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May Flowers at the Three Coins Inn by Kimberly Sullivan #Review

May Flowers at the Three Coins Inn  by Kimberly Sullivan was published on May 8th and feels just right for the season. After a successful seasonal opening in April, friends Emma and Annarita are eager to welcome a new set of guests to their Umbrian inn during the full bloom of May. Upstate New Yorker Lisa needs an escape from betrayal and the prying eyes of her smalltown neighbors. Elderly, reclusive artist Antonio hopes leaving Milan for a country sojourn will spark his long dormant creative muse. Manhattan socialite mother Sharon grudgingly embarks on a country holiday with her young son, Josh, with whom she shares few interests. Roman author Margherita prefers time spent alone, but her career may depend on a stay in bucolic Todi among fellow guests. And Emma and Annarita are anxious to embrace their close friend Tiffany on her brief stay in the heart of Umbria. The swallows may have returned and colorful petals now dot the countryside, but will the inn’s atmosphere allow hu...
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Welcome to Pennycress Inn by Sarah Hope #Review

 

A new year heralds the start of a new series by Sarah Hope. Welcome to Pennycress Inn was published by Boldwood on January 11th.


Laura wants to shake things up. She’s thirty-eight, and has been living in her parents’ house since her divorce last year. Her siblings seem to have got their lives together: successful careers, happy marriages, beautiful children.

Laura’s determined to prove herself. And buying the beautiful Pennycress Inn in the idyllic Cotswolds village of Meadowfield could be just the way to do it.

But getting the inn ready for its first guests proves easier said than done! With crumbling walls, dangerous woodwork and loose roof tiles, not to mention unfriendly locals and even errant sheep, Laura soon fears she’s made the wrong choice.

Luckily a friendly face is on hand in the form of gorgeous chef, Jackson. But is he too good to be true? And just why are the villagers so against her?

Can Laura turn her life around and get the fresh start she longs for at Pennycress Inn?


 My Thoughts

This is a great start to a new series with the arrival of Laura to the idyllic Cotswold village of Meadowfield. She is determined to make a fresh start after the breakdown of her marriage and feels that she has to prove to her family that she is as capable as her siblings of living a successful and independent life. Despite her feelings, they are a close-knit family who are trying to support her with this drastic change of direction she has chosen. Pennycress Inn turns out to be in need of more repair than she realises but she sets out to do as much as she can, despite her total lack of DIY knowledge.

    Laura soon realises that the villagers are giving her the cold shoulder and needs some determination to fathom out why. The only friendly face seems to be her brother's best friend and her childhood friend too, who lives nearby.  She is torn between wanting to see a friendly face and starting completely new. There are plenty of characters who are introduced to make you feel that the series will be well served with interesting plotlines. Family, friendship, community and finding love in unexpected places fill the pages. There is a lot to enjoy!

In short new starts all round

About the Author

Sarah Hope is the author of many successful romance novels, including the bestselling Cornish Bakery series. The first book in her new series with Boldwood, The Wagging Tails Dogs Home, is set in a fictional Cornish village and will be published in May 2023.

 

 

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Thanks to Sarah Hope, Boldwood and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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