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The Way We Are Now by Julie Houston #Review

BRAND NEW from bestselling author Julie Houston comes a powerful story of first love, long-hidden secrets and second chances. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes, David Nichols and Ruth Jones. First love, long-hidden secrets and second chances. Anna Piasecki thought she had left her university heartbreak behind. After spending decades building a successful life, she arrives at sixty with everything as she wants it – a glittering career, a devoted partner and brightest star of all, her brilliant son Noah, the apple of her eye. Theo Mandeville is trapped. Bound by aristocratic duty to his sprawling Yorkshire estate, he has spent decades living the life that was expected of him while regretting the star-crossed romance he walked away from. When their children meet at college, Anna and Theo suddenly find their carefully constructed lives colliding. With a devastating forty-year-old secret hanging over them, can their families survive the truth and do they dare to trust that fate h...
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A Cornish Escape by Rosie Green #Review #LittleDuckPondCafeBook46



Welcome to Book 46 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! A Cornish Escape is the latest novella by Rosie Green and was published on May 30th. 

 When a catastrophe threatens Ellie's business there's a puzzling mystery to solve, and Gertie steps in to follow the clues. Love and romance are the very last things on Gertie's mind right now. But while she's risking her safety helping to hunt down the culprits, could she also be in danger of losing her heart?

 

My Thoughts

You return to Gertie and Jonah for the next in this lovely series. If you have read the previous story, Rumours, Romance and Rhubarb, you will understand more about their friendship and how it came about. They become involved in the mystery around a break-in at Ellie's cafe and soon realise that there is a bigger story to investigate. This takes them on a journey around the south and south-west of England and to a range of cafes. 

    I always enjoy a trip outside the village but there is plenty about the regular characters and life in the cafe to satisfy. It is amazing that there have been so many stories in this series but it still stays true to the themes and values of life in Sunnybrook. Loyalty, friendship, welcoming strangers looking below the surface and being on the side of the good guys are all there.  

In short: follow the clues to solve the mystery 

About the Author

 

 

 
Rosie Green is the author of the popular Little Duck Pond Café series, set in the fictional village of Sunnybrook. Watch out for lots more café drama and romance in 2026, including ‘A Cornish Escape’ (out in May) and ‘The Secrets of Midsummer Cottage’, which will be published in July 2026.

 

You can read my reviews of more of this series here:


Spring at the Little Duck Pond Cafe   |  Summer at the Little Duck Pond Cafe |  Christmas at the Little Duck Pond Cafe | A Bakery at the Little Duck Pond Cafe   |  Confetti at the Little Duck Pond Cafe  |  Lemon Drizzle Mondays at the Little Duck Pond Cafe  |  A Cornish Summer Holiday  |  Lucy's Great Escape  |  Sweet Pastries and Sourdough    |  A Summer of Surprises  |  The Wedding Cake Wish  |  Snow Falls over Sunnybrook  |  Chocolate Cake for Breakfast 
 |  Jingle Bells in June    |  Sun, Sea and Strawberry Shortcake
  |  Clara's Secret Garden  | Clara's Christmas Magic |  A Winter's Wish  |  Kind Hearts and Coronets |  The Lottery Win  |  A Kiss Under the Stars  |  A Cosy Cottage Escape  |  A Winter Wonderland  |  The Sunshine Sisters: Aurora | The Sunshine Sisters: Skye |  The Sunshine Sisters: Blossom  |  The Sticky Toffee Pudding Club  |  Cosy Nights and Snowball Fights  |  Maddie's Christmas Wedding  |  The Forever Home  |  The Pop - Up Cake Shop  |  Daydreams and Doughnut cake |  Teacakes and Tangos  |  Autumn Wishes and Fireside Kisses  |  A Merry Little Christmas  |  The Other Lizzie Bennett  |  Rumours, Romance and Rhubarb Crumble
 
You can follow Rosie here:   Twitter |  Instagram

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 Thanks to Rosie Green and Rachel of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
 
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