I am thrilled to be joining in the celebrations for the publication of the first in a new series by Sue Moorcroft. Under a Summer Skye was published on May 9th by Avon. I also have a great giveaway to win a signed copy. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.
A Scottish island. A stranger from the mainland. A summer of
possibilities…
Escape to the Isle of Skye this summer with the Sunday Times
bestselling author, and lose yourself in the first book of the Skye Sisters
Trilogy.
A chance encounter is about to change everything for Thea
Wynter.
The moment she arrived on the Isle of Skye, life changed for
Thea. Running from a succession of wrong turns, she comes to the island in
search of blue sea, endless skies, and mountains that make the heart soar.
Here, she feels at peace.
As head gardener at Rothach Hall, life is exactly how she
wants it, with her days spent working in the glorious clifftop garden and her
evenings in the cosy village pub.
But an encounter with a stranger from the mainland brings
with it an unexpected turn – and she is left wondering whether he is friend or
foe.
It seems that even on Skye, life can catch up with you, and
Thea is soon faced with the past she left behind – and with it, the family
she’s never met…
From old lives to new beginnings, lose yourself on the
beautiful Isle of Skye with Thea as she discovers how many possibilities life
can truly hold if you look hard enough.
My Thoughts
I found this to be a superb, escapist read and have high hopes for the rest of the series. Set on the Isle of Skye, you have all the romance of the setting and in fact the grounds where Thea works are a presence in the story and somewhere where she has escaped to. Thea is a woman with some secrets which she has buried in her past and which she does not want to be unearthed. It seems she is not the only person with secrets and this leads to a few surprises.
I loved Thea's relationships with her siblings who I am sure will feature in the rest of the trilogy. Reinventing yourself and starting again are pretty important aspects of the story. Family is under the microscope and Thea's adoption as a child makes this complicated. There are some lovely humorous parts, mainly provided by Thea's gorgeous dog, Daisy and enough supporting characters to add variety and colour.
In short highly recommended
About the Author
Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times bestselling author, and her
novels have been #1 on Kindle UK and Top 100 on Kindle US, Canada and Italy.
She writes two books a year for publishing giant HarperCollins and has won the
Goldsboro Books Contemporary Novel of the Year, Readers’ Best Romantic Novel
award, a HOLT Medallion and the Katie Fforde Bursary. She’s the president of
the Romantic Novelists’ Association.
Her novels, short stories, serials, columns, writing ‘how
to’ and courses have appeared around the world.
Newsletter sign-up: here
Check out these great bloggers!
Giveaway to Win a
Signed copy of Under A Summer Skye, plus Sue Moorcroft Pen and Bookmarks (Open
to UK Only)
*Terms
and Conditions –UK entries welcome. Please enter using the
Rafflecopter box below. The winner will be selected at random via
Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or
email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources
reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged
18 or over. Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is
used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the
exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser
and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random
Resources will delete the data. I am not responsible for despatch or
delivery of the prize.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
.jpg)
Comments
Post a Comment