Pip Mc Cabe, 30, likes to say she doesn't need a man & she doesn't need money. However, her friends & her sisters Cat & Fen (the heroines of North's previous two bestsellers) think she would probably benefit from a little more of each. This might prove difficult. Stripy tights, starched pigtails, a bright red nose & an ability to juggle whilst doing the splits only just about pay the bills & seldom lead to romance or romps. Pip, though, takes her clowning very seriously, whether at spoilt kids' partiesor on the wards of children's hospitals. She simply doesn't have time for a man, she claims. & her bank balance hovers just above the red, so that's OK.
At 34, Zac Holmes has a successful, high-powered career, a fabulous flat & an adored 6-year-old son from a previous relationship. Popular, charming & affluent, Zac feels that no-strings flings suit his lifestyle as much as the pleasing bonuses he earns at work.
When Zac & Pip first meet, it is far from love or lust at first sight. What can a clown & an accountant possibly have in common? Against a lively backdrop of parties & parks, hospitals & hotels, they attempt to find out...