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Falling in love at Pennycress Inn by Sarah Hope #Review #ThePennycressInnSeriesBook2

I am thrilled to feature Book 2 in  The Pennycress Inn Series  by Sarah Hope . Falling in love at Pennycress Inn was published by Boldwood Books on June 15th. You can read my review of  Welcome to Pennycress Inn   here .  Is this just a summer romance or could it be more? Nicola grew up at Pennycress Inn, in the beautiful Cotswold village of Meadowfield, and now she’s come full circle by landing a job there. After a difficult few months, she’s happy to be back in the place she loves and calls home. The whole village is looking forward to the annual summer carnival, and Nicola is charged with asking the local farmers to lend their tractors and trailers for the occasion. It’s an easy task – until she meets the new owner of Little Mead Farm, who stubbornly refuses to help. On sabbatical from his City job for the summer, Charlie wants to do up his late uncle’s farm and put it on the market as soon as possible. The place might have been in his family for genera...
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Rome for the Summer by Lynne Shelby #Review

 


  Having enjoyed Lynne Shelby's The Summer of Taking Chances, I am delighted to be joining the blogtour for her new summer read, Rome for the Summer. It will be published on June 23rd by Headline Accent.

Kate Harper has always loved the painting that has hung in her parents' dining room for years, never suspecting that it is worth a fortune. When her art dealer boyfriend cheats her family out of the proceeds of the painting's sale, she is left devastated and alone.

Kate discovers that two hundred years ago, the girl in the painting, Charlotte Browne, ran off to Rome with the artist who painted her portrait, but her eventual fate is unknown.

Hoping to uncover the mystery of what happened to Charlotte, Kate seizes the chance of a summer job in Rome, where she strikes up a friendship with artist Jamie Taylor. As they explore the city and start to piece together the surprising secrets of Charlotte's life, Kate finds herself wondering if a summer in Rome can mend a broken heart...

My Thoughts

Set in the heast of an Italian Summer in Rome, this is a slow burn romance with a mystery thrown in! Kate has escaped to a summer job in Rome after her deceitful boyfriend cheated her family. Art is at the centre of her life and she sets out to rebuild her confidence and to try to unravel the story behind her parents' painting which is linked to her new place of work, The English House.

    If you love Rome, you will recognise many of the landmarks which Kate visits during her time in Rome. I am sure much research has been made into the layout of the city and all it has to offer. Kate is a likeable central character, as are most of the people you meet in the story, ( ex-boyfriend excepted!). It is a lovely summer holiday read which will take you away to the Italian sunlight and entertain.

In short: Escape to Rome for a little romance

About the Author


Lynne Shelby writes contemporary women's fiction and romance. Her debut novel, French Kissing (re-released in e-book as Meet Me In Paris) won the Accent Press and Woman magazine Writing Competition, and her fifth novel, Love On Location, was shortlisted for a Romantic Novelists’ Association Award – the Jane Wenham-Jones Award for Romantic Comedy. When not writing or reading, Lynne can usually be found at the theatre or exploring a foreign city with her writer's notebook, camera and sketchbook in hand. She lives in London with her husband and has three adult children who live nearby.

 

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Book links: Amazon UK   |  Amazon US  
 
Thanks to Lynne Shelby, the publishers and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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