DO YOU WATCH MUCH TV?

Too much! My favourites are:

MURDER SHE WROTE
POIROT
MIDSOMER MURDERS
MISS MARPLE
MONK
KATH & KIM
FATHER TED
BLACK BOOKS
THE IT CROWD
8 OUT OF 10 CATS
THE FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECT
CORONATION STREET
SEINFELD
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FASHION?

Well, I would have said no until recently when it was pointed out to me that I love fashion very much: but only certain trends, and I never change my mind about what I like. So, for the last 25 years I have worn (only black) Victorian-style blouses, long waisted overcoats, pointy-toed ankle boots, DM shoes and sandals, palazzo pants and silver costume jewellery. I have long, straight hair and my favourite perfume is the POISON range by Dior, or anything by CHANEL. I have one designer piece: a LULU GUINNESS handbag that dermot

DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?

Yes. It happened to me. My husband Dermot is a wonderful man; strong and supportive yet gentle and thoughtful too. I wouldn't have a career without his encouragement, and I don't think I'd be nearly as happy or well-grounded either. He's my best friend.
The funny thing is, when I first met him, he was really skinny with long black hair and he wore a dog collar and an overcoat from the second World War. Twenty-three years on, he's gained some muscles, shaved his head, and now resembles a Hollywood hit-man. Both looks work for
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?

Hopefully with affection by my husband, daughter and close friends.

MY FAVOURITES...

BANDS:
Joy Division
New Order
Bauhaus
Jesus & Mary Chain
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Smiths
Morrissey
Cure
Cocteau Twins
Iggy Pop
Undertones
Papa Roach
XTC
Sex Pistols
Clash
Interpol
Muse
Rammstein
Futureheads
Kooks
KT Tunstall

Best Live Band: Smiths
FILMS...

WILD AT HEART
TRAPPED IN PARADISE
RAISING ARIZONA
AMELIE
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
SWEENEY TODD

Reviews

[Londi Busse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my usual book, but it kept me hooked. Throughly enjoyed the storyline!

[Jeane · Rating 4 out of 5]

My friend gave away this book and decided to keep it myself, even if it looked far from my kind of books. And as sometimes a completely not for me book, made me enjoy reading it.
The beginning of Sarah being this London girl. good job, gorgeous flat.... it was a bit empty for me. The fact she was getting married to a rich guy in Scotland and having the fairy tale wedding didn't help.
But the writer managed to put something fuller in the story for me. Sarah's friend Abigail helped the story a lot, and I thought of her s the writer on the pictures at the back of the copy of the book I have.
Sarah's visit to Ireland, at the west coast near Galway was nice, fun and interesting. The people she met, the things happening and her life and her as a person changing over there made me like more and more the story. I have just finished the story and have a feel good feeling around me now, which matches perfectly with me being on a Sunday afternoon in September in a stormy Dublin suburb.

[Aileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sarah Quinn is a Professional Photographer she is engaged to Mackenzie
Campbell who is a farmer and lives in Scotland, they met on a location
shoot, they are getting married on Christmas Eve, Sarah is very excited
her friends travel down from London of the big day, it starts to snow,
however Sarah overhears something that changes her mind but what?
She does a midnight flit and goes to Redstone in Ireland, she finds a
little pink cottage to rent she makes friends and meets the gorgeous
Ethan Reilly, does she stay in Redstone or return to London? Will she
find love again?
I loved this book it was very easy to read and follow, I couldn’t put
it down, I loved the description of the scenery in Redstone and the
Cottage sounded Gorgeous, I would definitely recommend this book.

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Sarah plans her Christmas wedding to Mackenzie Campbell and is going to spend her married life in Thistledown in Scotland she is ecstatic until she accidentally overhears that her intended husband is STILL in love with his last wife Jane who died tragically in an accident.
In total grief she flees to Ireland to recover from the shock and inadvertently starts a new life there and makes wonderful new friends, Gemma, Aurora and Miriam who all have pasts and lives of their own in which Sarah takes an interest and is now entangled with.
Plus against all odds she finds herself drawn to the sweet, kind Ethan Reilly but even he has some baggage and secrets of his own.
Can Sarah ever find true love and is her new life now destined to be in Ireland?
A wonderful, festive chick lit romance that is a great read on a cold winter's night.

[Jeeyoon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was reading this book which was a very quick read but... I honestly couldn't finish it. The conversations between the characters were... so obvious... As in the writer was taking a really easy route of telling you what was going on between the characters/history/backstory/etc. It just didn't read like a normal conversation between two people, it was closer to "oh I moved to this place for you although i'm a successful tv producer and *insert whatever personal history here* and you dumped me because I slept with a girl who's 20 years younger than me blah blah" Like who goes into their entire personal history in one conversation? Especially to a person who would know their background history already??

[Keris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Belfast writer Sharon Owen's fifth book It Must Be Love is shamelessly romantic and girlie. Focusing on budding romances, broken hearts and the kind of friendships best formed when people are down on their luck, It Must Be Love is a delightfully upbeat read.

The book tells the story of professional photographer Sarah Quinn who is all set to get married to the eligible Mackenzie Campbell on Christmas Eve. But as the wedding draws nearer she overhears a conversation which leaves her running away from

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[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually really enjoy Sharon Owen's books, but this one just isn't quite as good as some of her others in my opinion. I did enjoy it, but I just failed to warm to the characters the way I usually do in her books. Also, to me, the story felt a little disjointed - there were almost too many individual stories running and none of them ever seemed to reach a big enough climax. I was a little disappointed when I reached the end.

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Due to a publishing error, my copy was missing 30 or so pages. I kept reading and probably didn't miss much.

I can't say I think she is particularly excellent writer, but this was okay. Certainly not one of the most inventive of its genre.

[Helen Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliantly romantic book. Very heartwarming and moving. Wasn't what I'd expected from reading the description but it was so much better! Love it!

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this book.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very quick & easy read ... maybe a bit predictable but enjoyable.

[Jennie Verrilli]

I really enjoy Sharon Owens books.