<p>_______________<br><i><u>Katie Fforde''s brilliant new book, <b>A SPRINGTIME AFFAIR</b>, is now available in paperback</u></i><br><br><b>She has only one chance to turn her life around...</b><br><br>Allie is bored with her job and starting to wonder whether she even likes her boyfriend, Ryan.<br><br>The high point in her day is passing a caf¿n her walk home from work. It is the sort of place where she''d really like to work.<br><br>Then one day she sees as advert on the door: assistant wanted. But before she can land her dream job, Allie knows she must achieve two things:<br><br>1. Learn to cook<br>2. End her relationship with Ryan, especially as through the window of the caf¿she spies a waiter who looks much more like her type of man.<br><br>And when she learns that the caf¿s in danger of closing, Allie knows she must do her very best to save the day ...<br>_______________<br><i>This is a short story, not a full-length novel.</i><br>_______________<br><b>''Modern-day Austen. Great