Blog Tour for Moonlight Kisses At Willow Tree Hall by Alison Sherlock

Romance blossoms under the stars in this feelgood love story for fans of Milly Johnson and Heidi Swain.

Lily Harper is an events organiser, but her neat, ordered world has just exploded. First she lost her job, then she lost her fiancé. Her five-year plan is looking increasingly shaky.

Lost and lonely, Lily heads home to her childhood village, and accepts the position of live-in housekeeper at the grand but welcoming Willow Tree Hall. It's not exactly her dream job – Lily is more used to arranging parties than pantries – but at least she's working.

Her first task is to arrange the Willow Tree Hall summer fete. Lily is in her element, writing to-do lists and organising bunting and baking – until her old flame Jack Carter turns up in the village. Lily hasn't seen Jack in over ten years, when he sped off on his motorbike, taking with him the pieces of her broken heart.

Lily vowed she would never forgive him. But as Willow Tree Hall weaves its magic, Lily finds she might just give Jack a second chance after all...

Full of warmth, tears, love and laughter, this is a gripping romance for fans of Heidi Swain and Philippa Ashley.

This is the 4th book in the Willow Tree Hall series - and the final one I am led to believe. Now (hang head in shame) I haven't read the first 3 books but this one reads well as a standalone title. I will be making amends by going back to read the earlier books.

I think it was the setting that really drew me into the story - reminded me of Wickham Hall by Cathy Bramley in places - and I love her books.

This books makes for a perfect relaxing read - either at home or on the beach on holiday. A great cast of characters, a perfect setting and a great book to lose yourself in. I will certainly be reading more by this author.

About the author

Alison Sherlock enjoyed reading and writing stories from an early age and gave up office life to follow her dream. Alison lives in Surrey with her husband and a daft golden retriever. 

Buy links:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2qlV3sg

iBooks: https://apple.co/2IZo5UV

Kobo: https://bit.ly/2Bvn3fv

Google Play: https://bit.ly/2P5cGHh

Follow Alison:

Twitter: @AlisonSherlock

Facebook: @AlisonSherlock

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It's Monday. What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.

I actually managed to finish a book last week which I felt like an achievement with all the chaos going on around me.

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Blog Tour for The Place We Call Home by Faith Hogan

I am delighted to have been invited to join in with this blog tour by Aria Fiction.

About the author

Faith lives in the west of Ireland with her husband, four children and two very fussy cats. She has an Hons Degree in English Literature and Psychology, has worked as a fashion model and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.

Follow Faith:   

Twitter: @GerHogan

Facebook: @faithhoganauthor

About the book

Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills...

 

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed mills have created the finest wool in all of Ireland. Run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and how the mills came to be the Corrigan's is one of them...

Miranda and her husband were never meant to own the mills, until one fateful day catapults them into a life they never thought they'd lead.

Ada has forever lived her life in her sister's shadow. Wanting only to please her mother and take her place as the new leader of the mill, Ada might just have to take a look at what her heart really wants.

Callie has a flourishing international career as a top designer and a man who loves her dearly, she appears to have it all. When a secret is revealed and she's unceremoniously turfed out of the design world, Callie might just get what's she's been yearning for. The chance to go home.

Simon has always wanted more. More money, more fame, more notoriety. The problem child. Simon has made more enemies than friends over the years, and when one of his latest schemes falls foul he'll have to return to the people who always believe in him.

Ballycove isn't just a town in the Irish countryside. It isn't just the base of the famous mills. It's a place to call home.h

What Did I Think:

I have to admit that I have a soft spot for books either set in Ireland or by Irish authors - and this one certainly delivered. So my first question is why oh why have I never read anything by Faith before??

This is a dual time story and both threads of the story are well written and delightfully entwined. The setting of Ballycove sounds idyllic and I do love a well written family saga.

I enjoyed this book, it was a gentle read perfect for escaping into and it certainly will not be the last book I read by this author.

Buy links

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2reRKDx

Kobo: https://bit.ly/2JZqjEn
Google Play: https://bit.ly/2X1zd9T

iBooks: https://apple.co/33oLQhm

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It's Monday. What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.

What Did I Read Last Week.


Sadly I didn't finish a single book last week - just plodding along with my current reads. Too much time spent either in the gym or at work. Looking at houses and trying to get ours ready to go on the market is also eating up my time.

What I'm Reading Now.

What I'm Going To Read Next.

It's Monday. What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.


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One Day In December by Josie Silver

I chose One Day In December as my first book of 2020 for Sheilas challenge - ot was the first book I started but it wasn't actually my first finish in the end.

Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it? But then, through a misted-up bus window one freezing day, she sees a man she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away.

Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at a party later that year, her best friend Sarah introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.

Determined to let him go, Laurie gets on with her life. But what if fate has other plans?

I had read so many gushing reviews of this book and I was a little bit doubtful that it would live up to them - quite often I have been disappointed by books that have been over hyped. But I have to say this one was a joy. It's not going to blow the literary world apart but I can definitely see why it has been a best seller. It's a love story. It's boy meets girl. It's happily ever after. It just takes the long way round - almost 10 years - to get there. The characters were well written and although you could guess Laurie and Jack would eventually get it together it didn't detract at all from the story. A perfect piece of escapism which made me cry more than once. Deserves to be made into a film in my opinion.

My first review of the year

The Foundling wasn't the first book I had planned on reading in 2020 - it just sort of happened. Once I started reading it I got swept up with the story.

Two women from different worlds. And a secret that will change everything . . .

London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child she has never known. Dreading the worst - that Clara has died in care - the last thing she expects to hear is that her daughter has already been reclaimed - by her. Her life is turned upside down as she tries to find out who has taken her little girl - and why.

Less than a mile from Bess' lodgings in the city, in a quiet, gloomy townhouse on the edge of London, a young widow has not left the house in a decade. When her close friend - an ambitious young doctor at the Foundling Hospital - persuades her to hire a nursemaid for her daughter, she is hesitant to welcome someone new into her home and her life. But her past is threatening to catch up with her and tear her carefully constructed world apart.

I was lucky to receive an advance copy of this book from The Pigeonhole. The book itself is released in staves (several chapters) at a time over a period of 10 days. This means everyone is reading the book at the same time and at the same pace. 

This was a wonderfully dark tale set in Georgian London - the authors writing really brought the poverty and cruelty of live back then to life. Some wonderfully drawn characters - some that seem larger than life. Really sad to think that giving up your children because you were so poor to look after them or sending them out to work was such a thing.  This book took me out of my reading comfort zone but I really enjoyed it - so much so that I have already downloaded the authors earlier book The Familiars - which is only 99p on Kindle just now. It would have been rude not too. I'm also going to look into other similar authors. 

It's Monday. What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.

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My Month In Books

In December I managed to read 8 books - including some festive titles.

First Book Of The Year

Since 2014 Sheila over at Book Journey has been leading us in choosing that first special book of the year. I Have taken part for several years now.

You can find all the first books of 2020 over on the blog.

I have chosen One Day In December by Josie Silver. It has been on my tbr pile for quite sometime. I have been trying to catch up with some festive reads over the holidays and this one has got some really good reviews.