Having read Coming Home to Glendale Hall (you can read my review here ), and New Beginnings at Glendale Hall ( review available here), I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in the celebrations for the next in the series, Hopeful Hearts at Glendale Hall, which is published today on September 2nd!
What happens when love takes you to unexpected places?
Heather Douglas appears to have it all. But living on a farm
in the Scottish Highlands with her partner, Rory Fraser, all while bringing up
their adorable toddler, Harry, isn’t easy. As a former librarian, Heather is
worried that she’ll never fully fit into life on Fraser Farm. And after the
death of her beloved mum five years ago, Heather feels lost, as well as guilty
for holding back accepting Rory’s marriage proposal because she can’t imagine
her wedding without her mother.
So when ex-boyfriend, Stewart, appears in the village of
Glendale, it’s a shock to the system. The man who broke her heart years ago now
has big plans for the neighbouring farm and wants Heather to be part of the
development. Knowing that she’s living a very different life to the one they
had planned at university leaves Heather wondering if she has made the right
choices since she and Stewart broke up. Especially when things start to go very
wrong on the farm ...
This Christmas, Heather will need to face her fears and let
go of the past or risk losing everything. She will need love, faith, and a
whole lot of hope!
Return to the beautiful Highlands village of Glendale with
the latest book in the bestselling Glendale series – the perfect cosy,
uplifting, romantic read for fans of Heidi Swain, Milly Johnson and Holly
Martin.
My ThoughtsI was certainly not disappointed with the third in this series, having loved the first two. It lives up to the standard of those and I was delighted to reacquaint myself with all the familiar characters. The focus of this third novel is the relationship between Heather and Rory and their life at Fraser Farm. Family and friendships certainly figure large as does being part of a community and looking out for each other.
There are some harsher themes embedded in the story. Heather's lack of self- esteem and anxiety is a major factor but there is also a strand which looks at the effect on a farming community of inappropriate development. You also get to follow Heather's attempt to come to terms with what is really important to her as she has to decide whether hopes for the future can change. As the snow settles over the village and Christmas sparkles, there are plenty of gorgeous moments, full of cosy evenings, firesides and Christmas lights. I hope that I detected the possible direction a fourth book might go in. Fingers crossed!
In short: The past threatens to disrupt this Christmas cheer.
About the Author
Victoria Walters writes up-lifting and inspiring stories.
She's the author of three novels, THE SECOND LOVE OF MY LIFE, SUMMER AT THE
KINDNESS CAFÉ, and COMING HOME TO GLENDALE HALL. She has been chosen for
WHSmith Fresh Talent and shortlisted for an RNA award. Victoria was also picked
as an Amazon Rising Star, and her books have won wide reader acclaim.
Victoria is a full-time author. She lives in Surrey with her
cat Harry, and loves books, clothes, music, going out for tea and cake, and
posting photos on Instagram.
Find out more about Victoria by following on Instagram at
@vickyjwalters@, on Twitter at @Vicky_Walters or by visiting her blog
athttps://victoria-writes.com/
Book links: Amazon UK | Apple Books | Kobo
Thanks to Victoria Walters, Hera Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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