Beth is an absolute wreck. She is certain that she has some kind of disease — a fatal one, most likely. She is also very single and quite keen on her (boss) colleague, Dr Brendan Roberts. He seems to fancy her, too — well, until The Morning After.
Beth knows it’s time to sort out her messy life, but she has no idea where to start.
Enter Shane — a slightly dishevelled forklift driver. He may not be suave or wealthy, but he does laugh at Beth’s jokes and remember how she likes her coffee. Plus, the more they hang out, the healthier she feels.
But when Shane suddenly cuts off all communication, Beth starts to think there’s no such thing as The One, and she decides to stop being slapdash and move on. Only life is never that simple, and Beth must take a chance if she hopes to find the cure to her ills.
Lovesick is a big-hearted romance about getting sick, getting better and taking risks
About the Author
Jean Flynn was born in Melbourne in 1980. After completing a Bachelor of Design at RMIT University in 2000 she started working as a freelance graphic designer. In 2008 she enrolled in a Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing at CAE. Her non-fiction work has since appeared in various newspapers, magazines and online, and she has had short stories published in several anthologies. Her first novel, Lovesick, was the inaugural winner of the XO Romance Prize. Jean currently lives in Ballarat, Victoria and teaches creative writing at Federation University.
Industry Reviews
‘Fans of the TV drama The Wrong Girl will fall in love with the funny, yet honestly flawed characters in this heartwarming story. A fun and refreshingly relatable modern romance.’
Karly Lane
‘Debut author Jean Flynn brings a fresh, modern voice to Australian genre fiction. Lovesick signals a growing market for Australian women’s fiction with a modern sensibility and a sincere desire to reassure readers that dating might be fraught, but it is survivable.'
Kat Mayo, Books+Publishing