Wild and Free – Wendy Holden (2015)

Everyone, it seems, is heading to the Wild and Free festival. Teacher Ginnie is trying to bury her feelings for headmaster Mark so is persuaded into accompanying her lawyer friend Jess to get away from it all. But she doesn’t realise that Mark will be there too, after succumbing to his old college bandmates’ pleas for a reunion. Their other bandmate, James, was planning to be there too but his society wife Victoria has her hearts set on him becoming an MP instead. Along the way their teenage son Guy falls under the spell of Shanna-Mae, who is heading to the festival to promote her beauty business. And author Olly drags along his fiancé Isabel to speak at a literary event (these characters first appeared in Gifted and Talented). Amid all the comings and goings of this diverse cast, let’s not forget the bunch of crims – including two on the run - who have their eyes set on a jewellery heist. This all combines to make a highly entertaining story with a carefully woven plot.