A remote job in a crumbling Scottish castle. A run-in with the one who got away. A life adventure awaits… from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Country Escape and A Secret Garden.‘The queen of uplifting, feel good romance.’ AJ Pearce''Warm, brilliant and full of love'' Heat''Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches'' Sunday Times______________It''s never too late to fall in love...Caro Swanson has taken a job in a remote part of Scotland.She’s answered an ad in The Lady: being a companion to an elderly gentleman who lives in a country estate could be perfect! Surely it''s time to make a change and do something different for a while?The fact that she may also see Alec, the young man who she met some years previously and who she has always thought of as her ‘one who got away’, is of course purely incidental.Soon Caro is falling in love - not only with Alec but with the stunning country house she''s now living in. But the estate is in financial difficulties, and Caro soon realises there''s only one way to rescue it.So begins a magical romantic summer, one that will take Caro from Scotland to London and the south of France, in search of a classic lost perfume that might just restore all their fortunes.______________Readers can''t get enough of A Rose Petal Summer . . .***** ''Reading a Katie Fforde book is such a pleasure! They make my heart happy and I “feel all the feels”.''***** ''I am awed at how seamlessly the many stories come together in a satisfying end! Wow! Hang on to your hats!''***** ''I always love Katie’s books and this was no different. I got into the story very quickly and couldn’t put it down.''***** ''This book is just amazing. It was warming, loving and cute.''***** ''Absolutely adored this amazing book.''Katie Fforde, Sunday Times bestselling author, February 2024