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.
Book link: Amazon UK
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