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The Widow's Vow by Rachel Brimble #Review #PublicationDay

  Today's historical fiction takes us to Victorian England and Bath. Published by Boldwood  today on December 16th, A Widow's Vow is the first in the Ladies of Carson Street saga series by Rachel Brimble.   From grieving widow... 1851. After her merchant husband saved her from a life of prostitution, Louisa Hill was briefly happy as a housewife in Bristol. But then a constable arrives at her door. Her husband has been found hanged in a Bath hotel room, a note and a key to a property in Bath the only things she has left of him. And now the debt collectors will come calling. To a new life as a madam. Forced to leave everything she knows behind, Louisa finds more painful betrayals waiting for her in the house in Bath. Left with no means of income, Louisa knows she has nothing to turn to but her old way of life. But this time, she'll do it on her own terms – by turning her home into a brothel for upper class gentleman. And she's determined to spare the girls she sa...

You Can't Hurry Love, a fun romcom by Susan Buchanan was published on April 27th. 


 A 30th birthday celebration. A sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica. A split-second decision.

When Kat MacDonald takes the trip of a lifetime to Costa Rica, she doesn’t count on ditching her dead-end job, sending her uber-controlling boyfriend packing and volunteering at a sloth sanctuary.
But when she finally meets the swoon-worthy assistant manager Dexter, the chemistry between them is unmistakable and sparks fly. Despite a rival for his affections, and her ex’s inability to know when to give up, she and Dexter are drawn to each other like magnets.
Just as she’s settling into life at the sanctuary and making friends, a letter arrives from back home in Scotland. A letter which could both upset her new plans and give her everything she has ever wanted. Everything except Dexter.
Kat is torn: should she stay in the tropical rainforest paradise with her beloved sloths, new friends and the delectable Dexter or pursue her lifelong dream? Or can she find a way to have it all?


A fun, escapist read full of romance, beautiful scenery and humour, perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Beth O’Leary Leonie Mack and Julie Caplin.


 My Thoughts

This is definitely one for when you feel like an escapist read and a summer adventure. Kat is on a trip of a lifetime to Costa Rica. She is fulfilling a childhood dream and is very emotional about the trip as it was one she knew her father would have loved to go on. Unfortunately he has died but she is determined to carry out this dream. Accompanying her is her rather boring boyfriend who is there under sufferance and wastes no time in giving up on the trip. Kat shows all her determination in carrying on with her holiday. Frustrated by her dead- end job, she jumps at the chance to volunteer at a local sloth rescue centre.

    This is a story about second chances, taking and risk and following your dreams. There is plenty of romance in the air waiting for her at the rescue centre and also some new friends who treat her like family and welcome her in. Of course, not everyone is totally welcoming and Kat does come up against some suspicion and ill feeling. How she deals with it shows you a lot about her  character. With a fantastic setting and lots of amusing sloths to care for this is a hugely entertaining read.

In short: Take a leap of faith

About the Author


Susan Buchanan writes romantic comedy, contemporary romance and women’s fiction, usually featuring travel, food, family, friendship, community – also Christmas!

Her books are Sign of the Times, The Dating Game, The Christmas Spirit, Return of the Christmas Spirit, A Little Christmas Spirit and Just One Day – Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.

As a freelance developmental editor, copyeditor and proofreader, if she’s not reading, editing or writing, she’s thinking about it. 

She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, the Society of Authors and the Alliance of Independent Authors.

She lives near Glasgow with her husband, two children and a crazy Labrador.

When she’s not editing, writing, reading or caring for her two delightful cherubs, she likes going to the theatre, playing board games, watching quiz shows and eating out, and she has recently discovered a love of writing retreats.

 

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Thanks to Susan Buchanan and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources   for a copy of the book and a place on the event.
 
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