As Summer creeps ever nearer, it is refreshing to bring a lovely holiday read by Maxine Morrey, Coming Home to Wishington Bay. It is published today, on May 1st by HQ Digital. There is also a great Giveaway for you to enter. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.
Home is where the heart is…
Holly doesn’t have time for a holiday this year. But when
her job threatens to send her over the brink, her boss insists she take a
sabbatical. So she packs her bags and escapes to her beloved grandmother Gigi’s
house on Wishington Bay, which has sat empty since Gigi passed away.
But Holly’s dreams of a coastal escape take an unexpected
turn. Holly didn’t expect to spend time with any man this summer – let alone an
Aussie Adonis…but when she meets her next door neighbour Gabe and his little
dog Bryan, it’s clear her quiet summer of strolling along the sand and
wandering through the seaside village’s tiny streets on her own will come with
a hefty dose of distraction.
With a summer to fill and Gigi’s wonderful and surprising
house to sort through, Holly knew it would be a summer packed with old
memories. She just didn’t expect to make so many new ones…
Coming Home to Wishington Bay is the new gorgeous uplifting
rom-com from Maxine Morrey, perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Tilly Tennant!
My Thoughts
Described as a romcom, this is nevertheless, a story with some darker overtones. It soon becomes obvious that Holly has some mental health issues around anxiety and panic attacks. However, these issues do not detract from the summer ambience of the tale as she settles back into life in Wishington Bay and starts to reappraise how she has been living her life.
This is a story with a fairly restricted number of characters but you do feel that they are well drawn and stand out as characters in their own right. Gigi, Holly's grandmother whose death has brought her back to her childhood home, is an ever-present force, that you feel you have met her. It is fairly obvious where the storyline is headed, but I enjoy it for all that and can thoroughly recommend it to those looking for a holiday read with bags of character and more than a little romance.
In short: Starting over gets to seem like fun!
About the Author
Maxine has wanted to be a writer for as long as she can
remember and wrote her first (very short) book for school when she was ten.
As time went by, she continued to write, but 'normal' work
often got in the way. She has written articles on a variety of subjects, as
well as a local history book on Brighton. However, novels are her first love.
In August 2015, she won Harper Collins/Carina UK's 'Write
Christmas' competition with her first romantic comedy, 'Winter's Fairytale'.
Maxine lives on the south coast of England, and when not
wrangling with words loves to read, sew and listen to podcasts. Being a fan of
tea and cake, she can (should!) also be found doing something vaguely physical
at the gym.
Book links: Amazon UK | Amazon US
Thanks to Maxine Morrey, HQDigital and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the event.
To win a Wishington Bay notebook, a Wishington Bay
canvas shopper bag, and an e copy of the book. (Open to UK only), just follow the link below and good luck!
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