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The Cottage at Brambleton Hall by Debbie Morrison #Review #BrambletonSeries

  The Cottage at Brambleton Hall by Debbie Morrison was published on 8th October by Prosperina Press . What if your best friend wanted your new life too? Sammy Jenkins only comes to Brambleton because her best friend Chloe needs a favour. Again. One shift serving canapés at a North Devon country mansion. Then it’s back to mounting bills and a life that's going nowhere. Except the owner of the estate sees something in her. Suddenly, Sammy is being offered a full-time job as housekeeper, complete with a cottage of her own. It’s more than she ever dreamed of, even if Chloe thinks it should all have been hers. But settling into life at Brambleton Hall isn't easy. Magnus, the butler, demands perfection. And Nate, the handsome, reserved gardener, gives nothing away. Somehow, though, Sammy is making it work. She has a home that's just for her, a job she’s good at and Nate might not be quite as distant as he first seemed. Then Chloe comes to stay. And while Sammy understands the r...
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The Summer House in Santorini by Samantha Parks #Review @samanthajgale @HarperImpulse @rararesources


I was delighted to be invited to take part in the blog tour for Samantha Parks' The Summer House in Santorini. Full of sunshine and romance, it is perfect as a summer read. 
One summer in Greece will change everything…


Anna’s running away. From a failed relationship, a dead-end career and a complicated family life.


On the island of Santorini, with its picturesque villas, blue-tiled roofs, and the turquoise waters of the Aegean lapping at the white sand beaches, Anna inherits a less-than-picturesque summer house from her estranged father. As she rebuilds the house, she rebuilds her life, uncovering family secrets along the way that change everything. She starts to fall for her little slice of paradise, as well as for gorgeous, charming Nikos.



Will Anna lose her heart in more ways than one?


My Thoughts

This is one of those stories which leaves you with a warm, hopeful feeling. Anna's flight to Santorini, from a life in New York which she feels dissatisfied with, is the catalyst for her to re-evaluate what is important in her life. What she finds in Santorini is a family she barely knows and a different view on her parents and her past life.  She also finds friends who measure their lives by a different yardstick to the people she knows in New York.

    The beauty of the setting and the Summer sunshine leaves us with a stunning picture of life in Santorini. You can visualise the Summer House and imagine it as Anna sets about renovating it. It is great to follow how her thoughts develop. Her vocation as a photographer is embedded within the story as she captures its colour and sights. This is a perfect holiday read, full of the enjoyment of being in a different culture and suffused with the culture and customs of Greece.

In short: A story which sizzles in the Greek Sunshine.

    

About the Author



 Samantha Parks is the pen name of Sam Gale. Her pen name comes from her late grandmother Velma Hobbs nee Parks, who was one of Sam's greatest role models. Sam was born in North Carolina but now resides in Bournemouth, UK with her husband Alex. She owns a successful marketing company and is enjoying her slow descent into "crazy plant lady" status.

You can follow Samantha here: Twitter  |  Instagram   |  Facebook 
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Book links:  Amazon UK   |  Amazon US

Thanks to Samantha Parks and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.  


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