I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour to celebrate yet another return to Jewel Island.
Love is in the air on the sun kissed sands of the Cornish coast,
where the sea sparkles and romance sizzles on golden beaches. This
stunning new novel by Holly Martin, bestselling author of Ice Creams at
Emerald Cove, is guaranteed to steal your heart this summer.
Lyra
Thomas has dreamed of living on Jewel Island ever since she first
visited its breathtaking shores. And now her dream has come true – she
has her own little cottage and a brand new job. But when Lyra sets out
for a bike ride to explore her new home, a mishap has her crash-landing
at the feet of the very handsome Nix Sanchez.
A true gentleman,
Nix comes to Lyra’s rescue. His face is so familiar and yet they are
strangers. But the more they talk, Lyra feels as though she has known
Nix forever. What follows is the most magical night of Lyra’s life…
until the spell is broken when the next morning she finds Nix has gone.
Feeling
foolish Lyra vows to be more careful with her heart from now on. She’ll
pretend Nix never existed. But destiny has other ideas and in a perfect
twist of fate Lyra will discover that Nix Sanchez is impossible to
forget…
Escape to sundrenched Jewel Island this summer where
love, laughter and the thrill of adventure await. This gorgeous,
romantic, feel-good read is perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Jill
Mansell and Sue Moorcroft.
My Thoughts
With the sun shining outside, at last, I loved escaping back to Jewel Island. Sunlight over Crystal Waters had all the qualities of its predecessors set there. The setting is glorious and the life at the hotel is there in the background, as are the familiar characters and the village community. This time, you meet two new characters, Lyra and Nix, who find themselves thrown together, as if by fate. I won't spoil what happens next, but there is a huge thread of romance running through the story.
Lyra is the oldest in a large family of younger siblings and you realise that her childhood experiences have impacted on her ability to trust. Nix too has had life changing events which he is still coming to terms with. In many ways, you feel that the island itself has some sort of healing qualities and it becomes a character in the story in its own right. There are some humorous moments - especially Sylvia's attempts to matchmake. Misunderstandings and mis-communication lead to some bumps along the way for Lyra and Nix but they are so likeable as characters that you feel they fit right in to the hotel way of life. As the sun sparkles down, savour the escapism and life-affirming qualities on an island where kindness is the go-to quality.
In short: A fun romance set on the shimmering island.
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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