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Wartime Arrivals at Harbour House by Fenella J Miller #Review

  I am delighted to be on the tour to celebrate a new series by Fenella J Miller . Wartime Arrivals at Haebour House is the first in a historical fiction series which begins in July 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. It was published by Boldwood Books on November 29th. London July 1939 Elizabeth Roby lives a content and privileged life in London with husband Jonathon and children, Emily and George. But with the outbreak of war, everything changes. Jonathon informs his family that they have to move from their smart London home to the riverside town of Wivenhoe and their new home Harbour House, where Jonathon will do his duty for his country as part of the Admiralty at the shipyards. But Elizabeth is devastated. How will she start a new life in a place she hardly knows, surrounded by strangers? And how will her children cope allowed to run wild in the countryside with urchins? Elizabeth is sure it will be a disaster! But with the threat of German bomb...
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The Wedding Cake by Isabella May #Review #FoodieRomanceJourneys

 


I am delighted to be featuring Isabella May on the blog today with her latest novel, The Wedding Cake.  I thoroughly enjoyed Isabella's Costa del Churros , Oh! What a Pavlova, The Cocktail Bar,  The Ice Cream Parlour Bubblegum and Blazers, The Custard Tart Cafe by the Sea.

 

 One summer in Spain.

One accidentally double-booked eight-tier wedding cake that needs to put in a same day appearance at a rustic countryside finca AND a beachside villa.

Two brides.

Two grooms.

Hundreds of hungry guests.

Freya Ashcroft, owner and culinary whizz at Marbella’s five star bakery, is going to need a miracle to ‘save the date’. If only that was her sole dilemma - as luck wouldn't have it, she's also fallen head over heels in love with one of the aforementioned male clients...


 My Thoughts

Under the umbrella of 'foodie romance journeys' this latest from Isabella May does not disappoint. The food sounded delicious and reflected the setting and drew the characters today. Freya is at the centre of the story as she catered for the different couples' weddings and also tried to sort out a few of her own personal issues. Having met River and Alice before, I loved being able to catch up with their story and to see how their own wedding plans panned out. Tim also had my sympathy but oh dear, his love life was certainly complicated and I was willing him to make the right decision.

    You are able to contrast some genuine friendships and relationships with the false social media driven motives of a few others. There were plenty of opportunities for humour to be had at their expense. This is an entertaining summer read which whisks you off to Spain, to Marbella and which is filled with the sunshine and food of that beautiful part of the world.

In short: great holiday reading

About the Author


Isabella May lives in (mostly) sunny Andalusia, Spain with her husband, daughter and son, creatively inspired by the mountains and the sea. She grew up in Somerset on Glastonbury's ley lines and loves to feature her quirky English hometown in her stories.

 

After a degree in Modern Languages and European Studies at UWE, Bristol (and a year working abroad in Bordeaux and Stuttgart), Isabella bagged an extremely jammy and fascinating job in children's publishing... selling foreign rights for novelty, board, pop-up and non-fiction books all over the world; in every language from Icelandic to Korean, Bahasa Indonesian to Papiamento!

 

All of which has fuelled her curiosity and love of international food and travel - both feature extensively in her romcoms.

 

Isabella is also a Level 4 Pranic Healer and a stillbirth mum.

You can follow Isabella here: Website| Twitter| Facebook 
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Book link: Amazon UK
 
Thanks to Isabella May 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!
 


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