The Pretend Wife

For Gwen Merchant, love has always been doled out in little packetsfrom her father, who buried himself in work after her mothers death, and from her husband, Peter, whos always been respectable and safe. But then an old college boyfriend, the irrepressible Elliot Hull, invites himself back into Gwens life with a surprising proposition. Elliot, it turns out, is in need of a pretend wife, just for the weekend, in order to fulfill his dying mothers last wish. But as Gwen finds herself drawn into Elliots quirky, wonderful familyand uncovers a few secrets about her ownshe begins to question everything she has believed about love.