Another heartwarming, later-in-life rom-com from the winner of the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Comedy Award 2025Successful interior designer Helen Simpson returns to the Devon village she left behind decades ago, accompanied by Rocky, a retired racing greyhound with no concept of personal space. After her ex-husband blew their life savings on a hopeless scheme, she’s looking for a fresh start and trying to learn to trust her own judgement again.
Then old friend Nigel unexpectedly returns from New York. He’s still the warm, caring man Helen never quite forgot. But while she has spent twenty-five years believing he didn’t return her feelings, Nigel has spent just as long convinced that she never wanted him.
Their friendship sparks back into life - with a little help from a runaway greyhound and a close encounter with a capybara - and it looks as though they may finally have another chance. But Nigel hasn’t told Helen the whole truth about why his high-flying career ended. And after everything she has been through, one secret may be all it takes to drive them apart again.
Funny, warm and full of second chances, Be More Capybara is a later-in-life romantic comedy about letting go of the past, learning to trust again, and finding the courage to follow your heart.
It is the fifth book in Suzanne’s popular Dashford Comedies series but can be read as a standalone story.
Tropes, themes and style
Then old friend Nigel unexpectedly returns from New York. He’s still the warm, caring man Helen never quite forgot. But while she has spent twenty-five years believing he didn’t return her feelings, Nigel has spent just as long convinced that she never wanted him.
Their friendship sparks back into life - with a little help from a runaway greyhound and a close encounter with a capybara - and it looks as though they may finally have another chance. But Nigel hasn’t told Helen the whole truth about why his high-flying career ended. And after everything she has been through, one secret may be all it takes to drive them apart again.
Funny, warm and full of second chances, Be More Capybara is a later-in-life romantic comedy about letting go of the past, learning to trust again, and finding the courage to follow your heart.
It is the fifth book in Suzanne’s popular Dashford Comedies series but can be read as a standalone story.
Tropes, themes and style
- Second chance romance
Later-in-life romance
Fresh starts
The one that got away
Fade to black
Dual POV
Genre: Romance
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