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Coming Home to Maple Lodge by Alison Sherlock #Review

  I am delighted to feature the first in Alison Sherlock's new series set in the Corswolds. Coming Home to Maple Tree Lodge was published by Boldwood Books on June 20th. A family and hotel in desperate need of help… Maple Tree Lodge has been the home of the Jackson family for over a century. But the hotel has never been a success and, following the sudden loss of his father, architect Ben Jackson soon discovers the hotel is close to financial ruin. Ben has to make some tough decisions if the hotel is to survive and his family are to keep a roof over their heads. With the hotel in urgent need of a renovation, Ben’s sister calls on the talents of her best friend, interior designer Lily Watson. Cash strapped Lily needs a successful project to prove to herself and her high-achieving parents that she can carve a successful career and Maple Tree Lodge sounds like just the place for Lily to showcase her talents. However, Lily’s vision for a cosy, country Cotswolds hotel is the com...
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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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