Second First Impressions

From the bestselling Australian author of The Hating Game comes the clever, funny and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two elderly women - under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home managerDistraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott.Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it.Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid.Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture . . . so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running.Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work . . . Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction?'I inhaled Second First Impressions - I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. It's a truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time' BETH O'LEARY, author of The Flatshare'A delight. Will make you laugh. Charming, funny and heartwarming' Kirkus'The warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humour and heart' EMILY HENRY, author of Beach Read'A hilarious and cute romcom set in a retirement village with the quirkiest, most likeable heroine ever' ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of Shiver'After a sweet, funny and heartwarming love story, then look no further' FIONA PALMER, author of Secrets Between Friends'Tender ... beneath Thorne's fresh and breezy writing style is a story with real depth.' Bookpage'It's Thorne's storytelling, which gives her seniors as much life as her twentysomethings, that proves as delightful as an early bird special' USA Today From the bestselling Australian author of The Hating Game comes the clever, funny and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two elderly women - under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager Distraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott. Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it. Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid. Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture . . . so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running. Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work . . . Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction? 'The warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humour and heart. I want to live inside Sally Thorne's brain' EMILY HENRY, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read 'A delight. Will make you laugh. Charming, funny and heartwarming' Kirkus 'A hilarious and cute romcom set in a retirement village with the quirkiest, most likeable heroine ever' ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of Shiver 'After a sweet, funny and heartwarming love story, then look no further' FIONA PALMER, author of Secrets Between Friends PRAISE FOR SALLY THORNE: 'Charming, self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny' New York Times 'The next Sophie Kinsella' Bustle 'Funny, sexy and instantly unputdownable' PAIGE TOON 'A smart and funny modern romance' Good Housekeeping Ruthie Midona will work in Providence's front office, and be at the Parloni's beck and call, forever. That's sort of her life plan. If Ruthie can run the place in her almost-retired bosses' absence, with no hijinks/hiccups, she has a shot at becoming the new manager. She might also be able to defend her safe little world from Prescott Development, the new buyer of the prime site. Teddy Prescott devotes his life to sleeping, tattooing, and avoiding seriousness. When Teddy needs a place to crash, he makes a deal with his developer dad. Teddy can stay in one of Providence's on-site maintenance cottages, right next door to an unimpressed Ruthie, but only if he works there and starts to grow up. Ruthie knows how this sweetly selfish rich boy can earn his keep, and be out of her hair in under a week. After all, there is a position vacant