<p>&#8216;A Cottage in the Country is a real feast for the senses. Get the coffee pot on grab a pack of biscuits and let Maddie soothe your soul.&#8217; &#8211; BestChickLit</p> <p>What do you do when your best friend has an affair with your husband of twenty-five years?</p> <p>Well you pack your bags grab half of the equity in the house you've both lovingly restored and run away to an idyllic little cottage in the country.</p> <p>Only it&#8217;s not quite so idyllic when</p> <p>1) Rustic charm sounds rather romantic but the reality is something else &#8230;</p> <p>2) The heavens decide to open on moving day and the rain just keeps on coming</p> <p>Maddie Brooks grits her teeth and hires the highly recommended 'man who can' ex-soldier Lewis Hart. As he rips out the very shabby and decidedly not-so-chic kitchen reality sets in. Not only is he the most abrupt person she's ever met but the man is a Neanderthal!</p> <p>As the flood waters rise and the village is cut off everything that could possibly go wrong does.</p> <p>Hitting the big five-o is the final straw. No presents family or friends&#8212;just infuriating Lewis who can&#8217;t leave because the flood has now cut off his exit. How on earth is she going to get through this and put her life back together?</p> <p>Can Maddie Brooks become that &#8216;fifty-and-fabulous&#8217; woman of her dreams?</p>