We are returning to France for another great summer read by Gillian Harvey . The Village Cafe in the Loire was published by Boldwood on July 12th. High-flyer Becky Thorne cannot believe what she’s being told. She doesn’t need to be signed off for burnout! Life has been a bit chaotic lately, that’s all. As if dealing with her enviable job and permanent meddling from her mother aren’t enough, she’s also inherited a café in the Loire from an estranged great-aunt, complete with sitting tenant who refuses to budge. But nobody stands in Becky’s way! Ignoring her best friend Amber’s advice, she decides to storm over to France and sort the tenant out. Then she can finally get the café sold and jump back on the career ladder. What she doesn’t count on is the tenant being Pascale, who is six feet of tall, dark, handsome and extremely grumpy about her plans for change. Not to mention the village and the secrets it holds about her past. Becky’s path to succes...
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Carol Wyer's Suddenly Single. This romantic comedy was published by Canelo on 8th April 2019.
When bestselling romance author Chloe Piper’s marriage
implodes a week before Christmas, she flees her cheating ex and the village
gossips for the solitude of the newly built Sunny Meadow Farm and the company
of her hapless dog, Ronnie.
But Chloe is soon pushed out of her comfort zone. Because
with a lively development building crew – headed up by charming Alex – and a
larger-than-life neighbour determined to make Chloe’s love life her pet
project, Chloe finds herself in a whole new world of chaos…
This enthralling romantic comedy of self-discovery and new
beginnings is perfect for fans of Kirsty Greenwood, Colleen Coleman and Marian
Keyes.
My Thoughts
This story has real charm and wit. You are able to sympathise with Chloe and her difficulties, at the same time, seeing her gradually coming out of her shell, as she gets to know a few locals. Her alter ego as a best-selling author is a clever touch as she looks about for inspiration and slowly begins to find it around her. What you see with her is certainly not what you get as she proves to have a few layers to her character which needed to be explored and resources to her character which she does not realise she has.
The addition of the Singleton Club outings adds plenty of scope for humour and shows the strengths and weaknesses of the group of friends. Carol has created a warm and inviting world around Sunny Meadow Farm and I would love to be able to visit Sean's bookshop, it is so clearly evoked. I am rather hoping that she returns to some of Chloe's neighbours as I think that we are not finished with these group of characters yet.
In short: Fresh starts and real laughs in this warm, charming read.
About the Author
As a child Carol Wyer was always moving, and relied on
humour to fit in at new schools. A funny short story won her popularity,
planting the seed of becoming a writer. Her career spans dry cleaning, running
a language teaching company, and boxercise coaching. Now writing full-time,
Carol has several books published and journalism in many magazines.
Carol won The People’s Book Prize Award for non-fiction
(2015), and can sometimes be found performing her stand-up comedy routine Laugh
While You Still Have Teeth.
You can read my review of What Happened in France here.
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Thanks to Carol Wyer, and Ellie Pilcher of Canelo for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Check out the rest of the tour!
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