It is 1962 and Amanda is looking for something to liven up her life and is intrigued about a story in the Telegraph about a jewel thief.

Half daydreaming she imagines what he would look like. Then almost at the same moment who should knock on her door but the very person she has just pictured in her mind’s eye. Julian has called hoping to engineer an invite to tonight’s do, but Amanda realises who he is straight away.

Amanda and Julian are immediately attracted to each other but after a series of events that test Julian he is wrongly accused of theft, just when he was expecting a promised night of passion. It’s touch and go but with the help of his new friends and the truth of his parentage will Julian get the hand of the fair maiden?

What to know more? Married By Lunchtime is available from Amazon or Waterstones at £6.99, or for a signed copy direct from the author at £8.00 by emailing him at [email protected]

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