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Second Chances at Hollyhock Farm by Georgina Troy #Review #HollyhockFarmBook2

  Welcome back to the blog to Georgina Troy for another in her Hollyhock Farm series. Second Chances at Hollyhock Farm was published by Boldwood Books on November 7th and takes us back to beautiful Jersey.   Festival season has come to Hollyhock Farm… Since his sister Lettie took over their parents' farm on the beautiful island of Jersey at the start of the year, Zac Torel's life has changed completely. Zac loves Hollyhock Farm, and he's determined to help Lettie succeed, but when their insurance company refuses to pay for the restoration of one of their barns in time for winter, the clock is ticking for the Torrels to raise the money themselves. The siblings decide to host a wellness festival, but with the summer already well underway, they've got their work cut out to get everything ready before the season ends. Lettie recruits the help of Melody, a yoga teacher from Edinburgh. New to the island, Melody is determined to shake things up and make a success o

From Thailand with Love by Camilla Isley #Review #Giveaway


We are back in Romcom land today with another of Camilla Isley's novels, From Thailand With Love

Described by the publisher, Pink Bloom Press as a fun read packed with danger, action, romance, and comedy, From Thailand with Love is part of a series of interconnected romantic comedies but can be read as a standalone novel as can all the other books in the First Comes Love series, of which this is the fifth.

All Logan has to do is to get the gold and get the girl. Easy, right?


Travel photographer Winter Knowles and archeology professor Logan Spencer dislike each other at first sight. Stuck together on a wild island, these two unwilling teammates will bicker and banter their way through a laugh-packed treasure hunt.


After years of searching, a new mapping technology has given Logan a clue to the location of the legendary Lost City of Gold. A discovery that could make his career. So the last thing he needs on this life-changing expedition is for his team to get distracted by a pair of long legs.


When Winter accepted the assignment on a tropical island she didn’t sign up for a brooding team leader who’d clearly prefer to run a boys-only club. Never one to back down from a challenge, Winter is ready to show him she’s no damsel in distress.


But when a treasure like no other is uncovered and ruthless enemies will want to keep it for themselves, it’ll be up to the two of them to save the day. Left alone to fight in the jungle, they will soon discover their lives might not be the only thing at stake—their hearts could be too.


Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. 

My Thoughts

One of the delights of this book is that although you think you might be presented with a stereotypical character, she or he turns out to be quite the opposite. This is a sort of hidden joke in the book and one the reader shares with the author. I loved the character of Winter as created and how what you saw was definitely not what you got. 

    My feeling on reading this story is that it is overwhelmingly an adventure story as opposed to a romance. There may be elements of romance there, but as the story continues, the action increases and the adventure element becomes more important.  
 
This is a great read which has lighthearted moments as any good romcom should have.

About the Author


Camilla is an engineer turned writer after she quit her job to follow her husband on an adventure abroad.


She’s a cat lover, coffee addict, and shoe hoarder. Besides writing, she loves reading—duh!—cooking, watching bad TV, and going to the movies—popcorn, please. She’s a bit of a foodie, nothing too serious. A keen traveler, Camilla knows mosquitoes play a role in the ecosystem, and she doesn’t want to starve all those frog princes out there, but she could really live without them.



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Book links:   Amazon UK   |   Apple Books  |  Barnes & Noble
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Thanks to Camilla Isley and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 
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