Should I Tell You?: Curl up with a gorgeous romantic novel from the No. 1 bestselling author

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This is a cross between women's fiction and romance, but of course, that sounds like they might be the same thing but they are not.

In a Nutshell: A fairly complex saga of relationships, mostly of the romantic kind but also including parental and friend connections. As predictable as the genre suggests, but there are a few surprises along the way. A nice light read. Romance and its problems features heavily for our main characters – is friends with benefits better than nothing at all or should you be honest and let someone know how you feel and deal with the consequences? With the help of a fabulous cast of supporting characters, the three friends try to sort out their love lives whilst dealing with curveballs that life throws at them. The much loved Teddy is also on their minds.From the queen of feelgood fiction, an uplifting new novel of friendship, families and finding love . . . With only one book a year, a new release from Jill Mansell is always something to look forward to. If I’ve counted correctly, Should I Tell You is her 33rd book, and I started reading her books from the very first one, Two’s Company. My thanks to the publisher for the review copy. But Amber has a secret. She’s in love with Lachlan. She can’t tell him, because that would never work – he’s not the settling-down type. Surely it’s better to keep him as a friend than to risk losing him? Amber, Lachlan, and Raffaele formed a tight bond that still existed many years later. They supported each other through their ups and downs and while they each found their footing in their respective careers - stained glass, chef, and stylist. I appreciated the hard work that they endured for their crafts and that they do not take any of it for granted. They are also there for each other during their various relationships especially Raffaele's relationship with Vee which has gone off the rails but for reasons you may not suspect.

Must say Olga has hidden depths and I loved seeing how she is presented and how we get to know her over the course of the book. And then there is Lachlan who is a fabulous chef, known womaniser but has a heart of gold, Amber who makes amazing stained glass installations and Raffaele, a hairdresser who is having and up and down time with his ex. Meanwhile, their widowed foster dad, Teddy, has found a new love. Charming and beautiful, Olga seems perfect. But is she? Or will she break Teddy'sfragile heart? Lachlan is a successful chef and a serial womaniser. Raffaele is a well-known hair dresser who has recently broken up with his dream girlfriend Vee. Amber, a creative stained glass artist, is secretly in love with her best friend but she can’t tell him so for fear of jeopardising their friendship. What ties these three together is not just that they are friends but also that they were raised in the same home as foster children under the loving care of Teddy and May. Now a crisis has brought them together again. May had passed away last year and Teddy seems to have found love in the arms of young, beautiful and too-perfect-to-be-true Olga. How do the trio save their foster dad from the arms of an opportunist while also solving their own personal entanglements? If you know this genre, you know what you are going into. It’s a nice, feel-good entertainer that will serve well as a palate cleanser in between intense reads. A one-time read to try without expecting long-term impact. The plots were well constructed and everything was closed out satisfactorily except the doubts as to one person’s character which I’ve already stated. There was a lot going on and a lot of characters to engage my interest, which I like. The overall tone was light and amusing, though some serious and scary things were touched on, as with most women’s fiction. Despite my quibbles, I felt I was in good hands with Ms. Mansell.The three of them have become increasingly concerned about their widowed foster dad Teddy who Amber had persuaded to go on a cruise. Not knowing that his head would be turned by the irrepressible and younger Olga. Are her feelings genuine or is he about to be fleeced by a clever con artist? They are each facing their own dilemmas too and their lives have once again become intertwined. Their beloved foster mother May has sadly died, but, after much encouragement, Teddy books a cruise around the Mediterranean. Not only does he see new countries, also meets Olga. Since this glamorous Russian is much younger than Teddy, his foster children fear she's more interested in his wallet than his heart. Raffaele has his own dilemma. He had the dream girlfriend in Vee, until it all went horribly wrong...and he still can't understand why. Is Vee hiding something from him? A good story like this needs a quiet afternoon, a sofa and a warm blanket. Moving and heartfelt! Enjoy’ Fern Britton My favourite part of the book was the focus it gave to foster relationships. The bond between a foster parent and a child, and the feeling of protectiveness that comes with this connection, are nicely depicted. Romance is still the key emotion explored but the foster relationships come a nice second.