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The Secret Castle in the Highlands by Julie Shackman #Review #ScottishEscapesBook11

Welcome to Book 11 in the Scottish Escapes series by Julie Shackman.  Journey to the Scottish Highlands was published on August 30th 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   |   A Scottish Lighthouse Escape  |   Journey to the Scottish Highlands Prepare to escape to Scotland with a gorgeous feel-good romance this summer… Returning to the Scottish Highlands was never part of Poppy Summers’ plan. But life had other ideas.   With her parents’ cherished holiday cottages losing money, Poppy is determined to carry on their legacy and save the business before they’re forced to sell. Revamping the cottages i...

Kind Hearts and Carrot Cake by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafeBook26

 

I am thrilled that we are returning to Sunnybrook for another novella by Rosie Green. Kind Hearts and Carrot Cake is number 26 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe  series. 

 

When you suddenly find yourself loveless and penniless, how on earth do you make it through? An emotional but ultimately uplifting story of one woman's struggles to get by, and the special someone who brings hope and happiness to light up her world...


 

 

My Thoughts

In this latest return to Sunnybrook, we follow Jen’s story. Recent developments in her personal life have meant that she finds herself struggling to provide a stable home for her son and even to put food on the table. This is a shock to her as she has always let others make her decisions and provide for her. In this story, Jen has a lot of growing up to do.  

    You get to meet a few familiar characters and to take a trip to the Little Duck Pond Cafe but also to find a few new areas of the village and some new characters. There is a slow burn romance and the realisation that all is not as it seems and not everyone can be trusted. Ultimately, this is an uplifting story which shows how some people want to help others and that it is very easy for people to fall on hard times. 

In short: friendships and relationships 

 

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 2022, and ‘A Winter Wish’ and ‘Clara’s Christmas Magic’, followed. Look out for ‘The Cheesecake Challenge’, out in April 2023.

 


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

 
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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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