Living with her partner, Tony, his parents and their precocious teenage son, Alberta Granger considers she belongs to the perfect modern extended family. With her catering business booming and her daughter embarking on a glittering career in London, Bertie reckons she can cope with the mild irritants of her difficult stepson's visits and her father's ongoing disapproval of Tony.

But some truly shocking news is about to rock Bertie's world to its foundations. As a torrent of tabloid headlines engulfs the family in a very public scandal, Bertie is forced to face the fact that some of her nearest and dearest, those closest family members she thought she knew so well, have been keeping secrets, leading mysterious double lives she knew nothing about.

As revelation follows revelation, old wounds re-open and former grudges re-surface. Is Bertie's family unit tight enough to survive? Is her relationship with Tony solid enough to withstand the battering? And, when temptation arises in the form of a handsome stranger, is Bertie herself strong enough to resist?

Hilarious and heartbreaking in turn, this is a stunning novel from the bestselling author of Love Affairs for Grown-Ups. If you love Wendy Holden, Elizabeth Buchan, Katie Fforde and Catherine Alliott, make Debby Holt your next read!

What everyone is saying about Recipe for Scandal

‘Thoroughly enjoyable ... Had me smiling from start to finish’ Erica James

‘I absolutely love this book. It is as funny as it is wise and I couldn’t put it down’ Katie Fforde

‘A wickedly comical read’ Heat

‘From the author of the superb Ex-Wife’s Survival Guide comes another wicked treat’ Daily Mirror

‘This fast-paced romantic comedy is perfect bad-weather escapism’ She

‘Clever and surprising’ Daily Mail

‘Laced with wise and witty humour this is great fun’ Woman

‘A deliciously funny, gently ironic novel, Jane Austen-like in its elegance and playfulness’ Women’s Weekly