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Second Chances at Hollyhock Farm by Georgina Troy #Review #HollyhockFarmBook2

  Welcome back to the blog to Georgina Troy for another in her Hollyhock Farm series. Second Chances at Hollyhock Farm was published by Boldwood Books on November 7th and takes us back to beautiful Jersey.   Festival season has come to Hollyhock Farm… Since his sister Lettie took over their parents' farm on the beautiful island of Jersey at the start of the year, Zac Torel's life has changed completely. Zac loves Hollyhock Farm, and he's determined to help Lettie succeed, but when their insurance company refuses to pay for the restoration of one of their barns in time for winter, the clock is ticking for the Torrels to raise the money themselves. The siblings decide to host a wellness festival, but with the summer already well underway, they've got their work cut out to get everything ready before the season ends. Lettie recruits the help of Melody, a yoga teacher from Edinburgh. New to the island, Melody is determined to shake things up and make a success o
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A Kiss Under the Stars by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafeBook29

 

I am delighted that it is time for another visit to the Little Duck Pond Cafe for another novella by Rosie Green. A Kiss Under The Stars is number 29 in the series!

Lottie Fanshawe has become an expert over the years at banishing dark memories of the past – but now, the time has come to sell Sycamore House, her old family home, which she walked away from a decade ago. With beloved brother Dylan now a missing person – a victim of their past – there's only Lottie left to organise the sale. Being back in Sunnybrook is the last thing she needs, and her plan is to get in and out as speedily as possible. But finding a welcome at the Little Duck Pond Cafe helps Lottie in more ways than she could have imagined. And then there are her growing feelings for dark-eyed Liam Westerbrook to grapple with . . .


 My Thoughts

I found this latest visit to Sunnybrook to be well up to standard and in some ways, it was one of my favourite of the novellas. I think this was because it felt like we were squarely back in Sunnybrook, in the Little Duck Pond Cafe and meeting many of the original inhabitants once again. Lottie is a great new central character with a difficult background and some family issues still to be resolved. There is an impulsive side to her character but she can admit when she has overreacted. Lottie is trying to move forward with positivity.

    This is a great series of novellas with a real feeling of community and friendship. Despite the fact that this is number 29, it still feels fresh and with potential for more stories. 

In short: family, friendship, romance 


About the Author

Rosie’s series of Little Duck Pond Café novellas is centred around life in a country village cafe. ‘The Lottery Win’ is out now. Look out for ‘A Cosy Cottage Escape’ with a little mystery for Hallowe’en, out in September 2023.

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  | Clara's Christmas Magic |  A Winter's Wish  |  Kind Hearts and Coronets |  The Lottery Win
 
You can follow Rosie here:   Twitter
 
Book link: Amazon UK  |  Amazon US
  

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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