Sweet Shop of Second Chances by Hannah Lynn #Review #TheHollyBerrySweetShopSeriesBook1

 

Today I am delighted to feature the first in a  gentle romance series, The Holly Berry Sweet Shop Series, The Sweet Shop of Second Chances by Hannah Lynn. You can enter to win one of five signed paperbacks by following the link here.

 
Starting over never tasted so good

Holly Berry has it all; a good corporate career, a steady boyfriend, and enough savings that they will soon be able to buy a nice little house. But when she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, she decides to retreat to the Cotswolds and a place full of far sweeter memories.

Quite literally.

However when Holly discovers the quaint village sweet shop that she worked in as a teenager is starting to crumble she decides that maybe the sensible life isn’t what she wants after all. Putting all her chocolate eggs in one basket, she says goodbye to the city, and sets her sights on Just One More.

After all, how hard can running a sweet shop be?

With charismatic Giles, ready to rescue her at every turn and the local bureaucrats breathing down her neck, it certainly isn’t the quiet life she expected. Can Holly really save the place from the the wicked developers, or will she be the reason Just One More closes its doors for good?

Full of laughter, sweet clean romance and cozy village life, The Sweet Shop of Second Chances will make you believe that the best things in life really are worth fighting for.

 "A delightful, well written tale, full of wonderful characters in a charming setting. I loved it!" - Katie Fforde

 My Thoughts

This is a lovely start to a new series which is full of uplifting moments and has a feelgood quality. Holly is a thoroughly likeable character who decides to return to the place she was brought up and to start again running the traditional sweet shop. There is a nostalgic air about the shop but it is not all smooth going for her at first. Set in beautiful Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds, you can absolutely visualise the rather quaint setting and the honey- coloured stone buildings.

    Holly meets up with some lively characters as she starts to establish her life in the village. The romance is a slow burn with plenty of promise for future books in the series. This is an ideal book for anyone looking for a gentle read with a touch of humour and gentle romance. It will make you nostalgic for the old- fashioned sweets but that isn't necessarily a bad thing!

In short: new beginnings and new friends

About the Author

 

Hannah Lynn is a multi award winning novelist. Publishing her first book, Amendments – a dark, dystopian speculative fiction novel, in 2015. Her second book, The Afterlife of Walter Augustus – a contemporary fiction novel with a supernatural twist – went on to win the 2018 Kindle Storyteller Award and the Independent Publishers Gold Medal for Best Adult Ebook.

Born in 1984, Hannah grew up in the Cotswolds, UK. After graduating from university, she spent 15 years as a teacher of physics, first in the UK and then Thailand, Malaysia, Austria and Jordan. It was during this time, inspired by the imaginations of the young people she taught, she began writing short stories for children, and later adult fiction.

Now settled back in the UK with her husband, daughter and horde of cats, she spends her days writing romantic comedies and historical fiction. Her first historical fiction novel, Athena's Child, was also a 2020 Gold Medalist at the Independent Publishers Awards.

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Book link: Amazon UK

Thanks to the author and Rachel of  Rachel's Random Resource for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

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