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*** Pre-order THE TIME HOP COFFEE SHOP, the uplifting new novel from Phaedra Patrick, now! *** ""An escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love"" - Christina Lauren *** Can the future be rewritten? On the verge of her second marriage, Carla Carter knows she’s finally found the one. She and her fiancé, Tom, met through Logical Love, a dating agency she founded for the pragmatically minded, and she’s confident that, together, they will dispel an old family curse claiming Carter women are unlucky in love. But Carla’s highly superstitious family insists she visit a fortune teller before her big day, and the tarot cards reveal that a different man holds the key to Carla’s happiness – someone she met while travelling during a gap year, twenty-one years ago. This startling information spurs Carla to trace and revisit the ex-boyfriends she met during that time before she walks down the aisle. From Barcelona to Amsterdam, Turkey to Paris, will Carla find her perfect match? And can a face from her past help Carla rewrite her entire family history, forever? *** PRAISE FOR PHAEDRA PATRICK: ‘A feel-good story with oodles of charm’ Daily Mail ‘A balm for the soul and the heart’ Sun ‘A gorgeous journey’ Heat 'The perfect book to read when you want to give your heart a holiday' Sally Page

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Readers looking for a touching story about love and self-discovery will find much to enjoy in this heartfelt and appealing story of following your heart * Booklist * Anyone with a meddling family and too many exes will feel right at home in The Year of What If, an escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love -- Christina Lauren Everyone comes to a point in their life where the question arises: what if I hadn't... what if I had...? The French call this reflection ""the nostalgia of the impossible,"" and Phaedra Patrick has written this journey into the past as the start of a future so lovingly, compassionately and enchantingly that, after reading it, one has the intense feeling of having made a new, close friend, Carla. I thank Phaedra for this new friendship, I wouldn't want to miss it! -- Nina George, international bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop An absolute vacation of a book... I loved every moment -- Suzy Krause, author of Sorry I Missed You [An] uplifting tale of a woman searching her past — and herself — in pursuit of her one true love -- Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club A magical, whimsical journey in which one woman seeks to answer the question so many of us have asked ourselves... What if I’d done it all differently? -- Gretchen Anthony, author of Tired Ladies Take a Stand

Readers looking for a touching story about love and self-discovery will find much to enjoy in this heartfelt and appealing story of following your heart * Booklist * Anyone with a meddling family and too many exes will feel right at home in The Year of What If, an escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love -- Christina Lauren Everyone comes to a point in their life where the question arises: what if I hadn't... what if I had...? The French call this reflection ""the nostalgia of the impossible,"" and Phaedra Patrick has written this journey into the past as the start of a future so lovingly, compassionately and enchantingly that, after reading it, one has the intense feeling of having made a new, close friend, Carla. I thank Phaedra for this new friendship, I wouldn't want to miss it! -- Nina George, international bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop An absolute vacation of a book… I loved every moment -- Suzy Krause, author of Sorry I Missed You [An] uplifting tale of a woman searching her past—and herself—in pursuit of her one true love -- Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club A magical, whimsical journey in which one woman seeks to answer the question so many of us have asked ourselves… What if I’d done it all differently? -- Gretchen Anthony, author of Tired Ladies Take a Stand

Readers looking for a touching story about love and self-discovery will find much to enjoy in this heartfelt and appealing story of following your heart * Booklist * Anyone with a meddling family and too many exes will feel right at home in The Year of What If, an escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love -- Christina Lauren

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Phaedra Patrick is the bestselling author of several novels, including The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, which has been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Her second novel, Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, was made into a Hallmark movie. An award-winning short story writer, she previously studied art and marketing and has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organizer and communications manager. Phaedra lives in Saddleworth, UK, with her family.

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