Once Times Thrice

Meredith is leading a straight-laced life in London with her straight-laced fiancé, determined to forget her reckless, wild-child past. They're about to get married.Jamie is an old, poetic soul with a broken heart returning home to Cornwall to get his life back in order.What binds them?One chance meeting thirteen summers ago; one innocent spell spoken after one perfect night...And now history is unravelling; the past and present, merging...Words can change everything, but can they change your destiny?And in the messy world of magic, what part does love play?It's summer all over again, but the spell has only just begun.Novel-length contemporary romantic fiction, with a touch of magic. Written in British English. Dianna Hardy is an international bestselling author of (cross-genre) fantasy fiction, most notable for her dark (often explicit) paranormal fantasy and the raw, intense Eye of the Storm series. But her heart-warming Once Times Thrice series proves she thrives in the light as much as the dark. Whatever your poison, what she loves most is to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on character development, relationship dynamics, and the plot.She writes full-length novels and short fiction.First published in 1997 with poetry, and then in 1999 with her first short story; The Witching Pen was released in 2011 and she hasn't looked back.Dianna lives in Hampshire, UK, with her partner and their daughter, where she writes full time. Once Times Thrice is a series about loving big, living big and trusting big. Contemporary romantic fiction, with just a touch of magic.

Pippa knew her life had all but ended seven months ago, when she answered the phone call no one ever wants to receive: her husband had been in a fatal car accident.Left physically and mentally disabled, David now sits in a care home while she struggles to keep herself together as she brings up their three kids. And on top of the grief, there's the guilt... she should be there for him, too.One Christmas alone, one Valentine's, one spring, and now summer's nearly over... Can she face it all again?Jimmy's known Pippa since before they were teens. Best friends with her younger brother and two years her junior, she's never had eyes for him, and when she fell in love with David, Jimmy finally accepted she would never be his. In fact, he swore off committed relationships altogether, for his path took him down a different route. No one needs to be burdened with the cross he chose to bear.But his torch for Pippa never went out.And maybe someone, somewhere, knows it, for words scribbled down and said out loud in a moment of desperation, might just be working their magic, about to shine a light on everything they could have ... if they're prepared to take a leap of faith...This is the second book in Dianna's heartfelt romance series about loving big, living big, and trusting big. Book one, The Spell of Summer, can be read as a standalone. Dianna Hardy is an international bestselling author of (cross-genre) fantasy fiction, most notable for her dark (often explicit) paranormal fantasy and the raw, intense Eye of the Storm series. But her heart-warming Once Times Thrice series proves she thrives in the light as much as the dark. Whatever your poison, what she loves most is to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on character development, relationship dynamics, and the plot.She writes full-length novels and short fiction.First published in 1997 with poetry, and then in 1999 with her first short story; The Witching Pen was released in 2011 and she hasn't looked back.Dianna lives in Hampshire, UK, with her partner and their daughter, where she writes full time. Once Times Thrice is a series about loving big, living big and trusting big. Contemporary romantic fiction, with just a touch of magic.