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Love at the Northern Lights by Darcie Boleyn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Frankie is a runaway bride – fleeing from Rolo, a man she doesn’t love, but who she feels duty bound to marry, to please her grandmother. After running out on the wedding, she’s not sure what to do, and ends up at the airport. Making an impulsive decision, she books a flight to Norway to track down her estranged Mum, a mum who walked out on her when she was a very young baby, and who ended up living in Norway. One day, Frankie encounters a Norwegian stranger Jonas and they quickly develop a friendship, and together they find her mother. All too soon Frankie has to return to her privileged life in London, but where will fate take her? Darcie Boleyn has become one of my favourite authors, and I didn’t think anything could beat the Conwenna Cove series, until I read this! I absolutely adored this story– the description of Norway was enchanting, and the whole tale was captivating and th...

Make or Break by Catherine Bennetto My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you’ve had a staycation this year and fancy the feeling of warm sun on your bones, then plonk yourself down on the sofa, pull the curtains to hide those drab, Autumnal evenings and settle down with Make Or Break – you won’t be disappointed. Jess, the main character, is a 29-year-old human form of Chicken Licken! She gets whisked away by her steady boyfriend Pete to her best friend’s wedding in South Africa. Dreaming of returning to London with a rock the size of Table Mountain on her third finger, left hand, the romantic holiday didn’t go exactly to plan! Worse still, when Jess returns to home, she finds her whole life has turned upside down! Initially I have to say that Jess drove me mad – her anxiety I saw as negativity, but she was written in such a way that it was impossible not to care for her and want life to turn out ok. The setting of the book was amazing, and in my head, I could ...

Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café by Milly Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Connie and Jimmy have been married for years...together they built a successful cleaning business called Diamond Shine, but nowadays Jimmy ran the business and Connie was a frumpy, overweight housewife. When Connie discovers that Jimmy has been unfaithful to her during most of their marriage, she decides that things have to change, and she sets about seeking revenge and forging a new life for herself. I have to say I adored this book, although the title is a little deceiving, as not much of it takes place over Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café, but it was still a brilliant book. This is a real feel-good book to snuggle on the sofa with during the forthcoming Autumn months. Milly Johnson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. View all my reviews