Dear John

Living Apart Together #3

by Elise Darcy

What price would you pay to keep a secret?

Living apart together, Sylvie and John are on the brink of calling time on their forty-year marriage. John is already anticipating the day the love of his life will walk out the door and never come back.

Sylvie has blossomed into the woman she always knew she could be. She has a career, new friends, and the possibility of romance after a chance encounter with a nice gentleman who asks her out on a date. Sylvie has found a life for herself. The only problem is her neighbour upstairs. Can they really continue living apart together?

Their unconventional living arrangements soon become the least of their concerns when a drama unfolds close to home. It throws them back together in the most unexpected way, putting Sylvie’s newfound independence in jeopardy.

When Sylvie persuades John to collude in a lie to protect a secret even he doesn’t know about, she risks everything they hold dear. The fallout is far worse than either of them could have imagined.

Book 3 in the Living Apart Together Series.

Please note: This series should be read sequentially, starting with Living Apart Together Book 1, in order to enjoy the story arc as it was intended.

Genres: Romance

386 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2016

About the author

Elise Darcy grew up in North London in the 1970's, the daughter of two baby boomer school teachers. Her love of books began at an early age when trips to Regent's Park always culminated in a visit to Foyles, the legendary independent bookstore in Charing Cross Road. She has fond memories of exploring a veritable Aladdin’s cave of books; a magical place with winding staircases, old creaking lifts, and cosy corners in which to settle down and lose herself in a good book.

After university Elise Darcy worked in London before embarking on her writing career. She now lives in an apartment in a picturesque market town in Suffolk where she writes her novels.

Find out more at www.elisedarcy.com

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is written well and has great characters, I have to say that the stuff the husband gets up to makes my skin crawl, he is inconsiderate, and a control freak and although the wife could make herself in some ways clearer when making her thoughts and needs to her husband in all honesty I would have divorced him years ago.

Although I suppose in a way the sheer thoughts I had about the man is tantamount to the quality of the authors writing, my feelings about him were so strong that at one point in the book I decided that I was not going to read anymore because he was driving me mad. But low and behold, I had to get the next one, then the next one and even the last one.

I cant say that I became anymore endeared to him throughout all four books, but can see how his wife could.

All four books are full of humour, wickedness and some thought provoking happenings and a family that are all at odds with one another and the expectations of the children of their parents and their siblings.

I can see how you can fall into the way a married couple live and how they worked in a supposed harmony until bad luck befalls them.

Highly recommended. If you feel like me in the first book, please persevere with it and get the next four they are an excellant read.

[June Richland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I've just finished book 3 (Dear John). Just downloaded 4th and final book. The exploits of these 2 crazy people are addictive. At times want to knock their heads together but let's see what book 4 brings.

[Elva Cartwright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dear John(Living Apart Together Book 3)

This book in the series wasn’t quite as exciting as the other two but had plenty of emotion and kept me guessing. I was left in the air at the end, will they won’t they!! I recommend you read this book to understand the whole story.

[Wendy Ann Neels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

I just loved this book as much as previous 2 . It's a great story of two people, living apart together. All their antics had me laughing and also holding my breath too. Really a must read

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Third part

This is the their part of Living Apart Together. This part is more serious as problem are developing. But there are still many funny parts. I am enjoying this saga

[Hazel Friday · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 books in this series. I enjoyed reading all of them

[Pat Langhelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things are getting more complicated between John and Sylvia cannot wait for part four.

[kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait for the next one

What a great read. I've loved the storyline and how things have worked out for sylvie so far. I hope they do find love together again.

[Ann Rimbey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait for #4!