Rescuing Rose

Rescuing Rose
Isabel Wolff

The fourth sparkling novel from the bestselling author of THE TRIALS OF TIFFANY TROTT, THE MAKING OF MINTY MALONE and OUT OF THE BLUE has Rose, a prickly agony aunt, fall for the charms of Theo, accountant by day, astronomer by night. who soon has her starry-eyed. But the starcross’d lovers have many obstacles to overcome on the path of true love.Agony aunt Rose has more than a few thorns digging in her side at present. Her seven-month marriage is in tatters, the bills are mounting up at an alarming rate and to top it off, she's being plagued by a stalker who seems to know rather a lot about the mysterious circumstances of her birth. It's usually Rose who dishes out the advice, but now she must rely on her wacky friends to come up with some solutions.They suggest she advertise for a lodger and at first, geeky accountant Theo seems the perfect choice for the now resolutely single Rose. However, she becomes intrigued by her new housemate's fascination with astronomy and he soon has her starry-eyed. But the path of true love never did run smooth, and the starcross'd lovers face stiff opposition in many forms, including the increasingly deranged stalker who is intent on getting Rose's attention by fair means or foul…

Rescuing Rose

Isabel Wolff

For Eleana Haworth, agony aunt

and

Matthew Wolff, agony uncle

with love

Why did not somebody teach me the constellations and make me at home in the starry heavens which are always overhead and which I don’t know to this day?

Thomas Carlyle

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u9d626552-3e13-5907-b88a-4a5f36bffb3c)

Title Page (#ue0617c74-f4bc-54dc-a95b-7d81a7105b6c)

Epigraph (#u140d1e49-3565-5f95-8174-26f1d6e9c9a2)

Chapter One (#u58ce7833-a56b-559d-9aac-686b4e556814)

Chapter Two (#ucf8b708e-e647-51c3-89f3-4409fdf1d4f6)

Chapter Three (#u4cb59a89-8122-5a89-b1c0-0edbb2bef0b6)

Chapter Four (#u6c5378a2-c996-5412-8307-9481749b21d3)

Chapter Five (#uea298a3b-75ec-5f6a-9332-9c6ee2381d61)

Chapter Six (#ua0074a55-4888-53f2-8ef1-0e21637a60e6)

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Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

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Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

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Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter One (#ulink_4bcee171-4502-55f3-8aa3-f138c07ffb17)

Fear and bewilderment mingled in Ed’s soft brown eyes as we faced each other in the garden. I stared at him, vibrant with indignation, then slowly drew back my right arm.

‘Take that!’ I shouted as a Wedgwood Kutani Crane seven-inch tea plate went whizzing past his left ear and smashed into the garden wall. ‘And that!’ I yelled as he raised his hands to fend off first the matching saucer, then the cup. ‘You can have these too!’ I spat as I frisbeed three dinner plates in his direction. ‘And this!’ I bawled as the accompanying soup tureen flew through the air.

‘Rose!’ Ed shouted, dodging bits of projectile china. ‘Rose, stop this nonsense!’