The Wedding Planner: A heartwarming feel good romance perfect for spring!
A charming feel good romance perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Sarah Morgan Wedding bells are ringing and gossip is spiralling in Whispers Wood… Single mum Gloria Pavey has a bad habit of saying exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. Determined to make a positive change she can’t say no when her best friend, Emma, asks her to take on the role of her wedding planner. The only problem? Gloria’s co-planner – best man Seth Knightley. Gloria is on a self-imposed man ban but pulling together the most beautiful wedding Whispers Wood has ever seen alongside gorgeous Seth is pushing her to her limits. As every interaction increases the tension between them Gloria finds herself wondering…could the happy ever after she never thought she’d have be in her future after all?
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Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008306724
Version: 2019-04-12
For Mum and all the other stars that shine so brightly in the sky.
‘When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.’
– Viktor E. Frankl
Table of Contents
Epigraph
Cast of Whispers Wood Characters
Chapter 1: Angry Bird Going Cold Turkey
Chapter 2: Fortuna Favours The Brave
Chapter 4: Popping the Question
Chapter 5: Village of the Damned
Chapter 6: Treading on Toes, Financial Woes and Post-Divorce Goals
Chapter 7: Show Me The Way To Armadillo
Chapter 8: The Cow, The Bitch and the Wardrobe Choice
Chapter 11: Close Encounters With Kitchen Counters
Chapter 15: All’s (Wedding) Fair in Love and War
Chapter 16: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Chapter 18: Out, Out, You Demons of Desperation
Chapter 19: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Chapter 20: And if One Rosé Bottle Should Accidentally Fall …
Chapter 21: Marriage is a Lot Like Marmite
Chapter 22: A Hug a Day Keeps the Attraction at Bay
Chapter 24: Never Work With Animals
Chapter 26: A Riddle, Wrapped Inside a Mystery, In An Enigma
Chapter 27: Driving Miss Emma, Miss Juliet and Miss Kate
Chapter 32: The Edge of Glori-a
Chapter 34: The Birds and The Bees
Chapter 35: A River Runs Through It
Chapter 36: Don’t Look Back In Angler
Chapter 37: The Lady Isn’t For Melting
Chapter 38: A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
Chapter 43: Marvellous Night For A Romance
Chapter 46: Heart-shaped and Pear-Shaped
Chapter 47: It’s a Nice Day For a Themed Wedding
Welcome to the village of Whispers Wood, home of rom-com magic …
The Whispers Wood series can be read in any order, but here’s the skinny on key residents.
KATE SOMERSBY – Resourceful, impulsive, and with much to prove to the village of Whispers Wood, she swapped travelling the world for resurrecting an old dream – that of opening up a business in the clock house on the village green. Now owns the day spa, Beauty @ The Clock House.
JULIET BROWN – Lover of all things craft and vintage, super-chic hairdresser and owner of the new hair salon, Hair @ The Clock House.
EMMA DANES – Jane Austen-loving, matchmaking mixologist moved all the way from Hollywood to Whispers Wood to run the tea room/bar in the clock house, Cocktails & Chai.
DANIEL WESTLAKE – Former accountant moved to Whispers Wood for a fresh start. Owner of the co-office working space, Hive @ The Clock House. Whispers Wood gossip inferred he was the stunt-double for a certain superhero but he’s better known as: The Newcomer.
OSCAR MATTHEWS – Widowed with a daughter, he looks after the bees at the clock house and has recently found love again. Can he fix it … yes he can … because, wearing his tool-belt with aplomb, he also runs his own construction company.
JAKE KNIGHTLEY – Award-winning garden designer, runs his ancestral home, Knightley Hall, located on the edge of the village. Known for his brooding manner and Poldarklicious locks.
GLORIA PAVEY – Single mum. Works at Cocktails & Chai. Frequently turns her ‘sarcasmometer’ up to eleven. Allergic to weddings and impervious to romance … or is she?
