# Rivals: The steamy romance from the Sunday Times bestseller, now the hottest series on TV [cover may vary] (Rutshire Chronicl

The Rutshire Chronicles is Jilly Cooper's celebrated steamy romance novel series, set in the fictional English countryside of Rutshire. Blending workplace rivalry, family drama, and small-town humor, the series follows the entangled lives of the wealthy elite as they navigate marriage, divorce, and endless power games. Each volume delivers sharp social comedy and high-heat romance against a backdrop of competitive industries and rural intrigue.

Rivals transports readers to the cutthroat world of 1980s British television, where Lord Baddingham fights to keep his Corinium TV franchise. He hires Irish talk-show star Declan O’Hara and brash producer Cameron Cook, whose mutual hatred sparks chaos. Enter notorious charmer Rupert Campbell-Black, and a rival franchise bid throws everyone into a whirl of bedroom and boardroom battles, scandalous affairs, and ferocious ambition.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [Rivals The steamy romance from the Sunday Times bestseller, now the hottest series on TV [cover may vary] (Rutshire Chronicles Book 2)](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781409032335) (ISBN 9781409032335)

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