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Losing the Plot

By: Elizabeth Coleman
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Publisher's summary

Vanessa Rooney is a thirty-something dental hygienist who finds herself a single mum with a hole in her heart where her husband had been. Somehow, she finds the courage to fulfil her dream of writing a romance novel but soon discovers that it has been plagiarised by celebrity author Charlotte Lancaster.

Vanessa sues Charlotte with the help of solicitor Dave Rendall, who's nursing some unfulfilled dreams of his own. When gun QC Marcus Stafford joins their legal team, Vanessa feels like her perfect man has stepped into her life.

As all hell breaks loose publicly and privately, Vanessa confronts a painful past and realises that she's an intelligent, funny, amazing woman and Marcus Stafford is, well, a tosspot. Vanessa finally understands that what she wanted wasn't what she needed, but has this realisation come too late?

©2019 Elisabeth Coleman (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
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Critic reviews

“I loved it! It's got a kind of Bridget Jones feel and such a page turner.” (Rebecca Gibney)

“Such a fun read.” (Sigrid Thornton)

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Had me laughing out loud on the tram!

'Losing the Plot' had me laughing out loud on my daily commute! It’s a highly entertaining big-hearted read about Vanessa, an under-confident dental nurse who dares to dream big when she writes a racy romance novel, only to have it stolen. Whilst Coleman’s writing is very witty and the characters are nicely observed, sitting under the story are some terrific contemporary themes ranging from plagiarism to the cost of overly idealised romantic love. It was hard to put the book down and I would recommend it to anyone who likes some ‘Com’ with their ‘Rom’.

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Originality and sparkle

Loved this novel! So fresh, believable and original. Less ‘I need to escape my real life with fantasy’, more ‘my real life is beautiful too’. Well done, thoroughly enjoyable.

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Perfect Pairing of Narrator & Story

Caroline Lee is the perfect narrator for this story, which I found to be a thoroughly enjoyable, fun “read”!

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Cute and entertaining with enough of a reality check to keep you engaged.

Cute and entertaining with enough of a reality check to keep you engaged. I loved how it relished romance and tore down the whole bodice ripper genre.

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Don’t bother

The story falls flat, the plot is predictable and the characters are simpletons. There is very little redeeming about this book except Caroline Lees’ narration.

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