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Christmas Wishes at the Station Bookshop by Margaret Amatt #Review #Glenbriar SeriesBook16

  Welcme back to the beautiful Scottish Highlands for Margaret Amatt's  sixteenth in her Glenbriar  Series:Christmas Wishes at the Station Bookshop. This latest novel was published on 14th November by Leannan Press.   After one toxic relationship too many and more failed jobs than she can count, spirited Scarlett Finch has lost her sparkle and doesn’t think she can face this year’s festive season. The last thing she expects is to land a Christmas job at Glenbriar’s Little Station Bookshop, especially not thanks to a slightly unhinged older woman with a parrot, a pug, a wild imagination, and some crackpot ideas for displays – not to mention a flair for making unexpected decisions, like hiring Scarlett without telling the owner. Widowed dad-of-three Lloyd Miller is just trying to keep life on track. Between moving house, juggling his day job, and preparing to take over the bookshop from his retired mum, the chaos inside the shop is the last thing he needs, particul...
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A Winter Wish by Rosie Green #LittleDuckPondCafeBook24 #Review


I am delighted that it is time for another visit to the Little Duck Pond Cafe for another novella by Rosie Green. A Winter Wish is number 24 in the series which is amazing! This is the second of  three novellas which tell Clara's story. You can  read my review of the first, Clara's Secret Garden, here.

With her new-found happiness unexpectedly crushed, Clara is struggling to move forward. It's hard – especially with step-sister Lois bouncing around the place with joy and making all sorts of plans for the future. And when the household is shocked by a mysterious break-in and a neighbour makes a shocking accusation, Clara finds herself in an impossible position. It’s a situation that threatens to destroy her blossoming romance almost before it's begun . . .


 My Thoughts

In the second of this trilogy centred around Clara, you continue her story. Her dysfunctional family are still there and it seems to fall to Clara to put their needs first and to keep the show on the road. This reflects her kind nature and the fact that she always puts her family first. You have to feel for her as she has to watch her step-sister, Lois, a rather spoilt madam, pursuing her relationship with Rory. Rory, of course, is Clara's secret crush. 

    As before, the lovely community of Sunnybrook features and with Clara's link with the Little Duck Pond Cafe, you catch up on life anong what feels like some old friends. It will be interesting to see how Clara's life pans out in the next novella and whether she can keep everybody happy and have Rory as well. There are a few hints as to how it might be but of course, you never know... That's the beauty of these stories. There sometimes a few surprises!


In short: Village life continues...

About the Author

 

Rosie’s series of novellas is centred around life in a country village cafe. ‘Clara’s Secret Garden’, the first in a trilogy telling Clara’s story, was published in August, and ‘A Winter Wish’ is Book 2. Look out for ‘Clara’s Christmas Magic’, the third and final book in the trilogy, out in November 2022.

 

You can read my review of more of this series here:

Spring at the Little Duck Pond Cafe   |  Summer at the Little Duck Pond Cafe |  Christmas at the Little Duck Pond Cafe | A Bakery at the Little Duck Pond Cafe   |  Confetti at the Little Duck Pond Cafe  |  Lemon Drizzle Mondays at the Little Duck Pond Cafe  |  A Cornish Summer Holiday  |  Lucy's Great Escape  |  Sweet Pastries and Sourdough    |  A Summer of Surprises  |  The Wedding Cake Wish  |  Snow Falls over Sunnybrook  |  Chocolate Cake for Breakfast 
 |  Jingle Bells in June    |  Sun, Sea and Strawberry Shortcake
  |  Clara's Secret Garden 
 
You can follow Rosie here:   Twitter
 
Book link: Amazon UK

  
Thanks to Rosie Green and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the event.  

 


 

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