Anything Could Happen: Can dreams come true with a magical night in New York City? A heartwarming pageturner from the bestselling author

Name: Anything Could Happen: Can dreams come true with a magical night in New York City? A heartwarming pageturner from the bestselling author
Rating: 4.333333492279053 (9 reviews)

Lucy Diamond

Dec 2021 · Hachette UK

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Is it ever too late to seek a second chance at love and find a happy-ever-after?

'A wonderful read - the twists and turns of the story meant I couldn't put it down' Jill Mansell

** Pre-order the brand new Lucy Diamond novel The Storyteller's Secret - a feel-good and deliciously witty story of sisterhood that spans a century, coming February 2027 **

Once upon a time, Lara enjoyed a magical night in New York that might have led to her greatest love affair ... if only fate hadn't intervened. And now, eighteen years later, she's settled into life as a single mum - no surprises, no worries.

Ben is no longer sure his marriage is making him happy. He watches couples holding hands on the street and feels wistful. Are he and Kirsten stuck in a rut? Maybe they need a splash more adventure to liven things up.

But when Lara's daughter Eliza decides she wants to find her father, the future feels full of possibility. And when their paths cross with Ben, fate has more than a few surprises and second chances of her own to share ...

'Tender, bittersweet and funny ... a truly touching love story for our times' Veronica Henry

'Gloriously romantic' The Sun

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9 reviews

Claire McPartlin

January 6, 2022

A very enjoyable story about missed chances, along with a few hurt feelings which stopped some matters being resolved a lot earlier. Lara and her nearly 18 year old daughter have a good life, but Eliza is feeling a bit lost without her father (Lara is divorced) and goes to confront who she thinks is her father, only to find out he's not her biological father and her mother has kept a secret about her birth all these years. The rest of the story is about Eliza finding her real Dad, Ben, and upsetting the apple cart with his marriage, although to be fair it was on the rocks anyway. Eliza is very determined to reconnect with her father, who is delighted to find out he has a daughter, but equally upset that he missed all her earlier years. Lara and Ben have a lot to sort out too, as their 'relationship' was only one day whilst they were both in New York and events transpired to part them, but is the spark still there, after the hurt feelings are sorted out? A very easy-reading story.

Alison Robinson

January 6, 2022

Back then, Lara was a fresh-faced young fashion journalist spending a few months working in New York and trying to live her best life. One night her colleague drags her to a bar for a drink and she meets Ben, a graphic designer on holiday with some mates. Their connection is instant and all consuming, both of them thinking 'This is the One', they arrange to meet that night - but fail to connect. Fast forward nineteen years and Eliza is an angry young woman confronting her father about why he left her and her mother when she was only small. Her father drops a huge bombshell that shakes Eliza to the core - he is not her father. Lara has been lying to her for her entire life. When Eliza does eventually connect with her real father, Ben, it also causes repercussions in his marriage. Can Ben and Lara uncover what actually happened in New York, can Eliza forgive Lara, can Ben and Eliza develop a relationship and make up for lost time? I love Lucy Diamond novels, never twee, always about people's feelings, about messy families who drive you up the wall but you still love them, and this is no exception. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

About the author

Lucy Diamond grew up in Nottingham and has lived in Leeds, London, Oxford and Brighton. She now lives in Bath with her family. Lucy is the Sunday Times bestselling author of novels including The Beach Café and Anything Could Happen. The Storyteller's Secret is her twenty-first novel.

Lucy Diamond grew up in Nottingham and has lived in Leeds, London, Oxford and Brighton. She now lives in Bath with her family. Lucy is the Sunday Times bestselling author of novels including The Beach Café and Anything Could Happen. The Storyteller's Secret is her twenty-first novel.

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