Love Lessons in Starcross Valley by Lucy Knott #Review #Giveaway

 

Love Lessons in Starcross Valley by Lucy Knott was published on February 3rd by Aria. Today, to help celebrate its launch, I have a great giveaway with the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.

With the recent breakdown of both her ten-year relationship and her parents' marriage, thirty-five-year-old Marnie Barnes no longer believes in love. To give her life the shake-up it so clearly needs, she books a ticket to Canada.

Thousands of miles away from her home and her twin sister, she struggles to have the life-changing experience she dreamt of – until she meets Nova, a dinosaur-loving space nerd with a penchant for living in the moment. After a wonderful day together in Vancouver, they part ways. Though gutted, Marnie thinks it's proof that she's not meant to find love and tries to move on with her life.

But a few months later, back in England, she bumps into someone achingly familiar. As Marnie navigates her new feelings, takes chances and makes the first move for the first time in her life, can she regain her faith in love – and find it for herself?

My Thoughts

 In this story you have the contrast between Marnie's everyday life and her relationships. You meet her at the start when she has taken the unusual step for her of leaving her life behind and heading to Canada for 6 months. Hurting from a broken love affair, she meets someone who will have a profound influence on her life in the future.

   Life returns to normal when Marnie returns home but then events take another turn which upends her thoughts. You soon realise that Marnie has a good grasp of how people function and has many caring sides to her character. Her friends and family are keen to protect her from gossip. Deciding what she wants from life means that she makes some courageous choices. The romance in the story has a slow burn but is there nevertheless. The main focus of the story is around Marnie and her discovery of where she wants her story to lead.

In short: Love can take you by surprise

About the Author

Lucy Knott lives in Manchester England, just around the corner from her childhood home and less than five minutes from her twin sister Kelly and brother in law Chris. She loves spending time with her family in addition to writing, reading and cooking Italian food. When not buried in a book, scribbling in a notebook or having dance parties for one to Harry Styles, she works as a teaching assistant where the majority of her days are spent talking about dinosaurs and making Godzilla out of just about everything, from Blu Tac to cardboard boxes, and she loves every minute.

If she could up and move to the stunning Amalfi Coast, San Francisco or live in a cabin surrounded by fairy lights, she would, but for now she's quite content writing about those magical places. Lucy loves to write uplifting stories that she hopes will put a smile on your face, fill your heart with joy, encourage you to embrace the awesomeness that you are and believe that any dream is possible.

You can follow Lucy here:  Instagram  |   Twitter

Book links:  Amazon UK  |  Amazon US

Thanks to Lucy Knott, Aria 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!

Giveaway (Worldwide)

 

Giveaway to win an e-copy of Love Lessons in Starcross Valley, a bookmark, sticker of Marnie and Nova, a dinosaur bracelet and a pair of dinosaur earrings! (Open INT)

 

*Terms and Conditions –Worldwide entries welcome.  Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random Resources will delete the data.  I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.