Once Times Thrice Series by Dianna Hardy

Words can change everything, but can they change your destiny? 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.. moreWords can change everything, but can they change your destiny? 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. Full length, contemporary romantic fiction, written in British English. less

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.. morePippa 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. (Written in British English.) less