Let Love Win

by Nicola May

  ‘So, if you saw this man again, what would you say to him now?’

  ‘I would say that I love him. I love him with all my heart. And I would quite happily spend the rest of my life with him.’

  ‘OK – well, I think if you said that to him, then he really would quite like it.’

  ‘Really?’ Tears slowly ran down Ruby’s cheeks.

  People on tables either side of them and even Slugger were now listening intently.

  ‘In fact, I know he would.’

  Michael jumped up from his chair and got down on one knee next to Ruby.

  ‘I have never doubted my love for you. From the minute I set eyes on you I just knew you were the girl for me, and if you’d marry me I’d be the happiest man in the world. So… Ruby Ann Stevens, will you please bloody marry me?’

  Ruby took a deep breath as the tears kept flowing.

  ‘So?’ a dozen voices echoed around the cosy pub.

  ‘Yes! Yes, of course I will marry you. Well, as long as you promise to write a happy ending, that is?’

  At that precise moment, the soft-toy otter whizzed up to the top of the bar on its weighted string - triggering the bar bell to ring and the whole bar to erupt in rapturous applause.

  Epilogue

  So - The Author and Miss Designer Pants found true love.

  Brought together by George’s twin brother - although no one would ever know that, of course.

  The treasured Rubes & George forever X wedding ring would remain close to the never forgotten landscape gardener.

  And – dear old Margaret had been right all along. That not only had there been space for someone else in Ruby’s once fragile heart, there was proof that ol’ devil called love doesn’t have a calendar.

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  If you enjoyed Let Love Win (the sequel to Working it Out), you’ll love these other fabulous novels by Nicola May.

  The School Gates

  At 3.10pm every weekday, parents gather at Featherstone Primary in Denbury to collect their children.

  For a special few, the friendships forged at the school gates will see them through lives filled with drama, secrets and sorrows. Four very different mothers. One adorable dad. And the intertwining trials and tribulations that a year at the primary school gates brings.

  Star Fish

  Tired of looking for love, Amy Anderson decides that an astrological dating agency is the only way to meet the man of her dreams.

  Star Fish follows Piscean Amy’s hysterical search for her ‘sole mate’ as she dates her way through the twelve signs of the zodiac. So who will finally woo Amy? Will it be Ted the Arian photographer with a passion for ice skating, or maybe Laurence, the Libran IT whiz kid who likes to get behind the wheel of a fast car? Or how about Capricornian Christopher, the owner of Starr & Son, the dating agency? You’ll be kept guessing until the very last page!

  Working it Out

  Ruby Matthews has a plan. Twelve jobs in twelve months, until she finds the one of her dreams…

  After an unexpected redundancy, Ruby begins to question her priorities. Inspired by a quote from Kahlil Gibran about loving your work, she launches her mission to find the ideal job. But will any of the jobs, or men she meets, see her dreams come true? Or will Ruby just end up back where she started?

  Better Together

  Jess is 39 when she meets Dan Harris at a party. She is single, sorted, happy – with a great job and a buzzy social life. All of this is threatened when she falls deeply in love with Dan, who is only 23. Jess, being older, recognises this as the real, precious thing – but in his immaturity, Dan does not. Unable to cope with the stigma of being with an older woman, he eventually leaves her. Ten years pass… They meet. This time, Dan understands – but is it too late?

  For more information on Nicola May and her books visit her website at www.nicolamay.com.

  Table of Contents

  About the author

  Prologue

  – Chapter Two –

  – Chapter Three –

  – Chapter Five –

  – Chapter Six –

  – Chapter Seven –

  – Chapter Eight –

  – Chapter Nine –

  – Chapter Ten –

  – Chapter Eleven –

  – Chapter Twelve –

  – Chapter Thirteen –

  – Chapter Fourteen –

  – Chapter Fifteen –

  – Chapter Sixteen –

  – Chapter Seventeen –

  – Chapter Eighteen –

  – Chapter Nineteen –

  – Chapter Twenty –

  – Chapter Twenty-One –

  – Chapter Twenty-Two –

  – Chapter Twenty-Three –

  – Chapter Twenty-Four –

  – Chapter Twenty-Five –

  – Chapter Twenty-Six –

  – Chapter Twenty-Seven –

  – Chapter Twenty-Eight –

  – Chapter Twenty-Nine –

  – Chapter Thirty –

  – Chapter Thirty-One –

  – Chapter Thirty-Two –

  – Chapter Thirty-Three –

  – Chapter Thirty-Four –

  – Chapter Thirty-Five –

  – Chapter Thirty-Six –

  – Chapter Thirty-Seven –

  – Chapter Thirty-Eight –

  – Chapter Thirty-Nine –

  – Chapter Forty –

  – Chapter Forty-One –

  – Chapter Forty-Two –

  – Chapter Forty-Three –

  – Chapter Forty-Four –

  – Chapter Forty-Five –

  – Chapter Forty-Six –

  – Chapter Forty-Seven –

  – Chapter Forty-Eight –

  – Chapter Forty-Nine –

  – Chapter Fifty –

  – Chapter Fifty-One –

  – Chapter Fifty-Two –

  – Chapter Fifty-Three –

  – Chapter Fifty-Four –

  – Chapter Fifty-Five –

  – Chapter Fifty-Six –

  – Chapter Fifty-Seven –

  – Chapter Fifty-Eight –

  – Chapter Fifty-Nine –

  – Chapter Sixty –

  – Chapter Sixty-One –

  – Chapter Sixty-Two –

  – Chapter Sixty-Three –

  – Chapter Sixty-Four –

  – Chapter Sixty-Five –

  – Chapter Sixty-Six –

  – Chapter Sixty-Seven –

  – Chapter Sixty-Eight –

  – Chapter Sixty-Nine –

  – Chapter Seventy –

  – Chapter Seventy-One –

  – Chapter Seventy-Two –

  – Chapter Seventy-Three –

  – Chapter Seventy-Four –

  – Chapter Seventy-Five –

  – Chapter Seventy-Six –

  – Chapter Seventy-Seven –

  – Chapter Seventy-Eight –

  – Chapter Seventy-Nine –

  – Chapter Eighty –

  – Chapter Eighty-One –

  Epilogue

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