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The Love Programme
On sale today at 99c/99p
Everybody hates Lucy after what happened at the wedding, and
it wasn't even her fault.
Faced with a boss who says she’s putting off the customers,
friends turning on her and a former boyfriend who won’t accept it’s over, she
decides she needs to take some radical action.
The answer?
Get out of town for a while and become a last minute stand-in
contestant on a reality TV series about love.
The Love Programme is being filmed in a luxury castle in the
wilds of the Scottish Highlands and soon Lucy is getting herself into even more
trouble. Developing confusing feelings
for the castle’s laird, a man she’s told is very much off limits, isn't helping
matters either.
Now, with her persistent ex trying to track her down, Lucy's
life is even more of a mess.
She needs to figure out what she wants – and fast!
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Sneak Peek...
“Just sit on this suitcase, will you, Fi? I can’t
get the stupid thing shut!”
Fiona, obligingly perching her bottom on the bulging
case so Lucy could tug the zipper to close it up, said, “I can’t believe you’ve
agreed to do this. You’re going to be on a TV show about love! Won’t you be
embarrassed having everyone know all your business?”
Her face red from doing battle with the suitcase
and, thankfully, managing to win, Lucy shook her head. “No. Where else could I
get a few extra weeks off work and live the life of luxury whilst a man tries
to impress me with extravagant dates? Plus, I’ll be getting relationship
coaching from a top expert.”
Lucy checked around the room to make sure she hadn’t
forgotten anything. “Do you think I’ve packed the right clothes?”
Fiona lay back on the bed, stretching and spreading
her arms out around her as though she was making the duvet version of a snow
angel. “How should I know?”
“Mel said the programme is being recorded at the
home of some Scottish laird. It’s a real mansion with a spa and acres and acres
of land.”
Fiona pushed herself into an upright position,
suddenly all attentive. “A laird, eh? Sounds interesting. What else do you know
about him?”
“He’s not going to be one of the dates so don’t get
all excited. He’s just rented his home out to the TV production company.
Apparently he’ll be away on business most of the time we’re there, so we
probably won’t even get to meet him.”
Fiona shook her head. “Shame, how exciting would it
have been? Meeting a real life laird would be amazing.”
“He’s probably about sixty, balding, as round as he
is tall and arrogant to boot.”
Fiona slapped Lucy on the arm. “Don’t spoil it for
me. I was just picturing him as about our age, the classic tall, dark and
handsome type. Big brown eyes…” She sighed happily. “Is it just me or do you find
all those green wellies and Barbour jackets the country gents wear incredibly
sexy?”
“No, it’s definitely just you!” Lucy shook her head
despairingly.
As Fiona stared into space, no doubt continuing her
little country gent fantasy, Lucy flopped down onto the bed. “Do you think I’m
doing the right thing?”
“Of course you are. This could be a life-changing
opportunity.”
“I’d like to be able to go on dates without feeling
guilty about Marcus all the time.” Sighing, Lucy added, “I want to be free to
have relationships like everyone else does.”
“I know you do. So, how can you doubt if you’re
doing the right thing? You have to go to Scotland. You know you do.”
“I suppose so but will you be okay? I hate leaving
you with your wedding just weeks away. There’s still some preparations to do
and I am chief bridesmaid. Maybe I shouldn’t go. This is all crazy, I won’t go.
I must be mad even contemplating it.”
“You’re going! End of story! The wedding is being
perfectly managed by my mum and by Luke’s mum, so no worries there.” Fiona
hauled Lucy to her feet. “What time’s your train?”
“I’m getting the overnight sleeper up to Inverness
and then Craig, the TV guy, is going to meet me at the station and drive me to
the country estate.”
“I’m so envious.” Fiona sulked, folding and
unfolding the corner of the duvet around her fingers.
“I thought you were happy with your
Mr-Not-So-Perfect?”
“I am.” Fiona sighed. “But a girl can dream, can’t
she?”
The Love Programme is currently on sale to celebrate it's 2nd birthday:
About the author:
Zanna Mackenzie lives in the UK with her husband, 3 dogs, a vegetable patch that’s home to far too many weeds and an ever expanding
library of books waiting to be read.
Being a freelance writer and editor of business
publications is her ‘day job’ but, at every opportunity, she can be found
scribbling down notes on scenes for whatever novel she’s working on. She loves
it when the characters in her novels take on minds of their own and start
deviating from the original plot!
Formerly a travel agent and therapist (she has
qualifications in clinical aromatherapy, crystal healing, naturopathic
nutrition and herbalism) she loves walking the dogs and gardening – that’s when
she’s not writing or reading!
Zanna has written five novels: The Love Programme, How
Do You Spell Love? If You Only Knew, And The Earth Moved, Precious.
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