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A Scottish Lighthouse Escape by Julie Shackman # #ScottishEscapesBook9 #PublicationDay

  Welcome to Book 9 in the Scottish Escapes series by Julie Shackman. A Scottish Lighthouse Escape  is published today on July 31st by One More Chapter . You can read my reviews of others in the Scottish Escapes series here   A Secret Scottish Escape . |  A Scottish Highland Surprise    |   The Cottage in the Highlands |   A Scottish Country Escape   |  The Bookshop by the Loch A Scottish Highland Hideaway   |   A Scottish Island Summer   Get ready to fall in love with the brand new romance in the Scottish Escapes series from bestselling author, Julie Shackman.   When romance author Rosie Winters’s own fairytale romance ends with a bang, she’s determined to get away from everything. Packing up her belongings she sets off for the furthest place she can think of: Scotland. Rosie spent her summers at her late grandmother’s coastal cottage in the Highlands and knows it’ll be the perfect place to wallow f...

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:

 
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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