Review by
K.T Sullivan
Sophie
Stone is having a perfect Valentine’s Day. Her boyfriend, Marc, maybe close to
a commitment and her job isn’t bad. As with all good things, these two will
end. Marc declares he needs space without her in it and her boss has decided
Sophie is a perfect scapegoat. Sophie’s mother is a singer in a band and has
decided to be the next Madonna. Her father hasn’t been a part of her life in
decades until Sophie receives a windfall from her late Great Aunt Jane. A dream
house is hers under one condition: reconcile with her father. Marc hears of the
money and decides to be Sophie’s lover and business partner. He has grand plans
for the property which clash with Sophie and her roommates. She wants a small
cozy house and hires Nick, the architect. She quickly has designs on him. Will
Sophie attract the men she needs, Nick and her dad, and drop Marc once and for
all?
The
author is trying a bit of a Bridget Jones vibe in this book. Sophie is a
lovable character who is sure about what she wants, until she changes her mind.
Her boyfriends represent many characteristics women love and hate about men.
Her predicaments will remind many readers of incidents in their lives. A fun
read.
After
growing up in Birmingham, Cathy went to Nottingham Trent University at the ripe
old age of eighteen and five days to study European Business. Upon graduating
she spent the next few years in the corporate world of marketing working on
high-powered projects such as testing the firing range of Super Soaker water
guns, adding hair extensions to Girls’ World styling heads and perfecting the
weeing action of Tiny Tears. After making it onto Timmy Mallet’s Christmas card
list, she realized it was time to move on and so in 1995 set up her own agency,
Apples & Pears Marketing.
Avid fans
of the TV series, Cathy and her husband realized their Grand Designs’ dream of
building their own house in 2011. They now live in rural Nottinghamshire with
their two daughters and a cockerpoo called Pearl.
This
project provided the inspiration for Cathy’s debut novel Conditional Love, although it is by
no means autobiographical, apart from the unfortunate incident in the
boardroom! She shares her time between her marketing agency, writing and
taxiing the girls endlessly from one activity to the next.
Cathy is
a fan of Masterchef, strong coffee, chocolate brazils and Marian Keyes books.
She is addicted to her Kindle and has an irrational fear of bananas.
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Cathy has kindly offered a $10 Amazon to
one lucky winner.
This giveaway is open internationally!
