He’s finally met The One… and she’s dating his brother.
Ant Murphy has spent his life picking up after his AFL star brother. So when he gets a phone call telling him that Jed has ended up in hospital after a drink-driving incident, he’s far from surprised. He’s not even shocked by Jed’s manager’s wild scheme to have him spend the next six weeks living in the country with a girlfriend Ant didn’t even know about. All par for the course in his brother’s crazy life.
In fact, Ant isn’t thrown by anything… until he turns up at the new girlfriend’s farmhouse and discovers that he already knows her. Intimately.
Frankie Fox has dealt with a lot over the last few weeks. She’s turned thirty, lost her roof in a storm, been ghosted by someone she thought could be The One, and is now somehow dating her longstanding celebrity crush, THE Jed Murphy. But none of these comes close to the blow of having the guy who ghosted her turn up on her doorstep after weeks of silence… and for him to turn out to be Jed’s brother.
With a secret she’s forbidden from revealing, growing feelings for her boyfriend’s brother, two Murphys living in her home and her future happiness on the line, Frankie must ask the most important question of all: is all this trouble really worth a new roof?
Inspired by the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping, this rural romantic comedy asks what happens when The One isn’t quite who you expected. It’s a fabulous romance full of witty dialogue, tender scenes and a warm country town to tie it all together. Scott has also written two other fabulous retellings, Lonely in Longreach which was inspired by Sleepless in Seattle and Meet Me in Bendigo, a loose reimagining of You’ve Got Mail.
The chemistry between the characters was palpable, with the triangle between Ant, Jed and Frankie handled brilliantly. You can always expect tension and romance with a love triangle, and Scott delivers in spades.
If you’re after a heartwarming read, filled with laughs and much-needed escapism, While You Were in the Country should be at the top of your TBR pile.
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