Previously published as The Whole Time by Naomi Maddison Is love worth the risk? Always-cautious, always-prepared-six-year-old Alfie Zunker isn't ready to fall in love with the plucky, wild child Esther Pip. But after she moves in next door from Australia in the British school holidays, he's soon making plans and hoping six weeks is enough time to save up for a wedding. As the school term begins, there are many obstacles Alfie's not prepared for-like other boys, other girls, and even...his own brother? Finding out he's too young to get married will be the least of his problems... By the time Alfie and Esther turn eighteen, they're solid best friends. However, that's not enough for Alfie, and he's confident his steady approach will win her heart, because he believes he's learnt to take some risks. Appropriate risks. But when he finds himself inadvertently jumping out of a plane strapped to Esther's fiancée, he realises things have got to change. He'll have to decide between finally telling Esther how he feels-risking their friendship and losing her from his life forever-or do nothing and watch his childhood love walk down the aisle with someone else. The Whole Time is a charming, young adult sweet romance, with humour and all the emotions of first love. Perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers stories with a guaranteed happily ever after!