You’ve only got one life, so make sure you LOVE it!
Journalist Claudia Kelly loves her work at one of Dublin’s best magazines but when she is tasked with editing Irish Man, she’s unsure she’s up to the big job.
But when her former childhood neighbour, the handsome artist Johnny Hogan returns home, he and Claudia immediately resume their old friendship and he encourages her to take the role.
With an impending hostile boardroom takeover, Claudia is forced to pick a side whilst navigating her mother’s new romance and her sister Fiona’s earth-shattering secret. With a dysfunctional team to manage and new skills to learn, she has to draw on an unknown inner strength.
But why is the mysterious Brian O’Brien, a former friend of her late father, back in their life? And why has the company’s chairman so much faith in her? Can Claudia finally open a new page on a happier life for them all?
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The Boy Next Door is a heartwarming story about taking chances, embracing change, and finding strength when life throws unexpected challenges your way.
Claudia Kelly loves her job at a Dublin magazine, but when she’s suddenly asked to edit Irish Man, she isn’t sure she’s ready for such a big role. Support arrives from an unexpected source—her childhood neighbour, Johnny Hogan, now a successful artist back home. Their renewed friendship, with the possibility of something more, gives Claudia the encouragement she needs.
As she navigates an impending boardroom takeover, a difficult team, and her own doubts, Claudia also faces upheaval in her personal life: her mother’s new romance, her sister Fiona’s shocking secret, and the return of Brian O’Brien, a man mysteriously linked to her late father. With so much at stake, Claudia must discover her inner resilience and decide what—and who—she really wants.
Though the story takes a little time to build, Sian O’Gorman weaves together family, friendship, work, and gentle romance into an uplifting, relatable read about stepping out of your comfort zone and seizing new opportunities.
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