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Winter Wishes for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble #Review

  In the midst of the Second World War we follow the lives of the Home Front Nurses. Winter Wishes for the Home Front Nurses by Rachel Brimble was published on August 4th by Boldwood Books .  Winter, 1942. Secrets abound for the Home Front Nurses, but will one of them be able to tell the truth about her past before Christmas? As the weather turns cold, and the war rages on, Veronica Campbell finds herself loving her job as a home front nurse more than ever. She’s spending time with her beloved best friends Sylvia and Freda, as well as assisting on life-saving operations with her fellow nurse Betty Wilson, and feeling valued and happy. But at home, she wishes things were different. Because even cosied up by the fireside of her lovely little house, there’s a man who lives on her street. Someone she’d once thought she could trust, who – five years ago – had violently attacked her. His threats to her remain, but she’s been terrified into silence. But everything changes ...
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If the Ring fits by Camilla Isley #review

 

I am happy to feature another fun romcom from Camilla Isley. If the Ring Fits was published by Boldwood Books on January 25th.

 
When Life Gives You Lemons, Fake an Engagement

When investment banker Adrian and software engineer Rowena started the day, they didn’t expect to end it engaged! But Adrian has invented a fake fiancée to impress his CEO, regretting the lie almost immediately, and now he is in hot water. Meanwhile, Rowena's career has just gone up in flames, leaving her unemployed, unexpectedly expecting with no father in the picture, and short of options. When fate throws these two hot messes into a meet-cute of epic proportions, it's a match made in rock-bottom heaven. They say love is blind, and with nothing to lose, Adrian gets down on one knee… and Rowena says yes!

The rules of engagement are simple:

Pretend to be madly in love

Keep their real lives separate

Absolutely, positively do NOT catch feelings

However, faking it is harder than they thought, especially when every overnight stay comes with only one bed and zero personal space—blurring that imaginary line between ‘just business’ and ‘definitely personal.’

Soon, their carefully constructed charade starts to feel alarmingly... real. Can Adrian and Rowena stick to their engagement pact, or will their fake relationship graduate to something authentically messy, complicated, and wonderful?

Find out in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of two strangers who said "I do" before they even said "Hello." Because sometimes, the worst day of your life just might lead to the best mistake you'll ever make.

If the Ring Fits is an age gap, marriage of convenience rom-com with a multi-millionaire MMC and a STEM FMC perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Sarah Adams and Fallon Ballard**


 

My Thoughts

 

When Rowena and Adrian first meet, they are career driven. They both have ambitions they want to fulfil. Adrian needs a wife to further his career. Rowena finds  herself pregnant and jobless. When they meet, it seems meant to be. Adrian soon finds out that Rowena is different to the women he usually dates. She isn’t driven by conspicuous consumption of expensive things. She values her friends, the family she has chosen. 

    When Rowena starts to get to know Adrian, she realises that there is more to him than she thought. His workaholic ways lie in his difficult childhood. He is loyal to his mother and she senses a kindness behind his facade. This is a fun romcom with two strong characters. There is the glamour of the millionaire lifestyle but also a sense of finding out what truly matters to make life worthwhile. There is romance and chemistry brewing throughout.
In short: can you have it all?


About the Author

Camilla Isley is an engineer who left science behind to write bestselling contemporary rom-coms set all around the world. She lives in Italy and her first title for Boldwood, The Love Theorem, a Hollywood-meets-STEM romance, will be published in June 2023.

You can follow Camilla here: Facebook   |  Twitter   |   Goodreads 
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Thanks to Camilla Isley, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 
 
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