The Valentine: She's enjoying a romantic meal. It isn't with me.

by Maria Frankland

Overview

I keep getting the sense of being watched.

But when I glance up, it's not by the person I want it to be. Dale's always busy doing something else. Really, I must have the most unromantic partner on the planet.

Or so I thought.

For Dale has prepared a Valentine's Day surprise and I don't need asking twice to follow the clues I've found. I find my way to the remote cottage he's booked, gobsmacked as I respond to his written instruction to enter.

Romantic music fills the air, delicious aromas drift from the kitchen and rose petals have been scattered, leaving a trail which starts at the front door and takes me up to a candlelit bubble bath where a glass of champagne is waiting.

But as I peel off my clothes, a sense of unease creeps over me. I should have checked downstairs before I came up here. I don't know if this surprise is really meant for me...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781068544316
Publisher:	Autonomy Press
Publication date:	01/20/2025
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Maria Frankland has a dubious internet search history and a very worried mother-in-law. However, neither of these things can stop her writing gripping psychological thrillers in which you’ll never find a happy-ever-after.

Her novels are mostly set in Otley in Yorkshire where you’ll hear the accent through all her characters. These are people you could live next door to, or closer still… don’t say you haven’t been warned.

Maria’s novels are fast-paced, down to earth and realistic. You never know what’s around the corner…