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A Shore Thing by Portia Macintosh #Review

  I am happy to feature another laugh outloud romcom by Portia Macintosh . A Shore Thing  was published on January 26th by Boldwood Books .   It's survival of the fittest! From the moment Cleo met Lockie, her infuriatingly charming co-casting producer on hit reality show Welcome to Singledom, he’s been getting under her skin. Their job? Casting singles for the ultimate island romance. Their problem? They can’t agree on anything. Now, the cameras are ready to roll, and the contestants—well, most of them—are en route. But when the threat of a tropical storm delays half the cast, launch night turns into a total disaster. With no Plan B, Cleo and Lockie are forced to step in as contestants. Just for 24 hours until the real stars arrive. Simple, right? Except tensions are sky-high and sparks are flying for all the wrong reasons! All they have to do is couple-up and get voted off - but there’s a storm coming, so leaving the island might not be so easy. Cleo’s used to pu...
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Escape to the Northern Lights by Carrie Walker #Review

 

I am happy to feature a sparkling wintry read,  Carrie Walker's, Escape to the Northern Lights. It is published today by Aria on November 6th.

 
Packed with humour, romance and a love affair with nature, Escape to the Northern Lights is a story of transformation, second chances and finding home in the most unexpected places.

High-powered lawyer Sara thought she had life figured out – until her whirlwind marriage ends in divorce, her dream promotion slips away and a burnout diagnosis forces her to take a break.

Desperate for a reset, she books a four-week spa retreat in Norway, imagining a luxurious escape. Instead, she finds herself in the rugged wilderness of Firefly Forest, knee-deep in reindeer droppings and stuck with an annoyingly bohemian – and ridiculously attractive – outdoorsman, Henrik.

What starts as a nightmare turns into a journey of self-discovery as Sara swaps designer heels for bare feet, legal briefs for tree-hugging, and fleeting flings for something far deeper...


 My Thoughts

 This is a well named winter's read as it does offer an uplifting read and a chance to escape with Sara to her retreat in the snow. Of course, she is expecting a luxurious spa break and is not prepared for the life she experiences  'off-grid' in a world where the internet is hardly there and dinner is eaten in silenvce and contemplation. There are some amusing moments in the accounts of her reactions to her stay.

    Life in the retreat is the pole opposite to hSara's life in her busy corprorate legal career. Henrik, who is part of the family who run the retreat turns out to have hidden depths and a background which surprises Sara. The setting is gorgeous and spot on for a seasonal read. As Sara settles into life in the retreat she helps to uncover underhand dealings which threaten its very existence. Sara has a month long trip away from work to recoever from her burnout and try to work out what she wants for her future. This is an enjoyable read with light and shade, in plot, characters and setting,

In short: escapist reading 

About the Author

Carrie Walker is a Brummie born rom-com lover with a lifelong passion for travel. She has lived in a ski resort, by a beach, in the country and the city, and travelled solo through Asia, South America and Europe. Her own love life was more com than rom until she met her husband a few years ago and settled down with him and her dog Ziggy in a small pub-filled village in Essex.

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