Here's a new romcom by Holly Martin to escape into!
Fall in love with the beautiful Jewel Island this summer,
where the sapphire sea sparkles, the golden sun warms your skin and the
islanders melt your heart. From the bestselling author of The Little Village of Happiness comes Holly Martin’s most romantic novel yet.
Aria
Philips has lived on Jewel Island all of her life. Even when her
sisters Clover and Skye left its stunning shores for bigger and better
things, Aria stayed to help her father run their family hotel.
A
year after her father’s death Aria’s done everything she can to keep
things afloat but the hotel has long been struggling to make a profit.
With so few guests Aria risks losing the only home she’s ever had.
Noah
Campbell earned his fortune from making hotels a success, and he also
just happens to be staying on Jewel Island this summer. Could he be the
answer to Aria’s problems? If only he hadn’t kissed her under the willow
tree the year before and never called her again. It had been the most
incredible kiss of her life, but clearly business and pleasure should
never be mixed.
As gorgeous and charming as Noah may be, Aria vows
to keep things professional while she seeks his help. But for the past
year Noah has been keeping a secret and his return to Jewel Island is
about to change Aria’s life forever…
Soak up the sun in
Sapphire Bay with this feel-good novel you won’t be able to put down. An
unforgettable summer romance perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson, Sarah
Morgan and Jill Mansell.
My Thoughts
This
story shimmers in the sunshine. Set on the appropriately named, Jewel
Island, you get to spend a summer at the renamed Sapphire Bay Hotel. For
a feelgood read with a great variety of characters, you need to look no
further. Aria is an interesting central character, with an unusual
background and a huge desire to hold onto to the past. I wasn’t too sure
about her twin sisters at first, but you get to know them better as the
story develops and by the end, I was eyeing up the possibility of them
having their own stories in possible subsequent novels!
I also
enjoyed getting to know the inhabitants of the island and seeing their
quirky ways. With lots of individuality, they added to the atmosphere.
You are presented with a ‘Will they, won’t they?’ situation with Aria
and Noah but you never lose sympathy with either character. Their
chemistry is believable although Noah’s predicament seems pretty clear.
This is an entertaining read which does not disappoint.
In short: Feelgood magic
About the Author
Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She
studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel
receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The
moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for
fifteen years’ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit
her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later,
she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the
development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped
the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and
an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and
many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and
she now writes full time, doing what she loves.
Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for
the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the
Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won
the Carina Valentine’s competition at the Festival of Romance 2013 with her
novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and
Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance 2014. She is the
bestselling author of 18 books.
Thanks to Holly Martin for a copy of the book and a place on the tour,
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