Tag: Contemporary

Review: The Place We Met by Isabelle Broom

Posted November 29, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Place We Met by Isabelle Broom Published by Michael Joseph on November 30th 2017 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 406 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Heartbreak, humour and romance set in Italy’s beautiful and dramatic Lake Como. Under dazzling New Year’s Eve fireworks, two women hope for new beginnings . . . ‘Utterly romantic’ Adele Parks, bestselling author of The Image of You Taggie is only a few months into her job as a tour guide in Lake Como. She’s rushed off her feet, but distraction is what she needs to forget why she left England. Lucy arrives at Lake Como with her perfect new boyfriend, Pete. Falling fast in love, she’s sure that life is about to start for her, it feels so right with him. But as New Year’s Eve approaches and the women meet by chance, it becomes clear this isn’t the perfect place of new beginnings. While Lucy is willing to do anything to keep hold of Pete, the past Taggie so desperately wanted to escape is catching up with her […]

Blog Tour / Review and Extract: Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Carla Burgess

Posted November 27, 2017 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Carla Burgess Published by HarperCollins UK on October 27th 2017 Genres: Chick-lit, Christmas, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A fabulously festive romantic read, perfect to curl up with by the fire this Christmas! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the little flower shop… Florist Rachel Jones might spend every day making beautiful bridal bouquets at her little flower shop, but her own love life is wilting as quickly as a bunch of dead roses. Luckily, the arrival of handsome detective Anthony Bascombe, the new tenant upstairs is the perfect distraction! Although there’s a catch, Anthony isn’t looking for love – he’s looking for her ex-fiancé, Patrick… But as the snow begins to fall and her little shop fills with mistletoe ready for Christmas, will Rachel manage to melt Anthony’s heart? Fans of Debbie Johnson, Holly Martin and Christie Barlow will love this heartwarming read from the bestselling author of Marry Me Tomorrow. Today I am delighted to have a review and extract of […]

Review: Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga

Posted November 15, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga Published by Hodder & Stoughton on 16th November 2017 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 304 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she’d ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her mother is out of the country, the famed rock star from Staring Into the Abyss shows up on her doorstep. This makes sense – kinda – because Julian Oliver is Taliah’s father, even though her mother would never admit it to her. Julian asks if Taliah if she will drop everything and go with him to his hometown of Oak Falls, Indiana, to meet his father – her grandfather – who is nearing the end of his life. Taliah, torn between betraying her mother’s trust and meeting the family she has never known, goes. With her best friend Harlow by her side, Taliah embarks on a three-day journey to find out everything about her ‘father’ and her family. But Julian isn’t the father […]

Blog Tour / Review: Christmas Under a Cranberry Sky by Holly Martin

Posted November 6, 2017 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Christmas Under a Cranberry Sky by Holly Martin Series: A Town Called Christmas #1 Published by Bonnier Zaffre on November 2nd 2017 Genres: Chick-lit, Christmas, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 400 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads This year spend a wonderful Christmas on Juniper Island, where love can melt even the iciest of hearts… Piper Chesterfield lives a glamorous life travelling the world and reviewing the finest hotels. She calls nowhere home, she works alone and that’s how she likes it. For long ago Piper decided that to protect her heart she should lock it away. So when Piper’s next assignment brings her to the newly opened Stardust Lake Hotel for the festive season, the last person she expects to face is Gabe Whitaker, the man who broke her heart so completely she could never love again. But Piper isn’t the only one who has been frozen in […]

Review: The Summer of Hopes and Dreams by Lynsey James

Posted October 20, 2017 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.A Season of Hopes and Dreams by Lynsey James Published by HarperCollins UK on September 11th 2017 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 384 Format: E-Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A heart-warming romance about hopes and dreams, perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Milly Johnson and Cathy Bramley. A season of second chances… It’s been a difficult year for Cleo Jones. The car accident that crushed her leg didn’t just destroy the village baker’s dreams of becoming a dancer, but crushed her confidence too. And recovering from that has been harder than healing from any number of broken bones… But this season is going to be different. Life is turning around for Cleo! Maybe it’s the invitation from her childhood bully to their high-school reunion that’s shocked her out of a ten-year slump. Or joining Carb Counters and finally starting to shed the weight she’d piled on during her recovery […]

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