A Good Idea At the Time

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When Maddie’s carefully planned life collapses — her job gone, her relationship over — the last thing she expects is to win a house in an online raffle. But when she and her best friend arrive on a Channel Island to claim the prize, they discover the house is anything but a dream: it’s crumbling, chaotic, and comes with more history (and locals) than either of them bargained for. As Maddie decides whether to sell up or start again, she finds friendship, romance and a community she never knew she needed.

Warm, funny and uplifting, this is a rom-com about second chances, unlikely wins, and what happens when life hands you something completely unexpected.

About Bella Osborne

Bella has been jotting down stories for as long as she can remember and her first novel hit the shelves in 2015. Since then, she has written many bestselling and widely translated novels filled with heart, humour, and characters who, like most of us, are just trying to cope with what life throws at them. In 2022, she was thrilled to win the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award. She secretly wants to keep her readers up late at night reading just one more chapter.

Bella lives in Warwickshire, UK with her husband, daughter and rescue cat and her garden is home to many rehabilitated hedgehogs and one particularly cheeky squirrel. She loves planning with sticky notes, researching biscuits and listening to music in a bath that’s only slightly cooler than the sun.

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