"Sheila writes with such verve and positivity and emotional intelligence - she knows just what it is to be a woman'"Veronica Henry

"One of my favourite authors" Marian Keyes

"Reading a Sheila O'Flanagan novel always feels like sitting down for a cup of tea with a friend - she writes with such warmth and empathy" Beth O'Leary

"Do I rejoice when a new Sheila O'Flanagan book hits the shelves? I do" Roisin Meaney

Eden found perfect love with Andy. How it ended was shocking. For the five years since, her little daughter Lila - and Eden's secret letters to Andy - have been all she needed. And Andy's family like it that way.

Rafe wants nothing more than to start a new life back home in Ireland. It's time for him to turn the page on his own tragedy. And every woman in the neighbourhood is ready to help a single dad settle in.

When Eden and Rafe meet, it seems that everyone has a good reason for thinking their tentative relationship is bad idea, despite the distant past that links them.

New relationships are rarely easy, especially if you've loved deeply before. And when there's opposition, it can bring you closer - or drive you apart . .