The Year of What If

A Novel

by Phaedra Patrick

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Pub Date Jun 25 2024 | Archive Date Jul 09 2024

Harlequin Trade Publishing | Park Row

General Fiction (Adult) | Romance | Women's Fiction

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Description

Can the future be rewritten?

On the verge of her second marriage, Carla Carter knows she’s finally found the one. She and her fiancé, 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.

For peace of mind, Carla’s family insists she visit a fortune teller before she ties the knot. Except the tarot unexpectedly reveals that the love of Carla’s life is not Tom, but one of the several men she briefly dated during her European gap year—twenty-one years ago. Only weeks away from her big day, Carla sets off across Europe to track down her exes from that unforgettable year, desperate to prove the fortune teller wrong. From Spain to Portugal, Italy to France, will one be her perfect match? And can a face from her past help Carla rewrite her entire family history—forever?

"Anyone with a meddling family and too many exes will feel right at home in Phaedra Patrick’s The Year of What If, an escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love." —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners

“A magical, whimsical journey in which one woman seeks to answer the question so many of us have asked ourselves… What if I’d done it all differently?” —Gretchen Anthony, author of Tired Ladies Take a Stand

Look for Phaedra Patrick’s previous charming bestsellers!

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone
The Library of Lost and Found
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge
The Messy Lives of Book People
The Little Italian Hotel

Advance Praise

"An escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love." —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners

"A magical, whimsical journey in which one woman seeks to answer the question so many of us have asked ourselves... What if I'd done it all differently?" —Gretchen Anthony, author of Tired Ladies Take a Stand

“[An] uplifting tale of a woman searching her past—and herself—in pursuit of her one true love.” —Lucy Gilmore, author of The Lonely Hearts Book Club

“An absolute vacation of a book… I loved every moment.” —Suzy Krause, author of Sorry I Missed You

"Everyone comes to a point in their life where the question arises: What if I hadn't... What if I had...? The French call this reflection "the nostalgia of the impossible," and Phaedra Patrick has written this journey into the past as the start of a future so lovingly, compassionately and enchantingly that, after reading it, one has the intense feeling of having made a new, close friend, Carla. I thank Phaedra for this new friendship, I wouldn't want to miss it!" —Nina George, internationally bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop

"An escapist romp that offers it all: a European vacation, an unsolved mystery, and a whole lot of love." —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners

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