This is the first book from this author that I have read, but so many of my fellow bloggers have had preview copies and loved it so I had to hunt it down and read it for myself !!!!
With a new author it takes me a good couple of chapters in to know if I'm going to like it but with this book I was hooked from page one ..
In this book we meet Evie Flynn she is a dreamer and sometimes a drifter from place to place and job to job not like her over achieving sisters which make her the black sheep of the family and they do not let her forget it even thou she has been settle for a while with boyfriend Matthew and his son they see every other weekend who Evie loves it bits and stays in a temp job from hell and is being pushed from all sides into teacher training.
so when Evie Aunt Louise dies and leaves her the beach cafe everyone is in shock especially Evie . at first she hasn't decided what to do it she bows down to pressure more everyone to call an estate agent to get heads up on the beach cafe is worth but shortly decides not to sell when she finds out that it won't stay the beach cafe and that who ever buys it could just knock it down and build on the land she has so many brat memories of Louise and the beach cafe so she quits her job and heads down to see what's what....
From the minuet she arrives they is trouble brewing as the cafe is in a small beach village the word as got around she is selling up before she has had a chance to work at it . When she finally arrives at the cafe all the memories come flooding back she had to make this work but the staff are pants , stock going missing and the cafe is not even busy as it should and most of all there is no cake aunt Louise always had cake . Evie soon gets her hand in even thou she is the worst cook in the world and the place starts to look and feel better. Evie lists Annie Louise dearest friend to all the baking for the cafe as her cakes are to die for which will bring back old customers with a cuppa and great slice of cake which is how she remembers her aunt Louise and the beach cafe the most.
Just when Evie gets things back under control with the cafe she heads back to the real world and a new temp job and Matthew, but it's not long before she gets a call that all has gone wrong and she needs to head back down again and she quits her job again and getting this one pass Matthew wasn't going to be easy, but he lets her go Ashe knows where her heart so she as a another shock in as many months but this make Evie realising that she didn't really love Matthew bout she loved being a step mum to Saul more . So she packs up with her best friend in tow she heads to beach cafe for a new life !!!
once she down they and she knows what she wants in life she finds her grove and the beach gets back on the map and is busy 24/7 with the up of the mystery Ed who is also a local newbie and lends a hand in the kitchen till she finds a new chef. Everything is falling into place Evie is also helping a young homeless girl that reminds her of herself and finds she doing what Aunt Louise did for her but that's where my spoilers end you will have to buy the book and find out the ending ......
I really enjoyed reading this new author and will be adding to my reading wish list for more books .
Saturday 26 July 2014
Sunday 13 July 2014
A Cottage by the Sea by Carol Matthews
OMG the more I read. Carol Mathews books the more the bigger fan I become become if you love chick lit then this is a author not to be missed. I fell in love with this book after a few pages in and found it very hard to put down!!!!! Thank goodness for the World Cup final.
In this book that you will get hooked from page one we meet Grace who has been friends with Ellen and Flick since University an they friendship has stood the test of time . so when Ellen invites them down to her family cottage by the welsh sea they jump at the chance of all three of them together for a whole week, but Grace's husband Harry is not frilled at the holiday as he is a sun worshiper and. Like to be waited on hand and foot so he does nothing but relax. Grace hope this holiday brings them back together as they are falling part from each other.
When they arrive from a long and painful journey Grace can't wait to catch up with Ellen and her band managed boyfriend Art who is also staying for a week . Once Harry gets over the shock that's no phone coverage or no TWITTER to Grace's delight he founds he gets on with Art as they a common ground the love of drinking and Harry has brought a whole winery in his boot of his Bentley. So on the Que. Ellen takes Grace on a beach tour while they wait for Flick and what an entrance she makes with her new boyfriend in toe , Noah which put's Harry's back up and makes Grace's heart melt which you find out later in the book.....
Through the book it starts to break down into three relationships of Grace and Harry's marriage now they spend more time in the cottage the more Grace fears that they are very different people and this holiday will change her life for ever.
Then there is Ellen and Art long distance relationship will they spilt or stay strong as they want different things .
Then there is. Flick who has her fair share of men is this turkey the one for her!!!!!!
This book is additive and there's so much more I could write about his book (spoilers ) but if you have not read then go and get a copy you will not be disappointed .
And I so hope that they is a follow up book as these characters Can so tell more story's and have you giggling in your seat x
In this book that you will get hooked from page one we meet Grace who has been friends with Ellen and Flick since University an they friendship has stood the test of time . so when Ellen invites them down to her family cottage by the welsh sea they jump at the chance of all three of them together for a whole week, but Grace's husband Harry is not frilled at the holiday as he is a sun worshiper and. Like to be waited on hand and foot so he does nothing but relax. Grace hope this holiday brings them back together as they are falling part from each other.
When they arrive from a long and painful journey Grace can't wait to catch up with Ellen and her band managed boyfriend Art who is also staying for a week . Once Harry gets over the shock that's no phone coverage or no TWITTER to Grace's delight he founds he gets on with Art as they a common ground the love of drinking and Harry has brought a whole winery in his boot of his Bentley. So on the Que. Ellen takes Grace on a beach tour while they wait for Flick and what an entrance she makes with her new boyfriend in toe , Noah which put's Harry's back up and makes Grace's heart melt which you find out later in the book.....
Through the book it starts to break down into three relationships of Grace and Harry's marriage now they spend more time in the cottage the more Grace fears that they are very different people and this holiday will change her life for ever.
Then there is Ellen and Art long distance relationship will they spilt or stay strong as they want different things .
Then there is. Flick who has her fair share of men is this turkey the one for her!!!!!!
This book is additive and there's so much more I could write about his book (spoilers ) but if you have not read then go and get a copy you will not be disappointed .
And I so hope that they is a follow up book as these characters Can so tell more story's and have you giggling in your seat x
Summer Loving by Allie Spencer
A friend both me this book as she knows I love to read!!!!!! So I must confess this is the first book I have read from this author. I'm so glad I did as it was a ball from start to finish with Abba playing in my head while reading Mama Mia all over again.
The book is set around four friends heading on a girls holiday of sun, Sea and partying !!!!
So when they arrive they holiday takes a different turn of events.
So me meet Beth, Kirstein, Anna and Ginny, they all land on the Greek island of Liminaki hoping to all have fun and forget all they troubles for a few weeks .
Beth is running away from a business she lost and job that leaves her no time for a life, but maanges to have a boyfriend Jack who she loves but is not the love of her life like Nick was who Ginny took from her many years ago so this holiday is all about getting her head back on straight , but when she is involved in near fatal accident in the sea by the evil hatch man which seems to keep bumping into on the island but doesn't realise she has fallen for him at first sight but keeps any emotions close to her heart.
Kirsten who is the best friends with Beth more than Anna and Ginny and puts act on through out they stay so she doesn't have to deal with being fired and living in the states with the love of her life Nate if they no job she will be sent home !!!!!!!!
Ginny should be happy as she is the only one with a ring on her finger has she keeps reminding the group through out the holiday but is she really happy as she seems and how long can she keep this high maintance party girl act up for ......
Now we come to Anna who is not hiding anything from anyone but has a crush on the waiter Nick, who family own the local tavern they all eat all through out the holiday will she make her move or not ??????
Through out this book they are loveable characters and great story but also tells that you should share your troubles with your friends and not hidden away.
Also will all four girls leave or stay with they love of they lives .
This book had me in giggles , angry and tears it was pure fun and can't wait to read more from this author .
The book is set around four friends heading on a girls holiday of sun, Sea and partying !!!!
So when they arrive they holiday takes a different turn of events.
So me meet Beth, Kirstein, Anna and Ginny, they all land on the Greek island of Liminaki hoping to all have fun and forget all they troubles for a few weeks .
Beth is running away from a business she lost and job that leaves her no time for a life, but maanges to have a boyfriend Jack who she loves but is not the love of her life like Nick was who Ginny took from her many years ago so this holiday is all about getting her head back on straight , but when she is involved in near fatal accident in the sea by the evil hatch man which seems to keep bumping into on the island but doesn't realise she has fallen for him at first sight but keeps any emotions close to her heart.
Kirsten who is the best friends with Beth more than Anna and Ginny and puts act on through out they stay so she doesn't have to deal with being fired and living in the states with the love of her life Nate if they no job she will be sent home !!!!!!!!
Ginny should be happy as she is the only one with a ring on her finger has she keeps reminding the group through out the holiday but is she really happy as she seems and how long can she keep this high maintance party girl act up for ......
Now we come to Anna who is not hiding anything from anyone but has a crush on the waiter Nick, who family own the local tavern they all eat all through out the holiday will she make her move or not ??????
Through out this book they are loveable characters and great story but also tells that you should share your troubles with your friends and not hidden away.
Also will all four girls leave or stay with they love of they lives .
This book had me in giggles , angry and tears it was pure fun and can't wait to read more from this author .
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