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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 ...

The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett #Review

 

Boldwood Books have published the first in a new series by Jo Bartlett, The Cornish Midwife. (This book was previously published as Return to Port Agnes.)

 WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL SEASIDE TOWN OF PORT AGNES.

A fresh startā€¦

Midwife Ella Mehenick left the small Cornish town of Port Agnes for London and never looked back. But when her seemingly perfect life crashes down around her, thereā€™s only one place she can heal her battered heart ā€“ the place she once called home.

A new arrivalā€¦

Ella is quickly welcomed into the small community midwife team and loves her new job caring for mums and their precious babies ā€“ itā€™s what she does best! But being back also means facing ex-flame Dan Fergusonā€¦the first man to break her heart.

A second chance at love?

Dan is still as gorgeous as ever, but heā€™s never forgiven Ella for leaving. And now sheā€™s back itā€™s clear that there is unfinished business between them. As Ella settles into her new/old life, she canā€™t stop the memories of how she once loved Dan so completely ā€“ and maybe never stopped.

Maybe coming home to Cornwall is Ellaā€™s chance to love againā€¦

Meet The Cornish Midwives of Port Agnes- where community, friendship and love are always delivered.

An uplifting and escapist read, perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Jessica Redland and Holly Martin!


My Thoughts

What a great start to what promises to be an extensive series! It is set in beautiful Cornwall and centred on a team of community midwives who serve the local mothers. Ella returns to the village with a broken heart and has to discover what she actually wants for her future. Through her, you see a close-knit community with strong bonds of family and friendship.

    Ella's work takes her to a varied number of characters, each with their own story. Some of them have difficult relationships to work through and Ella's professionalism and empathy are needed to try to help them. You also get to see that not everyone is similarly community minded. Some, including Ella's father, are suspicious of the 'emmets' or 'comers-in' as opposed to those born and bred in the village. This is great story writing with varied characters who you feel you actually know.

In short: The first in a promising series

 

About the Author


Jo Bartlett is the bestselling author of nineteen womenā€™s fiction titles. She fits her writing in between her two day jobs as an educational consultant and university lecturer and lives with her family and three dogs on the Kent coast. Boldwood is publishing the first title in The Cornish Midwife Series ā€“ part of a twelve-book deal ā€“ in April 2021.

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Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to Jo Barlett, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

 

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