Discovering Nicola (Oxford Romance) by Clare Ashton

Nicola Albright KC and Geeta Sachdeva have spent years clashing — the sharp, formidable barrister on one side and the warm, beloved community mum on the other. Their fiery encounters leave small disasters in their wake, and everyone in Oxford’s Iffley Village knows these two do not get along. Now both divorced and entering a new chapter of life, they unexpectedly become neighbours and reluctantly agree to a truce. Old resentments linger, especially with their daughters tangled in admiration and loyalty across the divide — Olivia idolising Nicola, and Charlotte seeking comfort from Geeta. But as Nicola and Geeta force themselves to be civil, they begin to question the animosity that defined them, and whether something entirely different has been simmering beneath it.