We are returning to France for another great summer read by Gillian Harvey . The Village Cafe in the Loire was published by Boldwood on July 12th. High-flyer Becky Thorne cannot believe what she’s being told. She doesn’t need to be signed off for burnout! Life has been a bit chaotic lately, that’s all. As if dealing with her enviable job and permanent meddling from her mother aren’t enough, she’s also inherited a café in the Loire from an estranged great-aunt, complete with sitting tenant who refuses to budge. But nobody stands in Becky’s way! Ignoring her best friend Amber’s advice, she decides to storm over to France and sort the tenant out. Then she can finally get the café sold and jump back on the career ladder. What she doesn’t count on is the tenant being Pascale, who is six feet of tall, dark, handsome and extremely grumpy about her plans for change. Not to mention the village and the secrets it holds about her past. Becky’s path to succes...
Surprises on the Scottish Isle by Lilac Mills #Review
Will they get a second chance at first love?
When newly divorced Tara McTaigh spots an advert for a studio to let in Coorie Castle’s craft centre, she packs up her Edinburgh life and moves to the Isle of Skye, eager for a fresh start.
Little does she know that the castle’s estate manager, single dad Calan Fraser, is the man who broke her heart back at university. Thoroughly done with romance, Tara decides to ignore Cal and focus on building her business – creating dollhouses to commission. But Duncoorie is a small community, and the two keep bumping into each other…
Just as she is starting to open her heart once more to Cal, a change in his life puts everything on the line. When a surprise storm threatens Tara's safety, will Cal realise in time that love is worth the risk?
An uplifting and feel-good crafty romance for fans of Holly Martin, Sue Moorcroft and Julie Shackman.
My Thoughts
This escapist read is the perfect antidote to a cold January day. The Isle of Skye shimmers in the background and the environment is never far away. You can absolutely understand how Tara breathes a sigh of relief when she finds this idyllic spot. The surprise in store for her is that she meets up again with her first love, Calan. They both have baggage from the past but strong memories of their time together. You also get a sense that time has moved on from their first meeting and attitudes to mental health have moved on.
There is a great community centred around the Castle with the crafty workshops and the cafe. There is much potential to set further stories here and plenty of lively characters to feature in them. Second chances, moving on are important to the story and you see several characters who have to come to terms with changes in their lives.
In short: a heart-warming romance in a glorious setting
About the Author
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Lilac Mills lives on a Welsh hillside with her very patient husband and incredibly sweet dog, where she grows veggies (if the slugs don't get them), bakes (badly) and loves making things out of glitter and glue (a mess, usually).
She's been an avid reader ever since she got her hands on a copy of Noddy Goes to Toytown when she was five, and she once tried to read everything in her local library starting with A and working her way through the alphabet.
She loves long hot summer days in the garden, and cold
winter ones snuggled in front of the fire, but whatever the weather she's
usually writing, or thinking about writing, with heartwarming romance and
happy-ever-afters always on her mind.
Thanks to Lilac Mills, Canelo and Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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