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The Miller's Bride by Liz Harris #Review #TheHouseOfMcleodBook1

  Welcome to Liz Harris and her new Victorian historical novel, The Miller's Bride . This new series, The House of McLeod , was published by Boldwood Books on May 27th. When independence comes at a price... Scotland, 1885 Gracie McLeod’s life changes overnight when her father sells the family grocer’s shop and moves the family from their Highland village to a distant fishing town. But Gracie refuses to follow. Desperate to maintain her independence, she reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage to Angus MacKenzie – a stranger who makes it clear he doesn’t want her, and who is in love with another woman. When Gracie arrives at the mill she now must call home, she finds herself entangled in a web of deceit and ambition. Unknown to her, Angus’s cousin is plotting to take over the mill and destroy her marriage from within, and he’s enlisted Angus’s former lover to help him. As secrets and sabotage threaten to ruin everything Gracie has tried to build, she must decide whet...
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One Summer in Sicily by Nancy Barone #Review

 

Summer reading continues with the latest romcom by Nancy Barone. One Summer in Sicily was published by Aria on June 8th. 


A new fun and fresh rom-com set in Sicily by Canadian-Italian author Nancy Barone.

In an attempt to resuscitate her twenty-five-year-old marriage, aerophobic Gillian Dobson knocks down a few tranquilisers and takes a dreaded flight to the Sicilian Island of Lipari to surprise her husband, away on a business trip. But her troubles are just about to begin...


 My Thoughts

This is an entertaining read, just right for the Summer. You get a real feeling for the community of Lipari and the sunshine permeates the whole story. Gillian has a lot to come to terms with about herself. She has real issues about her age and her weight, underlined by her husband’s tactless remarks. 

    There are some likeable characters who all have their own backstories. Gillian’s reactions are often over the top and add to the humour. Starting over us the major theme of the story. Gillian does not always recognise what is happening and misinterprets people’s reactions to her. Her warm heart and generosity mark her out and you can understand why she is welcomed by the community. This  is fun and uplifting reading.

In short: heartwarming story with humour and romance. 





About the Author

 

Nancy Barone grew up in Canada, but at the age of 12 her family moved to Italy. Catapulted into a world where her only contact with the English language was her old Judy Blume books, Nancy became an avid reader and a die-hard romantic. Nancy stayed in Italy and, despite being surrounded by handsome Italian men, she married an even more handsome Brit. They now live in Sicily where she teaches English.

Nancy is a member of the RWA and a keen supporter of the Women's Fiction Festival at Matera where she meets up once a year with writing friends from all over the globe.

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Thanks to Nancy Barone, Aria Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

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