A tropical beach paradise in Mexico was the last place Georgie Basset expected her decimated heart to be jump-started again, not after she’d been jilted the year before by her fiancé, leading to said breakage. But when she spotted Weston Argent jogging along the beach, all bronzed with ripped muscles like some Greek God out of a modern day Baywatch scene, she nearly choked on her cocktail. She knew immediately she was in trouble, she’d never reacted so strongly to a man on first glance.
However, after a disastrous first date with him, she headed back home to Dilbury, resigned to never seeing him again. That is, until Weston turned up unexpectedly at her dog grooming parlour with Bertie the French bulldog, a species she had a real weakness for. She couldn’t help but wonder if fate was playing a helping hand. But each time she saw him, their encounters never went smoothly, resulting in some mortifying and hilarious escapades. Despite their undeniable attraction, there was something about Weston that she couldn’t quite put her finger on, something that concerned her.
When the truth finally came to light, Georgie was convinced that all men were dogs, except she knew that was an insult to dogkind. Ever the meddler, her best friend, Abbie, intervened, knowing in her heart that despite what had happened, Weston was full of good intentions, and was undoubtedly Georgie’s Prince Charming.
The question remained, could he convince Georgie of that, or would he forever remain in the dog house?
While The Great Escape is a standalone story, it's the second in the Dilbury Village series of romantic comedy novels. All of them will be set in the quaint fictitious English hamlet in the Shropshire countryside, but feature a different village couples' story.
Warning, if you are of a sensitive disposition when it comes to toilet humour, then the Dilbury Village series may not be for you!
CLARE'S 5 STAR REVIEW
| Charlotte Fallowfield never fails to deliver on the laugh out loud comedy and humour that i've come to expect from her books, each story has had me in stitches or reaching for the tissues for one reason or another, she cleverly writes such brilliant characters that you can't help falling in love with, they either touch your heart and make you feel like you really know them just like an old friend or they get you all hot and bothered and make you swoon! After meeting Georgie in Never The Bride the previous book in this series I had been dying to read more about her as she is such a great character. If you haven't read the previous book be assured that you don't need to as you get a full on version of how Georgie and the delicious Weston first met while on holiday in Mexico. Their story is one that took so many turns for them to get started in the first place with them both having issues with trust and needing a little self forgiveness which they learn to get over by being there for each other when faced with what is thrown in their path to happiness, but unfortunately they are both pretty stubborn people that don't ever make things easy on themselves or each other. On the lighter side of the story we get to see Abbie and Daphne getting up to so many antics at the local summer fete and some very funny payback rivalry with the other participants to try to win first prize for best baked goods. I almost wet myself while reading this book, so many times I just couldn't hold it in and not frighten the dog with my outbursts of laughter. Where the ideas come from for the things that the characters get up to I just don't know, but well of course they must come from the amazing and extraordinary imagination that this author must have. They are at times just so totally out there and crazy but at the same time they are so so funny you can't help but get drawn along with the hilarity of it all. I can't wait to see what else is in store for the villagers of Dilbury in the next book of this series. This was a brilliant addition to this series and deserves 5 stars! |
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