Take a Chance On Me

A hilarious heart-warming read about friendship, taking chances and finding love, second time round.
When Charlie's husband leaves after ten years of marriage, her spirits hit an all-time low. She just isn't sure how to pick herself up again. So, best friend Mercedes makes it her mission to put a spring back in Charlie's step with the perfect bucket list.
As Charlie takes a chance and bungee jumps and belly dances her way through an array of adventures, her love life also begins to look up and she's soon enjoying a few dates as a newly single woman. She begins to realise that finding romance, might not be so hard, especially when you've got someone like journalist Jake who has an adorable little boy and is very easy on the eye.
But is Jake too good to be true? As Charlie's challenges on the bucket list get bigger, so do her questions about Jake. Should she continue to hold out for the fairy-tale? Or should she take a chance on Jake and hope for a happy ending?
A witty romantic read perfect for fans of Carole Matthews and Debbie Johnson.

As a child Carol Wyer was always moving, and relied on humour to fit in at new schools. A funny short story won her popularity, planting the seed of becoming a writer. Her career spans dry cleaning, running a language teaching company, and boxercise coaching. Now writing full-time, Carol has several books published and journalism in many magazines.
Carol won The People's Book Prize Award for non-fiction (2015), and can sometimes be found performing her stand-up comedy routine Laugh While You Still Have Teeth.