We are returning to the Isle of Skye for the next in the Coorie Castle Crafts series from Lilac Mills. Summer Escapes on the Scottish Isle is published today by Canelo on July 17th.
Will she
give everything up for love?
Freya Sinclair has it all. An
exciting life in London, a successful career as a ceramicist and a handsome
boyfriend. But when she receives a call that her elderly father is in hospital,
she drops everything to support his recovery in Skye.
Back on the
island, Freya finds a new lease on life – Coorie Castle’s craft centre is
firing her creativity and she’s glad to be back with her dad again. Being so
close to her schoolgirl crush, Mackenzie Burns, is an added bonus.
The two share an instant connection and Freya misses her old life less and
less.
But Freya
has a boyfriend at home and now a dazzling job offer in New York. She must
figure out what she truly wants, before anyone gets hurt.
A heartwarming,
feel-good cosy romance perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Julie Shackman and Sue
Moorcroft.
My Thoughts
Having enjoyed the first in this series, I was delighted to read the next and to catch up with the community on the Isle of Skye. This story is centred around Freya who was brought up on the island but who left as a student, eager to put space between herself and the island. Her mother died and Freya just wanted to escape the memories. She has become a successful and critically acclaimed ceramics specialist and professor in London, using the colours and environment of the Isle of Skye as her inspiration.
Summoned back to the island after her father has broken his hip, Freya finds herself stuck there for the summer. Her feelings of guilt at leaving her father come to the surface and she tries to be the best daughter she can, despite him trying to cold shoulder her. As time goes on, Freya begins to question her relationship with Hadrian who is back in London and finds a growing connection with a local man, Mackenzie who she knew when she was young. Freya finds herself torn between her desire to create beautiful pottery and her home responsibilities. Her father is a far from easy patient and Freya finds herself torn between her worries about him and a once in a lifetime career opportunity. As she slows down, Freya is able to appreciate all the local community has to offer. The local environment gives her such inspiration and offers a gorgeous backdrop to the story.
In short: new beginnings
About the Author
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.
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