The Year of What If: the brand new uplifting and heart-warming escapist novel for 2025! (Paperback) - Phaedra Patrick

A bride-to-be, a fortune teller, too many ex-boyfriends and a whirlwind European adventure that will change everything...

"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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Can the future be rewritten?

On the verge of her second marriage, Carla Carter knows she's finally found the one. She and her fiance, 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?

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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

About the Author

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.