Book Reviews / C ReviewsContemporary / England / family relationships / grief / Older-Woman-/-Younger-Man / single mother / teacher / Widowed Heroine / Willoughby Close2 Comments
Laura Neale is grieving. A year after her beloved husband’s death, she’s still left with far too many questions and is struggling with feelings of guilt, anger and grief. Hoping to rebuild her and her children’s lives, she moves to Wychwood-on-Lea with her two troubled kids—an eleven-year-old son with too ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsCancer / Christmas / Contemporary / dancer heroine / England / friendship / introvert / shy hero / Willoughby CloseNo Comments
Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver… Belinda ‘Lindy’ Jamison has moved to the Cotswolds for a fresh start and to open a dancing school—her lifelong dream. Pushing forty and still looking for Mr. Right, Lindy is determined to no longer wait for ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / female friendship / mental illness / OCD / opposites attract / Willoughby Close2 Comments
Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver… Emily David didn’t want to move to Willoughby Close. She was perfectly content in London, but when her boss, Henry Trent, asks her to relocate, she’s left with little choice. Emily prefers living on her own ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / Scotland / sistersNo Comments
When Laurel West discovers her estranged sister Abby has checked herself into rehab and wants her to take care of her fourteen-year-old son, she doesn’t hesitate to step in. Abby was there for Laurel a long time ago, and she longs to be able to offer the same. However, as ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / faith / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite / sweet romance / unplanned-pregnancy / veterinarian3 Comments
Can she find happiness and love in the place she once only wanted to leave? As the youngest Holley sister, Miriam has always been a bit of a rebel. After spending several years backpacking through Europe and Australia, she’s now back home… unemployed and pregnant, with no boyfriend or husband ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / category length / Christmas / Contemporary / England / mental health / musician / older heroine and hero / Willoughby Close3 Comments
Always the baker, never the bride… Olivia James has always been happy running a tea shop and bakery in the Cotswold village of Wychwood-on-Lea, and helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters, topped by the perfect wedding cake. But as Christmas approaches, Olivia is home alone and questioning her choices while ... more >