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  We are back in Regency England for Ella Matthews' historical romance, The Earl's Unlikely Bride.    One summer to make her his…   After four failed seasons, Emily Hawkins is tired of following the rules. Aside from crossing swords with her lifelong enemy, Freddie Dashworth, she is an exemplary member of Society. But after all this time, she’s yet to find a husband and life with her over-bearing mother is becoming intolerable. Freddie returns to his childhood home to help look after his orphaned niece. His neighbour, Emily, has been his nemesis for years. The infuriating miss is the only woman immune to his charms and there’s nothing he enjoys more than her disapproving glares. It’s a shame he can’t stop thinking about her, because she clearly despises him. One minor indiscretion later and everything in Emily’s ordered world changes. The one person on her side appears to be Freddie but can she trust her former antagonist? And what will happen to her when ...

Costa del Churros by Isabella May ** Publication Day Review & Giveaway**

I am delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour for Isabella May's Costa del Churros which is published today. Happy Publication Day! To celebrate, there is a great International Giveaway for you to win - details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.


The rain in Spain doesn't mainly fall on the plain…


Brits abroad Belinda, Julia, Laura and Georgina need more than the sweetness of churros with chocolate dipping sauce to save them from their unsavoury states of affairs.


Cue Carmen Maria Abril de la Fuente Ferrera, the town's flamboyant flamenco teacher! But can she really be the answer to their prayers? 

One thing's for sure: the Costa del Sol will never be the same again.


                                                                                     My Thoughts


I actually read this book whilst I was in Northern Spain so I lapped up the descriptions of the Spanish way of life and the sunshine! I always enjoy novels which feature a range of people whose lives become intertwined in some way and each of the characters' back stories are interesting in their own different way. This is a story which has lots of humour and engaging situations. You know that the women would not have met if they had not happened to be thrown together in the same flamenco class and their teacher's methods of getting the best out of them are certainly colourful and entertaining.

    This is an ideal holiday read which I was always keen to pick up again. Despite so many story strands to keep track of, the pace of the novel kept the momentum going and my interest in what everyone was getting up to, did not waver. I read it as a standalone but I believe that one of the characters, Georgina, features in Isabella's second novel, The Cocktail Bar and there is an opportunity to win a signed copy in the Giveaway (details below). 

In short: romance under the Spanish sun.

                                                                             About the Author 


Isabella May lives in (mostly) sunny Andalucia, Spain with her husband, daughter and son, creatively inspired by the sea and the mountains. When she isn’t having her cake and eating it, sampling a new cocktail on the beach, or ferrying her children to and from after school activities, she can usually be found writing. As a co-founder and a former contributing writer for the popular online women’s magazine, The Glass House Girls – www.theglasshousegirls.com – she has also been lucky enough to subject the digital world to her other favourite pastimes, travel, the Law of Attraction, and Prince (The Purple One). She has recently become a Book Fairy, and is having lots of fun with her imaginative ‘drops’! 
Costa del Churros is her third novel with Crooked Cat Books, following on from the hit sensations, Oh! What a Pavlova and The Cocktail Bar
You will be able to read my review of Oh! What a Pavlova on October 13th 2018. 
You can follow Isabella here: Website| Twitter| Facebook 
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Book link: Amazon UK
Thanks to Isabella May, Crooked Cats Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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 To win a signed copy of The Cocktail Bar, just follow the link below and good luck!

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