I loved Abby Clements' debut book Meet me Under the Mistletoe so when I saw that she had a new book out this Summer, Vivien's Heavenly Ice Cream Shop, and that it featured an old-fashioned Ice-Cream shop I was practically salivating...
Sisters Anna and Imogen are as different as could be; Anna has a successful career in a marketing company in Brighton and just moved in with her boyfriend Jon, whereas Imogen has wanderlust and currently living in Thailand where she's trying to build up her portfolio to enable her to fulfill her dream of becoming a photographer.
So both girls are stunned when their gran Vivien dies suddenly and leaves them her Ice Cream parlour, Sunset… Read more
When I saw that A French Affair was available on NetGalley I decided to request a copy for review as it's been a number of years since I've read a Katie Fforde book.
The last thing sisters Gina and Sally expected when their beloved aunt Rainey died was to inherit her stall in an antiques centre, The French House, especially as they know nothing about the antiques business themselves. But it would appear that Rainey had thought of that as she'd suggested that Matthew, the centre's owner, teach them everything he knows which he reluctantly agrees to.
Sally isn't that keen to get involved as she's a busy mum of two and much prefers all things modern so it's left mainly… Read more
When Ellie O'Neill receives an email from a random stranger, teenage film star Graham Larkin, asking her to feed his pet Wilbur she replies to let him know that he's sent the email to her in error. And so begins the start of a new online friendship for the two of them, although neither disclosing exactly who they are, as they start exchanging messages revealing little snippets of their lives.
During one of their many conversations Ellie lets slip where she lives, a quiet town in Maine, so it seems like fate when the location for Graham's next film falls through and he suggests Henley in Maine as an alternative.
Despite an initial case of mistaken identity, Graham and… Read more
