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Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson #Review

  Fancy taking a leisurely boat ride along a beautiful Warwickshire canal? Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson was published by Hillfield Publishing on November 5th. Are you single? Have you lost your confidence when it comes to travelling? Would you welcome a few weeks away to find that missing spark? Climb aboard the Creaky Cauldron for an adventure like no other! Budding entrepreneur Kat Sinclair wants to grow her quirky solo narrowboat holiday enterprise but faces rejection at every turn. Until a Hollywood film crew gets in touch with the potential to change her business, dreams, and love life forever. 'Enemies to lovers' 'Small town romance'   My Thoughts   You can't help but fall under the spell of life on the canals when you read this story. Kat has big dreams for her business but seems to lack confidence to put it into action. Her Floating Solo holidays are very successful for her clients and many use the experience to sort out their thoughts and plan their ...

A Train from Penzance to Paris by Laura Briggs #ALittleHotelInCornwallNo5 #Review


On Publication Day, I am delighted to return to Laura Briggs' A Little Hotel in Cornwall for the 5th in the series, A Train from Penzance to Paris which takes you far away from Cornwall for Maisie's trip of a lifetime.

When Maisie accepts a celebrated authorā€™s invitation to mentor her, she finds herself leaving Cornwall behind on train tracks bound for the glitter city of Paris. Instead of making beds and serving coffee at the Penmarrow hotel in Cornwall, sheā€™s making notes on her manuscript while sitting in a French cafe, meeting famous writers at private dinner parties, and trying to ferret the secrets behind the authorā€™s unfinished future novel. Itā€™s glamorous, itā€™s breathtaking ā€¦ but itā€™s also an ocean channel away from the place that she loves, and, more importantly, the person to whom she just recently confessed her deepest feelings. Separated from Sidney by distance and circumstances, Maisie fears that their connection will be lost despite her words to him ā€“ and maybe because of those words, and the ones she didnā€™t allow him to say in return.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of things in her new life trying to distract her ā€“ the professional editor hired to critique her novel, the eager young literary agent who sees pie-in-the-sky potential for Maisieā€™s talent, but Maisie finds solace in the eclectic group of amateur writers into whose midst she finds herself by accident. Their critique and advice is fast becoming as important as the editors ā€“ maybe even more important than the published author Maisie believed held the keys to refining her skill.
But itā€™s missing Sidney that fills Maisieā€™s thoughts the most, along with her life back in Port Hewer, and she canā€™t stop wondering whether his feelings are the same as her own. His unspoken answer has become one of the most important pieces of her life, even as she struggles to match the pace of her new life and keep her dreams in sight. And when she unwittingly becomes privy to a seeming literary conspiracy, she must decide what to do in light of its truth ā€“ and decide whatā€™s most important in her quest to become a professional writer.

Join Maisie in a whirlwind tour across two of the worldā€™s greatest cities, filled with questions, dreams, and a chance for fame that she believed far beyond her grasp, as she discovers herself as a writer, and how to embrace an unexpected future on her own terms.


My Thoughts

This instalment in the series feels quite different to the other parts as Maisie travels far away from all the characters and settings we have become used to. I must confess that it took me quite a while to get used to this. Not that Maise forgets about Cornwall. She contacts friends who are still living there and writes her thoughts down so you know how much she is missing it. 

    Of course, Maisie makes some startling discoveries whilst she is away and she has to face up to where she wants her future to be and what sort of a writer she wants to be. On her travels, she meets a colourful cast of characters and expands her horizons. The ending is fairly shocking and sets up the sixth book. I do hope that we get to meet Sidney again. 

In short: Shocks and new horizons 

About the Author

Laura Briggs is the author of several feel-good romance reads, including the Top 100 Amazon UK seller 'A Wedding in Cornwall'. She has a fondness for vintage style dresses (especially ones with polka dots), and reads everything from Jane Austen to modern day mysteries. When she's not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, caring for her pets, gardening, and seeing the occasional movie or play.
 
You can follow Laura here: Facebook   |  Twitter 

Book links Amazon UK 


Thanks to Laura Briggs and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources 

for a copy of the book and a place on the event. 

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