What Happens Now?: the most hilarious and feel-good, bestselling romantic comedy of the year!

One first date. One not-so-little mistake. What happens now?

'Completely hilarious' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Hugely funny, refreshingly honest, a total joy!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You'll cry with laughter, but real tears too' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'No question about it, there are two little purple lines. I'm pregnant.'

After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she'd already found 'the one' - that is, until he dumped her for a blonde twenty-something colleague. So she does what any self-respecting singleton would do: swipes right, puts on her best bra and finds herself on a first date with a handsome mountaineer called Max. What's the worst that can happen?

Well it's pretty bad actually. First Max ghosts her and then, after weeing on a stick (but mostly her hands), a few weeks later Lil discovers she's pregnant. She's single, thirty-one and living in a thimble-sized flat in London, it's hardly the happily-ever-after she was looking for.

Lil's ready to do the baby-thing on her own - it can't be that hard, right? But she should probably tell Max, if she can track him down. Surely he's not that Max, the highly eligible, headline-grabbing son of Lord and Lady Rushbrooke, currently trekking up a mountain in South Asia? Oh, maybe he wasn't ignoring Lil after all...

Your favourite authors LOVE Sophia Money-Coutts

'So funny. And the sex is amazing - makes me feel like a nun!' Jilly Cooper

'Light, fizzy and as snort-inducing as a pint of Prosecco.' Evening Standard Magazine

'Hilarious and compelling.' Daily Mail

'Perfect summer reading for fans of Jilly Cooper and Bridget Jones.' HELLO!

'Bridget Jones trapped inside a Jilly Cooper novel. A beach cocktail in book form.' METRO

'Gloriously cheering.' Red Magazine

'Howlingly funny.' India Knight, Sunday Times Magazine

'This saucy read is great sun-lounger fodder.' Heat

'Sexy and very funny...perfect for fans of Jilly Cooper.' Closer

'Cheerful, saucy and fun!' Sunday Mirror

'As fun and fizzy as a chilled glass of prosecco...this is the perfect read for your holiday.' Daily Express

'This book has it all - love, romance, sadness and sex - a rare find that is funny at times and moving at others.' Marie Claire

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Published Jun 30, 2020

384 pages

Average rating: 7

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ThrillerRach
Mar 03, 2026
8/10 stars
I had read The Plus One from Sophie Money-Coutts and really enjoyed it and was so pleased that I was accepted to review her second book, What Happens Now?
It following Lil’s life from breaking up for a long term relationship and having her first date with Max, him ghosting her and then finding out she is pregnant and the following 9 months. It had me laughing out loud a lot of the time throughout the book. I love Sophie Money-Coutts writing, both her books have made me laugh but also have the emotion and rawness that is very real for most people too.
Absolutely brilliant!

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