Practically Perfect by Katie Fforde

Anna is an interior designer who is rehabbing her first house on her own, a listed cottage in the Cotswolds. With no staircase and no bathroom in the house, Anna has her work cut out for her. On a personal front, she is pining for Max, who was a guest lecturer when she was at university. But when she meets, Rob, who works for the listed buildings department, she is intrigued. Katie Fforde has written her usual delightful romance. All the details about village life, rehabbing houses, and greyhound dogs (Anna somehow adopts one) make this a cozy read. If you enjoy books about women's lives and relationships, give Katie Fforde a try. A publishing note: Practically Perfect has not been published in the U.S. yet, but you can get it through interlibrary loan from your library. St. Martin's Press (Fforde's U.S. publisher) is two books behind the U.K.