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"If Love Were Simple" is a charming and warm romantic novel by the famous British author Jill Mansell, which was published in Croatian translation in 2016. The name change in the query most likely occurred due to the same surname as the famous Formula 1 driver Nigel Mansell, but it is a popular prose work from the genre of contemporary romance fiction. The novel begins with Lara Carson's return to her hometown of Bath after a full eighteen years of absence. Lara ran away from the city as a teenager, revealing the secret of her pregnancy. Now she returns with her adult daughter Gigi for her father's funeral, not expecting that her return will once again shake up the old environment and awaken repressed feelings. Gigi's father Flynn is also in town, a charming and handsome man who does not even know that he has a daughter. Strong sparks and chemistry soon re-emerge between Lara and Flynn, but returning to the past carries the risk of revealing years of hushed-up family and emotional secrets. Written with plenty of humor, warmth, dynamic dialogue, and signature British charm, "If Love Were Simple" is a moving story of second chances, family bonds, forgiveness, and the realization that love rarely follows a simple path.