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Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson #Review

  Fancy taking a leisurely boat ride along a beautiful Warwickshire canal? Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson was published by Hillfield Publishing on November 5th. Are you single? Have you lost your confidence when it comes to travelling? Would you welcome a few weeks away to find that missing spark? Climb aboard the Creaky Cauldron for an adventure like no other! Budding entrepreneur Kat Sinclair wants to grow her quirky solo narrowboat holiday enterprise but faces rejection at every turn. Until a Hollywood film crew gets in touch with the potential to change her business, dreams, and love life forever. 'Enemies to lovers' 'Small town romance'   My Thoughts   You can't help but fall under the spell of life on the canals when you read this story. Kat has big dreams for her business but seems to lack confidence to put it into action. Her Floating Solo holidays are very successful for her clients and many use the experience to sort out their thoughts and plan their ...

The Wisteria Tree Cottage by Holly Martin #Review #WishingWood

 

Welcome back to Holly Martin's latest romance and the next in her new series, called Wishing Wood.

Get swept away to the sparkling Welsh coast this summer, where the sea glitters in the sunshine and love is in the air. From the bestselling author of The Blossom Tree of Dreams, this is the perfect romantic treat to escape with this summer.

Meadow has only ever loved one man ā€“ the very gorgeous Bear Brookfield. Ever since they were children sheā€™s dreamed of marrying him under the green canopy of Wishing Wood. But when a teenage kiss that held such promise was followed by a series of misunderstandings, Meadow lost all hope of a future with Bear. Years later, Meadow and Bear remain best friends, despite Meadow marrying and divorcing Bearā€™s brother Heath. Yet sheā€™s sure thereā€™s no chance theyā€™ll be anything more.

What Meadow doesnā€™t know is that Bear has only ever loved one woman too. He was heartbroken when Meadow married Heath, certain she chose his brother over him. But thereā€™s more to Meadow and Heathā€™s marriage than anyone knows...

With both Meadow and Bear convinced they can only ever be friends they set one another a dating challenge ā€“ will they meet their perfect match online, as Bear thinks, or in person at a dating event, like Meadow believes? Or will they finally discover that their soul mate has been right there in front of them, secretly loving them, all along?

Once youā€™ve arrived in Wishing Wood youā€™ll never want to leave! Treat yourself to a summer of love with this feel-good, heartwarming and deliciously romantic tale. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Jill Mansell and Sue Moorcroft.

 
My Thoughts
This series seems to be going from strength to strength. The chemistry between Bear and Meadow is clear from the start and when they both enrol onto online dating, you have a feeling you know how this could pan out! I thoroughly enjoyed all the different activities the dating group took them on. Knowing each other so well, their dialogue adds some wit to the situation as they verbally spar with each other.
The setting is as gorgeous as ever and provides a great backdrop to the lives of these friends and family. It is good to catch up with other characterd from the first book and to watch Star beginning to grow up a little. There is a magical feel to the story which makes it truly escapist and a lovely summer read. Do try it!
In short: Is love blind?
 
About the Author

Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for fifteen yearsā€™ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later, she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and she now writes full time, doing what she loves.
 
Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won the Carina Valentineā€™s competition at the Festival of Romance 2013 with her novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance 2014. She is the bestselling author of 18 books.
 
You can follow Holly here: Twitter   |  Amazon Author Page 
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Book links: Amazon UK 
 

Thanks to Holly Martin for a copy of the book and a place on the tour,

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