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Coming Home to Maple Lodge by Alison Sherlock #Review

  I am delighted to feature the first in Alison Sherlock's new series set in the Corswolds. Coming Home to Maple Tree Lodge was published by Boldwood Books on June 20th. A family and hotel in desperate need of help… Maple Tree Lodge has been the home of the Jackson family for over a century. But the hotel has never been a success and, following the sudden loss of his father, architect Ben Jackson soon discovers the hotel is close to financial ruin. Ben has to make some tough decisions if the hotel is to survive and his family are to keep a roof over their heads. With the hotel in urgent need of a renovation, Ben’s sister calls on the talents of her best friend, interior designer Lily Watson. Cash strapped Lily needs a successful project to prove to herself and her high-achieving parents that she can carve a successful career and Maple Tree Lodge sounds like just the place for Lily to showcase her talents. However, Lily’s vision for a cosy, country Cotswolds hotel is the com...
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Starlight Cottage by K T Dady #Review #PepperBaySeriesBook1

 

Starlight Cottage is Book one in the Pepper Bay series by K T Dady. I am delighted to be on the tour to celebrate it, today. 


Welcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, drama, friendship, and love.

Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight –Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin.

The Pepper Bay books are standalone stories that intertwine with recurring characters.

Starlight Cottage–Anna Cooper and Jake Reynolds both live at the luxury London building, River Heights. The only difference is that Jake lives in the penthouse, and Anna lives in a tent on the roof.

When Jake finds out, he offers Anna a chance of a new life in his grandmother’s childhood home in Pepper Bay, and she decides to take the opportunity to see if she really can make a fresh start somewhere else.

The beauty of Pepper Bay, with its quaint shops, chocolate box cottages, and all of Jake’s closest friends, immediately fills Anna’s heart with nothing but love, and it isn’t just Starlight Cottage that she finds herself falling in love with.


 My Thoughts

This is a great introduction to a new series, with several potential characters set up for subsequent novels. This first one introduces you to Pepper Bay, set on the Isle of Wight, and centres on Jake and Anna's story. It is a lovely, uplifting story to take you into Autumn, culminating with a few Christmassy scenes to get you in the mood for what is to come! Anna and Jake have their own pasts which have left their imprint on their mental health and they have some difficult issues to begin to come to terms with. They could not come from two more different backgrounds. Jake is privileged, Anna from a care background but they begin to see that they have quite a lot in common.

    Family and friends are at the centre of the story. The community of Pepper Bay is so enticing and who wouldn't want to stay in this delightful place? With such a welcome and kindness from the locals, Anna sees the chance for a new life but it remains to be seen whether she can take the risk and the opportunities. This is a heart-warming read which has some lovely references to reading and romance novels which connect the reader to the story. You are also given alternating chapters from Anna and Jake's point of view and I especially liked glimpsing those unspoken thoughts which tell you so much. 

In short: Second chances in the beautiful Pepper Bay

About the Author 

 


Author, reader, mum, chocolate lover, and a huge fan of a HEA. I was born and raised in the East End of London, and I’ve been happily writing stories since I was a little girl. When I’m not writing, I’m baking cakes or pottering around in my little garden in Essex, trying not to killthe flowers. I’m the author of contemporary romance, middle-grade, and the thought-provoking thriller about mental illness, The Focus Program.

You can follow K T Dady here: Website  |  Twitter   |  Instagram

Book links: Amazon UK   |  Amazon US

Thanks to K T Dady and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.  

Check out the rest of the tour!


 

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