I am so happy to be on the tour to celebrate the third in Christie Barlow's Love Heart Lane series, Clover Cottage. It can be read as a standalone. You can read my review of the first in the series, Love Heart Lane, here
and the second, Foxglove Farm here.
Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter
what.
When Vet Rory Scott inherits ramshackle Clover Cottage in
the quaint village of Heartcross, Allie MacDonald just knows this is their
happy ever after. A place to call home with the man she loves – it’s her dream
come true!
Until Rory drops a bombshell. He loves Allie but he has
dreams of his own to follow – to live and work in Africa. Clover Cottage will
have to wait just a little longer…
Allie can’t imagine life without Rory, but she loves him too
much to hold him back. And as he embarks on his adventure, Allie begins to
rethink her own plans. She loves Rory and knows she wants him in her life, but
maybe she can follow her own dreams too?
And always there, nestled in the beautiful village of
Heartcross, surrounded by the people she loves, will be the place that will
always bring them back to each other. Their forever home, Clover Cottage.
A page-turning new cosy novel in the bestselling Love Heart
Lane series – perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Phillipa Ashley and Milly
Johnson!
My Thoughts
How lovely to return to Heartcross. to meet up with this close-knit community, again. Allie and Rory are an established couple who we have met before but in Clover Cottage, you see their relationship be tested and develop. Friends and in particular, family are important once again and there are some serious issues in Rory's family which come to light. Allie has different priorities to Rory and is a real homebody. You see the tension as they both try to reconcile their competing wishes for the future.
The writing is warm and I could absolutely envisage the village setting. The Summer Fete is a lovely, comedic episode, with the villagers welcoming the celebrity into their midst with glee. Similarly, the clients who come along to Rory's Veterinary Practice made me smile. I am sorry if this is the final instalment in the Love Heart Lane series. I have loved all three of the books.
In short: Family ties and unresolved dreams collide.
About the Author
Christie Barlow is the international bestselling author of A
Year in the Life of a Playground Mother, The Misadventures of a Playground
Mother, Kitty's Countryside Dream, Lizzie's Christmas Escape, Evie's Year of
Taking Chances, The Cosy Canal Boat Dream, A Home at Honeysuckle Farm, Love
Heart Lane and Foxglove Farm. Her writing career came as somewhat a surprise
when she decided to write a book to teach her children a valuable life lesson
and show them that they are capable of achieving their dreams. The book she
wrote to prove a point is now a #1 bestseller in the UK, USA, Canada &
Australia.
Christie is an ambassador for @ZuriProject raising
money/awareness and engaging with impoverished people in Uganda through organisations
to improve their well-being.
Thanks to Christe Barlow, Harper Impulse and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Check out the rest of the tour!
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