Don’t Want To Miss A Thing by Jill Mansell

[amazon_link id=”0755355881″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]’Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ is the latest book by Sunday Times bestseller, Jill Mansell.

Dexter Yates loves his care-free London life, but everything changes overnight when his sister suddenly dies leaving him in charge of her eight month old daughter, Delphi. How is he going to cope leaving his hedonistic life behind for a quieter retreat in the Cotwolds.

Comic strip artist, Molly Hayes lives in the village that Dexter moves to. She’s not had a great history with men and even though there is a connection between the two of them, it looks like this isn’t going to change.

But lots of the village residents have secrets to discover and it soon becomes clear that Dexter isn’t the only one who is going to have to adapt once their secrets are exposed.

‘Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ is the first book that I have read by Jill Mansell and I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this heartwarming tale of family and friendship.

The story is set against the backdrop of the village of Briarwood, a small close knit community where everyone looks out for each other and knows everyone’s business. Dexter, the reluctant hero of the story has to give up his womanising and philandering ways as he has to take on the responsibility of his suddenly orphaned niece, Delphi. It’s in this small village, that he meets Molly, who takes Dexter under her wing and helps with his new role as a parent. Throughout the main story, there are smaller sub stories with supporting characters that interweave coming together nicely in the end.

‘Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ is a skill-fully written story, populated with vibrant characters, that all have a story to tell and a secret to hide. Thoughtfully written about adoption and love, this enchanting story will tug at the heart strings and have you smiling at the sweet scenes between Dexter and Delphi as he struggles with his new life and adjustments, beautifully sweet and engaging, Jill Mansell is definitely one author, who’s back catalogue I shall be looking into!

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