Jill Mansell Books In Order

Solo

When Tessa agreed to accompany a friend to a party she had every intention of leaving early. But this party proved different when she encountered Ross. Accepting him as a one night stand, she later realizes that she is pregnant and decides to have the baby alone. But Ross has other plans.

Fast Friends

Featuring sex, glamour and humour, this novel tells how Camilla Stewart, bored housewife and mother of two, invites her old schoolchums to dinner and finds her life changed irreparably. Learning that her husband has been unfaithful, she soon discovers that life in the fast lane is more enjoyable.

Sheer Mischief

Maxine Vaughan has a talent for drawing attention to herself. Whether it’s a case of being stranded in a borrowed wedding dress at seven in the morning, or bringing sexual power games to a Cornish holiday resort, it’s all in a day’s work for Maxine. By the author of ‘Fast Friends’.

Open House

The O’Driscoll family were notorious, as common as they were colourful. Miriam had been the object of whispering for the last 45 years because of her affair with the Ninth Earl of Kilburton, but she positively revelled in the attention. As far as her children were concerned, she could do no wrong.

Two’s Company

Celebrity couple Jack and Cass Mandeville seem to have it all good looks, successful careers, a great marriage. Their children are also incredibly talented: stunning Cleo is a top model, devilishly handsome Sean a hot young comedian, and although sixteen year old Sophie hides her looks under big glas*ses and baggy clothes, everyone can see there’s a beautiful swan dying to emerge. In the eyes of the nation s press, the Mandevilles can do no wrong. Until a gorgeous redhead called Imogen turns up to interview Jack and Cass on the morning that Jack hits the big Four O. And the fabulous Mandevilles find they re not so perfect after all

Perfect Timing

When you meet the man of your dreams on girls night out, it’s hardly Perfect Timing In this fresh and funny contemporary romance by bestselling author Jill Mansell, Poppy Dunbar’s whole life gets turned upside down after a chance encounter with a handsome stranger…
Never a troublemaker, Poppy had always been content with the way things were supposed to be done which included marrying predictable Rob McBride. But that was before she met Tom Kennedy the night before her wedding. Could she really be falling in love with a stranger? Unable to forget Tom, or go through with the wedding, Poppy runs off to London. Her new life and colorful friends are anything but predictable. Misunderstandings, family secrets, and jealous quarrels ensue, but can Poppy stop running long enough to figure out what or, rather, who is in her heart? PRAISE FOR JILL MANSELL: ‘Pick this up at your peril: you won’t get a thing done till it’s finished.’ Heat magazine ‘Classy chick lit that appeals to women of all ages. She Jill Mansell has a fantastic ability to keep a number of storylines running at the same time without losing the reader in a labyrinth.’ Daily Express ‘Slick, sexy, funny stories.’ Daily Telegraph ‘A romantic romp full of larger than life characters.’ Express ‘Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it.’ Company ‘ Expect to run the gamut of emotions, as this book is both laugh outloud funny and tear jerkingly sad. Basically, you won’t put it down.’ New Woman 20091026

Mixed Doubles

Rules are made to be broken when you’re playing Mixed Doubles…
New Year is looming and best friends Liza, Dulcie and Pru are making their resolutions. Liza wants to get married she’s never had any trouble hooking a man. The trouble is, she can never stay interested once she’s got him. Dulcie thinks marriage sucks. Her husband, Patrick, may be gorgeous and charming, but the impulsive Dulcie needs more excitement in her life. She wants a divorce. Pru loves her roving husband, and she secretly enjoys the periods when he’s making up for his outrageous behaviour. All she wants is to stay married. Liza, Dulcie and Pru have no idea what the New Year has in store but Fate has some sneaky plans up her sleeve…
”A romantic romp full of larger than life characters’ Express; ‘It’s riotous’ New Woman; ‘Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it’ Company; ‘A light hearted and likeable tale’ Prima; ‘A jaunty summer read’ Daily Mail; ‘Frothy fun’ Bella’ Jill Mansell worked for many years at the Burden Neurological Hospital, Bristol, and now writes full time. She lives with her partner and their children in Bristol. Jill is the author of many bestselling novels with Headline and appears regularly in the Guardian Top Hundred list.

Miranda’s Big Mistake

Miranda’s track record with men is horrible. Her most recent catastrophe is Greg. He seems perfect gorgeous, witty, exciting. And he and Miranda are in love until Miranda discovers he left his wife when he found out she was pregnant. With the help of her friends, Miranda plans the sweetest and most public revenge a heartbroken girl can get. But will Miranda learn from her mistake, or move on to the next ‘perfect’ man and ignore the love of her life waiting in the wings Even the worst mistake of your life can lead to true love in the end See what people are saying about this irresistible summer read from international bestselling author Jill Mansell: ‘An exciting read about love, friendship and sweet revenge fabulously fun.’ Home and Life ‘Both laugh out loud funny and tear jerkingly sad You won’t put it down.’ New Woman ‘Watch and learn as Miranda wreaks her sweet revenge and memorize her sharp one liners.’ Cosmopolitan UK ‘A jaunty summer read.’ Daily Mail ‘Fast, furious, and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it.’ Company ‘Pick this up at your peril: you won’t get a thing done till it’s finished.’ Heat Magazine 20090501

Good At Games

Suzy fell for Harry the moment she showed him her husband’s sperm sample. It didn’t really belong to her husband though because she wasn’t married, and the sperm sample was really just the dregs from her milk carton, but when you’re trying to get off a speeding charge, you have to improvise, right?

Millie’s Fling

He’s the best thing that ever happened to her. He’s also the worst. He’s Millie’s Fling. From one of the premiere contemporary authors in the UK, here is a fun and romantic tale that proves the road to matchmaking hilarity is paved with good intentions. Bestselling novelist Orla Hart owes her life to her friend Millie Brady, whose rotten boyfriend has just left her. So Orla invites Millie to Cornwall, where Millie looks forward to a summer without any dating whatsoever. But Orla envisions Millie as the hero*ine of her next novel and decides to find Millie the man of her dreams. Except the two women have drastically different ideas about what kind of guy that should be. With Orla and Millie working at cross purposes, and a dashing but bewildered hero stuck in the middle, the summer will turn out to be unforgettable for all concerned…
PRAISE FOR JILL MANSELL: Pick this up at your peril: you won’t get a thing done till it’s finished.’ Heat magazine ‘Classy chick lit that appeals to women of all ages. She Jill Mansell has a fantastic ability to keep a number of storylines running at the same time without losing the reader in a labyrinth.’ Daily Express ‘Slick, sexy, funny stories.’ Daily Telegraph ‘A romantic romp full of larger than life characters.’ Express ‘Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it.’ Company ‘ Expect to run the gamut of emotions, as this book is both laugh outloud funny and tear jerkingly sad. Basically, you won’t put it down.’ New Woman 20090803

Staying at Daisy’s

If you’re looking for a hotel where anything can happen, try Staying at Daisy’s…
Daisy MacLean runs the country house hotel owned by her flamboyant father, Hector. When she hears who’s about to get married there, she isn’t worried at all her friend Tara absolutely promises there won’t be any trouble between her and ex boyfriend Dominic, whom she hasn’t seen for years. But Dominic has other ideas…
Meanwhile, Hector’s getting up to all sorts with…
well, that’s the village’s best kept secret. And then Barney turns up, with a little something belonging to the husband Daisy’s been doing her best to forget. That’s the thing about hotels, you never know who you’re going to meet. Or whether they’re going to stay…
”A romantic romp full of larger than life characters’ Express; ‘It’s riotous’ New Woman; ‘Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it’ Company; ‘A light hearted and likeable tale’ Prima; ‘A jaunty summer read’ Daily Mail; ‘Frothy fun’ Bella’ Jill Mansell worked for many years at the Burden Neurological Hospital, Bristol, and now writes full time. She lives with her partner and their children in Bristol. Jill is the author of many bestselling novels with Headline and appears regularly in the Guardian Top Hundred list.

Nadia Knows Best

When Nadia Kinsella meets Jay Tiernan, she’s tempted. Of course she is. Stranded together in a remote Cotswold pub, with a snowstorm raging outside let s face it, who would ever know? But Nadia s already met The One. She and Laurie have been together for years they re practically childhood sweethearts, and she still gets goose bumps at the sight of him. Okay, maybe she doesn t see that much of him these days, but that s not Laurie s fault. She can t betray him. Besides, when you belong to a family like the Kinsellas bewitchingly glamorous grandmother Miriam, feckless mother Leonie, stop at nothing sister Clare well, someone has to exercise a bit of self control, don t they? I mean, you wouldn t want to do something that you might later regret

Falling for You

As a teenager, Maddy Harvey was a bit of an ugly duckling, what with her National Health Service glas*ses, unfortunate hair, and wonky teeth. Thankfully, she’s blossomed since then. But when she meets Kerr McKinnon one summer s night and discovers, days later, who he really is well, that s when the real problems start. Because everyone in Ashcombe knows what happened eleven years ago, and as far as her mother Marcella is concerned, she would rather tear that family to pieces with her bare hands than see Maddy associate with a McKinnon. And, okay, maybe Marcella isn t her real mother, but Maddy owes her so much. It s Romeo and Juliet all over again. Quick, hide those sharp knives and that little bottle of poison

The One You Really Want

It all starts with a shiny, red, sit on lawnmower. When Nancy spies her Christmas present from her husband sitting on the lawn, she realises the jewellery she thought was for her must be sitting on someone else. Her best friend Carmen isn’t surprised she never liked Jonathan and persuades Nancy to leave Edinburgh and come and stay in her luxury London flat far too vast for Carmen since her husband, millionaire rock star Spike Todd, died. Soon Nancy’s met gorgeous Connor O’Shea, who lives next door, and his daughter Mia is matchmaking not least because she’d like to see the back of Connor’s current pushy girlfriend. Meanwhile Carmen, who’s always been certain she doesn’t want another man in her life, feels a spark when a handsome charity worker called Joe calls round. But Joe’s not quite all he seems…

An Offer You Can’t Refuse

What’s a girl to do with An Offer You Can’t Refuse?

A new bestseller from one of the UK’s biggest authors!

Nothing could tear Lola and Dougie apart, except his mother

Seventeen year old Lola has no intention of accepting when her boyfriend’s snobbish mother offers her a huge bribe to break up with him. Then Lola discovers a secret that makes her think again, and the only way she can help one of the people she loves most in the world is to take the money and break Dougie’s heart.

Ten years later, when Lola meets Dougie again, her feelings for him are as strong as ever. She’ll do almost anything to get him back, but she can never tell him the truth. Can she overcome his bitterness and win his heart? She’s attractive, persuasive, and endlessly optimistic, but even Lola’s got her work cut out for her this time.

PRAISE FOR An Offer You Can’t Refuse

‘Pick this up at your peril: you won’t get a thing done till it’s finished!’

‘You won’t be disappointed in this gem.’
Hot Stars Magazine

‘Pick this up at your peril: you won’t get a thing done till it’s finished.’
Heat magazine

‘Witty and charming, this easygoing tale is full of twists that make it hard to put down.’
Woman

‘Classy chick lit that appeals to women of all ages. She Jill Mansell has a fantastic ability to keep a number of storylines running at the same time without losing the reader in a labyrinth.’
Daily Express

‘Warm and funny.’
Heat magazine

‘A romantic romp full of larger than life characters.’
Express

‘Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it.’
Company

‘A light hearted and likeable tale.’
Prima

‘A jaunty summer read.’
Daily Mail

‘A great, comical read.’
Birmingham Post 20090105

Rumor Has It

Would you be tempted? Newly single, Tilly Cole impulsively accepts a job offer in a small town as a ‘Girl Friday.’ Fun job, country house, fresh start, why not? But soon she finds herself in a hotbed of gossip, intrigue, and rampant rivalry for the town’s most desirable bachelor Jack Lucas. Rumors of Jack’s ‘love ’em and leave ’em’ escapes abound, and Tilly decides to do the mature, sensible thing…
avoid Jack at all cost. But the more time Tilly spends with Jack, the more the rumors just don’t make sense. Tilly doesn’t know what to believe…
and Jack’s not telling. 20100316

Take a Chance on Me

Even in a small town the drama is larger than life…

Cleo Quinn doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to men, but now Will’s come along. Handsome and attentive, he could be her Mr Right. Things are definitely looking up for Cleo…
apart from one small problem with a rather large ego. Johnny LaVenture, sculptor extraordinaire and her personal childhood nemesis, is back in Channing’s Hill and tormenting her as if he’d never been away.

Meanwhile Cleo’s sister Abbie has a problem of her own-husband Tom has become distant and withdrawn, and she’s determined to find out why. But will the shocking truth mean the end of their idyllically happy marriage?

The sisters are about to discover that the past can come back to haunt you, and that love can flourish in the unlikeliest of places…

Praise for Jill Mansell:

‘Pick this up at your peril: you won’t get a thing done till it’s finished.’
-Heat Magazine

‘Witty and charming, this easygoing tale is full of twists that make it hard to put down.’
-Woman Magazine

‘Mansell knows her craft and delivers a finely tuned romantic comedy.’
-Kirkus

‘A fast pace and fun writing make the story fly by.’
-Publishers Weekly

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To The Moon and Back

The hardest part of love is moving on…
It’s been a year since Ellie Kendall’s husband, Jamie, was killed in an accident, but she’s still haunted by his memory. In fact, she finds herself talking to him regularly. At the urging of Jamie’s successful actor father Tony, Ellie moves to London’s glamorous Primrose Hill, where nobody knows her past…
But even in her new home and with her hardworking new boss, Zack McLaren; and Jamie’s best friend Todd to distract her Ellie can’t seem to leave Jamie behind. Will Ellie stay stuck in the past? Or will she realize the man of her dreams is flesh and blood and right in front of her eyes…
Discover why readers across the globe can’t get enough of Jill Mansell’s poignant, funny love stories. You’ll laugh and cry at the same time!Praise for Staying at Daisy’s:’Love and laughter prevail…
this screwball romantic comedy piles on the humor and humanity for a clever, absorbing, and very enjoyable read.’ Publishers Weekly’Daisy and Dev are wonderful, charming, stubborn people surrounded by a well written cast of unique characters.’ RT Book Reviews’Priceless…
Jill Mansell delivers on every page.’ The Romance Studio 20110728