Book Review - Christmas at the Little Waffle Shack by Helen J Rolfe

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Title: Christmas at the Little Waffle Shack

Author: Helen J Rolfe

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Self  Published

Publication Date: 18th November 2020

Rating: 5 Stars

Heritage Cove is in full swing for the festive season and as the temperature dips, who will be lucky in love this Christmas?

It's December in Heritage Cove and along with the village Christmas tree, frosty mornings and the promise of the most wonderful time of the year, the new waffle shack is about to open. And its owner isn't a stranger to the Cove, because after all this time, Daniel is back to make amends with his brother Harvey – as well as a few other locals he might have offended along the way.

Fairly new to the village, local blacksmith Lucy has kept up the pretence of being with her ex for the sake of his gran but she’s fed up with all the lies. Determined to come clean and live the life she wants to live, she’s devastated to find that her attraction to Daniel is tainted by the fact he’s hiding a few things of his own. And his secrets are ones she isn’t sure she’ll ever be able to get past.

Heritage Cove is full of friendship and community; it’s a welcoming place people visit and never want to leave. But will it work its magic for Daniel and Lucy?

A festive read packed with Christmas romance, love and second chances, this is Book 2 in a series of standalone novels set in Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea…

Anyone for waffles? Who knew waffles came in so many different shapes, sizes, flavours of batter, not to mention toppings. Although I didn't see any mention of chicken and waffles which may be a good thing as even thinking about those in passing normally makes me crave them! 

Well unsurprisingly given the title, this book does indeed feature waffles - I mean it features people too, but wow the waffles!  Don't read this when hungry,  in fact best read while eating a stack of waffles! 

I'm guessing you would like me to stop waffling along about those delicious lattice shaped treats and instead comment about the rest of the book! 

It was lovely to be back in Heritage Cove, and this time the action is centred on Lucy, the Cove's new blacksmith who makes wonderful bespoke items including some lovely sounding metal Christmas presents for the villagers.  And the male lead goes to Daniel, who is the estranged brother of Harvey (who we met in the previous book). 

Although this is a second book in a series, it can easily be read as a standalone, but anyone who has read the first book will be delighted to see so many familiar faces, and to see how Harvey and Melissa's relationship is going. 

Daniel many years ago left the cove as a youngster, and a bit of a trouble maker, and now he is back and is happy to make ammends, but whether his brother will ever listen to him is another matter. I enjoyed hearing about his past as it is revealed, and could understand some of his potentially iffy decisions.  

Whereas Lucy is stuck in a pretence with her ex, which drove me mad as he seems like a nightmare of a pathological liar. 

Set to a backdrop of Christmas, the season of forgiving and miracles, this is a heart-warming, delicious (yes my mind is still on waffles), and truly enjoyable gem of a Christmas book.  I thoroughly enjoyed every last word, and it was a shame it came to an end.   

Another really great book from Helen J Rolfe, one that I would happily recommend.

Thank you to the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily,